FlexiConnect

The controller and
instrument interface.

FlexiConnect is our developing local controller and instrument interface. The satin SS304 enclosure with a black front panel is our primary design. The white/graphite finish is a separate concept, not a confirmed product option.

Satin SS304

CAD render · satin stainless · black front panel

FlexiConnect powder-coated white CAD render

White / graphite — design concept

Concept render · not confirmed as a production finish

CAD renders of the FlexiConnect controller. Final production finish may vary.

// LAYOUTFRONT / REAR

Front for chemistry. Rear for the lab network.

Designed for automating existing lab-scale jacketed glass reactors.

Front panel

LEMO connectors

RTD, digital and analog I/O into the reaction.

RTD inputs 2×
Analog in (AI) 2×
Analog out (AO) 2×
Digital in (DI) 2×
Digital out (DO) 2×
Notification LED run state

Rear panel

Communications

Serial and fieldbus on a DB9, plus network and service ports.

RS232 2× via DB9
RS485 1× via DB9
Ethernet 1× RJ45 (design target)
USB service / local PC

// BASE I/OAS DESIGNED

I/O summary

RTD2
Analog in2
Analog out2
Digital in2
Digital out2
RS2322
RS4851
Ethernet1 (design target)

Control & build

RoleLocal recipe controller
BodyStainless steel
FrontBlack ABS panel
ExpandAdd-on RTD & comms modules
SafetyIndependent hardware stop in design
FitExisting lab-scale jacketed glass
OriginMade in Madurai for the world

// COMPATIBILITYUNDER DEVELOPMENT