The ICP DAS WP-5000-CE7 series is the new generation PAC (Programmable Automation Controller). It is equipped a Cortex-A8 CPU (1 GHz) running a Windows CE 7.0 operating system, various connectivity (VGA, USB, Ethernet, RS-232/485) and I/O expansion bus.

The WP-5000-CE7 series has many advantages, including hard real-time capability, small core size, fast boot speed, interrupt handling at a deeper level, achievable deterministic control and low cost. Using Windows CE 7.0 gives it the ability to run PC-based control software such as Visual Basic.NET, Visual C#, Embedded Visual C++, SCADA software, SoftPLC …etc. It give users all of the best features of both traditional PLCs and Windows capable PCs.

For hardware expansion, 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, and 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 10 boards available for WP-5000-CE7 series, users can choose one of them to expand hardware features.

2. Local I/O and Communication Expansion Board
WP-5000-CE7 series equip an I/O expansion bus to support one optional expansion board, called XV-board. It can be used to implement various I/O functions such as DI, DO, A/D, D/A, Timer/Counter