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NGE Series Information about the Digital I/O Pins

Question

I want to use the Digital I/O Pins on my NGE series PSU, but could not find some information in the manual.

  • What is the maximal current burden allowed to the I/O ports?
  • There are five pins available on the port (one of them is GND). Can you give me some more information concerning the allocation of the pins?
Digital I/O trigger

Answer

It is crucial to have the Option NGE-K103 available to use these Digital I/O Pins.
The maximal current is 10 mA.
These pins can be defined as input or output for trigger purposes.
If you enter the Digital IO menu (Interface / Digital IO) it is possible to assign several conditions to this port:

Digital I/O

Please do not forget to enable the status at the end.