Fiber I/O Applications - ICP DAS USA PDS-220F Series User Manual

Programmable Serial-to-Fiber Device Server

5.2 Fiber I/O Applications

The PDS-220Fx series provides fiber optic I/O solution:
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Linking to I-7000 series modules
The I-7000 series provides a variety of I/O operations, such as D/I, D/O, A/D, D/A, Counter and
Frequency Measurement, etc. The I-7000 series was originally designed to be used with RS-485
networks, so the RS-485 of COM on the PDS-220Fx can be used to link to I-7000 series modules.
By using VxComm technology, programs that support serial devices on the host PC can be upgraded
from an RS-485 network to an Ethernet network without requiring any modifications to the
program.
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Configurable Ethernet Data Logger
1: The DCON utility includes a log function, as show below:
Using the VxComm driver, the PDS-220Fx + 7000 modules can
be virtualized to become COM Port + 7000 modules located
on the host PC, and then the Data Logger in the DCON Utility
can be used to access data related to the I-7000 from the
Ethernet. Signal data originating from the I-7000 modules can
be analyzed using MS Excel without the need to write any
custom programs.
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