User`s manual
BL1600 Overview s 1-13
Features
The BL1600 includes the following features.
12 digital inputs.
14 digital outputs.
RS-485 and RS-232 serial communication.
9.216 MHz clock.
PLCBus port for system expansion.
The BL1600 also includes battery-backed RAM (up to 512K) and a
battery-backed real-time clock (an Epson 72421 with time and date
functions), EPROM (up to 512K) or flash EPROM (to 256K), program-
mable timers, DMA, EEPROM (512 bytes standard), a watchdog timer,
and power-failure interrupt.
Appendix B provides detailed specifications for the BL1600.
The maximum power dissipation is 5 W at 50°C with the standard (large)
heat sink, and 3 W with the optional small heat sink supplied with the
Experimenters Kit. The maximum operating temperature is 70°C, but the
BL1600 may not be able to operate for extended periods at 70°C.
Chapter 2, Getting Started, provides further information on
environmental constraints.
The BL1600s RS-485 capability allows you to build a network of control-
lers with links up to several kilometers.
The PLCBus port allows you to expand your system by adding expansion
boards, such as Z-Worlds XP8700 or XP8900, or devices of your own
design. The BL1600 is designed to allow you to build and add your own
expansion boards. Z-World supplies a Prototyping Board for this purpose.
Appendix C, Prototyping Board, provides further informa-
tion on the Prototyping Board.
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