The DIN rail mounted Modular Baseplates provide the mounting platform and communication backplane for DIN rail mounted modules.

FEATURES

Key features of the Modular Baseplates are:

 2, 4, and 8 module positions in combination with

vertical and horizontal mounting

 Connection for optional GPS time strobe for

FCP280, FCP270, and FCM100Et

 Connection to the 2 Mbps Module Fieldbus for

the DIN rail mounted Fieldbus Modules, or to a

268 Kbps Fieldbus for the 100 Series FBMs

 Primary and secondary 24 V dc power and

communications connections

 Field connection for I/O termination assemblies,

redundant adapters and module identifiers for each module

 Splitters/terminators for time strobe and A/B

Fieldbus

 DIP switch for identification of certain Modular

Baseplates

 Backwards compatibility with existing DIN I/O

subsystems allowing for future expansion without

additional interface hardware

 Adding additional Modular Baseplates without

removing the system from service (requires

redundant bus)

 Keyed positions dedicated to FCP270 or

FCM/FBM only

 Passive backplane to increase system reliability.