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ASSEMBLY AND WIRING 

3.

Communicator  is  delivered  along  with  an  antenna  LTE,  dedicated  casing  and 

assembly parts. 

3.1.

 

OPENING OF THE CASING 

To open the OBDEPX casing, press the locks on the rear cover (picture below, arrows 
1) with your fingers and pull out the front cover (arrows 2). 

 

 

Figure 1. Opening of the casing EPX400-A20CU. 

 

 
WARNING:  The  wiring  should  be  done  only  when  the  control  panel  and  the 

communicator are disconnected from the power supply. 

 
Length  of  the  wires  connecting  between  the  communicator  and  control  panel  must 

not exceed 3m. 

2 Pull 


Push 


Push 

2 Pull 

Summary of Contents for EPX PRO

Page 1: ...S sp z o o EPX400 A20CU Manual 3G 4G ETH Communicator EPX PRO EPX400 A20CU Installation and programming manual Version of the manual 1 1 Release date 06 04 2021 Firmware version 2 10 4 EBS Config 2 0...

Page 2: ...development policy It reserves the right to modify and improve any functions of the product described in the present document without previous notice The availability of particular functionalities wil...

Page 3: ...1 User ID 16 6 3 2 2 User password 16 6 3 2 3 Primary Secondary DNS 16 6 3 2 4 6 3 3 Access 16 Service code 16 6 3 3 1 SIM card PIN 16 6 3 3 2 6 4 Configure Ethernet 17 6 4 1 Server parameters 17 Serv...

Page 4: ...ing dalay time for exit 32 8 3 2 Entry time 33 8 3 3 Arming input 33 8 3 4 Connected wired inputs 33 8 4 Inputs Outputs 33 8 4 1 Wired inputs 33 Response type 34 8 4 1 1 Mode 34 8 4 1 2 Sensitivity 34...

Page 5: ...6 8 7 1 Security Encryption key 46 8 7 2 Events 46 8 8 Initial states 47 8 8 1 Skip initial states 47 8 9 Connection channels 47 8 9 1 Ethernet 48 Network parameters 48 8 9 1 1 Servers 49 8 9 1 2 Conn...

Page 6: ...ovides for security of data transmission As a result reception of this transmission is possible with OSM Server monitoring receiver system Programming of receiver is possible o Locally with computer a...

Page 7: ...ransmission speed up to 115200bps Quantity of system events stored in history min 5000 LTE HSPA SMS transmission security AES encryption Status LEDs functions 4 LEDs signal level device state DTMF com...

Page 8: ...s the locks on the rear cover picture below arrows 1 with your fingers and pull out the front cover arrows 2 Figure 1 Opening of the casing EPX400 A20CU WARNING The wiring should be done only when the...

Page 9: ...evice ground common for other input and output ACU Positive terminal of the power supply from the alarm control panel 12 14 VDC IN1 IN9 Signal inputs Possible connection of detectors contacts or alarm...

Page 10: ...ROL PANEL WITH COMMUNICATOR EPX400 A20CU Figure 3 Wired connections of control panel with communicator EPX400 A20CU Legend PGM IN1 Armed Status COM GND Ground COM NC3 Zone C3 Keyswitch Arm RING R1 TIP...

Page 11: ...persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or communicator 3 4 INPUT CONFIGURATION Inputs IN1 IN9 might work as normally closed NC or normally open NO Additi...

Page 12: ...device indicates connection to server Note Connection to server is possible if the device was registered into it Registration procedure has been described in OSM Server Operation Manual e complete rem...

Page 13: ...d and double parametrized are options where you use 1 or 2 resistors to distinguish alarm from sabotage To avoid an excessive cost of use related in particular to false alarms a device possesses a pro...

Page 14: ...evice is IP 192 168 7 7 mask 255 255 255 0 and the following description applies to such settings 6 1 LOGGING IN You must configure the Ethernet interface to which the device is connected you need to...

Page 15: ...15 62 6 2 DESCRIPTION Description item Displays information about the type of device and its serial number 6 3 CONFIGURE GSM Server parameters 6 3 1 In this section we define the server parameters in...

Page 16: ...your provider for this parameter Note Using a private APN increases the security of the system User password 6 3 2 3 In this field you can enter the user password required to connect to the LTE HSPA n...

