Black Box EME1DC16 manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® A d d s 1 6 o p t o-i s o l a t e d d ry c o n t a ct s , so y ou can m o n i t o r m o r e d a t a p o i n t s f rom a Ser vSenso r V 4E . ServSensor EXP DC16 March 201 0 E M E1D C 16 Ord er toll-fre e in the U.S . : Call 877-8 77 - BBOX (o utsi de U.S. c all 724-7 4 6- 5 5 00 ) • FREE tech nical sup por t 24 hour s a day , 7 [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 W e ‘ r e he re t o he l p! If y ou h a ve a n y q ue st io n s ab ou t yo ur a p pl ic a ti on or o ur pr odu c ts, c onta c t B lac k Box T ec h Su pport at 7 2 4 -74 6 - 5 5 0 0 or go t o blackbox.c om a nd cl ic k on “T a lk t o Bl ack B ox.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 3 FC C and IC RFI S tateme nt s Feder al Commun icati ons Commissi on and Industr y Cana da Radio F requency Interferenc e S t at ement s This e qu ipment genera tes, uses, an d can radi ate rad i o-frequency energy , and if not installed and used properly , th at is, in st[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 Instrucc iones de Segur idad ( Normas Ofic ia les M ex icanas E lec tri cal Safety Stat ement) 1 . T odas la s instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado. 2 . L as instrucciones d e s[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 5 T able of Content s T able of C ontents 1 . Spe cifications ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Over view .............[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 1 . Sp ecificati o ns Components : Manufactured using h ighly int egrated, low- power sur f ace -mount technology to ensure long-term rel iability Data T ransfe r Rate : 1 1 5.2 kbps Exp andabi lit y / E-m odules : Daisychai n multiple E- modules, i[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 7 Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2. Over v iew 2. 1 Intr oduc ti on The S erv S enso r EXP DC 1 6 ( E ME 1 DC 1 6) expa ns ion mo dul e exte nds t he ServSe nsor V 4E (EME 1 34A) ca pab ili tie s by c onn ectin g an a ddi tion al 1 6 op to-is ola ted d r y c on tacts. Th is in cr [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 2.3 Hardw are Descri ption 2.3. 1 Fr ont Pane l Figure 2 - 1 shows the Ser vSensor E XP DC 16 ’s fr ont panel, and T able 2 - 1 d escribes its components. 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 - 1 . Front panel. T able 2 - 1 . Fron t panel components . Numb er Compo n[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 9 Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2.3. 2 B ack Pane l Figure 2 -2 shows the Serv Sensor E XP DC 1 6’ s back panel , and T able 2 -3 de scribes it s components. 5 6 Figure 2 -2 . Back panel. T able 2 -3 . Back panel components. Numb er Compo nent D escription 5 ( 1 6 ) 2 - pin por[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 3. I nsta l la t io n 3. 1 Connectin g to the Base U nit T o connect the S erv Sensor E XP DC 1 6 t o the Serv Sensor V 4 E , follow the steps listed below . 1 . C onnec t the cable to your chos en por t. Se e Figure 3 - 1 . F ig u re 3- 1 . E 1 p[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 1 Cha pter 3 : Ins ta ll ati on In t he exa mpl e sho wn in F igu re 3- 3, two e xpan sio n mod ule s are c on necte d fr om two sep ar at e expa nsi on po r ts on t he Se r vSen sor . In th e exa mpl e sho wn in F igu re 3-4, th e same two modu les a re c onn ected t o o[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 Figure 3- 6. Summa r y page . The d r y c on tact sen sor s hou ld be l ist ed al ong wi th its c urr en t re adi ng an d stat us . 4. C lic k on t he dry co nta c t s ens or’ s na me (i ndi cat ed in p rev iou s scr een). Th e Sen sors pa ge ap[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 3 Cha pter 3 : Ins ta ll ati on Figure 3- 8. Sensors menu. 6. C lic k on t he dry co nta c t s ens or ic on (or a not her type o f sen sor i con). 