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vacon • 4 General information
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1.3 Option board types
The VACON
®
option boards are divided in four groups according to their characteristics: types A, B,
C and D. Short descriptions of the types below:
OPTA_
• Basic boards used for basic I/O (NXS, NXP); normally pre-installed at the factory.
• This board type uses slots A, B or C.
See pages 17 to 49 for a detailed presentation of the boards of this type. See also the principle
diagram on the options boards and their equipment on page 81.
OPTB_
• Option boards used for I/O expansion.
• Normally pluggable into slots B, C, D and E.
See pages 53 to 64 for a detailed presentation of the boards of this type. See also the principle
diagram on the options boards and their equipment on page 81.
OPTC_
• Fieldbus boards (e.g. Profibus or Modbus).
• These boards are connected to slots D and E.
See a separate manual on each individual Fieldbus Board. Ask factory or your nearest distributor
for more information.
OPTD_
• Adapter boards
• Boards with fiber optic adapters, e.g. System Bus Fiber Optic Adapter Board.
• Connect the adapter boards to slots D and E (see however page 77).
See pages 69 to 79 for a detailed presentation of the boards of this type. See also the principle
diagram on the option boards and their equipment on page 81.