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HARDWARE

ADWin Based DYNTTS/EMDCSS/HCA

Hardware Troubleshooting Guide

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The purpose of this helpsheet is to help to diagnose hardware problems with ADWin based dynamic systems - DYNTTS, EMDCSS, HCA

ADWin DCS Control Box

There are two versions of the ADWin based control box, one based on the ADWin-Light16 processor and one based on the ADWin Gold processor.

Voltage Check:

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Pin

Colour

Voltage

6

Blue

-15V

5

Black

0V

4

Black

0V

3

Red

+5V

1

Violet

+15V

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Colour

Voltage

Blue

-15V

Black/braid

0V

Violet

+15V

DCS - 8 channel using ADwin-Light processor

Check that all connectors are firmly plugged in.

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ADV-DCS - 8 or 16 channel using ADWin Gold processor

Common HARDWARE Diagnosis MINIDYN/EMDCSS/MAXIDYN/HCA

Voltage check:

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The simplest place to start diagnosing the base functionality of a GDS ADWin based Dynamic System is to use the ADWin Test v1.2 software, which is a piece of GDS debugging software, in conjunction with a good quality Multimeter to measure the Control voltages and the Digital Input and Output signal voltages.

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MINIDYN

EMDCSS

MAXIDYN/HCA

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