AI-301 Series On-Off Signal Input / Output Module

Operation Instruction

CONTENTS
1. SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................... 1

2. MODE DEFINITION .............................................................................................................................................. 1

2.1 E5 1
2.2 D5 2
3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION............................................................................................................................ 3

4. REAR TERMINAL LAYOUT AND WIRING ...................................................................................................... 3

5. DISPLAYS AND OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 4

6. COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4

1. SUMMARY
AI-301M works as On-Off signal I/O interface in a computer control system. It communicates
with computer through RS485 communication interface, and can provide cheap and high reliable
on-off signal or frequency signal input and relay output.
AI-301M has D5 and E5 two dimensions. E5 applies the platformization concept, separates
software from hardware, can be modularized assembled and can share the resource with other AI
instruments. The width of D5 is only 22.5mm. D5 is not modularized and it has only two
specifications: 10 channels of on-off signal inputs or 8 channels of relay outputs.
AI-301M features:
 Advanced AIBUS communication protocol, which is 2 to 10 times faster than MODBUS.
 Supports OPC communication protocol by which AI-301M can communicate with most famous
Field Configuration Software.
 Up to 10 channels of I/Os. E5 is modularized and very flexible. It can support different
number of I/Os
 Besides input on-off status, the on-off input function can also catch the jump from off to on,
which is suitable for pushbutton switch.
 Universal 100～240VAC / 24VDC power supply.
 ISO9001 and CE certified and satisfied with EMC standard, achieving world class level of
quality, anti-interference ability and safety. The power and all I/O terminals passed 4KV/5KHz
EFT test, and the instrument can work stably under interference.

2. MODE DEFINITION
2.1 E5
AI-301ME5 adopts Yudian’s AI-3 platform hardware, which is ideal for
handling frequency and on-off signals. E5 applies advanced modularized
design, and can install up to 6 modules. Users can freely choose modules
to perform on-off signal input/output function. Socket COMM is specially
for communication module S, and other sockets can install on-off signal
input module or relay output module. M1 can install frequency input
module I2, and can measure frequency signal of 0-9999Hz. The
installation of module follows the principles below:
On-off signal input: Socket M1 to M5 can install I5 on-off signal input
module, which can support 2 channels of inputs. The on-off signal can be
relay contact signal or the collecting electrode of NPN triode with the
common input terminal connecting to negative pole and signal terminal E5 Serial
connecting to positive pole. When the circuit is open, the voltage on the
triode is 20-30V. When the circuit is closed, the current pass through the
triode is less than 1mA. An instrument can support up to 10 on-off signal inputs.
On-off signal output (relay contact): Relay output modules can be installed on socket M1 to
M5. L1, L2, L4 are single channel relay output modules with normal open and normal closed
terminals. L5 module provides 2 channel normal open relay outputs, and the 2 switches share a
common terminal. An instrument can provide up to 8 channels of relay switch output, or 6
channels of relay output + 4 channels of on-off signal inputs.

The ordering code of AI-301ME5 is as below:

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 AI-301M E5 I5 I5 I5 L5 L5 S 24V
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 indicates instrument model: AI-301M (on-off signal input/output module)

2 indicates instrument dimension: E5 is rail mounted (no LED display, its parameters can be
modified by Yudian E8 display, and can be controlled by host computer)

3-8 individually indicate module type installed on M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and COMM sockets. N
means no module is installed.
( “√” means the module can be installed on the according socket)
Module M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 COMM
N: no module installed √ √ √ √ √
I2: single channel on-off signal/frequency input √ √ √ √ √ √
(the external signal can be 3-12V impulse, and
only M1 can measure frequency)
I5: 2 on-off signal inputs √ √ √ √ √
S: RS485 communication interface √
L1: 1 relay contact (NO+NC) output. √ √ √ √ √
(big volume, 30VDC/2A, 250VAC/2A)
L2: 1 relay contact (NO+NC) output. √ √ √ √ √
(small volume, 30VDC/1A, 250VAC/1A)
L4: 1 relay contact (NO+ NC) output. √ √ √ √ √
(30VDC/2A, 250VAC/2A)
L5: 2 relay contact (NO) outputs. √ √ √ √ √
(30VDC/2A, 250VAC/2A)
Note: Limited by instrument size, the big volume relay module can not be installed on main board
(M1-M3) if it is already installed in side board (M4,M5).

9 indicates power supply of the instrument. The default is 100-240VAC; 24V means
24-32VDC/AC.

The above example indicates an AI-301M on-off signal input/output module with dimension E5, I5
dual input modules are installed in M1, M2, M3 sockets, L5 dual relay output modules are installed
in M4, M5 sockets (it provides 6 inputs and 4 outputs) and S module (RS485 communication
interface) is installed in COMM socket.

2.2 D5
D5 dimension instruments are not modularized. The input/output
interfaces are fixed on the main board. It is small, and the width is only
22.5mm. It has only two models as below:
AI-3011D5: 10 channels of on-off signal inputs and RS485 communication
interface.
AI-3013D5: 8 channels of relay outputs (NAIS relay) and RS485
communication interface.

