Appendix H. Connecting Digital Input/Digital Output Devices - Planet Networking & Communication ICA-E6265 User Manual

Appendix H. Connecting Digital Input/ Digital
Depending on your surveillance needs, you may need to connect digital input or output devices to your
camera to trigger events or notifications.
Digital Input (DI) devices can be used to notify the camera about an activity in the camera site. DI can
be triggers of events. For example, you can connect a "panic button" to the camera; as such when the
panic button is pressed, the alarm signal will be sent through the camera. Other common DI device
applications are emergency button, smoke detector, passive infrared sensor, etc.
Digital Output (DO) devices are external devices that are activated by the camera upon an event
inside the camera. For example, you can connect an "alarm horn" to the camera as such when an
event occurs inside the camera (e.g. detected intruder), the alarm horn will sound. Other common DO
device applications are motion-triggered lights, electric fence, magnetic door locks, etc.
The camera comes with two terminal blocks to connect DI/DO devices.
Map the pins according to one of the pin combinations in the table below. Loosen the screw and insert
the wire into the pin slot on the terminal block, then tighten the screw to secure the wire. Connect the
terminal block to the corresponding cable connector.
Device Cable Terminal Block Pin
Ground Pin GND
Digital Input 1 DI1
Digital Input 2 DI2
Digital Input 3 DI3
Digital Input 4 DI4
DC 12V 12V
Digital Output 1 DO1
Digital Output 2 DO2
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Output Devices
To connect digital input devices, map the DI
device wires to the following:
DI1 and GND
DI2 and GND
DI3 and GND
DI4 and GND
To connect digital output devices, map the
DO device wires to the following:
DO1 and 12V
DO2 and 12V
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