Installation manual

3NetBotz Rack Sensor Pod 150 Installation Manual
Physical Description
Rear
Toolless mounting pegs allow for installation in APC NetShelter
®
VX and SX racks and enclosures
without using any U-spaces. (For more details, see “Toolless peg-mount installation” on page 5.)
Front
Item Description

24 VDC Input Provides supplemental power for high-current load configurations.
Supplemental power is not required for most system configurations.
See the installation instructions for your appliance to determine
whether supplemental power is required.
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A-Link ports
• Top port in
• Bottom port out
Used for connecting the NetBotz 150 to a NetBotz Rack Monitor 200
(NBRK0200), NetBotz Rack Monitor 450 (NBRK0450), NetBotz
Room Monitor 455 (NBWL0455), or NetBotz Rack Monitor 550
(NBRK0550). Standard CAT-5 cabling with straight-through wiring is
required. Depending on the rack or room monitor to which the
NetBotz 150 is connected, multiple devices may be cascaded along an
A-Link bus.
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Identifier # LED display Displays a unique identifier number. The first time a Rack Sensor
Pod 150 receives power, it obtains a unique Identifier #.
When the NetBotz 150 is connected to a NetBotz Rack Monitor 450
(NBRK0450), NetBotz Room Monitor 455 (NBWL0455), or NetBotz
Rack Monitor 550 (NBRK0550), the Identifier # LED will blink when
an alert occurs for the NetBotz 150.
During a firmware upgrade, the Identifier # LED displays 88. (See
“Upgrade the NetBotz 150” on page 7 for more information on
firmware upgrades.)
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Sensor ports Used for connecting APC sensors, third-party dry contact sensors, and
standard third-party 0-5 V sensors. (See “Additional options” on
page 2 for details on APC sensor options.)
Third-party dry contact sensors require the NetBotz Dry Contact
Cable (NBES0304). Standard third-party 0-5 V sensors require the
NetBotz 0-5 V Sensor Cable (NBES0305).