SPECIAL REPORT Programmable Controllers

The WINPLC from Automationdirect.com

plugs into the DL205 PLC backplane and
runs Think & Do control software under
Windows CE.

The new SIMATIC S7-400 programmable controller from Siemens has two
controllers running in parallel; if one fails, the other seamlessly takes
over control of the process. The units complement the company’s S7-
200 family, which now feature scan rates of 0.37 µs/instruction.

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 PLC manufacturers
make their solutions
a lot more open
Peter Cleaveland
Senior Technical Editor

he movement of commercial technology

T (read that “PCs”) into the industrial world

continues to be the biggest challenge fac-
ing the makers of programmable controllers.
PLC makers
continue to
adopt open
PCs started showing up on the factory floor
more than a decade ago in programming and approaches to
human interface applications. At that time, control in order
they weren’t considered to be a threat by PLC
manufacturers, but rather more of a comple-
to stay
mentary technology. However, today the PC competitive
is beginning to migrate towards the PLC’s with solutions
home turf—that is, control.
Interestingly, most of the major players in based on
The MicroLogix 1500 from Rockwell
Automation allows users to choose the fea-
the PLC market have decided to meet this commercial
new challenge by using an extension of their
tures needed for their application and snap
them into the processor. original strategy. Rather than going head to
technology.
head with PC solutions, they are adapting this
technology to their PLC offerings—for exam-
ple, by adding such features as Ethernet con-
nectivity and Windows operating systems
(either Windows NT™ or CE) to their product
lines. Fringe benefits of this approach include
a dramatic reduction in their product devel-
opment costs and the opening of new market
opportunities.

Windows CE
For the past several years we’ve been
hearing arguments on the pros and cons of
Windows NT for control—particularly regard-
ing real-time extensions for this operating sys-
tem. Recently, however, attention has shifted to
Windows CE, which was written for embed-
ded applications. Wayne King, business man-
The Operator Control Station (OCS) from GE
Fanuc Automation integrates a logic con- ager for Controller Platform, Siemens Energy
troller, operator interface, and network con- & Automation, feels that Windows CE is what
nection in one package. It seamlessly inte- the soft controller has been looking for to give
grates with the GE Fanuc Series 90™-30 PLCs (background photo on
and CIMPLICITY® HMI software over a single it true real-time extensions. opposite page): Photo
CsCAN network. Automationdirect.com (formerly known as courtesy Siemens.

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PLCDirect) brought out a CE-based run- there, so it’s faster design time.”
time platform last year called WinPLC. Bob Sheffres, vice president at Opto 22,
It plugs into the CPU slot of the compa- says that while Opto 22 is working with soft-
ny’s DL205 series bases. ware companies that use CE, Opto itself isn’t
Late in 1998 Siemens introduced its ready to release anything based on it. “With
SIMATIC MP270 Multi Panel, a device our controller architecture we don’t see the
that lies between a PC and a PLC, runs advantage to CE at this point,” he says,
CE, and provides both control and HMI “because we wouldn’t use a lot of the Win-
functionality. dows functionality at the controller level.”
Other PLC makers are looking at
CE, but aren’t jumping on the bandwag- Win CE from a user’s point of view
Moore Process
on just yet. John Browett, product marketing Even if PLC makers embrace Win CE, will
Automation has released manager, PLC marketing, Mitsubishi, believes users go for it? According to Jeff Meyers,
the QUADLOG Safety that within three to five years we’ll probably product marketing manager, Omron, it de-
Matrix, which aids in
programming the
be seeing Windows CE as a common control pends upon the types of applications and sys-
company’s safety PLC. platform at the very low end of the mar- tems on which you’re going to use CE. “In
ket—in fact, so common that it could even task-critical kinds of applications,” says
threaten the market share of nano PLCs. Meyers, “people may be a little more cautious
Why? “One of the great things about about moving to CE architecture, just as they
Windows CE,” explains Browett, “is that are about moving to the PC-based control
if you can’t find what you want from one architectures. They want to make sure the
manufacturer as far as software is con- reliability and the performance and the func-
cerned, you can shop around and figure tionality are there.” He feels that, eventually,
out what you really need. The hardware CE will find its niche based on the kind of reli-
is pretty much a common platform and ability and performance that it can provide.
The SIXNET VT-MODEM-2 the differentiation comes from the software.” One big concern is that commercial
gives a PLC the ability to Dave Johnson, VP and general manager, operating systems change a great deal. Users,
dial a telephone and
report its situation.
Rockwell Automation Control Systems, is according to Steve Hogge, product manager
looking forward to the release of Windows CE for CPU products, GE Fanuc Automation, are
3.0. As soon as this version comes out, he says, concerned about having to make continuous
CE will be ready for real-time control. And, he upgrades to their control system. In most
says, it won’t need the add-ons that cases, he says, the price of the control system
people have been using to get real-time is a small fraction of the cost of a machine.
performance from Windows NT. Adds But the downtime to make control system
Johnson: “Our philosophy has been to changes can get expensive in a hurry. Hogge:
stay faithful to the native operating sys- “My gut feel is a common operating system
tem. We’ve been averse to third-party that could be used on any controller is still a
real-time extensions, which tend to ways out in the future.”
make what was intended to be an open
system, closed.” Ethernet
The PPC-2000 from
Watlow Anafaze does
Tim Hohmann, founder and company More and more PLC vendors are adding
the job of a programma- captain of Automationdirect.com, is an enthusi- Ethernet compatibility to their systems as this
ble controller and multi- astic supporter of Windows CE. His reasons network becomes the open architecture of
loop temperature con-
troller in one unit, han-
for this are pretty straightforward: CE makes choice for a variety of industries. How far
dling up to 48 control it possible to use chipsets that no PLC manu- down the control communications hierarchy
loops and 48 digital I/O facturer could afford to develop—chipsets Ethernet will penetrate remains to be seen.
points.
that are cheap, because of the volumes According to John Brennan, group manager
involved, and have features like floating for PLC marketing, Schneider Automation, it
point math. On top of that, he says, it’s easier depends to a large extent on chip cost. “If you
to write software for CE than for a standard incorporate an AS-i chip into a device or a
PLC. “I’d much rather develop things on a sensor, it’s very inexpensive,” he says. “It
Win CE engine than on some proprietary costs pennies. We cannot currently get
chipset,” he says. “The development tools are Ethernet chips for pennies.”

