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Re: Wiring Solenoids

You can use the old Spike method if you like. That's legal.

For the new Solenoid Breakout you just wire each coil, or side of the single or double solenoid to the 2-pin connectors on the Solenoid Breakout. a set of gray 2-pin female-female cables came in the KOP. These can be cut in half and used to more easily make the connection.

The Solenoid Breakout itself gets power directly from one set of the Power Distribution Panel 20/30a Wago connectors.

Each Solenoid Breakout supports 8 coils, and we are allowed to have two modules using cRIO slots 7 & 8.
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