Communications Installation - Connecting the HC900 Controller to a PC with the Designer Software 
136   HC900 Process Controller Installation and User Guide  Revision 19 
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Table 20 – Redundant Network connections in Figure 74 
Key No.   Connection/Description 
1a  Connect CPU-A E1 port to Ethernet switch (3a) 
1b  Connect CPU-B E1 port to Ethernet switch (3a) 
1c  Connect Ethernet switch (3a) to PC Ethernet port 
2a  Connect CPU-A E2 port to Ethernet switch (3b) 
2b  Connect CPU-B E2 port to Ethernet switch (3b) 
2c  Connect Ethernet switch (3b) to Ethernet port 
3a  Ethernet switch for CPU-A E1 port 
3b  Ethernet switch for CPU-B E1 port 
4a  Connect CPU-A I/O port to Ethernet switch (5a) 
4b  Connect CPU-B I/O port Ethernet switch (5b) 
5a  Ethernet switch for CPU-A’s I/O racks 
5b  Ethernet switch for CPU-B’s I/O racks 
6a  Connect Ethernet switch (5a) to each I/O rack’s I/O A port 
6b  Connect Ethernet switch (5b) to each I/O rack’s I/O B port 
7  I/O Racks 
8  Connect the (primary) Ethernet port of the 900 control Station to the Ethernet switch, which is 
assigned to port E1 of the controller CPUs 
9  Connect the Auxiliary Ethernet port of the 900 Control Station to the Ethernet switch, which is 
assigned to port E2 of the controller CPUs 
10  Connect CPU-A S1 port to PC USB port through RS-485 to USB converter.