National Instruments FP-TB-1 Operating Instructions Manual

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FIeldPoint™, National Instruments™, NI™, and ni.com™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation.Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.321699D-01 © 1999, 2001 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. September 2001OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSFP-TB-1/2/3FieldPoint Terminal BasesThese operating instructions describe the installation, features, andcharacteristics of the FP-TB-1, FP-TB-2, and FP-TB-3.FeaturesThe FP-TB-1, FP-TB-2, and FP-TB-3 are FieldPoint terminalbases with the following features:• Works with all FieldPoint I/O modules (the FP-TB-3 isdesigned specifically to work with thermocouple I/O modules)• V and C terminals provide external supply voltages common toall channels• DIN-rail mounting or panel mounting• 32 terminals available for field connections (FP-TB-3 has 16)• Available with screw terminals (FP-TB-1 and FP-TB-3) orspring terminals (FP-TB-2)• Isothermal construction (FP-TB-3) minimizes temperaturegradients when using thermocouples• –40 to +70 °C operationThe FP-TB-1, FP-TB-2, and FP-TB-3 terminal bases provide theintra-system communication link between FieldPoint I/O modulesand network modules, provide a means for wiring fieldconnections, and provide the mounting mechanism. You canchoose your terminal base depending on the type of field wiringterminal you prefer: screw terminal or spring terminal.