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Chapter 4 Installation and Maintenance
▼ To install an I⁄O Extender Module:
1
Install the I⁄O Extender Module as in step 3 on page 146, but do not tighten the
screws.
2 If installing an I⁄O Extender Module adjacent to an MP Baseplate, attach an MP
Interconnect Assembly between the two baseplates, allowing the I⁄O Extender
Module to move until the Interconnect Assembly snaps into place.
3 If installing an I⁄O Extender Module adjacent to another I⁄O baseplate, install an
I⁄O Interconnect Assembly between the two baseplates, allowing the I⁄O
Extender Module to move until the Interconnect Assembly snaps into place.
4 Tighten the mounting screws on the I⁄O Extender Module to 16 inch-pounds of
torque.
Installing I
⁄
O Bus Extension Cables
This section explains how to install I⁄O bus extension cables between columns.
▼ To connect columns of baseplates:
1
Attach one end of an I⁄O bus extension cable to the J5 connector on one I⁄O
Extender Module and attach the other end of the cable to the J5 connector on the
second I⁄O Extender Module.
2 Repeat step 1 for the J6 and J7 connectors.
Installing I
⁄
O Bus Terminations
Maximum cable length is up to 6 meters (20 feet) without termination or up to 200
meters (650 feet) with termination.
If required, attach terminators to the open I⁄O bus connectors on the I⁄O Extender
modules at each end of the I⁄O bus.
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