June 18, 2010
Impact20 is the new fieldbus I/O station from Murrelektronik! This compact module features 16 inputs or outputs in a very small space. Thanks to the small amount of space required, Impact20 is perfectly suitable for applications in terminal boxes and in control panels.A special advantage is the low height of Impact20 which is the result of the printed circuit board that is placed in a horizontal position.Impact20 connects actuators and sensors in a very cost-effective manner. This fieldbus I/O station is strictly oriented to the requirements of modern machine installations. This means that Impact20 features predefined inputs and outputs, port-related shutdown in case of failure and group diagnostic via the bus. Pluggable spring clamp terminals have integrated status LEDs for single channel diagnostics.
All of these and more make Impact20 the right choice for many applications.Impact20 is already available for the fieldbus protocols CanOpen and DeviceNet. Compact modules for ProfiNet, EthernetIP, EtherCat, and Profibus are currently being developed. Modules are available as output module only (16 outputs), a pure input module (16 inputs), or mixed module (8 inputs and outputs each).