User`s guide
Chapter 3: MotionBlox-60R
Adept Viper s650/s850 Robot with MB-60R/eMB-60R User’s Guide, Rev F
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Brake Release Connector
The 9-pin Brake Release connector provides an interface for connecting a manual brake release
box.
Table 3-4. Brake Release Connector Pinouts
Pin # Description Pin Location
1 Release1_N
DB-9 Female
Brake Connector
2 Release2_N
3 Release3_N
4 Release4_N
5 Release5_N
6 Release6_N
7 GND
8 Not connected
9 24 V
Mating Connector:
D-Subminiature 9-Pin Male
3.4 Connecting Digital I/O to the System
You can connect digital I/O to the system in several different ways. See the following table and
figure.
Table 3-5. Digital I/O Connection Options
Product I/O Capacity For more details
XIO Connector on
MB-60R/eMB-60R
12 inputs
8 outputs
see Using Digital I/O on MB-
60R/eMB-60R XIO Con-
nector on page 40
XDIO Connector on
SmartController
12 inputs
8 outputs
see Adept SmartController
User’s Guide
Optional IO Blox Devices,
connect to EXPIO connector
on the MB-60R/eMB-60R
8 inputs, 8 outputs per device;
up to four IO Blox devices per
system
see Adept IO Blox User’s
Guide
Optional sDIO Module, con-
nects to controller
32 inputs, 32 outputs per mod-
ule; up to four sDIO devices per
system
see Adept SmartController
User’s Guide










