Revision 6    HC900 Process & Safety Controller User and Installation Manual  257 
21 April 2017 
 
INDEX 
A 
AC Input Module Wiring ................................................. 104 
AC Input terminal block .................................................... 26 
AC Output Module Wiring .............................................. 114 
Access ................................................. See Controller access 
Alarm Groups .................................................................... 39 
Alarm/Event messages ..................................................... 39 
Analog Calibration .......................................................... 190 
Analog Input Calibration ................................................. 191 
Analog Output Calibration .............................................. 193 
Analog Output Module Wiring .......................................... 98 
Appendix - Installation of Remote Termination Panels 
(RTPs).......................................................................... 215 
ASCII .................................................................................. 37 
B 
backplane .................................................................... 70, 77 
barrier style ....................................................................... 78 
Barrier style ...................................................................... 31 
Battery Installation ............................................. 71, 72, 201 
Battery Installation/Replacement ............................... 71, 72 
Battery Replacement ...................................................... 203 
C 
C30/C50 controller rack assembly .................................... 69 
C70R controller rack assembly .......................................... 72 
Cabinet Wiring .................................................................. 55 
Cable length ...................................................................... 53 
cable segment ................................................................... 33 
Cable Type ...................................................................... 126 
Cables 
how to make shielded CAT5E ....................................... 54 
captured screws ................................................................ 77 
CE Conformity ................................................................... 58 
Cold Start ........................................................................ 153 
COM 1 ............................................................................... 31 
Communications Installation .......................................... 125 
Contact Input Module Wiring ......................................... 109 
Controller access 
how to access via serial port when port settings are 
unknown ................................................................ 159 
Controller Modes ............................................................ 156 
Controller Module ............................................................ 28 
Controller Module Diagnostics ....................................... 174 
Controller Name ............................................................... 35 
Controller Rack ................................................................. 22 
custom graphics ................................................................ 38 
D 
DC Input Module Wiring ................................................. 101 
DC Output Module Wiring .............................................. 110 
Designer Software ............................................................ 31 
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting ................................... 171 
Distance planning ............................................................. 53 
Download/Upload .......................................................... 161 
DSL.................................................................................... 39 
E 
E-Mail ............................................................................... 34 
E-Mail Communications ............................................. 39 
Emergency Stop switches ................................................. 59 
enclosure .......................................................................... 55 
equipment enclosures ...................................................... 50 
Ethernet Devices ............................................................ 125 
Ethernet Open Connectivity Network .............................. 34 
Euro style.................................................................... 31, 78 
Event Groups .................................................................... 39 
F 
Field (Signal) Wiring ......................................................... 79 
Filler Block ........................................................................ 89 
Flash ............................................................................... 153 
Form-A relays ................................................................. 118 
Form-C relays ................................................................. 118 
Fuses .............................................................................. 115 
Fusing ............................................................................. 118 
G 
ground voltage potential .................................................. 80 
grounding bar ................................................................... 80 
grounding bars ................................................................. 68 
Grounding lug ................................................................... 26 
H 
Hardware and wiring considerations for safety 
configuration................................................................ 61 
HC900 Process Controller ................................................... 9 
Heat Rise De-rating .......................................................... 51 
HMI ................................................................................... 37 
Hub ................................................................................... 33