Distributed I/O
In-Cabinet
1797 FLEX Ex I/O
Utilize FlexEx to help safely squeeze every bit of performance out of your control system without breaking your budget. Setting new standards for safety and simplicity, FlexEx I/O couples the basic Flex™ I/O platform with Intrinsic Safety (IS) technology. This state-of-the-art combination enables FLEX Ex to be distributed throughout hazardous areas with a single or redundant fiber or coax cable that communicates with your control system.
Advantages
- Distribution of intrinsically-safe I/O virtually eliminates standalone barriers and isolators, expensive enclosures, long wiring runs and cable trays
- Broad selection of FlexEx configurations deliver great flexibility in size and communication to meet many different application needs
- Advanced diagnostics and real-time status reports to monitor wire-off and short-circuit conditions, Removal and Insertion Under Power (RIUP), and LED lights on a per-channel basis helps make troubleshooting easier
- Modular I/O interface coupled with separate terminal strips provide you with a single, easy-to-use package that’s a snap to install and expand
- Simplified engineering drawings, documentation and site certification coupled with reduction in miswiring opportunities frequently result in faster commissioning