MX08 Multichannel Weighing System, Technical Manual, Rev. 2.5 Page 135 of 144
Ethernet
The Ethernet interface operates at 100Mbit, half duplex, as required
by Powerlink.
Warning: Connect the shield to the reference ground or shield pin of the power connector.
Warning: Disconnect xFace PC software for Powerlink interfacing.
Power Supply Connection
The pin configuration of the 24 VDC power supply connector located on front bottom of the
instrument is shown in figure below. Proper grounding is very important for the accuracy
and the safety of your measuring system. Before interfering the instrument, please turn off
the power and wait at least for 30 seconds.
Warning: Connect the grounding terminal to the reference ground.
24V 0V
Figure 13.3 - Pin layout of MX08 PL 24 VDC connector
14.3. N-Bus Addressing
MX08 instruments communicate each other over internal data bus which is called N-Bus.
MX08 gateway instrument is master of N-Bus. All other instruments are slave and shall be
addressed to gateway.
N-Bus addressing can be done by using xFace PC software (Refer to Section 3.3) or via
programming switch (Section 3.9).
14.4. MX08 PL Setup
MX08 gateway set up is done by xFace software as described in this section. Connect
MX08 PL instrument to your PC via RS-232C service port on the instrument as indicated in
Figure 13.2.
Select Gateway tab after connecting xFace to MX08 PL. Gateway tab is seen in figure
below. You will see the gateway information and Powerlink parameter in this tab.
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