x    HC900 Process & Safety Controller User and Installation Manual  Revision 6 
    21 April 2017 
Assemble I/O Expansion Racks ............................................................................................................. 74 
I/O Module Installation and Wiring ................................................................................ 78 
Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 78 
Module Placement in Racks .................................................................................................................. 78 
Remote Termination Panel (RTP) .......................................................................................................... 80 
Terminal Block-to-Field (Signal) Wiring ................................................................................................. 80 
Removal and Insertion Under Power (RIUP) ......................................................................................... 83 
I/O Module Installation Procedures ........................................................................................................ 84 
I/O Terminal Block Wiring Diagrams ...................................................................................................... 91 
Communications Installation ....................................................................................... 127 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 127 
Wiring and cabling................................................................................................................................ 127 
Connecting the Operator Interface to the Controller ............................................................................ 131 
Connecting the HC900 Controller to a PC with the Designer Software ............................................... 132 
Connecting the HC900 Controller to Modbus device(s) ...................................................................... 152 
Operating Characteristics ............................................................................................ 155 
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 155 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 155 
Power Down / Power Up ...................................................................................................................... 155 
Controller Modes .................................................................................................................................. 158 
File Download/Upload Functions ......................................................................................................... 163 
Redundant Operating Characteristics ......................................................................... 165 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 165 
Start-Up ................................................................................................................................................ 165 
Modes of operation (Figure 87) ............................................................................................................ 165 
Steady State Operations ...................................................................................................................... 166 
Failover ................................................................................................................................................ 169 
File Download/Upload Functions ......................................................................................................... 170 
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting ................................................................................ 173 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 173 
External Indications of Diagnostic Information ..................................................................................... 173 
Controller CPU indicators .................................................................................................................... 174 
Scanner indicators ............................................................................................................................... 182 
I/O Module Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 187 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 192 
Removal and Replacement Procedures ...................................................................... 196