ICP DAS XP 8331-CE6 and XP 8731-CE6 controllers

The XP-8331-CE6 and XP-8731-CE6 are the latest generation of Windows CE 6.0-based PACs from ICP DAS. They come equipped with an x86 CPU (1 GHz, dual-core), a VGA connector for video output, two USB 2.0 ports, two Ethernet ports, four serial ports and one, three or seven I/O slots for high-performance parallel I/O modules and serial I/O modules.

The series come with expandable I/O ports: the XP-8331-CE6 has three of these ports, while the XP-8731-CE6 has seven ports. These ports allows the expansion of the products’ capabilities to include functionality like motion control, frequency input, PWM output, memory and counters.

The benefits of running Windows CE 6.0 on XPAC includes hard real-time capability, small core size, fast boot speed, interrupt handling at a deeper level and achievable deterministic control. The XPAC is also capable of running PC-based control software such as Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, etc. This series offers features of both traditional PLCs and Windows-capable PCs.

The devices also feature 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, a built-in 32 GB flash disk, 16 kB EEPROM, 512 kB of non-volatile RAM and an 8 GB CF card.