Siemens 6ES7288-5BA01-0AA0 is the SB BA01 battery signal board used with supported SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPUs. Its purpose is to provide a replaceable CR1025 battery path for clock retention when the controller supply is removed.
Inside Siemens 6ES7288-5BA01-0AA0, a 3 V, 30 mAh CR1025 cell supports approximately one year of hold-up under the stated conditions. The battery is not included with the board, and a voltage below 2.5 V is treated as a critical condition rather than an acceptable reserve level.
Status handling on Siemens 6ES7288-5BA01-0AA0 combines a red LED with CPU diagnostics. The state is evaluated at power-up and then updated daily while the CPU remains in RUN, so the physical indicator and diagnostic record should both be checked during routine panel inspection.