Series 8 C300 Controller User's Guide 
Honeywell 
3. C300 Controller Installation and Upgrades 
3.2. C300 Controller installation 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series 8 control hardware installation requirements 
Refer to Planning Your Series 8 Control System section in the Control Hardware 
Planning Guide for details. 
 
3.2 
C300 Controller installation 
C300 Controller assembly 
The C300 Controller consists of an Input/Output Terminal Assembly (IOTA) board and 
the controller module which is housed within a plastic cover and is mounted on the IOTA 
board.  The Controller assembly is installed in a control cabinet on vertically-mounted 
channels specifically for Series 8 control hardware.  The following figure shows the 
features of the C300 Controller IOTA board. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WARNING 
Unless the location is known to be non-hazardous, do not connect or 
disconnect cables while the control system is powered. 
ESD HAZARD 
Electrostatic discharge can damage integrated circuits or semiconductors if 
you touch connector pins or tracks on a printed wiring board. Follow these 
guidelines when you handle any electronic component: 
  Touch a grounded object to discharge static potential 
  Wear an approved wrist-strap grounding device 
  Do not touch the wire connector or connector pins 
  Do not touch circuit components inside a component 
  If available, use a static safe workstation 
  When not in use, keep the component in its static shield box or bag