DEIF AMC 300 Flexible solution design options

Flexible solution design options

The modular architecture of the AMC 300 allows you to use it for compact,

flexible, and service-friendly solutions – from simple plug-and-play rack

modules to cabling with pluggable connectors. Its native EtherCAT fieldbus

supports several hundreds of I/O points through a modular concept with

distributed nodes based on EtherCAT and supporting EtherCAT cable redundancy.

As a result, you have complete freedom to place multiple I/O nodes in different

physical locations to reduce cabling, and the built-in 5-port switch of the PCM3.1

module can be configured with individual VLANs, saving the cost of external equipment.

The fully open Linux software platform gives you full access to system setup,

and you can take advantage of the great amounts of Linux documentation

and support available online. The controller is based on CODESYS V3 and

supports IEC 61131-3 programming.

This ensures easy programming and configuration,and you can easily

reuse existing PLC code if converting from other PLC solutions,

giving you complete freedom to choose your preferred hardware vendor.

You can configure the AMC 300 remotely using a browser.

The device is discoverable using its host name, and remote visualisation is possible via TCP/IP.

Despite these flexible hardware and software options, installing the AMC 300 is very easy:

It comes pre-assembled in racks according to your configuration requirements.

You do not have to assemble the controller yourself and can complete your

sourcing process without assembly and testing.

Performance and system design freedom

The high-speed EtherCAT fieldbus on the AMC 300 is fast enough to handle

distributed I/O with one main controller and hundreds of distributed analogue

and digital I/O and communication channels in multiple locations.

You get the same update speed for local and distributed I/O nodes in an external network.

The system software launches very quickly and offers fail-safe start-up with

two operating system images separated from the application.

If one image fails to start up the AMC 300, the controller falls back to the

other image and completes start-up. Each image can be updated remotely.

After a successful start-up after an image update, the new image can be set as active.

The AMC 300 uses a special file system that tolerates sudden loss of power and monitors itself for errors.

The high-performance features of the AMC 300 also include direct 690 VAC

3-phase grid measurement, allowing you to measure voltage and

frequency in a wide range from 2 to 897 VAC.

Built-in operational cyber security features

With connected and online controllers, operational security is critical.

The Linux system in the AMC 300 provides cutting-edge security features.

For example, boot and firmware updates can only be carried out with

signed update packages. By default, there is only one user (admin)

account on the AMC 300. Still, you can create and manage multiple users

and access rights to ensure that the necessary users can handle the unit

while protecting the AMC 300 from unauthorised access.

CODESYS web visualisation is managed through certificate handling 

via the system web page. Authentication keys are added via system web

configuration, and the AMC 300 builds on standard secure file transfer

and access protocols like SSH and SCP. Finally, the Linux system is less

vulnerable to ordinary computer virus attacks than Windows-based PLCs.