SBC PCD1 Series User Manual

Saia-Burgess Controls AG
Manual Manual PCD 1 / PCD 2 Series │ Document 26 / 737 EN22 │ 2013-11-26
CPUs and expansion housings
3-16
CPU overview
3
3.4.8 HardwareandrmwareversionsforthePCD2.M110/M120
ThermwareversionsforthePCD2.M110/M120aregenerallyupwardlycompatible
intermsofhardware,sooldCPUscanbettedwithnewrmware,inordertotake
advantage of new functions. This feature is highly valued, and we will try to retain it
for as long as possible; however, we cannot guarantee this.
At this point, the following known restrictions apply:
● HardwareversionD1fromJuly/August1995onlyworkswithfirmwareversion$34;
a firmware update is not possible with these controllers
● TheuseofintelligentcommunicationmodulessuchasProfibusDP,LONandEth-
ernet requires the minimum hardware and firmware versions. Please refer to the
manuals for the communication modules
Hardware version Hintroducedsignicantchanges:
● Hardwareclockonthebasecircuitboard(previouslyonthePCD2.Fxx0
communication modules)
● CR2032lithiumbufferbattery(olderhardwareversionscanbeeasilyrecognized
bythetworoundLR03batteries)
● Internal5Vsupplynowratedupto1.6A(previously1.1A)
● Optiontoextendmemorywith4MBitchips(giving512Kbytes)
From hardware version J, the default set up of the base memory is 128 Kbytes
(previously 32 Kbytes).
ThermwareforthePCD2.M110/M120isstoredintwoEPROMs.With an EPROM
burner (e.g. Galep-4), new rmware chips can be burned at any time.Thele
withthelatestrmwareversioncanbedownloadedfromwww.sbc-support.com.
Blankrmwarechipscanbeobtainedunderitem-no.450271260(twochipsper
CPU need to be ordered).
3.4.9 HardwareandrmwareversionsforthePCD2.M150,
FW < V0D0 (until early 2007)
ThermwareversionsforthePCD2.M150aregenerallyupwardlycompatiblein
termsofhardware,sooldCPUscanbettedwithnewrmware,inordertotakead-
vantage of new functions. This feature is highly valued, and we will try to retain it for
as long as possible; however, we cannot guarantee this.
ThermwareforthePCD2.M150isstoredintwoFlashEPROMs.With an EPROM
burner (e.g. Galep-4), new rmware chips can be burned at any time; updat-
ingviadownload,aswiththeM170/M480isnotpossible.Thelewiththelatest
rmwareversioncanbedownloadedfromwww.sbc-support.com.Blankrmware
chips can be obtained under item-no. 4 502 7341 0 (two chips per CPU need to be
ordered).

SBC PCD1 Series Specifications

General

Brand	SBC
Model	PCD1 Series
Category	Controller
Language	English