X11CB INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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Overview
The Ronan Series X11CB Computer Annunciator system is a state of the art annunciator system
with event recording capabilities. The X11CB system supports a variety of communications
protocols used in process automation systems. It is designed to provide the most advanced data
acquisition and monitoring system that meets or exceeds the requirements of the process and
power industries in the most economical way.
The system is comprised of a group of alarm modules within one or more interconnected chassis.
A single alarm module monitors its respective field contact input(s) and provides visual and
audible status of those inputs. The quantity of alarm modules and chassis within the X11CB
system is defined by the requirements of that system. The system also contains an integral
interface module that provides Ethernet communication interface to the external host computer,
local network or plant network. Common Trouble Alarm (CTA) and Horns 1 and 2 are generated
by participating local field contacts and remote field contacts sources and configured by the
operator. Optional programmable auxiliary relay outputs are available for each individual field
contact.
The followings are some of the X11CB Annunciators key features:
The system is offered in both the X11CB Window Annunciator model and the X16CB
Remote model with no alarm window display.
Both the X11CB and X16CB are available in a panel mount, rack mount or surface mount
style Chassis. General purpose, NEMA4, NEMA12 and NEMA4X chassis are available
for all chassis types.
The Window Annunciator model features Monalarm, Binalarm, Trialarm and
Quadalarm within Ronan’s standard 3.5 inch (89mm) by 3.5-inch (89mm)
mechanical cabinet modules.
Optional redundancy processor for Monalarm and Binalarm windows systems.
A redundant Monalarm or Binalarm system can be created by adding a daughterboard
alarm module to an existing alarm module.
The Remote field contact multiplexers (X16CB or X501MUX) can be used to provide
remote field contact input monitoring via an Ethernet interface. Individual light indicators
at the multiplexers provide normal or abnormal status output for each field contact.
Each single plug-in module is internally expandable from one to four input
channels to create Monalarm, Binalarm, Trialarm and Quadalarm display units.
Both interface module and alarm module utilize the ARM Cortex M3 Microcontroller. This
is a state of the art high speed compact ARM embedded processor.
Each alarm module contains up to four optically isolated input alarm circuits of high-
speed conventional CMOS integrated circuit design with maximum noise immunity and
reliability.
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