Highcross ECM-IR4B User manual

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OVERVIEW
DEVICE CONTROL COMPONENTS
COMMON DATA
Network interface Ethernet (10/100)
Supply voltage range 12–24 VDC via power terminals
48 VDC via PoE port
Consumption current 120 mA @ 12 VDC
Operating temperature -20° C to 45° C
-5° F to 115° F
Operating humidity 5 to 80% RH
non-condensing
Enclosure Metal with black matte nish
Dimensions (HWD) 34 mm x 84 mm x 109 mm
1.34” x 3.30” x 4.30”
Weight 190 g / 0.42 lbs
Supported data exchange
protocols
NetString
ModBus TCP
ModBus RTU over TCP
RECEIVING OF IR CODES
Number of ports to receive
IR commands 5
IR receiver carrier frequency 38 kHz
FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS
IR 1–4 Activity indicators of ports 1–4
reset Multifunctional button (reboot, reset, bootloader)
link Ethernet link and activity indicator
status Indicates power status and connection to control-
lers
REAR PANEL COMPONENTS
LAN Ethernet network RJ-45 socket (PoE)
1–4 mini-jack (3.5 mm) sockets to plug IR emitters
1…4 +/–mini-Phoenix connectors to connect IR emitters
PWR Power terminal (12–24 VDC)
TRANSMISSION OF IR CODES
Number of ports to transmit IR
commands 4
Output power of ports for
external IR emitters 5 mA, 25 mA, 30 mA
Power of built-in IR blaster 200 mA (4 IR emitters)
IR carrier frequency 20 – 500 kHz
Supported le formats of IR
commands
.phex – ProntoHex format
.IRL – AMX format
.IR – Crestron format
Maximum number of commands
per IR le 255
Maximum length of IR command
(unique and repeating parts)
1000 intervals
(500 On/Off pairs)
CAPTURING OF IR CODES
IR carrier frequency to capture
commands from IR remote 20 – 60 kHz
Maximum length of IR command
(unique and repeating parts) 2000 intervals
Output format of captured IR
code ProntoHex
ECM-IR4B
Infrared Control Module
Quick Reference Guide (revision 1.60 for H/W Rev.C)
SPECIFICATIONS
IR4 IR3 IR2 IR1
IR3– IR3+ IR4+ IR4– IR1– IR1+ IR2+ IR2– PWR+ PWR– LAN
IR4 IR3 IR2 IR1
reset
link
status
ECM-IR4B is a universal multifunctional IR-control module, designed
to control audio / video systems, air conditioners and any other
IR-controlled appliances. The module has intelligent IR-learning to
parse and analyse unique and repeating sequences.
The control, data exchange and conguration are all handled via
TCP/IP protocol.
The device features:
• 4 ports to connect external IR emitters and receivers
• built-in high-power IR-blaster (supported on port #4)
• built-in IR receivers to receive IR commands and to capture
IR codes from device’s remote controls
REAR VIEW
FRONT VIEW

ECM-IR4B | Infrared Control Module | revision 1.60
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LED “status” indicates the power connection
and connection status with controllers
Off No power connected
Blink
(1 Hz) No connection with external controllers
Fast blink
(4 Hz) The device is in bootloader mode
On Connected to external controllers
LED “link“ indicates Ethernet network
link and activity
Off No connection to Ethernet network
Blink Connected to Ethernet network
Receiving Ethernet data packets
On Connected to Ethernet network
No network activity
LEDs “IR1–IR4“ display activity of IR ports
Off No port activity
On Port is transmitting or receiving IR code
Blink (all ports) Device is parsing IR le uploaded via
web-interface
Multifunctional button “reset“
To reboot the device push the button for 1 second
To reset the device to factory defaults push and hold the
button for 5 seconds.
IP–address will be set to 10.0.1.101, subnet mask - to
255.255.255.0. All other settings will be set to default values
For rmware update, power off the device, push and hold
the button and power the device on. Release the button after
the LED “status” will start to blink fast.
The network settings of the device started in bootloader
mode are: IP–address – 10.0.1.101, subnet mask –
255.255.255.0
The PWR terminal is designed to power the device 12–24 VDC if
connected Ethernet switch has no PoE support.
The mini-jack 3.5 mm sockets IR1–IR4 and mini-Phoenix connec-
tors IR1–IR4 +/– are designed to be used with external IR emitters
and IR receivers.
The both built-in receiver to receive IR commands and built-in
receiver to capture IR codes are placed behind the cover of the
front panel.
SETUP AND CONFIGURATION
The conguration of the module is handled via web-interface.
To start working with the device:
• Connect the device to the Ethernet switch. If the switch has
no PoE support, connect the power 12–24 VDC to the PWR
terminal
• Ensure that your computer can connect to the network address
10.0.1.101 or set the TCP/IP settings of active network adap-
tor to: IP address – 10.0.1.100 , subnet mask – 255.255.255.0
• Enter 10.0.1.101 in address bar of your web-browser
• Enter: login – root, password – root
• Congure the device settings
The web-interface contains the next web-pages:
Home Displays the hardware revision and the
rmware version
Settings Network settings, type of data exchange
protocol, settings of IR ports
IR les Upload and download IR data les to and from
the device
Capture The interface to capture and analyse IR codes
from remote controls
Status Displays current TCP/IP connections and device
uptime info
For further information refer to www.highcross.pro