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nX3E dimensions
DimensionValue
Width22 mm
Height114 mm
Depth29 mm (98 mm with terminals)

nX3E wiring diagram
SymbolFunction
+Power supply +24 VDC
Power supply 0 VDC
PEPower supply ground
↓↓Watchdog relay output
ETH0Ethernet — real-time (EtherCAT)
ETH1Ethernet — standard
CAN HCAN High (CODESYS CAN1)
CAN LCAN Low (CODESYS CAN1)
1CAN High (CODESYS CAN0)
2CAN Low (CODESYS CAN0)
°Jumper — CAN 120 Ω termination

Input: +19 Vdc to +28 Vdc.

PinSignalMinNominalMax
++V19 V24 V28 V
GND

Current consumption at +24 Vdc (standard operation): 130 mA


External storage slot. Supports standard and high-capacity microSD from 32 MB to 32 GB.


Phoenix-compatible terminal connector (MC1.5/3-G-2.5 1844210 90°). Exposed to Linux as can0 and can1.

PinSignalDescriptionReference
CAN HCAN HHigh — CODESYS CAN1CAN Bus Standard
CAN LCAN LLow — CODESYS CAN1CAN Bus Standard
1CAN HHigh — CODESYS CAN0CAN Bus Standard
2CAN LLow — CODESYS CAN0CAN Bus Standard
°Jumper120 Ω termination

Both ETH0 and ETH1 use a standard RJ45 8-pin plug.

PinSignalDescription
1TX+Transmit positive
2TX−Transmit negative
3RX+Receive positive
4–5, 7–8NCNot connected
6RX−Receive negative

Default IP — ETH0: 192.168.1.100 / 255.255.255.0 / GW 192.168.1.1

Default IP — ETH1: 192.168.2.100 / 255.255.255.0 / GW 192.168.2.1


Standard type-A USB connector. Accepts USB memory sticks and CODESYS license dongle keys.


nX3E front LED
ColorMeaning
BlueBooting OS
OrangeCODESYS application STOP or not loaded
GreenCODESYS application RUN
RedCODESYS application EXCEPTION
OffNo power

Variables declared RETAIN are automatically saved to micro UPS-backed memory. Maximum: 128 kB.

(* In a POU *)
VAR RETAIN
iCounter : INT;
END_VAR
(* In GVL *)
VAR_GLOBAL RETAIN
gvarRem1 : INT;
END_VAR