Adaptive Micro Systems AlphaEclipse StreetSmart MULTIPLE MASTER User manual
March 28, 2006 1179630201
READ MEFIRST
AlphaEclipse StreetSmart
MULTIPLE MASTER Sign Connection
http://www.adaptivedisplays.com/support/eclipse
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Due to continuing product innovation, specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
This QuickStart gives a brief overview of sign installation.
For complete instructions, see the “AlphaEclipse StreetSmart Sign Installation Manual” (pn 1179600101).
Identify the MASTER sign and each SECONDARY MASTER sign. Locate the label on the back of each sign:
Starting with the sign with SERIAL ADDRESS = 1, locate and open the Control Cube’s door:
Remove the communication cable from the Control
Cube:
There are two, labeled communication cables:
Up to 3 SECONDARY MASTER signs
Each sign (except for the last sign) will have a wiring kit in the Control Cube.
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The Control Cube is in the
bottom row on the far
right side of a sign.
Use a 5/32-inch hex tool to open each Control Cube
door locks (circled).
There are 4 to 6 door locks on a sign door.
Each door lock is hexagon shaped:
Do NOT remove any
of the Phillips head
screws.
These screws hold
the LED boards to
the sign door.
5/32-inch
hex tool
Communication
cable
Red Black
SHIELD
AlphaEclipse StreetSmart Multiple Master Sign Connection (pn 1179630201) March 28, 2006
Run the two communication cables through one of the conduit openings under the controller board:
Repeat steps #2 through #5, until all the signs are connected as shown below:
Complete the sign installation.
• See the “AlphaEclipse StreetSmart Sign Installation Manual” (pn 1179600101).
• Remember to earth ground the sign using the ground lug on the back of the sign.
Connect
communication
cables to these
(see step #6.)
Power wire conduit hole
Communication conduit hole
• Run communication
cables through this
conduit hole.
• Do NOT run
communication cables
in the same conduit as
the power wires.
COM 0
COM 2
MASTER UNIT
SERIAL ADDRESS = 1
SECONDARY MASTER UNIT
SERIAL ADDRESS = 2
To COM 0 in next sign.
Control cube
(bottom rightmost cube)
Control cube
(bottom rightmost cube)
5
Controllerboard
(bottom)
1234512341234567
COM 0
5
Controllerboard
(bottom)
1234512341234567
COM 0
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
SECONDARY MASTER UNIT
SERIAL ADDRESS = 3
Communication Cable Conduit:
• Run the two communication cables
through a conduit.
• Do NOT run communication cables in the
same conduit as the power wires.
• Cable that is not run through a conduit
will deteriorate from exposure to sunlight.
CONNECT TO
COM 0 (MAIN RS485)
IN ADDRESS 3
CONNECT TO
COM 0 (MAIN RS485)
IN ADDRESS 2
To COM 2 in next sign.
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
CONNECT TO
COM 2 (TEMP PROBE)
IN ADDRESS 3
1234567
COM 2
1234567
COM 2
SHIELD
BLACK
RED
BLACK
RED
SHIELD
GREEN
WHITE
Temperature probe (optional)
Mount the probe to a light-colored surface at least 6 feet
above ground and not in direct sunlight.
CONNECT TO
COM 2 (TEMP PROBE)
IN ADDRESS 2
Ground lug
