Axis AXIS 240, User Manual

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Appendix E: The Auxiliary IO Port AXIS 240 User’s Manual
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Controlling and Monitoring
IO Files The status of the input/output interface can be monitored and
controlled by the IO software within your AXIS 240. From your Web
browser, you can access the IO control file in order to either drive the
relay output or monitor the status of the digital inputs.
To access the IO file, enter the following URL:
You will require
root
access to reach these files and will now be asked
to supply a username and password. Login as
root
and supply the
root password (default =
pass
).
Once access is granted, the following files are displayed:
Relay Output You can use the relay output to drive directly a maximum load of 24V
AC/DC at 100mA. By connecting additional relay circuitry, you can
also use this output to drive heavier loads.
You can drive the relay off and on simply by clicking
relayoff.txt
or
relayon.txt
in the above URL. Clicking on either of these will
return either of the following messages, respectively:
Note:
❏
You can also control the relay switch via a CRON script using the
snapshot command.
http://camserv/io/
relayon.txt
relayoff.txt
input.txt
Relay is Off
Relay is On