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Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Configuration
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5.
To add more terminal bases, repeat Steps 2 through 4, mating the local
bus connectors of each new terminal base to the connector of the last
installed base. If all the pilot holes were correctly drilled, the local bus
connectors should all remain firmly mated after all the bases are
mounted to the panel.
6.
Place the protective cover that you removed from the network module
in Step 1 onto the local bus connector of the last terminal base on the
bank.
Removing the FP-1000/1001 and Terminal Bases
from the Panel
To remove the FP-1000/1001 network module and terminal bases from the
panel, reverse the process described in the previous sections,
and
Connecting Terminal Bases with Panel
. First remove the terminal bases, starting with the last one, then
remove the network module.
Installing I/O Modules onto Terminal Bases
To connect an I/O module, install it onto a terminal base. Refer to
Figure 2-7 and follow these steps:
1.
Position the first module with its alignment slots aligned with the guide
rails on the terminal base.
2.
Press firmly to seat the module on the terminal base. The terminal base
latch locks the I/O module into place when the module is firmly seated.
3.
To connect additional I/O modules, repeat the procedure to install them
onto additional terminal bases.
Figure 2-7.
Module Installation Diagram
Alignment
Slot
Key
Latch
Guide Rails
Terminal Base
I/O Module