Chapter 4 Installation and Wiring
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- Power supply modules
A power supply module functions to convert alternating current to direct current, or directly provides direct current.
It provides power for the modules installed on it. A Motion backplane must `be assigned a power supply module. A
power supply module has to be installed on the left-most side of a backplane.
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- Motion CPU module
A Motion CPU module is the core of a complete AH Motion system. It is responsible for controlling and managing
the whole system, and is installed in the second slot from the left on the Motion backplane.
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- Communication cables
Several communication interfaces are built in a Motion CPU module. You can select a suitable communication
cable according to the required application.
Refer to the following table for information about the communication interfaces and the main applications.
Interface Connector Application
EtherCAT RJ45 Industrial network connecting EtherCAT slaves
EtherNet RJ45
Computer/HMI communication/remote control/data exchange/industrial
network
RS-232 Mini USB Programming
RS-485 Terminal block Programming