I/Os on EthernetIP

[svn 0]

I know that CS1D simplex and duplex systems support insertion and removal of I/O and other units under power. I think no other series of Omron PLCs support this. My application does not require redundancy but requires insertion / removal of I/O under power. CS1D-S is costly for the application. I also know that Slice I/Os support this feature but considering the low I/O density of the units, the cost becomes high. So my question is, has anybody used third party cost-effective I/Os (on ethernetIP or devicenet) which support this feature but work with Omron CS or CJ as master? If yes then were there any integration problems? Thanks in advance. SVN

[ParaffinPower 13]

Hello Svn, All of Omron's Smartslice IO is hot-swappable. If you choose ProfiNET then you can have a redundant ring, too (with suitable switches). Pp

[svn 0]

ParaffinPower, Thanks for the response. I have already considered the Smartslice option but because of low per-unit I/O density of Smartslice I/Os, the system is becoming costlier. Hence I am looking for other options. SVN

[banker 2]

Wago or Beckhoff ?? Banker

[svn 0]

Thanks for the response. I shall check the price of Wago and Beckhoff. These I/Os are quite similar in I/O densities to Omron SmartSlice. SVN