
BL compact™ Fieldbus Station for EtherCAT™
4 Analog Inputs for Thermocouple Elements
BLCEC-4M12MT-4AI-TC
Type designation BLCEC-4M12MT-4AI-TC
Ident-No. 6811625
Fieldbus transmission rate 100 Mbps
Fieldbus connection technology 2 × M12, 4-pole, D-coded
Fieldbus address range 0x00 (automatic assignment)
0x01…0xFF (fixed assignment)
Fieldbus addressing 2 hexadecimally coded rotary switches
Service interface Ethernet
■ On-machine Compact fieldbus I/O block
■ EtherCAT™ slave
■ Integrated Ethernet Switch
■ Two 4-pole M12, D-coded, connectors
for fieldbus connection
■ Auto and Fixed addressing
■ IP67, IP69K
■ M12 I/O connectors
■ LEDs indicating status and diagnostics
■ Electronics galvanically separated from
the field level via optocouplers
■ 4 analog inputs for Thermo Couples
■ Types B, C, E, G, J, K, N, R, S or T (se-
lectable per channel)
■ Cold-junction compensation via a
Pt1000 in special connector
EtherCAT
Analog inputs from 4AI-TC
Operating modes Types B, C, E, G, J, K, N, R, S, T
Resolution 16 bit
Repeatability < 0.05 %
Temperature coefficient < 300 ppm / ºC of full scale
Vibration test according to IEC 61131-2
Extended vibration resistance
- up to 20 g (at 10 up to 150 Hz) For mounting on base plate or machinery
Shock test according to IEC 61131-2
Electromagnetic compatibility according to IEC 61131-2
Approvals and certificates CE, cULus
Dimensions (W x L x H) 71 x 113 x 32.5mm
Operating temperature -40...+70 ºC
Storage temperature -40...+85 ºC
Relative humidity 15 to 95% (non-condensing)
Protection class IP67
MTTF 110 years acc. to SN 29500 (Ed. 99) 20 °C
Housing material Glass-filled nylon, nickel plated brass connectors
Housing color Black
Window material Lexan
Material screw Nickel-plated brass
Material label Polyester with polycarbonate overlay
Ground label material Nickel plated brass
Weight 390 ± 20 g
Mounting 2 × 5.4 mm diameter holes, 1.7 Nm torque
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IP69K
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BL compact™ Fieldbus Station for EtherCAT™
4 Analog Inputs for Thermocouple Elements
BLCEC-4M12MT-4AI-TC
Pinning and wiring diagram
EtherCAT®
Fieldbus cable (IP67 example): RSSD RSSD 441-2M ID number
U-02482 or RSSD-RSSD-441-2M/S2174 ID number 6914218
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Pin assignment (M12, D-coded)
Thermocouple Inputs
TC compensating connector BL67-WAS5-THERMO ident-no.
6827197
Auxiliary Power
Extension cable (example): RKC 4.4T-2-RSC 4.4T ident-no.
U5264 or RKC4.4T-2-RSC4.4T/TEL ident-no. 6625208
Pin Assignment
Wiring Diagram
Pin Assignment
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BL compact™ Fieldbus Station for EtherCAT™
4 Analog Inputs for Thermocouple Elements
BLCEC-4M12MT-4AI-TC
Station LED status
LED Color Status Description
IOs OFF No power
RED ON Low power or station error
RED FLASHING (1 Hz) I/O module configuration error
RED FLASHING (4 Hz) No I/O module bus communication
GREEN ON Station ok
GREEN FLASHING Force mode active
LNK/ACT
GREEN ON Port Open, Link Established, No Activity
GREEN FLICKERING Port Open, Link Established, Activity Present
RUN
GREEN BLINKING Device is in state PRE-OPERATIONAL
GREEN SINGLE FLASH Device is in state SAFE-OPERATIONAL
GREEN ON Device is in state OPERATIONAL
GREEN FLICKERING Device is in state BOOTSTRAP
ERR
I/O LED status
LED Color Status Description
D * OFF No diagnostics active
AI channel
0 / 1
* D LED also indicates gateway diagnostics
RED ON Application controller not responding
RED DOUBLE FLASH Sync Manager Watchdog timeout
RED SINGLE FLASH State changes from Op to SafeOpError (synchronization error)
RED BLINKING State change not possible (invalid register/object settings/hardware
RED OFF No EtherCAT comm errors
RED ON Station error/ module bus communication failure
RED FLASHING (0.5Hz) Diagnostics active
AI channel
2 / 3
OFF Port Closed, No Link, No Activity
OFF Device is in state INIT
config.)
Not connected
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BL compact™ Fieldbus Station for EtherCAT™
4 Analog Inputs for Thermocouple Elements
BLCEC-4M12MT-4AI-TC
I/O Data Map
INPUT BYTE Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
0
1
2
3
0 AI 10 LSBAI 1
1 AI 10 MSB
2 AI 11 LSBAI 1
3 AI 11 MSB
4 AI 12 LSBAI 1
5 AI 12 MSB
6 AI 13 LSBAI 1
7 AI 13 MSB
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