User`s manual

3-2 QX Hawk Industrial Imager User’s Manual

Connectors

Industrial cabling and connectivity schemes must be able to withstand environmental

extremes of heat, cold, and moisture, and be secure enough not to be disconnected or

damaged inadvertently in the course of day-to-day operation.

The current industry standard for connectivity is a sealed, circular connector such as the

M12. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard for M12 connectors

describes them as fixed

and free screw-locking connectors. This type of connector is widely

available off-the-shelf from manufacturers

such as Turck, Lumberg, Phoenix Contact,

or Binder.

The QX Hawk uses sealed, circular connectors with Ultra-Lock™ technology. Ultra-Lock

connectors are more resistant to harsh industrial conditions, and are easy to connect.

Ultra-Lock Connectors

Microscan has adopted Ultra-Lock connectivity because of speed, ease-of-use, and

ingress protection considerations. The main advantage of the Ultra-Lock system is that

only two steps are required at every connection point:

1. Align the connector and receptacle keys;

2. Push the connector into place. (Do not twist the connector, as this can bend the pins.)

Ultra-Lock connectors are “operator-independent”. This means that they are not subject to

under-tightening or over-tightening, both of which are common problems with screw-down

connectors, and both of which undermine the moisture-resistant seal.

Another advantage of the QX Hawk’s Ultra-Lock connectivity scheme is that the Ultra-Lock

receptacles on the imagers and the QX-1 Interface Device also accept screw-down connectors,

giving users the flexibility to use either Ultra-Lock or screw-down connectors.

“Ultra-Lock” is a trademark of Woodhead (Molex).

Ultra-Lock Connector

Traditional Threaded Connectors