LINK Systems OmniLink - Feed Interface - Manual (Page 18)

OmniLink 5000 Feed Manual December 13, 1999
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Manual Rev 2.3
g) Select “Enable Relay Mode”.
2.18 PA Bullet/Edge/Advantage Interface
The connection to a PA Bullet, Edge, or
Advantage feed is a little more involved than
simply plugging in a cable. The servo control used
in this feed, a reliance PRO-200, is capable of
“talking” to its own OIT or the OmniLink OIT but
not both at the same time. A small circuit board
(Link PN 107632) with some connectors and a
switch is used to connect all three units (OmniLink
OIT, feed OIT, and servo control) so that a switch
can select whether the feed OIT or the OmniLink
OIT is able to communicate with the servo control.
The circuit board is installed as shown in figure 2.4.
Figure 2.4: Interface board for PRO-200 based
feeds (Link PN 107632).
The feed OIT originally plugs into port 5 of the
PRO-200. Disconnect the feed OIT at port 5 of the
PRO-200 and plug it into the matching connector on
the small interface circuit board (there is only one
connector that will work). Plug the connector from
the small interface circuit board (connected by five
wires) into port 5 of the PRO-200 (again, there is
only one connector that will work). A cable is
supplied by Link that goes from the DB-9 connector
on the small interface circuit board to the OmniLink
5000 OIT. The connections on that cable are as
follows:
Table 2.17
PA Bullet/Edge/Advantage
Connections
Link PN 106744
OmniLink
Feed Port Function /
Color Small Circuit
Board DB-9
Connector
Pin 1
(GND) Ground
(WHITE) Pin 5
Pin 2
(RXD) Receive data
from feed
(BLACK) Pin 3
Pin 3
(TXD) Transmit data
to feed (RED) Pin 2
Notes:
‚ Feed parameters can not be changed while the
feed is in AUTO mode. The communication
board can detect this and will inform the user.
Any new feed parameters will be sent
automatically to the feed when it is taken out of
AUTO mode.
‚ Older PA software says “PRO-200 Cut to
Length” on the initial startup screen. New
software says “P/A industries”. An upgrade will
be required for the older PA software. Contact
PA for information if required.