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Beacon Setup and Use with SmartZone
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Description
Beacons can be used to aid guided patching and tracing operations in the data center. When a Move,
Add, or Change (MAC) request or Trace operation between two PViQ panels is remotely initiated in
SmartZone, it is not always obvious where the two panels are located. Beacons, installed on top of
each cabinet and properly configured in SmartZone, will illuminate when any panel located in the
cabinet is involved in a MAC or Trace operation. The idea is to first guide the technician to the correct
cabinet using the beacon and then further guide the technician to the correct port by looking at LEDs
on the PViQ panel.
Hardware
The hardware necessary to provide the beacon feature consists of 2 beacons, 1 beacon controller,
and its power adapter.
The beacon controller is actually a Xytronix relay controller, model X301, which switches 12VDC
current on and off to each beacon as instructed to do so via SmartZone. Note: SmartZone does not
support relay controllers from other manufacturers. Each beacon controller controls 2 beacons which
are connected to the beacon controller via 12AWG wires.
SmartZone Users
This Technical Reference describes the beacon controller and beacon
hardware and setup necessary to work with SmartZone. It also describes
the SmartZone setup and operation for beacons.
Consult the manufacturer's website, www.controlbyweb.com, for current
product documentation for the X301 WebRelay Controller.
The beacon controller firmware must be version 1.12
Technical Reference 79-SZ
Published: 7/25/18
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- Page 1 The beacon controller is actually a Xytronix relay controller, model X301, which switches 12VDC current on and off to each beacon as instructed to do so via SmartZone. Note: SmartZone does not support relay controllers from other manufacturers. Each beacon controller controls 2 beacons which...
- Page 2 The Bill of Material for the beacon, beacon controller, and associated items are shown in Appendix I. The beacon controller is a third-party device and cannot be purchased through Panduit. Beacons can be purchased directly from the manufacturer or through Panduit. Note: Panduit provides limited support for third party devices.
- Page 3 The beacon controller firmware must be version 1.12. The firmware version can be seen on the Main tab of the web interface as shown below. SmartZone only supports firmware version 1.12. Use of previous versions of firmware has detrimental results. See the Xytronix X301 user’s manual for firmware upgrade procedure. See the manufacturer’s website, www.controlbyweb.com, for firmware.
- Page 4 The IP address is setup on the Network tab. SNMP Community String In order for SmartZone to write to the Beacon Controller, the SNMP community string must be set up. This is done on the Password tab of the web interface under the Control password section as shown below.
- Page 5 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E SmartZone Server IP address Set SNMP Enabled to Yes and enter the IP address of the SmartZone server next to SNMP Manager IP in the Advanced Network tab.
- Page 6 Enter the Beacon Controller name in the Main Header Text field under the Control Page Setup tab. This is the display name SmartZone will use in the Location Tree after the Beacon Controller is discovered. It is important to have a unique name for each Beacon Controller to distinguish each one in SmartZone.
- Page 7 SmartZone treats the beacon controller as another network device that can be discovered. SmartZone does not actually discover the beacons but will automatically add 2 beacons for every beacon controller it discovers. SmartZone will join L1 and L2 to the name of the beacon controller to indicate the beacons.
- Page 8 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E Beacon Association with Beacon Controller SmartZone cannot discover the beacons that are connected to a beacon controller but it will automatically add 2 beacons and associate them with the beacon controller. The association is shown in the Association tab.
- Page 9 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E Operation in SmartZone When a MAC or Trace operation is initiated in SmartZone, the corresponding beacons will illuminate in SmartZone. Trace Mode example Turn on Trace Mode for any panel port in a rack where a beacon is located.
- Page 10 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E When the beacon is illuminated, SmartZone will also reflect it in graphical view. For example, by selecting graphical view for rack 1, the beacon is depicted in an illuminated state.
- Page 11 SmartZone also reflects it in the GUI. For example, a disconnect request is made between a panel in rack 1 and a panel in rack 2 and the resultant SmartZone beacon response is shown.
- Page 12 The beacons illuminate in the data center and SmartZone reflects this in the GUI. As the technician physically removes one end of the patch cord, one beacon turns off and SmartZone reflects this. The remaining beacon continues to flash guiding the technician to the other rack involved in the MAC request.
- Page 13 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E As the technician removes the other end of the patch cord completing the MAC request, both beacons turn off and SmartZone reflects this. Operation of Beacons outside of SmartZone The beacons will illuminate based on Trace operations made from the panel pushbuttons or as a result of setting location mode from a Telnet session.
- Page 14 Location mode initiated via a telnet session It can be very helpful to guide a technician to a panel via the set mode location function initiated via Telnet. For this scenario, the beacon will illuminate if it is in the same rack as the panel. www.panduit.com...
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Page 15: Appendix I -- Wiring Diagram
T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E Appendix I -- Wiring Diagram beacon off beacon on 12V- 12V- 12V+ 12V+ GENERIC CIRCUIT www.panduit.com... -
Page 16: Appendix Ii - Bill Of Materials
Appendix II – Bill of Materials Bill of Material to equip 2 cabinets with signal beacons PART DESCRIPTION REMARKS NUMBER Power Supply Regulated 12VDC 1.5 Xytronix PS12VW1.5-B Amp, (PS12VW1.5-B) http://www.controlbyweb.com/ Series III WebRelay- x301/ Dual 9-28V Power Xytronix X-301-24I Supply Input; 11-28V Opto-Input (X-301-24I) www.panduit.com... - Page 17 100ft (30m) per Cable, unshielded beacon twisted pair, Belden (loop resistance < 3.2Ω) Belden 88442 88442, 22 AWG, strip and tin ends (0.0326mm recommended see wiring diagram Beacon, PV Rack Panduit PVMRIY use QTY 1 for single cabinet Indicator www.panduit.com...
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Page 18: Appendix Iii - Mounting
T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E Appendix III – Mounting Appendix IV – Testing www.panduit.com... - Page 19 To test the wiring and operation, open the web interface and go to the Control Page tab. Click the Pulse button for Relay 1. The beacon for Relay 1 should flash. Repeat for Relay 2. Beacon 2 should flash. www.panduit.com...
- Page 20 T E C H N I C A L R E F E R E N C E End State The beacon setup and operation is complete. www.panduit.com...
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