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Can I connect remote I/O terminal in to the click
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Do you have any model info or technical data on the remote i/o you would like to use with your Click?
(¿Tiene información sobre el modelo o datos técnicos de la E/S remota que desea utilizar con su Click?)
If I understand, you want a device to connect to I/O field devices at a remote location, and then, via a communication cable, send this I/O data to a Click PLC. Yes, this can be done. I will assume your Click has an available RS232 serial port. One way, of many, could be to have a Click at the remote location, connected to your remote I/O field devices, and setup as a Modbus RTU Slave. And your main Click setup as a Modbus RTU Master. RS232 is capable of short distances, depending on cable type, etc., 50-ft. If the comm. cable distance is longer, you can use RS232-to-RS485 converters. Also, consider comm. loss detection and lost-comm. alarm response actions.
I have a Pair of Click's communicating by WiFi through the Corporate WiFi Scheme, they share analog and Digital Data to Each Other..
My 'Remote' end has this for a Display output located in it's Pelican Case we call the 'Lunch Box'.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195880685247?_skw=Modbuss+5+digit+led+display&itmmeta=01KTM93A9ZQVF2QEP0N2NKD8QM&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCYw%2Bq60IFD15MSYaVo5bHudqNT7X571cf43%2FASOUaSNvb0R9kBoR%2BjnqBMlkG3eQ2UXrQ6BJuNsj--EWN8aaEd80%2BNTkf41zaTWaHIDfrZWdMwlqdW1SM7CkdQgtMv6RwU3H1R8oX4ca0qzcVfyWuAaamLlJiCudDYGtdvmRINl4GOItoToRE0yVB1ioSHpsthDf91x%2Fc5nGBb0LEVyurPhPb2kByo59LXL0Mn71MmrGg4xh1OK1zqwfBSDJ1TKa9cNlfR3T0QwsLQBQ4gzy8H%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5CmjYnVZw
They are sold various places.. Cheep and Hard to Communicate with until you get it figured out ( ModBus ).. and the Plug I was able to locate was available through Mouser, and I had to assemble and Crimp.. Solder would have been faster.. But not as elegant.
Click can do lots of things.. What is your Application..
Cap
Not exactly answering your question, but a Click can also serve as remote I/O, communicating from another Click or other PLC. I've done it with a Productivity 1000 to Click.
If you want to do Ethernet then you need to run a fiber optic cable and not copper. I would choose to install all single-mode equipment. Multi-mode shouldnt be a problem really, but at 1gb-10gb it does still have a 1600ft limit, and 25gb drops back to the 300ft limit. So while it probably wont ever be an issue for you, single-mode you never have to worry about a limit at all so it is just easier. Unless you consider 32,800 feet to be too short.
Your remote is "about 500 feet away". Ethernet is good to a little over 300-ft (100m). But you could install an Ethernet switch half-way to make this work, if installing an Ethernet switch half-way is convenient. This distance would also be too far for WiFi, unless installing WiFi booster or extender, or unless your company already has WiFI distributed throughout the building. Radio communication is an option, but expensive, and not the best for your application because you can run a comm. cable. Radios are a good option for outside, building-to-building applications where running a cable is not practical. As mentioned, RS485 can easily handle your 500-ft length, with (1) cable length, no need for half-way booster or switch, but does require RS232-RS485 converters at each PLC. This could be done with (2) Click PLCs. But this could be done the old-fashioned way, running a multi-conductor control cable. I know, not your preference, just thought I'd give a plug for "old-fashioned".
If this was my Project.. Stationary Comm Set up.. I'd try two of these, having WiFi Clicks talking to each other..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/206336772721?_skw=Yagi+2.4+Ghz&itmmeta=01KV89F9AXJ2RV9VFKK432YA6W&hash=item300aa14a71:g:ZwQAAeSwCY9qKYMA&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBb68Gk71iVBqBFaZI4pNASoMjugcca2%2FaT77sAXUxtBWyiAotbgsPr9wfsSK%2BN%2FoY3giPYGoRLYDNRj59iZ8nCfdbHKQE4tPyiwXQjfGaJAaNFpy5CCNf9MFSgqJfdcN7CMZZfTng0PKdLiOtW9V%2FD3dqB4ytaxYJVCoswrET1mF1bZh9AaX3pUWmHOul4WkW6iUaKZ3onL7dWLWR2AACDJBI6%2Bnje%2Fgir9tz6Ek7hzhQWSFoI1b1OcwQ7j7X%2BwVQOYWzk9tRA9Cd3q0xRiDjb%2FRZNymMDhL6mKsC0da%2Br2A%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM0pW9idpn
Simple 2.4 GHz Yagi Antennas pointing at each other.. Less then $20 Each.. You'd have to check Cable Compatibility..
It's a Start..
Cap