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4.5 Cordex HP Controller
The Cordex™ HP (CXC HP) controller provides centralized setup, control and monitoring of power systems. This
ranges from simple monitoring and threshold alarms for temperature, voltage and current, to advanced battery
charging and diagnostic features.
The controller supports dual Ethernet ports and a 4.3” LCD screen to allow simultaneous network, LCD and local
laptop access to the controller including both web and SNMP interfaces.
The controller supports to dual CAN ports to allow up to 256 power and/or ADIO modules to be controlled and
monitored. The controller uses external analog and digital input and output (ADIO) peripherals to monitor electrical
signals (current, voltage, temperature) and generate electrical signals through relays.
Figure 22 — Cordex CXC HP Controller
4.5.1 Controller Features
The controller has the following features:
• Front touchscreen: full color LCD touchscreen display, to access controls and menu items by using fingertip
touch or a stylus.
• Home button: provides the ability to go directly back to the home screen from any menu.
• Front panel reset: for emergency use only to restart the controller if the unit touch screen or home button are not
responding.
• Front panel LEDs: for alarms, progress and status indication.
• Audio speaker: built-in audio tones during active alarms, and can be disabled if required.
• Ethernet: dual ports 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection on both the front and rear of the controller for remote or
local communication.
• USB: dual ports, on each on the front and rear of the controller for upgrades and file management via a standard
USB flash drive.
• CAN: dual independent CAN bus ports for
communication with the Alpha Cordex™
and AMPS family of products, which al-
lows for a greater number of devices.
• Real-time clock with field replaceable
lithium battery: allows for timestamps on
alarms and events.
• System fail alarm/relay: which activates
when there is a major internal failure. Dur-
ing such a condition the unit attempts to
reset.
Figure 23 — LCD Color Touchscreen Display