instruction manual AXC-EM Enhanced Master Card A x c e s s C e n t ra l C o n t r o l l e r s
AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer 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 exceptions: • Electroluminescent and LCD Control Panels are warranted for three (3) years, except for the display and touch overlay components that are warranted for a period of one (1) year.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Information .................................................................................................1 Specifications .................................................................................................................... 1 Setting the RS-232 Communications DIP Switch.............................................................. 2 Installation ....................................................................................................
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Product Information Product Information The AXC-EM Enhanced Master Card (FIG. 1) controls system operation and executes Axcess programs. It coordinates the activities of up to 255 devices. These include the following: Control cards Bus controllers Various input devices, such as: AMX TiltScreens Touch Panels Softwire Panels and Mini-Softwire Panels Wireless receivers Custom panel interfaces Lithium Batteries RS-232 Communication Port DIP switch Upgradeable SRAM RS-232 Connector AXLink Status LED FIG.
Product Information AXC-EM Specifications (Cont.) AXlink Status LED The green LED (CR1) on the front end of the card indicates AXlink status, as follows: • One blink per second indicates power is active and AXlink communication is functioning. • Two blinks per second indicate that the devices specified in the master program do not match the devices found. • Three blinks per second indicate an AXlink communication error.
Product Information Installation To install the AXC-EM: Static electricity can damage electronic circuitry. Before handling the card, discharge any accumulated static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal object. 1. Hold the card by the tab end and slide the card into one of the first two slots of the frame. If it is the primary card, insert it into slot MC1. If it is the secondary (backup) card, insert it into slot MC2. Make sure the card is correctly positioned in the guide slot. 2.
Product Information Replacing the Battery There are two lithium batteries on the AXC-EM. The batteries protect the memory on the AXC-EM. While the DC power is on, the batteries are not used. The battery life is five years. At the time of installation, record when you need to replace the batteries. When you replace the batteries, you may do so one battery at a time without loss of data in memory. All data in memory will be lost if you are not timely in replacing the batteries.
Product Information Pin 1 Pin hole 1 FIG. 4 Installing the 1 Mb chip 5. Being careful not to bend the pins, press down on the RAM chip until it is fully inserted into the socket. 6. Follow steps 3 and 4 to install the second 1 Mb RAM chip. Programming Refer to the Axcess Programming Manual for instructions on programming and communicating with the AXC-EM and controlled devices. Refer to your PC user's guide for information about communicating via the PC's RS-232 port. The AXC-EM occupies address 0.
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