B&C Technologies DI-325 Industrial - Manual (Page 76)

OPERATING AND PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
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9.5 Install I/O expansion board(s) option
The I/O expansion board kit is supplied with the following parts:
11. I/O expansion board
Installation in a machine
1. Switch off the machine and disconnect the power.
2. Mount the I/O expansion board in the machine. The board can be mounted on spacers
(using the holes provided in the expansion board), or mounted on a DIN rail using standard
fixing brackets which are widely available. The expansion board dimensions are 100mm x
140mm.
3. Connect the wires to the expansion board according to the specifications for your machine.
(connections overview for expansion board in chapter 2.2)
4. Connect the expansion board to the controller using a UTP Cat 5E patch cable. If you are
installing a multiple expansion boards they must be interconnected in a chain, i.e. the first
connected to the controller, the second connected to the first, the third connected to the
second etc.
5. Configure the expansion board address using the 4 dip-switches provided for this on the
board.
Notes - A maximum of 8 expansion boards can be connected per controller
- Each expansion board (per controller) must have a unique address
- The maximum length of the UTP patch cable is 7m. When multiple expansion boards
are installed 7m is the maximum total length possible for all interconnecting UTP
cables.