advanced I/O blocks as part of complete DeviceNet connectivity package

Balluff has introduced a completely new family of four machine mount DeviceNet I/O modules. The I/O blocks are part of a new line of ODVA –approved connectivity products that allow design and construction of virtually any DeviceNet™ network. Break-through Design Machine-Mount I/O Blocks The heart of Balluff’s network component system is the series of new design machine-mount I/O blocks. These blocks include 16 input-only, 16 point configurable, 8 input/8 output, and 8 output-only models. All blocks come with a complement of innovative features that Balluff customers have been requesting. These include robust, full metal low profile housings that can survive rough treatment and still keep cables protected, high density inputs enabling the use of splitters to double the input count, easily accessible set up switches to make addressing and setting the baud rate fast and simple, and large, highly visible status LEDs. Full DeviceNet Connectivity Line Balluff’s DeviceNet connectivity line includes scores of cables, splitters, and tees that can be used in any DeviceNet™ network. Balluff’s multi product system approach provides the means to easily construct topologies such as Trunk and Drop, Daisy Chain, Star, and Mixed Topology networks.