VBrick 7000 Series, Getting Started Manual

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VBrick 7000 Series Reference
VBrick H.264 Appliance Getting Started Guide 65
Ethernet Port
The Ethernet port is used to connect the appliance to your network. It uses a standard 10/
100/1000 cable.
USB
Not functional. Reserved for future use.
Power
The power entry interface supplies 12VDC to the appliance from an external 110/220 VAC
power source.
External Event Triggering
The VB 7000 event triggering feature lets you use an external switch to control the function
of the VBrick. This section provides some examples of how to use this feature. In all the
examples, a high event is triggered when the switch is closed and a low event is triggered
when the switch is opened. The event trigger inputs on the VBrick recognize a
high voltage
anywhere above +8 volts DC with an upper limit of +12 volts. A low voltage is anything at or
below 0 volts DC with a lower limit of -12 volts. The event can also be configured to run a
script on Pin 7 or Pin 8 depending on how the connection is configured. See "Advanced
Configurations > Event Triggering" in the
H.264 Appliance Admin Guide for configuration
details; see RS-232/422/485 COM Port Pinouts for pinout details.
Example 1
Connect an external power supply (+8V to +12V) and a switch directly to the ground pin and
an event pin of the COM port on the VBrick.
6 RD(-)
7 N/C
8 RD(+)
Note You cannot execute a script using an event trigger if VBAdmin is currently running
in
Edit
mode. If you run a script directly from VBAdmin, it automatically exits
Edit
mode and terminates the active editing session.
Pin Description