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Panasonic: Fast, compact PLC

New from Panasonic Electric Works is the fast, compact FP-X series PLC, suitable for most applications and designed to save development cost. Ultra-high processing speed executes a 5 Kstep program in 1.9 msec, while its program capacity accommodates 16 or 32 Ksteps.

Pw 10890 Pa Ctrl Panansonic

Expandable to 382 I/O points, the unit can network 16 FP-X (master-to-master network) or 99 FP-X (master-to-slave network). Other features include USB connection, built-in power supply, and removable screw terminals.

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