Model: £gPAC-7186PEX Model: £gPAC-7186PEXD
£gPAC-7186PEX/£gPAC-7186PEXD
Programmable Automation Controller
 
       
   
 
 
 

The £gPAC-7186PEX is a palm-size programmable automation controller that with Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485 communication. ICPDAS provide easy-to-use software development tool kits (Xserver, VxComm, Modbus libraries). Users can use them to easily integrate serial devices to have Ethernet/Internet communication ability and through the standard Modbus protocol to communicate with SCADA software (Indusoft, ISaGARF, DasyLab, Trace Mode, Citect, iFix, etc.).

For the hardware, it also supports an I/O expansion bus. The I/O expansion bus can be used to implement various I/O functions such as D/I, D/O, A/D, D/A, Timer/Counter, UART, flash memory, battery backup SRAM, ASIC key & other I/O functions. Nearly all kinds of I/O functions can be implemented by this bus but the bus can support only one board. There are more than 50 boards available for £gPAC-7186PEX, you can choose one of them to expand hardware features.

Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) allows power and data to be carried over a single Ethernet cable, so a device can operate solely from the power it receives through the data cable. This innovation allows greater flexibility in office design, higher efficiency in systems design, and faster turnaround time in set-up and implementation.

 

 
   
     
 
 
 
Support PoE
The £gPAC-7186PEX feature true IEEE 802.3af-compliant (classification, Class 1) Power over Ethernet (PoE) using both Ethernet pairs (Category 5 Ethernet cable). £gPAC-7186PEX can receive power from an auxiliary power sources like AC adapters and battery in addition to the PoE enabled network. This is a desirable feature when the total system power requirements exceed the PSE's load capacity. Furthermore, with the auxiliary power option, the £gPAC-7186PEX can be used in a standard Ethernet (non-PoE) system.
 
Support for Virtual COM technology
Using the VxComm technology, PC can create virtual COM ports to map the RS-232, RS-485 of the£gPAC-7186PEX. The software running on the PC can operate the virtual COM ports like a standard COM port to access the serial devices connect to the £gPAC-7186PEX. That is to say, the original software developed for the serial devices can access the serial devices via the Ethernet/Internet without any modification.

Each PC can control up to 256 COM ports (including real COM ports). Using the I/O expansion board, each £gPAC-7186PEX can have up to 8 COM ports.
Support Modbus Protocol

Using the Modbus firmware, £gPAC-7186PEX offers following Modbus features:

  • Modbus/TCP/RTU/ASCII slave
  • Modbus/TCP/RTU/ASCII master
  • Gateway for Modbus/TCP to Modbus/RTU
Easy-to-use software development tool kits (using C language)
If the default firmware does not totally fulfill the user's application needs, custom firmware can be developed for £gPAC-7186PEX using the SDK (Xserver, Modbus library) provided by ICPDAS.
Ethernet Protocols
TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP, ARP
Support Web Configuration
£gPAC-7186E has a built-in web server for configuration. You can use standard web browsers (such as IE, Netscape, Firefox,..etc) to configure its Ethernet and COM ports configurations.
Remote Configuration/Maintenance
£gPAC-7186PEX can be operated via the Ethernet (TCP/IP or UDP) or RS-232, to allow tasks such as downloading programs, configuration, updating the MiniOS7, etc.
Built-in watchdog timer (WDT)
£gPAC-7186PEX include an internal watchdog timer (WDT). The watchdog timer will trigger a system reset if the main program fails or neglects to regularly service the watchdog. The intention is to bring the system back from the hung state into normal operation.
I/O Expansion Bus Interface
The £gPAC-7186PEX support the use of an I/O expansion bus to add a single I/O Expansion Board. ICPDAS provides all function libraries for I/O Expansion Boards to enable easy use of the I/O Expansion Board functions.
 
   
   
 
Spec
 
 
CPU
CPU 80186 or compatible (16-bit and 80 MHz)
SRAM 512 KB
Flash 512 KB; Erase unit is one sector (64K bytes); 100,000 erase/write cycles.
EEPROM 16 KB
Data retention: 40 years; 1,000,000 erase/write cycles.
NVRAM 31 Bytes (battery backup, data valid up to 10 years)
RTC (Real Time Clock) RTC Provide seconds, minutes, hours, date of week/month; month and year, valid from 1980 to 2079
64-bit Hardware Serial Number Yes
Built-in Watchdog Timer Yes (0.8 second)
Communication Interface
COM1 RS-232 (TxD, RxD, CTS, RTS and GND); Non-isolated
COM2 RS-485 (D2+, D2-; self-tuner ASIC inside); Non-isolated
Ethernet Port 10/100Base-TX Ethernet Controller
(Auto-negotiating, Auto_MDIX, LED indicator)
COM Port Formats
Data bit 7, 8
Parity Even, Odd, None
Stop bit 1
LED Display
5-Digit 7 Segment LED Display Yes (for £gPAC-7186PEXD only)
System LED Indicator Yes (Red)
PoE LED Indicator Yes (Green)
Hardware Expansion
I/O expansion bus Yes
User defined I/O pins 14 pins
Dimensions
W x H x D 72 mm x 123 mm x 35 mm
Operating Environment
Operating Temperature -25¢XC ~ +75¢XC
Storage Temperature -40¢XC ~ +80¢XC
Relative Humidity 5 ~ 90% RH, non-condensing
Power
Protection Power reverse polarity protection
Input Range PoE IEEE 802.3af, Class 1
Terminal block +12 ~ 48 VDC(non-regulated)
Power consumption 1.5W for £gPAC-7186PEX
2.5W for £gPAC-7186PEXD
 
   
   
 
Order Info
 
 
£gPAC-7186PEX CR Palm-size £gPAC with PoE (RoHS)
£gPAC-7186PEXD CR £gPAC-7186PEX with 7 segment LED display
 
   
   
 
 
 
NS-205PSE CR Industrial 5-Port PoE Ethernet Switch
DIN-KA52F-48 48 V/0.52A, 25 W Power Supply with DIN-Rail Mounting
MDR-60-48 48 V/1.25 A, 60 W Power Supply with DIN-Rail Mounting
I/O Expansion Boards Other add-on expansion boards refer to expansion board selection guide
 
   
     
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