7 . The page shown in Figure 3-9 appears. Figure 3- 9 . Sensor S ettings page. A s with the S erv Sensor V4E, the proc e du r[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 3. 3 S etti ng up a Sen so r (Da isy ch a in ed Co nf ig ur at i on) This s ection describes the basic setup of a sensor in a daisychai ne d configu ration. I t focuses on the dry contact sensor; how ever , this basic setup process applies to al l[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 1 5 Cha pter 3 : Ins ta ll ati on 3. W hen the unit is c o n ne cted, the LEDs wil l enter the boot - up sequence ind ic ati ng that the expansion module ( E M E 1 DC 1 6 ) i s commu nicating with your Ser vS en s or V 4 E ( EME 1 3 4A). 4. Plug a sensor into one of the dr [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 Figure 3- 1 4. Sensors page . 7 . C lic k on an y av ail abl e sen sor i con (s ee Fig ur e 3- 1 5). The se ttin gs f or th at p artic ul ar se nso r wil l appe ar a s sho wn in F igu re 3- 1 6. Figure 3- 1 5. T emperature sensor settings ic on.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 3 : Ins ta ll ati on Figure 3- 1 6. Sensor Settings page.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 4. No ti fi cat io ns Set up a notification to d efi n e what t o do when the sensor gives a readi ng beyond your previous l y set thres ho lds. This al low s you to determine how you wil l be notified that a sensor's reading has reac hed the[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 1 9 Cha pter 4 : Not ifi cati ons Figure 4 - 2. N o tification Wizard page . NOT E : Next y ou’ ll see a sa mpl e not ifi cat ion . T o lea rn wh at t he ot her type s of no ti fica tio ns do , ref er to t he se par at e not ifi cat ion ma nu al s on yo ur pr odu ct CD . [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 0 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 Figure 4 - 3. SNMP T rap scr e en . 5. Fill in the f ollowing in formation: • E nter a name for the SN MP not ific at io n . • E nt er th e IP add ress of th e SNMP tr ap . 6. Pr ess t he “ Ad d T rap Desti na tio n ” bu t t on . 7 . Input[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 2 1 Cha pter 4 : Not ifi cati ons 1 0. Select the expans i on board and the sensor . Figure 4 -5. Selec ting the expansion bo ar d and s en s or . 1 1 . Selec t the status and the action. Figure 4 - 6. Sele cting s etting and trap name . NOT E: In the example above , the SN[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 1 2. Once we have created the parameters for the SN MP trap, we need t o mak e it active. T o do this , go back to the “Notification ” tab. It should lo ok lik e the screen shown in Figur e 4 - 7 . Figure 4 - 7 . Notific ation t ab .[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 23 Cha pter 4 : Not ifi cati ons 1 3. Selec t the sensor and SNM P trap par ameters as bef ore. Figures 4- 8 and 4 -9 app ear . Selec t the expansion board , then select the sensor . Fi gur e 4- 8. S elect t he exp ans ion bo ard , th en se lect the sen sor . 1 4. Selec t t[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 4 Ser vSensor EX P DC1 6 A s shown in Figure 4 - 10 , the SN MP tra p has b een add ed to the “Notification ” page. Figure 4 - 1 0. Notification page. NOT E : T o re mov e th is tr ap a nd ma k e it in acti ve , hi ghl ig ht t he no tif ica tion a nd c lic k re mov e. NOT E : Y ou can repeat this pr o [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbox.c om About Bl ack Bo x Bl ack Box Ne t w ork Se r v ice s is yo ur so ur ce f or mo re th an 1 1 8, 0 00 ne twor kin g and inf ra stru ctu re pr odu ct s . Y ou ’l l fi nd ev ery t hi ng from cabinet s and rac k s an d power and surge protection product s to media converters and Ethernet s witc hes all suppor ted by [...]