Cognex CIC

The camera can alternatively be supplied via POE (Power over Ethernet), whereby the supply via the IO port is preferred internally.

Information: A special IO cable (COG-IO-CBL-6P-PLC) is required to trigger the camera via digital hardware input.

Assignment of the camera IO cable
Pin Color Description Connection from / to Comment
1 Brown Power VCC Power supply +24V  
2 Pink IN 1 Hardware Trigger Optional trigger signal +24V
3   Not connected    
4 Yellow OUT 1 Output 1 for lighting 1 Illumination 1
5 Gray-Green IO GND Power supply GND  
6 White Power GND Power supply GND  

Illumination with optocoupler

A fast optocoupler can be used to control the lighting.

Assignment for optocoupler (illumination 1)
Terminal Type Connection from / to Comment
A1 Input + Power supply +24V  
A2 Input - Output 1 for illumination 1 (Yellow) Switching output of the camera
13+ +24V Power supply +24V  
14 Output Illumination +24V +24V of the illumination

Illumination with Gardasoft lightning controller

Depending on the lightning controller, a different number of channels is available. The channel used is not relevant for the wiring and can be freely selected.

Assignment for Gardasoft
Terminal Type Connection from / to Comment
TRIG1+ Input Power supply +24V  
TRIG1- Input Outptu 1 for illumination 1 (Yellow) Switching output of the camera
LED1+ Output Illumination +24VDC Direct connection of the illumination
LED1- Output Illumination GND Direct connection of the illumination