technical reference
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Synrad Firestar f-Series operator’s manual
User I/O connections
Figure 3-16 illustrates how Firestar’s outputs can drive the DC Input Module of a Programmable Logic
Controller (PLC). By supplying voltage (+VDC) to Pin 13, Output Common, each Firestar output is
independently switched to activate individual PLC inputs.
USER I/O PINS
PLC
DC
INPUT
MODULE
OUTPUT COMMON
LASER ACTIVE
OVER TEMPERATURE
LASER READY
SHUTTER OPEN
INTERLOCK OPEN
V+
(+5–24V)
Figure 3-16 Firestar output driving PLC input module