A
New Concept in Control
Horner Europe introduces
a new concept in integrated control with the affordable new
OCS operator control station. This compact system combines
a controller, an operator interface, I/O and networking into
one seamless solution to help lower control costs while providing
unparalleled ease of use.
CONTROL
The OCS
has a ladder-based control engine that is powered by the highly-rated
Intel 296 processor. This processor provides speed comparable
to most mid-sized PLCs.
INPUT/OUTPUT
The SmartStack
I/O expansion system allows the OCS to use both digital and
analog I/O boards. Up to 4 I/O boards may be stacked onto
a single OCS unit, giving you flexibility with various I/O
combinations.
OPERATOR
INTERFACE
The
interface to the system can take the form of either a 2x20
or 4x20 LCD display, thus enabling a designer to deliver specific
requirements. The 2x20 display is coupled with a 17-button
keypad, which allows for direct numeric entry of data, while
the 4x20 OCS200 has a full 32-button keypad giving ultimate
flexibility. Screen creation and control are built into the
same ladder editor as function blocks. This allows "one program-one
package" simplicity, thereby saving developers time at both
the design and debug stage.
NETWORKING
Cscape
software combines graphical ladder diagram programming (IEC-1131
compliant) with operator interface messaging to completely
integrate the OCS package. Design engineers and end
users will enjoy reduced development time with a straightforward
approach to programming that integrates logic, messaging and
networking into a single solution operating in the Windows
environments.
- Relay Ladder Logic
- Floating Point Math
- Motion Commands
- Serial Read and Write Commands
While
the OCS is perfect for stand-alone applications, the true
differentiator of the OCS is the integrated network. The OCS100
and 200 come with a CAN network port. This allows the user
to choose between the industry standard DeviceNet slave protocol,
or Horner's own true peer-to-peer protocol, CSCAN. Both offer
high performance fieldbus networking.
DeviceNet is a master/slave protocol with limited peer-to-peer
data exchange. The CSCAN protocol is optimized for peer-to-peer
data, and is ideal for distributed control and data-collection
applications. Using either protocol, OCS offers the ability
to program, monitor, or debug any node on the network simply
by having a serial connection at any location.
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