Connecting Terminal Bases With Din Rail Mounting; Removing The Fp-20Xx And Terminal Bases From The Din Rail - National Instruments FieldPoint FP-2000 User Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware and Software
Caution To avoid damaging the FP-20xx and the terminal bases, make sure that power
is not applied to it while you install or remove terminal bases.
FP-2000/2010/2015 User Manual

Connecting Terminal Bases with DIN Rail Mounting

Follow these steps to connect a terminal base to an FP-20xx network
module using DIN rail mounting.
1. Mount the terminal base onto the DIN rail in the same way you
installed the network module.
2. Attach the terminal base to the FP-20xx by firmly mating the local
bus connectors. Be careful not to bend any pins.
3. To add more terminal bases, install them on the rail and connect their
local bus connectors together. In most cases a single FP-20xx
can support up to nine terminal bases, depending on the power
consumption of the I/O modules. Refer to the
FieldPoint System
requirements.
4. Place the protective cover onto the local bus connector of the last
terminal base on the bank, as shown in the following figure. Add
the rail locks by sliding them on and tightening the screws.
Removing the FP-20xx and Terminal Bases
from the DIN Rail
Remove an I/O module from its terminal base before lifting the terminal
base off the rail. To remove an FP-20xx network module or terminal base,
unlock it from the DIN rail by placing a screwdriver in the slot on the rail
clip and opening it to the unlocked position. After you disconnect the
network module from the local bus connector of the terminal base, you can
lift it off the rail.
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