Application in industry

The SER 260 meets the

ever-increasing need to closely
monitor the events in process plants,
particularly those leading up to and
immediately after a crisis, shutdown
or other abnormal condition. The fast
1 millisecond resolution between
events, irrespective of the number of
inputs in the system, enables plant
engineers to analyse hardcopy
reports in detail and pinpoint fault
conditions in a fraction of the time it
would take even a trained operator
relying on plant knowledge.
Down-time is kept to a minimum.
Savings on Predictive Maintenance
are effected by pinpointing minor
problems before they develop into
major ones. The free-format
message capability on hardcopy
storage of events is an immediate
assistance to plant engineers in
preventing catastrophic shutdown or
failure by identifying plant-wide faults,
in addition to those points which went
into alarm.
The SER 260 may, in conjunction
with a host computer, be used to
implement a Statistical Process
Control/Statistical Quality Control
system either as original equipment,
or with little disruption as a retrofit
installation.
FEATURES

DISTRIBUTED I/O (UP TO 32 INTERLINKED

SUB-RACKS)

1 MILLISECOND RESOLUTION ON ALL

INPUTS

UP TO 4064 INPUTS

FREE-FORM MESSAGE EDITING AND

PRINTING

3 SERIAL PORTS FOR PRINTERS OR

COMPUTERS (LOGGING AND ARCHIVING OF
PLANT HISTORY),

1 CONET LOCAL AREA NETWORK

INTERFACE

1 TIME SYNC PORT FOR IRIG-B

SYNCHRONIZATION

PROGRAMMABLE TIME DELAYS ON ALL

INPUTS

KEYPAD AND LCD FOR

USER-PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS

NOISE FILTERING ON ALL INPUTS

INPUTS FROM 16 TO 250 V ac/dc

EXPANDABLE BEYOND 4064 INPUTS USING

MULTIPLE SER 260s, MULTIDROPPED ON A
CONET NETWORK

POWERFUL OMNI-4000 DATA

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE FOR
PC/COMPATIBLE
The SER 260 is a 4064 point distributed data acquisition system
with 1ms resolution on all inputs, multi-port communications
facilities (including Conet networking) and programmable via
the built-in keyboard with interactive LCD display and a PC.
SER 260 Sequential Events Recorder
Model No: C1461/2/3
The system monitors a process and
determines whether it is operating
within specifications. Collected data is
charted and these are used to identify
problem areas that are throwing the
process out of control. From this,
operators can make on-line
corrections before process limits are
exceeded and the output is brought
into a tighter, more predictable control.
The system performs all critical data
collection, calculations, filing and
storage while providing operators with
a real-time monitoring tool.
Omni-4000 is the PC/Compatible
based data management system
software.
System Hardware
One SER 260 system may consists of
up to 32 sub-racks, each with a
maximum of 512 inputs but not
exceeding a total of 4064 points.
<%-2>Each system has one Master
sub-rack with up to 31 slaves. The
Master consists of up to 12 input cards
(384 points), the Communications
Processor card (which has the main
CPU, 800 event history queue and
handles all internal and external
communications) and the Master
Module which houses the keyboard,
display and 24-column events printer.
A spare card slot is allocated for the
Time Sync Card which will be used for
external real-time synchronisation of
the entire system.
Communications Ports
The SER 260 has five interface ports
(which may operate at different baud
rates), four of which may be used for
remote printing, computer
communications, cassette recorder
storage, modem interface, RTUs for
SCADA systems and PLCs. The fifth
is reserved for the external real-time
synchronisation input. These ports
are: 3 x RS232 ports, one of which
may be optionally configured as an
RS422 port, and 1 x Conet Local Area
Network port. Any of the ports (except
Time Sync) may be used to
communicate with a PC for message
editing and uploading of the SER
internal configuration file or event
history for safe keeping (see
Programming).
Distributed Events Recording
One of the many powerful features of
the SER 260 is the ability to operate on
a distributed, networked system. Up
to 32 SER 260s may be connected to
one Conet Network for plant-wide
distributed acquisition, retaining 1
millisecond resolution on each input!
Typically, Conet would be used to
bring information back to a central host
computer for analysis of events which
occurred prior to and after a shutdown
or malfunction. See Page 8.
Time Synchronisation
The SER 260 may be synchronized to
an external time source, via the
potential-free contact input on the
Comms Proc (Communications
Processor) card. This may be
synchronized to 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 1 hour,
1 minute or 1 second. A GPS system
may be connected to this port to
provide the synchronising pulse. A
GPS based time sync module from
Omniflex will interface directly with the
time sync port for large system
