Press Release

Now Titan Takes the Temperature Direct

[picture of MFD-Titan being laser-etched] A new family of add-on I/O modules means that a wide range of temperature sensors can now be connected direct to Moeller Electric’s innovative MFD-Titan controllers which combine the functions of a programmable relay with those of an operator interface unit. Inconvenient and often costly signal converters are, therefore, no longer required.

The new MFD-TP12 and MFD-TAP13 modules can be supplied for use with either Pt100 or NI1000 sensors. The range includes models which, between them, allow direct measurement of temperatures from -200°C to +850°C with Pt100 sensors and from -40°C to +250°C with NI1000 sensors.

High accuracy 13-bit conversion and integrated diagnostic functions, including short-circuit and wire-break detection as well as upper and lower limit monitoring, make the new modules an ideal and cost-effective choice for use in even the most demanding applications.

All of the new modules have two temperature inputs which are suitable for use with two- and three-wire sensors. These inputs may alternatively be used with standard 0 to 10V analogue signals. The modules also provide up to six digital inputs, four of which users can configure as high-speed counter inputs, and four transistor outputs, each rated at 0.5A.

The modules can optionally be supplied in versions which, in addition, have two 0 to 10V analogue outputs. In these versions, the number of digital inputs is reduced from six to four.

Setting up the new modules is fast and straightforward, and can be performed using either the front panel of the MFD-Titan to which the module is connected, or Moeller Electric’s Easy-Soft-Pro programming package running on a PC.

To ensure optimum performance of the modules whatever the application, users are given access to a wide range of operating parameters. These include scaling factors, measurement update rate, and a software filtering system which helps to minimise the effects of electrical interference induced in the sensor cabling.

This page last updated: 18 May 2007