6 Channel Output Module
The 6 Channel Output Module is a GOcontroll Moduline-compatible expansion card that adds six independently controllable output channels to your modular controller setup. Each output supports multiple configurations, including high-side, low-side, and half-bridge control—making the module ideal for driving a wide range of actuators such as valves, motors, and relays.
All channels are equipped with protection against overcurrent, short circuits, reverse polarity and overheating. In addition, each output includes built-in current measurement, enabling diagnostics and closed-loop control strategies.
Applications
- Proportional and on/off valve control (hydraulic and pneumatic)
- Solenoid valve driving
- Fuel injector driving with peak-and-hold current shaping
- Lamp, work light and LED switching
- PWM dimming and power control of lighting and resistive loads
- Small DC motor control via half-bridge
- Bidirectional motor and actuator control using a full-bridge topology (two channels)
- Current-controlled proportional actuators
- Frequency-based output signals
Features
- Each output is independently configurable
- Per channel selectable: high side or low side switching (on-off), high side or low side duty cycle control (0-100%), half bridge, peak-and-hold and frequency output
- Software-configurable current limit per channel (up to 4 A)
- Built-in current measurement on every channel for diagnostics and closed-loop control
- Peak-and-hold current profile with configurable peak current and hold time
- Selectable PWM switching frequency per channel pair (up to 10 kHz)
- Frequency output mode (0-500 Hz)
- Each output is short circuit and over temperature protected
- Module supply is reverse polarity protected
- Module power supply is load dump protected (ISO 7637)
- Bad ground connection detection (earth loop protection)
- External supply voltage range from 8 to 32 Volt
Technical Specifications
The technical specifications are listed in the table below.
| Min | Nom | Max | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply rail voltage (normal operation) | 8 | 32 | Volt | |
| Nominal load current for each channel* | 3.5 | A | ||
| Peak load current for each channel* | 4 | A | ||
| PWM control frequency, selectable per channel pair | 0.1 | kHz | ||
| 0.2 | kHz | |||
| 0.5 | kHz | |||
| 1 | kHz | |||
| 2 | kHz | |||
| 5 | kHz | |||
| 10 | kHz | |||
| Duty cycle resolution | 0.1 | % |
* The maximum total module current may not exceed 15 A
Connectors may never be hot-plugged. Remove power before removing or installing connectors.
Connect all supply and ground pins before driving an actuator; otherwise the processor board and module can be permanently damaged.
If a safety relay removes the module power, only interrupt the positive supply (+) — never the ground.
The total module current consumption may not exceed 15 A.
The 6 Channel Output Module page in our knowledge base covers everything you need to integrate the module: the complete pinout for every controller and module slot, the eight channel functions with their current limit and peak and hold settings, the switching frequency per channel pair, the diagnostics the module reports back, and how to drive it from the GOcontroll CodeBase, Simulink or Node-RED.