
Chapter 3
Signal Connections
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Figure 3-13 shows an example of wiring the digital input signals to a
sourcing output device. Figure 3-14 shows an example of wiring the digital
input signals to a sinking output device.
Figure 3-13.
Digital Input Configured for Sinking
Figure 3-14.
Digital Input Configured for Sourcing
PNP (Sourcing)
Output Device
COM
NI 951x
V–
(Reference)
V+
Out
Configured
For Sinking
Limit, Home,
or Digital Input
Limit, Home,
or Digital Input
NI 951x V
sup
COM
NI 951x
Out
Configured
For Sourcing
Limit, Home,
or Digital Input
V–
(Reference)
V+
NPN (Sinking)
Output Device
Limit, Home,
or Digital Input