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Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Operations Guide[...]

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Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Contents Professional Automation Computer: PAC2 1 Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... ............ 1 Features and Functions .....................................................................................[...]

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Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Professional Automation Computer: PAC2 Introduction Features and Functions The Professio nal Autom ation Com puter (PAC2) is the control system that is the heart of the Crestron Lighting Control System. It provides information from the controls locat ed in the livi ng enviro nment to the c ontrol m odu[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 available via Crestron’s single-port C 2EN ET-1 and dual-port C2ENET-2 Ethernet cards. The PAC2 offers eight programmable analog and digital inputs as well as digital outputs. T here are eight normally open rela ys, isolated with MOV suppression. The 32 Cresnet connectors that comprise the built-in 8[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Specifications Specifications for the PAC2 are provi ded below. PAC2 2-Series Automation Co ntrol S ystem Specificat ions SPECIFICATION DETAILS CPU 32-Bit Motorola ColdFire ® Processor Processor Speed 257 MIPS (Dhrystone 2.1 Benchmark) On-board Memory 36MB (4MB flash, 32MB DRAM, 256KB NVRAM) 1 Expanda[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 3. Optional Z- BUS Cards: Single port 10/100 Ethe rnet, Dual Port WAN-LAN-10/100 E thernet, or Dual Port WAN-LAN-10/100 Ethernet-USB. 4. The PAC2 pr ovides a maximum of 50 watts (DC) for all network devices. Depending on the network power requirements, it may be necessary to add one or more Crestron ex[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Physical Description The PAC2 aut omation co ntrol system is housed i n a gray and black enclo sure with labeling on t he top and front panels . The di mensions are shown in t he illustrati ons on the next page. PAC2 Physical View without Optional Y and Z Bus Cards PAC2 Top View with Optional Jumpered [...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 PAC2 Physical Views 14.00 in (35.56 cm) 7.40 in (18.80 cm) 3.75 in (9.52 cm) Top View Front View Z-Bus Slot Y-Bus Slots Left Side View MEMORY EXPANSION 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z G 24 Y Z [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Ports/Connectors The ports/con nectors provide d on the top an d front pa nel of the P AC2 are descri bed in the follo wing paragraphs. LEFT, RIGHT LEFT (24 Y Z G OVERRIDE) RIGHT (OVERRIDE G Z Y 24) These 5-position connectors, rated at 24VDC, 2A maximum load, provide for Cresnet signals and an ad diti[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 received between the “G” connection and the “L” or “R” connection (R is used in a double-wide enclosure only), the respective left or right c olumn of module s will set the lights to the programm ed emergency override state. The connector is rated at 5V, 10 mA max imu m. BACKUP NET INPUT BA[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer NOTE: The LAN LEDs are active only if the optional single port or dual port Ethernet card (whi ch is field i nstalled) occ upies the Z-BUS slot. LAN A is used for a single port Ethernet card; LAN A and B are used for the dual p ort card . LNK A, LNK B (LAN) These LEDs illuminate when the Ethernet card [...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Powering a Hub Segment Pair In the illustration above, one of the supplied 3-pin mini connectors with installed jumper wire i s plugge d into t he POWER 1 port. The PAC 2’s internal power supply is connected to the INT pin; the port’s EXT pin is connected to the 24 pin of each connector in the segm[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer File System Structure TO P LEVEL SECONDA RY LEVEL DESCRIPTIO N Root of the f ile syst em DISPLAY Legacy directory us ed in ISY S panels t o hold display lists SYS Contains vari ous syst em c onfigurati on files SETUP NAT conf iguration W eb pages HTML W eb pages SIMPL Control sys tem program fil es S[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Expandable Memory (Compact Flash) The on-boar d 36MB m emory of the 2-Series integ rated dual bu s control sy stem i s enhanced wit h a 4GB expa nsion slot t hat supports off-the-shelf Ty pe II com pact flash memory and the IBM Microdrive  hard drive. The slot is accessible on the front panel of the[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Setup Mounting the PAC2 in the Crestron Automation Enclosure (CAEN) CAUTION: The C AEN houses e quipment t hat needs to be air -cooled. There fore, mount in a wel l-ventilated area. The am bient temperature range must be 32 ° F to 104 ° F (0 ° C to 40 ° C). Th e relative humidity must range from 0%[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Mounting the PAC2 in the CAEN 8B 1/4 inch screw CLX-Series Module PAC2 Double-wide CAEN AC Power Connection The PAC2 requires AC powe