Specifications

VA6x User’s Reference405-00022-00
21Rev 06; 7 April 2011
Industrial I/O Connections
The VA61 interfaces I/O using the 25-pin D-Sub connector on the back panel (Figure 2, page 16).
I/O Connector Definitions
Pin # Direction iNspect and iLabel Definition Sherlock Definition
1 – Ground
2 In GPI0, Sensor/Camera Trigger 1 In Channel 0, or Trigger 1
3 In GPI2, or Solution ID 0 In Channel 2
4 In GPI4, Solution ID 2 or Trigger 2 In Channel 4, or Trigger 2
5 In GPI6, or Solution ID 4 In Channel 6
6 – Ground
7 Out GPO0, or Strobe 1 Out Channel 0, or Strobe 1
8 Out GPO2, or Pass in equation default (Pass
Cam1 in Async mode)
Out Channel 2
9 Out GPO4, Strobe 2, Pass Cam2 in Async mode Out Channel 4, or Strobe 2
10 Out GPO6 Out Channel 6
11 In User Power input on PNP option
not connected on standard NPN
12 Out Fused +12V at 0.75A
13 & 14 – Ground
15 In GPI1, or Change Solution input In Channel 1
16 In GPI3, or Solution ID 1 In Channel 3
17 In GPI5, or Solution ID 3 In Channel 5
18 In GPI7, or Solution ID 5 In Channel 7
19 – Ground
20 Out GPO1, Fail in Equation default (Pass Cam1
in Async mode)
Out Channel 1
21 Out GOP3, Fail Cam2 in Async mode Out Channel 3
22 Out GPO5 Out Channel 5
23 Out GPO7 Out Channel 7
24 Out Fused +5 V at .75 A
25 – Ground
The iNspect and iLabel software defines the I/O settings in this table for trigger inputs, strobe
outputs, and decision outputs. Sherlock uses the trigger and strobe defaults in this table, or the
definitions in a VA-Genie Camera Configuration file for the I/O Connector.