p5 FutureNow FNIP-4xSH-12 User manual

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FutureNow FNIP-4xSH-12 and FNIP-4xSH-24
Installation Manual
rev 15.01.2014
TCP/IP and Web Controllable
Four Channel DIN Rail Window Shading Controller with Local Inputs
OVERVIEW
The FNIP-4xSH an be used for ontrolling four motorized window overings, su h as
shades, shutters, blind, urtains, awnings or proje tion s reens and any other devi es
equipped with four-wire bidire tional AC motors with built-in limit swit hes either via its lo al
inputs, ustom TCP proto ol or via its built-in web interfa e.
The FNIP-4xSH an be ontrolled and monitored from standard network apable devi es
su h as omputers, smartphones, web-tablets, et . either lo ally or via the Internet.
Figure 1. The FNIP-4xSH Window Shading Controller
The module an be used independently or as part of a omplex ontrol system in residential,
or ommer ial installations.

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In addition to the outputs, the FNIP-4xSH also provides lo al inputs for manual ontrol,
whi h give the ustomer the ability of using the system even before a entral ontroller is
installed or the network is built, offering stand-alone operation. This also improves reliability
sin e the operation of the outputs via the inputs do not rely on a ontroller or network
omponents that are usually single points of failure.
The manual inputs are usually onne ted to momentary wall swit hes and fun tion similarly
to traditional light swit hes.
The inputs an also be used as independent digital inputs, for example to monitor the status
of different onta t sensors or if onne ted to a programmed output of a se urity system, its
status (armed/disarmed/in alarm) an be determined remotely.
MAIN FEATURES
obust Operation
• Ideal for motorized window overings, proje tion s reens, awnings, et .
• 4 outputs for ontrolling 4 four-wire (up/down/neutral) bidire tional AC motors
• 4x2 (up/down) galvani ally isolated inputs for fully and partly open/ lose and stop
ommands
• Up, Down, Stop ommands
• Delay when hanging dire tion to prote t the motor
• Me hani al and ele troni lat h preventing the motor from being driven in both
dire tions at the same time
Ultimate Flexibility
• Adjustable up and down motor running times
• Separate power inputs for powering motors with different voltage requirements
• “Motor in motion” indi ation
• Per entage indi ation of position
• Standard DIN rail mount
• Available in both 12V DC and 24V DC powered versions
• Operation without a ontroller or network onne tion, via lo al inputs
• Digital inputs an also be used to monitor door/window onta ts, motion, water
leakage and any other sensor type
Enhanced Connectivity
• New TCP/IP interfa e offers remote ontrol and advan ed management
• Built-in web server for onfiguration, ontrol and monitoring
• Remote ontrol and monitoring from network enabled smartphones and tablets
• Multiple users with different user rights

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• TCP ommuni ation with simple ASCII ommands
• Automati event reports about status hanges of inputs and outputs
• Firmware upgrade via LAN
Industry-Wide Interoperability
• Full Integration with home ontrollers from most major vendors (Control4, AMX et .)
• Interoperable with any momentary onta t swit hes available on the market
INSTALLATION
WARNIN ! Since the module is connected to line voltage, the installation
must be performed by a qualified electrician in accordance with the local
electrical codes!
Turn off power (main circuit breaker) before installation!
Terminal connections
Ea h module has a wiring diagram on the front whi h an help the installer when onne ting
the modules at installation sites. See figure 2.
The terminal onne tions of the FNIP-4xSH are listed in Table 1.

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Figure 2. FNIP-4xSH front view with terminal connectors
Table 1. FNIP-4xSH terminal connector
No. Description No. Description
1. Motor 1. Up Out 27. Motor 1. Up Input
2. Neutral 28. Inputs ommon
3. Motor 1. Down Out 29. Motor 1. Down Input
4. Motor 2. Up Out 30. Motor 2. Up Input
5. Neutral 31. Inputs ommon
6. Motor 2. Down Out 32. Motor 2. Down Input
7. Motor 3. Up Out 33. Motor 3. Up Input
8. Neutral 34. Inputs Common
9. Motor 3. Down Out 35. Motor 3. Down Input
10. Motor 4. Up Out 36. Motor 4. Up Input
11. Neutral 37. Inputs ommon
12. Motor 4. Down Out 38. Motor 4. Down Input
13. Power for Motors Live 39. Power for the Inputs GND
14. Power for Motors
Neutral
40. Power for the Inputs +12V (FNIP-
4xSH-12) or +24V (FNIP-4XSH-
24)
41. Power for the Main Cir uitry GND
42. Power for the Main Cir uitry +12V
FNIP-4xSH-12) or +24V (FNIP-
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Wiring
A typi al wiring diagram is shown in figure 3.
Figure 3. Wiring diagram
All outputs in this example are used to control line voltage motors on the same
phase. Providing different voltage across terminals 13 and 14 motors with
different power requirements can also be used but all four motor has to be have
the same power requirement.
After making all onne tions, he k if the outputs work via the inputs (only appli able if
input power is onne ted a ross terminals 39-40.) The status LEDs will assist you in tra king
the status of the outputs and see if the inputs work properly.
Recommended wire types
• Ethernet able: Twisted pair, CAT5 or better.
• Outputs: A ording to the loads atta hed to the outputs ( urrent and voltage).
• Inputs: A pair of low or high voltage ables.

