AirLink MP595 / MP595W Modem User Guide
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Digital output devices
Digitaloutputdevicesarethosethathaveonlytwostatesand
thestateiscontrolledbyasignalfromtheMPmodem.Any
devicethatistobeswitchedonandofffrom3GWatcher
wouldbeinstalledasadigitaloutputdevice.
Adigitaloutputcanbeconnectedtotwoofthepinsonthe
DB15HDconnector:Pins3and11.(Thesecanbeusedfor
eitherinputoroutput.)
Note: Before using the input/output lines, you must configure them as
inputs or outputs.
Typicallyadigitaloutputdeviceshouldbeconnectedbetween
Ground(pin10)andtheoutputport(Pin3or11).
Figure 7-3: Wiring for using Pin 3 (digital output) as an electronic switch. Pin
10 is Ground.
ThedigitalI/Oportsprovideopen‐collectoroutputtoa
maximumof500
mA.
Analog input devices
Analoginputdevicesarethosethatgenerateasignalof
varyingvoltage,based onthe stateofan instrumentorgauge.
Anexampleofananaloginputdevicemightbeasensorthat
detectsthevehicle’sspeed.
Ananaloginputcanbeconnectedtofourofthepinsonthe
DB15HDconnector:Pins7,8,14,and15.