{"id":4247,"date":"2025-04-28T04:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&#038;p=4247"},"modified":"2025-04-28T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:59:18","slug":"hd8-product-overview","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/product-documentation\/product-documentation-controllers\/hd8-product-documentation\/hd8-introduction\/hd8-product-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"HD8: Product overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The HD8 is a SPLat single board programmable logic controller that includes a number of innovative features. Key features are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 bidirectional digital I\/O points. 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