Specifications

Removing and Installing Modules
Adept MV Controller User’s Guide, Rev C 31
Five user-supplied backplane jumper plugs must be installed on any unused slots in the
card cage that are to the left of the last installed module. Unused slots to the right of the
last installed module do not need jumper plugs. When you install a module into a
previously unused slot, you must first remove the five jumper plugs (if any are installed);
see Figure 3-5. Save the jumpers – if a module is moved to a different slot, you may need
to re-install the five jumper plugs onto the five pairs of jumper pins on the backplane next
to the empty slot.
WARNING: Only skilled or instructed personnel should attempt to
change the backplane jumper plugs. This requires access to the interior of
the controller and potentially dangerous voltage may be present if the
power is not turned off.
Lower Backplane Jumper Plugs (P2) and Third-Party Modules
The VMEbus standard defines some of the lower backplane (P2 bus) signals and permits
other lines to be used for application-specific purposes. Adept uses several of these P2
user-signals for communication between Adept modules. These include some
safety-critical signals, including 24 V signals.
On the MV-5 and MV-10, jumpers are provided next to each P2 connector. If a non-Adept
(third-party) module is installed in a slot, and that module uses the P2 (lower) connector,
the P2 user-signal jumpers for that slot must be removed.
If a third-party VME module is later removed from a slot, and you plan to install an Adept
module in that slot, you must re-install the P2 jumper plugs for that slot.
WARNING: For safety and functional reasons, you must obtain approval
from Adept BEFORE adding third-party modules to the Adept controller.
An optional software license is also required. Please contact Adept
Applications Engineering at the numbers listed on page 8.
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