What Else Would Be Needed To Make This Basic System Functional; What If The Application Requires More Than Five Modules - GE 90-30 PLC Series Installation And Hardware Manual

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When assembled, the system will look like this:
Figure 1-6. A Basic System
An assembly of baseplate and modules such as this one is called a "Rack."

What else would be needed to make this basic system functional?

To make this basic system functional, you would need:

What if the application requires more than five modules?

You could use a 10-slot baseplate, shown in the next picture:
Figure 1-7. Ten-Slot Rack
1-6 Series 90-30 PLC Installation and Hardware Manual – August 2002
PWR CPU
OK
SERIES 90-30
RUN
BATT
HIGH CAPACITY
POWER SUPPLY
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER
INPUT
100-240 VAC
~
50/60HZ 100VA
125 VDC, 50W
+
24 VDC
OUTPUT
0.8A MAX.
B
A
T
T
E
R
Y
Mounting. Safe, secure mounting for the PLC in a protective enclosure.
Wiring. This includes properly installed incoming power to the power supply, as well as
wiring from the I/O modules to field devices such as switches, sensors, solenoids, relays, etc.
Program. An application program for the PLC to run. This is developed with GE PLC
programming software.
PWR CPU
OK A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F
SERIES 90-30
RUN B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
BATT
HIGH CAPACITY
POWER SUPPLY
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER
INPUT
~
100-240 VAC
50/60HZ 100VA
125 VDC, 50W
+
24 VDC
OUTPUT
0.8A MAX.
B
A
T
T
E
R
Y
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F F F
B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F F F F F
B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F
B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F F F
B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
I/O Bus Expansion Connector
GFK-0356Q