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 In addition, Ethernet may not be appro- Is proprietary I/O a thing of the past?
priate for really low-level applications. “The With the seemingly-inexorable spread of
whole system architecture associated with open networks, you might get the impres-
Ethernet doesn’t lend itself to being a bit- sion that proprietary I/O is a thing of the
level network,” adds Brennan. “Can it be a past—and could even find some support for
byte-level network? I believe it can.” that opinion from people who currently
Browett, on the other hand, expects to make proprietary I/O. Brennan and Johnson,
see Ethernet move all the way down to the for example, agree that proprietary I/O is
device level within a few years. “You’ll prob- probably on the way out. On the other hand,
ably even end up seeing Ethernet photo both Schneider and Rockwell continue to
switches,” he says. “Certainly there’s some manufacture it, and don’t appear to have any
vendors on the market right now that have plans to drop it.
Ethernet-based I/O systems.” For example, Brennan is certain that the winner in the
Mitsubishi has that sort of thing right now, networking race will be Ethernet. “There’s
with Ethernet product on its A series product more Ethernet sold every day,” he says,
line. And the company plans to extend that “than Profibus DP, Interbus, CAN, and all of
offering in the future. the others combined.”
“Proprietary networks are giving way to Schneider Automation’s
Embedded Web servers open networks,” adds Johnson, “and as a NOE module make it
Not long after adding Ethernet capabili- consequence of that, I/O that sat on a propri- possible to connect seri-
al devices of almost any
ty to a PLC, some people begin to think about etary network now sits on an open network.” protocol to a Quantum
putting the system onto the Internet. Putting On the other hand, he goes on, “we still sell PLC network.
a Web server into a PLC or even an I/O sys- quite a bit of products and systems on
tem, the thinking goes, makes remote diag- Remote I/O and Data
nostics a snap, and could make it very easy to Highway Plus.”
use PLCs for SCADA applications. The big advantage tra-
“The Web provides a marvelous tool for ditional PLC makers have
providing a very simple and intuitive inter- always claimed is expertise
face into what can be very complex systems,” in systems integration. “The
says Brennan. “And the fact that you need no key difference,” says Bren-
training to use a Web interface…simplifies nan, “…is the overall level of integration.” The SNAP-B3000-ENET
people’s lives, makes the interface under- Unlike vendors of separate components, he brain board makes it
possible to connect Opto
standable, and puts the overall power and says, PLC suppliers can integrate the various 22’s industrial I/O hard-
control in the right place.” technologies into a nice, homogeneous, well- ware to a TCP/IP Ethernet
Schneider Automation and GE Fanuc working, well engineered environment.” network. It allows for a
direct 10/100 Mbit Fast
have had embedded Web servers in PLCs for Meyers feels that proprietary networks Ethernet connection,
some time, and Siemens has one for its S7- have some compelling advantages that will TCP/IP transport, and a
400. Opto 22 has a live online demo of its keep them around, at least in some form, for mix of analog and digital
I/O in the same rack.
SNAP-B3000-ENET I/O available at http:// the foreseeable future. The biggest of these,
www.internetio.com. he says, is that proprietary networks are easy
Of course, there are those that think a to put together. He believes that if you buy all
programmable controller needs an Internet your network components from one suppli-
connection as much as a fish needs a bicycle. er, even if they’re for an open network like
You couldn’t use the connection for control, DeviceNet, you avoid potential configura-
they say, because of its unpredictable tion problems. “There are some customers,”
response time. In addition, it would open the he says, “that want that ease of use, that
door to all sorts of security problems. How plug-and-play capability, and don’t want to Hawk I, from Amot
Controls, combines the
much would you like the hacker community bother with multivendor strategies.” functions of an embed-
to have a go at your control system? As Browett feels it’s important for a vendor ded controller and a
Hogge puts it, “I can’t imagine having sys- to offer both open and proprietary systems, PLC. It does both discrete
and continuous control
tems out there where I want to remotely and that’s what Mitsubishi is doing. While and communicates via
monitor over the Internet unless I’ve got the company has Profibus, Ethernet and AS- Modbus.
some kind of really good firewall in place.” interfaces, it also has a proprietary line (I/O

