BECKHOFF CU8870-0000 User Manual

CU8870-0000

Compact-Flash card adapter for USB

Version: 1.0
Date: 2007-06-15

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Foreword 1

1.1 Notes on the documentation 1

1.1.1 Liability Conditions 1

1.1.2 Conditions of delivery 1

1.1.3 Copyright 1

1.2 Safety Instructions 2

1.2.1 State at Delivery 2

1.2.2 Description of safety symbols 2

2 Product Overview 3

2.1 Introduction 3

2.2 Technical Data 4

2.3 Dimensions 5

3 Installation 6

3.1 Mounting / Unmounting 6

3.2 Power Supply 7

3.2.1 Power consumption 7

3.2.2 UL requirements 7

3.3 Compact-Flash card 8

3.3.1 Inserting the CF card 8

3.3.2 Ejecting the CF card 8

3.4 Connectors 9

3.5 LED-Diagnosis 10

3.6 Connection to Host 11

4 Approvals for USA and Canada 12

4.1 FCC Approval for USA 12

4.2 FCC Approval for Canada 12

5 Appendix 13

5.1 Beckhoff support and service 13

5.1.1 Beckhoff support 13

5.1.2 Beckhoff service 13

5.2 Beckhoff headquarters 13

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Foreword

1 Foreword

1.1 Notes on the documentation

This description is only intended for the use of trained specialists in control and automation engineering who are
familiar with the applicable national standards. It is essential that the following notes and explanations are followed
when installing and commissioning these components.

1.1.1 Liability Conditions

The responsible staff must ensure that the application or use of the products described satisfy all the requirements
for safety, including all the relevant laws, regulations, guidelines and standards.

The documentation has been prepared with care. The products described are, however, constantly under
development. For that reason the documentation is not in every case checked for consistency with performance
data, standards or other characteristics. None of the statements of this manual represents a guarantee (Garantie)
in the meaning of § 443 BGB of the German Civil Code or a statement about the contractually expected fitness for
a particular purpose in the meaning of § 434 par. 1 sentence 1 BGB. In the event that it contains technical or
editorial errors, we retain the right to make alterations at any time and without warning. No claims for the
modification of products that have already been supplied may be made on the basis of the data, diagrams and
descriptions in this documentation.

1.1.2 Conditions of delivery

Furthermore the general conditions of delivery of company Beckhoff Automation GmbH apply.

1.1.3 Copyright

© This documentation is copyrighted. Any reproduction or third party use of this publication, whether in whole or in
part, without the written permission of Beckhoff Automation GmbH, is forbidden.

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Foreword

1.2 Safety Instructions

1.2.1 State at Delivery

All the components are supplied in particular hardware and software configurations appropriate for the application.
Modifications to hardware or software configurations other than those described in the docume ntation are not
permitted, and nullify the liability of Beckhoff Automation GmbH.

1.2.2 Description of safety symbols

The following safety symbols are used in this operating manual. They are intended to alert the reader to the
associated safety instructions.

Danger

This symbol is intended to highlight risks for the life or health of personnel.

Warning

Note

This symbol is intended to highlight risks for equipment, materials or the environment.

This symbol indicates information that contributes to better understanding.

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Product Overview

2 Product Overview

2.1 Introduction

CU8870 is the Beckhoff CF card adapter for USB for DIN rail.The CF card can be used in industrial environment as
process and control data storage. Any control with a USB port can be supplied with a CF storage. The device can
be easiely mounted on the DIN rail.Other outstanding features are:

• User-friendly installation via integrated DIN rail adapter

• No power supply needed – the box is supplied by USB (5V DC)

• 12 Mbit, and 480 Mbit support for compatibility to USB1.1 and USB 2.0 standard

• Standard USB cable for data exchange

• compact industrial design

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