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    instruction manual Custom P anel Interfaces AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Input Interface Board[...]

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    AMX Limited W arranty and Disc laimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) years from the date of purchase from AMX Corporation, with the following e xceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control Pane ls are warranted for three (3) years, ex cept for the display a[...]

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    T able of Contents i AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board T able of Contents Product Information ........ ................ ................. ................ .............. .............. ............ 1 Specifications ................................................... .......................................... .................... ... 1 Di[...]

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    ii AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Bo ard T able of Contents[...]

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    Product Information 1 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board Pr oduct Inf ormation The AMX Eight-Channel Analog I nput Interface Board (AXP-AI8) is a 10-bit analog-to-digital interface board used to inte grate remote analog sour ces, such as joysticks or potentiometers (PO Ts), with AMX Axcess systems. Specifications T o create a wiring diagr[...]

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    Product Information 2 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Bo ard Dimensions and Descriptions FIG. 2 shows the dimensions of the AXP-A I8: FIG. 2 AXP-AI8 dimensions Item Inch mm Item Description A 0.20 5.10 G 20-Pin Header - .025 inch (6 mm) squar e pins, .1 inch (2.4 mm) typical spacing. B 3.50 88.90 H .125 inch (3.2 mm) mounting holes for #4-40[...]

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    Installation 3 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board Installation Configuring Switches Setting the De vice DI P Switch Use the eight-position device DIP switch to set the AX P-AI8 as an AXlink device. It can be one of 255 de vices in an Axcess system. The device number must match the assignment of the device in the Axcess program. Set the de[...]

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    Installation 4 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Bo ard Wiring FIG. 4 sho ws typical joystick wiring: 20-Pin Header The following table lists the pinouts for the 20-pin header: AXlink T o install the AXlink data/power b us wiring: 1. Strip .25 inch off the wire insulation for all four wire s. If the wire is 20 A WG or less, fold the exposed wi[...]

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    Installation 5 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board Configuring the AXP-AI8 1. Set the device number . 2. T urn off an y unused inputs. 3. Create a wiring diagram using the AXP -AI8 System W o rksheet on page 7. 4. Connect the ribbon cable or the PC board to 20-pin header . 5. Connect the AXP-AI8 to the AXlink data/po wer bus. 6. Check the [...]

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    Installation 6 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Bo ard Pr ogramming This section cov ers programming information and e x amples for the AXP-AI8 Analog Interface Board. Levels Send_Com mands Inputs are controlled as Channels 1 throu gh 8. Sample Application This is an example of Axcess programming that i s required before using an AXP-AI8. Exa[...]

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    Installation 7 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board (* ORPHAN_FILE_PLATFORM: 1 *) (***********************************************************) (*!!FILE REVISION: Rev 0 *) (* REVISION DATE: 04/24/2001 *) (* *) (* COMMENTS: *) (* *) (***********************************************************) (*}}PS_SOURCE_INFO *) (*************************[...]

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    Installation 8 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Bo ard CREATE_LEVEL AI8,2,IN2 (* INPUT WITH A VARIABLE NAME *) CREATE_LEVEL AI8,3,IN3 (* IN WHICH TO STORE THE INPUT *) CREATE_LEVEL AI8,4,IN4 (* ANALOG VALUE (LEVEL) *) CREATE_LEVEL AI8,5,IN5 CREATE_LEVEL AI8,6,IN6 CREATE_LEVEL AI8,7,IN7 CREATE_LEVEL AI8,8,IN8 (* CREATE_LEVEL AI8,1,IN1[1] (* HE[...]

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    System W orksheet 9 AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board System W orksheet Dealer ID #: _______________________________________ Dealer: _______________ _________________________ Job: __________________________________________ ____ Description: _______________ _________________________ Date: _____________________________________________ PO#:[...]

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    AMX reserves the right to alter specif ications with out noti ce at an y time. brussels • dallas • los ang eles • mexico city • philad elphia • shanghai • singapor e • tampa • toronto* • yo rk 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993 038[...]