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2. EX233 TERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION PANEL
2.1 The EX233 card
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The EX233 accepts a 78-way cable from any of the 200 Series Digital I/O - Counter Timer
boards (namely PCI215 and PCI272).
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The EX233 distributes these 78 lines on three rows of 26 cage-clamp terminals, each row
being a 24 line PPI or six counter/timer group. Signals on these terminals are TTL
compatible, referred to the PC ground.
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The EX233 also distributes these 78 lines to three 37-way D connectors compatible with the
pin-outs of the Amplicon PCI236 Digital Input/Output board. Connection can then be made
to the EX213, EX230, and EX221 I/O panels via 37-way cables. Any one of these three
panels can also be directly connected to a PCI236.
The EX233 termination and distribution panel connects to the 78 way connector on the PCI215
or PCI272. Install the board inside the host computer (PC), referring to section 2 'Getting
Started' of the Digital I/O board's manual, and the PC's technical manual for instructions. Ensure
the board's front panel is securely fastened to the PC chassis. The 78-way connector will
protrude through the chosen I/O slot of the PC.
2.2 What the EX233 Package Contains
The package as delivered from
Amplicon Liveline Ltd
. contains:-
Item 1
EX233 supplied in an antistatic packaging.
Item 2
Softman CD, for manual and software
2.3 Quick Start Termination
1. Connection to the EX233 should be made by means of a 78-way screened cable. This is a
standard cable available from Amplicon, and has been designed to meet EMC requirements.
See Section 3.1.1 for more details.
2. Mount the EX233 in a suitable position for the cable to reach, and, ensuring that the PC is
turned OFF, connect the EX233 to the Digital I/O board. Ensure that the connectors are
pressed firmly home and the jack-screws are firmly tightened. Handle the cable assemblies
by the connector bodies when inserting or extracting the connectors.
3. The 'quick start' termination system is now ready to use, and all of the I/O signals on the
Digital I/O board's 78-way connector are now available at the cage-clamp terminals X, Y and
Z on the EX233 panel. See Section 3 for instructions on using the 37-way distribution
connectors and aux5 Volt power connector.
