General
(Original Document)
Distributed inputs/outputs
The decentralization of inputs/outputs enables the requirements of both users and machine manufacturers to be met while obtaining performance comparable with that of a centralized architecture:
TBX modules
TBX distributed input/output modules provide the following:
Connection
TBX distributed input/output modules are connected to the processor via the Fipio fieldbus, which provides 126 connection points for TBX modules.