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Key Features & Specifications:

• Channel Configuration: Equipped with 8 analog input channels, enabling simultaneous acquisition of multiple analog signals—ideal for setups needing comprehensive data collection from diverse sensors.
• Signal Compatibility: Supports a broad range of standard industrial analog signals, ensuring flexibility for various applications:
  • Voltage signals: 0-10 V, ±5 V, ±2.5 V
  • Current signals: 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA (compatible with both active and passive transducers, with options for internal or external shunt resistors).
    This versatility allows connection to sensors measuring pressure, flow, level, or other process variables common in industrial environments.
• Accuracy & Resolution: Features high-precision conversion with a resolution of 13 bits + sign (effective resolution), ensuring reliable detection of small signal variations. Calibration options (via software or hardware) enhance accuracy, making it suitable for applications where precise measurement is critical.
• Diagnostic Capabilities: Integrates built-in diagnostic functions to detect faults such as wire breaks, short circuits, or over/under-range signals. Module-level and channel-specific status LEDs provide clear visual feedback on operational health, simplifying troubleshooting in complex signal chains.
• Isolation: Includes channel-to-channel and channel-to-backplane isolation (typically 250 V AC), protecting the module and PLC from electrical noise, ground loops, or voltage spikes—common in industrial settings with multiple connected devices.

Integration & Connection:

• Wiring: Uses a 40-pin front connector (with screw or spring-loaded terminals) for secure, vibration-resistant connections to sensors and signal lines, ensuring stable signal transmission in harsh environments.
• System Compatibility: Seamlessly connects to all SIMATIC S7-300 CPUs (e.g., 312, 314, 315, 317) via the backplane bus, enabling direct data transfer to the PLC for real-time processing. Configurable via Siemens TIA Portal (STEP 7) software to define signal types, scaling, and sampling rates.

Industrial Durability:

• Operates reliably in harsh conditions, with an operating temperature range of 0°C to 60°C.
• Complies with international standards (e.g., CE, UL, IEC 61131-2) for resistance to electromagnetic interference (EMC), vibration, and shock, ensuring consistent performance in factory floors, process plants, or machinery.

Applications:

• Monitoring pressure, flow, or 液位 (level) in process control systems (e.g., chemical processing, water treatment).
• Acquiring voltage or current signals from transducers in manufacturing lines (e.g., monitoring machine tool parameters).
• Integrating with sensors in material handling or energy management systems requiring multi-channel analog data.