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

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a first input/output (I/O) component, that the first I/O component is coupled to a terminal block, wherein the terminal block is coupled to a second I/O component, and the first I/O component is configured to operate in a single duplex (“suplex”) mode of operation;
• determining, by the first I/O component, that the first I/O component and the second I/O component are hardware compatible, software compatible, or both;
• receiving a connection request for the first I/O component from a controller in an industrial automation system after determining that the first I/O component and the second I/O component are hardware compatible, software compatible, or both;
• and
• reconfiguring, by the first I/O component, the first I/O component to operate in a duplex mode of operation in response to determining that the first I/O component and the second I/O component are hardware compatible, software compatible, or both.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, by one or more processors associated with a first input/output (I/O) component in an industrial automation system, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, wherein the first I/O component is configured to operate in a single duplex (“suplex”) mode of operation, and wherein the operations comprise:

• detecting a second I/O component in the industrial automation system;
• determining that a first hardware configuration, a first software configuration, or both, associated with the first I/O component is compatible with a second hardware configuration, a second software configuration, or both, associated with the second I/O component;
• receiving a connection request from a connection originator in the industrial automation system after determining that the first hardware configuration, the first software configuration, or both, associated with the first I/O component is compatible with the second hardware configuration, the second software configuration, or both, associated with the second I/O component;
• and
• reconfiguring the first I/O component to operate in a duplex mode of operation.