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ELV8e Installation Manual 

8-Channel Ethernet Controlled ELV Relay 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

The ELV8e is a simple 8-channel ELV (Extra Low Voltage) relay, 

controlled via Ethernet 

 
 

 

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Страница 1: ...ELV8e Installation Manual 8 Channel Ethernet Controlled ELV Relay The ELV8e is a simple 8 channel ELV Extra Low Voltage relay controlled via Ethernet whitecreations com au ...

Страница 2: ...ause damage to any property or injury to any persons Do Not Open Device No User Serviceable Parts inside Opening the device for any reason will void any warranties For technical support or product faults please contact whitecreations com au techsupport This manual is subject to change without notice the latest version is available at whitecreations com au manuals White Creations ELV Relay Range EL...

Страница 3: ...tion 6 Ethernet Configuration 8 TCP IP Connections 14 TCP IP Protocol 14 Remote Control and Port Forwarding 16 Contact White Creations General Enquiry whitecreations com au enquiry Technical Support whitecreations com au techsupport Place an order whitecreations com au order Product Manuals whitecreations com au manuals ...

Страница 4: ...lly Open terminals for each relay For Programmers Easy ASCII string to control relays Simple No Frills control discretely set each relay ON or OFF Easily configure Ethernet models by connecting to it through a web browser For Everyone Well priced Very reliable Great Australian support Please note Units are not shipped with 12V Power Supply Multiple units can operate from a single 12V power supply ...

Страница 5: ...LEDs Indicate the current status of each relay channel Relay Contact Terminals Dry contact relay output terminals normally open connection for each relay rated at 30V AC or DC 3A Relay channels 8 Relay terminals 8x Normally Open Contacts Control Ethernet TCP IP Default IP Address 192 168 1 222 Default port 10001 Max Ambient Temp 40 C Relay output rating 30V 3A Operating Voltage 12V DC Operating Cu...

Страница 6: ...to Normal Mode Boot Up to Normal Mode Simply power up without the test button pushed The ELV8e will also return to Normal Mode after 2 minutes of inactivity in Test Mode Using Normal Mode While in normal mode all Ethernet commands are processed and the Test Button is ignored The Power LED will be on solid with a quick blink off when it receives a command Boot Up to Test Mode 1 De power ELV8e 2 Pre...

Страница 7: ...ay channels A long press while controlling channel 8 will return control to channel 1 where the cycle repeats The ELV8e will automatically exit Test Mode after 2 minutes of Test Button inactivity While in Test Mode Ethernet commands are ignored To exit Test Mode power cycle the ELV8e without the Test Button pushed or wait 2 minutes Quick Reference Table Normal and Test Modes Normal Mode Test Mode ...

Страница 8: ...If your PC network is not in that range you will first have to connect via Direct Connect and change the IP configuration of the ELV8e to be in the range of your network Method 2 Connect via Direct Connect You can directly connect by plugging the ELV8e directly to your PC with a crossover Ethernet cable You will need to assign a static IP address to your computer in the 192 168 1 xxx range and the...

Страница 9: ...n connect to it this way 3 Check that there is no network device present at 192 168 1 222 a Click Start type cmd and hit enter b In the command prompt type ping 192 168 1 222 and hit enter c The response will tell you if this IP address is in use if the response is Reply from 192 168 1 222 then there is a device at that IP address if the response is Request timed out or Reply from other IP address...

Страница 10: ...PC s a straight through cable may also work 3 Set your PC s IP address to static and give it an IP address Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center 4 You can now connect to the ELV8e You can configure settings by typing its IP address into a web browser see Configuring The ELV8e or you can start controlling relay channels by connecting to it with a terminal program and sending it contr...

Страница 11: ...wser address bar default IP address is 192 168 1 222 When prompted enter the user name admin and the password and click Log In the default password is blank You now have the ELV8e web configuration page which appears like this The Ethernet processor of the ELV8e is the Lantronix XPort chipset hence their branding on the web page The home page shows an overview of the current network settings while...

Страница 12: ...hit OK at the bottom of the page then Apply Settings to save and reboot This will disconnect any current TCP IP connections Apply Defaults Sets all settings back to factory defaults except IP Address which changes to DHCP Common Configuration Settings The most common way to use the ELV8e is as a TCP server which means it continually waits for an incoming connection A TCP client will then connect t...

Страница 13: ...Configuration Enhanced Password When enabled you can create a password up to 16 characters in length when disabled you will be limited to 4 characters Telnet Web Manager Password This is the ELV8e configuration web page access password Choose a password you will not forget as there is no external reset the only way to factory default the ELV8e without the web manager password is to send it back to...

Страница 14: ...al program eg Realterm Default Network Settings IP Address 192 168 1 222 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS Server 192 168 1 1 Control Port 10001 Web Port 80 TCP IP Protocol You may send a 5 byte TCP IP string to the ELV8e to turn on or off the relay channels There must be an 80ms or greater delay between command strings The command sting consists of 5 ASCII characters and i...

Страница 15: ...ay Channels On RCan CR All Relay Channels Off RCaf CR Get Status Of All Relay Channels RCgs CR Response from the ELV8e Once a valid command string has been received by the ELV8e it will respond indicating which channel was last set If the device does not recognize a string it may return the string Invalid command Examples To turn on relay channel 1 of the ELV8e send the string RC1n CR The ELV8e wi...

Страница 16: ...nd 10001 are the default ports used by the ELV8e If you can t communicate on these ports the installer may have changed them For domestic applications most decent internet routers will allow port forwarding but you may need to set up a dyndns or similar account to keep track of your external IP address This manual does not go into specific details as each router is different You should google your...

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