Front view of the SER 260 Master Subrack with one Input Card and built-in Printer shown partially extracted
Input Card
No 1
Sub-Rack Address
DIP Switch
Programmer Port for
up/down loading
configuration and
message files
Slot reserved for
Time Sync Card
Input Card Status
Indicator LEDs
Comms Proc Card. Contains main CPU,
800-event history queue and controls all
internal and external communications.
24 character, 2-line
interactive LCD
display
Printer
plain-paper roll
Front-panel System
Diagnostics LEDs
Touch-panel key-pad
for programming and
operator reports
Up to 12 Input Cards in
Master Subrack
Master Unit contains power supply,
LCD, keypad, programmer port and
printer.
synchronisation between SERs in
different locations in the country are
required (e.g. power utility faults on a
national grid).
Derived Inputs, Status Points
and Periodic Report
Sixteen Derived Inputs (which
operate in the same way as Group
Alarms in annunciators) are provided,
the first five of which have Form C
(change-over) relays available at the
rear terminal panel. Any number of
field inputs may be tagged (grouped)
to each (any or all) of these Derived
Inputs.
Twenty Status Points are provided
which operate in much the same way
as Derived Inputs, except that they
may only have one alarm point
(including any of the Derived Inputs)
tagged to them. These are the only
alarms logged on the Periodic
Report which may be set to print out
on any or every hour, on the hour. The
20 Status Points may therefore
considered to be the most important
alarms in the system. The Periodic
Report may be set to print only if there
has been a change of state on any of
its inputs and may also be set to print
out one minute after any change of
state of its inputs, thus providing plant
operators with an up-to-date hard
copy of vital plant information.
Every field input, Derived Input and
Status Point has a message
associated with it. All events are
time-tagged to within one millisecond
of occurrence so that even if a printer
is slow, out of paper, or disconnected,
the correct information is printed or
transmitted to the host computer for
analysis and filing.
Field Inputs
Due to the vast number of signals that
may be wired to each subrack (Master
or Slave), field inputs are terminated in
one of several types of Field
Termination Board (see pages 6 & 7)
and from there brought into the
SER 260 input card directly via plug-in
multi-core cables. These Field
Termination Boards are mounted
remotely from the SER 260 subrack in
the control cabinet and accept inputs
from 16 to 250 V ac or dc, providing
2500 V isolation on these. Stringent
measures have been taken to protect
the SER 260 against high voltages,
excessive noise and even lightning
strikes on the input lines.
Self Testing
The Comms Proc card performs a
number of system checks and tests as
ongoing background tasks, one of
which is the testing of all inputs at one
second per 32 inputs.
Powerful savings tool
The SER 260 is a product that can stand alone
as a powerful events analysis tool for
down-time savings, preventive maintenance
and quality/process refinement. It can also
grow into expanding plant needs, with no extra
communications hardware by networking it,
together with many other Conlog industrial
monitoring and control products, into a
supervisory system for total plant analysis,
trending, charting and control.o
32-channel input card has additional 800
event buffer
Rear view of Master Subrack showing position of all field terminals and communications ports.
Front-panel blanking
plates for unused
slots in subrack.
Power
Terminals
Fuse
Programmable
relays 1 to 4 from
Derived Inputs
System OK relay from
Comms Proc card
Port B (selectable
for RS232C or
RS422)
System
communications link
out to next Slave
Power On
LED indicator
DIN41612 Type C64 connectors on multiway cable
carrying inputs from Field Terminal Boards. These
plug directly onto the SER 260 Input Card.
Port A
(RS232C
)
System comms link
in from previous
Slave subrack
Port C (Time
Sync inputs)
Port D
(CONET)
Power supply on Master
Unit (Operator interface)
SER 260 Pro gramming
Messages
It is easy to create messages on the
SER 260, using SUPPORT 260, the
PC-based software package, supplied
free with every unit. Powerful
message display and printing
capabilities of the SER 260 facilitate
fault analysis before, during and after
critical event recording. Each input
point has an Into Alarm and a
Return to Normal legend which may
be the system default message or
customised to the requirement.
SUPPORT 260 automatically keeps
a backup copy of the message file plus
a backup copy of the systems internal
configuration file (which is uploaded
from the SER 260 via any of the serial
or Conet ports), on disk for
safe-keeping.
SUPPORT 260 use an editor and a
menu-driven full screen display for
easy programming. Message
`structures allow standard formats
