Figure 5: VESA Mounting Holes
Cabling
Depending on whether you have a SideBox or
SideBoxNet, the cabling of your enclosure will be
different.
SideBox Cabling
Each SideBox enclosure has connectors for primary
(PS1), and secondary (PS2) power supply, and two
RJ-45 communications ports (PREV and NEXT).
Figure 6: Cable Connections
Note:
A maximum of 14 SideBox enclosures can be daisy-
chained together off of a single External Link Port on Acuity
™
.
A maximum of 8 SideBox enclosures can be daisy-chained
together on Carbonite.
To Cable SideBox with Acuity
™
CAUTION:
Always connect the 12V DC Power
Supply to the SideBox before connecting the AC
mains power. Connecting the power supply to the
AC mains power before connecting to the SideBox
could damage the SideBox.
1.
Connect and secure one end of the Control Cable
to the External Link port 2, 3, or 4 or another
external module already connected to the control
panel.
2.
Connect and secure the other end of the Control
Cable to the PREV port on the SideBox.
3.
Connect and secure one 12V DC Power Supply to
the PS1 connector on the back of the SideBox.
To Cable SideBox with Carbonite
CAUTION:
Always connect the 12V DC Power
Supply to the SideBox before connecting the AC
mains power. Connecting the power supply to the
AC mains power before connecting to the SideBox
could damage the SideBox.
Carbonite and Carbonite Black can only support a
single SideBox at a time.
1.
Connect and secure one end of the Control Cable
to the port on the back of the control panel, or
CarboNET.
•
Carbonite Black
— PMC Link port
•
CarboNET
— PMC Link port
•
Carbonite
— EXT LINK port
Note:
Only 1 PMC Link port on the Carbonite Black or
CarboNET can be used at a time.
2.
Connect and secure the other end of the Control
Cable to the PREV port on the SideBox.
3.
Connect and secure one 12V DC Power Supply to
the PS1 connector on the back of the SideBox.
SideBoxNet Cabling
The SideBoxNet connects to the switcher over a
standard ethernet connection.
RESET
ETHERNET
1
2
PMC link
PS1
PS2 MODE
1 2 3 4
DIP
Switches
Network
Memory Card
PMC
Status LED
and Reset
Power
CAUTION:
Always connect the 12V DC Power
Supply to the SideBoxNet before connecting the
AC mains power. Connecting the power supply
to the AC mains power before connecting to the
SideBoxNet could damage the SideBoxNet.
Note:
The
ETHERNET 2
port is not available at this time. You
must use
ETHENET 1
to connect to the switcher.
Note:
The ethernet cable to the switcher must be CAT5e, or
higher, Shielded Twisted Pair to a maximum of 200m.
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