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Remote (Controlled) Address:
The controlling
RC-4A
uses this address to send commands across the network
to the controlled
RC-4A
. If both
RC-4A
’s are on the same LAN, enter the IP address displayed by the
RC-4A
Discoverer for the controlled
RC-4A
(see
RC-4A
product manual Installation B. Setting Up the
RC-4A
on the
Network 1. Dynamic IP address). Note that the IP address of the controlled unit and not its host name should be
used here. If the
RC-4A
’s are to be connected to the internet, contact your network administrator or internet
service provider for this address.
Port:
The port number shown on the Network Settings page of the controlled unit should be entered here.
User Name:
This is the admin user name of the controlled
RC-4A
.
Password:
This is the admin password for the controlled
RC-4A
.
Edge Trigger vs State Trigger:
When remote interaction is edge triggered, each time an input transitions from
open to closed or from closed to open a user-programmed relay command is sent once. The response by the
controlled relay is nearly immediate following a short debounce unless the units are connected to the internet,
in which case normal internet latency of 200 to 300 ms should be expected. The selected relay may be toggled,
turned on or off, or a timed closure can be activated.
With state triggering, the inputs are polled every ten seconds and the corresponding programmed commands are
sent, repeating every ten seconds. Since the commands are resent every 10 seconds, relay toggling and timed
closures are not permitted.
Action Programming Grid:
The lower part of the Remote page is a programming grid with inputs shown on the
lines and relays in the columns. Clicking on a button selects which relay is to be controlled by a given input. For
each input the controlling
RC-4A
can be programmed to send a command to the controlled
RC-4A
to take one of
four actions on the selected relay when the controlling input is open, and one of the same four actions when it is
closed. The four actions are: toggle the relay, turn the relay on, turn the relay off, and timed relay closure. The
toggle and timed relay actions are not available when state trigger is selected because of the nature of the state
trigger input-checking process.
Note:
If the User Name and Password fields are empty when you click on Save Settings your settings will not be
saved.
Action Programming Examples:
On the Remote page diagram, note that Relay 1 has been selected for Input 1. When Input 1 opens, the
controlling
RC-4A
sends a message to the controlled
RC-4A
to turn Relay 1 off. When Input 1 closes, Relay
1 on the controlled
RC-4A
is turned on.
Input 2 is associated with Relay 2. If the input goes from closed to open, nothing happens. If the input
goes from open to closed, Relay 2 on the controlled
RC-4A
is turned on.
Input 3 is also associated with Relay 2. If Input 3 goes from closed to open, nothing happens. If the input
goes from open to closed, Relay 2 on the controlled
RC-4A
is turned off.
Input 4 has Relay 4 selected. Nothing happens when Input 4 goes from closed to open, but when it goes
from open to closed the controlling
RC-4A
sends a message to the controlled
RC-4A
to turn on Relay 4 for
30 seconds.
