Product Description

The B&R System 2010 could not be complete without the B&R 2EX100.50-1 Remote I/O Master Module, which is responsible for extending the input/output capabilities of the system by allowing remote connections. This module was released in 2010 and has two RS485 interfaces that are electrically isolated from each other so they can transfer data reliably over long distances. It can work with different baud rates whereby maximum distances may vary: at 100kBit/sec 1200 meters; at 2000 kBit/sec 100 meters.

A feature of this module is that it can have up to eight remote I/O masters on the bus and support 31 slaves without using a repeater, following the master/slave principle with physical bus topology. Shielded, twisted pair cables with external termination resistance are used for direct connection to the bus. For easy configuration, there are settings for module address and slave address on this device in addition to diagnostic LEDs showing status indication. It has been designed to fit well into existing systems and therefore works with base plates BP101 as well as BP110.

When working at full capacity, its power consumption does not exceed 12 W, which makes it energy-saving friendly too while being compact-sized having dimensions of only: height 285 mm; width 40mm; depth 185 mm, thus making installation easier than ever before. To sum everything up: The B&R system needs the B&R 2EX100.50-1 Remote I/O Master Module if you want more inputs/outputs. It was created by them so their product would have more range capability but still be able to fit into complex industrial automation systems easily because there is no other way around this problem except making something like this device.