IA & Services

Brain Boards - Analog and Digital

The Pamux® B5 is an addressable digital brain board that can control up to 16 input or output points in distributed I/O applications.

The B5 is designed for use with a variety of Opto 22 I/O mounting racks, including racks that accept single-point digital I/O or quad pak digital I/O as well as racks with integrated digital I/O circuitry.

Up to 32 B5 brain boards may be linked on a single Pamux bus to control up to 512 points of digital I/O.

Opto 22 B1 (digital) and B2 (analog) Optomux® brain boards are intelligent digital processors that operate as slave devices to a host computer. Each brain board contains a microprocessor that provides the necessary intelligence to communicate with a host computer and also perform control functions at each channel of I/O.

I/O mounting racks that accept single-channel standard and G4 I/O modules, Quad Pak™ I/O modules, or SNAP I/O™ modules—and racks that have built-in integrated I/O circuitry—are all available.

Available downloads
B5_Install_Note (0,4 MB)
Optomux_Dig_B1_B2 (0,3 MB)

E1 and E2 Brain Boards

E1 and E2 brain boards are Ethernet-ready I/O and communication processors for digital and analog I/O systems.

The E1 connects to a rack of Opto 22 G1, G4, or Quad Pak™ digital I/O modules, while the E2 connects to a rack of Opto 22 G1 analog I/O modules. Each brain board communicates with a host computer and performs control functions for each I/O point.

Designed as drop-in replacements for Opto 22's serial-based B1 and B2 brain boards, E1 and E2 brain boards connect to standard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet networks while including support for serial Optomux®-based networks.

Available downloads
E1_E2_brain_board (3,1 MB)

 

SNAP PAC Brains

SNAP PAC brains are powerful and versatile I/O and network communications processors for your SNAP PAC System™.

These brains are designed primarily to work in distributed systems controlled by a SNAP PAC programmable automation controller, but SNAP PAC Ethernet brains can also be used as intelligent remote I/O in an Allen-Bradley® Logix-based PLC system or as PC-based I/O.

All SNAP PAC brains provide local intelligence that frees the controller for supervisory tasks. For example, each brain independently handles functions such as latching, counting, thermocouple linearization, watchdog timers, and PID loop control.

These functions continue to work on the brain even if communication with the controller is lost.

Available downloads
SNAP_PAC_Brains (0,9 MB)

 

B3000-B Serial Brain

The B3000-B is a mistic serial brain designed as a modern drop-in replacement for the B3000.

The B3000-B has the same functionality as the B3000, except that it does not support the Optomux protocol. Customers requiring an Optomux brain should use Opto 22’s E1 or E2 brain.

The B3000-B can be connected to a SNAP PAC S-series controller, and it can be migrated with other mistic I/O units to PAC Project.

However, if you are building a new SNAP PAC system with distributed I/O, you should use the SNAP-PAC-SB1 and SB2 serial brains instead of the B3000-B. The B3000-B can also be used with legacy OptoControl controllers.

Available downloads
B3000-B_Serial_Brain (0,2 MB)