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Remote IO

Tibbo Remote IO (RIO) devices allow you to control their outputs, as well as monitor their inputs and externally connected sensors using the Modbus protocol.

Built on the Tibbo Project System (TPS), our Remote IO controllers are infinitely flexible, as most of their capabilities come from installed Tibbit blocks. Need an extra input or output, or want to connect an additional sensor? Add the right Tibbit! Have no use for something? There is no need to keep it in the controller. To get you started, we have also created a few standard configurations that can be ordered from our webstore directly.

Owing to their flexibility, Tibbo's RIO devices are perfect for creating customized industrial automation, Industry 4.0, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions in various fields such as building automation, smart agriculture, green energy, metering, and many other sectors.

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A Wide Variety of Tibbit-Based I/O and Sensing Capabilities

Digital I/O lines

Optically isolated inputs
(several configurations available)

Open-collector outputs
(several configurations available)

Pulse-width modulated (PWM) outputs
(several configurations available)

Mechanical relays (low and high-current; high-voltage options)

Solid-state relays (SSRs)

Analog-to-digital converters with voltage input

Digital-to-analog converters with voltage output

RTD and thermocouple temperature meters

Temperature, humidity, pressure, light, and acceleration sensors

RS485 ports for connecting Modbus Sensors (Bus Probes)

On-device pushbuttons and
LED indicators

External Sensors

Tibbo Cable Probes

Cable Probes, also known as I²C Sensors, are miniature environmental sensors designed for use with our Tibbo Project System (TPS) devices.

Remote IO controllers support three types of Cable Probes: the ambient temperature (CP#01), ambient temperature and humidity (CP#02), and ambient light (CP#03) sensors.

Each probe comes with a 100cm (39") cable. Cable Probes are very useful when you need to monitor the environment in the immediate controller's vicinity and yet avoid any influence from the controller itself.

A single Remote IO controller can have multiple Cable Probes connected to it.

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Tibbo Bus Probes

Bus Probes are a family of Modbus sensors with an RS485 interface.

Remote IO controllers work with all Bus Probes: the ambient temperature (BP#01), ambient temperature and humidity (BP#02), and ambient light (BP#03) sensors, as well as the three-axis accelerometer (BP#04).

A single Remote IO controller can have up to four RS485 channels, with each channel receiving data from multiple Bus Probes.

Bus Probes are handy when you need to position your sensors at a considerable distance from the controller or connect a large number of sensors.

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1-wire and SWP Sensors*

Remote IO controllers support* both 1-wire devices and their close relatives — sensors that run on the so-called Single Wire Protocol (SWP).

1-wire device support is limited to temperature sensors. As for SWP devices, Tibbo Remote IO controllers can work with temperature and humidity sensors.

One Remote IO controller can offer several 1-wire/single-wire channels. Multiple 1-wire sensors can be connected to a single channel (only one sensor per channel is possible for single-wire devices). The wire connecting 1-wire and single-wire devices to the Remote IO controller can be up to 10m long.

* Contact Tibbo for availability

An Intuitive, Advanced Web Interface

The modular nature of the TPS platform affords tremendous flexibility to Remote IO controllers. This flexibility, however, can be intimidating to novice users of TPS devices. In planning and executing the advanced web-based configuration interface for Remote IO, we strived to create a system that would greatly simplify the configuration process, especially for beginners.

The web interface shows the actual layout of the Remote IO controller, including the Tibbit modules "plugged" into it.

The Modbus registers tab displays the list of controller's hardware and the Modbus registers associated with each I/O line or Tibbit function.

Yet another page presents a separate diagram for RS485 ports and any Tibbo Bus Probes connected to these ports.

Want to take a look? Click the button below to access the web interface emulator.

Launch the web interface emulator

Fast Deployment With the L.U.I.S. App

Anyone who has ever deployed a device on a target network knows that the process often gets stuck over silly little things, like the IP address configuration. You know how it goes: To set the IP address, you need to get to the device's web interface. This may not be possible if its current IP is incompatible with the network... To rectify, you are forced to create a small temporary network, hardcode your notebook's IP, and so on... Your precious time is wasted on silly stuff.

Enter L.U.I.S, our wireless configuration solution for RIO and other Tibbo devices.

When equipped with the available Wi-Fi/BLE add-on, the basic parameters of RIO controllers are configurable via the BLE interface, using the L.U.I.S. app (iOS, Android, and web app).

Step up to the device, press the MD (configuration) button, find the device in the L.U.I.S. app, and edit the network settings and other basic parameters right on your smartphone!

Tibbo Remote IO — Features

  • Built on the Tibbo Project System (TPS) platform:
    • Several standard configurations available
    • Deep hardware configurability through Tibbits enables creating a virtually unlimited number of custom configurations
  • 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port with RJ45 and magnetics
  • Optional 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi interface (requires the WA2000 add-on module)
  • Optional Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.2 interface (requires the WA2000 add-on module)
  • Tibbit-based I/O and sensing functionality:
    • Digital I/O lines
    • Optically isolated inputs (several configurations available)
    • Open-collector outputs (several configurations available)
    • Pulse-width modulated (PWM) outputs (several configurations available)
    • Mechanical relays (low and high-current; high-voltage options)
    • Solid-state relays (SSRs)
    • Analog-to-digital converters with voltage input
    • Digital-to-analog converters with voltage output
    • RTD and thermocouple temperature meters
    • Temperature, humidity, pressure, light, and acceleration sensors
    • RS485 port for connecting Modbus Sensors (Bus Probes)
    • On-device pushbuttons and LED indicators
  • Supported external sensors:
    • Tibbo Bus Probes (RS485 Modbus Sensors):
      • Ambient temperature sensor (BP#01)
      • Ambient temperature and humidity sensor (BP#02)
      • Ambient light sensor (BP#03)
      • Three-axis accelerometer (BP#04)
    • Tibbo Cable Probes (I²C Sensors):
      • Ambient temperature sensor (CP#01)
      • Ambient temperature and humidity sensor (CP#02)
      • Ambient light sensor (CP#03)
    • Industry-standard 1-wire and single-wire (SWP) sensors*:
      • Temperature sensors
      • Humidity sensors
  • Configuration:
    • Basic configuration via:
    • Full configuration via a sophisticated web interface
  • Power:
    • 12V, 24V, and 48V power options
    • Optional power-over-Ethernet (PoE)
  • RIO application is open-source — modify it as needed

* Contact Tibbo for availability

Open-source Remote IO Application

The Remote IO app is written in Tibbo C. Feel free to modify or borrow from the app in any way you please. Anything is possible — from a simple logo replacement to a deeper rework of features. Chop the code up, slice it, dice it, and put it back together, or turn it into something else entirely.

Have no time nor desire to write your own code? Contract Tibbo to do this for you!

Visit the Remote IO project page