Technical

Variants

Veronte MEX is offered with two versions: MEX and MEX OEM. The MEX version is protected by an enclosure made of anodized-aluminium. The MEX OEM version is smaller, lighter and has better heat dissipation; but requires mechanical protection when installed.

Features

• Communications

  • 2x isolated CAN busses
  • 2x RS-232 buses for external devices
  • 1x full-duplex RS-485 interface
  • Connection to PC
  • 1x I2C Digital Bus
  • Able to report internal status via Veronte APP
  • Able to read telemetry coming from third party devices

• Sensors

  • 1x magnetometer
  • 1x Temperature sensor, with ±2.7°C accuracy

• Signals

  • 4x PWM output signals with electrostatic discharge protection (IEC-61000-4-2, level 4), between 10 Hz to 10 kHz
  • 4x analog input signals
  • 2x digital input signals of ECAP, EQEP or GPIO (only as input)

• Protections

  • Reverse polarity protection
  • Protection agains short circuits for RS-232 and PWM signals
  • Robust against vibration in the range of an industrial-grade product

• Electrical

  • 1x microprocessor unit
  • 2x power supply inputs
  • CAN termination resistor configurable per software
  • 3x leds to report system status

Magnetometer

Number of sense axes	3
Technology	Magneto-inductive
Resolution	50 nT

Electrical Specifications

Analog Input 1 (pin AN1)	0-5V
Analog Input 2 (pin AN2)	0-5V
Analog Input 3 (pin AN3)	0-12V
Analog Input 4 (pin AN4)	0-36V
CAN transceivers	Supplied by 5V isolated source

Input voltage/current

• Power input: 6.5V to 36V (DC)
• Two different input voltages possible

CAN

• Complies with CAN Bus 2.0A and 2.0B Standards
• Isolated signals
• Speed up to 1Mbps

RS-232

• Meets the requirements from ITU v.28 standard
• Supports data rates between 9600 and 115200 bps
• Robust against ESD

RS-485

• Supports data rates between 9600 and 115200 bps
• Robust against ESD
• Meets the requirements from ISO 8482 standard
• Voltage level from -7V to 12V

I2C

• Robust against ESD.

PWM Output

• Voltage: 5V
• Robust against ESD
• Frequencies from 10 Hz to 10 kHz
• Robust against ESD

Digital Inputs (ECAP)

• Robust against ESD
• Maximum voltage: 5V

Analog signals

• Robust against ESD

Mechanical Specifications

Weight	69g (with enclosure) 17g (without enclosure)
Enclosure material	Anodized-aluminium 6061-T6
Fixation of MEX version	2x M3 screws
Fixation of MEX OEM version	4x M2 screws (2 of them must not be ferrous)

Dimensions

MEX version

Veronte MEX is protected by an enclosure made of anodized-aluminium 6061-T6. M3 aluminum or nylon screws are recommended as mounting hardware for better magnetometer performance. Enclosure mounting holes are 4mm depth M3 threaded.

MEX OEM version

Interfaces

There is only one interface connection, with the two following connectors:

Number	Connector	Embention reference
1	Female	P010270
2	Male	P010247