
512/612 Modicon Micro PLCs
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890 USE 145 00
Use a Philips #2 screwdriver to make
the field wire connections to the termi-
nal screws, then push the terminal
blocks back on the PLC base.
The J1 and J2 Screws
Two factory-set screws are installed on
the front of the unit. The J1 screw is lo-
cated below the power connectors on
the left front of the unit, and the J2
screw is located below the PLC status
display on the right front of the unit.
The position of the J1 screw in the PLC
housing determines whether there is
conventional signal ground-to-chassis
grounding or grounding at different po-
tentials for non-grounded applications.
When J1 is fully tightened—i.e., in its
factory-set position—both signal ground
and chassis ground in the PLC are tied
together and to the input power terminal
block ground screw. This is the pre-
ferred method of grounding for all
single, parent, or child PLCs whenever
solid earth ground is available.
When the J1 is loosened (counterclock-
wise), it disconnects earth ground from
signal ground. The PLC can now be
connected as part of a non-grounded or
single-point ground system. In a single-
point ground system, only one PLC
needs to be tied to chassis ground (J1
screw tightened); all other PLCs in the
system can be referenced to this single
point over the I/O expansion link (their
J1 screws loosened). The expansion
link must always be attached to prevent
communication errors in the un-
grounded PLCs.
Caution Before you power
up your system, make sure
that all the PLCs are at the
same earth ground potential
to reduce communication er-
rors, ground loop lockups,
and damage to the PLCs or
other attached devices.
The J2 screw provides 120 W termina-
tion for the PLC when it is tightened—
J2 is shipped from the factory in a tight-
ened position. When the PLC is
operating in single mode or when it is a
parent or child at the head or tail end of
an I/O expansion link, the J2 screw
must remain tightened. When the PLC
resides in a non-terminating location on
an I/O expansion link, the J2 screw
must be loosened by one turn.
Wiring External Power
External connections to the power sup-
ply are made at the five terminal screws
located on the left front of the PLC.
The wires from the external source are
fed to the appropriate screws through
slots along the left side of the PLC, as
shown in the following illustration.
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1. Five terminal screws for external power wiring
2. Side slots for leading wires from the power source
to the terminal screws
3. Label indicating power wiring scheme
A Left Front Isoview of the PLC
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