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  • Page 1

    USER GUIDE NI Smart Camera I/O Accessor y This document describes the features of the NI Smart Camera I/O Accessory , what you need to get started, installation and operation instructions, and accessory specifications. The NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory features the follo wing: • Spring terminals for two isola ted inputs • Spring terminals for [...]

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    NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory User Guide 2 ni.com What Y ou Need to Get Started ❑ NI Smart Camera I/O Accessory ki t, which includes the ac cessory , 15-pin D-SUB female to 15-pin D-SUB male cable, 2 m (part number 197817-02), a nd two-position header connector (W ago part number 734-102, a v ailable from www.wago.com ) ❑ NI 17xx Smart Camera [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 3 NI Smart Camera I/O Access ory User Guide Operate the de vice onl y at or belo w Pollution De gree 2. Pollution is foreign matter in a solid, liquid, or gaseous stat e that can redu ce dielec tric strength or surface resisti vit y . The following is a description of pollution degrees: • Pollution Degree 1 me[...]

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    NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory User Guide 4 ni.com Installation T o get started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera I/ O Accessory , complete the fol low ing steps while referring to Figure 1. If you hav e not already installe d the NI Smart Camera and required software, refer to Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera for instructions. Note For EM[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 5 NI Smart Camera I/O Access ory User Guide Apply Power When po wer is first app lied to the smart camera, the PO WER LED flashes red for one se cond while internal systems power up. The PO WER LED then lig hts green when power is corr ectly wired to the smart camera. If the smart camera does not po wer up, chec[...]

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    NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory User Guide 6 ni.com 2. W ire the vo ltage output of the 24 VDC +20%/–15% (IEC 1311) po wer supply to the main v oltage input on the two -position connector as shown in Figure 3. Insert a sm all flathead scre wdri v er into the square opening. Using the screwdr i ver as a le v e r to ope n the clamp, insert the wire [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 7 NI Smart Camera I/O Access ory User Guide Replacing Fuse s T o replace a blown fuse on the accessory , com plete the following steps. 1. Unplug the accessory po wer . 2. Remov e all signal wires a nd cables from the accessory . 3. Unscre w the two scre ws from a side panel with a Phillips head scre wdri ve r a[...]

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    NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory User Guide 8 ni.com Specifications This section lists the specif ications of the NI Sm art Camera I/O Accessory . These specif ications are typical at 25 °C, unless otherwise noted. Note Refer to the NI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual for specif ications about signals. Power Requirement Supply voltage .......... ......[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporat ion 9 NI Smart Camera I/O Access ory User Guide CE Compliance The NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory meets the e ssential requirements of applicable European Directi ve s, as amended for CE marking, as follo ws: • 2006/95/EC; Lo w-V oltage Directi ve (safety) • 2004/108/EC; Electromagnetic Co mpatibility Directi v e[...]

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    NI Smart Camera I/O Acce ssory User Guide 10 ni.com Where to Go for Support The National Instruments W eb site is your co mplete resource for technical support. At ni.com/support you hav e access to ev erything from tr oubleshooting and application dev elopment self-help resources to emai l and phone assistance from NI Application Engineers. A Decl[...]

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    National Instruments, NI, ni.com, and LabVIEW are tradem arks of National Instruments Corporation. Refer to t he Terms of Use section on ni.com/legal for more information about Na tional Instruments trademarks. Other product and compan y names mentioned herein are t rademarks or trade names of their respective companie s. For patents covering Natio[...]