Schneider Electric BMEP582040 Modicon M580 Level 20 Safety CPU 8 Remote Drops Programmable Logic Controller

The Schneider Electric BMEP582040 is a Modicon M580 Level 20 standalone processor module with built-in Ethernet and safety-rated program/data memory, supporting 4 local racks, 2048 discrete and 512 analog local I/O channels, and 8 remote I/O drops of up to 2 racks each. It carries an 8 MB process program memory plus a dedicated 2 MB safety program memory.

Certifications & Standards

• CE
• UL
• CSA
• RCM
• EAC
• Achilles
• IEC 61131-2

Selection Notes

Select the BMEP582040 over a non-safety M580 CPU of the same local I/O capacity when an architecture needs remote I/O drops rather than local racks alone — its 8 drops, each holding up to 2 racks, extend the station beyond the 4-rack local limit shared by the standard Level 10 and Level 20 processors. The separate 2 MB safety program memory and 512 kB safety data memory run alongside the 8 MB process memory, keeping safety logic and process logic in distinct memory spaces on the same CPU. Achilles-certified communication testing is specific to this processor among the M580 CPUs covered here, relevant where the network itself must tolerate malformed or hostile traffic without losing control.