Page 17: ...ress 6 4 1 1 This is the IP address of the monitoring system receiver OSM Server e g 89 123 115 8 The address can be specified as a domain name of the server e g module gprs com For domain name addres...

Page 18: ...evice in TCP IP or SMS mode The code is factory set to 1111 You should change this code at the first programming the device It may contain up to seven alphanumeric characters 6 5 UPDATE FIMWARE The de...

Page 19: ...EPX400 A20CU Manual Page 19 62 6 6 CONTACT Contact item displays the manufacturer s contact details...

Page 20: ...irst configure the device using the EBS Config 2 0 by entering the pre programmed PIN code to the card and only then insert the SIM card into the device Otherwise the card may be blocked incompatibili...

Page 21: ...side of the program screen To change this and choose EPX400 A20CU go to the New configuration and press DUAL POWER T EPX400XC describe in chapter 7 5 1 New configuration 7 5 1 Opens a new set of param...

Page 22: ...alarm panel by switching it into the programming mode using a dedicated programming device Save as 7 5 3 If you program a number of devices in different configurations you do not need to remember each...

Page 23: ...tion o Status of DC power o The LTE UMTS network signal level o Status of the wired inputs o Status of the wired outputs o Arming mode Read configuration 7 5 5 This function reads the information stor...

Page 24: ...f the app Data downloaded from the device can be stored and used later for other devices Write configuration 7 5 6 This function is similar to the above but it allows you to send settings and configur...

Page 25: ...Connection settings you will be able to read the history remotely via LTE HSPA and locally using Bluetooth SP PROG BT MINI PROG BT and an RS232 port SP PROG SP PROG BT GD PROG After successful readin...

Page 26: ...g factory settings 7 5 9 Use this option to restore default system configuration All data you entered will be deleted and replaced with factory defaults The users and devices added to the communicator...

Page 27: ...h module When connected using a cable it is the same as with SP PROG When using Bluetooth set the same port number both for Configuration port and Information port which will be used for communication...

Page 28: ...stive descriptions of all the programmable parameters which determine the operation of the device 8 1 SUMMARY This tab contains the following information Device model serial number installed modules N...

Page 29: ...otifications RS232 Link control and Phone line An unauthorized attempt to access to this parameters causes error notification Default installer code 2222 Firmware change code 8 2 3 This option protect...

Page 30: ...is function is turned on the Manufacturer recommends the installer s code and service code ATS are changed Server communication parameters lock 8 2 7 After checking that option resetting to default se...

Page 31: ...ase of no transmission for Here define the period of waiting until modem reset after detecting loss of network connection no transmission Device reset Here define the period of waiting until device re...

Page 32: ...led again Memory related events o EVENT_FIFO_FAILURE when queue is damaged o EVENT_FIFO_OVERFLOW when queue is overflowed o EVENT_FIFO_FLUSHED when queue is cleared by remote command FLUSH 0 By defaul...

Page 33: ...rtition is armed after Exit Time see below When arming input is disarmed partition is disarmed Connected wired inputs 8 3 4 Assigning input to partition means that it is monitored only when partition...

Page 34: ...n closed EOL and DEOL single end of line resistor and double end of line resistor differ with 1 or 2 resistors allowing distinguishing alarm from sabotage Electric diagrams for all configuration types...

Page 35: ...ditions When mobile network watchdog activation of the output when connector has registered loss of cellular network When mobile data watchdog activation of the output when connector has registered lo...

Page 36: ...vents for which you can define the behavior of the output Note Do not use the basic configuration of outputs 1 and the Advanced outputs control at the same time In particular the basic configuration o...

Page 37: ...cursor in the line with a number and click Delete button to delete a number from the table The option Delete all will clean the whole table NOTE Authorisation of an incoming text message involves maki...

Page 38: ...nter in this field you can define the period for resetting the counter of sent text messages from 5 minutes to 3 days The following types of information may be subjected to limitations depending on th...

Page 39: ...recipient NOTE The user takes responsibility for the proper administration of numbers so that no loop could create in text messaging Text message notifications 8 4 4 In this section you can define up...

