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UNO-3074 User Manual 2
Chapter 1
Overview
1.1 Introduction
Standard
PCs
and some industrial computers with
a standard OS and hard-
ware for the consumer market cannot provide the reliability required by
industrial automation and embedded
industrial
control applications. How-
ever,
many engineers prefer
to
use PCs because of their advanced func-
tions such as: analog
control and simulation,
database connectivity, web-
based
applications, and communication with third
-
party
devices. UNO-
3074 combines the best features of
a PC, including the processor, RAM,
and powerful software, with
the reliability,
ruggedness, and
distributed
nature
of a
PLC. UNO-3074 has
the compact
size and
ruggedness of
a PLC,
and the
software
flexibility and functionality of
a PC. It's
an ideal
platform
for sophisticated
control and logging in rugged
environments.
Open Architecture Designed for Automation
For applications demanding customized control, UNO-3074 that
uses
more
flexible, off-the-shelf technology is
a better option. UNO-3074 uses
off-the-shelf components
such
as an x86
processor,
an Ethernet chip set,
CompactFlash and DRAM. System
designers can easily create
multiple
inputs
from
sensors
via plug-in data acquisition cards and
provide outputs
to other devices to
control the
operation. At the same time, the UNO-3074
unit
can
broadcast
the
process data through the Ethernet and share the data
with operators
and
managers. By
using off-the-shelf components, machine
builders
can customize the control scheme they use for other machines that
require multiple inputs,
optimized
control,
or Ethernet communication.
So,
UNO-3074 offers the I/O connectivity of
PCs with options
such as 2 x 10/
100Base-T
Ethernet, 2 x RS-232,
2
x RS-232/422/485, 4 x USB, Com-
pactFlash,
PC Card
and PCI extension
slots and VGA interfaces
for dis-
play panels.