ABB AG
Remote Terminal Unit
Application, characteristics and technical data have to
be taken from the hardware data sheet:
23BA40 1KGT 150 556
Operation
The 23BA40 has sixteen output relays. Eight groups of
two contacts have the same common return. This
allows to split the output channels to eight different
process voltage sources.
See Figure 6 for a block diagram of the 23BA40.
Processing function
The I/O micro controller (EAP Ein- Ausgabe-Prozessor
/ Input- output processor) activates any output forced
by the CMU (CMU = communication unit) by a com-
mand output request. The EAP controls the time dura-
tion of a pulse output by the loaded pulse length time
value.
Output monitoring and supervision
Any output is checked and monitored by the EAP by
different tests and supervision functions:
• the output pattern is read back before the
output is activated
• the 24 V DC supply voltage to switch the out-
put relays is supervised during an active out-
put
• the pulse duration is controlled by the EAP
• any detected error is indicated by LED’s
One or two pole outputs
Figure 7 to Figure 9 show the different principle wir-
ings for one or two pole command output.
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Connections and Settings
Binary Output 23BA40
Settings
On the 23BA40, only the rack address and the device
address have to be set via the DIL- switch S1. To
access S1, the top cover has to be removed. Figure 1
shows the position, Figure 2, Table 7 and Table 8
show the layout of the DIL-switch S1. Furthermore a
terminating resistor of 1kΩ for the serial RTU system
Bus can be activated via S1, see Table 9.
Notice:
• Never remove top cover when process volt-
age is applied! Danger!
• DIL-switch S1 may only be operated under
off-circuit conditions (24 V supply removed)
• Take ESD-protective measures before re-
moval of the cover
Signaling
The board monitors and checks its functionality as well
as the dialog via the peripheral bus. Detected errors
are indicated and/or transmitted by the board:
• by the red LED ”ST”
• by the red LED ”PST”
• by diagnostic messages
LED ”ST”
The „ST“ LED indicates board errors or peripheral bus
errors.
The „ST“ LED indicates:
• board runs initialization procedure
• board is doing a cold- or warm start
• board has detected a memory error (RAM or
EPROM)
• micro controller faulty
• no dialog via the peripheral bus for at least 2
minutes. The board is not polled by the PBP
of CMU.
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LED ”PST” LED ”1...16”

The LED indicates an error at command output:
The LED’s are dedicated to the output relays. The
LED’s are ON the time an output is active (pulse or
• 24 V DC for the output relays failed during
persistent).
command output
• Time out PBP during active output. Any ac-
tive output is stopped (switched off). LED ”5V”

The LED indicates that the 5 V DC power is applied.

X2

X4 X3

S1

X6 X5

X1

Figure 1: Position of the indication-, connection- and control elements

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Connection elements

Process connectors X1, X2: 16-pole pluggable screw-terminal: Phoenix Contact

MVSTBR 2,5/16-STF-5,08

Power supply and /E-line X3, X4: 3-pole pluggable screw-terminal: Phoenix Contact
MVSTBR 2,5/3-ST-5,08

Serial RTU peripheral bus X5,X6: 3-pole pluggable screw-terminal: Phoenix Contact
MVSTBR 2,5/3-ST-5,08

Several devices 23BA40 and 23BE40 can be mounted side by side on an EN-rail. The connectors X3, X4 and X5,
X6 are suitable for through-wiring. The internal wiring is designed for up to 8 devices 23BA40 or 23BE40.
The Event-line (E) connects all devices of one string (up to 8). No further connection to other devices is allowed.
The cable shield shall be grounded near the devices.

Pin Signal name

Pin Signal name 1 +24V
1 O1 2 0V
2 O2 3 E
3 O3
4 O4 Table 3: Pin assignment for X3
5 C1
6 C2
7 C3
8 C4
9 C5 Pin Signal name
10 C6 1 E
11 C7 2 0V
12 C8 3 +24V
13 O5
14 O6 Table 4: Pin assignment for X4
15 O7
16 O8
Table 1: Pin assignment for X1
Pin Signal name
1 TA
Pin Signal name 2 TB
1 O16 3 0V
2 O15
3 O14 Table 5: Pin assignment for X5
4 O13
5 C16
6 C15
7 C14 Pin Signal name
8 C13 1 0V
9 C12 2 TB
10 C11
3 TA
11 C10
12 C9 Table 6: Pin assignment for X6
13 O12
14 O11
15 O10
16 O9
Table 2: Pin assignment for X2

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Rack S1/2 S1/3 S1/4

address
0 not allowed
1 0 0 1
2 0 1 0
Terminating
Rack address
3 0 1 1
resistor B Slot address
4 1 0 0
S1/1 S1/2 S1/3 S1/4 S1/5 S1/6 S1/7 S1/8 5 1 0 1
6 1 1 0
1
7 1 1 1
0 Table 8: DIL-switch S1: Rack address

