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15 ADAM-5560 Series User Manual
Chapter 2 Installation
2.3 Hardware Installation
2.3.1 Selecting I/O Module
To organize an ADAM-5560 Series control system, you need to select I/O modules to
interface the main unit with field devices or processes that you have previously deter-
mined. There are several things should be considered when you select the I/O mod-
ules.
What type of I/O signal is applied in your system?
How many I/O is required to your system?
How will you concentrate the I/O points of an entire process?
What is the required voltage range for each I/O module?
What isolation environment is required for each I/O module?
What are the noise and distance limitations for each I/O module?
Refer to discrete & analog I/O module selection guidelines as below.
Advantech provides 28 types of ADAM-5560 I/O modules for various applications so
far. The Table 1.2 will help you to select the ADAM-5560 I/O modules quickly and
easily.
Table 2.1: Discrete and Analog I/O Selection Guidelines
Choose this type of I/O
module:
For these types of field devices or
operations (examples):
Explanation:
Discrete input module
and block I/O module
Selector switches, push buttons,
photoelectric eyes, limit switches,
circuit breakers, proximity switches,
level switches, motor starter con-
tacts, relay contacts, thumbwheel
switches
Input modules sense ON/OFF
or OPENED/CLOSED sig-
nals. Discrete signals can be
either AC or DC.
Discrete output module
and block I/O module
Alarms, control relays, fans, lights,
horns, valves, motor starters, sole-
noids
Output module signals inter-
face with ON/OFF or
OPENED/CLOSED devices.
Discrete signals can be either
AC or DC.
Analog input module
Thermocouple signals, RTD signals,
temperature transducers, pressure
transducers, load cell transducers,
humidity transducers, flow transduc-
ers, potentiometers.
Convert continuous analog
signals into input values
Analog output module
Analog valves, actuators, chart
recorders, electric motor drives,
analog meters
Interpret output value to ana-
log signals (generally through
transducers) for field devices.