User's Manual

Connecting National Instruments modules 117

Figure 34

Rail with National Instruments FieldPoint IO Modules

The various types of IO modules that are supported for DECT Messenger

can be classified as control modules or I/O Modules. Table 12 "Overview

of supported control modules" (page 117) and Table 13 "Overview of

supported IO modules" (page 118) give an overview of these modules.

Table 12

Overview of supported control modules

Module Type Description Additional info

FP-1000 Control Module with

V.24 interface to

DECT Messenger

This module is as interface module between the

I/O modules and DECT Messenger. The FP-1000

can control up to 9 I/O modules directly. Up to 24

FP-1001 modules can be connected through RS485

bus to expand the system with extra I/O modules.

FP-1001 Expansion Control

Module

Must be connected to the RS485 interface on

the FP-1000. One FP-1001 can control up to 9

I/O modules. The maximum number of FP-1001

modules one RS485 bus is 24.

PS-2 Power Supply 24 Volts DC.

Din rail Mounting rail The modules must be mounted on this rail.

Nortel Communication Server 1000

DECT Messenger Fundamentals

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11 May 2009