Wiring For Auxiliary I/O Terminals - GE VersaMax Manual

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Wiring for Auxiliary I/O Terminals

Auxiliary I/O Terminals can be used to provide extra field wiring connections if needed.
They can be attached to either a terminal-style I/O carrier or to Interposing I/O Terminals.
Auxiliary I/O Terminals units are available with 18 box-style terminals (as shown below)
or with 18 spring style terminals or 12 barrier-style terminals.
The terminals are electrically tied together. There is no electrical connection from the I/O
Carrier or Interposing Terminals to the Auxiliary I/O Terminals; any necessary electrical
reference must be provided. Multiple Auxiliary I/O Terminals can be connected together
to provide the additional wiring terminals that may be needed for high-density modules, or
for 2-, 3-, and 4-wire field devices.
Field Diagram
Device
1-wire
2-wire
Common
3-wire
Common
4-wire
Common
* for 16-point modules that only use one row of terminals for point wiring, a shorting bar may be used
to provide extra terminals. See the heading Using A Shorting Bar in this chapter.
2-32 VersaMax® Modules, Power Supplies, and Carriers User's Manual – March 2003
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Ex nV II T4 Demko
16 Point Module
Box-, Spring-, or
Connector Carrier
Point
1 Auxiliary
Point
Terminals *
2 Auxiliary
Point
Terminals *
+V
3 Auxiliary
Point
Terminals *
+V
-V
Terminal-Style
I/O Carrier
Auxiliary I/O
Terminals
Auxiliary I/O
Terminals
Barrier-Style Box-, Spring-, or
Carrier Connector Carrier
no Auxiliary Terminals
3 Auxiliary
Terminals
6 Auxiliary
Terminals
9 Auxiliary
Terminals
Interposing
I/O Terminals
32 Point Module
Barrier-Style
Carrier
2 Auxiliary 3 Auxiliary
Terminals * Terminals
4 Auxiliary 6 Auxiliary
Terminals * Terminals
6 Auxiliary 9 Auxiliary
Terminals * Terminals
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