The main features of the CX8200 device series include:

• high-performance 1.2 GHz Arm® Cortex®-A53 CPUs with two cores

• 1 GB LPDDR4 RAM

• USB 3.0 interface for wireless and cellular communication

• built-in capacitive 1-second UPS

• TwinCAT NC PTP available

• platform level 20 in TwinCAT 3

The boot and storage medium is an interchangeable, industry-standard microSD

card, which can be accessed via a covered slot. This is used to store not only the

operating system, but also TwinCAT and user projects. As a result, hardware can

be replaced rapidly in the case of service, and software updates can be performed

on site by simply replacing the microSD card. Beckhoff RT Linux® is used as

operating system.

The built-in capacitive 1-second UPS ensures secure backup of persistent application

data on the microSD card, and the date and time are buffered via a maintenance-free

capacitor.

Users benefit from powerful object-oriented programming capabilities and a wide

range of software components (Functions) from the TwinCAT 3 portfolio.

They are cost-optimized for use on the CX8200 device platform. The TwinCAT

automation software turns the CX8200 system into a high-performance PLC and

motion control system. Proven features of the CX8000 series are also proviced,

such as the automatic E-bus/K-bus recognition as well as the extended operating

temperature range between -25 and +60°C for application in climatically demanding

situations.

With the CX8200 series, Beckhoff offers a compact controller that supports a wide

range of bus systems in addition to EtherCAT. The CX8210 EtherCAT slave, the

CX8280 for serial protocols, and the CX8290 for different Ethernet protocols are

available as interfaces. The fieldbus and communication system support will be

extended, e.g. PROFINET, CANopen, PROFIBUS.