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EQ-IO – Interface unit
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User guide
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Page 3: ... electrical and electronic equipment 5 EU declaration of conformity 5 REACH regulation 5 China RoHS 5 The United States of America USA 6 Introduction 7 EQ IO Interface Unit 8 Specifications 9 Operating parameters 9 Input stage 10 Output stage 11 Connections configuration 12 Equivalent circuit 13 Using two EQ IO interface units 14 ...
Page 4: ...dhered to WARNING The EQ IO interface unit A 5923 0100 A 5923 0110 must never be used for Stop circuitry Warning The Equator must always be the cell slave accepting commands from the master Renishaw will not accept responsibility for incorrect use of the Equator and EQ IO interface unit The EQ IO interface unit must be unpowered during installation cabling Reasonable protection must be given again...
Page 5: ...ately used or modified or altered in any way except with the prior written agreement of Renishaw If you purchased the equipment from any other supplier you should contact them to find out what repairs are covered by their warranty Disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment The use of this symbol on Renishaw products and or accompanying documentation indicates that the product should not...
Page 6: ...t This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your expense Information to user FCC Section ...
Page 7: ...table measurements Once the part has been measured the EZ IO software signals whether the part is inside or outside the specified tolerances Based on this information the robot can take different actions If required a PLC may be programmed to handle manual selection of operations In this case a button console would be used to send signals to the Equator to start the measurement cycle As an alterna...
Page 8: ... EQ IO interface unit to the Equator Controller Maximum length of the USB cable as defined by the USB 2 0 specification is 5 m NOTE It is strongly advised that USB signal repeaters are avoided as they can suffer from interference CAUTION The EQ IO Interface unit requires one of the following versions of the Equator Software Suite Equator Software Suite version 1 5 6 with 1 5 6 3 patch applied Equa...
Page 9: ...t connector 14AWG max 30AWG min Controller connection USB 2 0 Max length cable USB 5 m 16 4 ft Number of inputs 8 Number of outputs 8 Voltage on state input 9 24 v Number of input grounds 2 Number of output grounds 2 Environment specifications Operating temperature 5 C to 50 C Storage temperature 25 C to 70 C Relative humidity operating Maximum 90 RH at 50 C non condensing LED colour Inputs State ...
Page 10: ... Input absolute maximum voltage after which damage will occur 30 V Input voltage to activate 8 9 V Input voltage to deactivate 6 V Input current 10 mA If a 24 V output stage is used by the host the 0 V ground signals should be wired directly to the host interface as shown If a relay switch or other volt free contact is used by the host it will be necessary to wire the input as shown ...
Page 11: ...imum voltage after which damage will occur 30 V Maximum output current 100 mA Internal pull resistor between OUTx and OUTPULL 10 kOhms OUTPULL voltage 100 mA Measured to OUTCOM If a 3 3 V to 24 V logic input stage is used by the connected PLC machine the 0 V ground and signals should be wired directly to the receiving interface as shown The output stage may also be used to switch loads such as rel...
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Page 13: ...how the internal circuits of the input and output stages NOTE The output stage is fitted with 100 mA self resettable fuse In the event of a fault remove power correct problem and then reconnect The fuse requires a couple of minutes to cool down before it resets ...
Page 14: ...nd in the settings screen To open the settings screen click on the settings button in the toolbar Connection to Equator Controller USB ports Equator Controller Version 06 Equator Controller Versions 07 08 USB ports for keyboard and mouse USB ports for EQ IO THE EQ IO INTERFACE UNIT VERSION 4 OR LATER REQUIRES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING VERSIONS OF THE EQUATOR SOFTWARE SUITE Equator Software Suite versio...
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