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Product Manual

3051 - Dual Relay Board

Summary of Contents for 3051

Page 1: ...Product Manual 3051 Dual Relay Board ...

Page 2: ...Phidgets 3051 Product Manual For Board Revision 1 Phidgets Inc 2009 ...

Page 3: ...00 XP Vista 6 Testing Using Mac OS X 7 Programming a Phidget 7 Code Samples 7 Coding for your Relay 8 Technical Information 8 Relays 8 Using a Digital Output Relay 8 Using Relays as an H Bridge to implement Forward Reverse 9 Wetting Current 9 Load Noise 9 Analog Input Cable Connectors 10 Device Specifications 10 Product History 10 Support ...

Page 4: ...oard allows digital outputs of the 1018 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8 8 8 the 1202 PhidgetTextLCD or the 1203 PhidgetTextLCD to control larger loads and devices like AC or DC motors electromagnets solenoids and incandescent light bulbs The 3051 contains 2 relays for switching AC or DC power The relays are Single Pole Double Throw SPDT The relays can switch up to 240 V AC at 10 Amps and 100 V DC at 5 Amps ...

Page 5: ... battery connector A piece of wire An incandescent bulb You should have received A Dual Relay Board A Sensor Cable Connecting all the pieces Testing Using Windows 2000 XP Vista Downloading the Phidgets drivers Make sure that you have the current version of the Phidget library installed on your PC If you don t do the following Go to www phidgets com Drivers Download and run Phidget21 Installer 32 b...

Page 6: ... Relay Board when the light is on it will stay on The bottom row of the digital out shows the status of the request while the top row displays the status of the 3 digital output as reported by the 3051 Relay 1 3 2 Double Click on the icon to activate the Phidget Control Panel and make sure that the Phidget InterfaceKit 8 8 8 is properly attached to your PC Testing Using Mac OS X Click on System Pr...

Page 7: ... GUI allowing all the functionality of the device to be explored Most developers start by modifying existing examples until they have an understanding of the architecture Go to www phidgets com Programming to see if there are code samples written for your device Find the language you want to use and click on the magnifying glass besides Code Sample You will get a list of all the devices for which ...

Page 8: ...wered When the relay coil is energized by the relay control circuit the electromagnetic field of the coil forces the switch element inside the relay to break its contact with the normally closed terminal and make contact with the normally open terminal The switch element would then connect the normally open terminal and the common terminal Using Relays as an H Bridge to implement Forward Reverse C...

Page 9: ...e Dual Relay Board it is recommended that a noise limiting component be used to prevent damage to the device An MOV TVS diode or kickback diode for DC applications shunted across the load will assist in dissipating voltage transients Analog Input Cable Connectors Each Analog Input uses a 3 pin 0 100 inch pitch locking connector Pictured here is a plug with the connections labeled The connectors ar...

Page 10: ...g Current 100 mA 5 V DC Typical current consumption per relay engaged 72mA Minimum Control Voltage 3 3V Maximum Control Voltage 12V Maximum Operating Speed Contacts Per Minute 20 cpm Operate time 10 ms Recommended Terminal Wire Size 12 24 AWG Terminal Wire Strip Length 5 6mm 0 196 0 236 Product History Date Board Revision Comment October 2007 0 Product Release September 2008 1 Bigger connectors Bi...

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