Extron electronic IPL T PC1i setup guide Hardware Setup, Front Panel, Rear Panel

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Hardware Setup

Front Panel

The front panel has a recessed Reset button, a Power button (for the output receptacle), and the LED indicators described below:

 

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

IPL T PC1

POWER

 

 

 

 

8

R

 

 

 

100

4

 

TX

INPUT

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

RX

IR

ACT

 

H

Power LED — When his green LED is lit, the PC1/PC1i

 

interface is receiving power and is running. When the unit is

 

being reset from the front panel, this LED blinks the number of

 

times to indicate the reset mode the PC1 has entered.

Rear Panel

The rear panel has connectors for power, control, signal input, and signal output, and indicators as described below.

1

2

3

7

6

5

IPL T PC1 and IPL T PC1i front panel

A Power button — Press this button to switch power on and off

100-120VAC

50/60Hz

MAC ADDRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM

 

 

 

 

TX RX

+5V

 

 

 

INPUT

IR

12A MAX

 

POWER OUTPUT 12A MAX

IN

S G

 

 

 

® US

LISTED 17TT

AUDIO/VIDEO

APARATUS

LAN

4

 

to the output receptacle on the rear panel.

B

Tx and Rx LEDs — The Tx (transmit) LED lights green when

 

RS-232 data is being transmitted. The Rx LED lights green

 

when RS-232 data is being received.

7

6

5

1 2 3

C

Input LED — Lights green when the Input contact closure port

 

is activated (shorted).

D

LAN status LEDs — These three LEDs show the status of the

 

Ethernet connection as follows:

 

• 100 (green) — When lit, indicates a 100 Mb connection

200-240VAC 50/60Hz

10A MAX

MAC ADDRESS

POWER OUTPUT 10A MAX

COM

TX RX +5V

INPUT

IR

IN

S G

® US

LISTED 17TT

AUDIO/VIDEO

APARATUS

LAN

4

 

 

speed. Otherwise, the connection speed is 10 Mb.

 

•

Link (green) — Indicates an active network connection.

 

•

Act (Activity) (yellow) — Blinks while data is being sent

 

 

or received.

E IR LED — Lights green when IR data is being transmitted.

F

Receptacle power LED — Indicates that power is being

 

supplied to the rear panel receptacle and, therefore, to the

 

attached output device.

G

Reset button (recessed) — Use the tip of a small Phillips

 

screwdriver or an Extron Tweeker to press this recessed button

to reset the unit in one of five reset modes. (Refer to the IPL T PC1 User's Manual, chapter 3, "Front Panel Features and Operation," "Resetting" section.)

 

7

 

6

5

A

Power connector — Connect a power cord from this male IEC

 

receptacle to a wall outlet.

 

B

UID # label — Contains the unique User ID number (MAC

 

address) of the unit (for example, 00-05-A6-00-00-01). On the

 

PC1 rear panel, the MAC address is on a label directly above the

 

output power receptacle.

 

 

C

COM port (RS-232)— Connect the output device serial port

 

to this captive screw connector to enable bidirectional RS-232

 

device control. This serial port contains the following four pins,

 

in order from left to right on the rear panel: transmission (TX),

 

receiving (RX), ground (

 

), and +5 V (to tie hand-shaking lines

 

 

 

 

on the controlled device if needed).

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Contents IPL T PC1 and IPL T PC1i Setup Guide ChecklistExtron’s Warranty Precautions安全须知 中文 Table of Contents IPL T PC1 Table of Contents, cont’dIntroduction About Global ConfiguratorAbout this Manual About the IPL T PC1Click the Global Configurator icon Installing Global ConfiguratorIntroduction, cont’d System requirementsIPL T PC1 TwoHardware Setup Front PanelRear Panel Hardware Setup, cont’d Connecting the HardwareWiring the Local Area Network LAN port Download tab RS-232 port cablingWiring the contact Input port Wiring for IR controlSoftware Setup Creating a Global Configurator Project FileStep One Download device drivers Software Setup, cont’d Step Two Create a new projectSelect Create a New Project Step Three Add a device Select the Auto Configure IP Address check boxStep Four Define the location of the new device Step Five Save the new Global Configurator fileStep Seven Create e-mail messages Step Six Enter contactsClick Add Driver Step Nine Assign device driversCreate a group folder for your output device functions Step Ten Set scheduled actions and e-mail deliveries Click the Apply Email/Contacts button Step Eleven Set monitored conditions Step Twelve Build the Global Configurator file Or click the Build All Configurations icon shown at rightBuilding and Uploading a GC File Step Fourteen Change device settings if desired Step Thirteen Upload the Global Configurator fileSoftware Setup, cont’d Launching the GlobalViewer Interface Step Fifteen Launch GlobalViewerHttp//12.113.184.57/nortxeindex.html This page was intentionally left blank Software Setup, cont’d
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