Description
The SmartTILE-Fx (Smart TRi Integrated Logic Engine) is the brain board used on the TRi proven, top-of-the-line Fx-series Super PLCs since 2008. Beginning from 2014, TRi also offers SmartTILE-Fx to small, medium, and large OEM equipment makers to easily build their own private-labeled, low cost, network-ready Super PLC that harnesses all the flexibility and ready-made tools of an industrial grade Super PLC, and yet purpose-built to fit their equipment perfectly. Tens of thousands of SmartTILE-Fx based custom PLCs have since been reliably controlling equipments 24/7 throughout North America and Europe.
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Step 1: Choose a Development Kit
Each kit includes:
- Fx1616-BA or Fx2424 SmartTILE-based PLC (two kit options)
- SmartTILE (additional unit), Software License
- USB to RS485 adapter for serial port development and testing
- Software License for i-Trilogi (compatible with all TRi PLCs and SmartTILE)
- Pin sockets for SmartTILE
- Complete SmartTILE Design Guide
Step 2: Design a Carrier Board
- Use our design services, or design in house
- Create a board with I/O YOU need
- Even have multiple versions using the same SmartTILE brain board
- Integrate sensors and/or conditioners to reduce external components and cost
- Private-lable the controller to make it YOURs
Step 3: Program Your Custom PLC
- Use our standard i-Trilogi ladder logic + TBASIC programming environment
- Avoid trying to utilize complex low-level languages
- Simple yet powerful ladder logic and TBASIC structured text programming
- Our PLC programming software is industry proven
- Start with evaluation version and build on it as you design the hardware
Item | QuantityQty | Specification |
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| DI | 16 | 5V DC Add circuitry to support the required inputs (eg. dry contact, NPN, PNP, etc) |
| DO | 16 | 5V DC Add circuitry to support the required outputs (eg. relays, NPN, PNP, etc.) |
| AI | 8 | Single Ended 0-5V / 12 bit Add circuitry to interface to alternate AI signals |
| AO | 4 | Single Ended 0-5V / 12 bit Add circuitry to interface to alternate AO signals |
| PWM | 4 | 5VDC / 1Hz to 50KHz / 0-100% Shared with DO |
| Stepper Motor Controller | 3 | Pulse and direction / 10K pps Shared with DO |
| Pulse Counter | 3 | Quadrature or single phase / 10KHz Shared with DI |
| Pulse Measurement | 6 | Measure frequency, period, pulse width / 10KHz Shared with DI |
| Expansion Port | 1 | Expandable to 128 DI and 128 DO with additional circuitry | Power |
| Board Supply | 1 | 5V DC | Non-volatile Memory (standard) |
| Program | 23.5K | 23.5K words program memory standard |
| Data | 6K | 6K words FRAM memory built in (unlimited write cycles) |
| Filespace | 1.7MB | 1.7MB FLASH memory for storing webpages and/or other files |
Non-Retentive Data Memory (standard) |
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| Integer | 4K | 4K words of integer data memory. Can be used as 16-bit or 32-bit |
| Floating Point | 1K | 1K of 32-bit Single precision floating point data memory (IEEE754). | RTC |
| Standard | 1 | Real Time Clock and Calendar (Year, Day, Month, Hours, Min, Sec, day-of-week) - battery backup included | COM | All COM ports support software programming, monitoring, and control |
| Ethernet | 1 | 10/100 Mbps LAN port |
| UART | 3 | Each UART channel can be converted into RS232 or RS485 with additional circuitry. | Protocols |
| TCP |
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Display |
| LCD | 1 | 14 pin LCD port (requires circuitry to support LCD420, LCD216, MDHMI, or other displays) | Programming |
| Language | i-TRiLOGI I Version 6.xx (Ladder+Basic) | |
| PC / OS | Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 | Physical |
| Dimensions | 2.6"(L) x 2.5"(W) x 1"(H) 66mm (L) x 63.5mm (W) x 25.4mm (H) |
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| Weight | 1.25 Oz (0.035 Kg) | |
| Wiring | Pluggable Screw Terminals | Environment |
| Operating Temperature | -20 to +85 deg C (-4 to +185 deg F) |
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| Operating Humidity | 10% to 90% Rel. Humidity, non condensing | |
| Vibration Resistance | IEC 68-2-6/1980 Vibration 1.6mm
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| Electrical Noise Resistance | IEC801-4 (Fast transient)
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