Features:
- Features 66MHz clock speed with integrated math coprocessor for efficient floating-point calculations and fast logic execution (0.1-0.5 ms/k).
- Provides 846k IEC program capacity, 256k located data/config, 64k discrete I/O, and 64k register memory, suitable for complex control applications.
- Supports local I/O (2 racks with expander), remote I/O (31 drops with 64 in/64 out per drop), and distributed I/O (3 networks, 500 words/network).
The 140CPU43412A is built around an 80486 processor running at 66MHz, a significant advancement over earlier Quantum CPUs. The integrated math coprocessor enables efficient handling of floating-point arithmetic, essential for complex process control algorithms such as PID loops, temperature calculations, and flow compensation. The logic solve time ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 milliseconds per kilobyte of code, ensuring fast scan cycles even for large control programs. This speed is critical in applications requiring rapid response, such as packaging machines, high-speed conveyors, and emergency shutdown systems.
The 140CPU43412A offers substantial memory resources for demanding control applications. The IEC program capacity is 846 kbytes, providing ample space for large ladder logic, function block diagrams, and structured text programs. For Unity users, the minimum program and unlocated data allocation is 800 kbytes, with 256 kbytes dedicated to located data and configuration. The discrete I/O capacity reaches 64k points, suitable for large factory automation systems with thousands of field devices. Register memory for Unity applications is 64k, enabling extensive data tables, recipe storage, and historical logging.
The 140CPU43412A supports a comprehensive range of I/O architectures, making it suitable for systems of varying scale and complexity. For local I/O, the CPU supports up to two racks (requiring an expander), each capable of housing multiple I/O modules. For remote I/O, the 140CPU43412A handles up to 31 drops, each supporting 64 input words and 64 output words. This allows field I/O to be distributed across large facilities, reducing wiring costs and simplifying maintenance. For distributed I/O, the CPU supports up to three networks, each capable of carrying 500 input words and 500 output words across up to 266 network modules (using two modules per node).
The 140CPU43412A Schneider CPU Unity may still be available for purchase and support from Apter Power beyond
End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).
Schneider 140CPU43412A CPU Unity Manuals,
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Schneider 140CPU43412A CPU Unity Specs
General
- Manufacturer Schneider
- Model 140CPU43412A
- Condition New Original ready stock
- Product Family
140DAI74000,140DDI35310,140DDO35301,140CRA21220
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not
included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are
shown in USD.
- Power & Utility Control: Deployed heavily across balance-of-plant (BOP) systems in thermal and hydroelectric power plants, supervising high-density water treatment, ash handling, and coal conveyor networks.
- Municipal Water Management: Governing centralized, multi-node automation structures for large-scale water treatment plants, municipal sewage plants, and reverse-osmosis desalination complexes.
- Oil & Gas Process Control: Operating booster stations along cross-country pipeline grids, terminal tank farms, and managing multi-loop proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control loops in industrial reactors.
- Heavy Process Industries: Handling high-frequency I/O scanning and equipment interlocking in harsh steel mill blast furnaces, cement kilns, and mining crushing facilities.
- Electrical Safety & Quality Standards: Fully listed under UL 508 (Standard for Industrial Control Equipment), CSA C22.2 No 142 (Canadian Standard Association), and certified to carry the cUL mark.
- Hazardous Area (Explosion-Proof) Safety: Holds FM Class 1 Division 2 certification (Groups A, B, C, D), allowing direct deployment into industrial enclosures where flammable gases, vapors, or volatile liquids may occasionally be present.
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD): Compliant with IEC 801-2 (withstands up to 8 kV air discharge and 4 kV contact discharge).
- Radiated Electromagnetic Field Immunity: Compliant with IEC 801-3 (withstands high-frequency sweeps up to 10 V/m within the 80 MHz to 2000 MHz spectrum).
- Multi-Platform Engineering: While natively running LL984 logic under Concept or ProWORX, it easily maps into Unity Pro (v7.0 and higher) and modern EcoStruxure Control Expert platforms.
- Redundant Hot Standby Matching: If establishing a highly available redundant configuration (Hot Standby), both the primary and standby controllers must match as the specific "A" version variant (e.g., both must be 140CPU43412A). Mixing "A" and non-"A" modules will fail because of underlying flash memory execution discrepancies.
- Modbus Plus (MB+) Peer-to-Peer Networking: Features an on-board 9-pin SUB-D female port supporting local coaxial multi-drop topologies, managing peer-to-peer data distribution across up to 63 independent network nodes.