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Hall Technologies • 1234 Lakeshore Dr Suite #150 Coppell, TX 75019 • halltechav.com HIVE-NODES IP to Relay, RS-232 and IR for Control of AV Systems USER MANUAL June, 4 2024 Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 1 of 25...
Allows for isolated switching of low voltage wiring • Voltage or contact closure sense modes • No power supply required HIVE-NODE-RS-232 FEATURES • Includes configurable gender setting and gender changer to make any DB9 cable type Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 3 of 25...
1 x Tri-port cable adapter • 3 x IR Emitters HIVE-NODE-RELAY • 1 x HIVE-NODE-MINI main controller • 1 x Relay Sensor HIVE-NODE-RS-232 • 1 x HIVE-NODE-MINI main controller • 1 x RS-232 Cable Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 4 of 25...
3.5mm receiver port, used to connect to HIVE-NODE-IR, HIVE-NODE-RELAY, or HIVE- Receiver Port NODE-RS-232 devices Network RJ45 PoE network port Hard Factory Reset Press and hold button on side of Hive-Node-Mini for 10-15 seconds Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 5 of 25...
HIVE-NODE-IR Name Description IR Ports 3 x IR emitter ports 3.5mm Connector Connects into the HIVE-NODE-MINI receiver port Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 6 of 25...
HIVE-NODE-RELAY Name Description Relay 4 x Relay ports Contact Closure 4 x Contact closure ports 3.5mm Connector Connects into the HIVE-NODE-MINI receiver port Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 7 of 25...
HIVE-NODE-RS-232 Name Description Speaker 2 x Speakers for audio signal output. 3.5mm Connector Connects into the HIVE-NODE-MINI receiver port Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 8 of 25...
The relay outputs can be configured via hardware jumpers and software API to operate as various common relay types. These supported relay types and associated jumper settings are shown in the following illustrations. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 9 of 25...
To configure a port for voltage input, disconnect all jumpers, or store jumpers vertically in the bottom two positions of the jumper pins. In the following figure, a block of 2 input ports is configured with Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 10 of 25...
Minimum Value Maximum Value Input Voltage AC/DC ±3V (RMS)* ±24V (RMS)* Input Current 200µA Input Low to High Response 1.5ms** 3ms** Input High to Low Response 110ms** 250ms** Contact Closure Detection Source Current Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 11 of 25...
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*For AC signals at low frequencies the minimum input voltage becomes a function of frequency. The above graph depicts this relationship. **These times are for relay and sensor board hardware detection only and do not include network and processing delays. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 12 of 25...
Hive Node Cable Selects the control cable to be used. Security Security settings such as username and password. Select the desired tracking mode between Off, Auto Framing, Speaker Tracking, and Advanced Settings Presenter Tracking. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 13 of 25...
NETWORK SETTINGS UI Element Description DHCP Enabled/Disabled Click to enable/disable DHCP (default is set to DHCP) Hostname Set the desired name of the host Save Changes Click to save the changes Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 14 of 25...
INFRARED CABLE UI Element Description Emitter Type Select the IR connection method Save Changes Click to save any changes to the IR emitter selection Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 15 of 25...
Gender Changer (RS-232) True: used if the gender changer is used • False: used if the gender changer is not used Errors Tracks any communication errors that may occur. Click to reset each error count. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 16 of 25...
The four sensors are shown here along with the states. Setting up the Sensor ports will Sensors broadcast updates to that port at the multicast address of 239.255.250.250. Save Changes Saves any changes. This is needed for some of the settings but not all. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 17 of 25...
Description Reboot Click to reboot the HIVE-NODE-MINI Factory Reset Click to restore the HIVE-NODE-MINI to the original factory settings *Hard Factory Reset Press and hold button on side of Hive-Node-Mini for 10-15 seconds Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 18 of 25...
UI Element Description Input Enter the command you wish to have converted Convert From/To Use the drop-down to select the desired command to be converted to. Convert Click on “Convert” to convert the command. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 19 of 25...
Click to checkbox to enable auto refresh. With this enabled the NodeHelp utility will Auto refresh / Refresh constantly search for new HIVE-NODE-MINI devices. If unchecked, click the “Refresh” button to refresh the list manually. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 20 of 25...
Select the desired HIVE-NODE-MINI and click connect. Capture Options Set the desired capture options. Format Select the desired output format of the learned IR command Save Save the learned command to the desired file location. Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 21 of 25...
Select the desired communication string along with the HIVE-NODE-MINI’s IP address and Communications connect to the device. Command String Enter the command string to be tested and hit Send Responses Responses to the command will be shown in these windows Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 22 of 25...
Dimensions (L x W x H) 82.3mm x 50.8mm x 22.86mm (3.24” x 2” x 0.9”) Serial RS-232 Full support for Tx, Rx, CTS, RTS, DTR, and DTS signals Serial Outputs Bi-directional communication with hardware handshaking Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 23 of 25...
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5-pin screw terminal block Connector at 90° angle for easy fit 5ft (1.5m) cable Dimensions (H x L x W) 55.9mm x 32.5mm x 15.2mm (2.2” x 1.28” x 0.6”) Hall Technologies 06/04/2024 Page 24 of 25...
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