RTU560

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Remote Terminal Unit

Connections and Settings
Analog Input 23AE21
Application, characteristics and technical data have
to be taken from the hardware data sheet:
23AE21

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Operation
The 23AE21 board scans analog current- or voltage
signals and prepares them for the RTU560 on the basis of predefined parameters.

Processing functions
The micro controller EAP (Ein- Ausgabe-Prozessor /
Input- output processor) controls the A/D converter
and reads the digitized analog measured value. The
configuration parameters are loaded by the CMU
(communication unit). The used processing functions of the 23AE21 are defined by the RTU560.
In general the 23AE21 board can process the following functions per input channel.
Zero value supervision
Switching detection
Smoothing
Cyclic transmission to the CMU independent
from threshold supervision
V Threshold supervision
V Limit value monitoring
V
V
V
V

Input signal conversion

The A/D converter operates by the sigma-delta
method. Each input signal is internally converted with
16 bit resolution. This high resolution allows to scan

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some input ranges with one shunt. With the information about the to be scanned input range set by the
switch registers S1 to S3, the 23AE21 board can do
the calculation for the 11 bit resolution for 100 %.
The sigma-delta method allows a high suppression
of line-frequency and line-harmonics interference
voltages. This is still specified by a deviation from the
nominal line-frequency of up to
10 %. On this occasion the suppression is still > 45 dB.
The 23AE21 transmits the measured value with 12 bit
plus sign to the CMU. The scaling to the telecontrol
transmission protocol presentation is done by the
CMU.
With a ninth internal measuring channel the 23AE21
does an automatic zero calibration at each cycle. The
A/D converter uses the result as an rating factor.

Settings
Input signal range
A measuring range can be differently configured for
each of the eight channels. Therefore the configuration has to be done for all eight channels. For each
channel:
V the switch registers S1 to S3
V the jumper X5x1

AND

should be configured to the same measuring range.

Only if jumper and switch register setting corresponds the 23AE21 scans and converts the measuring value correct.

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

S1
S2
S3

ON

1
1

1
ON 2
ON 2

ON 2

ON 2

1 2 3
x

1 2 3

ON 2

ON

ON

OFF

1 2 3

ON

not used

1 2 3

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

0 ... 20 V

1 2 3

ON 2

ON 2

ON

ON

OFF

ON

2V

1
ON 2

ON 2
ON 2

1
1

ON 2
ON 2

1
1

ON 2

40 mA

x
1 2 3

OFF

ON

OFF

x
1 2 3

ON 2

The firmware of the 23AE21 uses the position of

switch register S1 to S3 for the scaling and calculation to the nominal measuring range. In addition it
identifies by the position which rating value it should
use.

20 mA

1 2 3

ON

ON

X5x1 jumper 5 = position 1-2

S3-5 = OFF
S2-5 = ON
S1-5 = ON

OFF

ON 2

V
V
V
V

10 mA

X5x1

OFF

OFF

The configuration of jumper X5x1 is shown in Table 1.

Hereby is x = the to configure channel. Table 2 shows
the corresponding settings for switch register S1 to
S3 and the corresponding position of jumper X5x1.
For channel 5 = 40 mA as an example it should be
set:

ON 2
OFF

x = 1 to 8 for the respective channel

Table 1: Configuration jumper X5x1

ON 2

5 mA

ON 2

2V
20 V

S1-x

OFF

OFF

ON 2

x
1 2 3

2 mA
5 mA
10 mA

S2-x

ON 2

1 2 3

2 mA

S3-x

ON 2

20 mA
40 mA

measuring
range

ON 2

measuring range

ON 2

X5x1
1 2 3

ON 2

Pos.

ON

X5x1

ON

1 2 3
OFF 1

x = 1 to 8 = input channel

The configuration of S1-x to S3-x and X5x1 should

correspond to each other
Table 2: Configuration S1 to S3 and X5x1

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

RTU560
Configuration of line-frequency
Beside the information about the configured measuring range the information about the line-frequency is
requested for the A/D-conversion. The configured
line-frequency is valid for all eight channels. Therefore jumper X401 has to be configured.

line-frequency
60 Hz
50 Hz
16.6 Hz

conversion
time per input
62.5 ms
72.5 ms
202.5 ms

scan cycle
per
23AE21 board
500 ms
580 ms
1620 ms

16.6 Hz

50 Hz

60 Hz

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

X401

not start operation if one or more of these checksum

are wrong. The 23AE21 stays passive, that means the
CMU does not detect the board and indicates it with
board out of operation. The LED ST flashes in
addition with approx. 3 Hz.

