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Appendix 1 - Industrial Mux Guide
Introduction:
The Exactus® Industrial Mux is designed to provide data packaging, instrument monitoring, and
(optionally) analog output for up to eight Exactus pyrometers. In most situations, the Industrial
Mux can be connected and operate without any setup or configuration changes. Some of the
features that can be programmed to the Industrial Mux include:
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Activation of the analog outputs.
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Activation of an instrument monitoring system which detects, and alarms, if any instrument
should fail or otherwise stop communicating.
•
Configuration of settings which will power down the pyrometer electronics, should their
internal temperature become too high or too low.
•
Adjustment of pyrometer voltage to compensate for excessive cable resistance
(only adjust
after consulting with factory and if the pyrometer communication cable is longer than
15 meters).
This guide is divided into sections which provide information on:
1.
Default parameters
2.
Communicating with the Exactus Industrial Mux
3.
User Interface Menu
4.
Alarm configuration
5.
Wiring diagram for analog outputs
Default Parameters:
The Exactus Industrial Mux ships with the following default parameters:
•
Analog output is enabled. Note: Not all Industrial Mux units will include analog outputs.
Only those with the Model number IFM8-IA will include the analog output ports.
•
Ambient alarm is set to power down all pyrometers when any pyrometer electronics
temperature drops below 0ºC (32ºF) or goes above 75ºC (167ºF).
•
The coil for Relay 1 is programmed to energize if the ambient temperature limits are
exceeded. Pyrometers will remain powered down until power to the Industrial Mux is cycled
off and back on.
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The Pyrometer Supply Voltage is set to 6200mV – adequate for standard pyrometer
power/communication cables up to 15 meters (49 ft).
If these defaults are adequate, no further work is needed to configure the Industrial Mux.
Communicating with the Industrial Mux:
If communicating with the Industrial Mux is necessary, the easiest method is to use the
HyperTerminal program included within Microsoft
®
Windows. The following instructions are
written for Windows XP, similar steps can be used for other versions of Windows.
1.
Connect a CAT5 cable to either of the ports LAN1 or LAN2 and to an Ethernet input on
the computer. The cable can be of any LAN type.
2.
Set the IP address of the PC:
