According to a new Blog on Rockwell’s website, Festo ‘s CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O brings increased responsiveness and diagnostics to pneumatic systems and includes an L5X file export for faster and simpler programming in Studio 5000.
Some of the specs listed in the article included that the CPX-AP-I I/O includes EtherNet/IP connectivity and is rated for IP65/IP67.
The design also include communication and power coming from two separate connection cables, and the system has the following benchmarks:
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2K of I/O process data
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80 or more modules per system
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Parallel data processing of real-time data
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Bus cycle times < 500µs
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Enhanced diagnostics / condition monitoring
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Time Synchronization
See the below video clip for our reaction and thoughts on this story, and for more a complete Festo demo of the product see The Automation Demo Episode 6 viA the following link: https://theautomationblog.com/festo-import-cpx-ap-i-into-logix-studio-5000/
Until next time, Peace ✌️
Shawn M Tierney
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I'm a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who started programing in the early 80's on the new Apple II and VIC-20 personal computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, I worked as a Certified Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to focus on teaching at The Automation School, as well as publishing industry news and product how-to’s at The Automation Blog.
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