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LIMITED WARRANTY

The Company warrants the products it manufactures against defects in materials and workmanship for a period limited to two
years from the date of shipment, provided the products have been stored, handled, installed, and used under proper conditions.
The Company’s liability under this limited warranty shall extend only to the repair or replacement of a defective product, at The
Company’s option. The Company disclaims all liability for any affirmation, promise or representation with respect to the
products.
The customer agrees to hold Red Lion Controls harmless from, defend, and indemnify RLC against damages, claims, and
expenses arising out of subsequent sales of RLC products or products containing components manufactured by RLC and based
upon personal injuries, deaths, property damage, lost profits, and other matters which Buyer, its employees, or sub-contractors
are or may be to any extent liable, including without limitation penalties imposed by the Consumer Product Safety Act (P.L. 92-
573) and liability imposed upon any person pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (P.L. 93-637), as now in effect or as
amended hereafter.
No warranties expressed or implied are created with respect to The Company’s products except those expressly contained herein.
The Customer acknowledges the disclaimers and limitations contained herein and relies on no other warranties or affirmations.

O

PTIONAL

F

EATURES AND

A

CCESSORIES

COMPACTFLASH SOCKET

CompactFlash socket is a Type II socket that can accept either Type I or II

cards. Use cards with a minimum of 4 Mbytes and a maximum of 2 Gbytes with
the G308’s CompactFlash socket. Cards are available at most computer and
office supply retailers.

CompactFlash can be used for configuration transfers, larger configurations,

data logging, and trending. 

Information stored on a CompactFlash card by a G308 can be read by a card

reader attached to a PC. This information is stored in IBM (Windows

®

) PC

compatible FAT16 file format.

OPTIONAL COMMUNICATION CARD

Red Lion offers optional communication cards for fieldbus communications.

These communication cards will allow your G308 to communicate with many
of the popular fieldbus protocols.

Red Lion is also offering a communications card for additional RS232 and

RS422/485 communications. Visit Red Lion’s website for information and
availability of these cards.

CUSTOM LOGO

Each G3 operator interface has an embossed area containing the Red Lion

logo. Red Lion can provide custom logos to apply to this area. Contact your
distributor for additional information and pricing.

Note: Do not remove or
insert the CompactFlash
card while power is
applied. Refer to “Front
Panel LEDs.”

NOTE

For reliable operation in all of our products, Red Lion recommends the

use of SanDisk

®

and SimpleTech brands of CompactFlash cards.

Industrial grade versions that provide up to two million write/erase cycles

minimum are available from Red Lion.

Red Lion Controls 
20 Willow Springs Circle
York PA 17406
Tel +1 (717) 767-6511
Fax +1 (717) 764-0839

Red Lion Controls AP

Unit 101, XinAn Plaza

Building 13, No.99 Tianzhou Road

ShangHai, P.R. China 200223

Tel +86 21 6113-3688

Fax +86 21 6113-3683

Red Lion Controls BV

Printerweg 10

NL - 3821 AD Amersfoort

Tel +31 (0) 334 723 225

Fax +31 (0) 334 893 793

Summary of Contents for G308A

Page 1: ...e details 4 Battery type is lithium coin type CR2025 5 Industrial grade two million write cycles MODEL G308A GRAPHIC LCD OPERATOR INTERFACE TERMINAL WITH VGA DISPLAY AND TOUCHSCREEN Bulletin No G308A E Drawing No LP0613 Released 1 08 Tel 1 717 767 6511 Fax 1 717 764 0839 www redlion net CompactFlash is a registered trademark of CompactFlash Association z CONFIGURED USING CRIMSON SOFTWARE VERSION 2...

Page 2: ...omponent Recognition Program of Underwriters Laboratories Inc Type 4X Enclosure rating Face only UL50 UL Listed File E211967 UL61010 1 UL1604 CSA 22 2 No 61010 1 CSA 22 2 No 213 M1987 LISTED by Und Lab Inc to U S and Canadian safety standards IECEE CB Scheme Test Certificate US 9737C UL CB Scheme Test Report E179259 V01 S04 Issued by Underwriters Laboratories Inc IEC 61010 1 EN 61010 1 Safety requ...

Page 3: ... low voltage Safety extra low voltage circuits shall exhibit voltages safe to touch both under normal operating conditions and after a single fault such as a breakdown of a layer of basic insulation or after the failure of a single component has occurred CONFIGURING A G308 The G308 is configured using Crimson software Crimson is available as a free download from Red Lion s website or it can be pur...

Page 4: ...Rx 3 Tx N C 4 DTR 3 COM 5 GND N C 6 DSR 1 CTS 7 RTS 6 RTS 8 CTS N C 9 RI 1 CBLPROG0 can also be used to communicate with either a PC or an ICM5 2 DB9 adapter not included 1 foot long 3 DB9 adapter not included 10 feet long ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS Ethernet communications can be established at either 10 BASE T or 100 BASE TX The G308 unit s RJ45 jack is wired as a NIC Network Interface Card For exam...

Page 5: ...ler CBLRLC05 TxA 8 TxA 8 TxB 7 TxB 7 COM 6 COM 6 TxEN 5 TxEN 5 RxA TxA 3 2 2 3 RxA TxA 3 2 2 3 RxB 4 1 RxB 4 1 TxB 1 4 TxB 1 4 Name Modular Controller Name G3 Connections DH485 COMMUNICATIONS The G308 s RS422 485 COMMS port can also be used for Allen Bradley DH485 communications WARNING DO NOT use a standard DH485 cable to connect this port to Allen Bradley equipment A cable and wiring diagram are...

Page 6: ...lock the drive unless they need to write data Windows 98 may lock the drive any time it is mounted thereby interfering with logging Refer to Mounting the CompactFlash in the Crimson 2 User Manual TOUCHSCREEN This operator interface utilizes a resistive analog touchscreen for user input The unit will only produce an audible tone beep when a touch on an active touchscreen cell is sensed The touchscr...

Page 7: ...our local waste regulations Also the battery must not be disposed of in fire or in a manner whereby it may be damaged and its contents come into contact with human skin The battery used by the G308 is a lithium type CR2025 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK The inverter board attached to the mounting plate supplies the high voltage to operate the backlight Touching the inverter board may result in inj...

Page 8: ... II cards Use cards with a minimum of 4 Mbytes and a maximum of 2 Gbytes with the G308 s CompactFlash socket Cards are available at most computer and office supply retailers CompactFlash can be used for configuration transfers larger configurations data logging and trending Information stored on a CompactFlash card by a G308 can be read by a card reader attached to a PC This information is stored ...

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