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Industrial Process Interface for Ethernet-based Infrared Cameras

Enhanced Functionality with Stackable Process Interface with Analog and Digital Outputs

The stackable process interface for the Ethernet-based Xi series enables enhanced functionality and flexibility in industrial environments. It provides 500 VAC isolation voltage between the infrared camera and the process, ensuring safety and reliability. The interface supports up to three analog and alarm outputs, two analog inputs, and one digital input, allowing for various control and monitoring applications. A key feature of the stackable interface is its ability to cascade up to three interfaces, expanding the number of available outputs to nine. This interface integrates fail-safe mechanisms to monitor conditions like cable interruptions and software shutdowns, triggering alarms when necessary. It supports analog inputs for parameters and provides analog and digital outputs for statuses like frame sync and alarm conditions.

  • Enhances analog and digital integration options
  • Supports three analog and three alarm outputs
  • Supports two analog inputs, one digital input
  • 500 VAC isolation for safety
  • Cascade up to three industrial process interfaces
  • Integrated fail-safe mechanisms

The stackable process interface for the Ethernet-based Xi series enhances functionality in industrial settings. It supports up to three analog and alarm outputs, two analog inputs, and one digital input, allowing versatile control and monitoring. Cascading up to three interfaces expands outputs to nine. Integrated fail-safe mechanisms monitor conditions and trigger alarms as needed.

General Specification

  • Environmental rating: IP65 (NEMA-4)
  • Operating temperature: -30 °C … 85 °C
  • Storage temperature: -30 °C … 85 °C
  • Relative humidity: 10 – 95 %, non-condensing
  • Protection class: IP65
  • Vibration: IEC 60068-2-6 (sinusoidal form), IEC 60068-2-64 (broadband noise)
  • Shock: IEC 60068-2-27 (25 G and 50 G)
  • Weight: 610 g (with 5 m cable)
  • Size: 122 x 70 x 27 mm
  • Cable length: 5 m high-temperature cable (standard), optional 10 m and 20 m

Electrical Parameters

  • Power supply: 5 … 24 VDC
  • LED display: 2 green LEDs for power and fail-safe 3 red LEDs for alarm relay status
  • Isolation: 500 V AC RMS between the infrared camera and process
  • Outputs: 3x analog / alarm outputs, 3x alarm relays
  • Inputs: 2x analog inputs,1x digital input
  • Ranges:
    • 0/4-20 mA (for AO 1 – 3)
    • 0 – 30 V / 400 mA (for alarm relays DO 1 – 3)
    • 0 – 10 V (for AI 1 – 2)
    • 24 V (for DI)

Programmable features

Analog inputs:

  • Emissivity setting
  • Ambient temperature compensation
  • Reference temperature
  • Uncommitted value
  • Flag control
  • Triggered snapshots, triggered recording, triggered line scan camera triggered event grabber
  • Reset peak-/valley-hold

Digital input:

  • Flag control
  • Triggered snapshots, triggered recording, triggered line scan camera, triggered event grabber
  • Reset peak-/valley-hold

Analog outputs:

  • Main measure area
  • Measure area
  • Internal temperature
  • Flag status
  • Alarm
  • Frame sync.
  • Fail-safe
  • External communication
  • Center pixel (direct output)

SKU

  • ACXIPIF
  • 1x Industrial Process Interface (PIF) with connection cable
  • ACXIPIF