Mouser Electronics is now offering the R130C discrete IO-Link hub from Banner Engineering. The R130C IO-Link hub is a compact, top-exit device that connects up to 16 non-IO-Link devices into an IO-Link system for industrial automation, sensor networks, supervisory control, data acquisition, and IoT applications.
The Banner Engineering R130C 8-port discrete IO-Link hub, available through Mouser, features industry-standard top-exit M12 connectivity and 16 discrete PNP inputs. This design facilitates efficient and cost-effective mounting on machines near sensors, reducing the number of wires and saving space in control cabinets by eliminating the need for costly PLC input cards.
Additionally, the R130C hub supplies power to other devices, with four amps shared across all eight ports, supporting lighting products and other devices without requiring splitters. The hub is equipped with I/O status LEDs visible from the top or side, simplifying troubleshooting regardless of the mounting location.
Mouser also stocks Banner Engineering’s R95C IO-Link hubs, which convert and consolidate discrete and analogue signals into an IO-Link or Modbus data stream. The R95C-8B21-KQ is a bimodal-to-IO-Link device converter that connects discrete inputs and sends the values to the IO-Link master. These hubs feature eight ports with four-pin M12 integral quick disconnects and an IO-Link interface, with two configurable I/O pins per port that support PNP or NPN inputs and outputs.
When combined with Banner’s IO-Link Masters, the R130C and R95C IO-Link hubs can transmit eight to sixteen signals via IO-Link to a human-machine interface (HMI), programmable logic controller (PLC), or other network devices. Each hub is equipped with eight industry-standard M12 ports, with individually configurable input ports.
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