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eCobra 600 and 800 Robots with EtherCAT
24402-000 Rev B
Connection
I/O Capacity
Additional Information
the robot's Joint 1.
2nd group of IO Blox con-
nect to FORCE/EXPIO
branch of the XBELTIO
cable.
devices for the eCobra Pro
Optional XIO
Termination Block,
connects to iCS-ECAT
robot interface panel
12 inputs
8 outputs
Refer to Digital I/O Signal
Configuration on page 68
Digital I/O Signal Configuration
This section provides information about digital I/O signal configuration..
NOTE:
The eCobra Standard can only support a maximum of 4 daisy-chained
IO Blox devices.
IO Blox Connections
When installing more than one IO Blox unit in a system, you must connect the units with the
supplied cable(s) and set the address select switch correctly for each additional unit.
NOTE:
Each IO Blox unit (up to 4 for Standard, 8 for Pro) must have a unique
address. IO Blox units with duplicate addresses will conflict. Refer to the
IO Blox
User’s Guide (04638-000)
for more information.
Figure 4-7. Connecting IO Blox to the system (maximum of 4 for Standard, 8 for Pro)
