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- Page 1 PDU 4/4 Product Manual Thinklogical Inc. 100 Washington Street Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A. Telephone (203) 647-8700 Fax (203) 783-9949 Revision A June 2009...
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Page 3: Copyright Notice
, a subsidiary of Logical Solutions, Incorporated 100 Washington Street Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A. Telephone (203) 647-8700 All trademarks and service marks are property of their respective owners. Subject: PDU 4/4, Power Distribution Unit Product Manual Revision: Rev A, June 2009 Revision A June 2009... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
System Features ........................5 Technical Specifications ......................6 PART 1: HARDWARE ....................... 7 Contents ........................... 7 Mounting the PDU 4/4 ......................7 Rack Mount or Desktop ....................7 Front Panel Display and Buttons ..................8 Convection Cooled ......................8 Front Panel View ........................8 Rear Panel View ........................ - Page 5 Australia & New Zealand ....................21 European Union ......................21 Standards with Which Our Products Comply ..............22 Supplementary Information ....................22 Product Serial Number ......................23 Connection to the Product .....................23 PART 4: THINKLOGICAL™ SUPPORT ...................24 Customer Support ........................24 Website .........................24 Email ..........................24 Telephone ........................25 Fax ..........................25 Product Support ........................25...
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Page 6: Preface
Part 4 – Product Support: Thinklogical™ provides the best customer support available. If you have any questions or need to contact the company, please refer to this section of the manual. -
Page 7: Introduction
Each PDU 4/4 utilizes two banks of four outlets, each outlet individually switches 10 Amperes maximum with each bank rated at 15 Amperes total. The PDU 4/4 is designed for rack mounting (1U) or desktop. BANK 1... -
Page 8: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Storage Temperature -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158°F), 10 to 90% RH, non-condensing Power Supply Voltage 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption 10 Watts, typical Heat Dissipation 34 BTUs per hour Panel Connectors (2) Power Cords (2) Power Switch/Circuit Breakers (8) AC Power Outlets (8) Port Status LEDs... -
Page 9: Part 1: Hardware
Rack Mount or Desktop The PDU 4/4 may be installed in an EIA-standard 19 inch rack (1U tall), or placed on a shelf or desktop. For shelf/desktop use, rubber feet are provided and the rack mounted brackets may be removed. -
Page 10: Front Panel Display And Buttons
Figure 2: PDU 4/4 Front Panel LCD Display Convection Cooled The PDU 4/4 does not require special cooling or ventilation other than what is normally provided in the equipment rack. No fan means that it does not add to the ambient noise in your equipment room and it is less prone to equipment failure. -
Page 11: Rear Panel View
The menu is arranged as follows: Display Modifiable Description *Port Power Port 1 Displays status of power on Port 1 Port 2 Displays status of power on Port 2 Port 3 Displays status of power on Port 3 Port 4 Displays status of power on Port 4 Port 5 Displays status of power on Port 5... -
Page 12: Status Leds
A USB-B connector is provided on the rear panel of the PDU for easy firmware upgrades. Firmware updates are possible via a USB cable and an application that runs on a Windows (2000, XP, or Vista) PC. Please visit http://ftp.thinklogical.com/ftp/visualization/updates/ for any updates and instructions. Serial Interface The PDU has (2) RJ45 serial connectors on the rear panel: CONTROL IN and CONTROL OUT. -
Page 13: Installation
All physical connections to the product use industry-standard connectors. Non-supplied cables that may be needed are commercially available. All connections are found on the rear of the unit. Figure 5: PDU 4/4 Typical Application Set Up The PDU is designed to connect to a Logical Solutions Secure Console Server or to standalone. Each device port of the Secure Console Server is a compatible RS-232 serial port designed to connect to the PDU‟s CONTROL IN port. -
Page 14: Cascading Pdu Boxes
Units are only assigned master or slave status after logging in, until log in, all boxes display a box id of 0. The first box assumes the Master box ID of 1. Additional PDU 4/4 boxes are designated a “Slave”... -
Page 15: Part 2: Software
All programmed data in the PDU 4/4 is stored in non-volatile memory in the event of a power failure. The PDU 4/4 will return each port to its previous state (on or off) when power returns to the unit. Note: Many PC-based communications packages offer the ability to buffer the serial data that has been entered and displayed, so that it may be copied and saved to a file. -
Page 16: Log In
Global Command that will execute the desired operation in all connected boxes. Global commands include 0 (the digit zero) to operate all connected PDU 4/4 box ID‟s, and ALL or all for all port IDs within a box or a number of cascaded boxes. -
Page 17: Help Command
HELP command A HELP command provides a summary of the commands and syntax for the PDU 4/4. Type “help” and press Enter or <CR> to access the HELP file at any time after you've logged in. PDU 4/4> help exit... - Page 18 Buttons - Front Panel Button Enable/Disable The Front Panel Buttons can be disabled to prevent unauthorized control of the outputs of the PDU 4/4. The LED indicators will continue to operate, showing a solid green LED indicator for an „on‟ indication and no indicator for „off'.
