Vepac Electronics - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide (IBG)

Section - Computers & Software
–+ Computers & peripherals
-Computers
- laptop
- tablet
-Industrial computers
- Compact, embeddable (PC/104, PCI, ISA bus) modules
- Flat-panel
- Pentium architecture
- Rackmount
- Wall mounted, embeddable
-Input devices
- Network interfaces (see I/O table)
- Touchscreens
-PC function cards, modules
- Counter/timer
- Graphics accelerator
- I/O (analog/digital)
- IEEE-488 (HPIB)
- Image processing
- Memory, solid state disk
- Relay
-Peripherals
- CRT/LCD terminals
- Hot-swappable power supplies
- Monitors/display systems
–+ I/O sensor/computer interfacing
-Communication medium
- Optical fibre
- Radio
-Communication standard
- Ethernet/IP
- Fieldbus
- Modbus
- RS232/485/422
-Distributed I/O systems
- PC/104 system
- PC-centric
- PLC-centric
-I/O blocks/modules
-Mounting methods
- DIN rail
- Panel/rack mount modules
- Plug in cards
-Signal modules
- Analog
- Digital
- Mixed
–+ Industrial software for PCs
-Applications
- Data acquisition, analysis
- DSP (digital signal processing) software
- Operator interface
- Programming languages
- Soft PLC
-Language
- PLC languages
-Network communications
- Fieldbus
- TCP/IP
Section - Data Acquisition & Remote Control
–+ Data acquisition & logging systems
-Ethernet-based systems
-PC based data acquisition
- A-D conversion boards
-Recorders
- chart paper
- paperless
-Standalone data loggers
–+ Monitoring & sampling systems
-Monitors
- radiation
- vibration
–+ Scada - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
-Number of I/O points
- 0-1024
- 0-512
-Number of PLC or I/O drivers
- >640
- 0-16
- 16-64
- 64-640
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
–+ Hardware: Calibration, configuration & adjustment
-Handheld/portable
- Network capable HART device calibrator/configurator
- Network capable Profibus device calibrator/configurator
–+ Hardware: Monitoring, analysis & in situ testing
-In-stream/in situ
- General purpose data-logger
- Lubricant
- Thermal imaging/thermography
- Vibration/balance
-Sampling/ex situ
- Particle size
–+ Hardware: Test & monitoring
-Bench
- Instrument power supply
- Oscilloscope
- Other
-Handheld/portable
- Electrical motor tester
- Multimeter
- Thermal imager
- Thermometer
- Vibration/balance
Section - Miscellaneous Hardware
–+ Connectors for instrumentation & control
-Circular DIN, control
-Circular, mixed signal
-Circular, power
-Coaxial connectors
-D-subminiature
-Fieldbus interface
-Harsh environment
-I/O
-Optical fibre
-Rectangular, control, signal
-Rectangular, mixed signal
-Rectangular, power
-Termination tooling
-Thermocouple
-Watertight
–+ Energy sources/management
-Batteries
- Primary
- Secondary (rechargeable)
-Battery chargers
-DC-DC converters
-Instrument power supplies
-Load management
-Mains AC-DC converters
-Power factor correction
-Uninterruptible power supplies
–+ Industrial cabinets & enclosures
-19" racking
-Accessories
-Boxes - electronics
- Metal construction
- Plastic construction
-Cabinets
- Free-standing
- Industrial computers
- Wall mount
-Canopies
-Cases/housings
- Benchtop
- Card cages
- Portable
-EMC control
- Shielded enclosures
- Shielding laminates, gaskets, coating
-Enclosures (special)
- Corrosion proof
- Environmentally protected
-Sub-rack systems
-Thermal control
- Fans, blowers
- Heat exchangers/airconditioners
- Heatsinks
–+ Industrial switches & relays
-Heavy duty power switching
-Reed relays
- Dry-contact
-Relays
- DIN-rail mount
- General purpose, control
- Plug-in
- Solid state (photo MOS)
- Solid state (zero-crossing)
- Time delay
-Switches
- Cam-operated
- Magnetic
- Pushbutton-control
- Rocker
- Rotary selector
–+ Instrumentation & control installation
-Busbar
-Cable glands
-Heat-shrink guns
–+ Protection systems & alarms
-CBE (circuit breakers for equipment)
-Emergency stop switches
-EMI suppression filters
- Power-line
- Signal line
-Fuses
- Fast-acting
- Normal
-Hazardous gas detection
-Light curtains
-Protection relays
- Over/under voltage
- Over-current
- Phase balance
- Phase sequence
- Pump protection
- Thermal overload, motor protection
-Rope-pull switches
-Safety limit switches
-Surge protection/suppression
- Gas discharge
- Lightning arrestors
- Varistor (MOV)
-Thermal magnetic circuit breakers
–+ Terminal blocks for instrumentation & control
-DIN rail-mount
-Fieldbus terminal blocks
-Fuse terminal blocks
-I/O system
-PLC interface
-Pluggable terminal blocks
-Screwed clamp
-Screwless spring cage
Section - Networks for Communication & Control
–+ Industrial networking/communication systems
-4-20mA analog loop
-CANbus
-DeviceNet
-EIA-485
-Ethernet
-Foundation Fieldbus
-Modbus
-Network analysers
- DeviceNet
- Ethernet
- Genius LAN
- Profibus
- Profinet
- RS232/422/485
-Profibus
-Profinet
-Remote I/O
-RS232/422/485
-Wireless (for industrial application only)
–+ Wireless - accessories
-Antennas
- indoor
- outdoor
-Power supplies
- batteries
