CircuitWerkes Sicon-8 Operation & Technical Manual Download Page 1

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Sicon-8

Transmitter Site Controller

Hardware Version 5a

Manual Rev 0.84

Revised 05/31/2006

Summary of Contents for Sicon-8

Page 1: ...KE E ES S S M M Ma a ak k ke e er r rs s s o o of f f I I In n nn n no o ov v va a at t ti i iv v ve e e E E El l le e ec c ct t tr r ro o on n ni i ic c cs s s Sicon 8 Transmitter Site Controller Ha...

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Page 3: ...ged in around your site and equipment plugged into them can then be turned on or off by the Sicon 8 with no external wiring to the remote locations With the Sicon 8 you re not limited to the dial up t...

Page 4: ...de directly to the carrier Do not delay Call the carrier as soon as damage is discovered You should have received the following items with each Sicon 8 that you have purchased 4 depluggable screw term...

Page 5: ...X10 RJ 11 Connects to a Powerhouse model PL513 or equiv X10 transmitter for more control Note Not for Telephone Use SX 8 RJ 45 Connects to 8 channel expander chassis for extra channels THIS PORT IS NO...

Page 6: ...LED Indicator Indicates that the 5V relay supply is working Local Telephone Input output This RJ 11 jack provides a means to program operate the Sicon 8 from the front panel This jack is always active...

Page 7: ...tware support for virtual serial ports for them to be used with the Sicon 8 The Sicontroller interface lets you hide any or all of the meter and control panels letting you display only the ones that y...

Page 8: ...er a relay changes state Output Gain Control Sets the level of audio that is at the Audio Output jack at the rear of the Sicon 8 The audio at this jack will be the voice responses of the Sicon 8 and a...

Page 9: ...with a ground a 5V output and the external power input for driving status inputs The 5V output and ground can be used to drive external devices like temperature probes The ext input and ground let yo...

Page 10: ...raise relays and equipment turned off or parameters lowered with the lower relays The first six channels consist of heavy duty SPDT relays rated at 3 A 30 VDC or 3 A 250 VAC which operate in momentar...

Page 11: ...Sicon 8 s internal 5V supply and source your own Voltage up to 24V to inputs 1 8 To Source Voltage you must first move the PWR SEL jumper JP517 from Int to Ext Be sure to never jumper both simultaneo...

Page 12: ...ill be required to enter a valid password before the unit will accept commands The only user password that is factory set is 6736 for the Super Administrator The Sicon 8 is pre programmed with a basic...

Page 13: ...ord silence into this location so a malicious caller will not recognize the need to enter a password The factory programmed defaults for the Sicon 8 are as follows Passwords DTMF Super Admin PW 6736 S...

Page 14: ...voice connection requires only a telephone line routed from your wall jack to the TELCO jack on the Sicon 8 It is highly recommended to route the telephone line through a TELCO surge suppressor befor...

Page 15: ...nable AutoScan for each channel 01 16 Channel menu When you enter a channel the Sicon 8 immediately reports all parameters for that channel You may enter a DTMF command at any time during the channel...

Page 16: ...tup is identical to Linear with Scaling above The Sicon 8 beeps once Enter actual value of the physical meter the appropriate meter on the transmitter that is associated with this channel The Asterisk...

Page 17: ...tus input alarms 5 6 0 alarm is activated when the input is grounded 1 alarm is activated when the input is open Note The channel polarity can be reversed in software which also inverts the alarm For...

Page 18: ...y or latching mode Momentary mode works just like all other relays on the Sicon 8 except that the relays on these channels are the DPDT type with two sets of normally open and normally closed contacts...

Page 19: ...setting the Sicon 8 to Local mode the remote local switch on any transmitter or high Voltage equipment also be set to the local mode Relay Operation The Sicon 8 employs six channels 1 thru 6 of SPST...

Page 20: ...ay is latching then closes the raise relay for the tone duration 1latches the lower relay and 0 unlatches the lower relay When relays 7 and or 8 are in latching mode and the raise lower relays are loc...

Page 21: ...ted This password is used to remotely toggle off on the Sicon 8 s local mode Its use can be dangerous only senior management should have access to the password 71 Passwords setup There are five passwo...

Page 22: ...rings that has been set in 79 below Default 20 If the remote toggling is enabled See 94 of the system setup menu you can use your remote toggle password default 1379 to change from local mode to remot...

Page 23: ...ut to speak it will first close the Raise relay of Channel 8 and wait for one second then it will speak Note however that the push to talk relay will not be closed prior to speaking if the Sicon 8 is...

Page 24: ...e triggered by events We call these functions actions There are four main event modes that can be used 1 One Shot An event that takes place only once and is never repeated 2 Repeating An event that oc...

Page 25: ...wice You can now go to the Setting the action section below Step 7 If an event will re occur periodically you must tell the Sicon 8 how often the event will happen This consists of two parts Entering...

Page 26: ...not reported Timed events create new reference readings For details see the sub section titled About readings alarms Alarm Dialing on P27 89 record a phrase The Sicon 8 allows most words phrases to be...

Page 27: ...also enter any system command or a channel number to jump to a command metering channel About readings alarms Alarm Dialing Like most remote controls the Sicon 8 takes reference readings particularly...

Page 28: ...control is disabled audio input is normally muted then this will unmute the audio input for 15 seconds or until a DTMF tone is entered by the user If audio control is enabled this simply toggles the a...

Page 29: ...cal Setup Port Powered RJ 11 jack Connects to standard telephone NOT phone line PC Communication 38400 bps RS 232 8 bits 1 stop bit no parity bit no flow control on female DB 9 Ethernet Etherstuf ET 1...

Page 30: ...iginal serial number if applicable has been modified or removed NO OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE APPLIES TO THE EQUIPMENT no...

Page 31: ...3sec 82 Meter 4 3sec 83 Meter 5 3sec 84 Meter 6 3sec 85 Meter 7 3sec 86 Meter 8 3sec 87 Meter 9 3sec 88 Meter 10 3sec 89 Meter 11 3sec 90 Meter 12 3sec 91 Meter 13 3sec 92 Meter 14 3sec 93 Meter 15 3s...

Page 32: ...e Expansion Port Telemetry Port Status Port Buttons and LEDs Control Port Gain Select Voice Record Playback Telephone Interface Audio Interface Host Modem RS 232 X 10 RS 232 DB 9 DB 9 Depluggable Term...

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