Raritan PMC-1000, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Connecting External Equipment (Optional)
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When connecting a DPX2 sensor package containing one DPX2
sensor:
A maximum of eleven DPX3 sensor packages can be cascaded
because 12-1=11.
DX or DX2 Sensor Packages
DX2 sensor packages, which WILL be released one by one in 2018, are
functionally similar to DX or DPX3 sensor packages. Description in
this section applies to all DX and DX2 sensor packages unless
otherwise specified.
Most DX sensor packages contain terminals for connecting detectors or
actuators. For information on connecting actuators or detectors to DX
terminals, refer to the Environmental Sensors and Actuators Guide (or
Online Help) on Raritan website's
Support page
(
http://www.raritan.com/support/
).
You can cascade up to 12 DX sensor packages.
When cascading DX, remember that the BCM2 only supports a maximum
of 32 sensors and/or actuators.
If there are more than 32 sensors and/or actuators connected, every
sensor and/or actuator after the 32nd one is NOT managed by the BCM2.
For example, if you cascade 12 DX packages, and each package contains
3 functions (a function is a sensor or actuator), the BCM2 does NOT
manage the last 4 functions because the total 36 (12*3=36) exceeds 32 by
4.
Tip: To manage the last 4 functions, you can release 4 "managed"
sensors or actuators, and then manually bring the last 4 functions into
management. See
Peripherals
(on page 115).