xControl LCD Hardware Manual
July 7, 2017
Version 2.0.0.0
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To connect a cable with an RJ-45 plug at each end (xControl LCD to xControl
LCD)
Use the table below to correctly connect the wires inside the cable to the plugs.
Wire
RJ-45 plug 1
pins
RJ-45 plug 2
pins
Orange/white (data +)
1
1
Orange (data -)
2
2
Green/white (ground)
3
3
Blue (power)
4
4
Blue/white (power ground)
5
5
To connect a cable with an RJ-45 plug at one end and a DB-9 connector at the
other end (xControl LCD to NION)
Use the table below to correctly connect the wires inside the cable to the plugs.
Wire
RJ-45 plug pins DB-9 pins
Orange/white (data +)
1
1
Orange (data -)
2
2
Green/white (ground)
3
5
Blue (power)
4
4
Blue/white (power ground)
5
5
Installation steps
1.
Ensure that the NION supplying power via the EIA-485 cable is switched off.
2.
Plug the EIA-485 cable into one of the RJ-45 ports at the rear of the xControl LCD.
3.
If the xControl LCD will be daisy-chained to another unit (or to a power injector), plug the
second EIA-485 cable (leading to the next unit) into the other RJ-45 port at the rear of the
xControl LCD.
4.
Set the position of the
EIA-485 termination switch
to specify uni-directional or
bi-directional control.
Normally, an xControl LCD is used to control devices in an NWare project, but the unit
also supports bi-directional control, where the NWare xControl LCD device can be used to
control the physical xControl LCD device.
