Vertiv Liebert SiteLink-2E User manual

Liebert® SiteLink-E™
SiteLink-2E, SiteLink-4E, and SiteLink-12E
Installation Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Product Overview 5
2 Installing the Liebert SiteLink-E Module 7
2.1 Preparations for Mounting the Module 7
2.1.1 Choose a Location to Install the Liebert SiteLink-E 7
2.2 Enclosure Diagrams 7
3 Connect Input Power Wiring 11
3.1 Power Wiring 11
3.1.1 Input Power Requirements 11
3.2 Connect Input Power—AC or DC 11
4 Communication and Control Wiring 13
4.1 IGM Communication 13
4.1.1 Wiring IGM Ports 13
4.2 RS-485 and ARC156 Wiring Considerations 14
4.3 Wiring for BACnet/ARC156 Network 15
4.4 Wiring Port S1 16
4.4.1 Wiring Port S1 for RS-485 Network—Four-Wire 16
4.4.2 Wiring Port S1 for RS-485—Two-Wire 17
4.4.3 Wiring Port S1 for RS-232 18
4.5 Wiring a Modem for Half-Router Communication—Port S1 19
5 Specifications 21
Appendices 23
Appendix A: Communication Protocol and Wiring Considerations 23
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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Liebert SiteLink-E™ interface module is a BACnet router that provides the communications link
between Liebert units and other protocols and modules. The Liebert SiteLink-E module communicates
with Liebert equipment such as environmental units, UPSs, frequency converters and power distribution
units.
See Figure 1.1 below for port locations. The Vertiv™ ports, Ports1to12, support IGM, Velocity, ASCII, and
Hironet (RS-485). Ports 9to12 may be RS-484 or RS-232.
Figure 1.1 Liebert SiteLink-E layout—power and communication connections, ports and switches
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ClassA digital device,
pursuant to Part15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference that the user
alone must correct.
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