Version 2.3 Do-more Designer is now available. (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html)
Version 2.3 contains the following new features, including support for the latest BRX discrete and analog I/O modules, in addition to 3 new BRX Remote I/O Controllers that can provide BRX I/O for various types of control systems. View the Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for complete details about all the new features available for Do-more PLCs in 2.3.
- New BRX Remote I/O Controllers: BX-DMIO (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-DMIO-M), BX-EBC100 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-EBC100-M), and BX-MBIO (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-MBIO-M) for providing BRX I/O in Do-more, DirectLOGIC, and Modbus/TCP/RTU control systems:
Each can support up to 8 BX I/O modules, so with the new 32 point BX I/O modules, each I/O base can support up to 256 I/O points. One PLC can master up 16 of these remote bases, so one PLC can add an another 4096 BRX I/O points to its local I/O. Modbus-based applications can utilize even more BRX I/O. - New BRX I/O Expansion Modules:
- BX-32ND3 32 Discrete Input 12-24 VDC Sink/Source (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-32ND3)
- BX-32TD1 32 Discrete Output 12-24 VDC Sinking (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-32TD1)
- BX-32TD2 32 Discrete Output 12-24 VDC Sourcing (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-32TD2)
- BX-08SIM 8 Discrete Input Simulator (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-08SIM)
- BX-04ADM-1 4 Analog Input, Current Sink, 4-20mA, 0-20mA, 14 bit resolution (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-04ADM-1)
- BX-04AD-1 4 Analog Input, Current Sink, 4-20mA, 0-20mA, 16 bit resolution (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-04AD-1)
- BX-04AD-2B 4 Analog Input, Voltage, +/-10VDC, +/-5VDC, 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC, 16 bit (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-04AD-2B)
- BX-06RTD 6 Analog Input, Temperature, Resistance Temperature Detector (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-06RTD)
- BX-08NTC 8 Analog Input, Temperature, Thermistor (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-08NTC)
- BX-08THM 8 Analog Input, Temperature, Thermocouple (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-08THM)
- BX-04DA-1 4 Analog Output, Current Source, 4-20mA, 0-20mA, 16 bit resolution (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-04DA-1)
- BX-04DA-2B 4 Analog Output, Voltage, +/-10VDC, +/-5VDC, 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC, 16 bit (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-04DA-2B)
- IoT (Internet Of Things) MQTT Client Protocol (BRX PLC and Simulator only); turn your PLC into an IoT MQTT Edge Gateway
- Publish multiple IoT Topic payloads to an MQTT Broker via MQTTPUB instruction
- Subscribe to multiple IoT Topics from an MQTT Broker via the MQTTSUB instruction
There are many more features added in Do-more 2.3 available across all Do-more PLCs (BRX, 205, Terminator, and Simulator). For a complete list, see the most recent Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for more details.
To download Do-more Designer 2.3 (it's free), click here to go to the Do-more Designer download page (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html).