Cognex VC5, Hardware Manual

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Connector/Indicator Function
12 I-ENET Port and
LEDs The I-ENET port is a 10/100 RJ-45 Ethernet port that can be connected to a
network that is dedicated to industrial Ethernet devices (for example, PLCs or
robots) to communicate with the devices using supported industrial Ethernet
protocols. The green LED blinks when a network connection is detected. The
yellow LED blinks when network activity is detected. For more information, refer to
I-ENET Port on page 33
.
13 RS-232 Port The RS-232 port is a DB9 port that connects the vision controller to a serial
device. For more information, refer to
RS-232 Port on page 33
.
14 OUTPUTS
Terminal Block The OUTPUTS terminal blocks provide access to a total of 16 outputs and 2
common connections. For more information, refer to
OUTPUTS Terminal Block
Assignments on page 35
.
15 INPUTS Terminal
Block The INPUTS terminal blocks provide access to a total of 8 inputs and 2 common
connections. For more information, refer to
INPUTS Terminal Block Assignments
on page 34
.
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Introduction