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Critical: Avoid noise on the communications line by
grounding the shield. The signal that passes information
is 1 to 5 V. If you measure across A and B, you should
get 0 VAC, and 1 to 4 VDC. There should be 0 VAC
and 0 VDC between either A on B and the shield. If
you are getting more than this, check for runs against
high voltage, for exposed wires, to see if grounding at
only one side, or that you have used dedicated power
for the controllers or if you have reversed power on a
Controller(s).
Note: By using wire cable consisting of one triple
of twisted shielded wire and one pair of unshielded
wire, you can run power to controllers and run
communications wire in the same cable.
Typical cable is: PM2000.
Note: Be sure to check any local codes to confirm the
wire choice meets the code.
The QD2040 comes packaged with one QD1010
RS232/RS485 communications converter that can be
attached directly to the serial port on the QD2040. The
controller network wiring connects to the QD1010 as
described above. If using more than one port on the
QD2040, additional QD1010 devices will need to be
used (one per port). When connecting to the USB
ports, a PI1000 USB/Serial Converter is required to
connect the QD1010 to the USB port of the QD2040. Up
to 64 controllers can be placed on a single port of the
QD2040. Additional USB ports may be provided by the
use of a multi-port USB hub attached to the built-in USB
port on the QD2040.
Setup & Programming
Once you have made connection and have logged into
the QD2040 you are able to configure the operation of
the unit.
To program and setup the QD2040 when it is in Stand-
Alone / Dial-In mode click on the Admin menu and then
click the QD2040 setup tab. Once on the QD2040 setup
page you can begin selecting the proper parameters for
your application. If the QD2040 is in Dial-Out to ISP to
Central Server or Ethernet to Central Server mode there
will be no access to the menu items of the embedded
Ubiquity software. In either case, all Ubiquity Application
software and functionality is accessed by logging into
the Central Server (www.ubiquitysystems.net)
NETWORK COMMISSIONING CONFIGURATION
Select whether the QD2040 will operate using a static
IP address or DHCP addressing. When using static IP
addressing as determined by the LAN/WAN network
administrator, you must enter the IP address, Gateway
protocol setting, Subnet setting and DNS setting. When
using DHCP addressing, no further settings need to be
entered in this section.
Enter correct time, date and time zone into the
appropriate areas. Also located in this section is the
infomation regarding the MAC address of the
Ethernet card on the QD2040. This is important when
matching DHCP addresses with hardware on the
network (see Initial Connection section)
COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION
Before you can change the mode of operation that the
QD2040 will be operating in, you must first unckeck the
default setting of 'Setup DHCP Server' option. When
doing so you will receive a caution box to notify you that
after you finish entering setup parameters and click the
submit button, the QD2040 will reboot within 5 minutes.
There are three modes of operation that the QD2040
can operate in. They are Dial-Out to ISP to Central
Server, Ethernet to Central Server and Stand-alone /
dial-in.
Dial-Out to ISP to Central Server
If Dial-Out to ISP to Central Server is selected, enter
the Static IP address, Gateway, Subnet and DNS
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