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5: Inputs, Relay Outputs, and Power

Status

• Capturing External

Events

• Power Modes and

Information

ThePinPointXhasspecialfeaturesforuseinamobile

environment.ThePinPointXcanbeconfiguredtomonitorthe

input,respondtospecifictypesofevents,andeventriggera

digitaloutput.ThePinPointXcanalsobeconfiguredtochange

itspowermodeinordertoconservepower.

Thesefeaturescan

beconfiguredtoyourneeds.

Capturing External Events

ThePinPointXisequippedwithanI/Oportinterfacewhich

includes4digitalinputs,4analoginputs,and2relayoutputs.

Thesemaybeconnectedtosensorsandswitchestomonitor

vehiclestatusandremotelycontrolequipment.

Figure 5-1: PinPoint X I/O port

Analog Inputs

Theanaloginputswillreportaspecificvoltagerangingfrom0

to30inincrementsof0.03volts.Thisallowsafinedegreeof

monitoringforascalingdevice.

• Monitoringavoltageorpowerusage.

• Monitoringanoscilloscope.

• Monitoringtemperature.

• Monitoringanincrementalgauge.

• Monitoringaninternalfan.

• Monitoringavehiclepayload.

• Monitoringtheelevationofatowbar.

• Monitoringavehicle’sbatteryuse.

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