Nortech Systems RS-232/TERM User Manual

For use with conveyor tracking, the SmartController CX supports two independent 
external belt encoders through a 15-pin, male, D-sub connector. The pin assignments for 
the Belt Encoder connector are shown in 

. See 

 for a typical 

input circuit drawing.

Adept strongly recommends using differential encoder outputs for maximum noise 
immunity. See the 

for more information on setting up and 

programming a conveyor tracking application.

NOTE: Conveyor tracking requires a V

+

 Extensions License, which can be 

obtained from Adept.

A+

15

A+

11

A–

7

A–

3

B+

14

B+

10

B–

6

B–

2

I+

13

I+

9

I–

5

I–

1

Encoder 5V out

4

Encoder 5V out

4

Encoder ground

12

Encoder ground

12

not used

8

not used

8

Belt Encoder Connector Pinout

Pin 1

Pin 8

Pin 9

Pin 15