AH500 Hardware and Operation Manual
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AH500 system configuration
Main backplane
There is one main backplane in an AH500 system.
Four-slot main backplane: AHBP04M1-5A
Six-slot main backplane: AHBP06M1-5A
Eight-slot main backplane: AHBP08M1-5A
Twelve-slot main backplane: AHBP12M1-5A
Extension backplane
There are seven extension backplanes at most in an AH500 system.
Six-slot extension backplanes: AHBP06E1-5A
Eight-slot extension backplanes: AHBP08E1-5A
Extension cable
There are four types of lengths.
AHACAB06-5: 60 cm
AHACAB10-5A: 1 m
AHACAB15-5A: 1.5 m
Power supply module
Every backplane needs a power supply module.
AHPS05-5A: 85 V to 264 V and 5 A (only used for backplane power supply.)
CPU module
There is one CPU module in an AH500 system, such as AHCPU5X0-RS2,
AHCPU5X0-EN, AHCPU5X1-RS2, AHCPU5X1-EN and AHCPU521-DNP.
Unlimited number of digital I/O modules, analog I/O modules, and
temperature measurement modules can be installed in an AH500 system.
Temperature
Motion control modules can only be installed on a main backplane.
Network module
Network modules (maximum: 8) can only be installed on a main backplane.
Unlimited number of AHSCM-5A modules can be installed on a main
2.4 3BSpecifications for Backplanes
2.4.1 16BGeneral Specifications
Specifications for main backplanes
Model
AHBP04M1-5A AHBP06M1-5A AHBP08M1-5A AHBP12M1-5A
Applicable power
AHPS05-5A and AHPS15-5A
Applicable input/output
module
The AH500 series input/output modules can be installed.
Specifications for extension backplanes
AHBP06E1-5A AHBP08E1-5A
Applicable power
supply module
AHPS05-5A and AHPS15-5A
Applicable input/output
Digital input/output modules, analog input/output modules, temperature
measurement module, and AH10SCM-5A/AH15SCM-5A