Connecting to the Sensor Interface Module
Industrial System Installation Manual
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ONNECTING
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ODULE
Make sure that you install your sensors and run all necessary cables to the SIM
location before connecting cables to the SIM.
Connecting to the Terminal Blocks
The industrial GroWeather/EnviroMonitor uses terminal blocks containing
high-reliability stainless steel spring-loaded cage clamps. You will be placing
one or two wires into each terminal in order to make the connection. First strip
about 1” (2.5 cm) of the jacket (the grey outer covering) and shield (the foil-like
inner covering) off the cable. Then strip about 5/16” (8 mm) of the insulation
(the colored outer covering) off each wire in the cable. Finally, use a small
screwdriver to push down on the lever next to the terminal, insert the exposed
wire into the opening created, and release the lever. If inserting two wires into
a single terminal, twist the two wires together before inserting. When you
release the lever, the wire(s) will be held in place by the cage clamp.
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NSERTING
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IRE
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ERMINAL
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Connecting to the Sensor Interface Module
1. Attach one end of the 8-conductor cable (which runs from the SIM to the console) to
connector S7.
If using the provided 8-conductor cable to connect the SIM with the console
or the Interface Cable Adapter Module (ICAM), use the modular
connector S7. If using shielded 8-conductor cable to connect the SIM with
the ICAM (you cannot connect shielded cable to the console), connect each
of the wires in your shielded 8-conductor cable to the appropriate terminal
at the terminal block connector S7. Connect the drain wire to the terminal
with the triangle next to it.
