Connecting A Two-Wire Mxbus Cable - Mobotix M15 Manual

First Installation Steps

2.2.7 Connecting a Two-Wire MxBus Cable

You can use such a cable to connect additional MOBOTIX modules (e.g., the MX-GPS-Box or
the MX-232-IO-Box) to the M15.
Note that you can attach two MxBus cables (each having
two wires) to the MxBus connector (red circle in figure).
Take care not to switch the polarity of the wires. It is
recommended to use the same wire color for +/– for the
entire MxBus system (e.g., red = +, blue = –).
Procedure
1. Open camera housing: Open the camera housing
as described in Section 2.2.2 .
2. Prepare the MxBus wires : Remove the blue single
wire plug. Strip 5 mm (1/5 in) of insulation from the
wire ends, then push each wire into one of the four
holes in the single wire plug (this prevents humidity
from entering the camera).
3. Connect MxBus wires : Push back the blue single
wire plug so that you can easily attach the MxBus
wires. Attach the MxBus wires by firmly pushing the
wires into the corresponding connectors. Carefully
press the single wire plug into the connector socket
and twist the MxBus wire pairs.
If you need to remove one of the wires, you need
to unlock the connector by pressing on the orange-
colored area using a small screwdriver, then pull
out the wire.
4. Guide the MxBus cable out of the housing : Guide
the cable from the front through the cable guide
in the hinge of the VarioFlex mount (see figure).
5. Close camera housing: Close the camera housing
as described in Section 2.2.8 .
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The length of the entire
MxBus wiring must not
exceed 50 m/55 yd.
Single-wire plug
MxBus connector