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S7-300 Power supply in Extension Rack

Created by: Lucky123 at: 6/22/2009 8:30 PM (3 Replies)

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6/22/2009 8:30 PM	Rate (0)
Lucky123 Gold Member Joined: 12/20/2008 Last visit: 8/12/2024 Posts: 556 Rating: (236)	Is it required to purchase a separate power supply in the Extension Rack, I am using a 24V 5 Amp power supply, in the primary chassis, and I am using, CPU-315-2PN, CP341, 3 8pt AI, 3 8pt. RTD, 1 4pt AO, 3 24VDC DI, 3 24VDC DO. I think the main chassis power supply, should be sufficient to handle the load of both chassis, Still I would like to know will I need another power supply module, even if I am using as many modules as mentioned above.

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6/22/2009 8:41 PM	Rate (1)
UMENCHO Diamond Member Joined: 3/21/2006 Last visit: 10/7/2024 Posts: 10229 Rating: (1181)	Hello, Perhaps in following FAQ you could find info: What can you do when the power requirement of the modules in the subrack exceeds the power supply provided by the CPU on the backplane bus? Regards Hristo Mihalev

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6/22/2009 8:52 PM	Rate (0)
Lucky123 Gold Member Joined: 12/20/2008 Last visit: 8/12/2024 Posts: 556 Rating: (236)	Hi, Just looked at the FAQ, it seems that IM365 does not transfer the Communication bus from Rack 0 to Rack1, thats good to know, however I am still unsure weather 800 mA will be sufficeint for 3 DI & 3 DO, (both 16 pt 24 VDC), If you can let me know about this?

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6/23/2009 1:39 PM	Rate (0)
naah Posts: 76 Rating: (8)	Hi, As it is written in ST70, each DI16 needs 25 mA and DO16 needs 80 mA. So, it seems 800 mA is enough! Good luck!
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