Ruggedized backplane for severe environments
The BMEXBP1200H is a ruggedized Modicon X80 rack designed for applications requiring a wide ambient temperature range of -25 to 70 °C and protection against gas, dust, sand, salt, and mold. It carries conformal coating and is rated IP20. It offers 8 bus X slots for I/O modules plus 4 Ethernet bus X slots, providing more network drops than the standard 2-slot Ethernet rack (BMEXBP1002). Power consumption runs 3.9 W at 24 VDC and 283 mW at 3.3 VDC.
Mounting and physical integration
Mounts via four M6 screws onto a plate, or via four screws 4.32–6.35 mm diameter onto a panel. This matches the mounting pattern of the standard X80 racks, so a swap from BMEXBP1002 or BMEXBP0602 requires no panel rework.
Compliance and environmental resistance
The rack holds certifications to IEC 61131-2, IEC 61010-2-201, UL 61010-2-201, CSA C22.2 No. 61010-2-201, IACS, IEC 61000-6-5 (interface types 1 and 2), IEC 61850-3 (location G), and IEC 60079-0. It complies with the EU Low Voltage Directive, EMC Directive, and ATEX Directive. Environmental resistance includes gas class Gx (ISA S71.04), class 3C4 (IEC 60721-3-3), dust and sand class 3S4, salt level 2 (IEC 68252), and mold/fungal spore class 3B2. Also rated for hazardous location Class I Division 2. Lifecycle status is active with no end-of-life announcements. MTBF is 1,166,108 hours.
