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suggestions Regarding,controlling the 5# Pneumatic Valve using PCI-6221

Hi Everyone,

I need a suggestions if anyone worked on this similar kind of project,

We are Trying to control the Pneumatic Valve using Relay to trigger through PCI-6221

If any Reference code kindly share and support me on the same.

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It can be done, you will need some electric wiring to be done first.

1. The pneumatic value will need to be wired thru a relay - as a relay can actually switch and route the current to run the valve thru it. The TTL Digital out of the PCI card cannot actually power anything. It does output a TTL voltage, but it only as a digitial signal/flag and does not have any current to drive anything..other than maybe an LED.

2. You'd need a Relay that has to meet 2 requirments:

  A. Activated by 5 Volts DC - because that's what the PCI digital output voltage is.

  B. The Relay side, needs to handle DC or AC. Very likely your valve runs by 24VDC.

3. You need a VDC power supply to actually power the value -again as the PCI NI card cannot do this.

Google, DC Relay wiring...

Regards

Jack

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