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Viper 650 and 850 Robot with EtherCAT
21861-000 Rev A
4.2 Connecting Digital I/O to the System
Use the table below to understand the different digital I/O connection methods.
Table 4-2. Digital I/O Connection Options
Connection
I/O Capacity
Additional Information
XIO Connector on the
eCS-ECAT interface panel
The optional XIO Ter-
mination Block is a con-
nection option for XIO,
and connects to eCS-
ECAT interface panel
12 inputs
8 outputs
Refer to XIO Connector Sig-
nals on page 70
Refer to Digital I/O Signal
Configuration on page 62
Optional IO Blox Device,
connects to the RS232
connector on the eCS-
ECAT.
2nd group of IO Blox con-
nect to FORCE/EXPIO
branch of the XBELTIO
cable.
8 inputs, 8 outputs per device;
up to 8 IO Blox devices (4 per
group) for the Viper
Refer to
the IO Blox User’s
Guide (04638-000)
Optional I/O Products
This optional product is also available for use with digital I/O.
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XIO Termination Block (part number 90356-40100)
Includes terminals for user wiring and I/O status LEDs. Connects to the XIO connector
with a 2 m cable.
Digital I/O Signal Configuration
This section provides information about digital I/O signal configuration.
IO Blox Connections
When installing more than one IO Blox unit in a system, you must connect the units with the
supplied cable(s) and set the address select switch correctly for each additional unit.
NOTE:
Each IO Blox unit (up to 8) must have a unique address. IO Blox units
with duplicate addresses will conflict. Refer to the
IO Blox User’s Guide (04638-
000)
for more information.