(wording, date, time etc.) for groups of
points to be implemented which
conserves memory for the message
file while at the same time speeding up
message creation. To further save
time and memory, a built-in library of
almost 200 standard words and terms
is included. The package compresses
and compiles the message file before
downloading it to the SER 260.
Messages may be printed on the
SER 260s built-in 24-column plain
paper printer or on an external printer
via any one of the serial or Conet
communication ports. Certain inputs
may be masked from specified ports,
so only some inputs are recorded on
particular printers.
System Configuration
Programming
SER 260s front-panel keypad with
interactive menu-driven software and
LCD is used to program the
configuration file which is then saved
in the master EEPROM. Changes can
be made on-line with no disruption to
point monitoring. The following
configuration information may be
programmed from the front panel:
Front-panel pro gram ming:
Date and Time
Clear history queue (log of events)
Enable or Disable field inputs
Set input sense selection
Set alarm time delays (into alarm
and return to normal, independently
from 1 to 65535 milliseconds)
Set input debounce filter (1 or 4 ms)
Assign Status Points
Assign Derived Inputs
Configure Serial Ports (computer or
printer)
Set Time Sync Inputs (50 or 60 Hz,
1 sec or 1 hour)
Set Periodic Report options
Set Midnight Report options.
Operator Controls
Operators have the following on-line
controls:
Circuit Test (full component test
without generating alarms)
Alarm Summary (prints out all points
currently in alarm)
Printer On/Off (suppresses printout
until turned on; events stored in
buffer temporarily)
History Print (LCD displays history
queue of events one by one). A
hardcopy can be obtained from
current display to end of queue if
required.
SUPPORT 260
SUPPORT 260 is the
PC/Compatible-based package which
enables the SER 260 to be
programmed entirely from the PC,
providing the user with a number of
high-level report generation functions.
Any report may be created using the
relational filtering options menu on the
events data base. For example, a
hardcopy of events on input No 231 for
the time period 04h25 to 04h40 or a
record of events on boiler No. 1 in the
10 minutes prior to shutdown, may be
obtained quickly and easily.
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Built-in tactile membrane keypad on Master Unit. Used for Operator reports and
system configuration programming. On-line changes are stored in EEPROM.
Enables or
disables
internal printer
Produces
Alarm
Summary
Report
Produces History
Queue Report.
Sub-menu for filtering
required printout.
Advances
paper in
printer
Enters the Advanced
Function menu for
configuration programming
and configuration report.
Deletes last
digit entered
Menu
navigation
Exit from a
menu
function
Initiates a full circuit
test and report on
all input cards in
the system
Change or
select options
on LCD
SER 260 RE PORTS
Operator Reports
The following reports are available on the built-in printer,
initiated from the front-panel keypad.
Con fig u ra tion Sum mary
(Any or all of the fol low ing may be printed: Pe ri odic
Re port set tings; Sta tus Point set tings; Comms port
al lo ca tions; baud rates; data/par ity/stop bit set tings;
Derived In put al lo ca tions; Port In put mask ing set -
tings; En abled/Dis abled in put set tings; N.O./N.C. in -
put set tings; Into Alarm Time De lay set tings; Re turn
to Nor mal Time De lay set tings; gen eral in for ma tion.)
Cir cuit Test
(Checks ev ery in put of ev ery in put card in sys tem,
prints date, time, Con fig u ra tion file checksum test,
Port Masking test, Mes sage file checksum test.)
His tory Print
(Prints en tire con tents of His tory Queue, or from
dis played po si tion to end, or any de lim ited block of
events in the queue.)
Alarm Sum mary
(Prints all in puts cur rently in alarm.)
External Printer Reports
This report automatically printed on any external printer
connected to Ports A, B, D or E.
Alarm Re port
(Prints all oc cur rences of points go ing into alarm
and re turn ing to nor mal, to gether with spec i fied
time, date and mes sage. Mes sages for mat ted for
24 col umns, will be printed as seen on in ter nal
24-column printer. Mes sages for mat ted for 80 or
132 col umns, will wrap-around if not masked from
in ter nal printer.)
Omni-4000
Omni-4000 is a 4800 point PC-based Critical Events
Monitor which performs two main functions: 1) Alarm
Annunciation and 2) Sequential Events Recording. It
provides instant Fault Diagnosis and Fault Monitoring
capabilities, facilitating down-time savings and predictive
maintenance. Omni-4000 can be used to compliment an
SER 260 or System of SER 260s (up to 4800 points).
Alarm Reports
Up to 15 alarm reports can be customized by defining the
time period, groups, priorities and alarm states which must
