Up to 8 expansion units can be placed as far as 1' away without sacrificing speed.
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Keyence's (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) Visual-KV(TM) PLC allows program parameters to be changed in real time. Featuring a 2-color data window, the unit is 2/3 the size of conventional PLCs but executes instructions in 0.7 microsec.
Up to 8 expansion units can be placed as far as 1' away without sacrificing speed.