User guide

Hardware Installation
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890 USE 108 00 August 2001
Interlocking Adjacent Backplanes
Overview of
Interlocking
Backplanes
The DTA 200 primary backplane must be rack 1 (the leftmost rack) on the DIN rail.
One and only one DTA 200 must be used in each Compact Controller installation.
Up to three secondary backplanes may be mounted to the right of the DTA 200
primary backplane on a common DIN rail.
Interlocking
Adjacent
Backplanes
These are the steps.
Procedure for Interlocking Adjacent Backplanes
Step Action
1 Mount a secondary backplane flush against the DTA 200 primary backplane on the DIN rail.
2 Release the two 30-pin bus connector latches on the primary backplane, and remove the protective cover.
3 Plug the 30-receptacle bus cable connector on the secondary backplane into the 30-pin bus connector on the
primary backplane.
Refer to the following graphic.
I/O Bus Connection
DTA 200 DTA 201