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    B L A C K B O X ® C o n n e c t a d d i t i o n a l i n t e l l i g e n t s e n s o rs t o t h e Ser vSen so r V 4 E. ServSensor EXP 8 March 201 0 E M E1X 8 Ord er toll-fre e in the U.S . : C all 877-8 77-B BOX (ou t sid e U.S . call 724 - 746 -550 0 ) • FREE tech nic al sup por t 24 hour s a day, 7 days a we ek : C all 724 -7 4 6 -550 0 or fax [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 W e ‘ r e h er e t o h e l p! If y ou h a v e an y qu es ti o n s a bo ut y ou r a p p l i ca ti o n or o ur p rod ucts, co ntact Bl ack Bo x T ech S upport at 7 2 4 -74 6 - 5 5 0 0 or go t o blackbox.c om and c lic k on “T a lk t o Bla c k B[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 3 FC C and IC RFI S tat ements Feder al Co mmun icatio ns Comm issio n and Industry C anad a Rad io F requenc y Interferenc e S tatements This e quipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio -frequency energy , and if not installed and use d properly , that is, in s[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 Instrucc iones de Seguri dad ( Normas Ofici ales Mexican as E lec tr ical Sa fet y Statemen t ) 1 . T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deb erán ser leídas antes de que el aparat o el éc trico s ea o perado. 2 . Las instruccione[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 5 T able of Co ntent s T able of C ont ents 1 . Spe cific ations ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Over view ....[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 1 . S pe cifications Components : Manufactured using highly integr ated , low-p ower sur face-m ount technology to ensure long-term reliabi lity Data T ransf er Rate : 1 1 5.2 kbps Exp andability / Ex pansion mo dules : Daisychain multiple ex pan[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 7 Chapte r 2 : O ver v iew 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion Use the Ser v Sensor E X P8 ( EME 1 X8 ) e xpansion m odule to ex tend the Ser v Sensor V4E ( EME 1 34 A) c apabilities by connecting addi - ti on al i n t el lig en t sen sors. 2.2 W hat ’ s Inc luded Y o[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 2.3 Hardw are Descr ipti on 2.3. 1 Fr ont P anel Figure 2 - 1 shows the S er v Sensor E XP 8 ’ s fron t panel, a nd T able 2- 1 d escribes it s components. 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 - 1 . Front panel. T able 2- 1 . Front panel components. Numb er Compo [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 9 Chapte r 2 : O ver v iew 2.3. 2 Back P anel Figure 2 - 2 show s the Ser v Sensor E X P 8’s back panel, and T able 2 - 3 d escribes it s components. 5 6 Figure 2 - 2. Back panel. T able 2- 3. Back panel components. Numb er Compo nent Des cription 5 (8) R J - 4 5 po[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 3. In sta l la ti on 3. 1 Connectin g to t he Base U nit T o connect the S er v Sensor E XP 8 to the Ser vSensor V4E, follow the s teps listed below . 1 . C o nnect the c able to your chosen p or t on the Ser v Sensor . Se e Figure 3 - 1 . F i [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 1 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion Figure 3 - 4 . Daisychained configuration. 3.2 Set ting up a Sensor (Standa rd Co nfi gurat ion) This s ec tion des cribes the basic setup of a s ensor in a s tandard configura tion. It focuses on the temperature sensor; however , this[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 4. C lic k on th e t em per at ur e se n so r’ s na me (in dica ted in pr ev io us sc re en ). The Sen sors pa ge app ea rs. Figure 3- 7 . Sensor Set tings pag e. NOT E : Y ou can also access this page by clicking on the “Sensors ” tab at[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 3 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion Figure 3- 9. C lick on the s ensor icon. 7 . The page shown in Figure 3 - 10 appears. Figure 3- 1 0. S ensor S ettings page for T emperatur e Sensor on Por t 1 . A s with the Ser vSensor V4E, the procedure for changi ng s ensor values [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 3. 3 Sett in g u p a Se ns or ( Da isy ch a i ned C on fi gu ra ti on) This s ec tion des cribes the basic setup of a s ensor in a daisychained configura tion. It focuses on the temperature sensor; however , this basic setup process applies to [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com P age 1 5 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 3. When the unit is connected, the LEDs will enter the boot-up sequence indicatin g that the ex pansion module ( EME 1X 8 ) is commu nicating with your Ser v Sensor V4E ( EME 1 34 A) . 4. Plug a sensor int o one of the R J - 45 “ int[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 Figure 3- 1 5. Sensor Set tings pag e. 7 . Cl ick on any avail able sensor . The set tings for that par ticular s ensor will app ear as shown in Figure 3- 1 6. Figure 3- 1 6. T emp eratu re sensor s ettings icon.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 3 : Ins tal lat ion 8. After you click on the chosen s ensor por t, the screen shown in FI gure 3 - 1 7 w ill appear . Figure 3- 1 7 . Sensor S ettings page for T emperatu re S ensor on Por t 1 .[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 4. N ot if ica ti on s Set up a notification to define what to do when the sensor gives a reading beyond your previously set thresholds. T his allows you to determine how you w ill be notified that a sensor's reading has reached the specif[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com P age 1 9 Cha pter 4 : Not if icat ions 4. The notification wizard page (s ee Figure 4 - 2) is displayed. Figure 4 -2 . N otification W izard pag e. NOT E : We w ill now show a sample notification. T o learn what the other t yp es of notifications do, refer to the se parat [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 20 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 Figure 4 -3 . SNM P T rap s creen. 5. Fill in the follo wing information: • Ent er a name for the SNM P notification. • E n t er the IP add ress of the SNMP t r ap . • Ent er the community name of the SNM P trap. 6. C lic k the “ Add T r[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com P age 2 1 Cha pter 4 : Not if icat ions 9 . C li ck on “ Next” an d the f oll o wi ng scr een s wil l appe a r . On t he se sc ree n s yo u can se lect th e pa ram ete rs for whe n to se nd th e SNM P trap notification. 1 0. Selec t the e xpansion b oard and then the s [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Ser v Sensor E XP 8 1 2. Once we have created the parameters for the SN M P trap , we n eed to mak e it a ctive. T o do this, go back to the “Notification ” tab. It should look lik e the screen shown in Figure 4 - 7 . Figure 4 - 7 . Notification tab. 1 3 . Sel [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x.com Pa ge 23 Cha pter 4 : Not if icat ions Figure 4 -9 app ears. Sele ct the s tatus and ac tion, then click “Finish . ” Figure 4 -9. S elec t “High Critical , ” then selec t the trap name. A s shown in Figure 4 - 1 0, the SN MP trap has been adde d to the N otification[...]

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