Dakota Digital CMX Top & Bottom End Caps, Transducer Connectors, Probe Zero Disk & Battery Cover

CMX High Performance Material & Coating Thickness Gauge

3.17 Top & Bottom End Caps

The top & bottom end panels are where all connections are made to the CMX. The diagram above shows the layout and description of the connectors:

Transducer Connectors

Refer to Diagram: The transducer connectors, and battery cover/probe zero disk are located on the CMX’s top end cap. The transducer connectors are of type Lemo “00”. Note: There is no polarity associated with connecting the transducer to the CMX.

Probe Zero Disk & Battery Cover

Refer to Diagram: The Battery cover is the large round disk shown in the diagram.

Note: This same disk is also used as a probe zero disk. Simply remove the cover when replacing the batteries (3 AA cells). When performing a manual probe zero function, simply place the transducer on disk making firm contact. Important: Be sure to follow the polarity labels located on the back label of the CMX. Note: Rechargeable batteries can be used, however they must be recharged outside of the unit in a stand alone battery charger.

RS-232 Connector

Refer to Diagram: The RS-232connector, located on the bottom end cap, is a 2 pin female Lemo connector. It is designed to connect directly from the CMX to a standard AT serial port on a PC. The cable supplied with the CMX is a Lemo to 9 pin serial cable. Note: This connector is also used to upgrade the CMX with the latest version of firmware.

USB Serial to USB Converter Cable

A converter cable can be attached to the 9 pin serial cable in needed (part no. N-402- 0510).

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