Ethernet; Power; External Event Triggering - VBrick 9000 Getting Started Manual

Table 2. RS-232-422/485 Pinouts
Pin Description
1 TD(+)
2 N/C
3 TD(-)
4 Optional gnd/common or n/c (GND
connected to cable shielded)
5 Optional gnd/common or n/c (GND
connected to cable shielded)
6 RD(-)
7 N/C
8 RD(+)

Ethernet

The Ethernet port is used to connect the encoder to your network. It uses a standard 10/
100/1000 cable.

Power

The power entry interface supplies 24VDC to the encoder from an external 110/220 VAC
power source.

External Event Triggering

The 9000 Series event triggering feature lets you use an external switch to control the
function of the encoder. This section provides some examples of how to use this feature. In
all the examples, a high event is triggered when the switch is closed and a low event is
triggered when the switch is opened.
The event trigger inputs on the encoder recognize a high voltage anywhere above +8 volts
DC with an upper limit of +12 volts. A low voltage is anything at or below 0 volts DC with a
lower limit of -12 volts. The event can also be configured to run a script on Pin 7. See System
Configuration > Advanced Configurations > Event Triggering in the VBrick 9000 Encoder
v4.4 Admin Guide for configuration details and RS-232/422/485 COM Port Pinouts for
pinout details.
Note: You cannot execute a script using an event trigger if VBAdmin is currently
running in
mode and terminates the active editing session.
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The 9000 Series encoder has two COM ports and supports a total of four external events.
Note that Pin8 is used for UART control and cannot be used as a trigger.
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mode. If you run a script directly from VBAdmin, it automatically exits
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