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AC500 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

The AC500 (Standard), AC500-eCo, AC500-S and AC500-XC scalable PLC ranges provide solutions for small, middle and high-end applications. Our AC500 platform offers different performance levels and is the ideal choice for high availability, extreme environments or safety solutions. Our AC500 PLC platform offers interoperability and compatibility in hardware and software from compact PLCs up to high-end and safety PLCs.

Due to the flexible combinations of AC500 devices and components, AC500 PLCs can be used for controlling a wide variety of applications to fulfill your automation needs.

Features of AC500 PLCs

  • Scalable and consistently expandable system
  • Different performance classes of Processor Modules (CPUs) available
  • Several field busses available
  • Parallel connection to several field busses which can be combined arbitrarily

The AC500 product family consists of the product groups:

  • AC500 (standard):

    AC500 standard PLCs offer a wide range of performance levels and scalability. The PLCs are highly capable of communication and extension for flexible application.

  • AC500-eCo:

    AC500-eCo PLCs are cost-effective, high-performance compact PLCs that offer total inter-operability with the core AC500 range and provide battery-free uninterrupted output. All I/O modules can be freely connected in a simple, stable and reliable manner.

  • AC500-S:

    AC500-S PLCs are designed for safety applications involved in factory or machinery automation area.

  • AC500-XC:

    AC500 (standard) and AC500-S provide devices with -XC extension as a product variant. These variants operate according to their product group and can, in addition, be operated under extreme conditions. AC500-XC PLCs can be used at high altitudes, extended operating temperature and in humid condition. Further, the PLCs provide immunity to vibration and hazardous gases. The AC500-XC Series is consistent with ordinary PLC in the overall dimensions, control function and software compatibility. System data: AC500-XC: System Data AC500-XC System Data AC500-XC.

The AC500 product family is characterized by functional modularity. As the complete AC500 product family shares the same hardware platform and programming software tool, the devices of the AC500 product groups can be flexibly combined.

S500 devices represent the I/O modules of the product group AC500 (standard), whereas S500-eCo devices represent the I/O Modules of the product group AC500-eCo. Both S500 and S500-eCo devices can be combined with devices of the AC500 product family in a flexible way.

Extensions in the product name

AC500 devices support different protocols and technologies (e.g. ETHERNET, PROFIBUS etc.) in variable number. AC500 devices with onboard interfaces for support of a certain protocol or technology can be identified easily by the extension in the product name of the AC500 device. For example the AC500 Communication Module PM592-DP provides onboard support for PROFIBUS DP, the AC500 Processor Module PM595-4ETH provides onboard support for four provided ETHERNET interfaces.

Further extensions in AC500 device names:

  • -ETH: ETHERNET
  • -ARC: ARCNET
  • -DP: PROFIBUS DP
  • -CAN: CAN/CANOPEN
  • -ETHCAT: ETHERCAT
  • -PNIO: PROFINET
  • -RCOM: RCOM/RCOM+
  • -RS: Serial interface