Systems and methods for coordinating insertion and/or removal of redundant input/output (I/O) components

An input/output (I/O) system of an industrial automation system, comprising:

• a terminal block comprising a plurality of terminals configured to couple to respective I/O components;
• a first I/O component removably coupled to a set of terminals of the plurality of terminals;
• and
• a second I/O component removably coupled to the set of terminals of the plurality of terminals, wherein the first I/O component and the second I/O component are configured to operate in a duplex mode of operation;
• wherein the first I/O component is configured to perform a first set of operations, comprising:
• receiving a signal indicative of an unlocking of the first I/O component from the terminal block;
• generating a schedule for disengaging the first I/O component from the terminal block;
• transmitting the schedule to the second I/O component;
• and
• disengaging from the set of terminals based on the schedule;
• and
• wherein the second I/O component is configured to perform a second set of operations, comprising:
• receiving the schedule from the first I/O component;
• and
• reconfiguring the second I/O component to operate in a single duplex (“suplex”) mode of operation.