Panasonic: Thermocouple Input Expansion Unit FP0-TC4

The FP0-TC4 thermocouple units are suitable for user friendly temperature acquisition using standard thermocouples with high precision.

Up to three units can be added to each control unit, enabling temperature control of up to 24 channels.

The temperature data obtained using the thermocouple is converted to the digital value to be read into the FP0 control unit.

Standard types of thermocouples can be used: K, J, T and R

3 temperature measurement ranges are available: -100°C to +500°C (Thermocouple types: K and J) -100°C to +400°C (Thermocouple type : T) - 0°C to +1500°C (Thermocouple type : R)

The temperature data measured using the sensor is converted to degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit inside the Thermocouple Unit.

The converted data (°C or °F) is averaged, so that even unstable input signals can be properly read.

Broken thermocouples can be detected.

Multimode A/D, D/A conversion (Voltage, current and temperature selectable)

High resolution: 12-bit

2 analogue inputs (FP0-A21):

Speed -10 to + 10V, 0 to 5V, 0 to 20mA,

8 analogue inputs (FP0-A80):

-10 to + 10V, 0 to 5V, -100 to + 100mV, 0 to 20mA

High conversion FP0-A04V, FP0-A04I: 500µs

PID instruction with auto tuning

1 analogue output (FP0-A21): -10 to + 10V, 0 to 20mA

4 analogue outputs (FP0-A04V): -10 to + 10V

4 analogue outputs (FP0-A04I): 4 to 20mA

Screw terminal connection

Features

The analogue units can be used with the FP0 and FP∑ (Sigma) so wide range applications are possible from small scale machines to factory production systems.

Each CPU supports up to 3 FP0 analogue units. Combination with digital and analogue expansion units is freely allowed.

Highest performance is offered with 12-bit resolution. With a current and voltage output conversion time of up to 500µs, the units are capable of high-speed processing.

The multimode FP0 analogue unit can be configured via the DIP switches on the front side into the required analogue ranges. Communication with the FP0 CPU unit is achieved via the expansion bus. The expansion bus is automatically connected after the FP0 analogue unit is connected to the FP0 CPU unit