Network active I/O module with removable memory unit

An active connectivity module representing a node in an industrial control network comprising;

• a housing;
• first and second bus data connectors mounted to said housing and providing connectivity to a data bus of said network;
• a plurality of device data connectors mounted to said housing and each associated with an input device or an output device;
• a central processor unit connected to said network and to said data bus and input devices or output devices by means of said device data connectors;
• and
• a memory module coupled to said central processor unit and removably mounted on said housing, said memory unit in signal communication with said central processor unit, said memory unit storing at least address data representing the address of a network node with which said module is associated, and network configuration data including data sheet parameters associated with said node.