2.2
Centralized and Distributed Configuration
You can install a PLC in centralized or distributed configuration
according to your application.
IF...
THEN...
you wish to position the modules as closely as
possible to the CC and can accept longer cable runs
to the process,
choose the
centralized
configuration
you wish to position the I/O modules as closely as
possible to the process and can accept longer cable
runs to the CC,
choose the
distributed
configuration.
With the centralized configuration, you can install the CC and EUs in
the same cabinet or in adjacent cabinets. Data transmission is parallel.
Shown in the following figure is a centralized configuration.
EU
EU
CC
Load Power Supply
Figure 2-1
Centralized Configuration
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