B&R X20 system Slice-based I/O and control

X20 I/O System overview

High-speed precision of open and closed loop

control for machines and systems – at an attrac

tive price. B&R eliminates this seeming contra

diction with the high degree of scalability of their

control systems. This makes it possible for B&R to

cover all requirements with a single platform – from

the smallest controllers all the way up to CNC, ro

botics and process control applications. What‘s

more, this platform can be programmed and con

figured – regardless of the hardware being used –

with Automation Studio. This compatibility reduces

development costs while at the same time protec

ting investments made throughout the entire life

cycle of the machine.

Programmable logic controllers

With a performance range reaching all the way to

Intel® Atom™ CPUs, the X20 system can handle all

tasks large or small. This system is extremely com

pact and highly modular as a result of its unique

"slice" system. Perfectly integrated fieldbus con

nections provide the highest degree of freedom

for decentralized machine and system concepts.

Slice-based I/O and control system

There are many different slice-based I/O and con

trol systems available on the market, but the X20

system from B&R is the only one that lives up to

the motto "Perfection in Automation".

With the aim for more simple, economical and se

cure usage, the X20 system is an universal soluti

on for any automated task in machine and system

manufacturing.

3 x 1 = One and ultrafast

With reACTION technology, time-critical subpro

cesses are executed with down to 1 µs directly on

the I/O module. Three subcomponents – terminal

block, electronics module and bus module – come

together to form this module. This modularity re

sults in a system that combines the advantages

of both rack and I/O slice systems:

< Prewiring without the module

< Hot pluggable electronics

< Extra bus slots for added options

Highlights

< Intel® Atom™ performance

< Fanless and maintenance-free

< Onboard POWERLINK

< Onboard Ethernet and USB

< Removable terminal blocks

< Hot-pluggable electronics

< 16 channels with total width of only 12.5 mm

< Open for all fieldbus systems

< Ultrafast I/O responses

< X20c