Connecting Alarms to the Intellex
The alarm connectors on the back of the unit accept up to 18 alarm inputs and 16 alarm outputs.
The alarm outputs are TTL outputs 4VDC, 6 mA.
Ultra
Alarm connectors
DVMS
Note
The layout of the rear panel varies slightly with different motherboards.
The polarity of all alarm inputs is programmable. However, the polarity of all alarm outputs is
active–high. Alarm outputs are initialized to inactive–low on power-up.
Attach the alarm inputs, outputs, and grounds to the connectors, according to the pin assignment.
Use the Time Sync Signal (Alarm In 17) to reset the system time of the Intellex to the nearest hour.
<30 minutes before the hour
<30 minutes after the hour
Use the Export Signal input (Alarm In 18) to start a Fill CD operation without access to the normal
user interface. Use a contact closure, such as an external switch, to execute the Fill CD command
to export the last 500 MB of data to a CD
Time
Forward to the next hour (0 min, 0 sec)
Back to the previous hour (0 min, 0 sec)
Installing Hardware
Time resets to
Installation and Configuration Guide 13
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