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AXON units 

 

Quick Start Guide 

MAN1035 

Version 1.0 

2023-08-04 

Davicom, a division of Comlab Inc. 
2272, Léon-Harmel,  Québec, QC, Canada G1N 4L2 

 

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Summary of Contents for AXON-8A

Page 1: ...1 AXON units Quick Start Guide MAN1035 Version 1 0 2023 08 04 Davicom a division of Comlab Inc 2272 L on Harmel Qu bec QC Canada G1N 4L2 w w w d a v i c o m c o m...

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Page 3: ...isk and agree to fully indemnify Comlab for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Comlab reserves the right to make design changes to its products without incurring any obligation to ma...

Page 4: ...ipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause ha...

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Page 6: ...6 Revisions Version Change Date By 0 1 Initial version 2023 07 01 JAH 1 0 Final corrections 2023 08 04 ATM...

Page 7: ...ANDALONE UNIT 18 4 1 HOME PAGE 18 4 2 INPUTS 20 4 2 1 Activity Monitoring 20 4 2 2 Configuring the Analog Inputs AXON 8A only 21 4 2 3 Counters 24 4 2 4 Configuring the Digital Inputs AXON 8D only 25...

Page 8: ...al inputs the AXON 8A A Digital Input module with 8 opto isolated status inputs the AXON 8D A Relay Output module with 5 SPDT Form C relays the AXON 5R In addition to SNMP AXON modules can be set to o...

Page 9: ...starts blinking Depending on the type of AXON that you are using you will need to properly set the DIP switches found on the side of the unit 2 1 AXON 8A Connections and Switch Settings The AXON 8A s...

Page 10: ...n ground or not ISOLATED The other set of switches determines whether each individual input will have a pull up resistor 10k to internal 3 3V diode protected against reverse or over voltage 2 3 AXON 5...

Page 11: ...d General Navigation Guidelines 2 4 1 Menus Home page shows I O readings and gives access to the configuration menu Clicking on the hamburger menu at the upper left will open up the main configuration...

Page 12: ...12 Main Configuration drop down menu...

Page 13: ...AXON units Cortex DV200 Commands Configuration of Commands to CORTEX DV200 units RELAYS AXON 5R only Configuration of Relay display settings colours SYSTEM ABOUT Displays unit serial number firmware v...

Page 14: ...will generally appear at the bottom of the window Delete Refreshes the web page note that any changes made to the page will be lost if not saved first Apply Changes Save The symbol on the Save button...

Page 15: ...ces that are sold or offered in the state of California must adhere to specific regulations in regards to passwords configured on the device All passwords are required to either be unique or prompt fo...

Page 16: ...have set the username and passwords you will be able to access the setup menu From the Home Page click on the hamburger menu at the upper left The following drop down menu will appear Select IP Parame...

Page 17: ...ed in the fields below are only used as examples Do not enter the numbers as you see them below you must set the information according to your own device and network setup It is very important to set...

Page 18: ...ows only a few elements from each section to help the image fit on this page By default absolutely every input and derived input is shown on the Home page You can individually select re order hide and...

Page 19: ...iltered views are available through the Filter icon Each Home Page section is shown below example shown is for AXON 8A To see all of the points within each section check the See all box at the upper l...

Page 20: ...s active for too long or also to run a cumulative total of the active time for any Input or ID A good example would be to check if an air conditioner has been running continuously for too long Another...

Page 21: ...w allows complete configuration of the Analog Inputs The A B and C parameters allow sensor linearity gain and offset to be fine tuned respectively The corresponding equation is shown in the View windo...

Page 22: ...eens 4 2 2 1 Conditionally Locked State This screen is used to set which if any other input or ID in the AXON will lock the current input In the example below if the 1P3 Flag Sunrise is Active then 1A...

Page 23: ...Relay is selectable from right side drop down To Force a Relay OFF To Release a Relay set it free To Pulse a Relay To Count Up Down or Reset one of the 8 Counters Counter is selectable on right side...

Page 24: ...tion of the event counters These counters can count up or down and be reset by external inputs or IDs Thresholds are set in the Action Limits fields The Minimum and Maximum values define settings past...

Page 25: ...he Digital Inputs AXON 8D only The following screen shows the configuration window for the Digital Inputs The main setting is to determine whether the input will become active on a High logic level or...

Page 26: ...s logged and can also initiate an alarm to notify site operators about the failed attempts 1P5 Supply Voltage Flag This flag becomes active when the AXON s power supply voltage falls below 4 75 Vdc or...

