K8DS-PA2 is a controller developed by Omron Corporation as part of their K-Series intelligent control system. The K8DS-PA2 offers a higher level of process control, system integration, and troubleshooting capabilities than other PLCs. It operates with both STEP 7 and GX Works2 programming, and can handle up to 384 I/O points with local I/O modules. It offers a wide variety of safety functions including safety relay outputs, safety key switches, and dual-channel safety outputs for redundant safety control configurations. It has a built-in Ethernet port for connection to an EtherNet/IP network and includes support for trending, alarm handling, event sequencing, and multi-user access.