PNI TCM 5 - Manual (Page 9)

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TCM3 & TCM5 User Manual – Sept 2012 Page 9
3 Installation of the TCM
This section describes how to configure, program, and control the TCM in your host system. To install the
TCM into your system, follow these steps:
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Make electrical connections to the TCM
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Evaluate the TCM using the included TCM Studio Program
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Choose a mounting location
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Mechanically mount the TCM
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Perform user calibration
Before you install the module, it can be evaluated with the TCM Studio outside of your system. Please
see section 4.1
TCM Studio .
3.1 Electrical Connections
Included with the TCM Interface Kit is a cable to allow for the unit to be connected to your host system.
On one end of the cable is the connector needed to mate with the TCM3/5. The cable’s wires are color
coded as indicated below.
PNI also has a 6-foot cable with a DB9 connector attached. Please contact PNI Corporation for purchas-
ing information.
TCM Pin Descriptions
Pin Wire Color Description
1 Black Power Ground
2 Gray NC
3 Green R2-232 Ground
4 Orange NC
5 Violet NC
6 Brown NC
7 Yellow TxD
8 Blue RxD
9 Red 5 VDC