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New PCD2 controller from SBC: powerful, compact and
modular
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Sustainable automation solution for buildings and infrastructure
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Freely programmable for applications of various scales
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Up to 14 communication interfaces
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Expandable on site to up to 1,024 inputs/outputs
Murten, November 2015 – In the new PCD2.M4x60 controller, Saia Burgess
Controls (SBC) presents a sustainable automation solution for buildings and
infrastructure. Its modular CPU is powerful, compact and expandable on site.
Compatibility with earlier Saia PCD generations and a flexible, modular capacity limit
are familiar and appreciated features of a controller from Saia Burgess Controls. The
new PCD2.M4x60 controller is based on a flat, space-saving housing design that has
been used successfully for many years in OEM and project business. The modular,
freely programmable CPU is ideal both for small- and large-scale applications, for
instance in machine control and building or infrastructure automation.
Powerful platform – modular system design – two versions
The basic PCD2.M4160 version has four freely assignable slots for PCD2 input/output
modules, an RS-485 interface, a USB port and an Ethernet interface with two ports. On
top of that, there is a free slot for another serial interface module. In the basic version,
this universal controller features enough processor power, 512 KB of application
program memory and 8 MB of flash memory for data. Data storage can be expanded to
up to 2 GB via SD flash cards.
The “big” PCD2.M4560 version has 2 MB of application program memory for demanding
communication functions with BACnet and LonWorks. Its on-board data storage of
128 MB can be expanded to up to 4 GB. It also boasts an additional, electrically isolated
on-board RS-485 interface and another slot for a Profibus module. Up to
14 communication channels are supported in total (RS-232/-485, Modbus, M-Bus,
BACnet MS/TP, LON FTT-10, DALI, MP-Bus etc.). Normally featuring up to
64 inputs/outputs, this version can be increased to up to 1,024.
No battery required thanks to new FRAM technology
The new ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) technology ensures
maintenance-free operation of the PCD2.M4x60. This memory is non-volatile, so it
reliably protects the current operation data against loss in the long run even when no
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power is applied. This makes it possible to do without a battery entirely and thus reduce
operating costs.
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The Saia PCD2.M4x60 controller is powerful, compact
and modular and can be expanded on site.
About Saia-Burgess Controls AG:
Saia Burgess Controls (SBC), headquartered in Murten, Switzerland, is the automation
specialist for a variety of infrastructures. Combining flexibility, compatibility and
portability with maximum service life, SBC’s Saia PCD® automation stations are
inspiring. The direct added value of these solutions is sustained profit for system
integrators, original equipment manufacturers, operators and users alike. With its
around 300 employees, the company also develops, produces and markets web HMI,
dedicated room controllers and devices for consumption data capture. As a wholly
owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., SBC is the ideal partner for
infrastructure automation – across the globe.
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