Page 40: ...is to be sent to the user as a reply to command regarding status checking 8 5 RS232 In order to provide additional capabilities for sending information EPX400 A20CU communicator is equipped with seria...

Page 41: ...state using EBS Config 2 0 Buffer flushing 8 5 2 Data received from connected device are stored in communicator buffer Buffer capacity is 511 bytes Define criteria that meeting shall mean data transm...

Page 42: ...5 3 4 If the device connected to communicator port generates periodical connection tests these tests may be under control To provide for that after this option activation enter text message and define...

Page 43: ...operator of monitoring system received information on access to an external telephone line Choice of this option will result in voltage drop on telephone line longer that defined minimal time of decay...

Page 44: ...volatile memory If you select Enable non volatile control panel messages FIFO o The message received from the control panel and the time of message reception are stored in non volatile memory and next...

Page 45: ...otocol 8 6 1 3 Select protocol of data transmission used by an alarm control panel and that is acceptable for monitoring station Available options ContactID and SIA Note 1 For all protocols you may us...

Page 46: ...ngs Events 8 7 2 In this section you can define the signals generated by the device to be transferred to a monitoring station by every device added These are the following pieces of information On Off...

Page 47: ...ower connection Information on inputs will be sent to server after the first change from inactive to active status 8 9 CONNECTION CHANNELS To Select the communication connection channels click and sel...

Page 48: ...r complete with TCP IP configuration parameters default gateway subnet mask and DNS servers addresses With a static IP the installation technician must complete the following fields Address IP address...

Page 49: ...ined in this field elapses the device will perform another attempt Number of connection attempts with server before switching to backup server In this field enter the number of attempts with time inte...

Page 50: ...device will complete the procedure of connecting to the secondary server and if that fails it will attempt connecting to the primary server Communication stability 8 9 1 4 Ethernet watchdog 8 9 1 4 1...

Page 51: ...eiver OSM Server or a computer which has the Communication Server software installed e g 89 123 115 8 The address can be specified as a domain name of the server Server port Specifies the server port...

Page 52: ...erform another attempt Number of connection attempts with server before switching to backup server In this field enter the number of attempts with time interval set parameter above the device will try...

Page 53: ...imary server Connection stability 8 9 2 3 Mobile data watchdog 8 9 2 3 1 This option enables automatic reaction of the communicators after it has registered loss of mobile transmission Two additional...

Page 54: ...this field empty or entering only one digit including 0 the device will never switch to Text message mode Test events period 8 10 2 Define here the period for sending the Test signal to inform the mon...

Page 55: ...e specifies requested output state 0 switched off 1 switched on Examples OUT 1 0 switches off output OUT1 OUT 3 1 switches on output OUT3 CMD timeout command Issues AT command to modem and sends respo...

Page 56: ...ts will be sent to this number Clears the phone number NOTE The Communicator will not go into SMS mode SMSPERIOD time Defines in minutes time between SMS test messages sending to the server RLIMIT Rem...

Page 57: ...not enough Notes 1 If Communication parameters lock option is enabled see chapter 8 2 7 remote commands such as APN PORT SERVER etc will be rejected by the device 2 DESC CMD GETSTATUS GETPARAM GETCFG...

Page 58: ...o LTE UMTS 10 2 LTE UMTS RANGE Flickering of a green diode indicates LTE UMTS signal 1 8 flickers Device operation mode is signalled with a green diode on during 2 seconds once the range was detected...

Page 59: ...Diodes Green Red LTE HSPA Transmission SMS Transmission 10 4 RECEIVING OF DTMF DATA STATUS LED blue and DTMF LED yellow indicate actual condition during receiving data from a control panel Dioda LED...

Page 60: ...ected service cable 10 6 FIRMWARE UPDATING During programming bootloader operating is indicated If error follows during updating there is bootloader in device and another programming of device is poss...

Page 61: ...s this with ERROR LED red and OK LED green LED diode Signalling OK Green ERROR Red 10 8 SYSTEM ERROR Errors may occur during device operation An error is indicated by a permanent lighting of red LED I...

Page 62: ...EPX400 A20CU Manual Page 62 62 CHANGELOG 11 Date Version Description 29 03 2021 v1 0 First version of the manual 06 04 2021 v1 1 Linguistic corrections...

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