The I/O bus is a common bus that delivers power, address information, and communication to all devices connected to the bus. The I/O bus is provided to the devices through the backplane in the terminal bases. The term I/O bus also denotes the chain of devices that are connected together.
The I/O bus consists of the following parts:
Power bus
Address bus
Communication bus
For more information, see I/O Bus Parts .
The I/O bus imposes restrictions on the number of devices that can be connected to the bus and what type of devices that are allowed on certain positions.
For more information, see I/O Bus Restrictions .