User's Manual

15 ADAM-2000 Series User Manual
Chapter 2 Selecting Your Hardware
2.1.2 Selecting an I/O
To organize an ADAM-2000 series remote data acquisition and control system, you
need to select proper I/O or sensor modules to connect to field devices or processes
that you have previously determined.
2.1.3 Selecting a Sensor Module
Table 2.3: I/O Selection Guidelines
Choose this I/O
module:
For these types of field devices or
operations (examples):
Description:
Digital Input Node
 Selector switches Push buttons
 Photoelectric eyes
 Limit switches
 Circuit breakers
 Proximity switches
 Level switches
 Motor starter contacts
 Relay contacts
 Thumb wheel switches
Input modules sense:
On/Off signals or Open/
Closed signals.
Analog Input Node
 Thermocouple signals
 RTD signals
 Temperature transducers,
 Pressure transducers
 Load
 Cell transducers
 Humidity transducers
 Flow transducers,
 Potential meters
Convert continuous
analog signals into digital
input values for host device
Table 2.4: Sensor Mode Selection
Choose this
I/O module:
For these types of field devices or
operations (examples):
Description:
Sensors Node
 Temperature measurement
 Humidity measurement
Directly measure the physical signal
without any conversion.