Changing your PLC supplier is a big step. Whether it is for a single installation or a larger project, you need confidence that the replacement hardware will give you the features you expect and advantages which justify the change.

The ADAM 5550KW brings all the best features of the PLC which your project needs such as:

• Deterministic I/O at 1ms for Real Time operation
• Watchdog Timers for system monitoring
• Stand alone operation for embedded applications
• Programmable using IEC 61131 3 languages including Ladder Diagrams
• No moving parts including fanless processors and solid state memory
• Expandable on the backplane with up to eight modules as standard
• High channel counts of up to 128 digital channels on a single backplane
• Modular wiring with power and communications separated from the signals.

The ADAM–5550KW meets your PLC requirements with all these features as standard but has the added advantage of being an open and non–proprietary platform which allows you to add compatible devices from any manufacturer, installing these devices exactly as you need them.

While these features give the ADAM 5550KW all the functionality you need from a PLC, the ADAM 5550KW extends these with the technologies and benefits your modern control projects require:

• Windows CE and a VGA port for local graphics
• ProConOS providing a reliable Real Time platform for MultiProg
• SCADA run time support for HMI requirements
• Integrated software development environment with support for all five IEC 61131 3 languages
• Email facilities for system wide alarming and monitoring
• Powerful debugger and logic analyser to aid software development
• High speed analogue inputs with speeds of up to 200 kHz
• Status LED's on the controller and optional LED's for the digital channels
• Extensive Modbus connectivity including TCP Client and Server support and RTU Master functionality.

All of these features add up to give you the functionality and robustness of a PLC with the flexibility of an Industrial PC platform giving your control application the features it needs. This makes the ADAM-5550KW the best choice of Programmable Automation Controller on the market today. With the built-in VGA port and optional HMI software, machine automation and SCADA applications are easily realised.