TURCK, Inc: Modular RFID, built-in I/O

Turck introduces BLident, the world’s first modular RFID system with built-in I/O capability.

Jul 12, 2007

With BLident, users may add I/O modules to the RFID system—up to 8 channels of RFID on a single gateway—plus additional discrete or analog I/O occupy a single node on the network. Built on the ISO15693 13.56MHz HF standard for an open system, BLident can be integrated into existing platforms, and it supports Profibus-DP, DeviceNet, Modbus-TCP, Profinet, and EtherNet/ IP.

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