User's Manual

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Connecting the contact ports
The EA-5 provides four contact ports for the included pluggable
terminal block. See Figures 3 through 5 to learn how to connect devices
to the contact port.
Figure 3. Contact Port for Voltage Source ( Motion Sensor)
Figure 4. Contact for Dry Contact ( Door Contact Sensor)
Figure 5. Contact for Self-Powered Voltage Source Device
Connecting the relay ports
The EA-5 provides four relay ports for the included pluggable terminal
block. With most applications, attach one wire to the COM terminal and
the other to the NO terminal. The relay switch closes when the relay is
activated.
See Figures 6 and 7 to learn how to connect a device to the relay port.
Figure 6. Relay Port, Normally Open
Figure 7. Relay Port, Normally Closed
Connecting the serial ports
The EA-5 controller provides four serial ports. SERIAL 1 and SERIAL 2
can connect to a standard DB9 serial cable. IR ports 1 and 2 (serial 3
and 4) can be reconfigured independently for serial communication.
If not used for serial, they can be used for IR. Connect a serial device
to the controller using the Control4 3.5 mm-to-DB9 Serial Cable (C4-
CBL3.5-DB9B, sold separately).
1 The serial ports support many dierent baud rates (acceptable
range: 1200 to 115200 baud for odd and even parity). Serial ports 3
and 4 (IR 1 and 2) do not support hardware flow control.
2 See Knowledgebase article #268 (kb.control4.com/questions/268)
for pinout diagrams.
3 To configure a port’s serial settings, make the appropriate
connections in your project using Composer Pro. Connecting the
port to the driver will apply the serial settings contained in the
driver file to the serial port. See the Composer Pro User Guide for
details.
Note: Serial ports 3 and 4 can be configured as straight-
through or null with Composer Pro. Serial ports by default are
configured straight-through and can be changed in Composer
by selecting the option Enable Null-Modem Serial Port (3/4).
Setting up IR emitters
The EA-5 controller provides 8 IR ports. Your system may contain third-
party products that are controlled through IR commands. The included
IR emitters can send commands from the controller to any IR-controlled
device.
1 Connect one of the included IR emitters into an IR OUT port on the
controller.
2 Remove the adhesive backing from the emitter (round) end of the
IR emitter and ax it to the device to be controlled over the IR
receiver on the device.
Setting up external storage devices
You can store and access media from an external storage device, for
example, a USB drive or eSata drive, by connecting the USB drive to
the USB port and configuring or scanning the media in Composer Pro.
A NAS drive can also be used as an external storage device, see the
Composer Pro User Guide (ctrl4.co/cpro-ug) for more details.
Note: We support only externally powered USB drives or solid-
state USB drives (USB thumb drives). USB hard drives that do
not have a separate power supply are not supported.
Note: When using USB or eSATA storage devices on an EA-5
Controller, you can use only one partition with a 2TB maximum
size. USB and eSATA storage devices should be formatted
FAT32. This limitation also applies to USB storage on all other
controllers.
Composer Pro driver information
Use Auto Discovery and SDDP to add the driver to the Composer
project. See the Composer Pro User Guide for details.
Troubleshooting
Reset to factory settings
Caution! The factory restore process will remove the
Composer project. Back up the project with Composer Pro
before you start the factory restore process
To restore the controller to the factory default image:
1 Insert a straightened paper clip into the small hole on the back of
the controller labeled FACTORY RESTORE.
2 Press and continue to hold the FACTORY RESTORE button, the
controller will reset and the caution LED will turn solid red.
3 Continue to hold the button for about five to seven seconds until
the caution LED blinks twice yellow. After the caution LED blinks
twice yellow, release the button and the factory restore process will
begin.
The caution LED will blink orange while the factory restore is
running. When complete, the caution LED turn os and the device
will reset.
Power cycle the controller
Press and hold the ID button for five seconds. The controller will reset.
Reset the network settings
To reset the controller network settings to the default:
1 Disconnect power to the controller.
2 While pressing and holding the ID button on the back of the
controller, reconnect power to the controller.
3 Hold the ID button until the data, link and power LEDs are solid
blue, then immediately release the button.
4 If the caution LED stays orange during the boot sequence, press
and hold the ID button until the caution LED blinks blue, and then
release it.
Regulatory/Safety information
To review regulatory information for your Control4 products, see the
information located on the Control4 website at www.control4.com/
regulatory/ .
Warranty
Visit www.control4.com/warranty for details.
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