eBranch PLCVelocio's eBranch PLC The eBranch 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. Urey constitute a generational leap over the staid products that have comprised the PLC world for years. The eBranch is the embedded version of the Branch PLC. It is designed to plug into a motherboard - either a Velocio Simulator, or your custom design. By designing the eBranch into your custom hardware, you can take advantage of all of Branch's core IO and advanced software features, while adding custom interface circuitry and connections. The eBranch PLC is the top of the tree for a distributed system. It contains the main system program and up to 30 points of IO. vLink communications ports on the eBranch communicate autonomously with Branch Expansion PLCs for either expanded IO, or distributed operation. In a large, distributed processing system, the eBranch is the main, supervisory controller in the system. Through a tree structure, one eBranch PLC can act as the main controller for a system of up to 15 PLCs. These PLCs can be distributed in a variety of locations. They can act as expansion IO, or as a system of tightly integrated, distributed processing controllers. • Machine control • Process control • Entire manufacturing line control • Building automation • Distributed system control • Motion system control • Machine to Machine applications • Core intelligence for custom designs • Distributed Processing Platform • Two vLink Expansion Communications ports • vLink communications up to 100 meters (328 feet) • USB connection to PC and other Host devices eBranch PLCs are programmable, using Velocio's vBuilder software. They connect to a PC using a standard USB communications cable and to Branch Expansion PLCs through vLink communications cables. Through a single USB communication link to a PC, an entire system of Velocio PLCs can be programmed, debugged and deployed. eBranch PLCs feature integrated local IO. Up to 12 digital inputs, 12 digital outputs and 6 analog inputs are available. In addition to basic input/output capabilities, it can be configured for high speed digital pulse counting for either simple pulse or quadrature inputs. It can also be configured for high speed stepper motion pulse and direction control. High end capabilities are packed into a PLC that fits easily on your motherboard. With your custom circuitry and connections, you have an advanced system or product quickly and at low cost. eBranch 11 : 6 digital in, 6 digital out, 2 vLink ports eBranch 22 : 12 digital in, 12 digital out, 2 vLink ports eBranch 221v5 : 12 DI, 12 DO, 6 Analog in (0-5V), 2 vLink eBranch 221v10 : 12 DI, 12 DO, 6 Analog in (0-10V), 2 vLink eBranch 221c : 12 DI, 12 DO, 6 Analog in (0-20mA), 2 vLink • 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 - Distributed Processing - Integrated deployent and debug of distributed processing systems - Interactive, graphical full system debug functionality - Software reusablity • Automatic communications between system modules • Greatly enhanced and efficient development process • Reduced systems cost • Reduced development time • Leverage Velocio's core technology at no design cost • Improved reliability • Automatic machine to machine operations • Total system deployment and debug

vBuilder Software Like all Velocio PLCs, eBranch can be custom programmed for your application’s requirements, using Velocio Builder (vBuilder). vBuilder is an application that is distributed free of charge, for use in developing programs for Velocio PLCs. vBuilder is the most powerful, flexible, intuitive, 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...

eBranch Inputs and Outputs The eBranch PLC can directly connect to 6 or 12 digital inputs, 6 or 12 digital outputs and 0 or 6 analog inputs. There are up to 5 IO ports. Each IO port is connected to the motherboard through an 8 pin header. Each of these port connectors connect to 6 points of IO. digital analog signal direction The layout of eBranch IO ports (looking from the top of the eBranch), is shown here. Digital Inputs : eBranch 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 eBranch PLC can interface...

Analog Inputs : eBranch PLCs are available with 6 analog inputs (1 port). eBranch PLC analog input interfaces are available for either 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC or 0-20mA. eBranch PLCs with current input analog input ports (eBranch 221c) should be used for analog current signals between 0 and 20 mA. The two common type of current signals are 4-20 mA and 0-20 mA. Full range analog signals will convert to a value between 0 and 4095 (12 bits). For 4-20mA inputs, the converted value will be between 820 and 4095. The Scale function in vBuilder can be used to automatically convert the signal value to meaningful...

Mounting Your eBranch Mounting the eBranch is a relatively simple proposition. Exactly what that entails depends on whether your eBranch is intend for use with a Velocio Simulator or in your custom motherboard. If you have purchase your eBranch 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...