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News Release from: Hayes Control Systems | Subject: CP6300 industrial PC module
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2002
Miniature PC provides plenty of
functionality
Just 3in deep, a tiny industrial PC module takes up almost no additional space when added to the back of a display panel, yet allows the use of powerful controls for motion control systems.
Just 3in deep, the tiny new CP6300 industrial PC module from Hayes Control Systems takes up almost no additional space when added to the back of one of the company's TFT display panels, yet allows the implementation of powerful industrial control systems with a full range of programmable controller and motion control functions Produced in Germany by Beckhoff, for whom Hayes Control Systems is the exclusive UK distributor, the CP6300 PC module is specifically designed for industrial applications, and is particularly well suited for use with the Beckhoff TwinCAT software package, which provides real-time PLC and NC functionality
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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As standard, the new PC module is equipped with a powerful Intel Celeron 700MHz processor, with a Pentium III option available for especially demanding applications.
To allow the module to be configured easily to suit the user's needs, two free slots - ISA or PCI - are available in a flat butterfly configuration.
Up to 512Mbyte of on-board RAM can be fitted, and the unit is supplied complete with a 10Gb hard disk drive.
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Other features of this tiny, yet versatile, PC module include an integrated graphics adaptor and interface for the display panel, on-board Ethernet, RS232 and USB interfaces, and a built-in power supply for operation from AC supplies in the range 100 to 240V.
Among the many options available for the unit are a CD-ROM or CD-RW drive, an uninterruptible power supply, and fieldbus interface adaptors.
Slimline CP6300 PC modules from Hayes Control Systems can be used in conjunction with all Beckhoff CP68XX-series display panels.
These are available with high-resolution 10in, 12in or 15in colour screens and, according to type, can be supplied with integrated, sealed keypads and keyboards, together with pushbuttons, switches and LED indicators.
Touch-screen versions are also included in the range.
Hayes Control Systems is the leading UK expert in the design and supply of complete automation solutions based on open-architecture PC technology.
The company is the exclusive UK distributor for Beckhoff in Germany, whose products include fieldbus-independent input/output systems, industrial PCs, and soft programmable controllers which use standard PC hardware, and which can also provide sophisticated motion control functions.
In all of its product areas, Hayes Control Systems champions an open-systems approach, which avoids the technical limitations, high costs and restricted availability associated with proprietary equipment.
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