Revision 6    HC900 Process & Safety Controller User and Installation Manual  23 
21 April 2017 
Note: The HC900 is equipped with an Ethernet port as a standard feature (two Ethernet ports on the C70 
& C75 CPU). These ports can function simultaneously as slave and master communications ports. 
The dual Ethernet ports (C70 & C75 CPU’s) can be configured for redundant operation to a host. 
If the host device does not have the inherent capability to recognize a network failover, the 
Honeywell HWIOPC Server would be used to perform this functionality. 
 
The dual Ethernet ports will not operate in a redundant configuration through a gateway to a 
Host / server on another subnet. While both the E1 & E2 Ethernet can be configured with a default 
Gateway address, only the E1 port will actually communicate across a gateway to another subnet 
Hardware Components 
This section contains general descriptions of each of the major components of the HC900 system.   
For environmental specifications, refer to the section on Pre-Installation Planning.  
HC900 Controller Rack 
An HC900 Controller ("local rack") is shown in the following figure. As indicated in this figure, the Controller Rack 
includes: 
1.  Rack, available in 4- 8-, or 12-slot versions  
2.  Power Supply 
3.  Controller Module 
4.  Grounding bars (for I/O wiring; optional) 
5.  Input/Output modules.   
6.  I/O Terminal Blocks 
 
 
Figure 6 – Controller Rack Components