Velocio's Embedded Ace (eAce) PLC The eAce PLC is a member of the Velocio's groundbreaking series of programmable logic controllers. These PLCs introduce revolutionary new concepts, capabilities, performance and ease of use features to the automation market. They constitute a generational leap over the staid products that have comprised the PLC world for years. Tire eAce is the small, stand alone member of the Velocio family, which is designed to plug into a motherboard of your design. This provides you with the capability to add custom circuitry around a standard core. Tire eAce brings incredible power, in a very small package and at a very low price. Many system applications require 36 points of IO or less, and specialized connections or interfaces which you can design. For those applications, the eAce is the Velocio PLC that fits the requirements. eAce is the version of the Ace PLC to use until Velocio Simulators eAce PLCs are programmable, using Velocio's vBuilder software. Tire eAce connects to a PC using a standard USB communications cable. Through this USB cable, the eAce PLC can be programmed, debugged and deployed. Direct digital inputs to the eAce are any DC voltage signal between 3 and 30 volts. If other levels or signal types are required, your custom motherboard can interface them to the eAce input pins, while taking full advantage of vBuilder to tie custom input signals into the graphical application program. Direct digital outputs from the eAce are sinking transistor outputs. They can be used do sink to ground (turn on) any DC output up to 30V and 200mA. Again, your custom circuitry can optionally translate eAce digital output signals to types and levels of your choosing. eAce PLCs can be configured for high speed input counting and stepper motion control. Using vBuilder, you can configure selected digital inputs for either simple high speed pulse counting or for quadrature input pulse counting. Likewise, through vBuilder, you can select digital outputs for pulse and direction stepping motor motion control. The analog inputs are available in three ranges : 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC and 0-20mA. These three ranges cover the vast majority of analog signal requirements. Resolution is 12 bit (conversion values between 0 and 4095), providing very precise measurement of most common analog signals. The eAce's small size is another key feature. High end capabilites are packed into a PLC that fits easily on your motherboard. Add custom interfaces and features on your motherboard & you have an advanced system or product, quickly and at low cost. eAce 11 : 6 digital inputs, 6 digital outputs eAce 22 : 12 digital inputs, 12 digital outputs eAce 222v5 : 12 dig. ins, 12 dig. outs, 12 analog ins (0-5V) eAce 222v10 : 12 dig. ins, 12 dig. outs, 12 analog ins (0-10V) eAce 222c : 12 dig. ins, 12 dig. outs, 12 analog ins (0-20mA) • Machine control • Process control • Small machine control • Home automation • Automated Test • Motion system control • Core intelligence for custom designs • USB connection to PC and other Host devices • Smallest physical footprint of any PLC • Plugs directly into motherboard • Software features at or beyond those of the most advanced PLCs and Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs) • Program development via vBuilder - Graphical program development - Flow Chart Programming - Ladder Logic Programming - Interactive, graphical debug functionality - Software reusablity - Advanced functionality • Subroutines, Object orientation, PID, motion, statistics & many more • Greatly enhanced and efficient development process • Reduced system cost • Leverage Velocio's core technology at no design cost • Reduced hardware development time • Reduced software development time • Improved reliability

vBuilder Software Like all Velocio PLCs, eAce can be custom programmed for your application's requirements, using Velocio Builder (vBuilder). vBurlder is an application that is distributed free of charge, for use in developing programs for Velocio PLCs. vBuilder is the most powerful, flexible and easy to use graphical program development software available in the industry. That includes the packages from the industry titans, that will cost you hundreds to thousands of dollars. We're sure that you'll love it. In vBuilder, you can develop applications using either Flow Chart, or traditional Ladder...

Digital Inputs : eAce PLCs have either 6 (1 port) or 12 (2 ports) digital inputs. Digital inputs sense binary status, such as on/off, switch open/closed, etc. The eAce PLC can interface any DC voltage signal between 3 and 30VDC. Typical system designs utilize 5V, 12V or 24VDC power supplies, which are all within the eAce’s signal range. Using vBuilder, one high speed pulse counter can be configured for basic high speed pulse counting (one digital input), or quadrature pulse counting (two digital inputs). The same signal level requirements apply, as listed above. Interfaces to specialized digital...

Mounting Your eAce Mounting the eAce is a relatively simple proposition. Exactly what that entails depends on whether your eAce is intend for use with a Velocio Simulator or in your custom motherboard. If you have purchase your eAce as a training and development tool, for use with a Simulator, its simply a matter of plugging it in. Velocio Simulators have sockets, arranged in a pattern that matches the pin pattern of the embedded versions of Velocio PLCs. A typical simulator is shown on the right. To install in a Simulator, simply line up the PLC pins with the matching sockets, then gently press...

Specifications : Software Specifications Hardware Specifications_ Digital Inputs : Type : DC voltage input Input range : 3 to 30 VDC Input low (or 0) signal : 0 to 0.8V, or open connection Input high (or 1) siganl : 3 to 30VDC Pulse counter input frequency : Digital Outputs : Type : Sinking transistor Voltage range : 3 to 30VDC Current : 500 mA maximum Motion output pulse frequency 0 to 100 KHz (typical) Analog Inputs : Application Program Limits (in Ace PLC) Program Memory : 34K Words Maximum rungs or function blocks 4K Main Program data memory floating point numbers 256 Object Memory (used...