Cost Saving Design Overview
For the past decade, Moxa’s data acquisition engineers have created a number of innovative designs, including I/O devices with dual Ethernet ports and peer-to-peer data transmission functionality. The innovative frame of mind of Moxa’s engineers is reflected in Moxa’s latest I/O products, which are helping companies around the world simplify the management of distributed control systems, and as a result reduce costs and create business growth.
Cut Cabling Costs with Dual Ethernet Ports
With dual Ethernet switch ports on each device, Moxa’s ioLogik E1200 series of remote I/O products give control engineers a huge advantage since the E1200 devices can be daisy chained together to create a simple, cost-effective Ethernet network. Since the typical distributed Ethernet data acquisition application requires connecting panels, devices, and cabinets located at remote sites where space is limited, the daisy chain option not only saves space, it also reduces cabling, deployment time, and installation effort.
The Star vs. Daisy Chain Dilemma Compared with a star topology, a daisy chain topology offers the following benefits:
Reduce deployment time and effort
Saves space and wiring costs
It is much easier to add new devices to the network
Save Time and Reduce Cabling Cost with
Peer-to-Peer Communications
One of the challenges of designing a data transmission network for remote automation applications is deciding which type of network topology to use. Peer-to-peer is the fastest, simplest, and smartest way to transfer input directly to output in an existing IP infrastructure. With peer-to-peer, digital and analog signals can be repeated over virtually unlimited distances without using a host PC, PLC, or controller, noise interference is essentially eliminated, and (with Moxa’s products) response time is kept well below industry average.
Direct input-to-output signal communication over IP networks
High-speed peer-to-peer I/O response time
Quick and easy-to-use utility and web-based configuration
