Davicom AXON-8A, Quick Start Manual

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Introduction: What is an AXON?
AXON devices are intelligent products specifically designed for smaller remote telemetry applications. They provide
users with autonomous devices that interface with various sensors and relays for alarm, monitoring & automation
functionalities. Thanks to their SNMP agents, these products are the perfect remote telemetry companions to report
to
any SNMP Manager, including Davicom’s Cortex Series. Moreover, their HTML5 web-based interfaces provide an
easy-to-operate environment for visualization and configuration of the units.
There are 3 types of AXON modules:
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An Analog Input module with 8 bipolar differential inputs, the AXON-8A
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A Digital Input module with 8 opto-isolated status inputs, the AXON-8D
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A Relay Output module with 5 SPDT (Form C) relays, the AXON-5R
In addition to SNMP, AXON modules can be set to operate in MODBUS-TCP slave mode. This allows them to be used as
direct I/O expansion for Davicom Cortex units, or in any other system requiring MODBUS slave I/O points.
One extremely useful feature of the AXON modules is their built-in network ping. Each device can be configured to ping a
fixed IP address on the network. If the ping is not answered within a given time, then the AXON can be programmed to
take action. This action can be to: initiate an alarm sequence, send a command to another AXON, log a reading, or (in the
case of the 5R module) actually use one of its relays to power cycle a flakey network element such as a switch or router.