Turck FGEN Advanced I/O Module (AIM) station for industrial ethernet

The Turck FGEN Advanced I/O Module (AIM) station for industrial ethernet is designed to provide dependable communication capabilities, by elevating digital inputs and outputs to industrial ethernet networks. The AIM station is designed for use in on-machine, fixed I/O applications in environments where conditions may not be conducive to traditional I/O.

The AIM station features Turck’s multiprotocol technology, which was developed to simplify industrial ethernet for distributed I/O. The FGEN combines multiple ethernet protocols - EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Profinet - in a single device, yet only allows one ethernet master to control the outputs, while the input and diagnostic data is available to the other protocols. The AIM station offers isolated power for inputs and outputs and several I/O configurations, including 16 inputs and 16 outputs and an eight input/output station.

The AIM station with multiprotocol technology features an operating system that allows more than one ethernet protocol to be embedded on the device. It is available in a rugged IP67-, 68- or 69K-rated housing for reliable operation in harsh environments.