Terminal assembly module for connecting an industrial controller to pre-existing I/O wiring

摘要

A terminal assembly module is provided that simplifies the transfer of I/O wiring from a pre-existing industrial controller to a replacement industrial controller. The terminal assembly module replaces an I/O module in the pre-existing industrial controller chassis. The I/O module terminal block, with I/O wiring maintained intact, is removed from the discarded I/O module and installed on the terminal assembly module. A multi-conductor cable is then plugged into a cable connector on the front of the terminal assembly module, which electrically connects the I/O module terminals to the conductors of the cable. The cable conductors can then be connected to the I/O modules of the new industrial controller. Thus, the terminal assembly module eliminates the need to disconnect the existing I/O wiring from the I/O module terminal blocks of the pre-existing industrial controller.

主权项

1. A terminal assembly module, comprising:
a carrier configured to mount over a slot of an industrial controller chassis; and a circuit board mounted to the carrier, wherein the circuit board comprises at least one edge connector having conductive strips that are electrically connected, via conductive traces on the printed circuit board, to respective pins of a cable connector mounted to the circuit board, wherein the carrier is configured to orient the at least one edge connector and the cable connector to face outward through the front of the industrial controller chassis and to align the at least one edge connector to interface with at least one I/O terminal block of an I/O module while the carrier is mounted over the slot.