ABB CM579-PNIO Communication Module

Product Description

The CM579-PNIO (1SAP170901R0101) is a high-performance, network-expanding Communication Module developed by ABB for the AC500 PLC master control platform. 

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: ABB

• System Platform Compatibility: AC500 and AC500-V2 PLC Core Architecture

• Model Designation: CM579-PNIO

• Product ID / Ordering Code: 1SAP170901R0101

• Functional Classification: Communication Module / PROFINET IO RT Master

• Network Communications Matrix: PROFINET IO Real-Time, PROFIsafe Architecture

• Hardware Interface Configuration: 2 x RJ45 Industrial Ethernet Interfaces (Internal Ethernet Switch)

• Data Transfer Velocity: 100,000 kbit/s (100 Mbit/s)

• Physical Protection Index: IP20

• International Customs Tariff Code (CN8): 85389091

• Regulatory & Safety Approvals: CE, UKCA, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU (Amended 2015/863), REACH Declared

• Product Net Weight: 0.1 kg (Gross Weight: 0.133 kg)

• Physical Footprint Dimensions (W x H x D): 28 mm x 135 mm x 62 mm

Industrial Application Scenarios

The CM579-PNIO module is extensively deployed within automated logistics distribution centers, water treatment facilities, automotive assembly skids, and high-speed packaging plants. In modern manufacturing layouts, remote I/O blocks (such as the ABB S500 series) are distributed widely across massive machinery tracks to minimize point-to-point field wiring. The CM579-PNIO plugs directly onto the main AC500 CPU terminal base, functioning as the master network hub. It handles high-speed, cyclic data transmission from field encoders, proximity sensor blocks, and pneumatic manifolds, returning the telemetry to the central CPU register table in milliseconds while maintaining safe, deterministic machine control boundaries via its PROFIsafe handling loop.