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OmniCtrl

Power and Control Interface System

IC-124 / OC-112 / OC-124 / OSC-112 / SG-505

USER'S MANUAL

DOC-334

Rev. 2.0

Med Associates recommends reading this manual prior to operating these products

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Page 1 Power and Control Interface System IC-124 / OC-112 / OC-124 / OSC-112 / SG-505 USER’S MANUAL DOC-334 Rev. 2.0 Med Associates recommends reading this manual prior to operating these products Copyright ©2025 Med Associates Inc. All Rights Reserved P.O. Box 319 St.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The OmniCtrl System .........................4 MedState Notation™ and Med-PC ® ....................4 System Power (28 Volt Direct Current) ....................4 System Control (data) .........................4 OC- Omni Connection Panel ......................4 Figure 1.1 The anatomy of the OmniCtrl system ................5 Table 1.1– Comparing SmartCtrl and OmniCtrl ................6 Table 1.2 –...
Page 3 Figure 3.3 Hardware Summary Window ..................22 Med-PC ............................22 CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Port Address and Offset Configuration ....................23 Figure 4.1 IC-124 DIP-switches in the “OFF” position allow self-addressing ........23 Example 4.1 IC-124 manually addressed as card# 2 and inserted in slot 3 ........23 Table 4.1 Offset Jumper Settings (check card listings for values) ............24 Table 4.2 OmniCtrl and SuperPort I/O Port and Offset values ............24 Table 4.3 OmniCtrl and SmartCTRL I/O PORT and Offset Values ............25...
Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
(CIC) powers control cards but does not provide 28 V for connection panel operating power. System Control (data) To fully utilize the OmniCtrl IC-124 interface card features, an SG-7000 series or newer interface cabinet with a DIG-705 interface decode card is needed. The DIG-705 card coordinates the control of operations data to and from interface cards.
Page 5 INTRODUCTION| 5 FIGURE 1.1 THE ANATOMY OF THE OMNICTRL SYSTEM System Power and System Control operate on separate line channels throughout the system. Your experimental protocols are the environments that the OmniCtrl™ system attempts to navigate. MedState Notation is how the system interprets the procedure into intentions and foci. Med-PC is the software that translates the set intention into action and coordinates the receipt of data from foci.
Page 6 6 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS TABLE 1.1– COMPARING SMARTCTRL AND OMNICTRL SUPERPORT/SMARTCTRL OMNICTRL (PREVIOUS SYSTEMS) Experimental Design your protocol according to your The same as always, a versatile system for Protocol experimental needs versatile applications or older or newer Med-PC Med-PC 6...
Page 7 INTRODUCTION| 7 SUPERPORT/SMARTCTRL OMNICTRL (PREVIOUS SYSTEMS) or older or newer Interface SG-7000 series SG-7000 series Cabinet Power M12 to 2-pin Molex cable (M/F) & 5-pin M12 to 5-pin M12 cable (M/M) Connection 2-pin Molex to 2-pin Molex cables (M/M) & Power Daisy Variable based on connected items three Two max (1 direct, one chained) not...
Page 8 8 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS TABLE 1.3 – CABLES FROM CONNECTION PANELS TO COMPONENTS PART NUMBER CONNECTOR A LENGTH CONNECTOR B 3-pin 1.5’/45.7 cm 3-pin SG-216A MedConnect (F*) MedConnect (M*) 3-pin 2’/61 cm 3-pin SG-216A-2 MedConnect (F*) MedConnect (M*) 3-pin 3’/91.4 cm...
Page 9 INTRODUCTION| 9 TABLE 1.4 – CABLES FROM POWER AND CONTROL CABINETS TO A CONNECTION PANEL PART NUMBER CONNECTOR A LENGTH CONNECTOR B HDMI 10‘/3m HDMI CAB-HDMI-10 HDMI 30’/9m HDMI CAB-HDMI-30 Right angle 36”/1m Standard HDMI HDMI CAB-HDMI-RA-1M 9’/3m OmniPower (M) OmniPower (F) CAB-M12-4FM-3M 30’/10m...
Page 10: Chapter 2 Getting Set-Up
