Setup
Installation
maxon motor control
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Document ID: rel7777
EPOS4 Positioning Controller
Edition: December 2017
EPOS4 EtherCAT Card Hardware Reference
© 2017 maxon motor. Subject to change without prior notice.
Figure 3-5
EPOS4 EtherCAT Card – Installation & removal
Switch off the controller’s power supply.
Comply with ESD protective measures.
Open plastic lid
1)
Unlock the two latches (A) on the plas-
tic lid.
2)
Lift the plastic lid upward (B) and
remove.
Remove extension card, if necessary
3)
Turn the plastic lid over and look for
the molded catch in one of its corners.
4)
Insert the catch into the extension
card’s bore (C).
5)
Pull both – the plastic lid together with
the extension card – straight upward
(D).
Make sure that the extension slots are
clean and free of any foreign objects.
Insert extension card
6)
Align the extension card with the PCIe
card edge connector and keep it right-
angled (E).
7)
Carefully insert the extension card in
the extension slot EXT1 while keeping
it right-angled and press down all the
way into the PCIe card edge connector
(F).
Close plastic lid
8)
Engage the plastic lid at its rear edge
(G).
9)
Fold down the plastic lid (H), press it
down firmly, and let the two latches
snap into place.