r for operation. This can be accom plished using the materials listed in the fo llowing table. This involves adding the terminal blocks and associated parts to the lower[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer PAC2 AC Power Source Assembly and Connection Diagram CRESTR ON Rail From HOT From NEUTRAL NEUTRA L To GN D Strip HOT To PAC2 Black Terminal Block White Terminal Block Partit ion Pl ate End Plate End Br acket 1. Assemble the supplied terminal b locks, partition plate, end plate, and end bracket to the p[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Bussing Strip Installation The PAC2 is supplied with two brass bussing strips to facilitate commoning (linking) of the S5 Rel ay Output te rminal bl ock connect ions. The bu ssing strips are constructed with four terminal block positions, and may be trimmed to size for various appl ications or diffe re[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer When calculating th e wire gauge for a particular network run, the length of th e run and the power factor of each network unit to be connecte d must be t aken into consideration. If n etwork units are to be da isy-chained on the run, the power factor of each network unit to be daisy-chaine d mu st be [...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 NOTE: Since the pl ug on the power suppl y cord is use d to discon nect power from the unit, the socket-outlet sh all be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. Hookup Connections for the 2-Series Au tomation Control System (front panel) MEMORY EXPANSION S3 Z-BUS COMPUTER NET 24 Y [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Establishing Communicati on with the PAC2 Before upl oading a pr ogram to the control s ystem or pe rform ing diagnosti c functions, y ou must connect the control system to the PC. This c onnection can be serial or (if an optional Z-Bus card is installed) it can be TCP/IP. NOTE: For laptops and other P[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 “Port Settings” Window: Defa ult PC Settings for RS-232 Communication with the PAC2. To verify com municat ion, click Diagnostics | Establish Communications (Find Rack) . T his should display a wi ndow that gi ves the COM p ort and bau d rate. TCP/IP Connection Before you can communicate w ith the [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Once the cable connections are made, ope n the Crestro n Viewport an d click Se tup | Communication Settings on the menu to display the “Port Settings” window. Th en click TCP/IP as the connection type. Enter the IP address of the PAC 2. “Port Settings” Window To verify com municat ion, click D[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Troubleshooting Communications Use the follow ing checkli st if comm unication cann ot be establ ished wit h the PAC2. 1. Verify that you are using the correct cables. As described previously, an RS-232 conn ection requires a stra ight-through serial cable. That is, pin 1 on one end is connected t o pi[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer f. Reinitialize the unit by recycling the power or pressing the HW-R button. If the conn ection is established, the Viewport con sole should display som e text and the PAC2> prompt. g. If communication still can not be established, contact Crestron customer service. NOTE: In Viewpo rt, you can gener[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 If any errors are generated during pro gramming, they will be displayed in the Messages field. You can double-click a message for more information. Once you have compiled t he program fi les, you are ready to upload them to the control system and user i nterfaces: 1. Click the Upload System button t o [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer With TCP/IP, type the IP address of the PAC2. If the panel is connected di rectly to a COM port on the PC, select Serial as the connection type and check Se nd directly t o touchp anel . To communi cate directly to a n Ethernet touc hpanel, select TCP/IP as the connection type, enter the IP address of [...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 • Immediately after compiling the program, you will be prompted to transfer the file to the PAC2. • Either click the Transfer butto n on the SIMP L Windows tool bar, or • Open Viewport and select File Transfer | Send Pr ogram on the SIMPL Windows main menu . In the “Send Program” wi ndow, cli[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer As shown on the pre vious page, click Ye s to retrieve t he program from Compact Flash, or No to retrieve the program from internal memory. Click Cance l to cancel the operation. When a pr ogram is upl oaded, that program 's filenam e is added to t he New Program drop-down list. This makes it conv[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 2. Select the networ k ID of the t ouchpanel, as s et in SIMPL Windows and configured on the touc hpanel, from the dr op-down li st. 3. Browse to the HEX or VTZ file to be uploaded. If the file is a HEX file, click Open to begin the transfer . If the file is a VTZ file, choose the pages to send to the [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Send Generic Files-perm it you to ch oose