- Page 19 PDU 4/4 are grouped together, if the user enters an operational command for that name. All ports with identical names in ALL daisy-chained PDU 4/4 boxes will be operated on, if the user enters a valid GLOBAL (box ID = 0) command.
- Page 20 The on command is used to turn on a port or group of ports. If multiple ports are turned on in one command the turn on time is staggered by rbdelay value to each port. PDU 4/4> help on Syntax: on <b> <p>...
- Page 21 The reboot delay command sets the time duration that a Port will remain Off before turning back On, after issuing a Reboot Command to the PDU 4/4. The Time duration is adjustable from 1 to 29 seconds; each Port may be individually programmed.
- Page 22 - Display Port Status Using the status command, the user can get a snapshot report of the status of each port. PDU 4/4> help status Syntax: status <b> Description: Display outlet status for all connected PDU8(s) <b> = (box # | all) <d>...
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Page 23: Part 3: Safety Requirements
Regulatory Compliance ™ Thinklogical products are designed and made in the U.S.A. Products have been tested by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and found to be compliant with the following standards (both domestic USA and many international locations). -
Page 24: Standards With Which Our Products Comply
These products comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. Standards with Which Our Products Comply Safety CENELEC EN 60950-1, (2006) Electromagnetic Emissions EN55022: 1994 (IEC/CSPIR22: 1993) EN61000-3-2/A14: 2000 EN61000-3-3: 1994 Electromagnetic Immunity EN55024: 1998 Information Technology Equipment-Immunity Characteristics EN61000-4-2: 1995 Electro-Static Discharge Test EN61000-4-3: 1996 Radiated Immunity Field Test... -
Page 25: Product Serial Number
Immunity Requirements Product Serial Number Thinklogical™ products have a unique serial number, imprinted on an adhesive label that is fixed to the bottom of the chassis. The serial number includes a date-code. The format for the date-code is 2 digits for the month, 2 digits for the day and 2 digits for the year, plus two or three digits for a unique unit number. -
Page 26: Part 4: Thinklogical™ Support
Thinklogical™ is an engineering company and you will receive the information you require directly from our most knowledgeable engineers. We believe that the first line of support is the design engineer that developed the product. Therefore, your questions will be handled promptly by our in-house engineers who are most familiar with your products. -
Page 27: Telephone
(ii) modifications to or repairs of the product that are made by any party other than Thinklogical or a party acting on Thinklogical‟s behalf, or (iii) combination of the product with third party products that is not consented to by Thinklogical. -
Page 28: Our Address
Thinklogical may keep the defective product and refund the amount that you paid for the defective product. These are Thinklogical‟s sole obligations, and your exclusive remedies, for a breach of the limited warranty set forth above. -
Page 29: Appendix A: Ordering Information
Appendix A: Ordering Information Thinklogical's Power Distribution Unit 4/4 Part Number Description PDU-000001 PDU 4/4, Power Distribution Unit, Domestic, Serial Interface Revision A June 2009... -
Page 30: Appendix B: Quickstart Guide
Appendix B: Quickstart Guide Revision A June 2009...
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