
FP-CTR-500 and cFP-CTR-500
6
ni.com
Figure 3.
Wiring a Count-Input or Gate-Input Channel to a
Sourcing-Output Device
Figure 4.
Wiring a Count-Input or Gate-Input Channel to an Externally
Powered Sourcing-Output Device
Outputs
Each output channel has one output terminal, V
OUT
. Each channel
also has V
SUP
and COM terminals that you can use to supply power
to field devices. You can connect the four output channels to
devices with sinking inputs. The [c]FP-CTR-500 has
sourcing
outputs, which means that the V
OUT
terminal provides a path to a
voltage supply.
To next channel
[c]FP-CTR-500
V
C
+
–
COM
V
SUP
V
IN
Input
Circuitry
Sourcing-
Output
Device
10–30 VDC
External
Power
Supply
2 A max
To next channel
[c]FP-CTR-500
V
C
+
–
COM
V
SUP
V
IN
Input
Circuitry
Sourcing-
Output
Device
External
Power
Supply
(Optional)
2 A max