Control Technology, Inc.

products for industrial process automation.

Control Technology Inc. (CTI) manufactures the CTI 2500 Series™ Programmable Controller System—a compatible replacement for the Simatic® 505.

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2500-RIO-A RS485 Remote Base Controller

The 2500-RIO-A RS485 Remote Base Controller allows control of a remotely-located CTI 2500 Series™ or Simatic® 505 I/O base over a twisted-pair RS485 cable up to 1000m from the CPU.

Features

Replaces Siemens® 505-6851-A and 505-6851-B with no rewiring
Can be used in all currently available CTI and Siemens® 4, 8, 11,and 16-slot bases
Works in 2500-R11-A and 505-6511 redundant bases to provide RBC redundancy
Up to 15 remote bases can be attached to a CPU
Maximum cable distance between CPU and remote base is 1000m