DIL- switch S1

Terminating S1/1
Figure 2: Assignment DIL-switch S1 resistor B
Open 0
Terminated 1
Slot/Device S1/5 S1/6 S1/7 S1/8
address Table 9: DIL-switch S1: Terminating resistor
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 1
From the software point-of-view the module 23BA40
2 0 0 1 0
is treated as a 23BA20 mounted in a dedicated rack
3 0 0 1 1
on a dedicated slot (device address). This virtual
4 0 1 0 0
rack has 8 different devices.
5 0 1 0 1
6 0 1 1 0 One power supply unit 560PSU40 is able to drive up
7 0 1 1 1 to 8 modules 23BA40.
8 1 0 0 0
9 1 0 0 1 The following configuration and wiring rules apply to
10 1 0 1 0 23BA40 and 23BE40 as well:
11 1 0 1 1
12 1 1 0 0 • Not more than 8 modules per 560PSU40
13 1 1 0 1 • Not more than 8 modules per rack
14 1 1 1 0 • All modules with connected E-line must
15 1 1 1 1 have the same rack address
• The E-line must be wired between 23BE40
Table 7: DIL-switch S1: Slot/Device address and 23BA40 modules with same rack ad-
dress, but need not to be connected to any
other device
• Terminate only the last module within a bus
segment

The following figures are examples for the possible

connections of different modules:

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560
PSU Gnd E E
40 X4 X3 X4 X3 X4
24 V
23BA40/23BE40 23BA40/23BE40 ..... 23BA40/23BE40
560 X6 X5 X6 X5 X6
CMU Gnd
xx TB
TA Rack 1, Slot/Address 0 Rack 1, Slot/Address 1 Rack 1, Slot/Address 7
1 8 1 8 1 Terminated 8

S1 1
0

Figure 3: Connection principle of 23BE40 / 23BA 40

Figure 4: Wiring of two complete virtual racks with 8 slots each

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Figure 5: Wiring of different virtual racks, one or more bus segments

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RTU Peripheral Bus

0V
X6/1 X5/3
TB
X6/2 X5/2
TA
X6/3 X5/1

1 C1
K01 X1/5
ST k01 O1
X1/1
2 C2
K02 X1/6
k02 O2
X1/2
3 C3
K03 X1/7
Micro- k03 O3
controller X1/3
4 C4
K04 X1/8
k04 O4
X1/4
5 C5
RAM K05 X1/9
k05 O5
X1/13
6 C6
X1/10
K06
k06 O6
X1/14
EPROM K17 C7
7 X1/11
K07
k07 O7
X1/15
8 C8
EAP X1/12
K08
k08 O8
X1/16
9 C9
K09 X2/12
k09 O9
X2/16
10 C10
X2/11
PST K10
k10 O10
X2/15
11 C11
K11 X2/10
k11 O11
X2/14
12 C12
K12 X2/9
k12 O12
X2/13
13 C13
X2/8
K13
k13 O13
X2/4
14 C14
X2/7
K14
k14 O14
X2/3
15 C15
X2/6
K15
k15 O15
VCC X2/2
16 C16
X2/5
K16
k16 O16
X2/1
K17

+24V
X4/3 X3/1
0V
X4/2 X3/2
/E
X4/1 X3/3

Figure 6: Logic block diagram

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k01
X1/1
k02
X1/2
k03
X1/3
k04
X1/4
k05
X1/13
k06
X1/14
k07
X1/15
k08
X1/16

X1/5

X1/6

X1/7

X1/8

X1/9

X1/10

X1/11

X1/12

k09
X2/16
k10
X2/15
k11
X2/14
k12
X2/13
k13
X2/4
k14
X2/3
k15
X2/2
k16
X2/1

X2/12

X2/11

X2/10

X2/9

X2/8

X2/7

X2/6

X2/5

23BA40 process
+UP -UP

Figure 7: Binary output 1 pole, same process voltage circuit on all eight groups.

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k01
X1/1
k02
X1/2
k03
X1/3
k04
X1/4
k05
X1/13
k06
X1/14
k07
X1/15
k08
X1/16

X1/5

X1/6

X1/7

X1/8

X1/9

X1/10

X1/11

X1/12

k09
X2/16
k10
X2/15
k11
X2/14
k12
X2/13
k13
X2/4
k14
X2/3
k15
X2/2
k16
X2/1

X2/12

X2/11

X2/10

X2/9

X2/8

X2/7

X2/6

X2/5

23BA40 process
+Pn -Pn +UP -UP

Figure 8: Binary output 1 pole. Different process voltage sources on k01 – k08 and k09 – k16.

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k01
X1/1
k02
X1/2
k03
X1/3
k04
X1/4
k05
X1/13
k06
X1/14
k07
X1/15
k08
X1/16

X1/5

X1/6

X1/7

X1/8

X1/9

X1/10

X1/11

X1/12

k09
X2/16
k10
X2/15
k11
X2/14
k12
X2/13
k13
X2/4
k14
X2/3
k15
X2/2
k16
X2/1

X2/12

X2/11

X2/10

X2/9

X2/8

X2/7

X2/6

X2/5

23BA40 process
-UP +UP

Figure 9: Binary output 2 pole.

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