ColorMax Operating Instructions
8
Document No. 10030104
The RS 232 connection consists of a modular jack (a phone style plug), cable and 9-pin adapter. To connect
the RS232 port, plug one end of the interface cable (with the RJ11 phone plugs) into the RS232 jack on the
Color I/O and the other end into the 9-pin adapter. Plug the adapter into the RS232 communications port on
the PC. Place the slide switch on the Color I/O to “RS232”.
The USB connection consists of a USB B jack on the Color I/O and a USB interface cable. To connect the USB
port, plug one end of the cable into the USB B jack on the Color I/O and the other end into the USB port on the
PC. Place the slide switch on the Color I/O to “USB”
In addition to a power indicator LED, there are 2 LEDs associated with each channel. The LEDs are arranged in
2 columns, one labeled PNP and the other labeled NPN. The PNP LED indicates that a channel output is high,
connected to sensor V+, while the NPN indicates that a channel output is low, connected to sensor ground.
Operation of the discrete channel outputs is dependent on whether the Match output is set to high or low for a
particular channel. Both PNP and NPN LEDs will be illuminated for channels that are not connected to the
Color I/O board such as models ColorMax-1000-1 and ColorMax-1000-4.
It is not necessary for the Color I/O board to be used; all sensor connections may be routed directly to the
appropriate devices such as a PLC.
8. CONNECTIONS
Sensor pin no.
Wire color
C
M
1
0
0
0
-1
-4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-1
-8
C
M
1
0
0
0
-4
-4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-4
-8
C
M
1
0
0
0
-7
-4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-7
-8
C
M
1
0
0
0
-1
5
H
E
X
4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-1
5
H
E
X
8
C
m
1
0
0
0
-1
5
H
E
X
2
5
C
M
1
0
0
0
-4
-R
G
B
4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-4
-R
G
B
8
C
M
1
0
0
0
-4
-R
G
B
2
5
C
M
1
0
0
0
-F
LE
X
4
C
M
1
0
0
0
-F
LE
X
8
C
M
1
0
0
0
-F
LE
X
2
5
1
Pink
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
2
Blue
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
3
Brown
V+
V+
V+
V+
V+
4
Red
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
5
Green
nc
C4
C4
C4
C4
6
Black
nc
nc
C5
nc
RD
7
Yellow
nc
nc
C6
nc
GN
8
Gray
nc
nc
C7
nc
BL
9
White
C1
C1
C1
C1
C1
10
Orange
nc
C3
C3
C3
C3
11
Purple
RX
RX
RX
RX
RX
12
Lt. green
nc
C2
C2
C2
C2
Note: Shield connection is not required, may be connected to earth ground