ClearLink Hardware Manual / Rev. 1.00 2
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................. 2
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4
Welcome ................................................................................................................................4
What's in this Document ........................................................................................................4
Safety Information............................................................................................................. 5
Precautionary Statement .......................................................................................................5
General Disclaimer ................................................................................................................5
Example ClearLink System .............................................................................................. 6
Parts Overview .................................................................................................................. 7
Parts of a ClearLink ...............................................................................................................7
Parts of a CCIO-8 (I/O Expansion Board)..............................................................................8
Powering ClearLink and CCIO-8 ...................................................................................... 9
Recommended Power Supply ...............................................................................................9
PWR-IO-24VDC..................................................................................................................... 9
Wiring DC Power to ClearLink and CCIO-8.........................................................................10
Wiring I/O to ClearLink.................................................................................................... 11
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................11
I/O Overview Table ..............................................................................................................11
Wiring I/O to the Outer I/O connectors ................................................................................12
I/O-0 through I/O-5 configured as DIGITAL INPUTS ........................................................... 13
A-9 through A-12 and DI-6 through DI-8 configured as DIGITAL INPUTS........................... 14
A-9 through A-12 configured as ANALOG INPUTS............................................................. 15
I/O-0 through I/O-5 configured as DIGITAL OUTPUTS ....................................................... 16
I/O-0 configured as a 4-20mA (or 0-20mA) OUTPUT .......................................................... 17
ClearLink Combined I/O Header.......................................................................................... 18
Wiring I/O Devices to CCIO-8..............................................................................................19
I/O-0 through I/O-7 configured as DIGITAL INPUTS ........................................................... 19
I/O-0 through I/O-7 configured as DIGITAL OUTPUTS ....................................................... 19
CCIO-8 Combined I/O Header............................................................................................. 19
Motor Connectors (M-0, M-1, M-2, M-3) ......................................................................... 20
How to Wire a ClearPath Motor to ClearLink.......................................................................21
ClearPath Controller Cables ................................................................................................ 21