be filtered for that particular report. The report names may
be customized to any description for quick identification. In
addition, 5 pre-defined system reports which list tag
descriptions, setup, shelved (inhibited) tags and general
system parameters, may be printed. All required reports
are added to the print queue with one keystroke and then
automatically routed to the printer if on line.
Analysis
Omni-4000 allows first line analysis to be done on the
database, histograms may be plotted for fault concentration
analysis. Viewing and selected filtering of data by time is
also catered for so that the latest data scan be used in fault
diagnostics. Data files can be exported to other statistical
analysis packages for longer term analysis and to take
advantage of commercially available statistical tools
available. Refer to Omni-4000 Data Sheet for more details
(Part No.98-8902-520-00X).o
C6301 32-way Rib bon to C64 Con nec tor Field Ter mi nal Board (used in con junc tion with C6304)
In puts : 2 x 20-way ribbon cable headers to accommodate
32 digital inputs with common negative from 2 x
C6304 boards. It has standard pin configurations to
accept all Conlog interface products using ribbon
cables. No active circuitry
Out puts : <%-5>1 x DIN 41612 C64 connector socket which
accepts SER 260 interconnect cable type
C1466-XX
Size : See back page for dimensions
SER 260 In ter face Ac ces sories
C6302 Ter mi nals to C64 Con nec tor Field Ter mi nal Board
In puts : 32 screw terminals with negative commoned to all.
No active circuitry on board.
Out puts : 1 x DIN 41612 C64 connector socket which
accepts SER 260 interconnect cable type
C1466-XX
Size : See back page for dimensions
C6303 Low Volt age In put Field Ter mi nal Board
In puts : 32 x 8-24 V dc externally sourced signals with
common 0 V. Inputs sink 1mA typ. each
Out puts : 32 x open collector transistors with common 0 V
supply via DIN 41612 C64 connector. Outputs
2mA typical each.
Power sup ply
: 24 V dc, 15 %, externally sourced
Size : See back page for dimensions
C6304 High Volt age In put Field Ter mi nal Board
In puts : 16 x 24 V to 240 V ac/dc externally sourced
signals. Inputs sink 1,0 mA at 20 V dc typical; 2,0
mA at 240 V dc typical
In put Re sponse: 15 ms option for ac and slow dc inputs
: 1 ms for fast dc inputs (no ac permitted)
Iso la tion :<%-3> 3500 Vac input to input; 1500 V ac input to
output
Out puts :16 x open collector transistors with common +ve
supply via 20-way ribbon cable. Outputs sink 145
mA maximum at 1,5 Vdc. Outputs via C6301
T/Board to SER 260.
In di ca tors : 16 red LEDs, turn on when output on
Power sup ply
: +5 V to +24 V dc 15 %, 18 W maximum
C6305 16-channel Po ten tial-Free Con tact In put Field Ter mi nal Board
In puts :16 x Potential-Free field contacts, with diode
protection on all inputs. Wetting current : 1.4mA
0.1mA
In put Re sponse
:Typically 25s; Maximum 62s
Switching :Max. short cct resistance: 2k2
:Min. open cct. resistance: 3k5
Out puts :16 x open collector transistors (50Vdc max.) via
DIN 41612 C64 connector.
Iso la tion :2800Vrms input to 0V
Power Sup ply
:+24Vdc, 15%; Typ. 80mA with all inputs shorted
and no loads on output.
Size :See back page for dimensions
SER 260 In ter face Ac ces sories
C1466 Field In put Ca bles
Ca bles are made in stan dard 2 metre lengths with a DIN
41612 C64 con nec tor at each end. They may be or -
dered in any length up to 99 metres (see or der code on
page 9). One ca ble is re quired for each SER 260 in put
card.
FASTRAK Ter mi na tion Board Car rier (P/N: 98-7775-280-00X)
All Field Ter mi na tion Boards for the SER 260 use
Conlogs Fastrak car rier sys tem which is sup plied in
stan dard 2 metre lengths. It can eas ily be cut to size
with a hack saw or sharp blade if re quired. Ter mi na tion
Boards sim ply snap into the track.
Shown here are two C6304 Ter mi nal Boards whose rib -
bon ca ble out puts feed into one C6301 Ter mi nal Board
for con ver sion to DIN41612 C64 con nec tor for mat suit -
able for the SER 260. The multiway ca ble is shown dis -
ap pear ing into ca ble trunking in a cab i net. All Ter mi nal
Boards snap di rectly into Fastrak. See back page for
di men sions.
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In put Card Sche matic Cir cuits
CB113 SER 260 Field In put Sim u la tor
The Field Inut Sim u la tor has 32 po ten tial-free tog gle
switch con tacts which are in put via the at tached ca ble
and DIN 41612 C64 con nec tor which plugs di rectly into
the In put card. This item is an in valu able aid in field
com mis sion ing and ser vic ing.
C6212 I nput card has negative field supply and accepts
NPN and voltage-free contact inputs via any of the Field
Termination Boards.
C6213 I nput card has positive field supply and accepts
NPN and voltage-free contact inputs via any of the Field
Termination Boards.
Fastrak Carrier rail
Typ i cal Ap pli ca tions
