What the IM 365 does in an S7-300 rack
The Siemens 6ES7365-0BA01-0AA0 is a SIMATIC S7-300 Connection IM 365 — the interface module that links a main rack to an extension rack without the communication bus (C bus). Per the specification, it supports up to 1 pair of interfaces per CPU, and ships with a 1 m connecting cable and two modules. The extension rack gets power and I/O signals from the main rack through this cable, but the backplane bus is not extended, so the extension rack cannot host CPUs or CPs that require the C bus.
