FP-TB-10 Operating Instructions
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Install the network module first, using two bolts or screws,
then install the FP-TB-10 using the right bolt tab. If you use a
FieldPoint bus extender cable, the first FP-TB-10 on the new
row should use both panel-mount bolt tabs.
Installing Dual-Channel I/O Modules
You can install up to six dual-channel modules on each FP-TB-10
terminal base. You can use any combination of modules in any
order on the terminal base.
To install a dual-channel module on an FP-TB-10, snap the module
onto the terminal base while squeezing the legs of the module
inward. Install the modules with the colored label oriented toward
the top. Make sure that both legs of the module snap securely into
place.
Figure 5.
Installing a Dual-Channel Module in the Terminal Base
To remove a dual-channel module, squeeze the legs of the module
together to unlock, then pull from the terminal base.
Hot Plug-and-Play Live Insertion and Swapping
of Modules
You can install modules while the network module is powered and
in operation. Replacing any dual-channel module with another
dual-channel module of the same type will not interrupt the
FieldPoint system’s operation, but while a module is missing,
it will be reported as having a bad status. The new dual-channel
module will be automatically configured with the same settings as
the previous module, and if it is an output module, the output value
will be automatically updated. However, if you replace a module
I/O Module
Terminal
Base