Category: CTI

Continuous Evolutionary Improvement

The 2500 Series® has its roots in the “ahead-of-its-time” Texas Instruments/Simatic

505® Series system known for its robust performance, intuitive design, and elegantly

simple PID and special function programming.  The 2500 Series® reinvigorates and

modernizes this legendary product line with more memory, more speed and many new

features while maintaining backwards compatibility.

The most important feature of every product CTI sells is compatibility

— both backward and forward.  We don’t obsolete our products and expect customers

to buy our latest control system.  Instead, our products are conceived to allow customers

to improve systems incrementally — building on previous investments in equipment,

programming and training.  A brand new controller with modern features will work

seamlessly with I/O modules from ten years ago or from ten years hence. 

This allows you to upgrade your control system at your own pace and with

minimal disruption.

Continuous Evolutionary Improvement

The 2500 Series® has its roots in the “ahead-of-its-time” Texas Instruments/Simatic

505® Series system known for its robust performance, intuitive design, and elegantly

simple PID and special function programming.  The 2500 Series® reinvigorates and

modernizes this legendary product line with more memory, more speed and many new

features while maintaining backwards compatibility.

The most important feature of every product CTI sells is compatibility

— both backward and forward.  We don’t obsolete our products and expect customers

to buy our latest control system.  Instead, our products are conceived to allow customers

to improve systems incrementally — building on previous investments in equipment,

programming and training.  A brand new controller with modern features will work

seamlessly with I/O modules from ten years ago or from ten years hence. 

This allows you to upgrade your control system at your own pace and with

minimal disruption.

PAC Performance, PLC Usability

The 2500 Series® Classic Programmable Automation Control (PAC) system is a powerful,

flexible, multi application controls system with unmatched reliability and ease of use.

Its modular design and robust process control capability including built-in communications ports

and considerable I/O capacity deliver PAC performance, while its operational simplicity and

ease of use provide PLC-like usability.

For machine control or for small- to large-scale processcontrol, the CTI 2500 Series®

Classic PAC System offers:

 Full-featured performance supporting up to 8192 I/O points*, including both digital and analog I/O,

and hundreds of PID loops and alarms.

 Advanced functionality

 Multiple remote I/O network options

 Easy connection to other 2500 Series® products as well as to many other manufacturers’ products

The 2500 Series® Classic Programmable Automation Control System is designed 

for use in a broad range of applications, including those that require both discrete

and analog control.  2500 Series® products can be found worldwide in numerous

industries, including food and beverage, oil and gas, air separation, pulp and paper,

mining and foundry, building products, printing equipment, chemicals, pharmaceuticals,

semiconductor, and wastewater/water treatment. CTI designed the 2500 Series®

with a focus on operational simplicity, ease of use, and compatibility across successive

product generations to deliver unsurpassed reliability and the performance you

need at the lowest total cost.

The most important feature of every product CTI sells is compatibility

— both backward and forward.  We don’t obsolete our products and expect customers

to buy our latest control system.  Instead, our products are conceived to allow customers

to improve systems incrementally — building on previous investments in equipment,

programming and training.  A brand new controller with modern features will work

seamlessly with I/O modules from ten years ago or from ten years hence. 

This allows you to upgrade your control system at your own pace and with

minimal disruption.

Features

• Replaces Siemens® 505-6870

• Compatible with CTI 2500 Series, Simatic® 505. Siemens® S5® and S7®, as well as other

Profibus masters

• Can be used in all 4. 8. and 16 slot CTI and Siemens® bases

• Supports communication speeds from 9600 baud (max cable distance per segment: 1200m)

up to 12 Mbaud (max cable distance per segment: 100m)

• Supports all CTI and Siemens® discrete and analog I/O modules

• GSD file is provided with the RBC to allow configuration by WORKSHOP or COMPROFI

• LED display for error codes and station address

The 2500-RBC Profibus Remote Base Controller (RBC) allows a CTI 2500 Series® or

Simatic® 505 I/O base to function as a slave node on a Profibus DP I/O channel

that complies with the PROFIBUS standard.  The Remote Base Controller

is intended to be a replacement for the Siemens® 505-6870 RBC.

Description

The 2500-RBC Profibus Remote Base Controller (RBC) allows a CTI 2500 Series® or

Simatic® 505 I/O base to function as a slave node on a Profibus DP I/O channel

that complies with the PROFIBUS standard.  The Remote Base Controller

is intended to be a replacement for the Siemens® 505-6870 RBC.

