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Small Control Systems

The perfect solution for your mid-range applications, our small controllers offer the features and flexibility you need without the overhead of larger systems. Choose from standard and safety-certified controllers in chassis-based, packaged and modular designs. Typical applications include complex machine control, batch processing and building automation.
SLC 500 Control System
Bulletin 1747 SLC™ 500 PLC is a chassis-based, modular family of controllers and I/O. With multiple processor choices, numerous power supply options and extensive I/O capacity, the SLC 500 family provides a powerful solution for mid-range stand-alone or distributed industrial control. As one of the first full-featured small controllers on the market, it remains the gold standard in logic controllers more than a decade after its introduction.

Features
  • Up to 64 K words of configurable data and program memory
  • Control up to 4096 input and 4096 output signals
  • Configure up to three local chassis, with 30 local I/O or communication modules maximum
  • Monitor and control remotely located I/O across ControlNet", DeviceNet", and Universal Remote I/O links (requires I/O scanner module)
  • Built-in ports for EtherNet/IP", DH+, DH-485, or RS-232 communication
  • Available communication modules provide additional communication options
  • Specialty modules support simple motion control applications
  • Continued support and on-going engineering investment for a large installed base
SmartGuard 600 Controllers
Our SmartGuard™ 600 family provides safety for applications that require complex logic and more advanced safety functionality. With the SmartGuard 600 controller as a safety master on DeviceNet™, you can use Guard I/O™ modules to expand the number of safety devices the SmartGuard 600 can control. With your choice of EtherNet/IP™ or DeviceNet, other devices such as standard PLCs and HMIs can read data from the SmartGuard 600 safety controller for system-level interlocking, diagnostics and troubleshooting.

Features
  • Includes small, cost-effective intelligent safety controllers
  • Leverages several types of embedded and safety I/O modules
  • Lets you use the DeviceNet" network to distribute safety I/O and integrate into a standard control system
  • Ideal for mid-level safety applications that are too complex for safety relays, yet too simple for full-sized safety PLCs
  • Supports controller configuration and programming through RSNetWorx" for DeviceNet software