Hot Swapping The first step to the fastest, safest, and Med Associates-supported method for removing or adding cards or removing or adding control panel peripherals (e.g., MedTouch, OSC-112, etc.) is to turn off the Power and Control Interface Cabinet. If the system is powered when cards or devices are changed (hot-swapped), it can cause severe damage to the system.
Page 11: Supplemental Power Supply (Sg-505)
GETTING SET-UP| 11 Supplemental Power Supply (SG-505) The IC-124 can operate two control panels through daisy chaining control. As previously mentioned, PCICs such as the SG-7308 and SG-7316 are built to power the same number of connection panels as the number of cards you can insert, one-to-one.
Page 12 12 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS FIGURE 2.2 – OVERALL SYSTEM CONNECTIONS AND COMPONENTS...
Page 13: Card Insertion Or Removal
GETTING SET-UP| 13 Card Insertion or Removal To avoid damaging equipment, be sure to turn off the interface cabinet power before inserting or removing any cards in the CIC or connecting and/or unplugging peripheral devices. Unplugging cabinets when inserting or removing cards is also best to lower the risk of electric shock.
Page 14 14 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS FIGURE 2.4 WIRING OMNI CONTROL DAISY CHAIN...
Page 15 GETTING SET-UP| 15 FIGURE 2.5 WIRING OMNI POWER DAISY CHAIN...
Page 16 16 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS FIGURE 2.6– OMNI CONNECTION PANEL TYPES AND DIAGRAM 28V out Status light Audio output channel 1 (1/4”) AUX connects with the 28V in Audio output channel 2 (1/4”) following connection panel COM connects with the Connection panel 1 interface card or previous Audio line out (1/8”)
Page 17: Hdmi Connector
LED, such as three seconds on to one second off, or other patterns. If a connection panel is flashing in an irregular pattern or a pattern different than an even one second on / one second off, contact Med Associates support, as the panel will not normally communicate till this is resolved.
Page 18 Med-Test in the Windows Search bar. C:\Program Files\MED Associates\MED Test\MEDTest.exe Depending on your computer’s security settings, User Account Control may ask for permission to let Med Test make changes to your system;...
Page 19: Med Control Connector
GETTING SET-UP| 19 Med Control Connector Med Associates connection panels are connected to devices in the chamber by the Med Operate ports (usually) using SG-224A cables. Instead of Med Inputs or Med Outputs as seen on earlier generation SmartCtrl and SuperPort connection panels, the Omni connection panels introduce Med Operate I/Os (Input/Outputs).
Page 20: Chapter 3 Getting Started
OmniCtrl users. If errors are present in the card mapping, they can be corrected here. Still, errors in OmniCtrl card mapping may indicate other technical failures, and the user should contact Med Associates support. FIGURE 3.1 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION APPLICATION...
Page 21: I/O Configuration
GETTING STARTED| 21 Upon opening the HCA, the screen presents a view of the interface cabinet (see Figure 3.1 Hardware Configuration Application). An essential feature of this utility that is different from other versions of Med-PC configuration utilities users may be familiar with is the “Auto Map” Feature. Systems set up with all OmniCtrl cards can either be set by the “AutoMap SmartCtrl and OmniCtrl cards”...
Page 22: Med-Pc
22 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS The “Configure I/O Channels” window (see Figure 3.2) presents the I/O configurations to match the connection panel layout (see Figure 2.6– Omni connection panel types and diagram). In the Med-PC 6 Hardware Configuration Application “Configure IO Channels”...
Page 23: Chapter 4 Special Instructions
