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An Industry-Proven Design
Industrial and mobile applications require controllers with high-vibration
specifications and a wide temperature range. Machines or controllers in
light industrial environments also require flexible and stable mounting.
Many machine builders underestimate the need for a more rugged control-
ler because their end applications are mounted in an industrial enclosure.
Advantech UNO-3072Lhas a special design without the weaknesses of a
standard PC. No fan and no HDD design prevent dust and vibration prob-
lems. With a smart mechanical design, UNO-3072L can meet 50G shock,
2G vibration, up to 55° operating temperature and almost everything a
harsh industrial environment demands.
Off-the-shelf Universal PCI Extensions
From a computing point of view, the UNO-3072L with its PC-based con-
trol CPU is a high-end machine controller. It can be simply operated with
the onboard Ethernet interface or with a PC Fieldbus card. Two free PCI
slots are also available. In addition, Advantech offers a complete product
line for plug-in data acquisition and control I/O cards, motion control
cards, GPIB cards, industrial communication and Fieldbus communication
cards, providing a complete PC-based solution.
Front Access Connections
All PC connections are on one side of the housing. The PC can optionally
be equipped with mounting plates and fastened with screws in a control
cabinet. All mechanical parts have a simple design, and the drivers and
plug-in cards are easily accessible without compromising system perfor-
mance or integrity. The installation options are also well balanced.
Designed to Fit Into Control Cabinets
The fully-fledged UNO-3072L could easily be mistaken for a PLC by its
look and feel. In completely new packaging, the smallest UNO only mea-
sures 140 x 177 x 237 mm (W x H x D). But the UNO-3072Lnot only
deals with PLC tasks, but also offers all the operating and communication
power of a modern PC with its Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processor and
Windows Operating System software. So, Adventech UNO-3072L is a
small, powerful and inexpensive PLC substitute.
Onboard DI/O for Counter, Alarm/Event Handling