Ap pli ca tion 1: 100 point sys tem
In this application, an SER 260 system is used with all 100 points in the Master
Subrack, therefore requiring no Slaves. The Master is connected to a host PC
via the built-in Conet network. Only 4 x 32-channel input cards are used, with
26 spare inputs on card 4.
Ap pli ca tion 2: 10 000 point sys tem
In this application, 3 SER 260 systems are connected to a PC which polls all 3
for data. Due to the highly distributed nature of the field inputs, to keep the field
input wiring short, the Slave Subracks are split into multiple units on the same
address. 25 sub-racks (1 Master and 24 Slaves) are used in System 1.
Because there are only 7 Slave addresses available, some of these are split
into 2 and 3 sub-racks with the same digital address. Input cards in these
slave sub-racks are only plugged into permitted slots (input cards may not
occupy the same card slot in 2 different racks that have the same address).
The Slave Sub-Racks in systems 2 and 3 on the Conet network are not shown
(Dotted area). All inputs in these systems retain their 1ms resolution on input.
Up to 32 systems can be connected to 1 Conet network.
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Application 2: 10 000 point system using 3 SER 260 systems on CONET Local Area Network supervised by PC running
Omni-4000" software package. 1 millisecond resolution is retained on all inputs.
Application 1: 100 point SER 260 system
using 1 PC and 1 Master Sub-rack with 4
input cards.
6. Ca bles for Ter mi na tion Boards:
C1466
X Ca ble length
2m ca ble with fit ted DIN plugs
Spec ify 2 dig its for ca ble length in metres
0 2
X X
X
AND
Sam ple Sys tem Or der Code:
(for 1280 point sys tem)
1 x C1461 - 03 (Mas ter Sub-Rack)
3 x C1462 - 03 (Slave Sub-Racks)
25 x C6212 - 1 (24N In put Cards)
15 x C6213 - 1 (24P In put Cards)
25 x C6302 (Ter mi nals to C64 boards)
10 x C6303 (Low Volt age in put boards)
6 x C6304 -1 (Hi volt age in put boards)
3 x C6301 (Rib bon to C64 boards)
25 x C1466 - 02 (2 me ter ca bles)
15 x C1466 - 06 (6 me ter ca bles)
4 x 98-7775-280-000 (Fastrak lengths)
1 x CC016 (Omni-4000)
2 x 98-7901-640-000 (Pa per Rolls)
9. Spares and Ac ces sories:
CB113 : 32-way In put Sim u la tor
C6210 : Comms Proc Card
98-8520-880-002 : Mas ter Unit (Op er a tor In ter face), in cludes printer and power sup -
ply
98-8520-890-000 : Slave Unit com plete with power sup ply.
98-8521-520-001 : In te gral Printer
98-7901-640-000 : Plain pa per roll for in te gral printer
98-7901-630-000 : Rib bon for in te gral printer
AND (Op tional)
Notes to all Or der codes:
1. This is a system order code and therefore the Comms Proc card, Master unit
(including integral printer) and all blanking plates at the rear of the racks will be
supplied automatically and must not be ordered separately.
2. The Slave Unit is automatically supplied with the Slave Sub-Rack and must not be
ordered separately.
3. Consult factory for software for the system.
4. All codes must contain the correct number of characters as shown in the boxes.
5. Input card types may be mixed in the sub-racks.
6. One Master and up to 31 Slave Sub-racks may be linked in one system.
7. One C6301 Field Termination Board must be used with every two C6304 boards to
interface the ribbon outputs from the C6304 to C64 connectors.
8. Field Termination boards are supplied without Fastrak carrier which must be
ordered separately in standard 2 meter lengths.
9. Fastrak carrier may be easily cut with hacksaw to any size. Field Termination
Boards snap into carrier.
10. Whereas Support 260" software package for PC/Compatible is supplied free with
every SER 260 system, Omni-4000 has to be purchased separately.
11. This subrack is fitted with communications processor C6210, Master Unit and
Integral Printer as standard.
12. No operator interface is fitted with this unit.
8. Omni-4000" soft ware pack age
Model No: CC016 (Note 10)
PC/Com pat i ble must be or dered sep a rately.
AND (Op tional)
C6304
X In put Type
Fast re sponse DC only (1ms)
AC and slow re sponse DC (15ms)
1
2
Note
The C6304 is a 16-way, screw ter mi nal to dual 20-way
rib bon header, High Volt age in put (20-250Vac/dc) (Note
5. Field Ter mi na tion Boards: (Notes 8,9)
C6301: 32-way, dual 20-way rib bon to C64 con nec tor (Note 7, 8, 9)
C6302: 32-way, screw ter mi nals to C64 con nec tor
C6303: 32-way, screw ter mi nals to C64 con nec tor, Low volt age in put (8-24Vdc)
AND (Se lect one or more types)
2. BMU Blind Mas ter Unit (See Data Sheet P.N. 98-8902-720-001 Ver. 01):
C1463A
X
0 2
0 3
0 9
Power Sup ply
110Vac
220Vac
220Vdc
Notes 11, 12
X
OR
1. Mas ter Sub-rack:
3. Slave Sub-rack:
C1462
X
0 2
0 3
0 9
Power Sup ply
110Vac
220Vac
220Vdc
Notes 2, 6
X
AND (Op tional)
C1461
X
0 2
0 3
0 9
Power Sup ply
110Vac
220Vac
220Vdc
Notes 1, 3, 6
X
4. 32-Way In put Cards:
C6212: SER-260 32 Way 24N In put Card
C6213: SER-260 32 Way 24P In put Card

