AMX AXB-REL8 manual

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    instruction manual AXlink Bus Controllers AXB-REL8 Axcess R elay Controller[...]

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    AMX Limited W arranty and Disc laimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase from AMX Corporation, with the following e xceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control Pane ls are warranted for three (3) years, ex cept for the display a[...]

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    T able of Contents i AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller T able of Contents Product Information ........ ................ ................. ................ .............. .............. ............ 1 Front and Rear Panels ................ .......................................... ............................................ 1 Specifications .......[...]

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    ii AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller T able of Contents[...]

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    Product Information 1 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller Pr oduct Inf ormation The AXB-REL8 Relay Controller provides remote contro l for up to eight relay function s. Suitable for stand-alone or rack moun t applications, the AXB-REL8 may b e used with AX CESS or AXCENT systems via the four-wire AXlink data b us. Fr ont and Rear P anels The front and[...]

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    Product Information 2 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller Specifications (Cont.) Dimensions (HWD) 1.51" x 5.55" x 5.45" (3.84 cm x 14.10 cm x 13.84 cm) Enclosure Non-glare, high-impact b lack matte plastic P ower Consumption Baseline draw With all 8 rela ys On • 90 mA @ 12 VDC (min) • 170 mA @ 12 VDC (max) Front P anel Components AX[...]

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    Connection and Wiring 3 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller Connection and Wiring Setting the DEVICE Dip Switch The eight-position Device DIP switch is located on the front panel of the AXB-REL8 as shown in FIG. 1 on page 1. Each de vice in the AXlink bus must ha ve a unique AXlink device number . The device can be 1 of the 255 devices in an Axcess, A[...]

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    Connecti on and Wir ing 4 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller Preparing cap tive wires T o connect the wiring into a capti ve-wire connector: 1. Strip 1/4 inch off the wire insulation for all four wires. 2. T in 2/ 3 of the exposed wire. 3. Insert each wire into the appropriate cap ti ve-wire connector up to the insulation. 4. T igh ten the captiv e s[...]

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    Connection and Wiring 5 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller AXlink data and po wer connections Connect the control system's AXlink connector to the AXlink connector on the rear panel of the AXB-REL8 for data and 12 VDC power as sho wn in FIG. 3. Wiring AXlink with optional 12 VDC po wer suppl y Connect the control system's AXlink connector t[...]

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    Connecti on and Wir ing 6 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller T esting the installation 1. Check AXlink status LED - it should blink once per second (see Specif i cations table for AXlink status LED). 2. Relay LED lights, but source does not acti vate: 3. Check wiring continuity . 4. Check jumpers used for shared commons. 5. Check cable and source aga[...]

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    Connection and Wiring 7 AXB-REL8 Axcess Relay Controller System W orksheet and In stallation Guide AXB-REL8 Dealer ID# Dealer PO# Job SO# Description Ser ial# AXlink AXM GND PWR AXP B B 7 8 ABA 5 6 A BB B 4 ABA 2 3 ABA 1 A Wiring 4 3 2 1 B B A A B A B A 6 5 B A B A Function Color/Pin 8 7 B A B A AMX Cable/Infc # Source Device #[...]

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    AMX reserves the right to alter specif ications with out noti ce at an y time. brussels • dallas • los ang eles • mexico city • philad elphia • shanghai • singapor e • tampa • toronto* • yo rk 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993 032[...]