Schneider BMECRA31210 Remote I/O Expansion Communication Module

Schneider  BMECRA31210  Remote I/O expansion communication module

Functional Features

• Powerful Connectivity: Can connect 1,024 digital I/O channels (rack-mounted I/O) and 256 analog I/O channels (rack-mounted I/O), with each branch supporting up to 2 local racks.

• Multiple Communication Protocols: Supports Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP protocols, enabling data interaction with various devices.

• Flexible Communication Modes: Supports half-duplex, full-duplex, auto-negotiation, and auto-MDIX modes, automatically adjusting to actual network conditions.

• Rich Functional Features: Equipped with CC OTF (Configuration Change On The Fly) function, enabling real-time collection of input data and publication to remote I/O header adapters, while updating output modules based on received data. It also supports remote I/O device diagnostics, port mirroring, system timestamping (with 10ms precision for data recording timestamps), and other functions.

• Network Topology Support: Supports RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) ring topology, ensuring network stability and reliability, and enabling fast recovery in case of network failures.

• Network Security Features: Allows enabling or disabling communication ports and supports the Syslog protocol, enhancing the system's network security performance.

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External Interfaces

• Equipped with 3 RJ45 connectors, including 1 for service or connecting distributed devices and 2 for connecting to remote I/O networks (RSTP ring topology).

Status Indicators

• The module is equipped with multiple LED indicators, including a green module operation indicator, a red module error indicator, a green/red module status indicator, a green/red network communication status indicator, and a green Ethernet link diagnostic indicator, facilitating users to intuitively understand the module's working status.

Installation Methods

• Adopts backplane or rack mounting, with an IP20 protection rating.

Working Environment

• Operating temperature: 0°C–60°C

• Storage temperature: -40°C–85°C

• Humidity: 95% (non-condensing), suitable for various industrial environments.

Alternative Models

• Can replace multiple models such as 140CRA21110, 140CRA21120, and 140CRA31200.

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Application Fields

CNC Machinery

• Connects various sensors and actuators on CNC machines, such as position sensors, speed sensors, and servo motors, to achieve real-time monitoring and precise control of machine operating status, ensuring processing accuracy and efficiency.

Metallurgy Industry

• Connects I/O devices of equipment like blast furnaces, converters, and continuous casters on metallurgical production lines, real-time collects parameters such as temperature, pressure, and liquid level, and transmits control commands to corresponding equipment, ensuring stable production processes and improving product quality.

Oil and Gas Industry

• Remotely monitors wellhead equipment, pipeline valves, pump stations, etc., during oil and gas extraction, transportation, and refining, realizes automated control of production processes, promptly detects and handles anomalies, and ensures safe and efficient production operations.

Paper and Printing Industry

• Enables remote control and monitoring of equipment such as paper machines and printing presses, realizes precise adjustment of parameters like paper tension, printing pressure, and ink flow, improves product quality and production efficiency, and reduces labor costs.

Textile and Dyeing Industry

• Applied to textile and dyeing production lines, connects I/O modules of equipment such as spinning machines, weaving machines, and dyeing machines, realizes automated control of production processes, ensures textile quality and production efficiency, and facilitates equipment management and maintenance.

Automotive Manufacturing Industry

• Used on automotive production lines to control robots, automated assembly equipment, etc., realizes precise assembly of automotive components and efficient management of production processes, improving the automation level of automotive production and product quality.

Water Treatment and Environmental Protection

• Realizes remote monitoring and automated control of water treatment equipment such as water pumps, valves, and water quality monitoring instruments, ensures stable water treatment processes, improves water resource utilization efficiency and treatment effects. Meanwhile, in the environmental protection field, it monitors and controls waste gas and wastewater treatment equipment to help enterprises achieve environmental protection goals.

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Rail Transit

• Applied to rail transit systems such as subways and high-speed railways, remotely monitors various equipment on trains and signal systems, power supply systems, etc., along the track, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of rail transit.