Installing Light Control Hardware
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Cognex MVS-8100C Hardware Manual
Note that case 4 is the same as case 2, but with two extra cameras attached and usable.
Light Module Wiring
To connect light modules, use the MVS-8100C light module cable P/N 300-0246. This
cable splits the 8-pin DIN light port on the MVS-8100C (or on the camera port expansion
panel) into two RJ-11 jacks, labeled
Light 0/2
and
Light 1/3
. Cable 300-0246 ships with
two RJ-11 modular couplers.
Note
Always use the modular coupler (Amp part number 555050-1)
provided with this cable. Other RJ-11 couplers, especially those
provided for home telephone wiring, may look the same but do not
provide the same wiring configuration internally, and may reverse
the bright and dark field light control lines.
The light port number is the same as that of the associated camera port. For example,
light port 0 is associated with camera port 0, light port 1 with camera port 1, and so on.
For the MVS-8100C, light port numbering depends on where cable 300-0246 is used:
•
When plugged into the DIN-8 port on the MVS-8100C, it supplies connections to
light ports 0 and 1.
•
When plugged in the DIN-8 port on the camera port expansion panel, it supplies
connections to light ports 2 and 3.
The light module package includes a length of standard four-wire North American RJ-11
telephone cable to connect between the light module and the couplers on the end of the
light module cable.
Connecting A Light Module
1.
Connect the light module cable to the DIN port on the back panel of the MVS-8100C
(or to the DIN port on the camera port expansion panel).
2.
Connect a modular coupler to each RJ-11 end on the two branches of the light
module cable.
3.
Connect the provided RJ-11 cable between the modular coupler and the light
module’s RJ-11 input port.
