Connecting Power and I/O

 

Tutorial overview

This tutorial covers the connection of DC motor power and the I/O points.

The following is covered in this tutorial

  1. Power supply specification
  2. Universal inputs
  3. Differential inputs
  4. Cabling best practices

What you need:

  1. DC power supply
  2. +5 to +24 VDC Optio supply.
  3. Input devices (switchws, clock signal etc.)
  4. Cabling: 22 AWG shielded twisted pairs for I/O, Shielded twisted pair for power, AWG determined by length and current.
 
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