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RS422 Connection with USB Converter
optoNCDT 2300
11. RS422 Connection with USB Converter
Sensor
14-pin ODU
connector
USB converter
Typ USB-COMi-SI-M
from MICRO-EPSILON
Cross the lines for connections between sensor and PC.
i
Disconnect or connect the D-sub connection be-
tween RS422 and USB converter when the sensor is
disconnected from power supply only.
Tx + (Pin 9) Rx + (Pin 3)
Tx -(Pin 10) Rx -(Pin 4)
Rx + (Pin 7) Tx + (Pin 2)
Rx -(Pin 8) Tx -(Pin 1)
GND (Pin 2) GND (Pin 5)
Fig. 60 Pin assignment and USB converter
12. Software Support with MEDAQLib
MEDAQLib offers you a documented driver DLL. Therewith you embed optoNCDT laser sensors, in combination with
- the RS422/USB converter, see Chap. A 1 or
- the 4-way converter IF2004/USB and connection cable PC2300-x/IF2008, see Chap. A 5 or
- the PCI interface card IF 2008 and the PC2300-x/IF2008 cable, see Chap. 8. or
- Ethernet cards
into an existing or a customized PC software.
MEDAQLib
- contains a DLL, which can be imported into C, C++, VB, Delphi and many additional programs,
- makes data conversion for you,
- works independent of the used interface type,
- features by identical functions for the communication (commands),
- provides a consistent transmission format for all MICRO-EPSILON sensors.
For C/C++ programmers MEDAQLib contains an additional header file and a library file. You will find the latest driver / program rou-
tine at:
www.micro-epsilon.de/download
www.micro-epsilon.de/link/software/medaqlib