| Article number | 6ES7421-7BH01-0AB0 | 6ES7421-1BL01-0AA0 | 6ES7421-1EL00-0AA0 | 6ES7421-1FH20-0AA0 | 6ES7421-7DH00-0AB0 | 
|  | SM421, 16DI, DC24V, 0.05MS INPUT DELAY | SM421, 32DI, DC24V | SM421, 32DI, DC/AC 120V | SIMATIC S7-400, DIG.INPUT MOD. | SIMATIC S7-400, SM 421 | 
| Supply voltage |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Load voltage L+ |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Rated value (DC) | 24 V |  |  |  |  | 
| ● permissible range, lower limit (DC) | 20.4 V |  |  |  |  | 
| ● permissible range, upper limit (DC) | 28.8 V |  |  |  |  | 
| Input current |  |  |  |  |  | 
| from supply voltage L+, max. | 120 mA |  |  |  |  | 
| from backplane bus 5 V DC, max. | 130 mA | 20 mA | 200 mA | 80 mA | 150 mA | 
| Encoder supply |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Number of outputs | 2 |  |  |  |  | 
| Type of output voltage | L+ (-2.5 V) |  |  |  |  | 
| Short-circuit protection | Yes; Electronic |  |  |  |  | 
| additional (redundant) feed | Yes; possible |  |  |  |  | 
| Output current |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Rated value | 120 mA |  |  |  |  | 
| ● permissible range, lower limit | 0 mA |  |  |  |  | 
| ● permissible range, upper limit | 150 mA |  |  |  |  | 
| Power loss |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Power loss, typ. | 5 W | 6 W | 6.5 W | 12 W | 8 W; 3.5 W (24 V DC); 6.5 W (48 V DC); 8.0 W (60 V DC) | 
| Digital inputs |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Number of digital inputs | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 
| Number of simultaneously controllable inputs |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Number of simultaneously controllable inputs | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 
| Input voltage |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Type of input voltage | DC | DC | AC/DC | AC/DC | AC/DC | 
| ● Rated value (DC) | 24 V | 24 V |  |  |  | 
| ● Rated value (UC) |  |  | 120 V; 47 … 63 Hz | 230 V; 120/230 V UC (47 … 63 Hz) | 24 V; 24 V UC to 60 V UC (47 … 63 Hz) | 
| ● for signal “0” | -30 V DC to +5 V DC | -30 V DC to +5 V DC | 0 to 20 V UC | 0 to 40 V AC/ -40 to +40 V DC | -6 to +6 V DC/ 0 to 5 V AC | 
| ● for signal “1” | 11 V DC to 30 V DC | 13 V DC to 30 V DC | 79 to 132 V AC; 80 to 132 V DC | 74 to 264 V AC; 80 to 264 V DC, -80 to -264 V | 15 to 72 V DC; -15 to -72 V DC; 15 to 60 V AC | 
| Input current |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● for signal “0”, min. | 6 mA; < 6 mA |  | 0 mA | 0 mA; AC: 0 mA; DC: 0 mA |  | 
| ● for signal “0”, max. (permissible quiescent current) |  | 1.3 mA | 1 mA | 6 mA; AC: 6 mA; DC: 2 mA |  | 
| ● for signal “1”, typ. | 6 mA; 6 to 8 mA | 7 mA | 2 mA; 2 to 5 mA | 10 mA; at 120 V: 10 mA AC, 1.8 mA DC; at 230 V: 14 mA AC, 2 mA DC | 4 mA; 4 to 10 mA | 
| Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) |  |  |  |  |  | 
| for standard inputs |  |  |  |  |  | 
| — parameterizable | Yes |  |  |  | Yes | 
| — Rated value |  |  |  |  | 0.5 ms; 0.5 / 3 / 10 / 20 ms | 
| — at “0” to “1”, min. | 3 µs; 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 3 ms | 1.2 ms | 5 ms |  |  | 
| — at “0” to “1”, max. |  | 4.8 ms | 25 ms; 10 / 20 ms | 20 ms; AC: 20 ms; DC: 15 ms |  | 
| — at “1” to “0”, min. |  | 1.2 ms | 5 ms |  |  | 
| — at “1” to “0”, max. |  | 4.8 ms | 25 µs | 30 ms; AC: 30 ms; DC: 25 ms |  | 
| Encoder connection |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Fixed current limitation for wire-break monitoring, min. | 10 kΩ |  |  |  | 18 kΩ; 18 kohms: Rated voltage 24 V (15 to 35 V); 39 kohms: Rated voltage 48 V (30 to 60 V) | 
| ● Fixed current limitation for wire-break monitoring, max. | 18 kΩ |  |  |  | 56 kΩ; Rated voltage 60 V (50 to 72 V) | 
| Cable length |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● shielded, max. | 1 000 m; 1 000 m: 3 ms, 70 m: 0.5 ms, 30 m: 0.1 ms, 30 m: 0.05 ms | 1 000 m | 1 000 m | 1 000 m | 1 000 m | 
| ● unshielded, max. | 600 m; 600 m: 3 ms; 50 m: 0,5 ms; 20 m: 0,1 ms; 20 m: 0,05 ms | 600 m | 600 m | 600 m | 600 m; 600 m: 3, 10, 20 ms; 100 m: 0,5 ms | 
| Encoder |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Connectable encoders |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● 2-wire sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| — permissible quiescent current (2-wire sensor), max. | 3 mA | 1.5 mA | 1 mA | 5 mA; AC: 5 mA | 0.5 mA; 0.5 to 2 mA | 
| Interrupts/diagnostics/status information |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Diagnostics function | Yes; Parameterizable | No |  | No | Yes; Parameterizable | 
| Alarms |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Diagnostic alarm | Yes; Parameterizable |  |  |  | Yes; Parameterizable | 
| ● Hardware interrupt | Yes; Parameterizable |  |  |  | Yes; Parameterizable | 
| Diagnoses |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Diagnostic information readable | Yes |  |  |  | Yes; possible | 
| ● Monitoring the supply voltage | Yes |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Wire-break | Yes; I < 1 mA |  |  |  | Yes; I> 0.7 mA | 
| Diagnostics indication LED |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Rated load voltage PWR (green) | Yes; Per group |  |  |  |  | 
| ● internal fault INTF (red) | Yes |  |  |  |  | 
| ● external fault EXTF (red) | Yes |  |  |  |  | 
| ● Status indicator digital input (green) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| ● Channel fault indicator F (red) | No |  |  |  | No | 
| Potential separation |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Potential separation digital inputs |  |  |  |  |  | 
| ● between the channels | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| ● between the channels, in groups of | 8 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 
| ● between the channels and backplane bus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Isolation |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Isolation tested with | 500 V DC | 500 V DC | 1 500 V AC | 1 500 V AC | 1 500 V AC | 
| Dimensions |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Width | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm | 
| Height | 290 mm | 290 mm | 290 mm | 290 mm | 290 mm | 
| Depth | 210 mm | 210 mm | 210 mm | 210 mm | 210 mm | 
| Weights |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Weight, approx. | 600 g |  | 600 g | 650 g | 600 g |