Connect an Emergency Power Off Switch

Overview

Connecting the switch. Choose one of the following methods to connect a switch to the EPO interface:

Contact closure

24 VDC

24 VAC

Contact closure is recommended.

Note

The EPO connections are made at the PDU user connection plate. The figure to the right shows the location of the user connection plate. It is mounted on the roof of the PDU enclosure () and connections are made from inside the PDU. Use the knockout in the plate to run wires out the roof of the PDU.

Configuring and testing. Configuring and testing of the switch is done through the EPO interface on the PDU monitoring unit. The figure to the right shows the PDU monitoring unit and the location of the EPO LEDs and switches.

EPO

TRIPPED

ARMED

TEST

NC

NO

885 -22 88

 

 

 

USER / EPO C ONTACTS

 

 

 

TO UPS

 

 

 

LINK RX/TX

 

 

N ETWORK

10=G RN

100= ORN

 

RESET

STATUS

DISPLAY

 

 

TRIPPED

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

ARMED

RS-232 SOLECONPORT

9600-8-N -1

EPO

NC

 

TEST

 

 

 

NO

 

 

APC offers an optional InfraStruXure EPO System (EPW9). Contact your APC sales representative, or visit the APC Web site (www.apc.com) for more information.

Note

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