V. Wiring
A. Wiring Controller
Wiring PixiePro to Control a Single Device
Attention! Remove power from the IR emitter
before wiring to PixiePro.
DoNOTattemptto
connectthewirestothePixieProwhileitispow-
ered. Doingsomaydamagetheunit.
Connectthethree-conductorcabletothecaptive-
screwconnectoronthebackofthePixiePro.Be
surethatthewiresagreewiththeconnectionson
thecableassemblyblockend(diagrambelow).
Note
:Theoutputpositionlabeled
RS232TX
and
thefemaleRJ45portonthePixieProarefor
futureusewithotherSPControlshardware.
Wiring PixiePro to Control Multiple Devices
ThePixieProshipswithjustoneIRemitter;each
additionaldevicethatthePixieProcontrolswill
requireanadditionalIRemitter(notincluded,part
no.
PXE-EMIT
).
Note
:ThePixiePromaybeusedtodriveamaximumofsixIRemitterswithasinglepowersupply.
Todrivemorethansix,additionalpowersuppliesmustbeordered(partno.
PXE-DCM-PS
).
AllthreewiresofthePixieProoutputmustbewiredinparalleltoeachemitterthatwillcontrola
device.ThecableassemblyblocksmaybewiredinastarpatternoutfromthebackofthePixiePro,
ordaisy-chainedfromoneassemblyblocktothenext,usewhichevermethodrequirestheleasttotal
linelength.
Foradiagramofdaisy-chainedwiringbetweentwoIRemitters,see
Figure 9
onpage8.
B. Wiring IR Emitter
Wiring IR Emitter to Control a Single Device
WiretheemitterblocktothePixieProusingthree-conductorwire
(notincluded).SPControlsrecommendsusing18-or20-gauge
wire.Standardaudiocablewillwork(e.g.,Belden™8451
or9451).
1. Wire Cable Assembly.
Connectthethree-conductorcabletothe
screwdownpostsinthecableassemblyblock.Thethreepositions
onthecableassemblyblockarel6V,GND,andIR.Match
theconductorstothecorrespondingpositionsonthecaptivescrew
connectoronthebackofthePixiePro.
IR
+6
GND
RS232
TX
IR
+6
GND
RS232
TX
3-conductor
toPixiePro
IRbudtoIR
Receiver
Window
Connect
6VDC
7
Figure 7:
IRemitter
Figure 6:
Wiringthecontroller