Industrial I/O for your Rasperry Pi - Rack & I/O Selection Guide

Sense and switch industrial-level loads with your Pi.

Along with your Raspberry Pi and and the digital I/O Carrier Board, you'll need to select the input and output modules specific to your application.

This guide will help you select the ideal rack system (G4 or SNAP), rack size, and I/O modules.

Here's what you'll need to complete your system:

Digital I/O Carrier Board for Raspberry Pi (OPTO-P1-40P)

The OPTO-P1-40P carrier board provides a GPIO interface between your Raspberry Pi and Opto 22 digital I/O modules on select mounting racks. Interface cable and Pi board mounting standoffs included.

Just plug the carrier board's interface cable into your Pi's 40-pin GPIO connector, and snap the board onto a compatible Opto 22 I/O mounting rack.

See the GPIO pinout diagrams.

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I/O Mounting Racks—Choose one based on density and number of I/O points you need.

Choose G4 or SNAP I/O:

G4 I/O has 1 point per module. Each output module is individually fused and can switch up to 3 A.

• G4PB8H - Holds 8 G4 I/O modules (8 points)
• G4PB16H - Holds 16 G4 I/O modules (16 points)

SNAP I/O takes up less space with 4 points per module and costs less per point. (The image below shows a SNAP system with 16 points.) Most output modules can switch up to 0.75 A per point or a total of 3 A per module. SNAP-OMR6 modules can switch up to 6 A.

• SNAP-D4M - Holds 4 SNAP I/O modules (16 points)

Note for customers who prefer to use Quad Pak or G1 I/O digital modules: the carrier board also supports the following racks: PB16HQ, PB4H, PB8H, and PB16H.

I/O Modules—

Choose I/O based on the sensors and actuators you will connect to.

G4 I/O modules (use with G4PB8H or G4PB16H racks)
SNAP I/O modules (use with SNAP-D4M rack)
For more details on compatible modules & racks, see Digital I/O for Raspberry Pi Selection Guide.

G4 Inputs (1 point each)

Sensor signal required Input module part # 90–140 VAC/VDC G4IAC5 180–280 VAC/VDC G4IAC5A 90–140 VAC/VDC, low input impedance G4IAC5L 90–140 VAC/VDC, with manual/auto switch G4IAC5MA 10–32 VDC G4IDC5 2.5–28 VDC G4IDC5D 35–60 VDC G4IDC5G 10–32 VDC, with manual/auto switch G4IDC5MA Digital Input Switch (to 

simulate an input)

G4SWIN

G4 Outputs (1 point each)

Actuator signal required Output module part # 12–140 VAC G4OAC5 24–280 VAC, normally open G4OAC5A 24–280 VAC, normally closed G4OAC5A5 12–140 VAC,

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G4OAC5AMA 5–60 VDC G4ODC5 5–200 VDC G4ODC5A 5–60 VDC,

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G4ODC5MA Digital Output Switch, 250 VAC/VDC (to simulate an output) G4SWOUT

 

SNAP Inputs (4 points each)

Sensor signal required Input module part #

90-140 VAC/VDC

SNAP-IAC5

180-280 VAC/VDC

SNAP-IAC5A

90-140 VAC/VDC, isolated, with manual/auto switch 

SNAP-IAC5MA

10-32 VAC/VDC

SNAP-IDC5

2.5-28 VDC, low-voltage input

SNAP-IDC5D

35-75 VAC/VDC

SNAP-IDC5G

15-32 VDC, leakage-tolerant

SNAP-IDC5-HT

10-32 VDC/VAC, isolated, with manual/auto switch

SNAP-IDC5MA

Contact status, normally open

SNAP-IDC5-SW

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SNAP-IDC5-SW-NC

 

SNAP Outputs (4 points each)

Actuator signal required Output module part #

12-250 VAC

SNAP-OAC5

12-250 VAC, isolated channels

SNAP-OAC5-I

12-250 VAC, isolated, with manual/auto switch

SNAP-OAC5MA

5-60 VDC, load sourcing

SNAP-ODC5SRC

5-60 VDC, load sinking

SNAP-ODC5SNK

5-200 VDC, load sinking

SNAP-ODC5ASNK

5-60 VDC, isolated, with manual/auto switch

SNAP-ODC5MA

5-60 VDC, isolated channels

SNAP-ODC5-I

5-200 VDC, isolated channels

SNAP-ODC5A-I

Mechanical Power Relay, Form C

SNAP-OMR6-C

Mechanical Power Relay, Form C, with integrated transient suppression

SNAP-OMR6T-C

 

Power Supply

Typical Raspberry Pi rated mini-USB power supplies will work for powering the Pi and the I/O. We also offer an industrial power supply:

Input voltage Output current Part number Comments

12/24 VDC

1.5 A

PBSC

Screws to threaded contacts on the mounting rack; fits conveniently underneath the Carrier Board

USB peripherals: If you are using USB-powered peripherals attached to the Pi (like hard drives, displays, or WiFi dongles), you require a larger power supply that puts out more current. We recommend a 5 V power supply rated 2.5 A to 5 A, connected to the rack power terminals.

If you’re using peripherals, you’ll also need to replace the mounting rack’s 1 A fuse with a 5 A fuse (included with the Digital I/O Carrier Board).

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