Features:
- Each of the sixteen isolated outputs has its own fast-blow protective fuse.
- The removable front terminal block keeps the field conductors together during a module exchange.
- A 10 A module ceiling supports distributed loading across the individual 2 A output circuits.
The permissible number of active channels depends on both current per point and ambient temperature. At heavier point loading, fewer circuits can remain energized as the cabinet approaches the top of the operating range.
Switching completes in less than one millisecond when turning on and in less than ten milliseconds when turning off at 60 Hz. This timing lets a technician separate expected triac response from slower field-device movement.
The field supply must remain within the supported AC window and frequency range, while the module also limits the peak voltage presented to its output stage. Source selection therefore belongs to the electrical design rather than the PLC backplane alone.
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Series Five cabinet limits
- Operating temperature: The surrounding air at the outside of the rack may range from 0 to 60°C without forced-air cooling.
- Storage exposure: An unpowered module may be stored from -20 to 70°C.
- Humidity control: Keep relative humidity between 5% and 95% and prevent condensation.
- Atmosphere: Install the rack where corrosive gases are absent.
Using the dual-purpose front indicators
- Point mapping: One LED corresponds to each of the sixteen output circuits.
- Logic state: Every indicator follows the commanded ON or OFF condition of its associated point.
- Address display: A program command changes the indicator function to show the module starting I/O address.
- Commissioning check: Compare the displayed start address with the configured rack allocation before tracing an unexpected output point.
Electrical safeguards for isolated AC channels
- Dielectric withstand: Series Five I/O circuits are rated for a 1500 VAC, one-minute dielectric test.
- Insulation resistance: The common I/O requirement exceeds 10 megohms at 500 VDC between chassis and power source.
- Arc performance: The I/O construction meets the NEMA ICS 2.230.40 showering-arc test.
- Noise immunity: The Series Five I/O requirement covers 1 ms, 1 kV Sanki pulses.
Connecting individually powered output circuits
- Terminal access: Field conductors land on the removable block at the front of the module.
- Channel connection: Two terminals are assigned to every output circuit.
- Source flexibility: Individual circuits may use different compatible AC supplies, including separate phases.
- Load power: The user provides every AC source needed by the connected output loads.
- Circuit separation: Maintain the source-relative isolation shown for each channel instead of introducing an unintended shared connection.