Section 1 Introduction
Installation
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iDCS-8000 Hardware User Manual (2013/8/14, Rev: 1.43)
1.5.6
Field Grounding
The hardware circuit is easily broken by the noise, ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), EFT (Electrical Fast
Transient), and surge, in the field. The iDCS-8000 provides a frame ground to gain noise immunity. This
can prevent the damage caused by noise and increase the system stability.
There are many ways to ground iDCS-8000 to earth ground. The most common way to ground to earth is
by using the sheet metal behind the iDCS-8000. When mount the iDCS-8000 with DIN-rail in cabinet, the
sheet metal will attach to the conductor of the cabinet to lead to ground.