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3.1.5 Olympus I/O Connector and Cable
The Olympus I/O connector ( ) enables you connect bi-directional signals to the
GPIO board or other interface. Vanta iX XRF analyzers come standard with one
Olympus (OLY) I/O cable
(Figure 3-7 on page 40). The cable comes with a connector on
one end to connect to the Vanta iX I/O panel. The other end is unfinished (bare wire)
for connection to the GPIO board.
Figure 3-7 OLY I/O cable
The Olympus I/O cable and customer I/O cable are identical. However, the pinouts on
the Olympus I/O connector differ from the customer I/O connector.
3.1.6 GPIO Breakout
Board
The Vanta iX comes standard with one general purpose input/output (GPIO) breakout
board (Figure 3-8 on page 41). The GPIO breakout board is intended to enable you to
quickly install and easily configure, test, and change the Vanta iX external wiring as
needed. The GPIO breakout board is meant to be temporary and is added as a
convenience to the installer. Once the wiring is determined a dedicated cable should
be constructed and used.