Reliance Automax. In stock ships today. 45C200. 45200. Local I/O Processor. The local I/O Processor, also utilizing a custom LSI chip, allows up to 256 additional digital I/O to be connected to an Automate 30/40 master rack or remote I/O rack. The local I/O Processor can communicate directly to four I/O rails for up to 64 digital or 16 analog I/O or to a maximum of four Local Heads. Communication takes place at 65K baud, and data integrity is insured using parity. The Local I/O Processor handles all the communications protocol and error checking, then makes the data available on Multibus. Therefore these tasks are unloaded from the Automate 30/40 Processor - another example of multiprocessing. DCS 5000 Network.