Important User Information Environment and Enclosure Preventing Electrostatic Discharge European Hazardous Location Approval North American Hazardous Location Approval Install Your 48V DC Digital Input or Output Module Connect Wiring for the 1794-IC16 or 1794-OC16 Configure Your 48V DC Output Module, 1794-OC16 Specifications...
2 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Important User Information Solid state equipment has operational characteristics differing from those of electromechanical equipment. Safety Guidelines for the Application, Installation and Maintenance of Solid State Controls (Publication SGI-1.1 available from your local Rockwell Automation Sales Office or online at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/literature/) describes some important differences between solid state equipment and hard-wired electromechanical devices.
FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Environment and Enclosure ATTENTION: This equipment is intended for use in a Pollution Degree 2 industrial environment, in overvoltage Category II applications (as defined in EN/IEC 60664-1), at altitudes up to 2000 m (6562 ft) without derating. This equipment is not intended for use in residential environments and may not provide adequate protection to radio communication services in such environments.
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4 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules ATTENTION: This product is grounded through the DIN rail to chassis ground. Use zinc plated chromate-passivated steel DIN rail to assure proper grounding. The use of other DIN rail materials (for example, aluminum or plastic) that can corrode, oxidize, or are poor conductors, can result in improper or intermittent grounding.
Worn contacts may create electrical resistance that can affect module operation. European Hazardous Location Approval The following modules are European Zone 2 approved: 1794-IC16, 1794-OC16. The following applies to products marked II 3 G: Are Equipment Group II, Equipment Category 3, and comply with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements relating to the design and construction of such equipment given in Annex II to EU Directive 2014/34/EU.
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6 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules WARNING: Observe the following additional certification requirements: • This equipment is not resistant to sunlight or other sources of UV radiation. • This equipment shall be mounted in an ATEX/IECEx Zone 2 certified enclosure with a minimum ingress protection rating of at least IP54 (in accordance with EN/IEC 60079-15) and used in an environment of not more than Pollution Degree 2 (as defined in EN/IEC 60664-1) when...
FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules North American Hazardous Location Approval The 1794-IC16, 1794-OC16 module is Hazardous Location approved: The following information applies when Informations sur l’utilisation de cet équipement operating this equipment in hazardous en environnements dangereux: locations: Products marked "CL I, DIV 2, GP A, B, C, D"...
8 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Install Your 48V DC Digital Input or Output Module 45284 Description Description FlexBus connectors Groove Latching mechanism Alignment bar Keyswitch Module Terminal base The module mounts on a 1794 terminal base. 1.
0…15 row (A) as indicated in the Wiring Connections for 1794-IC16 and 1794-OC16 table. 2. 1794-IC16 – Connect the associated +V DC power lead of the input device to the corresponding terminal on the 34…51 row (C) for each input as indicated in the Wiring Connections for 1794-IC16 and 1794-OC16 table.
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10 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Wiring Connections for 1794-IC16 and 1794-OC16 1794-IC16 1794-OC16 1794-TB3, 1794-TB3S 1794-TB2, 1794-TB3, 1794-TB3S Input Input 48V DC Common Output Output Common Terminal Supply Terminal Input 4 C-39 B-21 Output 4...
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Connect +V DC power to terminal C-34 Connect V DC common to terminal B-16 Use B-33 and C-51 for daisychaining to the next terminal base unit Note: Terminals C-35…C-50 are not present on the 1794-TB2 2 and 3-Wire Input Wiring for 1794-IC16 0-15 16-33 34-51...
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Set the Input Filter Time for the 1794-IC16 Module The 1794-IC16 has a built-in 1 ms filter.You can increase the input filter time (FT) for channels 0...15. To increase the filter time, set the corresponding bits in the output image table (complementary word) for the module.
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FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules For example, to set an additional filter time of 4 ms for all 16 inputs of a 1794-IC16 module at address rack 1, module group 0, set bits 00...05 as shown below. The result will be a total filter time of 5 ms.
Where O = Output At the end of its life, this equipment should be collected separately from any unsorted municipal waste. Specifications Specifications – 48V DC Input Module 1794-IC16 Attribute Value Number of inputs 16, nonisolated, sinking Recommended terminal base unit...
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FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Specifications – 48V DC Input Module 1794-IC16 Attribute Value Isolation voltage 50V (continuous), Basic Insulation Type Tested at 1900V DC for 1 s, between user and system No isolation between individual channels...
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Delay time is the time from the receipt of an output on or off command to the output actually turning on or off. Module outputs are not fused. Fusing is recommended. If fusing is desired, you must supply external fusing. General Specifications Attribute 1794-IC16 1794-OC16 Terminal base screw torque Determined by installed terminal base Dimensions, approx.
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FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Environmental Specifications Attribute Value Operating temperature IEC 60068-2-1 (Test Ad, Operating Cold), IEC 60068-2-2 (Test Bd, Operating Dry Heat), IEC 60068-2-14 (Test Nb, Operating Thermal Shock): 0 °C < Ta < +55 °C (+32 °F < Ta < +131 °F) Temperature, surrounding air, 55 °C (131 °F) max.
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18 FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Certifications Certifications (when Value product is marked) c-UL-us UL Listed Industrial Control Equipment, certified for US and Canada. See UL File E322657. UL Listed for Class I, Division 2 Group A,B,C,D Hazardous Locations, certified for U.S.
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FLEX I/O 48V DC Digital Input and Output Modules Derating Curve for 1794-IC16 On-state Voltage (V DC) Ambient Temperature The area within the curve represents the safe operating range for the module under various conditions of user supplied 48V DC supply voltages and ambient temperatures.
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