u-Control – The Heart of Every Automation is the Control System
February 16, 2023
Thanks to the scalable engineering software, Weidmüller’s u-control 2000 adapts individually to your requirements. Furthermore, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with our I/O system u-remote.
Your benefits at a glance:
- Flexible: Based on the compact u-remote fieldbus coupler design, u-control 2000 can replace it on a one-to-one basis
- Space-Saving: Despite only 54 mm width
- Secure: The “Security by Design” concept provide you with top-notch security
Product range
u-control M3000 & M4000
Modular controls for industrial automation and IoT applications
In the course of automation, more and more physical devices are being integrated into networks. This is driving the trend towards convergence of IT and OT systems. The new modular u-control M3000 and M4000 control systems point the way to the future.
With u-control M3000, automation solutions can be perfectly integrated into the IoT. The powerful controller also works as an edge device for providing local information in the network and can be expanded by connecting function modules – ideal for automation and IIoT applications. u-control M4000 also offers two CPU cores, two Ethernet interfaces and more RAM, NVRAM, and flash memory for complex edge computing in automation.
- Optional expansion with additional interfaces (fieldbuses, Wifi, LTE)
- Simple option for coupling supplementary function modules
- MultiCore technology for independent installation of several runtime systems
- M3000 with two CPU cores & M4000, with 4 CPU cores
- High degree of freedom and flexibility in the selection of technologies
u-control 2000
For modern IoT applications, automation technology needs to be ever more powerful and adaptable.
u-control 2000 is one of the most compact and state-of-the-art control systems on the market and is the centrepiece of our hardware portfolio.
- Dual-core technology allows real-time applications to be separated from non-time-critical applications
- 512 Mbyte RAM, 4 GB flash memory and space for a micro SD card of up to 32 GB
- I/O Modules direct adaptable
- Approvals: ATEX, IECEx, DNV
Software & Engineering
Operating system u-OS
Independence and flexibility for your machines and facilities
u-create web
Flexible engineering in a web-based programming environment
Easy. Future-Proof. Cooperative.
With Weidmüller’s u-control we will support your automation. Your automation needs more technical Know-How? Visit Automation Solution and discover more about their complete automation portfolio.
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