Premium/Atrium PLC stations connect to communication networks, buses and links via PCMCIA communication cards.
The card to be connected is a metal unit whose dimensions comply with PCMCIA extended type III format.
The PCMCIA card is installed in the host slot of the processor of Premium PLCs.
The PCMCIA card can also be used in devices which have a type III host slot, such as XBT terminals or third-party devices, such as PC compatible devices, for example.
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NOTE: It is prohibited to connect PCMCIA cards when the power is switched on.
An agent PLC is a PLC with a connected PCMCIA card.
The PCMCIA card used to connect a Premium/Atrium PLC station to a Fipio bus is the TSX FPP 10.
The PCMCIA card is installed, operated and maintained using Control Expert programming and operation software for all PLCs in the Premium/Atrium family.