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Mitsubishi recently launched its CC Link

network, which allows a supervisory PLC to
link to a network of local slave controllers
(nano PLCs, for example) for distributed con-
trol. If the master goes down the decentralized
stations will continue operating independent-
ly. Towards this end, Mitsubishi is also plan-
ning a Simple Application Controller, which
will fit into a niche beneath a PLC. It will be
able to function as a smart I/O block, doing
control on its own, but networked back to a
higher level supervisory PLC.
Rockwell has embraced the distributed
control model for some time, with things like
its Flex I/O termination-based I/O subsys-
tem. And Siemens has a controller that fits
into its ET-200X I/O line and runs a subset of
the S7-300 instruction set.
“When people build equipment,”
Version 3.3 of the Link) at the I/O level, and several at the inter- explains Dave Johnson, “it’s to their benefit
ISaGRAF softlogic devel- mediate level, the device/controller (MEL- to be able to design and build that in stan-
opment package from
SECNET System). And it is planning to add a dard sections.” The idea, he goes on, “is to
TranSys, Inc. now sup-
ports the flowcharting new one at the control level (MELSECNET 10). decompose the control that goes with the
languages supported by “One of the problems with the open net- section, and associate that control with a sec-
the OMAC users group,
work,” he says, “is that everybody is saying tion, logically and physically. In that way
plus a full suite of IEC
1131-3 languages. ‘give me open,’ but very often people inves- they can re-use their engineering and recom-
tigate it more deeply and very often they bine their assets in such a way that they can
find that open isn’t doing what they want it do projects very quickly.”
to do.” Sometimes, he goes on, a demon- Tim Hohmann suggests the answer
stration or preliminary test of an open net- depends on the size of the job. “For a small
work looks good, but when it’s fully machine,” he says, “it really doesn’t make eco-
loaded, the performance falls off. There are nomic sense to have smart devices all the way
also support issues. around when you can get PLCs at next to noth-
ing and low-cost field devices and wire right
The PSS line of program-
mable safety systems Control in the I/O to them. However, on a transfer line or a large
from Pilz L.P. One of the effects of better networks and material handling application, some of those
intelligent devices is that the device technologies do make sense because
control function no longer has the wiring costs save you a ton of money.”
to reside in a central controller. As far as putting the control in the I/O
It can be scattered about, either goes, however, he’s a bit dubious. “I don’t
in a network of small PLCs or know the practicality of writing control pro-
in intelligent I/O bases. It can grams and breaking it down into pieces all
even be put into the field over the place. Some distributed processing
devices, although so far that is good to have because you can divide an
seems to be fairly rare. operation into some logical pieces, but it
The PK2500 C-program-
Opto 22, of course, has been advocating becomes difficult to partition programs and
mable controller from Z- this for some time—selling its SNAP line of logic and so forth into the machines.” While
World provides ten digital I/O controllers and intelligent I/O as an alter- it’s possible to partition software into such
inputs, 12 high-current
digital outputs, four ana-
native to PLCs. As Benson Hougland, direc- functional modules, he says, “when it comes
log inputs, two relay out- tor, technical marketing at Opto 22 main- to having and maintaining intelligent
puts, and two serial ports. tains, “If you look at the history of the com- devices that have part of that program
puter, it’s been all about distributing intelli- downloaded into them, I have trouble seeing
gence down to a lower level.” the practicality of that.”

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 Memory I/O Capacity Languages Programming Networking Other
Number Types Devices

