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Contact Information If you purchased this product through an Authorized Channel Partner, please contact the seller directly. General Contact Information Online technical support and GlobalCare http://www.ge-ip.com/support Additional information http://www.ge-ip.com/ Solution Provider solutionprovider.ip@ge.com Technical Support If you have technical problems that cannot be resolved with the information in this guide, please contact us by telephone or email, or on the web at www.ge-ip.com/support...
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Contact Information Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Online Technical Support www.ge-ip.com/support Phone +800-1-433-2682 EMEA Direct Dial +352-26-722-780 (if toll free 800 option is unavailable or if dialing from a mobile telephone) Technical Support Email support.emea.ip@ge.com Customer Care Email customercare.emea.ip@ge.com...
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Note: Any changes or modifications to the product or installation that are not expressly approved by GE Intelligent Platforms could void the user's authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules. The following statements are required to appear for Class 1, Div 2 Hazardous Locations.
I/O modules. The communication path consists of a VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card installed in a QuickPanel Control, a GE or user- supplied cable and mating connectors, and an Expansion receiver module installed at the head end of each VersaMax remote expansion module rack.
Description and Features Description The top side of the VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card is shown below. It provides a host connector that connects the Interface Card with your QuickPanel Control operator interface. The expansion bus cable is connected to the VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card through the Expansion connector.
Description and Features Indicators The EXP TX LED on the front of the VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card indicates expansion bus communication status. Description Status EXP TX Interface Card is communicating with the Expansion Rack. (Blinking) Interface Card is not communicating with the Expansion Rack.
Installation Installing a Communication Module Warning: Always use anti-static precautions when accessing the mating connector or the interior of the unit. Note: The 6” model QuickPanel is shown. Other models are similar. GFK-2299 VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card...
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Install the three screws to secure the card in the unit. Close the cover. Note: To use this card with QuickPanel Control, Proficy Machine Edition software is required. Please refer to the GE Intelligent Platforms Support web page for the latest service pack www.ge-ip.com/support upgrades and specials.
Installation Connecting the Expansion Cable Connect the cable from the expansion port on the Expansion Transmitter to the Expansion Receivers as shown below. QuickPanel Control with Expansion Interface Card Expansion Rack1 15M with any IC200ERM002 Modules 750M with all IC200ERM001 Modules Expansion Rack7 Terminator...
Installation Terminator Plug The expansion bus must be terminated with terminator plug IC200ACC201 (included with the VersaMax Expansion I/O Interface Card). The terminator plug should be installed in the lower port on the last Expansion Receiver. Differential Inter-Rack Connection (IC200CBL601, 602, 615) FRAME+ FRAME+ FRAME -...
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Installation Building a Custom Expansion Cable Custom expansion cables can be built using Connector Kit IC200ACC202, Crimp tool AMP 90800-1, and AWG #28 (0.089mm2) 8-pair, twisted-pair shielded cable, such as Belden 8138, Manhattan/CDT M2483, Alpha 3498C, or equivalent cable. Maximum Cable Length The maximum overall length of the expansion bus depends on type of Expansion Receivers used and the data rate : Receiver Type...
Specifications Product Certification Agency Standard or Description Marking Comments N.A. Safety for Industrial Control UL508/C-UL Certification by Underwriter's Equipment Laboratories to UL standard and equivalent CSA standard N.A. Safety for Hazardous Locations UL1604/C-UL Certification by Underwriter's Class I, Div. 2, Groups A, B, C, D Laboratories to UL standard and equivalent CSA standard Explosive Atmospheres Directive...