Power Connection

ConveyLinx-Ai2

Power connector is Degson DG245-5.0, 12 AWG (4.0 mm 2) Max wire size, 5-6 mm strip length

ConveyLinx-Ai3-24-FC

Insulation Displacement for standard AS-Interface cable, optional separate cable for logic power

ConveyLinx-Ai3-24-RC

Insulation Displacement for Type MTW (or equivalent) wire. Motor Power 10 AWG (6.0 mm 2) 80 strand, insulation hardness 85 or less. Optional Logic Power 14 AWG (2.5 mm 2) 48 strand, insulation hardness 85 or less.

Electrical Ratings

Power supply voltage 24.0V +/- 10%
Standby current consumption < 120mA
Motor Starting Current ≤ 8A per Motor
Motor Rated Current ≤ 3A per Motor

Environmental Ratings

Minimum Operating Voltage 21
Maximum Operating Voltage 30V
Storage temperature -25ºC to 70º C ( -13ºF to 160ºF)
Ambient Operating temperature Standard Module: 0ºC to 40ºC ( 32°F to 104°F)
Freezer Rated Module: -30ºC to 40ºC ( -22°F to 104°F)
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
Vibration 0.152 mm (0.006 in.) displacement, 1G peak
Mechanical Shock 20G peak for 10ms duration (1.0 ms)
Enclosure IP Rating IP54
Maximum peak current 21.5A*
Maximum motor start current 8A

*This is the maximum current that will be allowed by the hardware over current protection circuitry. On board firmware limits the amount of current based on the quantity and motor types connected

Certifications & Standards

BDS EN 61131-2:2008 Programmable controllers — Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests
BDS EN 61000-6-2:2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) — Part 6-2: Generic standards – Immunity for industrial environments
BDS EN 61000-6-4:2007+A1:2011 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) — Part 6-4: Generic standards – Emission standard for industrial environments
BDS EN 55016-2-1:2009+A1:2011 Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods Part 2-1 Methods of measurement of disturbances and immunity. Conducted disturbance measurements
BDS EN 55014-1:2007+A1:2009 +A2:2011 Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus — Part 1: Emission
BDS EN 61000-4-2:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4-2: Electromagnetic discharge Immunity test
BDS EN 61000-4-4:2012 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4-4 Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test.
BDS EN 61000-4-5:2007 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4-5 Surge immunity test.
BDS EN 61000-4-6:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4-6 Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency field
BDS EN 61000-4-11:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 4-11 Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests

Sensor Port I/O

Each Module is equipped with two 4-pin female M8 style Sensor I/O ports primarily used to connect a photo-electric sensor to the module. Each of these ports has one pin dedicated as an input for the sensor (pin 4) and one Aux I/O pin (pin 2) that is configurable to be either an input or an output.

Sensor Input Signal (M8 Pin 4)

The sensor input (pin 4) is auto-sensing for PNP or NPN circuit type such that both sourcing and sinking current will activate the input based upon the following conditions:

Minimum ON Current 1.5 mA
Maximum OFF Current 0.4 mA

Aux I/O Signal (Pin 2) when configured as as INPUT

When configured as an INPUT, the Aux I/O (pin 2) is auto-sensing for PNP or NPN circuit type such that both sourcing and sinking current will activate the input based upon the following conditions:

Minimum ON Current 1.5 mA
Maximum OFF Current 0.4 mA

Aux I/O Signal (Pin 2) when configured as an OUTPUT

When configured as an OUTPUT, the Aux I/O (Pin 2) provides an NPN only circuit as illustrated:

Sensor Port 24VDC (Pin 1) and GND (Pin 3)

Pin 1 of each Sensor Port provides 24V for powering up a sensor device and/or for supplying the load for the Aux I/O (Pin 2) when configured as an output. The available current for the two control ports on the module is limited internally by a solid-state fuse. The maximum combined current consumption for the two sensor ports is 100 mA.

Motor Port

Supported motor types Senergy Ai
PWM frequency* 25 kHz +/- 0.1%
Maximum starting current 8A
Maximum rated current 3A
Motor Protection** Coil-to-coil short, coil-to-Vcc short, overheating, over-voltage, under-voltage, stall sensing and protection
  • The PWM frequency is firmware version dependent

Motor Ports in Digital Output Mode

Either the Left or Right (or both) Motor Ports can be configured to operate their respective motor coil output transistors as 24V DC digital output signals. These digital output signals are sinking type only and will accommodate up to 1A on a given output pin, but restricted to a total of 1.5A for both pins on a given port.

For each of the Motor Ports, only 2 out of the 3 total motor coil output pins are available as digital outputs for a total of 4 Motor Port digital outputs available per module. Please note that these 2 available motor coil pins are different between the Left and Right Motor Ports as illustrated:


Ethernet

• 3 port integrated switch ( 2 external ports and 1 port for the on-board processor)
• Automatic speed setup (10Base-T / 100Base-TX)
• Automatic duplex configuration (Full / Half)
• Automatic straight/crossover cable detection ( Auto MDI/MDI-X)
• PAUSE frame support
• Back pressure flow control support
• Maximum segment length: 100m / 328ft

Supported Protocols

• Modbus/TCP
• EtherNet/IP
• Profinet IO
• CCLink IEF Basic