I&CS Reader Service Number

I&CS Guide to

Sequential Function Chart

Function Block Diagram

Programmable

High speed counter

Controllers

Ethernet TCP/IP

Documentation
Color graphics
Structured Test
Instruction List

Multiple CPUs
FLOW Charts

Diagnostics
Positioning

Remote I/O

Proprietary
Computer
Total I/O

Manual
Analog

Ladder
DC/I/O

Other

Other

Other
ASCII

Math
Type

Size

CRT
PID
AC
Manufacturer & Model
ABB Industrial 200
Mod 30ML 1800 R NVRAM 64K 115 15 • • • • • • • • • • • •
Mod Cell NVRAM 64K 130 30 • • • • • • • • • • •
Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation 201
PLC- 5/11 BBRAM, EEPROM 8KW 768 512 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/20 BBRAM, EEPROM 16KW 1024 512 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/20E BBRAM, EEPROM 16KW 1024 512 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/30 BBRAM, EEPROM 32KW 2048 1024 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/40 BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 4096 2048 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/40E BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 4096 2048 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/40L BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 4096 2048 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/40C BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 4096 2048 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/V40B BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 3840 1920 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/V40L BBRAM, EEPROM 48KW 3840 1920 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/20C BBRAM, EEPROM 16KW 1024 512 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/250 BBRAM 8.3MW 8192 4096 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-3 BBRAM, EDC, RAM 3.84MW 8192 4096 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
PLC-3/10 BBRAM, EDC, RAM 128KW 8192 4096 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/V30B BBRAM, EEPROM 32KW 1792 896 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/60 BBRAM, EEPROM 64KW 6144 3072 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/60L BBRAM, EEPROM 64KW 6144 3072 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/80 BBRAM, EEPROM 100KW 6144 3072 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/80E BBRAM, EEPROM 100KW 6144 3072 • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/V80B BBRAM, EEPROM 100KW 5888 2944 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SLC-500 BBRAM 1KW 104 104 • • • • • • • • • • • •
SLC 5/01 BBRAM 1KW, 4KW 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • •
SLC 5/02 BBRAM 4KW 480 480 • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • •
SLC 5/03 BBRAM 8KW, 16KW 8000 256 • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
SLC 5/04 BBRAM 16KW-64KW 8000 256 • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
SLC 5/05E BBRAM 16KW-64KW 8000 256 • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • •
MicroLogix 1000 EEPROM 1KW 32 5 • • • • • • • • • •
MicroLogix 1500 EEPROM 7KW 156 16 • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/60C BBRAM, EEPROM 64KW 6144 3072 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PLC-5/80C BBRAM, EEPROM 100KW 6144 3072 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Logix5550 1756-L1 BBSRAM 160K-2M 128K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SoftLogix 5 Virtual EEPROM 8M 40K 10K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Animatics Corp. 202
SM 1720 EEPROM 16 Kb 7 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SM 23XX EEPROM 16 Kb 7 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SM 34XX EEPROM 16 Kb 7 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SM 42XX EEPROM 16 Kb 8 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SM 56XX EEPROM 16 Kb 8 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Aromat 203
FPO FLASH 4.4-11K 128 9 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FP1 RAM/E/EEPROM 1.1-11K 208 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FPM RAM/E/EEPROM 4.4-11K 256 20 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FP2 RAM/E/EEPROM 24-40K 2048 100 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FP3 RAM/E/EEPROM 20-26K 2048 200 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FP10SH RAM/E/EEPROM 90K-2M 4096 400 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Automationdirect.com 204
DL 05 EEPROM 6.0K 14 • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 105 EEPROM 2.4K 18 • • • • • • • • • •
DL 230 CMOS, EEPROM 2.4K 128 64 • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 240 CMOS, EEPROM 3.8K 896 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 250 CMOS, FLASH 14.8K 2048 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 330 CMOS, E/EEPROM 3.9K 176 112 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 340 CMOS, E/EEPROM 4K 184 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 350 CMOS, FLASH 14.8K 880 127 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 430 CMOS, EEPROM 6.5K 1152 832 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 440 CMOS, EEPROM 22.5K 1664 1344 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
DL 450 CMOS, FLASH 30.8K 3584 1888 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
B&R Industrial Automation 205
BRCOMP Compact PLC RAM, EEPROM 32K 34 4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Minicontrol RAM, EEPROM 16K, 32K 192 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
M264 RAM, EEPROM,FLASH 16K, 384K 264 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Multicontrol RAM, EEPROM,FLASH 16K, 384K 1536 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
System 2003 RAM, EPROM, FLASH 256K 80 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
System 2005 RAM, EPROM, FLASH 64K-1M 1000+ 500+ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
System 2010 RAM, EPROM, FLASH 64K-1M 10k+ 5,000+ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Blue Earth Research 206
Micro-440e SRAM, EPROM 32K, 32K 21 7 • • • • • • • •
Micro-485 SRAM, E/EEPROM 128K, 32K, 1K 31 4 • • • • • • • •
xplor-32, xplor-32c, xplor-32u EEPROM 8K 12 • • • • • • • •
xplor-32a, xplor-32ca, xplor-32ua EEPROM 8K 23 11 • • • • • • • •
xplor-32d EEPROM 8K 36 • • • • • • • •
xplor-32i, xplor-32s EEPROM 8K 12 • • • • • • • • • •
Control Microsystems 207
TeleSAFE Micro 16 ROM, RAM 2MB, 1MB 772 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SCADAPack Light ROM, RAM 2MB, 1MB 779 197 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SCADAPack ROM, RAM 2MB, 1MB 808 200 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SCADAPack Plus ROM, RAM 2MB, 1MB 815 205 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Smartwire Remote I/O 224 96 • • • • •

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Memory I/O Capacity Languages Programming Networking Other

