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MegaPoints Controllers
System2 Relay-8 User Reference
Revision 1
System2
Relay-8 User Reference
by MegaPoints Controllers
An 8 channel networked relay driver for your model railway. Suitable for DC and DCC frog
polarity switching or general purpose use.
All the convenience of Wi-Fi configuration with a robust bullet-proof,
wired CAN bus two wire network.
User Guide
Revision 1
JAN 2023
Status: Draft
© MegaPoints Controllers 2023
Email:
info@megapointscontrollers.com
megapointscontrollers.co.uk
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  • Page 1 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 System2 Relay-8 User Reference by MegaPoints Controllers An 8 channel networked relay driver for your model railway. Suitable for DC and DCC frog polarity switching or general purpose use. All the convenience of Wi-Fi configuration with a robust bullet-proof, wired CAN bus two wire network.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Revision 1 Table of contents What is System2 Air? ..........................3 How to use this document ........................3 System2 Relay-8 Driver ........................... 4 Introduction ............................4 First use ............................... 5 Network cabling ..........................6 Getting your first board on your local Wi-Fi network ................7 Admin Interface ............................

  • Page 3: What Is System2 Air

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 What is System2 Air? System2 is our new generation of model railway accessory bus products that feature our V-Port protocol (virtual port) and can address up to 60,000 devices. You can scale an installation from a single Servo-8 Controller (8 V-ports) right up to a huge layout as your needs grow.

  • Page 4: System2 Relay-8 Driver

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 System2 Relay-8 Driver Introduction The Relay-8 is an 8 channel relay driver for System2 networks. It features a Wi-Fi based intuitive configuration from the comfort of This is a 12 Volt device and your PC, tablet or phone.

  • Page 5: First Use

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 First use See the image below for connection details.  Connect each board to a 12 Volt regulated power supply, minimum 500mA per Relay8.  Connect the network cable to the two screw terminals. Observe the ‘H’ and ‘L’ terminals.

  • Page 6: Network Cabling

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Network cabling You can fit the termination jumpers to the first and last board on your network if not already fitted (see above two diagrams). See the above diagram for network cabling. All cables should be a twisted pair signal cable. Fit any termination jumpers (supplied as part of a starter kit) to the boards at the ends of the network for a maximum of two jumpers per network.

  • Page 7: Getting Your First Board On Your Local Wi-Fi Network

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Getting your first board on your local Wi-Fi network The very first board on from your System2 Air should be configured for your Wi-Fi. This will allow you to connect and adjust the board settings and download future software.
  • Page 8 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1  After saving (Submit button), reload the page and get the IP address (3). You may observe a form resubmission confirmation (2). Select OK or Continue. Make a note of the IP address (3).

  • Page 9: Admin Interface

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Admin Interface The admin web page is shown on the page below. It is the place where you will change any settings for the Relay-8. Each board on the System2 network has its own management web page.

  • Page 10: Board Location

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1  Share and revoke Wi-Fi credentials with all boards on the network  Control buttons (shown in blue text) to: o Reset the board o Save changes you’ve made o Reload changes (resyncs the web page with board)

  • Page 11: Feedback V-Port

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 When you set a V-Port address under the “V-Port” column you are saying that the relay is to listen for events on this V-Port and take commanded action if appropriate. A corresponding V-Port should be configured on an output channel such as a Panel Controller, PC or DCC interface.

  • Page 12: Board Level Configuration

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Board level configuration EasyConfig setting The power of System2 allows individual adjustment of every channel including the V-Port ranges. This allows for maximum flexibility when required. To speed installation we’ve pre mapped the first 20 Relay boards for you into a logical address space on the V-Port addresses.
  • Page 13 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 First, it will cause the flashing LED indicator on that board to flash rapidly. This helps locate and identify the board if you have multiple boards in one location. Second, it will request that all CAN connected boards report in with their stats, assigned IP address, CAN ID, Board Type and software version.

