User`s guide

Chapter 3 - SmartController Operation
50 Adept SmartController User’s Guide, Rev. K
NOTE: The system was evaluated by Underwriters Laboratory with an
Adept Front Panel. If you provide a substitute Front Panel, the system
may no longer be UL compliant.
Customers can build an extension cable to place the Front Panel in a remote location. The
extension cable must conform to the following specifications:
• Wire Size: must be larger than 26 AWG.
• Connectors: must be 15-pin, standard D-sub male and female.
• Maximum cable length is 10 meters.
NOTE: The XMCP and XFP connectors on the SmartController can be
interchanged without electrical damage. However, neither the Front
Panel nor the pendant will work properly unless they are plugged into
the correct connector.
Remote Pendant Usage
Customers can build an extension cable to place the pendant in a remote location. The
extension cable must conform to the following specifications:
• Wire Size: must be larger than 26 AWG.
• Connectors: must be 15-pin, standard D-sub male and female.
• Maximum cable length is 10 meters.
3.6 Connecting Customer-Supplied Digital I/O Equipment
The SmartController contains two options for connecting Inputs and Outputs (I/O). I/O
can be hard-wired to the XDIO and /or Controller Area Network (CAN) connectors.
DeviceNet Connector
The DeviceNet connector on the SmartController is used to interface to a CAN using the
DeviceNet protocol. See “Adept DeviceNet” on page 87 for more details.
XDIO Connector
The XDIO connector on the SmartController is a 50-pin, standard density D-Sub female
connector (see Figure 3-1 on page 31 for location). There are 12 inputs and 8 outputs, each
optically isolated from the circuitry of the SmartController. The signals are numbered 1001
through 1012 for the inputs and 1 through 8 for the outputs. All the signals have
independent source and ground connections. These inputs contain the four high-speed
CAUTION: Do not modify the cable that is attached to the
pendant. This could cause unpredictable behavior from
the robot system.