Page 27: ...o occur on a yearly monthly day of the month day of the week or hourly basis Combinations of these parameters are also possible For example you can set an event to occur every Monday at 3AM during the...

Page 28: ...f the various parameters to send a relay action command to a remote AXON 5R or NEURO device over an IP network Note that the IP settings UDP port and PSK must have been pre configured as shown in Para...

Page 29: ...een allows configuration of commands that can be sent to Davicom Cortex or DV 200 units The IP address of the remote unit must be entered as well as which Command Flag in that unit is to be controlled...

Page 30: ...hows the settings for the Relays Besides the descriptions the only other settings possible for relays are their Mode Any Pulse Only or Latch and the Pulse Width in 0 1 sec increments with a 0 2 sec mi...

Page 31: ...ings and addresses Other options are available to restart or reconfigure the unit Reboot Will only restart the unit while conserving all the configuration login and IP settings Erase Config Will only...

Page 32: ...32 4 4 1 2 Configuration Transfer This screen allows Configuration files to be imported to the AXON or exported from the AXON for safekeeping or for cloning other AXONS...

Page 33: ...This screen allows the 5 Alarm Call Lists ACL to be configured An important feature is the ability to render the alarms inactive during certain periods of time or days of the week 5 different targets...

Page 34: ...Automatic Daylight Saving Time Adjustment if applicable The default values are from the second Sunday in March at 2 AM until the first Sunday in November at 2AM NOTE DST time also known as summer time...

Page 35: ...If you wish activate the Automatic Clock Synchronization NTP service The clock will synchronize automatically to an external time synchronization service that you can select Google s time server at ti...

Page 36: ...36 SYNC NOW Perform a manual clock synchronization with the NTP server entered in the box APPLY CHANGES SAVE Save the screen contents...

Page 37: ...unrise Flag in the unit and in addition they are also available for use by Network Management Software to show the exact location of the AXON on a map The 6 digits after the decimal point give a poten...

Page 38: ...38 APPLY CHANGES SAVE Save the screen contents HOME Return to Home page...

Page 39: ...s that you wish to use with this AXON Enter the SMTP Host s IP Address or name Select the SMTP Port used by this server Select the type of Security Authentication required by the SMTP server from the...

Page 40: ...Y RESET or a special SNMP command to re enable this capability Enter the HTTP and HTTPS Port addresses you wish to use The default values are 80 and 443 respectively If activated the Web View checkbox...

Page 41: ...41 4 4 4 3 SNMP This Screen allows the various SNMP parameters to be set Consult your IT department for more information...

Page 42: ...K parameters for inter AXON NEURO commands It allows one AXON device to send commands to another AXON via the IP Network by using the CoAP protocol 4 4 4 5 SSL Certificate This screen allows configura...

Page 43: ...43 4 4 5 Site ID The Site ID screen is used to enter a site s numerical ID and name These can be your site location call letters or any other identifier required by your operations...

Page 44: ...rmation To enable this user go to the Viewer tab enable the user and enter a username and password An Operator level user can view readings and view configuration settings but they cannot make any cha...

Page 45: ...and configure the System Log and Data Logs Logs can be Sent by email to the pre set email address or Exported directly to your PC Browser Download Log transfers can also set to occur whenever a Log b...

Page 46: ...LSE Also known as State Machines these JOBs can perform complex logic depending on the values of any Input or ID point in an AXON There are 4 possible JOBs in each AXON More detail on how to use JOBS...

Page 47: ...shown below Most System settings are the same as for Standalone Mode except that the Home IP Parameters section will be different The SNMP tab is replaced by the Modbus TCP tab and there are no Email...

Page 48: ...log input 5 Float Read 31011 31012 Analog input 6 Float Read 31013 31014 Analog input 7 Float Read 31015 31016 Analog input 8 Float Read 40001 Analog input 1 voltage range x10 Read Write 40002 Analog...

Page 49: ...Reserved Read Write 42006 Modbus TCP port Read Write 42007 Modbus Unit ID Read Write 42008 Apply changes write 1 to apply changes Read Write AXON 5R Address Description Attribute 00001 Relay 1 1 Ener...

Page 50: ...v2c v3 SNTP Jobs 4 Event Schedulers 8 Math Functions 8 Remote Commands Outbound 8 Counters 8 SNMP Agent Yes v1 V2c V3 Modbus Slave Mode Yes Ethernet Ports 1 Power Supply 5 30 Vdc Typ 110 mA 12 Vdc Max...

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