Specifications

Ports:

Profibus 9-pin female, pins 2.7 no connect

Profibus Baud Rates:

9600. 19.2K, 93.75K, 187.5K, 1.5M, 3.0M, 6.0M, 12M

Profibus Port Isolation:  1500VDC

Output State Selection:

Determines state of outputs when I/O channel

communication is lost:

off  all outputs are turned off

freeze all outputs hold their last value

Dipswitch Options:

Serial port baud rate (future use)

RBC station address

Status display mode

Software-Set Parameters:

Discrete I/O interval

Word I/O update factor

Ignore mismatch mode

RS232 port enable/disable

Diagnostic Data:

Station status (3 bytes)

Master address (1 byte)

Ident number (1 byte)

Extended diagnostics (9 bytes)

Backplane Power:  2 Watts (maximum)

Module Size:  Double-wide

Shipping Weight:  1.5 lb. (0.68 Kg)

Additional Product Information:

On CTI’s Website you will find links to the 2500 Series Std Environmental 

Specifications and the UL Agency Certificates of Compliance.

SIMPLY SEAMLESS

The CTI 2500 Series® Automation System

The 2500 Series® has a proud legacy as one of the world’s premier process control platforms and is

known for its capability, simplicity and reliability. CTI has modernized this legendary product line

with smart enhancements and rich features to create a complete automation solution that helps our

customers run their plants as safely, efficiently and seamlessly as possible.

The BLUE Platform

CTI 2500 Series® products are built on the BLUE PlatformTM — CTI’s seamless systems architecture.

Products built on the BLUE PlatformTM are engineered with a consistent design philosophy, a

common operating system and common communications protocols and interfaces. This approach

ensures interoperability between various components of the system as well as between various

product generations to deliver seamless operational communications and control and maximum

efficiency with minimum process downtime and greatly reduced engineering development time.

Whether you choose Classic, Compact or Slice, the seamless systems architecture of the BLUE

PlatformTM will ensure seamless integration and powerful process control. Please contact us to learn

more.

OVERVIEW

The 2500 Series® Compact PAC System delivers all of

the performance and reliability of the 2500 Series®

Classic System in a significantly smaller form factor.

Featuring the same programming software and

instruction set, and the same communication, remote I/O

and data sharing protocols, the 2500 Series®

common architecture allows Compact System users to get up to

speed quickly using existing tools and diagnostics and to

integrate Compact Series products with other 2500

Series® products easily.

The 2500 Series® Compact System includes a wide

range of digital, analog and specialized I/O modules,

power supplies, and bases. These products work

seamlessly with Classic 2500-Cxxx processors, the new

Compact 2500C-Cxxx processors (coming soon), as well

as Simatic 545 and 555 processors to manage everything

from small discrete control applications to large process

applications with PID loops, alarms, and special

mathematical functions. The CTI approach to automation

emphasizes continuous evolutionary improvement,

compatibility across successive product generations and

operational simplicity to help customers optimize plant

performance at the least possible cost. 

DESCRIPTION

The 2500C-8-IDO-24V Module outputs a wide range of

DC voltage signals. It is designed to provide 8 solid state

output circuits to switch on or off external devices such as

pilot lamps, motor starters or solenoids using an externally

supplied 24VDC. Front panel LEDs provide visual

indication for output and fuse status.

FEATURES

 Single wide module

 8 channels isolated channel to channel

 Each channel is individually fused

 Sourcing or sinking Outputs

 Channel On/Off Status Indication

 Blown fuse indication and reporting for each

channel

 Uses CTI’s 2500C-32F Connector

 Module supports hot swap

Description

The 2501 module provides an eight channel analog input and four channel analog output design in a compact, single-wide module to fit in the CTI 2500 SeriesTM or Simatic® 505 Series I/O base. It is useful in applications such as machine control, loop temperature control and weighing systems. The 2501 replaces Siemens® 505- 7012 and 505-7016 modules, except in applications which use the built-in scaling feature.

Features

• CTI 2500 SeriesTM or Simatic® 505 base format

• Fast 6 mSec update time for all channels

• Selectable input/output or input only operating mode

• Bipolar or unipolar inputs per channel

• Inputs: 1500VDC channel-to-PLC isolation

• Outputs:

• 1500V channel-to-channel isolation

• Voltage and current outputs available simultaneously

• Bipolar or unipolar outputs per channel

Specifications

Update Time: 6 mSec – LO density 7 mSec – HI density (all channels including settling time)

Connector: For new installations this module will require a 2500-40F removable wiring connector sold separately. Part Number 2500-40F.

Backplane Power: 3 Watts (maximum)

Wire Gauge: 14-22 AWG

Module Size: Single-wide

Shipping Weight: 1.5 lb. (0.68 Kg)

Additional Product Information:

On CTI’s Website you will find links to the 2500 Series Std Environmental Specifications and the UL Agency Certificates of Compliance .