Trident Planning and Installation Guide
CONTENTS
Preface .................................................................................................................... xi
How This Guide Is Organized ...................................................................... xii
Related Documents ...................................................................................... xiii
How to Contact Triconex ............................................................................. xiii
Requesting Technical Support ................................................................... xiii
Gathering Supporting Documentation ..................................................... xiv
Contacting Triconex Technical Support .................................................. xiv
Telephone ........................................................................................ xiv
Fax .................................................................................................... xv
E-mail ................................................................................................ xv
Training ......................................................................................................... xv
Chapter 1 Theory of Operation ..................................................................... 1
Controller Features ........................................................................................ 2
Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................... 3
Controller Architecture .................................................................................. 4
Main Processor Architecture ...................................................................... 5
Bus and Power Distribution ........................................................................ 7
Controller Communications ........................................................................ 9
Main Processor Module ....................................................................... 9
Communication Module ....................................................................... 9
Physical Communication Interfaces .................................................. 10
Communication Protocols ................................................................. 11
Input/Output Modules ............................................................................... 12
Analog Input Module ......................................................................... 12
Analog Output Modules ..................................................................... 12
Digital Input Module ........................................................................... 13
Digital Output Module ........................................................................ 13
Pulse Input Module ............................................................................ 14
Solid-State Relay Output Module ...................................................... 14
Logic Power ............................................................................................. 15
System Diagnostics and Status Indicators ............................................... 16