For detailed information on distributed I/O and remote I/O, go to Selection Guide and Data Sheets and Problem Solvers Application Ideas.

The NCS NET Concentrator System lets you use powerful new advances (like Ethernet, the web and wireless) to provide a real-time monitoring and control signal gateway between the field or factory floor, and your control strategy.

Typical Distributed I/O and Remote I/O Applications
• Distributed I/O and Remote I/O eliminate expensive point-to-point wires by networking just a few, or thousands of, process signals onto one digital communication link.
• For data acquisition, distributed I/O and remote I/O send signals from field-mounted sensors, transmitters, transducers, and alarms directly to DCS, PLC, and PC-based systems.
• Send control signals long distances to remote valves, pumps, and motors with distributed I/O and remote I/O.
• Unburden an overworked computer system by distributing signal conditioning and intelligence.
• Use as expansion I/O to add points to a DCS or PLC system.
• Convert weak sensor signals to immune digital signals to avoid damage during long-distance transmission through a noisy plant.
• Distributed I/O and Remote I/O allow the transmission of signals any distance and over any terrain with twisted-pair wires, fiber optics, radio link, or modems.