Installation Manual
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CIAS Elettronica S.r.l.
20MACIE0186 Ed. S001
SIOUX LIGHT
3.2 Sioux-CU
Sioux-CU performs the control unit function within the system.
It collects the electrical signals (in digital form) from the sensors, analyses them by means of
sophisticate Fuzzy Logic rules and, if alarm events are detected, sends them to external control
systems. In addition, Sioux-CU store all the events and associated signal values in an historical
and in a monitor file. It has an internal clock for date and time with a resolution of 1 second.
Sioux-CU can be powered from 13.8V standard power supply.
Sioux-CU comprises two boards:
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A core board with the microprocessor and the memory,
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An interface board containing all the peripherals: Ethernet, USB device and host, 3 RS485
serial lines, an expander with 4 balanced lines, an audio interface
N.B:
Connectors
USB HOST, EXTERNAL BOARD CONNECTOR
and
AUDIO
are actually not active.