MOXA's IOLOGIK E1260-T ethernet remote input/output has two embedded ethernet switch ports that allow information to flow to another local ethernet device or connect to the next ioLogik in the daisy-chain. Applications such as factory automation, security and surveillance systems, and tunnel monitoring, can make use of daisy-chained ethernet for building multi-drop input/output networks over standard ethernet cables. Many industrial automation users are familiar with the multi-drop configuration typically used in fieldbus applications. The daisy-chain function on the ethernet remote input/output ioLogik E1260-T not only increases the connection between machines and panels, but also lowers the cost of buying separate ethernet switches, and at the same time reduces labor fees and cabling by a large percentage. For example, if a production facility contains 700 stations (20 points per station), the wiring cost reduction can reach 15% of the total implementation cost. -40 – 75 deg. C.