Data Sheet

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ETHERIO24TCPDATASHEET
POWERCONNECTORS
TheModulehasa2.1mmDCjackthatisconfiguredasPositiveCentrepin
withgroundsleeve.TheDCJackismountedoverhangingtheboard’sedgein
orderthatthemodulecanbemountedwiththenetworkconnectorandpower
connectorprotrudingthroughacase.
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Thereisanadditionalscrewterminalconnectionthatallowsforthe5v
supplyfromtheonboardregulatortobeusedtopowerusercircuitsand
sensors.Themaximumcurrentthatusercircuitsmaydrawfromtheon
boardregulatoris500mA;ifthiscurrentisexceededthentheoperation
oftheboardmaybeadverselyaffected.
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ETHERNETCONNECTOR
ThemoduleisequippedwithastandardRJ45networksocketandconformsto
the10Base‐Tstandard.Only4ofthe8wiresareusedfornetwork
interface,2asapairfordatasentfromthemoduleand2asapairfor
databeingreceivedbythemoduletheotherwiresareunusedatthistime.
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EthernetConnector
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PIN# NAME DESCRIPTION
1 TXD+ TransmitDataPositiveSignal
2 TXD‐ TransmitDataMinusSignal
3 RXD+ ReceiveDataPositiveSignal
6 RXD‐ ReceiveDataMinusSignal
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PROGRAMMINGHEADERFORFACTORYPROGRAMMING(ICDHEADER)
Thisheaderisusedforfactoryprogramming,DONOTUSE
thisconnectorfor
anyotherpurpose.
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LEDIndicators(NetworkLink/ACTandValidCommand)
Thereare2LEDindicatorlightsontheEtherIO24TCPmodule;their
operationisasfollows.
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UPPERLED=NETWORKLINK/ACTIVITY.ThisLEDisilluminatedwhenthe
moduleispoweredandthenetworkinterfacehasdetecteda
connection.TheLEDwillblinkwheneverthereisactivityon
thenetworklink.
LOWERLED=VALIDCOMMAND.ThisLEDilluminateswhentheboardispowered
andwillturnoffeachtimetheunitprocessesavalidcommand.
Whenthecommandsarearrivingfasterthan10timespersecond
theLEDwillbeappeartobeswitchedoff.
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2013ElexolPtyLtd Revision1.3
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