Number Types Devices

I&CS Reader Service Number

I&CS Guide to

Sequential Function Chart

Function Block Diagram

Programmable

High speed counter

Controllers

Ethernet TCP/IP

Documentation
Color graphics
Structured Test
Instruction List

Multiple CPUs
FLOW Charts

Diagnostics
Positioning

Remote I/O

Proprietary
Computer
Total I/O

Manual
Analog

Ladder
DC/I/O

Other

Other

Other
ASCII

Math
Type

Size

CRT
PID
AC
Manufacturer & Model
Control Technology Corp. 208
2601 NVRAM 24K 32 • • • • • • • • • • •
2600XM-5 NVRAM 24K 160 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2600XM-10 NVRAM 24K 320 160 • • • • • • • • • • • •
2700-10 NVRAM 30K 320 160 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2700-16 NVRAM 30K 512 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
MultiPro NVRAM 24K 32 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Control Technology, Inc. 209
505-CP2572 •
2576 •
2556, 2557 16 16
2590-EF 16 •
2591-EF 16 •
CTC Parker Automation 210
Machine Logic PC-based control 16K 16K • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cutler Hammer 211
D 50 EEPROM 2K,2K 56 4120 • • • • • • • • • •
D 320 EEPROM 24K, 3K 2048 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Divelbiss Corp. 212
Boss 32 PLC & Operator Interface FLASH 1M 512 60 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Universal Machine Controller FLASH 1M 512 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Universal Control Panel FLASH 128K 256 56 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Boss Bear FLASH 128K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bear Bones EPROM 161K 250 • • • • • • • • •
Entertron Industries 213
Smart-PAK EPROM, BBRAM 8K 24 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Smart-PAK PLUS EPROM, BBRAM 8K 28 12 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SK 1600 R EPROM 8K 56 • • • • • • •
SK 1600 RSA EPROM, BBRAM 8K 56 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SK 1800 EPROM 8K 88 • • • • • • • • •
Elite-2000 FLASH 32K 128 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Festo Corp. 214
FEC FLASH 64K 104 • • • • • • • • • • • •
IPC RAM,FLASH 1M 776 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FPC101BAF RAM, EPROM 12.5K 127 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
FPC103BAF RAM,FLASH 32K 127 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
FPC405 RAM, EPROM 96K 2272 192 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SB/SF60 FLASH 4K 546 18 • • • • • • • • • •
SF 3 RAM, EEPROM 26K 1352 48 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SB/SF 202 RAM, EEPROM 128K 320 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Fuji Electric Corp. 215
NB0 EEPROM 1K 24 • • • • • • • •
NB1 EEPROM 8K 334 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NB2 EEPROM 8K 368 6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NJ EEPROM 16K 1024 144 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
NS EEPROM 64K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
GE Fanuc Automation 216
VersaMax RAM 12K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
OCS FLASH 64K 112 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Mini OCS RAM 64K 28 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Series 90-30 RAM, E/EEPROM 240K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Series 90-70 RAM, E/EEPROM 6M 16K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Giddings & Lewis Controls 217
PicC900 CMOS 512K 2816 704 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PiC 90 CMOS 256K 1360 340 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
MMC CMOS 256K 1276 309 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
HMW Enterprises, Inc. 218
GEN III-23 (3-23 AXES) RAM, EPROM 1.3MB, 768 KB 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
GEN III -6 RAM, EPROM 300KB, 256KB 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
GEN-III-23-CNC RAM, EPROM 1.3MB, 768 KB 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
IDEC Corp. 219
MICRO 1 EEPROM 1K 14 • • • • • • • • •
MICRO 3 EEPROM 1K 48 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
MICRO 3C EEPROM 1K 48 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FA 3S CMOS RAM,EEPROM 8K 256 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FA 2J CMOS RAM,EEPROM 4K 256 16 • • • • • • • • • • • •
MICRO/I HG1B FLASH 127K • • • • • •
ONC FLASH 16K 566 42 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
International Parallel Machines, Inc. 220
IP1612 EEPROM 500 28 4 • • • • • • • • • •
IP1612DC EEPROM 500 28 4 • • • • • • • • •
IP1612A EEPROM 500 28 6 • • • • • • • • •
IP1612L EEPROM 500 28 4 • • • • • • • • • •
IP3416 EEPROM 8K 50 8 • • • • • • • • • • • •
IP3416DL EEPROM, SRAM 8K 50 8 • • • • • • • • • • • •
IP3416A EEPROM 8K 50 12 • • • • • • • • • • • •
Keyence Corp. of America 221
KV-10 EEPROM 500 74 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
KV-16 EEPROM 500 80 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
KV-24 EEPROM 3K 88 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
KV-40 EEPROM 3K 88 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
KV-80 EEPR0M 3K 128 8 • • • • • • • • • • •
KV-300 EEPROM 8K 1074 30 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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 Memory I/O Capacity Languages Programming Networking Other
Number Types Devices

