New advanced networking products for the DL05 nano and DL06 micro lines of PLCs include the H0-ECOM Ethernet communications module, D0-DEVNETS DeviceNet slave module, and the H0-PSCM Profibus slave module. Priced at $169, the H0-ECOM boasts a cost-savings breakthrough for a high-speed PLC communication module. It provides a 10 Mbit Ethernet link for PLC systems and can be used for peer-to-peer PLC communication between two or more DirectLogic DL05/DL06 PLCs or between those PLCs and PCs. The D0-DEVNETS module, priced at $75, can transform any DL05 or DL06 into a smart node on a DeviceNet controller network. And the H0-PSCM allows any DL05 or DL06 to be networked to any Profibus DP Master. It costs $259.
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