Electro-Voice NetMax N8000 owner manual ETHERNET Interface, RS-232Interfaces, Remote Can Bus

Control Elements and Connections

N8000 automatically detects an installed network module. The module can be configured in the PC software IRIS-Net.

ATTENTION:

The N8000 has to be switched off if you want to change or install a module. You will find detailed instructions in the data sheet of the corresponding module.

ETHERNET Interface

A computer and/or other N8000 devices can be connected via the Ethernet interface for 100Base-TX / 10Base-T Ethernet networks. Normally this connection is established via a standard (straight throug) Ethernet cable and an Ethernet hub or a switch. If the N8000 is to be connected

directly with a computer or another N8000, a crossed Ethernet cable (crossover cable) must be used.

RS-232 Interfaces

The N8000 can be connected to external devices, such as

multimedia system (AMX™, Crestron™) or facility

management systems via the two RS-232 interfaces. All

N8000 functions and parameters can be controlled and

monitored via RS-232. Communication is done using an

ASCII parser which is easy to implement. Thus, a NetMax

system can be easily combined with media and touch panel

control systems. A PC can also be connected to the RS-232 port to access N8000 parameters using a terminal program like Hyperterminal. A special instruction set is available in order to establish a connection to a

PROMATRIX/PROANNOUNCE system. The two RS-232 ports can be configured according to their corresponding application via the IRIS-Net PC software.

REMOTE CAN BUS

Electro-Voice remote amplifiers and other devices with CAN interfaces can be connected to the N8000 via the CAN interface. Up to 100 remote amplifiers can be connected with a single N8000. All connected components are linked to the NetMax monitoring and control platform.

The STATUS-LED is provided to monitor the communication on the CAN bus. If the CAN interface is not in use, the LED is deactivated. In normal mode the LED flashes every 2

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