Features

• Main board of AutroSafe ready for subrack mounting

• Designed to meet the requirements of: – EN54-2  – IACS UR E10

– IMO/SOLAS – FM /NFPA72 – IEC61508 SIL2 (116-BC-440G2 only)

• Subrack 3Ux12HP, 200mm deep

• Fault Output Relay

• Redundant Power Input, monitored

• Serial port RS232/RS422/RS485

• AutroFieldBus

• Redundant Ethernet

Description / Application

The Controller Rack Unit BC-440 serves as a connection unit for

the detection loop, alarm sounders, controls and inputs. It is a

variant of the BC-420 Controller prepared for rack installations.

Together with the IO modules the unit will have the full

functionality of the BC-420 Controller.

The Controller is equipped with 2 Ethernet ports, one

AutroFieldBus port and one serial port. The Controller

communicates with other system units using the Ethernet

based local area network, AutroNet and external equipment

using AutroCom and Modbus.

The serial port may be set to RS-232/422 or 485 and can

communicate with external equipment using AutroCom,

Modbus, NMEA and ESPA 4.4.4.