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S900 Remote I/O System Intrinsic safety in the field

S900 Remote I/O System Intrinsic safety in the field

S900 Remote I/O System Intrinsic safety in the field

Product catalog summary
The S900 Remote I/O System Overview
The S900 Remote I/O System by ABB is designed for hazardous areas as per ATEX standards, suitable for Zones 1 and 2, eliminating the need for barriers and reducing wiring costs. It supports redundancy in power supply, communication interface, and PROFIBUS DP connection, making it ideal for industries like chemical, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas. The system is compatible with ABB's process control systems such as System 800xA, Advant Master, and others.
System Variants and Applications
The S900 series includes three variants: S series for Zone 1, B series for Zone 2, and N series for non-hazardous areas. Field housings with at least IP54 protection are required for hazardous area installations, with stainless steel options available for Zone 1.
Key Features and Benefits
  • Designed for intrinsically safe applications with integrated barrier functions.
  • High availability due to redundancy and hot-swap capability.
  • Reduced maintenance with self-diagnostics and remote engineering capabilities.
  • Cost savings from installation close to production cells and simplified project handling.
Technical Specifications
The S900 system includes various modules such as digital I/O, analog input/output, and temperature input modules, all supporting features like short and break detection, electrical isolation, and HART communication. The system supports up to 128 digital or 64 analog channels per station.
Integration and Maintenance
The S900 can be configured using DTM or GSD files and integrates seamlessly with ABB's process control systems. It supports easy commissioning, operation, and maintenance with features like automatic I/O data description and diagnostic information display.
HART Technology Utilization
The system leverages HART technology for reduced wiring and enhanced device diagnostics, supporting cyclical scanning of secondary variables and maintenance functions.
Conclusion
The S900 Remote I/O System offers a robust, flexible, and cost-effective solution for hazardous and non-hazardous area applications, ensuring high availability and simplified maintenance.
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S9 00 REMOTE I/O SYSTEM INTRINSIC SAFETY IN THE FIELD 01 Example of Field housing FH660S in stainless steel with complete certification according to "ATEX". S900 is a remote I/O family designed for application with rated hazardous areas according to ATEX. The I/O system can be safely located directly in ATEX Zone 1 and 2, which can save immense wiring cost and makes the need of barriers obsolete. It also makes life easy in production phase, as maintenance of the I/O is easy as in non-rated areas. S900 I/O incorporates complete redundant networking capability, including redundancy in power supply,...

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Control Room Area Field Area Advantages at a glance • Designed for intrinsically safe applications in hazardous areas • Integrated barrier function with hot pluggable modules and automatic slot addressing • High availability due to redundancy in the power supply as well as in communication • Minimum maintenance effort as a result of hot swap capability in rated hazardous areas, selfdiagnostics, remote engineering capabilities • Simplified project handling with pre-installed, fully certified extended safety field housings • Easy project planning and efficient engineering Customer benefits • Installation...

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The S900 building blocks The S900 interface family is based on a passive backplane suitable for assembly in control room or for field assembly in an appropriate housing, e.g. extended Safety Fieldhousing FH660S. The passive backplane contains all terminal units for field circuits, communication and power supplies. Interface modules are plugged into the backplane in up to 16 slots. The backplane has two slots for power supply units and two slots for communication interfaces to achieve a full communication and power supply redundancy. The interface modules have up to eight channels, while analog...

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INTRINSIC SAFETY IN THE FIELD S900 REMOTE I/O SYSTEM Integration into the control system The S900 remote I/O can be configured and parameterized directly from the engineering tool integrated into the process control system. The configuration can be carried out using DTM interface or using GSD files. S900 Remote I/O is highly integrated in ABB's Process Control Systems. For Freelance, you have the option to either use DTMs or GSD based template technology. For System 800xA/ AC 800M controller, Hardware Definition file exists. This allows for easy engineering of the components as well as parameterizing...

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S9 00 REMOTE I/O SYSTEM INTRINSIC SAFETY IN THE FIELD 01. Communication interface CI920AS/B/N • Fieldbus protocol PROFIBUS DP V1 • HART over PROFIBUS • Line or media redundancy via two coupling modules • Electrical isolation between field bus, power • Diagnosis, configuration and parameterization via PROFIBUS 02. Digital I/O modules DX910S/B/N • Input for dry contacts or proximity switches (NAMUR) • Output for low power intrinsically safe valves • Short and break detection • Electrical isolation between input / bus and input / power • Common return for all inputs / outputs • Configurable as a...

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INTRINSIC SAFETY IN THE FIELD S900 REMOTE I/O SYSTEM 07. Analog input, HART, AI930S/B/N • Power supply for 4...20 mA loop powered 2-wire transmitters • Short and break detection • Electrical isolation between input / bus and input / power • Common return for all inputs • 4 channels • Cyclic secondary HART variables • Transmission of HART frames via the fieldbus 08. Analog input, HART, pass., AI931S/B/N • Passive inputs for 0/4...20 mA • Short and break detection • Electrical isolation between input/bus and input/power • Common return for all inputs • 4 channels • Cyclic secondary HART variables...

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800xA is a registered or pending trademark of ABB. All rights to other trademarks reside with their respective owners We reserve the right to make technical changes to the products or modify the contents of this document without prior notice. With regard to purchase orders, the agreed particulars shall prevail. ABB does not assume any responsibility for any errors or incomplete information in this document. We reserve all rights to this document and the items and images it contains. The reproduction, disclosure to third parties or the use of the content of this document -including parts thereof...

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