i
FlexHardware Manual
I
vie Technologies, Inc.
Rear Panel
The rear panel of the iFlex houses a power plug, programmable relay, 24 Vdc output to
drive an external relay, USB port with associated push button, Ethernet port, 12 logic
ports (RJ-45) and 24 I/O ports (channel inputs and outputs). Figure 2 below details
these ports and plugs:
Figure 2
Rear Panel USB Port
The rear panel USB Port (see Figure 2, page 3) is a dedicated function port and is
intended for use with a USB memory stick. The push button above the USB port and the
indicator LED’s facillitate downloading the iFlex’s setup file to a memory stick, or
uploading a setup file from a memory stick to an iFlex. Inserting a memory stick into the
USB port and pushing the pushbotton will cause setup files to be downloaded from the
iFlex to the memory stick. Inserting a memory stick into the USB port and holding the
push button down will upload a setup file from the memory stick to the iFlex. The LED’s
give visual indication of the successful downloading or uploading of setup files.
Rear Panel Ethernet Port
The rear panel Ethernet Port (see Figure 2), allows connections to the iFlex mixer via
Ethernet. If connected to a router, the iFlex unit will receive an IP address and subnet
settings from the DHCP server at the time of connection. If the connection is directly
from the PC to the iFlex mixer, the mixer will reconfigure it’s IP address and subnet
settings to work with those currently in the PC.
Channel Input and
Output modules (1
per channel).
Programmable Power
Plug.
Relay.
Push button used for saving
or up-loading setup files
to/from USB memory
USB port.
Output ports.
24 Vdc power out-
put for driving an
external relay.
Logic ports.
EtherNet port.
USB Memory Stick.
