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BX-08SIM

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AutomationDirect BX-08SIM controller input simulator

BX-08SIM is the drawing identifier for controller input simulator in AutomationDirect's BRX Series PLC collection. An input simulator lets a technician provide selected test input conditions to a compatible controller arrangement. It is a testing interface rather than a field-sensor input module for permanent process wiring.

Drawing use: GA
Application: Equipment layouts
Reference family: Manufacturer

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This reference concerns the named BX-08SIM drawing and its controller input simulator role. A drawing in the same collection is not automatic evidence of compatible terminals, mounts or electrical performance.

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Digital input module

A digital input module brings discrete field states into a controller.

Drawing use: GA / Schematic
Application: Control circuits
Reference family: Manufacturer

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Channel quantity does not identify voltage, polarity or isolation arrangements.

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