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General Specifications

System Resources
  • CPU: high-speed 32-bit RISC processor
    • In addition to the main CPU, most 5200 modules feature additional on-board processors.
  • Industrial real-time deterministic OS
  • Real-time clock: automate SNTP network synchronization
User Memory
  • Flash file system: 1 MB; non-volatile program and data storage
  • Non-volatile RAM drive: 1.5 MB
  • Expandable with optional memory cards to 16 MB
Active Program Resources
  • 4,500 non-volatile registers
  • 32,768-element data table
  • 84 simultaneous tasks
Encoder and High Speed Counters
  • Quadrature encoder input (6 MHz)
  • Dual high speed counters (6 MHz)
Analog I/O  (max 48 channels)*
  • Voltage, current and thermocouple
  • PID loop control
Digital I/O  (max 48 channels)*
  • Hardware counters 10 KHz/channel
  • Supports 16 PLS outputs. Actuation rate < 1 msec
  • Optional quadrature encoder input with 32-bit counter and 2 high-speed (1 μsecond response) registration inputs
Motion Control
  • Stepper
    - Velocity range: 0 - 1 M steps/sec
    - Accuracy: ±1 step
  • Servo
    - Position loop rate: 500 μsec/axis
    - Velocity range: 0 - 6 Mcounts/sec
    - Accuracy: ±1 count
Serial Communications
  • Two serial COM ports (115 Kbaud)
  • RS-232 (standard)
  • RS-485 (optional)
  • Supports wired and wireless networking
  • Modbus master/slave (ASCII or RTU)
Ethernet Communications
  • 10/100 baseT Ethernet full duplex with DMA and flow control
  • Supports wired and wireless networking
  • UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP
  • ARP, ICMP
  • Modbus master/slave (RTU)
  • FTP file server
  • Telnet server
  • HTTP server
  • Raw socket support
  • SNTP time synchronization
  • DHCP support
Web Server
  • Monitor and control devices via standard browser
  • Built-in web pages allow controller to be fully configured and monitored with only a standard web browser
  • Supports standard HTTP and XML interface
HMI Integration
  • Fully integrated Ethernet support for CTC's iPanel™ touchscreens
  • Serial support for other touchscreens
Data Logging
  • Local data logging to internal non-volatile RAM disk
  • Automatic integration with CTC's CTLog software
  • Standard memory stores 384,000 values; expandable to 3 million values
Environmental
  • Operating temperature: 0 - 50°C (horizontal installation)
  • Storage temperature: -40 - 85°C
  • Relative humidity: 5 - 95% non-condensing

*Maximums are per controller and are not necessarily mutually inclusive.