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Censen.Morris 04-02-2012 18:21

NEED HELP wiring Allen-Bradley Right Sight sensor
 
We are very confused at the moment...
It is in team 2403's plan to use the Allen-Bradley Right Sight light sensors to inventory how many basketballs we have stored. We have figured out exactly how to use them/how they work in various tests and have calibrated the sensors to our specifications. Unfortunately the sensors are not functioning properly with our robot.

We have each light sensor wired into a digital input with the cables soldered together as follows:
Sensor - Digital Input Cable
White - White
Brown - Red
Blue - Black
Black - Empty
When we turn the robot on and launch autonomous the sensors do not light up like they did when we tested them - they don't light up at all.
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.

cgmv123 04-02-2012 19:21

Re: NEED HELP wiring Allen-Bradley Right Sight sensor
 
The sensor output only outputs 5 volts. The sensors need at least a 12 volt nominal supply. You can ignore the 5 volts and go straight to the Power Distribution board, or a 24 volt solenoid breakout, as that provides a constant voltage, whereas the Power board tends to fluctuate.

Alan Anderson 04-02-2012 20:52

Re: NEED HELP wiring Allen-Bradley Right Sight sensor
 
Once you have wired up power properly, only the white (or black, your choice) wire needs to go to the DIO signal pin on the Digital Sidecar.

Censen.Morris 09-02-2012 17:59

Re: NEED HELP wiring Allen-Bradley Right Sight sensor
 
Thank you, we tried splitting the cable into a digital input and direct power distribution and that worked.


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