Chapter 3 – Hardware Design
Figure 5: Front and back views of the RA331
A AC or DC power input.
B Mains and Ready back panel indicators: The Mains is lit when the module is powered. Ready indicator
lights up after the module self-test is completed.
C Up to 8 analog inputs for voltage, current, or DC transducers, identified as 101 to 108.
D Up to 32 digital inputs identified as 201 to 232.
E One connector for fiber optic links. The connector has an Act indicator that lights up when its link is active
(i.e., it is receiving requests of the processing module).
F Front Panel Indicators: Mains lights up when the module is powered-up. Ready indicator lights up after the
module self-test is completed. The Link1 indicator lights up when active.
3.3 RA332
3.3.1 KEY FEATURES
Up to 16 analog inputs (voltage, current, DC transducers, probes);
Up to 32 digital inputs;
16-bit analog-to-digital converters, 256 points-per-cycle sampling rate;
Frequency response of DC to 3.0 kHz;
Fiber-optic interface to connect to the processing module;
Up to 2 km fiber-optic links;
Front panel mounting or internal panel mounting.
3.3.2 COMPONENTS
Figure 6 shows all the components of the RA332 module.