en.Wedoany.com Reported - China's Advantech has launched distributed input/output (I/O) modules that can be directly installed on industrial equipment, targeting the smart factory market. Advantech has abandoned the traditional architecture of centralizing sensor and actuator wiring into control cabinets, adopting a control-cabinet-free design that distributes control devices closer to the equipment.
Advantech stated on June 23 that it is upgrading its next-generation ADAM-200PN series, which are IP67-rated onboard distributed Ethernet I/O modules. These products are designed for outdoor infrastructure monitoring applications, such as large port cranes, underground mining conveyor systems, oil and gas plants, and wind power turbines.
The ADAM-200PN series can be directly mounted on equipment frames or drive units without the need for control cabinets. Traditional centralized installations often require tens of meters of cables between sensors, actuators, and control cabinets, resulting in complex wiring systems.
By mounting directly on equipment surfaces, the ADAM-200PN shortens signal cable lengths, reducing terminal costs and the time and labor required for cable installation. Advantech Product Manager Kim Seung-hwan stated that the distributed architecture using the ADAM-200PN can reduce total engineering and material costs by over 25% compared to traditional centralized systems.
The ADAM-200PN supports the industrial Ethernet protocol PROFINET and is compatible with a variety of programmable logic controller (PLC) systems as well as Siemens' Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal engineering platform. The module supports real-time communication with a response cycle of approximately 1 millisecond and features the Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) for network redundancy and the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for automatic device identification.
The system also includes cloud connectivity capabilities. In addition to PROFINET and Modbus fieldbus communication, the ADAM-200PN can be expanded via an optional Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol hub function. This allows device diagnostic data to be simultaneously transmitted to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, and cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.
The hardware is designed for harsh industrial environments, operating in temperatures ranging from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius, and features an IP67 protection rating. It uses a zinc alloy die-cast housing and complies with railway standards EN 50155 and EN 50121-3-2/4.
Maintenance convenience has also been improved. The module supports traditional screw-locking M12 connectors as well as tool-free PushPull FastLock connections. The module includes a printable marking label system to reduce wiring errors and LED indicators displaying system, network, and power status.
Each module provides 16 channels configurable as digital inputs or outputs. The I/O ports can directly supply up to 1 ampere of power per port to sensors or encoders, reducing the need for additional power distribution wiring.
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