Power Supply; Wiring; Digital Input; Shield - Ixon IXrouter3 Installation Manual

3.4 Power supply

The IXrouter3 must be powered by an IEC/UL/EN/60950-1 certified Limited Power Supply (LPS) or for the United
States a Class 2 power supply. The LPS power supply is not included in the package of the IXrouter 3.
Power supply
Internal voltage protection
Input protection
Isolation

3.5 Wiring

Proper grounding and wiring of all electrical equipment are important to help ensure the optimum operation of
the IXrouter3 and to provide additional electrical noise protection for your application.
The IXrouter3 comes with a female 4-pin plug-in connector with screw connection (type: Weidmuller BL
5.08/04/180 SN BK BX). The optimal wire diameter is 1.5mm² (16AWG - 12AWG).
Wire size range
Wire strip length
Terminal screw torque
Max wire length
Min ground conductor

3.6 Digital input

By default, the Digital Input is not configured and doesn't need to be wired. The digital input provides a way to
locally manage the IXrouter3's VPN connection (ON/OFF). The wiring is depicted in the image above.
Type
Voltage range
Voltage range (OFF state)
Voltage range (ON state)
Current voltage (ON state)

3.7 Shield

Connect the Shield pin of the IXrouter with the protective earth conductor (PE), min. core diameter Cu 1.5 mm².
More info
Take a look at our online article for more detailed information on digital input:
support.ixon.cloud/hc/articles/360002554011.
12-24 VDC +/- 20% LPS 2A
29V max
Protected against polarity inversion
1.5 kV
18 – 12 AWG
7 mm
0.4 N m
3 m
16 AWG
Optocoupler
0-29 VDC
0-3 VDC
7-29 VDC
2-5 mA (typically)
12