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• The inputs use low voltage signals. The inputs use low voltage signals.
All wires used and the way they are run must be in a ordan e with the lo al ele tri al
odes.
Keep line voltage wiring physi ally separated from Ethernet and signal wiring.
Power requirements
The module must be powered through terminals 41 and 42. by 12VDC (FNIP-4xSH-12) or
24VDC (FNIP-4xSH-24).
Please pay attention to the correct polarity.
The galvani isolation of the inputs is only effe tive when a separate power supply is used
for powering the inputs. The FNIP-4xSH has separate power input terminals (39 and 40) for
this purpose. If you hoose not to use the extra prote tion the isolated inputs offer (not
re ommended), you an use the same power to supply both the main ir uitry and the
inputs. In that ase, simply onne t terminal 39 to terminal 41 and terminal 40 to terminal
42.
Ethernet connection
Conne t the module to the LAN via the RJ45 Ethernet so ket.
Outputs
The module has four motor driver outputs ea h allows for onne ting 230V or lower voltage
four-wire bidire tional AC motors. Note that all the four motors have to have the same
power requirement. The power for all the motors is the same, provided a ross terminals 13
and 14. For example the module an’t be used to drive two 230V AC and two 24V AC
motors, but an drive four 230V AC or four 24V AC motors. In the latter ase 24V AC
voltage must be applied a ross terminals 13 and 14.
Local Inputs
For ea h output, there are two lo al inputs to allow for manual operations. If you do not
wish to use lo al inputs, this se tion may be skipped.
Conne t momentary swit hes a ross the appropriate input terminals and the input ommon
terminal for both the ‘up’ and the ‘down’ dire tions.

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WA NING! Avoid supplying voltage on these terminals!
All input ports are galvani ally isolated to prote t the module against unwanted effe ts of
ground loops, overvoltage or mis onne tions.
It should be noted that the galvani isolation is only effe tive when an independent power
supply is used for powering the inputs. The FNIP4xSH has separate power input terminals
for this purpose. See se tion “Power Requirements” if you don’t want to use two separate
power supply units.
To assure an additional level of safe and reliable operation, the inputs are also software
prote ted against the effe ts of noise spikes that usually o ur when heavy indu tive loads
(motors, fans, et .) are swit hed nearby. In most systems la king this level of prote tion,
these spikes may result in unwanted operation.
Three-way swit hes an be implemented by simply onne ting multiple momentary swit hes
in parallel.
Status LED Indicators
In order to make installation and debugging easier, ommuni ation and hannel status are
displayed via LEDs.
Use the board layout drawing in Figure 4. to lo ate the status LEDs.

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Figure 4. The board layout of the FNIP-4xSH
Output status LEDs
Ea h hannel has two dedi ated (red and green) output status LEDs. The green LED is on
when the orresponding output is a tivated (the motor is powered). The red LED indi ates
the dire tion of the movement. It is off while the motor is moving up and on while the motor
is moving down. If the motor is not in motion, this LED is off.
Input status LEDs
Ea h hannel has two dedi ated (red and green) input status LEDs. The green LED is on
while the “up” input is a tive and the red LED is on while the “down” input is a tive.
Input power LED
When on, indi ates that the input power is present.
Communication LEDs
Con LED
The Con LED is on when the module is onne ted to the Ethernet network.
Act LED
It indi ates that ommuni ation via Ethernet is in progress.

