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Home Products 2500 Series - Classic Remote Base Controllers & Wiring 2500-RIO-A RS485 Remote Base Controller (MATURE - replaced by 2500-RIO-B)

2500-RIO-A RS485 Remote Base Controller (MATURE - replaced by 2500-RIO-B)

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. IMPORTANT NOTE: 2500-RIO-A HAS BEEN MATURED. IT IS REPLACED BY 2500-RIO-B, WHICH SHOULD BE USED ON ALL NEW DESIGNS.

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
2500-RIO-A RS485 Remote Base Controller (MATURE - replaced by 2500-RIO-B)

Files & Documents

Manuals

Revision History

Firmware Upgrade Kit (note this file requires special download access)

Technical Advisories

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