Signalling
The board monitors and checks its functionality as
well as the dialog via the peripheral bus. Detected errors are indicated and/or transmitted by the board:
V by the red LED ST on the front plate
V by diagnostic messages
V in the process signal messages (signal status)
The ST LED indicates board errors, peripheral bus
errors and/or A/D converter failures.
The ST-LED indicates:

Fig. 3: Configuration of line-frequency

Factory calibration
An on-site calibration of the A/D converter is not necessary.
The 23AE21 will be calibrated for all channels and
measuring ranges at the factory. During the calibration the firmware calculates a rating value per measuring range and channel and stores this rating value
in an EEPROM. The rating values are protected by a
checksum.
The 23AE21 checks the checksum of all rating values
during initialization of the board. The 23AE21 does

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V board runs initialization procedure

V board has detected a memory error
(RAM or EPROM)
V micro controller faulty
V no dialog via the peripheral bus for at least
two minutes. The board is not polled by the
PBP (Peripheral Bus Processor) of CMU.
V A/D converter faulty
V flashing with 3 Hz:
rating values in the EEPROM faulty
Each configured measuring value will be indicated
faulty by the CMU for the listed errors.

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

suppressor circuit

ST

+ EA11

2
1

20 mA
40 mA

X5x1
z32

+ EA21

z30

+ EA31
- EA30
+ EA41
- EA40
+ EA51

Signalconditioning

EAP

- EA10
- EA20

Signalconditioning

b32

Signalconditioning

RAM

EPROM

2 mA
5 mA
10 mA

Signalconditioning

Multiplexer

RTU Peripheral Bus

ADC
Micro
controller

2V
20 V

- EA50
+ EA61

Signalconditioning

- EA60
+ EA71

Signalconditioning

- EA70
+ EA81

Signalconditioning

- EA80

d32
d30
b30
b28
z28
z26
d28
d26
b26
b24
z24
z22
d24

Fig. 4: Logic block diagram

for calibration only

23AE21

X5x1
16
50
60

8
7
6

8
7
6

8
7
6

X401

8
7

S2

OFF

S3

OFF

3
1

OFF

ON

123

1/10 V
10/
1/2,5
20 mA
10 mA
1 23

S1

4
3
2
1

Fig. 5: Board layout with setting positions

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

RTU560
23TP21
R0031

R0011

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

17

19

18

17

19

18

23ET23
Sub-connector
z32
b32
d32
z30
b30
d30
z28
b28
d28
z26
b26
d26
z24
b24
d24
A (Faston

Signal identification
Meaning

Identification
EA10 -

analog input 1 -

EA11 +

analog input 1 +

EA20 -

analog input 2 -

EA21 +

analog input 2 +

EA30 -

analog input 3 -

EA31 +

analog input 3 +

EA40 -

analog input 4 -

EA41 +

analog input 4 +

EA50 -

analog input 5 -

EA51 +

analog input 5 +

EA60 -

analog input 6 -

EA61 +

analog input 6 +

EA70 -

analog input 7 -

EA71 +

analog input 7 +

EA80 -

analog input 8 -

z22

EA81 +

analog input 8 +

6,3)

b22

ReRe
mark

cable shield
not used

d22

not used

The pin configuration of 23ET23 subrack corresponds to the direct pin configuration of the board connector

Subrack terminal connection: 23AE21

TP21

ET23

Placement of signal terminal connectors on subracks

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

23AE21

23TP21
R 0031

Signalidentific.

Process

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
b22
d22

18
19

Transducer

*
*

* Pin assignment 23TP21

Board

23TP21
R0031

23TP21
R0011

17

19

b22

18

17

d22

19

18

Connection diagram 23TP21 subrack

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Connections and Settings 23AE21

RTU560

ABB Utilities GmbH

68309
Mannheim (Germany)
Telephone +49 (0) 621 381-7592
Telefax
+49 (0) 621 381-7622

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03/2001

Subject to alteration

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