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Connecting the contact port
The EA-3 provides one contact port on the included pluggable terminal
block (+12, SIG, GRD). See the examples below to learn how to connect
various devices to the contact port.
Wire the contact to a sensor that also needs power (Motion sensor)
Wire the contact to a dry contact sensor (Door contact sensor)
Wire the contact to an externally powered sensor (Driveway sensor)
Connecting the relay port
The EA-3 provides one relay port on the included pluggable terminal
block. See the examples below to learn now to connect various devices
to the relay port.
Wire the relay to a single-relay device, normally open (Fireplace)
Wire the relay to a dual-relay device (Blinds)
Wire the relay with power from the contact, normally closed (Amplifier trigger)
Motion Sensor
+12V 0V COM NO
Dry Contact
Driveway
Sensor
External
12V Power
Fireplace
Dual-Relay Blind
UP COM DOWN
Relay 1
Relay 2
12V Trigger
Connecting the IR ports/serial ports (optional)
The controller provides six IR ports. Ports 1, 2, and 3 can be
reconfigured independently for serial communication. If not used for
serial, they can be used for IR. Connect a serial device to the controller
using the Control4 3.5 mm-to-DB9 Serial Cable (C4-CBL3.5-DB9B, sold
separately).
1
The serial ports support many different baud rates (acceptable
range: 1200 to 115200 baud for odd and even parity). The serial
ports do not support hardware flow control.
2
See Knowledgebase article #268 (
https://dealer.control4.com/
dealer/knowledgebase/article/268
) for pinout diagrams.
3
To configure a port for serial or IR, make the appropriate
connections in your project using Composer Pro. See the
Composer
Pro User Guide
for details.
Note
:
The serial ports can be configured as straight-through or
null with Composer Pro. Serial ports by default are configured
straight-through and can be changed in Composer by
selecting the option
Enable Null-Modem Serial Port (1/2/3)
.
Setting up IR emitters
Your system may contain third-party products that are controlled
through IR commands.
1
Connect one of the included IR emitters to an
IR OUT
port on the
controller.
2
Place the stick-on emitter end onto the IR receiver on the Blu-
ray player, TV, or other target device to drive IR signals from the
controller to the targets.
Setting up external storage devices (optional)
You can store and access media from an external storage device, for
example, a network hard drive or USB memory device, by connecting
the USB drive to the USB port and configuring or scanning the media in
Composer Pro.
Note:
We support only externally powered USB drives or solid
state USB sticks. Self-powered USB drives are not supported.
Note:
When using USB storage devices on an EA-3 controller,
you can use only one partition with a 2 TB maximum size. This
limitation also applies to the USB storage on other controllers.
Composer Pro driver information
Use Auto Discovery and SDDP to add the driver to the Composer
project. See the
Composer Pro User Guide
for details.
Troubleshooting
Reset to factory settings
Caution!
The factory restore process will remove the
Composer project. Back up the project with Composer Pro
before you start the factory restore process
To restore the controller to the factory default image:
1
Insert a straightened paper clip into the small hole on the back of
the controller labeled
FACTORY RESTORE
.
2
Press and continue to hold the
FACTORY RESTORE
button, the
controller resets and the caution LED turns solid red.
3
Hold the button until the Caution LED flashes double orange. This
should take five to seven seconds. The Caution LED flashes orange
while the factory restore is running. When complete, the Caution
LED turns off and the device power cycles one more time to
complete the factory restore process.
Note:
On an EA-3 V2 controller, the ID button is also an LED
that provides the same feedback as the Caution LED on the
front of the controller.
Power cycle the controller
1
Press and hold the
ID
button for five seconds. The controller turns
off and back on.
Reset the network settings
To reset the controller network settings to the default:
1
Disconnect power to the controller.
2
While pressing and holding the
ID
button on the back of the
controller, reconnect power to the controller.
3
Hold the
ID
button until the Caution LED (rear ID LED) appears
solid orange and the Link and Power LEDs are solid blue, and then
immediately release the button.
Note:
In OS 2.10.1 and lower, the Caution LED appears solid
blue during the network reset check. After updating to
OS 2.10.2 and higher, the Caution LED appears orange during
the network reset check.
LED status information
Just powered on
Bootloader loaded
Kernel loaded
Network reset check
Factory restore underway
Factory restore fail
Connected to Director
Playing audio
Regulatory/Safety information
To review regulatory information for your particular Control4 products,
see the information located on the Control4 website at
ctrl4.co/reg
.
Warranty
Visit
ctrl4.co/warranty
for details.
More help
For the latest version of this document and to view additional materials,
open the URL below or scan the QR code on a device that can view
PDFs.
Data
Caution
Link
Power
—Flashing LED —Solid LED
on EA-3 V2 only
MOST RECENT VERSION
ctrl4.co/
ea3-ig
MORE INFO ON EA CONTROLLERS
ctrl4.co/
ea
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