The IC-124, when used in an SG-7000 series interface cabinet, has self-addressing capabilities, enabling automatic configuration (see Chapter 3). When received from Med Associates, the IC-124 address and offset DIP switches should all be OFF. If the switches are OFF, the IC-124 is assigned the appropriate address and offset within the system when the SG-7000 series cabinet is turned on.
Page 24 24 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS TABLE 4.1 OFFSET JUMPER SETTINGS (CHECK CARD LISTINGS FOR VALUES) OFFSET OFFSET JUMPERS/ DIP BINARY VALUE SWITCH SETTINGS COUNTING NONE 0000 0000 0000 0001 0000 0010 A1 + A2 0000 0011 0000 0100 A1 + A3 0000 0101 A2 + A3...
Page 25: Toggle Versus Level Input And Normal Versus Inverted Polarity
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS| 25 TABLE 4.3 OMNICTRL AND SMARTCTRL I/O PORT AND OFFSET VALUES OmniCard™ SmartCtrl™ INPUT SmartCtrl™ OUTPUT CARD # I/O PORT* I/O OFFSET INPUT PORT INPUT OFFSET OUTPUT OUTPUT PORT*** OFFSET 794 & 795 794 & 795 794 & 795 794 &...
Page 26: Adding Ttl Outputs To Existing Systems
SuperPort TTL Output card and passive connection panel with appropriate ports may be another solution. Currently, available options for multiple TTL connections vary greatly by application. We encourage users seeking to solve specific TTL challenges to contact Med Associates' Sales or Support team. We will be happy to help you find solutions.
Page 27: Chapter 5 Software
SOFTWARE| 27 CHAPTER 5 SOFTWARE OmniCtrl components require Med-PC 6 version or newer to run. The most significant user experience differences are in the Med-PC configuration utility, without which several key instructions for component operation are missing. Upgraded license packages are available for legacy users of Med-PC 5. Your purchase of Med-PC 6 comes with one year of software maintenance, and Med-PC 5, purchased within one year of its release, will be upgraded to versions released within that maintenance period.
Page 28: Med-Pc / Msn Programs
28 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS Translate and compile - use the “Translation” menu to choose “Make” singly as needed or “Batch Translate!” to convert all the protocols open. You can also run these options from the Batch Translation window (open from the “Window”...
Page 29 SOFTWARE| 29 INPUTSTOINVERT COMMAND INPUT: INPUTSTOINVERT P1, P2, ..., Pn ---> NEXT Usage Description When Med-PC is started or a program is finished running in a box, all inputs assigned to that box with the hardware configuration application are returned to the default Normal Mode setting.
Page 30: Chapter 6 Safety, Fail-Safes, And Repair
As mentioned earlier, the first step to the fastest, safest, and Med Associates-supported method for removing or adding cards or removing or adding control panel peripherals (e.g., MedTouch, OSC-112, etc.) is to turn off the PCIC.
Page 31: Cleaning
This device is protected under a limited manufacturer warranty for two years from purchase. Med Associates continues to support and repair products outside the warranty period indefinitely. For a fee, we will repair our products as long as we are logistically able. We are proud to continue to support instruments manufactured in our opening production line from 1972.
Page 32 32 | OMNI POWER AND CONTROL INTERFACE SYSTEMS DOCUMENTS REFERENCED OR RELATED TEXTS Med Associates Manuals DOC-011 R4.7 ANL-926 Programmable Audio Generator Manual DOC-013 R1.4 SmartCtrl Interface Modules DOC-029 R2.5 SOF-732-2 Wave File Player DOC-114 R1.7 DIG-703A DIG-703B USB Interface System DOC-149 R1.1 SOF-732-3 Control of Med Input and Output Modules from other languages.
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Page 36 This manual was prepared by: Med Associates Staff With special thanks to the contributions of Seth Truran Sr. Application Scientist Kevin Deutermann Graphic Designer Christophe Stoelinga Electrical Engineer Andy Lebeis Software Engineer Gary Bamberger Software Engineer Connor Harrigan Mechanical Engineer...

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