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Products: AO-8, AO-V-8, AS-B, DI-16, DO-FA-12, DO-FC-8, AS-P, Virtual Project Servers, RTD-DI-16, UI-16, UI-8/AO-4, UI-8/AO-V-4, UI-8/DO-FC-4
Functionalities: Central IO , Hardware
Product version: 3.3, 2022, 2023, 2024, 7.0
2/23/2022

Printing a Wiring List for the I/O Bus

You print an I/O wiring list for the I/O bus that describes which I/O points are associated with each I/O module. You use the printed copy of this list to help wire the I/O bus network.

Note:

If a Module ID is Null, you cannot print the wiring list. If a channel is Null, the I/O point labels do not display in the wiring list.

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The I/O bus consists of the following parts:

  • Power bus

  • Address bus

  • Communication bus

 
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Figure: I/O bus parts
Power bus

The power bus distributes 24 VDC power from the power supply to the AS-P server and the Central IO modules.

Use the power budget to calculate the maximum number of devices that the power supply can supply. If more devices are used, additional power supplies must be added to the I/O bus.

For more information, see Power Budget .

Address bus

The address bus is used to pass the address from the terminal base backplane to the electronics module that is installed on the terminal base to the next terminal base on the I/O bus. Typically, the physical position (address) of the devices on the I/O bus should match the module IDs in the EcoStruxure Building Operation software. For more information, see Device Addressing .

Electronics Module

Physical Position Number

EcoStruxure Building Operation Module ID

Power Supply

1

Number is hidden in WorkStation

AS-P server

2

Number is hidden in WorkStation

Central IO module

3

3

Central IO module

n

n <=32

Communication bus

The communication bus enables serial (RS-485) communication between the AS-P server and the Central IO modules. The AS-P server controls and supervises the communication on the communication bus. The Central IO modules also monitor their communication status. When a new Central IO module is configured and connected to the I/O bus, the automation server automatically detects the new Central IO module.

Note:

All the buses use a common ground, which is connected to the signal return paths with terminals called “RET”. The signal return path is also called signal ground.

To print a wiring list for the I/O bus

  1. In WorkStation, in the System Tree pane, click the IO Bus on an automation server.

  2. On the Actions menu, click Print IO wiring list .

  3. In the Print IO Wiring List dialog box, click the Printer icon

     
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  4. To print a wiring list for a single I/O module, right-click the selected I/O module.

  5. Click Print IO wiring list .

  6. Click the Printer icon

     
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Observe that the complete path to the I/O module is displayed on the title bar for the I/O wiring list.

See Also

  • I/O Bus Parts
  • I/O Bus Restrictions
  • Central IO Modules in the Work Area