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Remote Terminal Unit
Application, characteristics and technical data have
to be taken from the hardware data sheet:
23AE21 1KGT 150 402
Operation
The 23AE21 board scans analog current- or voltage
signals and prepares them for the RTU560 on the ba-
sis 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 func-
tions of the 23AE21 are defined by the RTU560.
In general the 23AE21 board can process the follow-
ing functions per input channel.
V Zero value supervision
V Switching detection
V Smoothing
V Cyclic transmission to the CMU independent
from threshold supervision
V Threshold supervision
V Limit value monitoring
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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Connections and Settings
Analog Input 23AE21
some input ranges with one shunt. With the informa-
tion 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 occa-
sion 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 configura-
tion has to be done for all eight channels. For each
channel:
V the switch registers S1 to S3 AND
V the jumper X5x1
should be configured to the same measuring range.
Only if jumper and switch register setting corre-
sponds the 23AE21 scans and converts the measur-
ing value correct.
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Pos. X5x1 measuring range measuring

S3-x S2-x S1-x X5x1
1 2 3 range
20 mA
1
40 mA 1 2 3

ON 2
ON 2
ON 2
x

2 mA

1
1
1
1 2 3 2 mA
x
2 5 mA OFF OFF OFF
x 10 mA
1 2 3

ON 2

ON 2

ON 2
1 2 3
2V
5 mA
3

1
x 20 V OFF OFF
x
ON
x = 1 to 8 for the respective channel

ON 2
ON 2

ON 2
1 2 3
Table 1: Configuration jumper X5x1
10 mA

1
1
1
OFF ON x
OFF
The configuration of jumper X5x1 is shown in Table 1.
Hereby is x = the to configure channel. Table 2 shows 1 2 3

ON 2

ON 2

ON 2

20 mA
the corresponding settings for switch register S1 to

1
x
S3 and the corresponding position of jumper X5x1. OFF ON ON
For channel 5 = 40 mA as an example it should be 1 2 3

ON 2

ON 2

ON 2
set:
40 mA

1
x
V X5x1 jumper 5 = position 1-2 ON OFF OFF

V S3-5 = OFF 1 2 3

ON 2
ON 2

ON 2
S2-5 = ON
2V

1
1

1
V
x
V S1-5 = ON ON OFF ON

1 2 3

ON 2
ON 2

ON 2
The firmware of the 23AE21 uses the position of
0 ... 20 V

1
1

switch register S1 to S3 for the scaling and calcula- 1 x

ON ON OFF
tion to the nominal measuring range. In addition it
identifies by the position which rating value it should 1 2 3
ON 2

ON 2

ON 2

use. not used

1

1 x
ON ON ON
ON ON X5x1
S1
S2 1 2 3
S3 OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x

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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RTU560 Connections and Settings 23AE21

Configuration of line-frequency not start operation if one or more of these checksum

are wrong. The 23AE21 stays passive, that means the
Beside the information about the configured measur-
CMU does not detect the board and indicates it with
ing range the information about the line-frequency is
”board out of operation”. The LED ”ST” flashes in
requested for the A/D-conversion. The configured
addition with approx. 3 Hz.
line-frequency is valid for all eight channels. There-
fore jumper X401 has to be configured.
Signalling
scan cycle
conversion per The board monitors and checks its functionality as
line-frequency time per input 23AE21 board well as the dialog via the peripheral bus. Detected er-
rors are indicated and/or transmitted by the board:
60 Hz 62.5 ms 500 ms
V by the red LED ”ST” on the front plate
50 Hz 72.5 ms 580 ms
16.6 Hz 202.5 ms 1620 ms V by diagnostic messages
V in the process signal messages (signal sta-
tus)
16.6 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz
The ”ST” LED indicates board errors, peripheral bus
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
errors and/or A/D converter failures.
X401
The ”ST”-LED indicates:
Fig. 3: Configuration of line-frequency
V board runs initialization procedure
Factory calibration V board has detected a memory error
An on-site calibration of the A/D converter is not nec- (RAM or EPROM)
essary. V micro controller faulty
V no dialog via the peripheral bus for at least
The 23AE21 will be calibrated for all channels and
two minutes. The board is not polled by the
measuring ranges at the factory. During the calibra-
PBP (Peripheral Bus Processor) of CMU.
tion the firmware calculates a rating value per mea-
V A/D converter faulty
suring range and channel and stores this rating value
in an EEPROM. The rating values are protected by a V flashing with 3 Hz:
checksum. rating values in the EEPROM faulty

The 23AE21 checks the checksum of all rating values Each configured measuring value will be indicated
during initialization of the board. The 23AE21 does faulty by the CMU for the listed errors.

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Connections and Settings 23AE21 RTU560

2V
20 V

suppressor circuit
ST 2 mA
3
+ EA11
5 mA 2 b32
10 mA 1 u
ADC
20 mA X5x1
40 mA
- EA10
Micro z32
RTU Peripheral Bus

controller A + EA21 z30

Signal-
conditioning - EA20
d32
+ EA31 d30
RAM Signal-
conditioning - EA30
b30
Multiplexer

+ EA41 b28
Signal-
conditioning - EA40
EPROM z28
+ EA51 z26
Signal-
D conditioning - EA50
d28
EAP Signal-
+ EA61 d26
conditioning - EA60 b26
+ EA71
Signal- b24
conditioning - EA70 z24
+ EA81
Signal- z22
conditioning - EA80
d24

Fig. 4: Logic block diagram

for calibration only

23AE21

1/10 V
8

10/ 1/2,5
X5x1 20 mA
7

10 mA
123 1 23
6

X401
5

8
16

60
50
4

7
7

7
3

6
5

5
2

4
ON

5
3

3
1

2
OFF

OFF

OFF

4
1

S3 S2 S1 3

2
1

Fig. 5: Board layout with setting positions

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RTU560 Connections and Settings 23AE21

23TP21 23ET23 Signal identification Re-

Re
R0031 R0011 Sub-connector Identification Meaning mark
1 1 z32 EA10 - analog input 1 -
2 2 b32 EA11 + analog input 1 +
3 3 d32 EA20 - analog input 2 -
4 4 z30 EA21 + analog input 2 +
5 5 b30 EA30 - analog input 3 -
6 6 d30 EA31 + analog input 3 +
7 7 z28 EA40 - analog input 4 -
8 8 b28 EA41 + analog input 4 +
9 9 d28 EA50 - analog input 5 -
10 10 z26 EA51 + analog input 5 +
11 11 b26 EA60 - analog input 6 -
12 12 d26 EA61 + analog input 6 +
13 13 z24 EA70 - analog input 7 -
14 14 b24 EA71 + analog input 7 +
15 15 d24 EA80 - analog input 8 -
16 16 z22 EA81 + analog input 8 +
17 19 A (Faston 6,3) A cable shield
18 17 b22 not used
19 18 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 RTU560

23AE21 23TP21 Signal- Process

R 0031 identific.
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16
*
17
A Transducer

b22 *
18

d22 *
19

* Pin assignment 23TP21

23TP21 23TP21
Board
R0031 R0011
A 17 19
b22 18 17
d22 19 18

Connection diagram 23TP21 subrack

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Telephone +49 (0) 621 381-7592
Telefax +49 (0) 621 381-7622 03/2001 Subject to alteration

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