For more than five years modernizing applications in different industry segments, the company's products Nexto Series programmable controllers have constantly undergone improvements and received new features. Its striking features, such as flexible architecture, robust structure and increasingly high performance, helped to consolidate the line as a solution reliable and of excellent value for money for the most varied demands. Now, Altus' already complete family of programmable controllers gains a new member to further qualify its offer and expand its reach in the global machine and process market.
The CPU NX3003 arrives as the model with the best cost-benefit for applications up to 184 points. The processing unit is the first in the Nexto Series to feature integrated power supply and input and output points, which allows it to be used as a unique control device in microarchitectures. With 14 digital inputs and 10 digital outputs, the equipment is ideal for building automation, such as access management, lighting and thermal comfort of environments, and applications of textile segment in the areas of urna, water cooling, reservoir and pump house control.
With extremely fast response time, reaching 4 ms per cycle, the NX3003 stands out as the best performance solution for machinery market. Since it has 14 digital inputs and 10 transistor outputs, 4 fast inputs for encoder reading (unidirectional, bidirectional and quadrature) and 4 fast outputs for stepper motor control (PTO/PWM), the CPU has the capacity to work in architectures for blowers, packers, baggers, slicers, injectors, presses and several other models. Its ability to read and process PID variables also allows the unit to be applied to control positioning, speed, temperature, humidity and other variables used in refrigeration processes and in atmospheric control chambers.
Greater range with Jet modules
In addition to integrated inputs and outputs, the NX3003 also has expansion for up to 10 modules, a feature that perfectly matches the solution's set of digital and analog I/O modules. Nexto Jet. By combining the CPU with the Jet modules, the user gains in range and versatility, being able to use the architecture in slightly larger applications, such as Sanitation processes, acting on booster systems, pressure regulating valves and water and sewage pumping stations , and Agribusiness, in the control of centrifuges, ovens and irrigation.
Resources inherited from the Nexto family
Like the other Nexto Series controllers, the NX3003 CPU was developed in accordance with the programming language specifications set out in the international standard IEC 61131-3. The unit is connected via Ethernet TCP/IP and Serial RS-485 ports and supports the MODBUS RTU, MODBUS TCP, MODBUS RTU/TCP, EtherNet/IP, SNTP, SNMP, OPC DA, OPC UA and MQTT protocols. The model also uses the MasterTool IEC XE programming software, a standard programming tool for all Series models which, for the NX3003, is completely free.
The new Nexto Series CPU model also supports radio and satellite connection, through communication with GPRS, 4G and MPLS modems, features that provide high precision in telemetry systems. Its ability to read and write a SQL Server database allows it to interact with the most varied ERP software on the market, giving more depth to scenario analysis and agility in decision making. The unit also has the capacity to act as a remote head in distributed systems or as a gateway for conversion between the MODBUS RTU and MODBUS TCP protocols.
