Allen-Bradley Distributed I/O

Allen-Bradley Distributed I/O covers the remote and modular I/O lines used to move field wiring away from the controller chassis and out to the machine. Palm Parts Solution catalogues 265 part numbers in this family.

Series in this family

• POINT I/O — 84 catalogued part numbers
• FLEX I/O (Bulletin 1794) — 85 catalogued part numbers
• FLEX 5000 I/O (Bulletin 5094) — 38 catalogued part numbers
• ArmorBlock I/O — 29 catalogued part numbers
• ArmorPOINT I/O — 14 catalogued part numbers

These five series account for 250 of the 265 part numbers. The remaining 15 are additional distributed-I/O products from smaller legacy and specialised groups that are catalogued in the family without a dedicated series.

FLEX I/O and FLEX 5000 I/O are related but distinct platforms: FLEX I/O is the Bulletin 1794 rack-based line, while FLEX 5000 I/O is the later Bulletin 5094 platform. They are listed as separate series and are not interchangeable.

Part-number prefixes observed in the catalogue

• 1734 (POINT I/O) — 84 part numbers
• 1794 (FLEX I/O) — 85 part numbers
• 5094 (FLEX 5000 I/O) — 38 part numbers
• 1732 (ArmorBlock on-machine I/O) — 29 part numbers
• 1738 (ArmorPOINT) — 14 part numbers
• 1791 / 1797 / 1790 / 1792 (CompactBlock, Guard I/O and FLEX Ex groups) — 15 part numbers

Product types

Digital input and output modules, analog input and output modules, specialty and high-speed I/O, remote I/O adapters and communication couplers, terminal bases and wiring accessories. Ratings and configurations vary by part number.

How to navigate

Start from the series page for the platform you run, then filter by prefix — 1734 for DIN-rail POINT I/O, 1794 for FLEX I/O racks, 5094 for FLEX 5000, 1732 or 1738 for on-machine blocks. Products outside those five series are still listed on this family page.