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Input/output module

Turck (Minneapolis, MN) has announced the busstop(TM) input/output module for DeviceNet(TM) networks. The module is designed to connect standard input/output devices to a "bus," which is the communications system linking electrical components in a packaging line.

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It's specifically designed for use with two photoelectric sensors with alarm outputs, and drives up to two discrete output devices. Inputs automatically detect a sourcing (PNP) or sinking (NPN) open-collector signal.

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