Designs
Head Stations
The housings of head stations (fieldbus couplers or controllers) may differ, for instance in terms of:
- The connection level with or without field-side power supply (Eco)
- The operator control elements and indicators
- The specific fieldbus interfaces
- Further communication interfaces
I/O Modules
The housings of the I/O modules differ in terms of:
The housings of the I/O modules may differ, for instance in terms of:
- The module width (12 mm, 24 mm or 48 mm)
- The structure of the wiring interface (CAGE CLAMP® or Push-in CAGE CLAMP® connections)
- Different indicators
- The number of power jumper contacts
- The fuse holder (supply module)
- The protective cover (distance module)