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Ethernet
Trigger
Relay Box
Quick Start Guide
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2310-00
Products covered: MRMC-2127-01
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Ethernet Trigger Relay Box Quick Start Guide
Products covered: MRMC-2127-01
QSG Product Code: MRMC-2310-00
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Contact information
Mark Roberts Motion Control Ltd.
Unit 3, South East Studios
Blindley Heath
Surrey
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United Kingdom
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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Start..................................................................... 1
Overview ................................................................................. 1
Connecting Cables.................................................................1
Using the trigger outputs ......................................................2
Testing the trigger outputs...........................................3
Using the trigger inputs.........................................................3
Testing the trigger inputs.............................................3
Appendix 1 Specifications................................................................. 5
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Chapter 1 Quick Start
Overview
Thank you for using the Ethernet Relay Trigger Box from Mark Roberts
Motion Control (MRMC). The purpose of this device is to trigger events
on it's eight relays over physical ethernet connection, it also has two
inputs. The blue LED is power and green LED signifies that the program
running. It works with Flair 7/ Flair Classic (but not with Flair 6). It is
powered by a 5V/ 2A adapter with USB-B connector. The inputs are
triggered by shorting the 5V terminal (+) to Ground (-) on each input.
Note: Be careful not to short the 5v terminal to the chassis.
Connecting Cables
Bloop
Light
Mains 220/240
VAC Input
Mains
Network Hub
To Robot Network
Ethernet Relay Triggers Box Panel
5v PSU
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Using the trigger outputs
Each trigger output consists of three connectors, a
corresponding LED on the top, and an internal
relay. When a trigger is activated from Flair
software, the relay for that pair closes, completing
the external circuit and triggering the external
device. The corresponding LED (also numbered 1
to 8) is lit during activation.
The external device that is being triggered must provide its own power for
the trigger circuit, up to 250 Volts AC or 30 volts DC, 10A maximum; for
highly inductive loads current should be limited to 3A. Contact MRMC
for further advice on maximum current for triggering external devices.
In Flair, the button for trigger output 1 is labelled Bloop by default
unless you have changed it, as it is usually used to trigger the Bloop light.
The other buttons in Flair use label numbers that match the trigger
outputs on the Trigger Box; that is, Flair button Trigger 1 corresponds to
output 2, button Trigger 2 corresponds to output 2, etc. Again, you can
change these names in Flair by using the same menu options that you use
to add triggers to a move: Setups >Outputs >#1 - Bloop, #2, #3, etc. See
the Flair documentation for details.
Hint
The LED is powered by the circuit that switches the C (common)
terminal from NC to NO — not by the external circuit that is
completed when the relay closes. Therefore a lit LED only indicates
that Flair has activated the trigger; it is not a check to see if the
external circuit now has current flowing through it.
NO CNC
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Testing the trigger outputs
You can test that the Trigger Box is
receiving trigger signals from Flair,
without needing to attach anything to
the OUT connectors on the Trigger
Box:
1. In Flair, use menu option
Setups Outputs Test
Outputs.
2. In the pop-up, click on one of
the Trig buttons.
When you press the button, the
corresponding numbered OUT LED
should light up in on the Trigger Box
panel. For example pressing Trig 5
makes the output 5 LED light up.
Using the trigger inputs
The trigger inputs in the Ethernet Relay box can be used to accept trigger
inputs from another device. You can wire the trigger inputs to the
Ethernet Relay Box as shown in the following example for trigger input 1
(1):
To set up Flair to initiate an action when it receives a trigger input you use
the menu option Setups Input Triggers. See the Flair documentation
for details.
Testing the trigger inputs
You can test that the Flair software is correctly receiving trigger input
signals from the Trigger Box:
Connect the trigger wires to Trigger Input 1. To
activate the trigger, short these two wires.
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1. In Flair, use menu option Setups Input Triggers.
2. Short the 2 wires connected to the trigger input post.
The corresponding numbered Input Trigger State in the pop-up should
change from Open to Closed.
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Notes
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Notes
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