Chapter 19 FBs-4DA/2DA Analog Output Module

FBs-4DA and FBs-2DA are two of the analog output modules of FATEK FBs series PLC. They provide 4 and 2
channels 14 bits D/A output respectively. Base on the different jumper settings it can provide varieties of current or
voltage output signal. The output code can be configured as unipolar or bipolar which makes the relation of output code
and real output signal more intuitive. For safety, the output signal will be automatically forced to zero(0V or 0mA) when
the module is not serviced by CPU for 0.5 second.

19.1 Specifications of FBs-4DA/2DA

Item Specifications Remark

Total Channel 4 Channel（FBs-4DA）、2 Channel（FBs-2DA）
Digital Output Value −8192～+8191(Bipolar) or 0～16383(Unipolar)
*10V *1. Voltage： −10～ 10V 5. Current： −20～ 20mA
Span Bipolar* * ： It means the default
Of 5V 2. Voltage： −5～ 5V 6. Current： −10～ 10mA
setting
Analog 10V 3. Voltage： 0～ 10V 7. Current：0～ 20mA
output Unipolar
5V 4. Voltage： 0～ 5V 8. Current：0～ 10mA

Resolution 14 bits
Finest resolution 0.3mV(Voltage)、0.61µA(Current)

I/O Points Occupied 4(4DA) or 2(DA) OR(Output register)

Accuracy Within ±1% of full scale
Conversion Time Updated each scan

Voltage：500Ω～1MΩ The deviation will be

Maximum accommodation
enlarged if exceeding this
for resistance loading Current：0Ω～500Ω
range
Isolation Transformer(Power) and photocouple(Signal)
Indicator(s) 5V PWR LED
Internal Power Consumption 5V、20mA

Operating Temperature 0～60 ℃

Storage Temperature -20～80 ℃

External power supply 24V-15%/+20%、120mA(4DA)、70mA(2DA)
Dimensions 40(W)x90(H)x80(D) mm

19.2 The procedure of using FBs-4DA/2DA analog output module

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Set the I/O voltage/current (V/I), polarity (B/U), and the V/I
range of each point before installation. Connect
Please refer to section 19.4 for hardware
FBs-4DA/2DA to the expansion interface on PLC in series - - - - - - -
explanation.
and connect an external 24VDC source and analog
output wires to the module.

Directly fill the output value into the analogue output

registers R3904～R3967 to acquire the corresponding
analogue output span of CH0 ～ CH63 from output
module.

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19.3 Address allocation of FBs-PLC analog outputs

FBs-4DA/2DA Provides 4 points of outputs(4DA) or 2 points of outputs(2DA). The I/O addressing of output is
beginning from the module closest to main unit; it is orderly numbered as CH0～CH1 (1st module), CH2～CH3 (2nd
module), CH4～CH5 (3rd module)…… and increased with occurring order number, which reaches 64 points in total, and
they are corresponding to the respective internal analogue output registers (so called OR register) R3904～R3967. User
needs only to expand connecting FBs-DA modules through expansion interface, and main unit will automatically detect
the quantity of the outputs and send out the value to corresponding output of each DA modules. The following table is
detailed OR registers (R3904～R3967) corresponding to the expansion analogue outputs (CH0～CH63). WinProladder
will automatically detect and calculate the ORs on the system after connecting to the PLC. Users may refer to the I/O
Module Number Configuration provided by WinProladder in order to find out the exact I/O address of each expansion
module to facilitate programming.

I/O allocation of FBs-2DA

Numeric Output Contents (CH0～CH63)

Output lable
Register（OR） B 1 5 B 1 4 B 1 3 B 1 2 B 11 B 1 0 B 9 B 8 B 7 B 6 B 5 B 4 B 3 B 2 B 1 B 0 Of FBs-2DA

O R +0 ＊ ＊ B13 CH0 output value B0 CH0

F Bs - 2D A
O R +1 ＊ ＊ CH1 output value CH1

O R +2 ＊ ＊ CH2 output value CH0

F Bs - 2D A
O R +3 ＊ ＊ CH3 output value CH1
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．．．．． ．
．．．．

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Other modules
R3 9 66 Depends on module type CHX

R3 9 67 Depends on module type CHX

＊ ＊ --- ---- ---- - Unipolar code output (0～16383)，B14、B15 = 00

Bipolar code output (-8192～8191)，B14、B15 = B13

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 I/O allocation of FBs-4DA

Numeric Output Contents ( C H 0 ～ C H 6 3 )

Output lable
R e g i s te r （ O R ） B 1 5 B 1 4 B 1 3 B 1 2 B 11 B 1 0 B 9 B 8 B 7 B 6 B 5 B 4 B 3 B 2 B 1 B 0 Of FBs-4DA

