Emerson DeltaV KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072 Interface Card

Name: Emerson DeltaV KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072 Interface Card
Brand: Emerson

Model: KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072

Brand Emerson

Series DeltaV

Model KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072

RFQ-ready model route Obsolete and surplus sourcing Export follow-up by model list

Product Overview

Commercial availability is handled through direct RFQ, model verification and export-oriented follow-up rather than public cart checkout.

Submit RFQ Email This Model

Datasheet Preview

Use attached product manuals when available. If the manual is not public yet, request the full file directly through RFQ.

Request Full Manual

Commercial Path

Use This Page To Confirm The Model, Then Move To RFQ

Product pages on DRIVEKNMS are designed to verify model, brand and series first, then move the buyer into one clean quotation path.

Technical Dossier

Product Details And Specifications

Emerson DeltaV KJ3241X1 Series Technical Notes

The Emerson DeltaV KJ3241X1 series represents a core component family within the DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) platform, deployed extensively across global heavy industries including petrochemical refineries, nuclear power generation facilities, offshore oil & gas platforms, and large-scale chemical processing plants. The KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072 is a serial interface card designed to extend DeltaV controller communication capability to legacy serial devices and third-party field instruments. This series occupies a critical integration layer in DeltaV architectures where HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and serial protocol bridging are required. Installed base counts for the KJ3241X1 family run into the tens of thousands of nodes globally, making long-term spare parts availability a primary operational concern for plant maintenance engineers.

The Evolution of KJ3241X1 Architecture

The DeltaV platform was introduced by Emerson (then Fisher-Rosemount) in the mid-1990s as a scalable, object-oriented DCS targeting mid-range process automation. The KJ3241X1 interface card family was developed as part of the Series 2 I/O subsystem, designed to interface DeltaV controllers with serial communication buses including RS-232, RS-485, and Modbus RTU/ASCII networks. Early revisions (BA1, BA2) established the physical backplane connector standard and firmware baseline that remained consistent through subsequent hardware revisions, ensuring backward compatibility within the same controller generation. As DeltaV evolved through versions 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, and 13.x (DeltaV v14 and later introduced the Electronic Marshalling and CHARM architecture), the KJ3241X1 series remained the standard serial I/O interface for legacy device integration. Plants running DeltaV v7 through v13 on MD, MD Plus, and MX controllers continue to rely on KJ3241X1 cards. The transition to DeltaV CIOC (Compact I/O Controller) and CHARM I/O in newer installations has not eliminated demand for KJ3241X1 spares, as brownfield sites maintain mixed-generation architectures for economic and operational continuity reasons. Hardware revision suffixes (BA1, BA2, BB1, BC1) denote PCB layout changes, component substitutions, and firmware-compatible updates; cross-revision compatibility must be verified against the installed DeltaV system version before substitution.

KJ3241X1 Full Catalog & Functionalities (SKU List)

The following SKUs represent verified, commonly stocked components within the Emerson DeltaV KJ3241X1 interface card family and associated serial I/O subsystem. Each entry reflects a distinct hardware revision or configuration variant.

KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072: Serial interface card, BA1 revision, primary production variant for DeltaV MD/MX controllers.
KJ3241X1-BA2 12P2506X082: Serial interface card, BA2 revision, updated component specification, functionally equivalent to BA1.
KJ3241X1-BB1 12P2506X092: Serial interface card, BB1 revision, revised PCB layout with enhanced EMI shielding.
KJ3241X1-BC1 12P2506X102: Serial interface card, BC1 revision, latest production hardware revision in this family.
KJ3241X1-CA1: Serial interface card, CA1 revision, extended temperature range variant for harsh environment enclosures.
KJ3101X1-BA1: DeltaV I/O subsystem carrier card, compatible backplane interface for KJ3241X1 installation.
KJ3221X1-BA1: HART multiplexer interface card, same form factor, HART protocol variant within the KJ32xx family.
KJ3222X1-BA1: FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 interface card, FF-H1 protocol, same DeltaV I/O bus architecture.
KJ3243X1-BA1: Redundant serial interface card, dual-channel configuration for high-availability serial loops.
KJ3244X1-BA1: Modbus TCP/IP interface card, Ethernet-based serial protocol bridging variant.
KJ3002X1-BA1: DeltaV I/O bus terminator card, required for proper bus termination in KJ32xx populated carriers.
KJ3003X1-BA1: DeltaV I/O bus extender card, extends backplane bus for remote I/O carrier configurations.
KJ3004X1-BA1: DeltaV power distribution card, 24VDC I/O bus power supply interface for KJ32xx carriers.
KJ3005X1-BA1: DeltaV I/O carrier diagnostics card, onboard LED status and bus health monitoring.
KJ3241X1-BA1 12P2506X072-R: Factory-refurbished variant of the primary BA1 revision, Emerson-certified remanufactured unit.
KJ3241X1-BA2 12P2506X082-R: Factory-refurbished BA2 revision, remanufactured with updated firmware baseline.
KJ3241X1-BB1 12P2506X092-R: Factory-refurbished BB1 revision, remanufactured with EMI-enhanced PCB.

Continue The Model Path

Use system, brand and series routes to compare related published models.

Move from this exact model into the matching system hub, brand archive, model-family archive or lifecycle sourcing route before sending a final RFQ list.