Thermo Scientific APEX 100, User Manual

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Thermo Scientific APEX User’s Guide
Inputs and Outputs
(System and Tools—Page 2)
The inputs and outputs menu allows you to manage the detector’s physical and logical
inputs and outputs. The detector’s physical inputs and outputs are found on the
detector’s wiring board, where there are six input connectors (labeled Input 1–6) and six
output connectors (labeled Output 1–6). In contrast, the detector’s logical inputs and
outputs are controlled using the detector’s functions, meaning you (the user) set what
you want the detector’s inputs and outputs to operate.
Let’s look at an example. In a conveyor application, you have physically connected your
main (Reject 1) device to Output 1 on the detector’s wiring board, and the reject device
operates whenever it receives a voltage signal. You decide you want to move your
Reject-1 device to Output 6, so you move the wires from Output 1 to Output 6 on the
detector’s wiring board, which is a physical change. Next, you access the detector’s
output function (described in this section) and tell the detector your reject device is now
connected to Output 6, which is a logical (software-based) change.
Inputs and Outputs
Navigating to the Inputs and Outputs Menu
1)
From the Main Menu navigate to the system and tools menu.
System and Tools
2)
Press the Go button and page 1 of the systems and tools menu appears.
System and Tools Page 1