O R +0 ＊ ＊ B13 CH0 output value B0 CH 0

O R +1 ＊ ＊ C H1 output value CH 1
F Bs - 4D A
O R +2 ＊ ＊ C H2 output value CH 2

O R +3 ＊ ＊ C H3 output value CH 3
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R3 9 64 Depends on module type CHX Other modules
R3 9 65 Depends on module type CHX

R3 9 66 Depends on module type CHX

R3 9 67 Depends on module type CHX

19.4 FBs-4DA/2DA hardware description

1 6 7 8 1 6 7 8

2 2
24V IN O0+ O1+ 24V IN O0+ O1+
AG O0- O1- AG O0- O1-
C C C C
V I U B 5V 10V H H V I U B 5V 10V H H
0 1 0 1

FATEK FATEK
4 4
POW POW

3 3 C C
H H
2 3
O2+ O3+
O2- O3-

5 5

9 10

FBS-2DA FBS-4DA

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1 External power input terminal：Power supply of analogue circuit for this module, the voltage can be 24VDC±20% and
should be supplied with 4W of power at least.

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2 Protecting ground terminal： Connect to the shielding signal cable.

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3 Expansion input cable： It should be connected to the front expansion unit, or the expansion output of main unit.

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4 Expansion output connector： Provides the connection for next expansion unit.

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5 Power indicator： It indicates whether the power supply at analogue circuit and external input power source are
normal.

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6 AG Ground： No connection is needed in general; except when the common mode signal is too high. See examples
overleaf for details.

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7 、○
8 ： Output terminal of CH0～CH1.

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9 、○
10 ： Output terminal of CH2～CH3.

19.4.1 FBs-4DA/2DA hardware jumper setting

CH0 CH0

CH1 CH1
V
I

U
B

JPA JPB
10V

5V

CH2 CH2

CH3 CH3
U
JP1
B

FBs-4DA/2DA Jumper location

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 Output code format selection (JP1)

Users can select between unipolar and bipolar codes. The output range of unipolar codes and bipolar codes is
0~16383 and –8192~8191, respectively. The two extreme values of these formats correspond to the lowest and highest
output signal values, respectively (see table below). In general, the output code format is selected according to the form
of output signals; i.e. unipolar codes for unipolar output signals; and bipolar codes for bipolar output signals. In doing so,
their correlations will become more heuristics. Yet, as the format of output code on all channels is selected from JP1, it is
the user’s choice to select unipolar or bipolar codes if both are used on different channels. See diagram above for location
of JP1 :

Output Code Format JP1 Setting Output Value Range Corresponding Input Signals

- 10 V ～ 1 0 V( - 2 0m A ～ 2 0 m A)
Bipolar - 8 1 92 ～ 8 19 1
- 5 V ～ 5 V( - 2 0m A ～ 2 0 m A)

0 V ～ 1 0 V( 0m A ～ 20 m A)
Unipolar 0 ～ 1 6 38 3
0 V ～ 5 V( 0m A～ 1 0m A)

Output signal form setup (JPA&JPB)

Users can set the output signal form (voltage/current) of individual channels; except the polarity and amplitude which
are common.

Signal Form JPA (voltage/current) Setting JPB (polarity/amplitude) Setting

0V～ 10V

- 1 0 V ～ 10 V V I

0V～ 5V

-5V～ 5V

0m A ～ 20m A

- 2 0m A～ 2 0m A V I

0m A ～ 10m A

- 1 0m A～ 1 0 Vm A

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19.5 FBs-4DA/2DA output circuit diagram

FBs-4DA/2DA Output

+15V 24V+ + 24VDC

External power supply
15V 24V

CH0 Voltage output

V O0+ V+ +

I O0 V
Voltage Input
FG

AG

CHn Current output

V On+ I+ +

I On I
Current Input
Twisted pair with shielding FG
Voltage/
Current output
selection

n = 1 --- 2DA
n = 3 --- 4DA

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 19.6 FBs-4DA/2DA output characteristics and jumper setting

Users can select the output ranges of FBs-4DA/2DA from the jumpers described above, such as V/I, U/B (I/O
codes), U/B (signal form), 5V/10V, etc. The Output signals conversion characteristics of these settings are illustrated
below. Users can adjust different Output forms by coordinating the conversion curve with various V/I (voltage/current)
Output settings. See Section 19.4 for details of V/I settings :

Diagram 1：Bipolar 10V（20mA）Span

Voltage − 10 V ～ 1 0 V
Output Jumper
Range Setting
Current − 20m A ～ 20m A

Diagram 2：Bipolar 5V（10mA）Span

Voltage −5V～ 5V
Output Jumper
Range Setting
Current − 10m A ～ 10m A

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Diagram 3：Unipolar 10V（20mA）Span

Voltage 0V～ 10V

Output Jumper
Range Setting
Current 0m A～ 2 0m A

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Diagram 4：Unipolar 5V（10mA）Span

Voltage 0V～ 5V
Output Jumper
Range Setting
Current 0m A ～ 1 0m A

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