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Chapter 11. SPECIFICATIONS
Item Specification
Event/ 
Time 
event
Output
Time events 1 to 5 Open-collector 
output
External supply voltage:  10 to 29Vdc
Max. load current:  70mA/load
OFF leakage current:  0.1mA
ON residual voltage:  1.6V max.
Event 1 to 3 settings
Time event 1 to 5 
settings
Event type PV type events: PV, deviation, absolute value 
deviation, SP, MV, MFB
Controller status events:
   RUN+HOLD+FAST+END, READY, 
RUN, HOLD, FAST, END, G.Soak 
standby, MANUAL, auto-tuning 
executing, constant-value 
operation, MFB estimated position 
control, sum of all alarms, PV 
range alarm, controller alarms, 
low battery voltage, setting on 
console, ADV
Time events: Segment No. events (Time event 1 
to 5 only)
Event standby ON/OFF selectable
Event hysteresis 0 to 200U (event types PV, deviation, absolute 
value deviation or SP)
0.0 to 20.0% (event types MV or MFB)
Event ON delay 0 to 3600s
Commu-
nications
Communications 
system
Communications 
standard
RS-485
Network Multidrop (DCP31 provided with only slave node 
functionality) 1 to 16 units max. (DIM), 1 to 31 units 
max. (CMC, SCM)
Data flow Half duplex
Synchronization Start-stop synchronization
Interface system
Transmission system
Balanced (differential)
Data line Bit serial
Signal line 5 transmit/receive lines (3-wire connection also 
possible)
Transmission speed 4800, 9600bps
Transmission 
distance
500m max. (total) (300m for MA500 DIM connec-
tion)
Other Conforming to RS-485
Display characters Char. bit count 11bits/character
Format 1 start bit, even parity, 1 stop bit; or 1 start bit, no 
parity, and 2 stop bits
Data length 8bits
Isolation All inputs and outputs are completely isolated.
RS-485 communications can be performed by connecting to a computer equipped with an RS-485 
interface or to Azbil Corporation MX200, MA500 (DK link II DIM) or CMC10 controllers.