between internal flash and compact flash when selecting pr ograms/files for processing. A new SIMPL Windows command File | Copy Output to Compact Flash copies a compiled SIMPL Wi ndows program (SPZ ) file) to a com pact flash reader/writer on a PC. Click Browse[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Console Commands That Work with Compact or Internal Flash The followin g commands have been m odified to enable pr ocessing funct ions for compact flash files/program s: • CD - Permits changing to a di rectory on compact flash • DELETE - Enables deleting files from compact flash. • DIR - Permits [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Programming Software You can create a program to control t he PAC2 cont rol system using the Crestron programm ing tools D3 Pro or SIMPL™ Windows ® . Cust omers whose focus is on lighting systems may prefer to use the D3 Pro software since it is designed especially for creating lighting and enviro n[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 PAC2 Device Library Symbols Configuratio n Manager i s where pr ogramm ers “build” a C restron cont rol system by selecting hard ware from t he Device Library . In C onfiguration M anager, d rag the PAC2 from the Control Systems folder of the Device Libr ary to System Views . Refe r to the illustra[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Description Internal configuration of a Versiport +5V 2K pullup1 o1 S1-A S1-B A Used for analog input. Can be either a voltage source or resistive load. VersiPort 1 Digital Out put Mode When a Versiport is operating in dig ital output mode, the output pin will be shorted to ground on the rising ed ge o[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Analog Input Mode In analog input mode, the Versiport is typi cally tied to a resis tive load (such as a humidity sensor) or a voltage source (both ca n be represented by box "A" in the Versiport diagram). When a resistive load is tied to a Versiport, the co rresponding pullup resistor must b[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer To add a de vice to the system , expand the C 2 Net-Device slot and double- click the desired Net I D, or right cli ck and select Add Item from the subm enu. Then select the device you want to add. Alt ernatively, yo u can drag t he device from the Cresnet Modules folder onto the Net ID. In Program M a[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 2. Clic k Project | Edit Program Header . 3. Clic k 2-Series in the Target Control System Classes list box (refer to graphic bel ow). You can select other types of control systems as well, but then you will be limited to symbols that are supported by all of thes e platform s. The module may still work [...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Problem Solving Problems may occur with the 2-Series automation control system itself or there may be serial communication difficu lties with other devices connected to the control system. The next two secti ons address possible pro blem solvin g tools or p rocedures for each situation. Possible Proble[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 2. Open Viewport and select Setup | Communi cation Settings to open the “Port Settings” window. 3. In the window, select RS-232 (Connection Type), 57600 (Baud Rate), N (Parity), 8 (Data Bits) and 1 (Stop Bits) and click OK . 4. Power down the PAC 2. 5. While powerin g up the PAC2, press and hold AL[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Serial Communication Difficulties with Other Devices Connected to the Control System It is possible to determine if a communication problem is in the control system or in the device itsel f by using pa ssthrough m ode. Passthrou gh mode all ows data to pass directly from the COMPUTER port to th e selec[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 Further Inquiries If after reviewing this Operations Guide, you cannot locate specific information or have questions , please take a dvantage of C restron's awar d winning cust omer service team in your area. Dial one of the follow ing numbers. • In the US and Canada, call C restr on's corp[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Software License Agreement This License Agreement (“Agree ment”) is a legal contract betw een you (either an individual or a single business entit y) and Crestron Electronics, Inc. (“Crestron”) for so ftware referenced in this guide, which in cludes co mputer softwa re and, as applica ble, asso[...]

Professional Automation Computer Crestron PAC2 If You are a business or organization, You agree that upon request from Crestron or its authorized agent, You will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Software at the time of the request is in conformity with Your valid licenses from Cres tron of its authorized ag[...]

Crestron PAC2 Professional Automation Computer Return and Warranty Policies Merchandise Returns / Repair Service 1. No merchandi se may be retur ned for credit, exchange, or s ervice with out prior aut horization from CR ESTRON. To obtai n warranty se rvice for CREST RON products, contact the factory and request an RMA (Retur n Merchandi se Author [...]

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