Install the other CHARM Baseplates onto the DIN rail

CHARM baseplates connect to each other on the DIN rail. Up to eight baseplates can be installed under a CHARM I/O Carrier on a DIN rail. The baseplates and CHARM I/O Carrier connect together to form a redundant power and communication bus.

Figure: Installing other baseplates


This procedure assumes that a CHARM I/O Carrier and first CHARM Baseplate are connected together on the DIN rail.

  1. Fit together the connectors on the top of the baseplate that you are installing with the connectors on the bottom of the installed baseplate as you snap the baseplate onto the DIN rail.
  2. Install up to eight baseplates under the CHARM I/O Carrier.