I&CS Reader Service Number

I&CS Guide to

Sequential Function Chart

Function Block Diagram

Programmable

High speed counter

Controllers

Ethernet TCP/IP

Documentation
Color graphics
Structured Test
Instruction List

Multiple CPUs
FLOW Charts

Diagnostics
Positioning

Remote I/O

Proprietary
Computer
Total I/O

Manual
Analog

Ladder
DC/I/O

Other

Other

Other
ASCII

Math
Type

Size

CRT
PID
AC
Manufacturer & Model
Logic Beach, Inc. 222
CK-2-8 8 • • • •
CK-2-16 16 • • • •
MiTAC Industrial Corp. 223
MSC-348 SBC 1/2 lgth. 2 • • • • • • •
MCH-314 Industrial Chassis 4-Open Slot 2 • • • • • •
Mitsubishi Electric Automation 224
Alpha EEPROM 20 • • • • • • • •
FXOS EEPROM 1.6K 30 • • • • • • • • • • • •
FXON EEPROM 4K 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FX2N BBRAM 32K 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FX2NC BBRAM 32K 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A1SJHCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A1SJHCPU-S8 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A1SHCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2SHCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2SHCPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2ASCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2USHCPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2CCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2CCPU-DC24 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2CCPUC24 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2CCPUP21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2CCPUR21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 8K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
AINCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 6K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
AINCPUP21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 6K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
AINCPUR21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 6K 256 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2NCPU-UL RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2NCPU-P21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2NCPUR21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2NCPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A3NCPU-UL RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A3NCPUP21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A3NCPUR21 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q2ASHCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 28K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q2ASHCPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 60K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q2ACPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 28K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q2ACPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 60K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q3ACPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 92K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q4ACPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 124K 4096 4096 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Q4ARCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 124K 4096 4096 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2UCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 512 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2UCPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A3UCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A4UCPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 4096 4096 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A2ACPU-S1 RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 14K 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A3ACPU RAM, ROM, E/EEPROM 30K 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Moeller Electric Corp. 225
PS4-141-MM1 RAM,FLASH 64K,128K 926 99 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PS4-151-MM1 RAM,FLASH 64K,128K 920 99 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PS4-341-MM1 RAM,FLASH 512K,1Mb 3582 363 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Moore Process Automation Solutions 226
APACS+ BBRAM 8M ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
QUADLOG Redundant BBRAM 2M ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Omega Engineering 227
110 CPU Series FLASH, RAM 2K 34 6 • • • • • • • • • •
OM LMPLC Series 24 • • • • • • • •
Omron Electronics 228
CPM1A FLASH 2K 100 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SRM1 FLASH 4K 256 • • • • • • • • • • • •
CQM1 E/EEPROM 7.2K 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
C200HX E/EEPROM 64K 1184 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
CVM1 RAM, E/EEPROM 62K 5120 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
CS1 FLASH, E/EEPROM 250K 5120 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Opto 22 229
SNAP LCM4 BBRAM, FLASH 4M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SNAP LCSX BBRAM, FLASH 1M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SNAP LCSX-PLUS BBRAM, FLASH 1M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
M4 BBRAM, FLASH 2M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
M4RTU BBRAM, FLASH 2M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
G4LC32 BBRAM, FLASH 4M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
G4LC32SX BBRAM, FLASH 1M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
ORSI America 230
ORSI-PMC PMC CP16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
TLOOP 26 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PMC-Series 5 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PMC-Series 8 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PMC-Series 15 4096 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Phoenix Contact 231
IBS24RFC/486DX/ETH-T DRAM, FLASH 4M, 1M 4096 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
IBSISAFC/486DX/I-T DRAM, FLASH 4M, 1M 4096 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
IBSISAFC/I-T RAM 384K 4096 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

APRIL 1999 I&CS 59

 SPECIAL REPORT Programmable Controllers

Memory I/O Capacity Languages Programming Networking Other

Number Types Devices

I&CS Reader Service Number

I&CS Guide to

Sequential Function Chart

Function Block Diagram

Programmable

High speed counter

Controllers

Ethernet TCP/IP

Documentation
Color graphics
Structured Test
Instruction List

Multiple CPUs
FLOW Charts

Diagnostics
Positioning

Remote I/O

Proprietary
Computer
Total I/O

Manual
Analog

Ladder
DC/I/O

Other

Other

Other
ASCII

Math
Type

Size

CRT
PID
AC
Manufacturer & Model
Pilz Industrial Electronics 232
PSS 3000 FLASH, EPROM, RAM 64,512 768 192 • • • • • • • • • •
PSS 3100 FLASH, EPROM, RAM 64,512 160 30 • • • • • • • • • •
PSS 3056 FLASH, EPROM 64,64 56 • • • • • • •
PSS 3056-1 FLASH, EPROM 64,64 60 • • • • • • •
PSS 3056-2 FLASH, EPROM 64,64 60 • • • • • • •
PSS 3032 FLASH, EPROM 64,64 32 • • • • • •
Schneider Automation 233
Momentum 171ccs 700 00 RAM, FLASH 64K, 256K 2048 128 • • • • • • • • •
Momentum 171 CCS 700 10 RAM, FLASH 64K, 256K 2048 128 • • • • • • • • •
Momentum 171 CCS 780 00 RAM, FLASH 64K, 256K 2048 128 • • • • • • • • •
Momentum 171 CCS 760 00 RAM, FLASH 256K,256K 4096 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Momentum 171 CCC 780 10 RAM,. FLASH 512K,512K 8192 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Momentum 171 CCC 760 10 RAM, FLASH 512K,512K 8192 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 102M RAM, EEPROM 32KW, 64KW 512 24 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 202 M RAM, EEPROM 48KW, 128KW 1028 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premiumn TSX P57 252M RAM, EEPROM 64KW, 128KW 1028 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 302M RAM, EEPROM 64KW, 128KW 1028 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 352M RAM, EEPROM 80KW, 128KW 1028 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 402M RAM, EEPROM 96KW, 256KW 2056 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TSX P57 452M RAM, EEPROM 112KW, 256W 2056 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TPMX P57 102M RAM, EEPROM 48K, 64K 512 24 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TPMX P57 202M RAM, EEPROM 48K, 128K 1024 80 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TPMX P57 352M RAM, EEPROM 80K 1024 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Premium TPMX P57 452M RAM, EEPROM 112K, 256K 2056 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Atrium TPCX 571012M RAM, EEPROM 32K, 64K 512 24 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Atrium TPCX 57 3512M RAM, EEPROM 80K, 256K 1024 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3705 028 DR1 RAM 14KW 152 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3710128 DRI RAM 14KW 184 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3710028 AR1 RAM 14KW 184 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3710128 DT1 RAM 14KW 184 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3710128 DTK1 RAM 14KW 184 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3710164 DTK1 RAM 14KW 184 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3708056 DR1 RAM, EEPROM 14KW 216 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3721001 RAM, EEPROM 20KW, 64KW 248 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3721101 RAM, EEPROM 20KW, 64KW 248 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3722001 RAM, EEPROM 20KW, 64KW 248 33 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Micro TSX 3722101 RAM, EEPROM 20KW, 64KW 248 33 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07301028 RAM 344W+1000inst. 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07301022 RAM 344W+1000inst. 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07301012 RAM 344W+1000inst. 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07201008 RAM 344W+1000inst. 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07311628 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07311622 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07311612 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07311608 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07211602 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07311648 RAM 344W+1000inst. 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07312428 RAM 344W+1000inst. 24 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07312422 RAM 344W+1000inst. 24 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07312412 RAM 344W+1000inst. 24 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07212402 RAM 344W+1000inst. 24 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07321028 RAM 10 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07331628 RAM 16 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Nano TSX 07332428 RAM 24 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Compact 984 FLASH 1M 8192 512 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Quantum 140 CPU 113 02 RAM, FLASH 256K, 256K 16384 16384 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Quantum 140 CPU 11303 RAM, FLASH 512K, 256K 16384 16384 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Quantum 140 CPU 434 12 RAM, FLASH 2M, 1M 64K 64K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Quantum 140 CPU 534 14 RAM, FLASH 4M, 1M 64K 64K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. 234
SIMATIC S7-200 CPU 221 EEPROM 3K 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-200 CPU 222 EEPROM 3KW 62 12/10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-20 CPU 224 EEPROM 6.5KW 120 12/10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-200 CPU 215 EEPROM 6.5KW 120 12/10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC 7-200 CPU 216 EEPROM 6.5KW 128 12/10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-312 IFM FLASH, RAM 6K 142 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-313 FLASH, RAM 12K 128 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-314 FLASH, RAM 24K 512 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-314 IFM FLASH, RAM 32K 512 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-315-1 FLASH, RAM 48K 1024 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-315-2 FLASH, RAM 64K 1024 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-316-2 FLASH, RAM 128K 1024 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-318-2 FLASH, RAM 512K 10,384 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-412-1 48K 4K 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-413-1 72K 16K 1K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-414-2 72K 16K 1K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-414-1 128K 64K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-414-2A 128K 64K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-414-2B 384K 64K 4K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-416-1 512K 128K 8K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-416-2A 800K 128K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S7-416-2B 1600K 128K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

