Using 3Rd Party (Wet Contact - Via Fontus) - Screen Innovations 485 Installation Instructions Manual

CONTROLS - USING 3RD PARTY (WET CONTACT)
via included Fontus
Projector Wet Contact Closure Input
1a. If your screen's motor power is low-voltage then at the Head end location, connect the
Power Supply wires running to the V+ and V- (Fontus).
1b. If your screen is line-voltage then a low-voltage power supply (incl.) will be needed to power
the Fontus.
2. Connect the TS - Tip (+) to the Data + (+) on the inverted plug and connect TS - Sleeve
(-) to the to the Ground (G) on the inverted plug. Refer to drawing below.
3. Applying a latched 7 - 12v DC will send the lower limit (DOWN) command to the screen
over 485.
4. When any voltage drops below 4v DC or if no voltage is present, the upper limit (UP)
command is sent to motor over 485.
Screen Power Supply
20m Max�
+ -
TS
to the Projector
Fontus Wet Pinouts
485 INPUT /
OUTPUT side
Red wire
Black
wire
Latched 7 - 12v Trigger
(Red) 7 - 28v DC
to Power LV
Screen/Shade
DATA Ground G
- Data -
+ DATA +
- GROUND V-
+ 7 - 28vDC V+
V+
V-
+
-
G
1 Wet Contact
(Black) From
Projector or Control
System 18AWG
(Sleeve 7 - 12v DC
Ground)(30m Max)
(Red)From
Projector or Control System
18AWG (Tip 7 - 12v DC + Positive
(30m Max)
V+
Screen
Wet - 7 ~ 12 v DC
G
Not Used for Wet
-
Wet +7 ~ 12v DC Lower Limit
+
Ground -
V-
7 ~ 28v DC +
GPIO (INPUTS)
Power Supply
Input
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