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MPS-16A8R8T

MPS-16A8R8T is an all-in-one industrial PLC with 16 digital inputs, 8 SINK transistor outputs, and 8 relay outputs. Provides analog inputs/outputs, temperature sensor inputs, isolated high-speed counters, and 3 serial communication channels.

Program with ladder logic using MP STUDIO.

MPS-16A8R8T connector guide

Product Specifications

Category Quantity Terminal / Item Specifications
Programming method - - MP STUDIO
MP STUDIO2
(Ladder logic program)
Power - Power terminals DC 12~24V (0.5A or more when using DC 24V)
Analog outputs unavailable with USB power
Digital inputs 16 points
(Solid-state, isolated)
P0~P15 DC 0~40V; HIGH detection at DC 5V or higher
COM0: P0~P7, COM1: P8~P15
NPN/PNP input support
Transistor outputs 8 points
(Solid-state, non-isolated)
P32~P39 SINK outputs
Max. 1A/1 points, 6A/8 points
Relay outputs 8 points
(Mechanical contacts, isolated)
P40~P47 AC 250V or DC 30V
Max. 5A/1 points
2 points/1COM
Analog inputs 4 points
(Non-isolated)
AI0~AI3 0(4)~20mA, DC 0(1)~5V, DC 0~10V option
10bit
Analog outputs 2 points
(Non-isolated)
AO0, AO1 DC 0~5V, DC 0~10V option
16bit
Temperature sensor inputs 2 points
(Non-isolated)
T0, T1 NTC 3950K, 10kΩ(25℃)
-40~120℃
High-speed counter inputs 2 points
(Isolated)
H0, H1 DC 0~80V, Max. 5kHz
Encoder Inputs 1 channel
(Non-isolated)
SDA(A), SCL(B) DC 5V, Max. 50kHz
Shared with I²C
Pulse outputs 4 points
(Non-isolated)
PWM0, PWM1, PWM3, PWM4 DC 5V, Max. 30mA
2 timer groups
Communication Channels 1 channel each
(Non-isolated)
I²C, RS-232, RS-485, UART Modbus RTU Master·Slave
LS Industrial Systems Cnet(XGK) Slave
User-defined protocol
Memory - Flash 256KB (32KB used by system)
Data Memory 8KB (1KB used by system)

Digital inputs

See the one-channel digital-input check before wiring for the first time. →

Contact COM Input type Connector / Wiring example
P0~P7 COM0 NPN/PNP inputs MPS-16A8R8T digital-input
P8~P15 COM1 NPN/PNP inputs

Transistor outputs

See the one-channel SINK transistor-output check before wiring for the first time. →

Contact Output type Maximum current Connector / Wiring example
P32~P39 SINK: connected to GND when ON; FLOATING when OFF 1A/1 points, 6A/8 points MPS-16A8R8T transistor-output

Relay outputs

See the one-channel relay-output check before wiring for the first time. →

COM Contact Contact ratings Connector / Wiring example
COM3 P40, P41 AC 250V or DC 30V, Max. 5A/ points MPS-16A8R8T relay-output
COM4 P42, P43 AC 250V or DC 30V, Max. 5A/ points
COM5 P44, P45 AC 250V or DC 30V, Max. 5A/ points
COM6 P46, P47 AC 250V or DC 30V, Max. 5A/ points

Analog I/O and temperature sensors

Function Contact Range Function block Connector / Wiring example
Analog inputs AI0~AI3 0(4)~20mA, DC 0(1)~5V, DC 0~10V option ADC, ADC2 MPS-16A8R8T analog-input
Analog outputs AO0, AO1 DC 0~5V, DC 0~10V option DAC MPS-16A8R8T analog-output
Temperature sensor inputs T0, T1 NTC 10kΩ, 3950K NTEMP MPS-16A8R8T temperature-input

PWM and High-Speed Inputs

Function Contacts / Channels Points Connector / Wiring example
Isolated high-speed counter H0, H1 2 points MPS-16A8R8T counter-input
I²C / Encoder SDA(A), SCL(B) 1 channel MPS-16A8R8T counter-encoder
PWM outputs PWM0, PWM1, PWM3, PWM4 4 points MPS-16A8R8T pwm-output

Communication and Upload

Function Terminals / Cables Usage Connector / Wiring example
Program download MP Download Cable MP STUDIO download / monitoring MPS-16A8R8T communication
I²C·RS-232·RS-485·UART 1 channel each Modbus RTU Master·Slave, LS Industrial Systems Cnet(XGK) Slave, user-defined protocol
Power terminals Power terminals DC 12–24V input

Basic I/O example

0000   [ P0:Run button ]────────────────( P40:Relay )

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