Wiring Notes

Controlling devices with a Checker Sensor

Connect Checker output to a diverter
Connect Checker output to an LED
Connect Checker output to a stack light
Connect Checker output to PLC input
Trigger an In-Sight sensor with Checker output

Controlling Checker Job Selection

Job selection with a thumbwheel switch and pushbutton

Job selection with a PLC

Retraining Checker Sensors

Retrain sensors with a momentary switch

Retrain sensors with a PLC

Triggering Checker Sensors

Trigger a Checker sensor from a pushbutton

Trigger a Checker sensor from a photosensor
Trigger a Checker sensor from a PLC

Using a Checker sensor with an Encoder (Checker 101E only)

Connect an open-collector encoder (101E)
Connect a line-driver encoder (101E)

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Connect Checker output to a diverter

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0-

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Connect Checker output to an LED

GROUND

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown
4.7 k

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe
Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
4.7 k

IN 0IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Connect Checker output to a stack light

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0-

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Connect Checker output to PLC input

NPN

NPN
GROUND

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0-

JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0+
E1
E0

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

PNP

PNP
GROUND
Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe
Light blue
Encoder
Brown
Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3
JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0IN 0+
E1
E0

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Trigger an In-Sight sensor with Checker output

GROUND

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1

Trigger +

Trigger

Trigger +

IN 0+
Trigger

OUT 1OUT 1+
Ground

Black
Power
Red
DC +

E1
E0

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe
Ground

JOB SEL0
IN 0-

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

OUT 0OUT 0+
GROUND

DC +

POWER

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Job selection with a thumbwheel switch and pushbutton

NPN

PNP
GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

COMMON

COMMON

IN2

IN2

IN1

IN1

JOB CHANGE

JOB CHANGE

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL0

JOB SEL0

IN 0-

IN 0-

IN 0+

IN 0+

E1

E1

E0

E0

OUT 1-

OUT 1-

OUT 1+

OUT 1+

OUT 0-

OUT 0-

OUT 0+

OUT 0+

GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

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Job selection with a PLC

NPN

PNP
GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

COMMON
10 msec

IN2
IN1

COMMON
10 msec

IN2
IN1

JOB CHANGE

JOB CHANGE

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL0

JOB SEL0

IN 0-

IN 0-

IN 0+

IN 0+

E1

E1

E0

E0

OUT 1-

OUT 1-

OUT 1+

OUT 1+

OUT 0-

OUT 0-

OUT 0+

OUT 0+

GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

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Retrain sensors with a momentary switch

NPN

PNP
GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

COMMON

COMMON

IN2

IN2

IN1

IN1

JOB CHANGE

JOB CHANGE

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL0

JOB SEL0

IN 0-

IN 0-

IN 0+

IN 0+

E1

E1

E0

E0

OUT 1-

OUT 1-

OUT 1+

OUT 1+

OUT 0-

OUT 0-

OUT 0+

OUT 0+

GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

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Retrain sensors with a PLC

NPN

PNP
GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

COMMON
10 msec

IN2

COMMON
10 msec

IN2

IN1

IN1

JOB CHANGE

JOB CHANGE

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL3

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL2

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL1

JOB SEL0

JOB SEL0

IN 0-

IN 0-

IN 0+

IN 0+

E1

E1

E0

E0

OUT 1-

OUT 1-

OUT 1+

OUT 1+

OUT 0-

OUT 0-

OUT 0+

OUT 0+

GROUND

GROUND

POWER

POWER

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Trigger a Checker sensor from a pushbutton

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0-

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Trigger a Checker sensor from a photosensor

NPN

NPN
GROUND

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

SOURCE
Light blue
Encoder
Brown

SINK

DC COMMON

SOURCE

JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1

SINK

JOB SEL0
IN 0-

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0+
DC COMMON

E0

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

DC+

Black
Power
Red

E1
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

DC+

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

PNP

PNP
GROUND
Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

POWER
COMMON
IN2
IN1

Orange
Input
Orange stripe
SINK

SOURCE

DC COMMON

JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

SINK

JOB SEL2

Light blue
Encoder
Brown
Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

JOB SEL1
SOURCE

JOB SEL0
IN 0IN 0+

DC COMMON

E1
E0

DC+

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe
Black
Power
Red

OUT 1DC+

OUT 1+
OUT 0OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Trigger a Checker sensor from a PLC

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

IN1
JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown

JOB SEL2

Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe

IN 0-

Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Connect an open-collector encoder (101E)

B
A
4.7 k

B
Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

A
4.7 k

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2
IN1

JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Light blue
Encoder
Brown
Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe
Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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Connect a line-driver encoder (101E)

B+

A+

Yellow
I/O
Yellow stripe

B+

A+

Orange
Input
Orange stripe

GROUND
POWER
COMMON
IN2
IN1

JOB CHANGE
JOB SEL3

Z+

Light blue
Encoder
Brown
Grey
Output 1
Grey stripe
Blue
Output 0
Blue stripe

Z+

JOB SEL2
JOB SEL1
JOB SEL0
IN 0IN 0+
E1
E0
OUT 1OUT 1+
OUT 0-

Black
Power
Red

OUT 0+
GROUND
POWER

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