B&R offers the X2X+ backplane bus as an option, increasing the performance of the X20 system by a factor of four. And, because all existing X20 I/O modules are already compatible with X2X+, all it takes to build more powerful machines are bus modules. The advantages of this new bus are designed to be apparent in applications that involve many I/O modules or high data volume but where short cycle times are imperative. It is possible to set up two separate cycle times so that less time-critical data is transported more slowly and generates less network and processor load. X2X+ is designed to enable faster data transfer and up to four times faster response times. In combination with this higher bandwidth, large amounts of data can be handled, and higher sampling rates can be achieved.
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