M4500 High Performance Controller
The M4500 product line is a modular design consisting of a high performance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) chassis, designed for high speed industrial process controls to enhance the performance of machine control applications. The architecture can be configured to handle critical control requirements for a wide variety of small to medium range high speed production applications. It's small form factor and rugged construction makes it a cost effective and reliable solution for system upgrades as well as for OEMs on new and rebuilt equipment.
The M4500 requires a minimum of control cabinet space and versions are available for either door or back-panel mounting in NEMA 12 class cabinets. Modular packaging utilizing removable field wiring arms provides for convenient initial installation, reconfiguration of I/O, as well as easy field maintenance.
Common Features of the M4500:
- High performance Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
- Modular form factor allows user configurable I/O with 16 and 32 point DC inputs, 16 point DC outputs, Analog I/O, communication, and motion control boards.
- Optional display/keypad with 2 line X 40 character back-lit LCD display and 24 key keypad or touchscreen HMI for operator interface.
- 32K bytes battery-backed CMOS RAM user program memory and 8K bytes data memory.
- High performance: 0.25 msec per 1K typical scan time with throughputs as low as 80 microseconds. Resolver PLS tracking rates up to 6,000 RPM.
- Programmed with SYSdev Program Development software which allows programming in ladder, high-level ("C"), and assembly.
- RS-232 serial communication for program upload/download, on-line monitoring and PLS timing channel set-point programming.
- Two additional 10-30VDC differential digital interrupt inputs.
- Two 0-5 volt 10-bit analog inputs and two 0-10 volt 8-bit analog outputs.
- Optional integrated Programmable Limit Switch (PLS) with interface to machine mounted resolver.
- The PLS section incorporates:
- 8, 16, 32, or 64 timing channels
- Programmable scale factor (2 to 4096)
- Up to 8 PLS programs (dependant on number of timing channels)
- Speed compensation on timing channels CH00 to CH07