Product Description
The GE Digital I/O Board DS200TCDAG1B features one microprocessor and multiple programmable read-only memory (PROM) modules. It also contains 1 block of 10 LEDs and 2 50-pin connectors. The GE Digital I/O Board DS200TCDAG1B also is populated with 8 jumpers and 1 LED that is visible from the side of the board. The 50-pin connectors carry signals that are received by the board from other components in the drive. Some of the signals carried by the 50-pin connectors are transmitted by other boards and components to the GE Digital I/O Board DS200TCDAG1B. The 50-pin connectors are connected to ribbon cables that are comprised of 50 individual strands of wire and each strand is insulated from the other strands to provide a separate signal. Each strand is made of several wires which are easily broken or disconnected from the connector at the end of the ribbon cable. If a connection to the ribbon cable is broken the signal is lost also. It might require running the diagnostic tools to find the missing signal. So to avoid any missing signals, follow some guidelines when you handle the ribbon cables.
Pulling on the ribbon cable to remove it from the board can break the wire connections inside it. Instead, use the plastic connector to disconnect it from the 50-pin connector on the board. Firmly hold the connector and pull it straight out of the connector. Move the ribbon cable out of the way but don’t disturb the cable routing of the ribbon cable in the interior of the drive.