
Chapter 1
Introducing the UCERB 08
Overview: UCERB 08 features
This user's guide contains all of the information you need to connect the UCERB 08 to your computer
and to the external devices you want to control. You can use the UCERB 08 in your control applications
to switch on and off a variety of devices, such as fans, blowers, pumps, etc.
The UCERB 08 is a USB 2.0 full-speed, electromechanical relay module. It is supported under
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98 (2
nd
edition), Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
The UCERB 08 provides eight single-pole double-throw (SPDT) Form C electromechanical relays. The
digital I/O lines on your USB module directly control the relays on your UCERB 08.
You connect your field wiring directly to the board's screw terminals. The screw terminals provide three
connections to each relay – normally open (NO), normally closed (NC), and common (C).
You configure the relay control logic polarity and the relay power-on state with on-board switches. The
relays are configurable as two banks of four. Switch settings can be read back with software.
The UCERB 08 is powered by an external 9 V, 1 A regulated power supply that is shipped with the
device. A USB cable is also included. Power OUT and USB OUT connectors let you power and control
multiple UCERB/ boards from one external power source and one USB port in a daisy
chain fashion. Depending on your load requirement, daisy chained boards may require a separate power
supply.
The UCERB 08 is shipped in a rugged enclosure that you can mount on a DIN rail or on a bench.
UCERB 08 block diagram
UCERB 08 functions are illustrated in the block diagram shown here.
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Screw terminal
Relay
driver
Relay
driver
Channel 1 relay
Channel 4 relay
Channel 3 relay
Channel 2 relay
Channel 5 relay
Channel 8 relay
Channel 7 relay
Channel 6 relay
Load
4
4
CCCCCC
Relay
driver
Relay
driver
Relay 8
Relay 5
Relay 6
Relay 7
Relay 4
Relay 3
Relay 2
Relay 3
Load
4
4
USB
Microcontroller
500 mA
USB 2.0
compliant
interface
Power
Regulator
Power
Monitor
9.0 V
External
Power
Switch S2
(pull-up/down)
Switch S1
(inv/non-inv)
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Figure 1-1. UCERB 08 functional block diagram
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