ADC Launch Project Manager_02 (AutomationDirect) asked a question.
June 2023 - New Productivity2000 PLC CPU and Starter Kit
We are pleased to announce the next generation, lower-cost CPU has been released for the Productivity2000 PLC line. The P2-622 CPU has all the functionality of the original P2-550 CPU including up to 50MB ladder memory, embedded OLED status display, remote I/O and multipurpose Ethernet 10/100Base-T (RJ45) ports, and a microSD card slot.
- On top of that, this new CPU has a lower cost, dual software-configurable serial ports (RJ12 and 4-pin) that support both RS232 and RS485, a USB C programming port, and a new system architecture which allows for many future enhancements.
- With tag name programming, easy device integration that includes PS-AMC motion controllers, GS drives, and others, and user-focused features such as analog module data displays, Productivity2000 PLCs are a perfect fit for almost any application.
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"and a new system architecture which allows for many future enhancements"
Please let these future enhancements be hardware interrupt capability.
Also, is this new CPU the same core speed and generally the same execution speed as the 550? Or is it a bit faster? A bit slower?
The new P2-622 CPU has generally the same execution speed as the P2-550. There are some instances where one may be slightly faster or slower than the other but in general they are pretty close to equal. The P2-622 is slightly faster at processing the logic/ladder code but has slightly higher overhead (e.g. comms & security housekeeping outside of the logic scan).
Thank you for your suggestion regarding hardware interrupt capability. We will take it into consideration.
Is there any reason to use a 550 over this in the future besides commonality with existing systems?
For new systems, we recommend using the P2-622 over the P2-550. The P2-622 will receive more future software enhancements and features than the P2-550.