MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC SPAC20 Co-processor Module for Special Process Applications and High-End Process Control Specially designed hardware with many advanced features, for high-demand special process applications, process control in general and applications made possible by the DSP (Digital Signal Processor). This co-processor module enables the implementation of high programming languages for control in real-time execution and expands your solutions. Main features: q Communication with the PLC CPU as a function module q Stand-alone possibility q Real-time executive q ANSI C programmed user’s tasks q Fast on-board digital and analog I/O’s. q Implementation of an adaptive filter q Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for fault detection in induction motors q Velocity estimation from a digital position sensor in motor control And others. Configuration example for autarchic processing WDT BOOT SD/RD FROM/TO BATT L PS L SPAC module Applications made possible by the SPAC module The SPAC20 enables effective calculations of many very special applications and methods, e.g.: q Fourier-based filtering q Automatic digital gain control system Configuration example with PLC WDT BOOT SD/RD FROM/TO BATT L PS L Process control in general The process control software IDR BLOK enables effective implementation of process control applications in a board range of processes, e.g.: q Glass melting furnaces q Extruders for plastic production q Pulp cooking process q Technical rubber production q Sewage purification plants q Drying chambers for brick production q Water preparation for brewing process with pH control q Crude oil production at oilfield q Waste gas purification q Combined heat and power generation q Production of melting adhesives q Automation and control of steel strip slicing line And others. Special process control Advanced hardware and software functions make it ideally suited for control of various demanding processes, e.g.: q Highly non-linear processes with fuzzy gain scheduling. q Blow moulding machines Parison, hydraulic and temperature autotuning control. q Predictive function control (PFC) for systems with long dead time. q Other demanding special process applications. SPAC module

Co-processor Module for Special Process Applications MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Specifications SPAC20 MELSEC AnS/QnAS, AnU/QnAᕡ, MELSEC System Qᕢ series PLCs or as stand alone device without CPU 40 MHz Texas Instruments TMS 320C32 DSP Floating point 2 MB RAM battery backed-up, 2 MB FLASH RS232C, up to 115 Kbaud Working environment Processor Arithmetic Memory Peripheral communication Digital inputs Number Response time Voltage Nominal input current Non-destructive input voltage Frequency meters Galvanic isolation Digital outputs Number Nominal current Protection Galvanic isolation Analog inputs Number...