CPU Characteristics of M580 standalone CPU
These tables show the key characteristics of the M580 standalone and Hot Standby CPUs. These characteristics represent the maximum values that a specific CPU can manage in the M580 system.
NOTE: The values in these tables may not be achieved depending on the I/O density and the number of available rack slots.
Standalone CPUs:
| Maximum number of ... | Reference (BMEP58 ...) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020(H) | 2020(H) | 2040(H) | 3020 | 3040 | 4020 | 4040 | 5040(C) | 6040(C) | |
| discrete I/O channels | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 3072 | 3072 | 4096 | 4096 | 5120 | 6144 |
| analog I/O channels | 256 | 512 | 512 | 768 | 768 | 1024 | 1024 | 1280 | 1536 |
| expert channels | 36 | 72 | 72 | 108 | 108 | 144 | 144 | 180 | 216 |
| distributed devices4 memory size In+Out (KB) | 64 2+2 | 128 4+4 | 64 2+2 | 128 4+4 | 64 2+2 | 128 4+4 | 64 2+2 | 64 2+2 | 64 2+2 |
| Ethernet communication modules (including BMENOC0301/11 modules, but not the CPU) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4(1) | 4(1) | 6(1) | 6(1) |
| local racks (main rack + extended rack) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| RIO drops (maximum of 2 racks per drop) (main rack + extended rack) | – | – | 8(2) | – | 16(2) | – | 16(3) | 31(3) | 31(3) |
| Ethernet ports: | |||||||||
| • service | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| • RIO or distributed equipment | |||||||||
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