User Manual – Rev BE    AMETEK Programmable Power 
MX Series  82 
1  S LAVE 
24V DC Master Select.  Connection is made to Master Chassis only. 24VDC /10mA to set a 
Master unit into AUX mode. 
2  SCOM 
SLAVE Common.  
3  ESTOP  
24V DC Enables Output. 0V DC Disables Output 
4  ECOM 
ES TOP  Co m m o n .  
5  AUX1  
Reserved 
6  AUX2  
Reserved 
Table 3-12: Master Select and Emergency Stop Switch 
 
Figure 3-19: SLAVE and ESTOP interconnect at the rear panel 
3.8  Multiple Cabinet System Configurations (incl. –MB) 
Multi-cabinet MX models consist of two or three autonomous or Auxiliary MX45-
3Pi units. Auxiliary units do not have their own controller and are identified 
easily by their blank front panel (except for status indicator LEDs). Master units 
each have their own controller but can be configured as auxiliary units by 
disconnecting the ribbon cable marked J17 between the controller and the 
system interface board (P/N 7003-700-1 or P/N 7003-715-1). This disables the 
controller and allows the MX45 to operate as an Auxiliary unit. (Requires 
removal of the top cover). See section 4.2.11.5 for information on setting the 
SYSTEM field in the configuration menu when changing configurations on MX 
systems with the –MB (Multi-box) option. 
When used as a multi-cabinet system for higher power applications, the 
controllers in the unit(s) acting as the auxiliary to the master are either disabled 
or not present.  For normal system configurations such as MX90-3Pi, the 
auxiliary unit will not have a controller or front panel and will have been factory 
configured for auxiliary operation. 
For –MB systems such as MX90-3Pi-MB, the controller in the auxiliary unit must 
be disabled using S1. The SYSTEM field in the master unit controllers 
CONFIGURATION SETUP 3 screen must be set to the correct system 
configuration setting as well. The SYSTEM field for the controller in the auxiliary 
unit must be set to AUX if it is used as an auxiliary unit. See section 4.2.11.5. 
NOTE:  New SYSTEM field configuration settings do not take effect until 
power is cycled.