With its CANio 500, IXXAT offers a flexible I/O gateway for easy and quick connection of analogue and digital input and output signals to CAN and CANopen systems in experimental setups, component test stands or vehicles. Key features are the inputs and outputs for digital and analogue signals, which can be configured flexibly. The I/O gateway has four analogue inputs and outputs each with a 12bit resolution.
The analogue inputs are available with different voltage ranges and with differential input circuits or current inputs. The output voltage range can be programmed individually for each analogue output in a -10 to +10V working range. The device also has four digital inputs and outputs each. The output voltage range can be freely selected. The inputs' switching threshold automatically adjusts itself to the selected voltage range and the outputs are protected against short circuit.
The I/O gateway was designed as a self-starting CANopen slave with all important parameters such as Node-ID or sampling rates for the analogue inputs stored as default values on the device. As this enables immediate operation directly after start up without further settings, the I/O gateway is also suitable for CAN systems. It can be customised for various applications either with the included configuration software, or by uploading the configuration data via a CANopen master.
In a single unit, the gateway combines various I/O functions which until now required several devices. A power supply voltage range from 6 to 32V, the robust aluminium housing and a temperature range from -40 to +70°C ensure its suitability for mobile applications. For use in industrial environments, the device is also available in a DIN rail housing.
