NEW 24V Industrial I/O Shield PLC Replacement V2
NEW 24V Industrial I/O Shield PLC Replacement V2
Update old, dated, and clunky PLCs with a modern Arduino/Pi based system. The Rugged Circuits 24V Industrial I/O Shield is designed to replace costlier PLC systems.
The New V2 includes revised components and offers additional clearances. A stacking header kit is no longer needed to stack multiple 24V Industrial I/O Shields for more control.
Many customers requested a ruggedized shield for the Arduino UNO/Ruggeduino and Rugged MEGA that could be used in an industrial setting as an alternative to PLCs. We listened and constructed a shield that offers many of the features found on PLCs.
The 24V Industrial I/O Shield allows Arduino users to enter into the realm of PLCs at a fraction of the price. and directly integrate with 24V sensors. The feature set on the Rugged Circuits Industrial Shield is very similar to PLC offerings; 4 Analog Inputs, 8 ISOLATED Digital Inputs 3.3V-24V, 8 ISOLATED Digital Outputs 5V-28V, Status LEDs, and RS-232.
The design is very flexible offering numerous configurations of sourcing and sinking, isolation and non-isolation, configurable analog inputs, and stacking header construction with expander circuitry to double the number of I/Os.
"Been playing around with this shield and I really love it. I've focused on the 4-20mA ADC inputs and the digital outputs." Cliff F, CA.
BENEFITS OVER PLCs:
Cost
Flexibility
Processing power and speed. No clunky ladder logic.
Modernized spin on PLC tech.
Rugged Circuits protection.
Integrate with Arduino Uno/compatible and Rugged Circuits microcontrollers.
24V Industrial Shield Technical Information Page
FEATURES
Analog Inputs:
2x 4-20mA,
2x Configurable 0-5V or 0-10V
Jumper selectable between 0-5V or 0-10V
Overvoltage/overcurrent protection
Digital Inputs: 8x Isolated Digital Inputs
2 groups of 4 inputs. Each group of 4 may be configured as sourcing or sinking inputs.
Operation from 3.3V to 24V.
Operating temperature -10C to +85C.
Digital Outputs: 8x Isolated Sourcing outputs (100mA each with a maximum sum of 750mA). 2x PWM capable.
8x Bright RED LED output indicators
Overcurrent and overvoltage protection
Operation from 5V-28V.
Six of the eight outputs are driven by the I/O expander, while 2 of them are driven from the Arduino to enable native PWM functionality.
Communication: Terminal block RS232 signal levels connected to Arduino D0/D4 (RX) and D1/D5 (TX) depending on the position of the respective jumpers.
Stackable: Up to two 24V Industrial I/O Shields can be stacked on an Arduino/Rugged device.
Isolation: Digital outputs and Digital inputs are all Isolated for additional robustness and performance. This isolation may also be defeated by the user if necessary.
Compatible:
Works with microcontrollers compatible with UNO based shields including but not limited to the Rugged MEGA and Rugged MEGA-ET, Arduino UNO, Ruggeduino-SE and Ruggeduino-ET.
TECHNICAL PAGE
More information can be found on the 24V Industrial Tech Page.