SENA Rhio10 - Manual (Page 7)

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1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
Rhio10 is a remote I/O manager which enables users to control/monitor various I/O devices
such as sensors and actuators through 10Base-T Ethernet.
Rhio10 supports 10 Digital Relay Output ports and has basic logic function capability such as
AND, OR, NOT and Delay/Pulse along with the status of the input ports. Rhio10 supports 12
optically isolated digital inputs for monitoring of the digital sensors. Rhio10’s Analog ports
support both level mode for data acquisition and switch mode for threshold detection. The data
communication between host computers is done by event-driven method which is triggered
when the status is changed.
Users may probe, configure, test the Rhio10 system using Windows application, Rhio Manager
and create their own Windows based application program by using MFC DLL library.
Rhio10 is designed to meet the requirements for the various applications such as remote data
acquisition system, distributed I/O system, industrial automation control/monitoring/metering.
Please note that this manual assumes user knowledge of Internetworking protocols and
serial communications.
1.2 Package Check List
- Rhio10 external box
- CAT5 cable
- RJ45 to DB9 Female cable connector
- DIN rail mount kit