Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Configuration
FieldPoint FP-1000/1001 User Manual
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4. Bolt, screw, or otherwise fasten the terminal base to the panel.
Ensure that the local bus connectors remain firmly mated after the
terminal base is mounted.
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,
Mounting the FP-1000/1001 to a Panel
and
. 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.