Product Description:

The 0GH161.60-1 module from B&R Automation belongs to the 0GH PLC Modules series and serves as a compact processing unit for mid-tier machine control. Deployed on a local rack, it links field signals to deterministic ladder or structured text routines so packaging lines, conveyors, and assembly stations receive synchronized commands. By integrating CPU resources with mixed analog and digital I/O on one board, the device reduces cabinet wiring and delivers time-critical automation inside a small footprint.

For process feedback, the controller accepts an input span of ±10 V, captured through a 14-bit analog-to-digital stage on 6 analog inputs. Setpoint voltages are generated within a ±10 V output range by a 12-bit digital-to-analog converter that feeds six actuator channels. Twelve isolated digital inputs and twelve transistor outputs handle status flags, valve coils, or lamp indicators. The first serial port moves diagnostic data at up to 115.2 kBaud, allowing handheld terminals to interrogate variables without halting production. When both analog domains and the 24 discrete lines are scanned during each cycle, the integrated CPU maintains stable throughput without external coprocessors.

Deterministic performance is driven by an instruction time of 0.4 µs, sustained while total consumption remains under 18 W. Logic states on the digital input side follow the industry-standard 24 VDC threshold, and each sourcing output can deliver up to 0.1 A for small solenoids or contactor pilot circuits. Communication to distributed drives is routed over a CAN segment rated for 500 kBit/s. Application code occupies 1.5 MB of FlashPROM, and volatile data resides in 850 kB of SRAM, so recipe values remain available during high-speed scans without reducing I/O bandwidth.