Q.station Connection Details

Overview of the various hardware and communication bus interfaces available on the Q.station 101 and Q.station X controller.

Q.series X controller


The Q.station X has the following ports:

  1. Power; 10-30 VDC, overvoltage and overcurrent protection, ~12W power consumption.

  2. Ethernet; TCP/IP, UDP, Modbus TCP (master/slave), OPC UA, MQTT, PTP.

  3. USB/RS-232 (x2); For connecting a USB flash drive for data storage and the connection of USB/serial devices, such as GPS receivers. It can also connect a CAN/USB adapter for CAN or CAN FD communication.

  4. CAN; CAN 2.0 at 1 Mbps

    Cable: available with or without termination resistance

  5. Sync; For external time synchronization or sync to/from another Q.station
    Cable: Q.sync
  6. DisplayPort
    for viewing internal interface screen
    additional screens configurable with test.con software
  7. Digital inputs (x6)
    Configurable as counter, frequency, PWM, status, encoder input for measurement synchronization.
    Cable: Q.station DIO-Plug FGG.1B.308.CLADxx 

The Q.station X is also available with extensions for EtherCAT, Profinet, and additional Ethernet (2 simultaneous connections).

Q.series Classic Hardware

Q.station 101

Q.station Top

Q.station Bottom

Q.brixx-station

LEMO Connectors

Power Supply: FGJ.1B.302.CLLD4ZZ
Sync: FGG.00.302.CLAD30Z
RS485: FGG.00.302.CLAD30Z
CAN: FGG.00.302.CLAD30Z

Digital Inputs