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Installation
This section describes how to configure, program, and control the TCM2.5/2.6 in your host system. To
install the TCM2.5/2.6 into your system, follow these steps:
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Make electrical connections to the TCM2.5/2.6
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Evaluate the TCM2.5/2.6 using the included TCM Studio Program
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Choose a mounting location
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Mechanically mount the TCM2.5/2.6
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Perform user calibration
Electrical Connections
Included with the TCM2.5/2.6 Interface Kit is a cable to allow for the unit to be connected to your host
system. On one end of the cable is the connector needed to mate with the TCM2.5/2.6. The cable’s
wires are color coded as indicated below.
PNI also has a 6-foot cable with a DB9 connector attached. Contact PNI Corporation for purchasing
information.
Table 1: TCM2.5/2.6 PIN Descriptions
PIN
Wire Color
TCM2.5 PIN Description
PIN Wire Color TCM2.6 PIN Description
1
Orange
Vsupply (5 V regulated)
1
Black
Power Ground
2
Red
Vsupply (6 to 18 V unregulated)
2
Gray
NC
3
Black
Power Ground
3
Green
RS232 Ground
4
Blue
RxD (RS-232) -5 to 5V
4
Orange
NC
5
Yellow
TxD (RS-232) -5 to 5V or -12 to 12V
5
Violet
NC
6
White
RTS, Wake from Sleep
6
Brown
NC
7
Green
Data Ground
7
Yellow
TxD
8
Brown
NC
8
Blue
RxD
9
Purple
NC
9
Red
5 VDC
10
Gray
Data Ground
