PowerCage Front Panel Port, Control, and Indicators
For full details on the mounting, setup, and operation of the PowerCage 1600 enclosure
refer to the
PowerCage 1600 Enclosure User Guide
, online at
The following features are on the front panel of the PowerCage enclosure.
PowerCage 1600
COMM
1
POWER
ALARM
2
3
14
15
16
1
PSU
2
PSU
1
FAN
2
FAN
COMM
SELECT
CONFIG
TEMP
8
9
10
11
7
6
Figure 6.
PowerCage Front Panel
f
Comm LED (Slots 1-16) —
This LED lights to indicate that the board at this location is
selected for connection to the Configuration port (item
j
). Repeatedly press the Comm
Select button (item
i
) to select the desired slot and installed board.
NOTE:
The front panel Comm feature
DOES NOT
work with these MTP boards.
g
Power LED (Slots 1-16, PSUs 1 and 2, Fans 1 and 2) —
This LED lights to indicate that
power is applied to the board at any of the slots.
h
Alarm LED (16 locations) —
For use with fiber optic boards only, where installed. This LED
lights to indicate that light is received on the fiber optic board Rx connector at this location.
i
Comm Select button —
Repeatedly press this button to select the desired board for
connection to the Configuration port. The Comm LED (item
f
) for the selected board lights.
j
Configuration port —
Connect this 2.5 mm mini stereo jack with a PC for communication
with installed boards (other than MTP boards). Use the
optional Extron
9-pin D to 2.5 mm
mini jack TRS RS-232 cable, part #
70-335-01
, for this connection.
NOTE:
The configuration port
DOES NOT
work with these MTP boards.
6 feet
(1.8 m)
Part #70-335-01
5
1
9
6
Sleeve (Gnd)
Ring
Tip
9-pin D
Connection
TRS Plug
Pin 2 Computer's RX line
Tip
Pin 3 Computer's TX line Ring
Pin 5 Computer's signal ground Sleeve
Figure 7.
9-pin TRS RS-232 Cable 70-335-01
This port is RS-232 only with the following protocols:
9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits,
1 stop bit, no flow control
NOTE:
Configuration port protocols are not applicable for these MTP boards.
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