
BRAINS
SNAP
ANALOG AND DIGITAL
DATA
SHEET
Form 787-000718
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In addition to providing input and output capability, the
Optomux protocol also has the ability to perform count, latch,
and pulse duration on digital input channels, as well as frequency
and pulse functions on digital outputs. The Optomux protocol is
also capable of providing input averaging and output waveform
functions on analog channels. See page 4 for a complete list of
Optomux functions.
The B3000 is compatible with the classic B1 and B2 brains,
with a few exceptions. The B3000 adds the ability to
communicate with either a 2-wire or 4-wire configuration, at
speeds of 115 Kbaud. Classic brains were restricted to 4-wire
communications at up to 38.4 Kbaud. The B3000 now supports
only the standard 2-pass method of communication with the
Optomux protocol.
By using the B3000 with the Mistic protocol and a Mistic
controller, SNAP I/O customers can take advantage of
FactoryFloor
, Opto 22’s impressive new suite of Windows
32-bit software that delivers total control to industrial automation
customers. FactoryFloor consists of four integrated components:
OptoControl
, a graphical, flowchart-based
development environment for control solutions
OptoDisplay
, a graphical, multimedia operator
interface package
OptoServer
, a robust data server that connects the
controller network with the PC-based FactoryFloor network.
Plus OptoConnect
, a drag-and-drop database utility
that makes building SQL Server and Access databases a snap.
OptoControl is the cornerstone of Opto 22’s FactoryFloor
software and is the programming environment that leverages
all the power of Opto 22’s distributed hardware platform.
OptoControl utilizes the distributed control capability of the
B3000 brain and takes advantage of the graphical Windows
95 or NT interface to make it easy to configure, design, and
troubleshoot your control system.
Opto 22’s OptoDriver Toolkit
may be used for direct
communications from a host PC to the B3000. The toolkit
includes new 32-bit Windows drivers, Windows 16-bit drivers,
and Opto 22’s classic DOS drivers. The kit also provides the
files, documentation, and real-world examples needed to write
Microsoft
Windows and DOS software applications.
Programmers can access the Opto 22 I/O hardware using high-
level languages such as Microsoft Visual C++
or Microsoft
Visual Basic
.