Specifications

Use as an Auxiliary Processor
Adept MV Controller User’s Guide, Rev C 79
6.7 Use as an Auxiliary Processor
Additional 040 System processor modules can be installed in an Adept MV controller and
used as auxiliary processors to handle specific functions in an Adept automation system.
For example, you can have an auxiliary 040 dedicated to handling processing for the
motion or vision portion of a system, while the main 040 handles the V
+
system
processing. The
CONFIG_C
utility program is used to specify which portions of the system
software are handled by each processor. See the V
+
Release Notes for more information on
multiple processor systems. See Table 6-4 and Table 6-5 for jumper settings required for
auxiliary processors.
If you are using both 030 and 040 processors, you will get the most benefit by making the
040 processor module #1. In general, the most powerful processor with the greatest
amount of memory should be configured as processor #1. The auxiliary processors should
be ordered (i.e., numbered) first by power and then by memory size.
The serial ports on an auxiliary processor cannot be accessed by V
+
programs running on
the main processor (processor #1).
6.8 040 Processor Module Specifications
a
Specifications subject to change.
Table 6-6. 040 Technical Specifications
a
Processor 68040 @ 25 MHz
Dynamic RAM 4 or 8 Mb
Serial Ports one RS-232 (EIA-232-D), at 300 – 38,400 bps
one RS-422, at 300 – 38,400 bps
Electrical Power Consumption +5 VDC (±5%), 3.5 typical, 4.5 A max.
+12 VDC (± 5%), 100 mA max.
–12 VDC (±5%), 100 mA max.
Width Occupies one backplane slot
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