AND (Se lect one or more types) (Note 5)
7. Fastrak Ter mi na tion Board Car rier
98-7775-280-000: Stan dard 2 metre length (Notes 8, 9).
AND
SER 260 Spec i fi ca tions
Sys tem Size
Num ber of points : 4064 per SER 260 consisting of 1 Master
sub-rack and up to 31 Slave sub-racks (not all
slaves full). Up to 32 SER 260 systems may be
connected to one Conet Local Area Network to
give a 130 048 point system.
Mas ter sub-rack :Up to 12 x 32-channel input cards, 384 inputs
maximum
Slave sub-rack : Up to 16 x 32-channel input cards, 512 inputs
per sub-rack maximum
In put Card(see Ac ces sories for Field In put Board spec i fi ca tions)
Types : C6212 24 V dc Negative common
: C6213 24 V dc Positive common
In puts : 32 channels per card
Res o lu tion : 1 ms per input, irrespective of number of inputs
in entire system
Events Stor age : 800 event buffer on each input board in addition
to 800 event History Queue on Comms Proc
card.
Debounce Fil ter : 1 ms or 4 ms to prevent spurious noise
triggering. All inputs in system affected by this
selection.
In put time de lay : 0 to 65 535 ms, software adjustable. Each input
independently configurable for Into Alarm and
Return to Normal time delays in this range.
In put types : Potential-free contacts, Sourced voltage, NPN
or PNP transistors
Sense : Normally Open or Normally Closed
Wetting Po ten tial : 24 V dc at 2 mA typical, 2,5 mA max
Loop Re sis tance : Must be greater than 120 k for open loop and
less than 200 for closed loop
Alarm Ca ble : 100 k insulation resistance minimum
In put Iso la tion : 2500Vrms for 60 seconds for each input
Noise Im mu nity
Com mon Mode : 100 Vrms 50 Hz maximum
Se ries Mode : 10 Vrms 50 Hz maximum from a 30 source
In put con nec tion : Via DIN C64 connector which plugs onto Input
Card directly from Field Termination Board (see
Interface Accessories)
Power Re quire ments
Volt age op tions : 110 V ac 10 %
: 220 V ac 10 %
: 220 V dc (176 to 264 V dc)
Rip ple : 10 % peak to peak maximum allowed
Con sump tion : Master Sub-rack, no input cards:
: Slave Sub-rack, no input cards:
: Each Input Card,:
Con nec tions : Via screw terminals on rear terminal board
Wire Size : 1,5 mm
2
(17 SWG/15,5 AWG) recommended
: 2,5 mm
2
(15 SWG/13 AWG) maximum
Pro gram ma ble Re lay Out puts
Quan tity : 5, activated by Derived Inputs 1 to 5
Type : Potential-free change-over (Form C) contacts
Con nec tions : Relays 1 - 4 via screw terminals on rear panel,
Relay 5 via Port E (Programmer port on Master
Unit front panel)
Con tact Rat ing : Relays 1-4: 220 V dc; 250 V ac; 2 A ac/dc; 60
W dc; 125 VA maximum
: Relay 5: 500 mA at 24 V dc
Wire Size : 0,4 mm
2
(22 SWG/21 AWG) recommended
: 2,5 mm
2
(15 SWG/13 AWG) maximum
Con fig u ra tion : Any Field Input may be programmed via the
keypad to operate any one or more of the relays
via the Derived Inputs
Comms Proc Card
CPU Type : Motorola 6809
His tory Buffer : 800 events storage, time tagged to within 1ms
resolution. This is in addition to the 800 event
buffer on each input card in the system.
Com mu ni ca tions : Handles all serial ports, Conet port, SER system
link communications to Slave racks and Time
sync inputs
Clock Back-up : 5 years Lithium Battery on real time clock and 5
years Lithium Battery for 800-event History
Queue
Time Syn chro ni sa tion
Comms Proc Card : 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 1 second, 1 minute, or 1 hour
pulses, via Port C on rear panel.
: 50 Hz, 60 Hz: 8Vrms
: 1 sec, 1 min, 1 hr: 12 V dc or voltage-free
contact
Sync op tion : Rising or falling edge of 50/60 Hz signals and
opening or closing contact of voltage free inputs
Time Sync Card :GPS Input (consult factory)
Com mu ni ca tions Ports
Quan tity and Type : 1 x serial port at rear, Ports A, RS232 only,
DB25 connectors
: 1 x serial port at rear, Port B, switch selectable
for RS232 or RS422, DB25 connector
: 1 x Time sync port at rear, Port C, DB25
connector
: 1 x Conet Local Area Network port at rear,
Port D, DB9 connector
: 1 x Programmer port on front panel, Port E,
