
Chapter 2
Installing the Hardware and Software
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To add more terminal bases, repeat steps 1 through 3, mating the local
bus connectors of each new terminal base to the connector of the last
installed base. In most cases a single FP-20
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can support up to nine
terminal bases, depending on the power consumption of the I/O
modules. Refer to the
Wiring Power to the FieldPoint System
section
for more information about power requirements.
If all the pilot holes were correctly drilled, the local bus connectors
should remain firmly mated after all the bases are mounted to the
panel.