  • Page 14: Can Id Management

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 CAN ID management The next area down on the main configuration page concerns network parameters. Refer to the screenshot below and explanation text for details. Auto CAN ID – Normally left selected (default). This will allow the board to automatically assign its CAN address and if a duplicate is detected may automatically reassign to a vacant address.
  • Page 15 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 When reselecting Auto CAN ID, the current setting will remain until a collision is detected; whereupon the software will automatically reassign the ID (see below). If a duplicate ID is detected and the address manually configured you will observe a message in the Status Log (example below) warning of the duplicate address and that auto change is disabled You need to manually reconfigure this.
  • Page 16 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 With Auto CAN ID enabled the message is slightly different (see below): The CAN ID was automatically changed to an unused ID. When the board is rebooted or the web page refreshed the CAN ID field will update to the new value.

  • Page 17: Wi-Fi Credential Sharing

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Wi-Fi credential sharing You may recall the procedure to connect the first board to your Wi-Fi network using your phone or tablet to connect to the boards local hotspot? You’ll be pleased to know that you don’t ever have to go through this again.

  • Page 18: Actions

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 To revoke Wi-Fi access for all connected boards click the “Revoke WiFi Credentials” (1) button (see below): You will observe in the Status Log revocation messages. Each board will restart and show an IP address of “0.0.0.0”...

  • Page 19: Reset To Defaults

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Reset to defaults This will reset most of the board values to defaults. Observe the message in the Status Log (2). You have reset to defaults and the default values are live, however will revert back to previous settings upon a reboot unless specifically saved.

  • Page 20: Save Changes

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Save Changes As suggested by the description, this will save all uncommitted changes to non-volatile memory and be retained after reboots. After saving you’ll see the confirmation message (2) in the Status Log below.

  • Page 21: Erase Wifi Credentials

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Erase WiFi Credentials Erasing the WiFi Credentials will remove the Wi-Fi details and reboot the board you are connected to. This action applies to the board you are connected to only. Other networked boards are unaffected.
  • Page 22 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 You can see the release dates and what’s in each release. If you select to update you’ll get all the changes right up to the latest version. The update is not mandatory. Installation is up to you.

  • Page 23: Reboot

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Below is an example log displayed during the software update process: Update initiated. Beginning firmware update. Two downloads will be processed. Onboard LED will flash erratically indicating data transfer. The update will take between 4-8 minutes to complete.

  • Page 24: Reload Page

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Reload Page This option reloads the web page and resets the Status Log area. Useful for clearing garbage from the log and confirming you are connected to the board. Documentation Clicking the Documentation link will open a new window in your browser and take you to the product page for the board you clicked from.
  • Page 25 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 D 0-7 Data field of the packed (D0 – D7). V-Port Decoded V-Port the message is intended for. The Network Monitor will only display packets created by remote boards. It will not display packets that are locally transmitted.
  • Page 26 MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 We are also presented with the IP address of the board (2), so clicking on the blue IP address takes us to the Servo-8 management portal. The Servo-8 port configuration is reported as: The V-Port (1) is 1 meaning channel S1 (servo 1) is listening for this address (V-Port).

  • Page 27: Status Area

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Relay R1 is configured for events on V-Port 321 and ill trigger when the Servo-8 is halfway. This can be freely changed to respond to the same ports as the push button or any other device. It can also provide feedback data of its own, however setting the Feedback V-Port to “0”...

  • Page 28: Sw Rev (2)

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 SW Rev (2) The current software version loaded. Templates (3) Displays the current version of loaded templates. Normally this will match the software version above. IP Address (4) The current IP address of the board as allocated from your Wi-Fi.

  • Page 29: Contacting Us

    MegaPoints Controllers System2 Relay-8 User Reference Revision 1 Contacting us Web: megapointscontrollers.co.uk Email: info@megapointscontrollers.com All parts ©MegaPoints Controllers 2023 If you have any product improvement suggestions we’d be very pleased to hear from you. NOTE: We operate on a policy of continuous improvement. Colours, specifications and even the placement of components may vary from time to time.

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