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St LED
This status LED indi ates that the bootloader of the module is a tive. This should only
happen during firmware update.
Please never disconnect power from the module while this LED is on!
If this LED stays on after the firmware update, please contact your distributor!
CONFIGURATION
Configuration an be done either via the built-in website or via TCP/IP onne tion. In the
latter ase the onfiguration interfa e the ontroller provides is used.
Con iguration via the web inter ace
Use the FNIP Network Dis overy Utility software to find all FutureNow IP devi es on your
network.
Connecting to the module’s web site
After the s an is over you an li k on one of the modules found to open its website in a
browser.
You an also a ess the module’s internal web pages from an Internet browser by typing
FNIP4xSH (default hostname) or whatever the hostname has been hanged to or the IP
address in the URL window.
Ea h module automati ally obtains an IP address from a DHCP server by default. In the la k
of DHCP server the default IP address of 192.168.1.25 will be assigned. The same IP
address will be assigned when onne ting the module dire tly to your omputer (not running
a DHCP server) with an Ethernet ross able.
Authentication
On e you are onne ted to the module’s web site you will be asked to identify yourself, as
seen in figure 5.

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Figure 5. Authentication Window
The default user has administrator rights and an a ess all settings and fun tions.
The default user name is:admin
The default password is:futurenow
On e logged in, you will automati ally be dire ted to the ontrol page. There is a menu on
the top of ea h web page to navigate between the different ontrol and onfiguration pages.
Configuring the network settings
To make basi network settings li k Network in the top menu. You an hoose between
using DHCP or stati IP address and make all ne essary network settings on this page, as
shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 6. Network Configuration Page
Adding users and setting up user rights
Three different users an be defined ea h with three different user rights: admin, actor and
observer.
Admins have a ess to all fun tionality, in luding ontrol of the outputs, monitoring the
status of the inputs and outputs and hanging all the settings.
Actors are allowed to ontrol the outputs and monitor the status of the inputs and the
outputs, but are not allowed to hange any settings.

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Observers are allowed to monitor the status of inputs and outputs but not allowed to
ontrol the outputs, nor an they hange any settings.
To modify user settings li k on User in the top menu. The user onfiguration page is shown
in Figure 7.
The name of the urrently logged-in user is displayed at the top right orner of the page.
Figure 7. User Configuration Page

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Board configuration
Cli king on Board in the top menu takes you to the board onfiguration page, where the
following settings an be onfigured:
Figure 8. Board Configuration Page

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Setting the motor running time
Set the motor running time to the length of time it takes for the shutter/blind to go from one
of the extreme positions to the other. Sin e the time may be different in the two dire tions it
is possible to set a different value for ea h dire tion.
Other configuration settings
On the Board onfiguration page ustom names an be reated and modified for ea h of the
four outputs and eight inputs.
The input modes an also be defined here. The input mode determines the logi al onne tion
between the input and the output of the same hannel. For details on possible input modes
and how they work, see “Operation via lo al inputs” paragraph of this do ument below.
Updating the firmware is also possible via this page.
Logging out
You an log out from the module’s web pages by li king on the “Log Out” tab.
esetting to factory defaults
Holding the reset button for more than 5 se while powering up the module will set all the
settings to fa tory default.
OPERATION
Operation via the local inputs
The inputs an be a tivated by shorting the appropriate input terminal to the input ommon
terminal.
Throughout this se tion it is assumed that momentary swit hes are onne ted to the lo al
inputs.
In order to power the ir uitry for the lo al inputs, an input power of 8-16V must be applied
a ross terminals 39 and 40. In ase lo al inputs are not needed, this power onne tion is not
ne essary.
Input Modes
There are two inputs modes. Setting the input modes is possible via the web interfa e or by
TCP ommands. The meaning of the input modes is as follows:

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Active inputs (input mode 1/factory default)
There are separate dire tional inputs for the two possible motor dire tions. If the motor is
ina tive (off) and an input is a tivated, then the motor will start moving in one dire tion. If
the same input is a tivated again while the motor is still running, it will stop. A tivating the
other input while the motor is stopped will ause the motor to move in the other dire tion.
The motor will ontinue running until the motor running timer expires (fa tory default is
1min.) or the built-in limit swit h in the motor turns the power off.
In this way, you only have to a tivate one of the dire tional inputs briefly to move the motor
to one of its dire tional limits. A tivating it again will ause the motor to stop at any
intermediate position.
A tivating the input for the opposite dire tion while the motor is still moving will ause the
motor to hange its dire tion after a short delay.
You an also move the motor to the desired position by holding the button until the required
position is rea hed. Then the button should be released.
Independent inputs (input mode 0)
Inputs an be deta hed from their orresponding outputs, in whi h ase they will have no
effe t on them. However, the status hanges of the digital inputs will still be reported via the
open TCP/IP so kets and on the Control page of the built-in website. This an be used to
monitor the status of digital sensors onne ted to the inputs or to a tivate lighting s enes or
ma ros whenever the input gets triggered.
Operation via the built-in web server
Cli king on Control in the top menu the ontrol page in Figure 9. will open. Via this page the
outputs an be ontrolled and the status of both the inputs and the outputs are displayed.
For simpli ity, throughout this se tion the word “blind” will be used for all the motorized
window overings and other devi es that an be ontrolled by the FNIP-4xSH.

