FLEX 5000® I/O: Next generation 5000 series I/O platform technology

FLEX 5000® I/O overview

Next generation 5000 series I/O platform technology

• Rugged design
  • Operating temperature: -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F)
  • Hazard environments: Class I, Div. 2, Zone 2 Groups A, B, C, D
• Performance
  • 1 gigabit (Gb) Ethernet/IP™
  • 1 gigabit (Gb) backplane speed
• Standard I/O
  • 8/16/32-channel digital in/out
  • 8-channel analog in/out
• Safety I/O (SIL 3, PLe, Cat. 4)
  • 16-channel digital in/out
  • 4-channel analog in/out
• Network media and topologies
  • 2 copper/2 fiber ports
  • Supports Device Level Ring (DLR), Star, Linear, Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP)
• Easy snap-on installation
  • Removal and Insertion Under Power (RIUP)
• Consistent I/O wiring
  • Direct termination of 2-, 3-, and 4-wire devices

Distributed I/O for ControlLogix® 5580 controller, GuardLogix® 5580 safety controller

Distributed I/O for CompactLogix® 5380 controller, CompactLogix® 5480 controller, Compact GuardLogix® 5380 safety controller

Flexibility in design and maintenance

• XT (Extreme environment)
  • Class G1, G2, and G3 conformal coating
  • Operating temperature: -40°C to +70°C (-40°F to +158°F)
  • Hazardous environments: Class I, Div. 2, Zone 2 Groups A, B, C, D
• Mount up to 8 or 16 I/O modules
• Dual color light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for status and diagnostics
• Interconnect cable bank expansion
• Module identification QR Code
• Stair step design for ease of wiring/visibility
• Consistent power wiring with jumpers

• One-to-one RTB mapping
  • Catalogs: RTB3, RTB3I, RTB3W, RTB3T, RTB3IT, RTB3AC, RTB32C, RTB32V
  • Per channel cold junction compensation (CJC), remote CJC support
  • RTB options: screw and spring/push-in
• Removable terminal block (RTB)
• Mounting base (MB)
• Online addition and Removal and Insertion Under Power (RIUP)*
• Simple plug-in shielding TB
• Easy terminal base selection
• Current sourcing – analog

Flexible installation options

Mount the I/O to meet application requirements

Extreme environment (XT) for G3  -40…+70 °C (-40…+158 °F) standard -1000…+2000 m altitude

Horizontal or vertical

Flexible network topologies

Copper or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) fiber ports

DLR and PRP supported on the same catalog

EtherNet/IP™ adapter highlights

Functionality and performance

• 1 Gb, Device Level Ring (DLR), Linear and Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP)
• Secured embedded web server
• Implicit and explicit protection

Flexible installation

• RJ45 and small form-factor pluggable (SFP) versions
• 8 or 16 I/O module support
• Intermix copper and fiber SFP

Ease of maintenance

• Easy access ports
• Input power and temperature diagnostics
• Removable terminal block (RTB) for power terminals

Plant-wide I/O for Discrete, Hybrid and Process industries

Digital modules

• 8/16/32 points digital input or output
• Eight points isolated relay output
• Counter functionality
• Electronic output protection

Analog modules

• Eight channel analog input or output
• Highly integrated HART (HIH)
• Voltage/Current/RTD/Thermocouple input module

Specialty modules

• High-speed counter
• Frequency input

Every I/O module has dual color light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for status and diagnostics and QR Code for identification.

Higher performance – Standard I/O

Digital modules ≤ 100 μs screw to backplane Counter functionality Input events Scheduled output ≤ 1 ms S2S response time* Electronic output protection

Analog modules ≤ 1.5 ms screw to backplane 16-bits resolution Alarms and scaling Current sourcing ≤ 5 ms S2S response time* Universal analog input

Integrated control and safety for Discrete, Hybrid and Process industries

Offers a complete portfolio of discrete and analog fail-safe I/O modules, which are designed for Discrete and Process safety applications that require speed, frequency measurement, temperature sensors, analog devices with HART and digital safety devices for functional safety certified in accordance with IEC 61508. TÜV certified up to SIL 3, PLe, Cat. 4.

FLEX 5000® I/O modules with GuardLogix® 5580 safety controller

Provide exceptional ease of use with reduced installation time and cost

• NO special wiring​
• NO user programming code​
• NO I/O Add-On Instruction
• NO additional hardware required​

FLEX 5000® I/O support for controller redundancy

ControlLogix® 5580 controller redundancy support for FLEX 5000® I/O

FLEX 5000® I/O with ControlLogix® 5580 controller redundancy for high availability applications is supported from
Studio 5000 Logix Designer® application version 33 or later.

Benefits and applications

• Supports Device Level Ring (DLR) and Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) topologies
• Provides fiber support in the adapter for infrastructure applications
• Ideal for Process applications where a customer requires redundant controller and network infrastructure
• Offers high-performance I/O in redundant architecture
• Adapter firmware revision 5.011 and HART I/O firmware revision 3.011 can be downloaded from Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC)

Support for Logix SIS (Safety Instrumented System)

FLEX 5000® I/O supports a high availability safety solution through Logix SIS from Studio 5000 Logix Designer® application version 37 or later.

Features and benefits

• No hardware change is required. Upgrade the adapter to firmware revision 6.011 or later, which can be downloaded from Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC).
• Able to achieve up to SIL 3 rating
• Ideal for Process safety applications where the safe state is
  de-energized
• Simplified integration with the capability to mix standard and safety I/O modules
• Reduced engineering time as no custom Add-On Instruction is required