D5 series
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3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
z On-off signal input : photoelectric dry contact input, maximum withstanding voltage/current is
35V/1mA.
z On-off signal output: relay contact switch, 250VAC/1A or 30VDC/1A
z Power supply : 100～240VAC, -15%, +10% / 50-60Hz; or 24VDC.
z Power consumption : ≤2W
z Operating Ambient : temperature -10～70℃; humidity ≤90%RH

4. REAR TERMINAL LAYOUT AND WIRING

COM
11 1 COM
100-240VAC 100-240 100-240
VAC~ COM- D0 VAC~ COM-
12 2 D5 M3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
N/C
5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8
N/O
A 13 3 D4 D1 D2 D3 D4 D0 D1 D2 D3

RS485
COM MODE MODE
B 14 4 COM

D0 D5 D0 D5
D6 15 5 D3 M2
N/O N/C
D1 D6 D1 D6
N/C N/O
M4 D7 16 6 D2
D2 D7 D2 D7

COM D3 D8 D3
COM 17 7 COM
COM
M1
D4 D9 D4
D8 18 8 D1 COM
N/O N/C
D5 D6 D7 D8 D4 D5 D6 D7
I2
N/C N/O 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12
M5 D9 19 9 D0 ＋12V
13 14 15 16 13 14 15 16
A B COM- D9 A B COM-
COM 20 10 RS485 RS485
COM

AI-301ME5 AI-3011D5 AI-3013D5

The indication lights of AI-3011D5 and AI-3013D5:

Indication lights D0～D9 show the status of the switches. Light on means “1” (switch on), and
light off means “0” (switch off).

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5. DISPLAYS AND OPERATIONS
AI-301 series instruments can be operated by connecting an E8 external display to the
1394 socket. The instrument parameters can be set through E8. The address range is 0～
100, and the range of baud rate is 1200～19200 bit/S. The 1394 socket can only support
Yudian external display.

The functions of the parts of external display panel is as below:

① Upper display window, display parameter code.
② Lower display window, displays parameter value. ①
③ Setup key.
④ Data shift key.
⑤ Data decrease key. ②
⑥ Data increase key.

④
Operation Instructions: ③
1. Set baud rate and communication address: A/M

Pressing and hold for about 2 seconds until

⑤ ⑥
parameter appears. Pressing can go to the
RUN/HOLD STOP
next parameter; pressing 、 or can AI
modify a parameter. Pressing and holding can
return to the preceding parameter. Pressing (don't release) and then press key
simultaneously can save the parameter and escape from the parameter setting status.

2. MODE indication light:

The AI-301 series instruments have a LED indication light MODE. When the instrument is
communicating with the host computer, the light flickers with light on time different to light off
time. When the instrument hasn’t received signal from the host computer for 6 seconds, the
indication light should flicker with the same light on time and light off time. It means:
That the on-off period is as long as 1.6 second means no communication and no alarm (it
can be treated as normal);
The light flashing with period 0.6 second means no communication and some general error
occurs.
The light quickly flashing with period 0.3 second means no communication and severe
error such as input over range occurs.
The light keeping off means the instrument power off or damaged; the light keep on (longer
than 8 seconds) means the instrument power on but damaged.

6. COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION
AI-301 series instruments apply AIBUS communication protocol. The instruments in the
same communication line should have different communication address, and LAN can be built
between computers. AIBUS communication protocol v7.0 can be downloaded from
www.yudian.us.

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 Below is some additional instruction about AIBUS communication protocol V7.0 on
AI-301M series instruments.
Read on-off signals (IN):
When AIBUS read instruction reads the parameter code 10H, in the returning data, PV
indicates the input frequency of M1 (D1 port), and the value of parameter code 10H indicates
the status of the switches. The value of 10H is a 16 bits binary integer. From right to left,
the first 10 bits (bit 0 to bit 9) indicate the status of switch D0 to D9 (0 means off and 1 means
on), from the bit 10 to bit 13 indicate that the switch D0 to D3 jump from 0 to 1 (off to on)
during the second read, bit 15 spare for future use, and bit 16 is always set to 0.
For example, when all the above switches are off, the value of parameter code 10H is 0
(binary: 000000000000000). When all the switches are on, it is 1023 (Binary:
0000001111111111). When only D1 and D2 are on, and all others are off, the value should
be 6 (Binary: 0000000000000110).

Write on-off signals (OUT):

When the host computer wants to control the action of relay, it sends status word to
parameter code 10H.
For example, D0, D1, D2, D3, D6, D7 are relay outputs, D4, D5, D8, D9 are on-off signal
inputs, normally, D5 and D8 is on, and now we want to close D0, D1, D3 and D7, then the host
computer should write 139 (Binary: 0000000010001011) to parameter code 10H.

Note: Only 0 can be written to input ports. Otherwise, no matter the external switch is on or
off, the read bit is 1.