- energy harvesting (thermal/vibration, etc)
- solar
–+ Wireless - field devices
-WirelessHART
- field devices - transmitters
- repeaters
–+ Wireless - WiFi & WiMAX
-WiFi
- barcode scanners
- Ethernet port adaptor (aka modem)
- gateways - Bluetooth
- gateways - Ethernet
- handhelds (PDAs, tablets, smartphones, etc)
- in-vehicle network
-WiFI
- serial port adaptor (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
-WiFi
- WiFi PCIe/PCIe MC adaptor (aka modem)
- WiFi USB adaptor (aka modem)
–+ Wireless - ZigBee & Bluetooth
-Bluetooth 3+HS/4
- Bluetooth PCIe/PCIe MC adaptors (aka modem)
- Bluetooth USB adaptors (aka modem)
- CAN Bluetooth adaptors
- embedded modules
-Bluetooth Classic
- Bluetooth PCIe/PCIe MC adaptor (aka modem)
- Bluetooth USB adaptors (aka modem)
- CAN Bluetooth adaptors
- embedded modules
- Ethernet port Bluetooth adaptors (aka modem)
- serial port Bluetooth adaptors (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485) (aka modem)
Section - Process Control & Manufacturing Technologies
–+ Controllers (standalone)
-Communications
- Fieldbus
- RS232
- RS422/RS485
-Functionality
- Logic
- PID/PD
-Inputs
- 0/4-20mA
- RTD
- Thermocouple
-Outputs
- 0/4-20 mA
- Relay contact
-Panel size (mm)
- 48x48
- 48x96
- 96x96
–+ Electric drives, inverters & motors
-AC control
- Inverters - 1 phase AC
- Inverters - 3 phase AC
- Soft starter
-DC motors
- Brushless
–+ Flow measurement
-Flowmeters (type)
- Differential pressure (DP)
-Switches
–+ Hazardous areas equipment
-Flameproof
-Gas detection
-Intrinsic safety
- 3.5 & 4.5 digit indicators
- 4-20 mA set-point stations
- Flashing beacons
- Sensors
- Transmitters - pressure
- Transmitters - temperature
- Valve positioners
–+ Industry 4.0/IIoT (incl. cybersecurity)
-Industrial IT & networking
-M2M communication
-Smart sensors
–+ Machine vision
-Machine vision sensors
-Machine vision systems
-Visual inspection systems
–+ Operator interfaces & annunciators
-Analog panel meters
-Digital panel meters
-Digital process indicators
-Displays
- LCD, flat-panel
- Programmable message 
- Touchscreens
-HMI
-Keyboards
- Rackmount
- Sealed
-Keypads
- Harsh-environment
- Key-switch
- Outdoor (weather-proof)
–+ PLCs - Programmable Logic Controllers
-Analog I/O
-    1-16
-   17-64
-   65-256
-  257-512
- more than 512
-Digital I/O
-    1-16
-    17-64
-    65-256
-   257-512
-  more than 512
-Display
-Networking organisation
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
-Networking
- Ethernet
- Fieldbus
- PLC-to-PLC
- Remote I/O
- RS232, RS422, RS485
-Operator interface panel
-Programming
- Function block diagram
- IEC 1131
- Ladder diagram (relay logic)
–+ Position/motion control
-Computer interfaces
-Control transducers
- Displacement/position transducers
- Synchros & resolvers
-Programmable motion control systems
- Servo systems
-Rotary encoders
-Servo motors
- Brushless DC motors
- DC motors
- Linear motors
- Stepper motors
–+ Pressure measurement
-Differential pressure transducers
-Pressure gauges/indicators
-Pressure switches
–+ Proximity sensors and switches
-Capacitive
-Colour mark
-Edge detection
-Inductive
-Infrared
-Laser
-Limit switch
-Machine guard
-Photoelectric
-Ultrasonic
–+ Sensors
-Displacement
-Fibre-optic
-Flow
-Presence
-Radiation
-Thickness
-Vibration
-Vision
–+ Signal conditioning
-Converters
- A-D
- D-A
- mV/current
- Power (VAR, F, kWh, etc.)
- Programmable
-Isolators
–+ Temperature measurement
-Infrared (IR) line scan
-IR non-contact
-IR thermal imaging
-Panel-mount indicators
-Pyrometers (IR non-contact)
-Temperature switches
-Thermistors (PTC, NTC)
–+ Timers and counters
-Counters
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
-Timers
- Analog
- Digital
- Panel mount
- Rail mount
–+ Transmitters
-Differential pressure
-Flow
-Pressure
-Temperature
-Universal, programmable
-Vibration
-Wireless
Section - Services & Systems
–+ Services (industrial)
-Contractors
- Electrical
- Factory automation
- Panel builders
- Process control
-Programmers
- PLC
-System integration/consulting
- Electrical
- Factory automation
–+ System integration: process or technology specific
-Energy management
-Food & beverage
-Materials handling
-Mining & metals
-Packaging and Labelling
-Petrochemical
-Pharmaceutical
-Transportation
-Water & waste water
Section - Test, Measurement & Calibration
–+ Analytical instrumentation
-Spectrometers (UV, IR, etc.)
–+ Electrical test equipment
-Clampmeters
-Electrostatic measurements
-Insulation testers
-Logic probes/pulsers
-Mains power analysers
-Multimeters
-Ohmmeters
-Oscilloscopes
-Phase rotation
-Pipe & cable locators
-Portable power meters
-Scope & DMM combinations
-Synchro/resolver simulators
-X/Y, Y/t chart recorders
–+ Physical/mechanical test equipment
-Coating thickness
-Density
-Humidity
-Leak detection
-Light level
-Moisture content
-Noise/sound level
-Particle size
-Pyrometers
-Radiographic inspection
-Stroboscopes
-Temperature
-Thermal imaging
-Velocity
-Vibration/machine health
- Non-contact/ultrasonic