RS232, DB25 connector
Sys tem Con fig u ra tion Pro gramming
Via : Built-in Keypad on Master Unit
Pro gram Ac cess : 5 digit Secret Access Code for protection
Pro gram stor age : In Master EEPROM on Comms Proc card
Safe-keeping : Uploadable via any of the serial ports (but
usually the front panel Programmer port) to
PC/compatible using SUPPORT 260 which
store the configuration file on disk.
Pro gram ma ble func tions
: Date and Time (16 for mats)
: Clear History Queue
: Enable/Disable field inputs
: Set input sense selection (N.O./N.C.)
: Set Into Alarm and Return to Normal time
delays (see Input Card above)
: Set Periodic Report Options
: Assign Status Points
: Configure Communications Ports
: Assign Derived Inputs
: Set Time Sync Inputs
: Set Input Port Masking
: Set Last Input Card
: Set Input Debounce Filter
: Change Secret Access code
: Set History Queue Master
: Set Programmable Relay Status
Mes sage Pro gramming
Via : SUPPORT 260 software packages in
PC/compatible computer
Editing : Full-screen, with pull-down menus for
programming ease
Mes sage Struc tures : Standard formats which permit groups of points
to have the same format (wording, date and
time). This saves programming time and
conserves memory in message file.
Li brary words : Almost 200 standard instrumentation terms in
User-library which may be used in messages to
save memory and programming time
Backup files : SUPPORT 260 keeps backup copy of
message file on disk
SER in ter face : Message file is downloaded via any one of the
serial ports (usually programming port on front
fascia) to SER 260
Com pres sion : SUPPORT 260 or compresses and then
compiles message file before storing and
downloading
Re ports (Built-in printer. See Pro gramming: for SUP PORT 260)
Pe ri odic : Automatically initiated printout on internal printer
of current status of 20 Status Points, at user
selectable 1 hour intervals or 1 minute after
change of state on any designated input
Alarm Sum mary : Operator initiated printout on internal printer of
all points currently in alarm
Cir cuit Test : Operator initiated printout on internal printer of
all tested inputs. Prints user message, date,
time, checksums and status of every input card
in the system
His tory Print : Operator initiated printout on internal printer of
all or any selected portion of the contents of the
800 event buffer History Queue
Config. Sum mary : Advanced Function access only. Printout on
internal printer of all system parameters that
have been set up. See Programmable
Functions under System Configuration
Programming above for list of these
parameters.
Cir cuit Test Rou tine
Fre quency : Continuous and transparent to the user. Each
Input Board is tested approximately every
second when circuit test key is pressed.
Cir cuits Tested : All input logic circuits, Configuration file
EEPROM, Legend message file EEPROM and
Port Masking
In te gral Printer (On Mas ter Unit)
Type : Epson Impact Dot Matrix Printer
Char ac ter For mat : 5 x 7 pixel format, 24 characters per line
Print ing Speed : Approximately 0,7 lines per second
Pa per type : Plain paper roll, 57,7 mm 0,5 mm (2,26" 0,2")
Pa per Thick ness :0,07 mm (0,003")
Rib bon : Epson ERC-09 cartridge, violet ink
Rib bon Life : Approximately 10 000 lines
LCD Dis play (on Mas ter Unit)
For mat : 2 line by 24 characters (5 x 7 pixel format)
Char ac ter size : 4,85 mm (0,19") high
Dis play Size : 80 mm wide x 16 mm high (3,15" x 0,63")
LED Sta tus In di ca tors and Re lay (on Mas ter Unit)
LEDs :4 LED status indicators on front panel
designated as:System OK, Printer Enabled,
Low Paper, Out of Paper
Re lay : 1 x Form C (changeover) relay available at rear
terminal panel. Normally energised for fail-safe
operation.
Con tact rat ing : 220 V dc; 250 V ac; 2 A ac/dc; 60 W dc; 125 VA
maximum
Key pad (on Mas ter Unit)
Quan tity and Type : 1, with 16 tactile membrane keys, with
confirmation beep on press
Func tions : Circuit Test Report
: Alarm Summary Report
