Lucent Technologies Lineage
®
 2000 ECS-12U Controller J85501E-2
2 - 20  Product Description   Issue 3  July 1998
Circuit Options
Order Wire Board
The Order Wire Interface feature is optional for the ECS-12U 
Controller. This feature is a field installation kit ordered per 
J85501E-2 List H. It should be ordered when the controller will 
be monitored over the FT- Series G embedded maintenance 
system or a similar order wire system. The Microprocessor 
Board (CP2) must be used along with the Order Wire Interface 
feature to allow the interface between the modem and the 
FT-Series G order wire circuit. Additional equipment and 
connections are required outside the controller to establish the 
communication link over the FT-Series G embedded telemetry 
system (see Section 4, “Optional 248A Order Wire Board”).
Shunt Isolator
Circuit
The ECS-12U controller was designed for operation in a battery 
plant that has the plant shunt in the return (ground) lead. If the 
plant shunt is in the battery lead, the shunt isolator circuit is 
required. The shunt isolator circuit can also be used to interface 
non-standard shunts to the ECS controller. (Non-standard shunts 
are shunt sizes other than those listed as compatible with the 
ECS controller.) 
The AKC1B shunt isolator circuit uses DIP switch selectable 
programming to marry a wide range of shunt and current 
combinations to the standard values accepted by the controller. 
If the plant shunt is in the battery lead, the AKC1B provides the 
required isolation of the shunt signal and references it to ground. 
The AKC1B shunt isolator circuit is provided with J85501E-2, 
List P. It replaced the AKC1B provided with J85501E-1, List J, 
to provide a more rugged power supply with reverse polarity 
protection and voltage transient protection.
Mixed Types of 
Rectifiers in 
One Plant 
The ECS-12U controller may be used to control a total of 12 
rectifiers. There are 12 rectifier interface ports on the lower 
backplane of the controller. Rectifiers may be of different types 
with each requiring different cable types. Cables for each 
rectifier type are available; however, cables for rectifiers other 
than those made by Lucent Technologies will require 
termination to either a screw or wire wrap terminal at the 
rectifier end of the control cable. If Lineage
®
 2000 SR series and 
J855 series ferroresonant rectifiers are used, only the rectifier 
interface boards (RIB) are required. All other rectifiers require