60 I&CS APRIL 1999

 Memory I/O Capacity Languages Programming Networking Other
Number Types Devices

I&CS Reader Service Number

I&CS Guide to

Sequential Function Chart

Function Block Diagram

Programmable

High speed counter

Controllers

Ethernet TCP/IP

Documentation
Color graphics
Structured Test
Instruction List

Multiple CPUs
FLOW Charts

Diagnostics
Positioning

Remote I/O

Proprietary
Computer
Total I/O

Manual
Analog

Ladder
DC/I/O

Other

Other

Other
ASCII

Math
Type

Size

CRT
PID
AC
Manufacturer & Model
Siemens (cont)
SIMATIC S7-417-4 4-20M 128K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC M7-388 FLASH, RAM 8M 2048 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC M7-488 FLASH, RAM 32M 64K 8K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-90U EEPROM 4K 208 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-95U EEPROM 16K 480 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-100U RAM, EPROM 20K 448 32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-115U/HF RAM, EPROM 32K, 128K 4096 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-135U RAM, EPROM 640K, 8M 518K 32K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-155U RAM, EPROM 640K, 8M 518K 32K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC S5-155H RAM, EPROM 640K, 8M 518K 32K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC 505-545 RAM, EPROM 192K 2048 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC 505-555-1104 RAM, EPROM 1.8M 8K 8K • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SIMATIC C7-620 FLASH, EPROM 2000K 512 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
WiINAC Basic 128 1024 • • • • •
WINAC Pro 8K 24K • • • • •
Sixnet 235
Sixtrak Gateway ST-GT-ETH-44P FLASH, RAM 1M 1024 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
VersaTrak VT-A3-42E-44P FLASH, RAM 1M 2048 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SKH Systems, Inc. 236
SKH -17 CMOS Battery 20K 14 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SKH-19 CMOS 20K 1024 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Mighty-11 CMOS 22K 18 16 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
M-16 CMOS 22K 32 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SoftPLC Corp. 237
SPLC-LT RAM, FLASH 16M, 8M 256 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SPLC-1K RAM, FLASH 16M, 8M 1024 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SPLC-2K RAM, FLASH 16M, 8M 2048 1024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SPLC-8K RAM, FLASH 16M, 8M 8192 2048 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Toshiba 238
T1-16 RAM,EEROM 1K 16 • • • • • • • • • • •
T1-28 RAM,EEROM 1K 28 • • • • • • • • • • •
T1-40S RAM,EEROM 8K 90 2 • • • • • • • • • • • •
T2E RAM,EEROM 9.5K 1000 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • •
T2N RAM,EEROM 23K 2000 128 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
T3 RAM,EEROM 64K 4000 256 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
VMIC 239
IOWorks, VMEbus systems DRAM, SDRAM 256M ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
IOWorks, PCIbus DRAM 64M ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
IOWorks, COMPACT PICbus 128M ∞ ∞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Watlow Anafaze 240
PPC-2000 SRAM 1024K 318 64 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
CLS-200 SRAM 256K 60 17 • • • • • • • • •
MLS-300 SRAM 1024K 76 33 • • • • • • • • •
Yokogawa Corp. of America 241
UT 2800 19 16 • • • • • • •
UT 2400 11 6 • • • • • •
UT 750 54 6 • • • • • • • • • • •
UP 750 54 6 • • • • • • • • • • •
YS 170 14 8 • • • • • • • •
US 1000 20 6 • • • • • • • • • •
Z-World 242
PK 2200 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 32K 30 • • • • • • • •
PK 2300 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 32K 19 1 • • • • • • •
PK 2400 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 32K 19 2 • • • • • • • •
PK 2500 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 256K 28 4 • • • • •
PK 2600 FLASH, EPROM 256K, 512K 42 10 • • • • • •
LP 3100 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 32K 24 4 • • • • • • •
BL 1700 FLASH, SRAM 128K, 32K 42 10 • • • • • • •
BL 1600 FLASH,SRAM 256K, 32K 26 • • • • • • •
BL 1500 FLASH,SRAM 256K, 128K 26 2 • • • • • • •
BL 1400 FLASH,SRAM 256K, 32K 12 • • • • • • •
BL 1300 EPROM,SRAM 32K,128K 32 • • • • • • •
BL 1200 SRAM,EPROM 128K, 32K 16 • • • • • • •
BL 1100 SRAM,EPROM 128K, 32K 31 7 • • • • • • •
BL 1000 SRAM,EPROM 128K, 32K 24 4 • • • • • • •
ZB 4100 FLASH,SRAM 512K, 512K 42 • • • • • • •
The information in this chart is based on responses to questionnaires mailed to all known manufacturers of programmable controllers. Only companies
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Fault tolerant systems sales to increase at a CAGR of 13.7%, with revenues of

