Digital input/output modules feature the following mechanical characteristics:

Compact design

The rugged plastic housing contains:

• Green LEDs for indicating the signal states on the inputs/outputs
• Socket for the front connector, protected behind the front door
• Labeling field on the front door.
• Connector pin assignment for the wiring on the inside of the front door.

Easy installation

The modules are mounted on the DIN rail, and connected to the adjacent modules by means of bus connectors. There are no slot rules, the addresses of the inputs are determined by the slot.

When used in the ET 200M distributed I/O system together with active bus modules, hot swapping of the digital input/output modules is possible without any reaction. The remaining modules continue to operate.

User-friendly wiring

The modules are wired via a front connector. When the module is connected for the first time, a coding latches in the connector so that the connector now only fits onto modules of the same type. Upon module replacement, the front connector can be used fully wired for a new module of the same type. This prevents a wired front connector from accidentally being plugged into the wrong module during replacement.