DL05 Micro PLC User Manual, 6th Edition, Rev. E
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
DL05 Micro PLC Components
The DL05 Micro PLC family is a versatile product line
that provides a wide variety of features in a very compact
footprint. The PLCs are small, yet offer many features usually
found only in larger, more expensive systems. These include a
removable connector, and two RS232 communication ports.
The DL05 Micro PLC Family
The DL05 Micro PLC family includes eight different versions. All have the same appearance
and CPU performance. The CPU offers the same instruction set as our popular DL240 CPU,
plus several more instructions specifically designed for machine control applications. All DL05
PLCs have two RS232 communications ports. Units with DC inputs have selectable high-
speed input features on three input points. Units with DC outputs offer selectable pulse output
capability on the first and second output points. All DL05 Micro PLCs offer a large amount
of program memory, a substantial instruction set and advanced diagnostics. Details of these
features and more are covered in Chapter 3, CPU Specifications and Operation. The eight
types of DL05 Micro PLCs provide a variety of Input/Output choices, listed in the following
table.
DirectSOFT Programming for Windows™
The DL05 Micro PLC can be programmed with one of the most advanced programming
packages in the industry ––
Direct
SOFT, a Windows-based software package that supports
familiar features such as cut-and-paste between applications, point-and-click editing, viewing
and editing multiple application programs at the same time, etc.
DL05 Micro PLC Family
DL05 Part
Number
Discrete Input
Type
Discrete Output
Type
External Power
High-Speed
Input
Pulse Output
D0–05AR
AC
Relay
95–240 VAC
No
No
D0–05DR
DC
Relay
95–240 VAC
Yes
No
D0–05AD
AC
DC
95–240 VAC
No
Yes
D0–05DD
DC
DC
95–240 VAC
Yes
Yes
D0–05AA
AC
AC
95–240 VAC
No
No
D0–05DA
DC
AC
95–240 VAC
Yes
No
D0–05DR–D
DC
Relay
12–24 VDC
Yes
No
D0–05DD–D
DC
DC
12–24 VDC
Yes
Yes
PWR
RUN
CPU
TX1
RX1
TX2
RX2