According to market research firm Frost & Sullivan, $673.4 million by 2004 on shipments of nearly 60,000 units.
fault tolerant systems are the fastest growing segment of Gary Ploshehanski, application engineer, Pilz
the PLC market, having had 1997 shipments of nearly Industrial Electronics L.P., who deals with this subject
22,000 units valued at about $274 million. F&S expects every day, reports growing interest in safety PLCs (or what

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he calls programmable
safety systems [PSSs]).
The big difference
between a regular PLC
and a PSS, he says, is
that all the triple redun-
dant features needed in
both hardware and
software are built into
the latter. That can be
done with regular PLCs,
he says, but it’s a signif-
The SYSMAC Board PLC
from Omron combines a
icant engineering chal-
PLC and DeviceNet lenge.
scanner on one ISA bus Even if safety isn’t
board. It operates inde-
pendently of the com-
the main motivator,
puter, but can share interest in fault tolerant
information with it. systems is increasing, The C Tool Kit from
says Meyers. “Customers are looking at the being used for a Steeplechase Software,
Inc. makes it possible to
cost of downtime and the cost of those failures long time. insert algorithms written
versus the cost of installing those systems up in C into flowchart pro-
front, and it’s like insurance. They’re spending Acknowledgements grams for the company’s
PC-based control sys-
the extra money to get that extra reliability.” I would like to tem. It also makes it pos-
Despite the growing popularity of fault thank the following sible to create unusual or
tolerant systems, it doesn’t appear that most people who con- special purpose calcula-
tions, such as FFT, and
PLC makers are interested in making a big tributed to this arti- insert them into flow
investment in this area—particularly when cle: Tim Hohmann, chart programs.
you get to triple modular redundant systems. founder and compa-
Many seem content to leave this market area ny captain of Automationdirect.com (previous-
to specialists like Pilz, Triconex, and ICS ly PLCDirect); Steve Hogge, product manag-
Triplex. Most of the PLC vendors will supply er for CPU products, GE Fanuc Automation;
a fault tolerant product, but don’t emphasize John Browett, product marketing manager,
it in their sales literature. As John Cusimano, PLC marketing, Mitsubishi; John Cusimano,
QUADLOG product manager, Moore Process QUADLOG product manager, Moore Process
Automation Solutions, puts it, “Plants with Automation Solutions; Jeff Meyers, product
safety and availability concern will seek spe- marketing manager, Omron; Bob Sheffres,
cialized PLC products that have been vice president, and Benson Hougland, direc-
enhanced to be safer and more reliable.” tor, technical marketing, both of Opto 22;
Gary Ploshehanski, application engineer, Pilz
Conclusion Industrial Electronics L.P.; Dave Johnson,
The programmable controls market con- vice president and general manager,
tinues to expand, but it’s becoming increas- Rockwell Automation; John Brennan, group
ingly difficult to define. As open systems manager for PLC marketing, Schneider
begin to spread throughout the marketplace, Automation; and Wayne King, Business
PCs are being used with programmable con- Manager for Controller Platforms, Siemens
troller I/O, PLCs are becoming PCs in differ- Energy & Automation.
ent containers, and I/O makers are looking to
put so much control capability into their I/O For more information...
systems that neither a PLC or PC will be need-
ed, except as a supervisor. Which trends will The author, Peter Cleaveland, will be avail-
ultimately win out will, of course, be deter- able to answer any questions you may have
about this article. He can be reached at (610)
mined by the marketplace. But my guess is 325-8192 during normal business hours.
that we will see a combination of solutions

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