Replace the battery

Notice

Risk of explosion

An incorrectly inserted battery may explode and damage the Embedded PC.

Only use original batteries and ensure that the positive and negative poles are inserted correctly.

The battery must be replaced every 5 years. Spare batteries can be ordered from Beckhoff Service. A battery of type CR2032 is used for the Embedded PC.

Technical data of the battery.

Battery type

Electrical properties (at 20 °C)

Standard
load

Dimensions

nominal voltage

nominal
capacity

continuous load

Diameter

Height

CR2032

3.0 V

225 mAh

0.20 mA

20.0 mm

3.20 mm

The battery compartment is below the front flap. The battery stores the time and date. The time and date are reset if the battery is removed.

Be aware of this behavior for your hardware and software configuration and reset the time and date after a battery change.

Requirements:

Replace the battery as follows:

1. Open the front flap.
2. Apply the screwdriver below or above the battery and prize the battery carefully out of the battery compartment.
Replace the battery 1:
3. Push the new battery into the battery compartment. The plus pole points to the left towards the Ethernet interfaces.
Replace the battery 2:
The battery change is complete. Close the front flap and reset the date and time.