Transient 
Protection 
2.5kV surge withstand capability as per ANSI/IEEE 
C37.90.1-1989 
Isolation 
Common ground return connected to Chassis Ground. 
14.10 Digital Inputs/Outputs 
I/O points 
8 points 
Each point is an input and an output 
Output Rating 
1.0A maximum 
0.35V maximum drop at 1.0A 
0.05V maximum drop at 0.1A 
Open drain sinking when ON. 
28V maximum when OFF. 
Input Rating 
Dry contact input. 
Wetting current typically 5mA, pulsed. 
Contact closure to ground is ON. 
Open input is OFF. 
Digital Input 
Thresholds 
0.9V typical turn on input voltage. 
Less than 0.4V guaranteed turn on input voltage. 
1.5V typical turn off input voltage. 
Greater than 2.2V guaranteed turn off input voltage. 
Contact  
Resistance 
ON input requires less than 100Ω contact resistance. 
OFF input requires greater than 50kΩ contact resistance. 
Cable contact capacitance not to exceed 0.033uF, 
typically 1600ft (500m). 
Transient 
Protection 
2.5kV surge withstand capability as per ANSI/IEEE 
C37.90.1-1989 
Isolation 
Common ground return connected to Chassis Ground. 
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