Electrical connections, LEDs
ClipX
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6 Electrical connections, LEDs
The ClipX features IP20 protection in accordance with EN 60529 (protection
against touch by fingers; protection against foreign bodies of Ø > 12mm).
The ClipX is supplied as standard with easy-fit push-in terminals. But you can
also obtain screw-type terminals from Phoenix Contact
(https://www.phoenixcontact.com
) (BK = black variant), e.g.:
– MC 1.5/3-ST-3.5 BK for the analog output,
– MC 1.5/12-ST-3.5 BK for the power supply, digital I/O, ClipX bus and syn-
chronization of the TF amplifiers,
– MC 1.5/13-ST-3.5 BK for connection of sensors.
Other variants, such as with locking clips, are also available from Phoenix Con-
tact, e.g. MCVW 1.5/…, MCVR 1.5/…, FK-MCP 1.5/…
The clamping range of the plug terminals is 0.2mm
2
(AWG24) to 1.5mm
2
(AWG16). If you need to connect multiple wires to one terminal, adapt the wire
cross-sections accordingly. Use 10mm wire end ferrules (without plastic collars)
to connect the wires to the terminals wherever possible.
The plug terminals can be protected against interchanging by the supplied
coding pins. To do so, plug a coding pin into one of the slots in the device
sockets and remove the lug of the corresponding connection on the plug ter-
minal.
6.1 Functionality (block diagram)
The following diagram presents the functionality and interaction of the various
inputs and outputs of the ClipX. The electrical isolation of the various function
blocks is also shown: there is electrical isolation between the power supply and
all signal inputs and outputs.
To aid the design process, pre-compiled ePLAN macros (license-
free) and 3D-STEP files are available free of charge at
https://www.hbm.com/ClipX.