PAC (APAX-5000 Series)
Advantech's APAX-5000 series provides an open development architecture and integrates control, information processing, and networking in a single control system. APAX-5000 series features dual controllers for different tasks, making it superior to other PAC products in the market. APAX-5000 series versatility, flexibility and scalability can fully satisfy complicated automation industry needs. In addition, the APAX-5000 I/O modules have many attractive features to reduce the effort of the engineers, such as hot swap capability, high density, clamp type terminal blocks, ID switches, LEDs, writable labels with wiring information, and a flexible expansion topology.
The members of the APAX-5000 series include controllers, I/O modules, backplanes and power supply modules. APAX-5000 series can be applied in the batch process production environments like food & beverage, pharmacy, machinery control and critical environmental systems.
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APAX Controllers Advantech’s APAX-5000 series, an open develop architecture with embedded KW Multiprog Softlogic software and optional HMI/SCADA, integrates control, information processing, and networking in a single control system. APAX-5000 series have dual dedicated controllers for different tasks superior to other PAC products in the market. |
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Communication & Coupler Modules APAX Remote I/O series is definitely designed for control markets because of its high density I/O points, flexible, scalable, and hot-swappable functionality and also variety I/O selections. Having two protocol options, Modbus/TCP and Ethernet/IP, user can build their remote I/O system with specific protocols to fulfill the remote I/O needs of existing PLC market and any control markets. |
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Analog I/O Modules Advantech APAX-5000 analog input/output modules offer channel-independent configuration, signal type selection (AI has 12 channels and AO has 8 channels), sensor wiring burn-out detection , hot swap functionality and can be easily configured for different types and ranges of input/output to support versatile applications using the same utility software. Advantech’s analog input/output modules provide reliable functionality to satisfy your various needs. |
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Digital I/O Modules Advantech APAX-5000 digital input/output modules are equipped with high density 24 channels, isolation, shirt circuit protection , failure protection functions and hot swap functionality to increase the utilization rate of the module and provide a reliable system. |
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Backplane Modules Advantech APAX-5000 backplane modules are designed to connect APAX modules in a flexible and convenient way. The APAX backplane modules, APAX-5001 and APAX-5002, are in accordance with 1-slot and 2-slot backplanes for different connecting requirements. Furthermore, APAX-5002 is equipped with an RJ-45 port which can support flexible remote control architectures. |
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Power Supply Modules Advantech’s APAX-5343 and APAX-5343E power supply modules with 72W output power have passed Energy Star compliance and provide a power transmission efficiency of over 88% from AC input to DC output, providing power for more APAX modules. They have also passed UL 508 certification, demonstrating that they are suitable for safe operation in industrial environments. In order to protect the devices from overloading, voltage spikes and short-circuits the APAX-5343 and APAX-5343E include an auto-recovery mode which ensures they’ll continue to work normally in the event of an electrical problem. |