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Figure 9. Control Page
Ea h input an either be a tive (input terminals shorted) or ina tive (input terminals open) A
grey i on means that the orresponding input is ina tive. An a tive input is indi ated by a
green i on.
The outputs an be in different states indi ated by the following i ons.
The blind is fully open
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The blind is moving up (opening)
The blind is moving down ( losing)
The blind is partly open. With the new firmware version the position is also
displayed. (e.g. 52% open)
Controlling the blinds is also possible via this web page:
Cli king on the “up arrow” i on will start moving the blind up (opening).
Cli king on the “down arrow” i on will start moving the blind down ( losing).
Cli king on this i on will stop the blind at the urrent position.
Operation via TCP
To a hieve the easiest integration with most ontrollers used in home and ommer ial
appli ations, the module an be ontrolled by raw TCP proto ol using simple ASCII based
ommands.
The TCP/IP ommuni ation an be enabled/disabled via the Network settings s reen.
There are TCP ommands for:
Turning an output On/Off, Toggling an output, turning an output on for a ertain time,
querying the status of the inputs and outputs, setting and retrieving the mode of inputs, et .
There are ommands for:
Starting the motor to move up/down, toggle the motor’s dire tion, stopping the motor,
retrieve the motor’s (blind’s) position, retrieve if the motor is in motion, query the status of
the inputs, set and query the mode of inputs, set and query the motor running time in both
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The TCP Communi ation Proto ol Des ription is available upon request.
Event notifications
Automati event notifi ations are sent to lients via the open so ket onne tions whenever
the status of an input or output hanges.
Basi ally, any third party ontroller that an implement the FNIP-4xSH’s simple
ommuni ation proto ol an ontrol the FutureNow FNIP-4xSH. The following ontrollers are
the most widely used:
• AMX
• Control4
• Crestron
• RTI
Software modules/plug-ins for the above ontrollers are either available or P5 will provide
full assistan e in reating them.
Besides these spe ial-purpose ontrollers, there are many appli ations for embedded
industrial PC boards, PCs and smartphones running Linux, Windows, Ma OS.
Firmware upgrade
Upgrading the firmware of the module is possible via LAN or WAN.
On the Board Configuration page of the module’s internal website, navigate to the lo ation
on your PC where the new firmware file is saved. Then li k Upload. The St LED turns on
and stays on during firmware update. After uploading the new firmware –whi h takes no
more than a few se onds- the module will automati ally restart.
The version of the urrently running firmware is displayed at the bottom left orner of the
Board Configuration page.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Power requirements
FNIP-4xSH-12:
Main ir uitry: 9-13.8V DC max. 330mA@12V (when all motors are moving down and
ommuni ation is in progress)
Inputs: 8-16V DC, max. 80mA@12V
FNIP-4xSH-24:
Main ir uitry: 18-27V DC max. 250mA@24V (when all motors are moving down and
ommuni ation is in progress)

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Inputs: 10-25V DC, max. 90mA@24V
Outputs
Type: 4 x Up/Down relay outputs
Load: max. 4x2A@230V AC for indu tive ( os(fi)=0.4) loads
Inputs
Power: 8-16V DC
Current: Approx. 15 mA@12V per losed inputs
Type: 4x2 galvani ally isolated, noise prote ted ommon GND digital inputs for dry onta ts
Fun tions: Assigned to the orresponding outputs (up/down/stop) or independent
Terminals
Type: S rew terminals for max. 2.5 mm
2
wires
Communication
10Mb/s Ethernet via RJ45 Ethernet onne tor
Simple ASCII based TCP ommands via port 7078 by default
Number of so ket onne tions that are allowed to be opened simultaneously:2
or
via its built-in web page (http)
Supported web browsers
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 7 or greater, Opera
Other parameters
Operating temperature: 0 °C – 40 °C (32-104 °F)
Dimensions: W x H x D = 157 mm x 86 mm x 57 mm (9 DIN unit width)
Weight: 0,38 kg
Color: Light grey with bla k over plate
Standards
EN 61000-6-1:2007
EN 61000-6-3:2007
EN 60669-2-1
RoHS
Test methods
EN 55022:2010
EN 61000-4-3:2006/A1:2008/A2:2010
EN 61000-4-4:2005/A1:2010
EN 61000-4-6:2007
EN 61000-4-2:2009

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REFERENCES
FNIP Sear h Utility
FNIP-4xSH TCP Communi ation Proto ol Des ription
CONTACT DETAILS
[email protected]