: Printer On/Off toggle
: History Print Report
: Change selection (operator command)
: Enter Advanced Functions menu
: Paper Feed (1 line per press)
: Scroll Up (LCD cursor)
: Scroll Down (LCD cursor)
: Cancel entry (operator command)
: Enter entry (operator command)
: Change range (operator command)
En vi ron men tal tem per a ture
Op er ating : 0 C to +50 C (+32 F to +122 F)
Stor age :-10 C to +75 C (-14 F to 167 F)
Hu mid ity :5 % to 95 % (non-condensing)
Iso la tion Tests
High Volt age Tests : 2 kV for 60 seconds between all combinations
of isolated inputs, outputs and earth. Tests
performed with all terminals of the same circuit
shorted together.
In su la tion Re sis tance Test
These tests are per formed on ev ery unit pro -
duced. Af ter the high po ten tial tests the re sis -
tance is mea sured at a po ten tial of 500 V dc as
fol lows:
a) Greater than 20 M be tween each ter mi nal
and earth (with ter mi nals of the same cir cuit
shorted to gether)
b) Greater than 20 M be tween ter mi nals of all
in de pend ent cir cuits (with ter mi nals of the
same cir cuits shorted to gether)
With stand Tests
This unit has been type tested to with stand the fol low ing sig nals
with out per ma nent dam age us ing the rel e vant high-voltage field in -
put ter mi na tion boards. The fol low ing in for ma tion com plies with
Eskom Spec i fi ca tion NWS1819.
Elec tri cal Stress 3 Positive and 3 Negative pulses of duration 1,2
s rise time/50 s fall time, maximum energy
0,5 joule with a source impedance of 500 as
follows:
a) 5 kV between each terminal and earth (with
terminals of the same circuit shorted
together)
b) 5 kV between terminals of all independent
circuits (with terminals of the same circuits
shorted together)
c) 1 kV between individual terminals of the same
circuit (including power supplies)
Maloperation Tests
This unit has been type tested to with stand the fol low ing sig nals
with out maloperation (the fol low ing in for ma tion com plies with Eskom
Spec i fi ca tion NWS1819):
H.F. dis tur bance (IEC 255-4 Sec E5)
: An os cil la tory wave of fre quency range 1,0 to
1,5 MHz, with en ve lope de cay ing to 50 % of the
crest value of the first peak in not less than six
s from the start of the wave; Source im ped -
ance is 200 ; Ap plied at a re pet i tive rate of not
less than 400 tests per sec ond for a pe riod of
not less than 2,0 sec onds as fol lows:
a) 2,5 kV crest between each terminal and earth
(with terminals of the same circuit shorted
together)
b) 2,5 kV crest between terminals of all
independent circuits (with terminals of the
same circuits shorted together)
c) 1.0 kV crest between individual terminals of
the same circuit (including power supplies)
Burst, Showering Arc (IEC rec om men da tion TC 65/WG 4)
: A burst of pulses each of rise time 5 ns max i -
mum, pulse width 50 ns with a burst du ra tion 15
ms re peated ev ery 300 mil li sec onds for at least
1 min ute in both pos i tive and neg a tive di rec tions
as fol lows:
a) 4 kV peak (ie level 4 of IEC TC 65/WG 4)
between each terminal and earth
b) 4 kV peak (ie level 4 of IEC TC 65/WG 4)
between terminals of all independent circuits
c) 1 kV peak (ie level 3 of IEC TC 65/WG 4)
between individual terminals of the same
circuit (including power supplies)
Power Fre quency
a) 500 V at 50 Hz with a source impedance of
200 applied for not less than 2 seconds
between all combinations of isolated inputs,
outputs and earth
b) 250 V at 50 Hz applied between terminals of
the same circuit for not less than 2 seconds
o
Spec i fi ca tions (con tin ued)
SER 260 Me chan i cal De tails
190.5
266
14
Term. Board X Y length
C6304
80 88 257 C6303
80 88 138
C6302 80 88 185
C6301
80 55 273
All dimensions in mm.
Note that the Y dimension includes the height of the
DIN41612 type C64 connector with cable protruding from one
of the side ports and not the top port.
80 C6305 55 273
Copy right Omniflex Data sub ject to change with out no tice 98-8901-600-004 Ver. 03
Fastrak Field Termination Board Carrier