Product Description:

The ECPE16-0 control module is produced by B & R Automation and belongs to the ECP Multi Control Modules series. It is an input interface board that connects field sensors to a system CPU, translating raw electrical signals into data packets for industrial automation tasks such as temperature monitoring, position feedback, and process supervision. The board mounts on a common backplane, drawing system power directly, so it can be positioned close to machines where quick diagnostics and compact I/O distribution are required.

This module provides 16 single-ended input channels, each digitized with a 16-bit converter, so every reading is divided into 65,536 discrete steps that support fine set-point control. Voltage measurements carry a total error band of ±0.5%, while current readings stay within ±2.5%, allowing consistent scaling in software without separate calibration routines. Because there is no galvanic isolation, all connected transducers share a common reference, and the field ground must remain noise-free. When powered from the negative rail, the board draws 0.8 W, a figure useful for heat-budget calculations inside densely packed control cabinets.

Additional supply rails are also lightweight: the +15 V line supports the analog front end at 0.7 W, and the +8 V logic domain needs only 0.4 W, simplifying power-supply sizing on the backplane. For temperature-sensing applications, the NT-C network precision is held within ±1.0%. The same limit applies to both Pt100 resistance thermometers and PTC probes, letting a single board read mixed sensor types without external linearization hardware. The absence of isolation requires that all temperature elements remain referenced to the same potential, but the accuracy figures allow each input to deliver reliable process data for closed-loop control routines.