4256A64G02 / 3A99163G02 G50 Emerson Ovation WDPF DCS Upgraded High Precision RTD Temperature Acquisition Board
June 10, 2026

4256A64G02 / 3A99163G02 G50 Emerson Ovation WDPF DCS Upgraded High Precision RTD Temperature Acquisition Board

4256A64G02 is the legacy Westinghouse original drawing part number, 3A99163G02 is Emerson’s official aftermarket spare part number, and G50 represents the latest hardware revision version. All three identifiers correspond to the same upgraded high-precision RTD temperature acquisition module, designed to match 4256A25 series MRC main remote control boards and 4256A26 remote expansion boards for Ovation WDPF DCS remote I/O racks, fully plug-and-play backward compatible with the G01 version (4256A64G01 / 3A99163G01 G50).

Description

This card is dedicated to collecting industrial resistance temperature detector signals such as PT100 and PT1000. It performs front-end signal filtering, constant current excitation, galvanic isolation and optimized high-precision temperature conversion algorithms, transmitting stable, low-drift digital temperature data to the DCS main controller. Compared with the G01 generation, the G02 version upgrades sampling circuit components, reduces long-term measurement drift, strengthens weak signal anti-interference capability, and optimizes the lead wire resistance compensation algorithm to eliminate reading deviations caused by long-distance field wiring. It supports 2-wire, 3-wire and 4-wire RTD wiring modes, with fully independent isolation circuits for each channel to avoid cross-channel signal crosstalk. No system configuration modification or program adjustment is required during replacement.
The circuit board adopts multi-layer high-temperature resistant FR-4 industrial PCB with fully enclosed electromagnetic shielding layout. Every signal channel is equipped with 1000V AC/DC galvanic isolation between field wiring terminals and internal logic circuits, which effectively suppresses severe electromagnetic noise generated by inverters, high-voltage switchgears and large rotating machinery in thermal power, petrochemical and metallurgical heavy industrial sites. Each finished module passes rigorous full-process factory verification, including 72-hour high-low temperature cyclic aging test, full-channel high-precision temperature calibration, long-duration full-load bus communication burn-in and sensor open/short-circuit fault simulation. It supports single-slot hot-swappable installation without shutting down the entire DCS system, and integrates multi-level hardware protections including surge suppression, overvoltage protection, overcurrent protection, reverse polarity prevention and short-circuit protection. Independent LED diagnostic indicators clearly display power supply status, bus link state and single-channel sensor fault alarms for fast on-site troubleshooting, significantly improving long-term measurement accuracy and operational stability of industrial process temperature monitoring.

Technical Specifications

  1. PCB Substrate: Multi-layer high heat-resistant FR-4 industrial printed circuit board

  2. Operating Temperature Range: -25℃ ~ +75℃

  3. Storage Humidity: 5% ~ 90% RH, non-condensing

  4. EMC Compliance: Industrial Class II, CE & LVD certified, compliant with EN 61000 series anti-interference standards

  5. Communication Bus: Dedicated MRC Link bus for Ovation remote I/O racks

  6. Channel Isolation Withstand Voltage: 1000V AC/DC galvanic isolation per independent channel

  7. Supported Sensors: PT100, PT1000 RTD; compatible with 2/3/4-wire wiring with upgraded intelligent lead resistance compensation

  8. On-board Integrated Protections: Surge suppression, overvoltage protection, overcurrent protection, reverse polarity protection, short-circuit protection

  9. Installation Mode: Single-slot hot-swappable plug-in module for standard Ovation DCS rack backplane

  10. Quality Warranty: Genuine original Emerson/Westinghouse product, supplied with independent factory inspection test report, 12-month official warranty

Application Fields

Medium and super-large thermal power plant Ovation WDPF distributed control systems, multi-unit integrated petrochemical process temperature acquisition cabinets, full-process furnace and pipeline temperature monitoring stations for metallurgical factories, multi-station automatic control systems of large municipal wastewater treatment plants, whole-plant equipment temperature signal acquisition racks for pulp & paper factories, multi-rack redundant central control rooms of traditional heavy industry, temperature parameter remote monitoring automation platforms for energy & chemical continuous production lines, centralized DCS monitoring control systems for large-scale distributed energy storage power stations


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