Advantech Launches New Modular iDoor Technology and Adds Flexible Functionality
Advantech’s new iDoor technology is a new modular way of adding flexible functionality to a wide range of devices. iDoor Technology gives system integrators the flexibility to choose the functions that they need without purchasing devices that have excess costs and functions that they’ll never use.
By using standardized components and interfaces allows the integrator can leverage current state-of-the art technologies as well as up and coming IPC trends. For instance, as embedded OS improvements and higher performance storage methods become widely available in industry, the IPC supplier is able to seamlessly integrate them into the product line and make these new technologies quickly accessible and available to their customers.
Modules for iDoor systems include: Fieldbus protocol such as Profibus, Profinet, EtherCAT and Powerlink; memory expansion and storage with Backup MRAM, Cfast/Compact Flash and SD/mSD; digital and analog I/O such as multi-function, analog IO, digital IO & counter; smart sensors such as Smart Meter, Pressure Sensor, temperature sensor and light sensor; and communication such as GPS, 3G, LTE, Wi-FI, GPS, GPRS, ZigBee, RFID, Bluetooth and LTE. Currently seven modules are available with more coming soon.
The seven modules are: PCM-24D2R2- 2-Ports Isolated RS-232 mPCIe, DB9; PCM-24D2R4- 2-Ports Isolated RS-232 mPCIe, DB9; PCM-24D4R2- 4-Ports Non-Isolated RS-232 mPCIe, DB37; PCM-24D4R4- 4-Ports Non-Isolated RS-422/485 mPCIe, DB37; PCM-26D2CA- 2-Ports Isolated CANBus mPCIe, CANOpen, DB9; PCM-27D24DI- 24-Channels Isolated Digital I/O with counter mPCIe, DB37; PCM-2300MR- 2MB Industrial MRAM Mini PCIe card. By this year, nine Advantech devices support iDoor Technology. These are five TPC models: 1582H, 1782H, 1581WP, 1251T and 1551T; and four UNO models: 1483G, 2272G, 2362G and 2483G.
