Eaton i-on series Engineering Manual

Also see for i-on Series: Administration and User Manual Administration and User Manual Engineering guide

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i-on Range IntroductionPage 3See page 9 for the number of relay outputs available on each control unit.USB Port30 40 50 160.The mini-USB port allows an Installer to program the control unit through a USB cablefrom a PC to the control unit. The PC must be running Eaton Security Business’sDownloader.The USB port also allows an Installer to apply software updates to the control unit or, inEuropean versions, install alternate language text files for the keypad display. To do thisthe Installer must run Eaton Security Business’s i-on Updater software on the connectedPC.The Downloader and i-on Updater software is available to registered users from theTouchpoint Product Support/Downloads pages on www.coopersecurity.co.uk.Ethernet Port40 50 160.The Ethernet port also allows a local connection to a PC. The Ethernet connection isdesigned to allow an Installer to program the control unit through a series of web pagespresented by a built-in web browser interface running on the control unit. Eaton’s SecurityBusiness recommends that you use Internet Explorer 8 or higher to browse the pages.With software release 4.04 and higher Downloader can also use the Ethernet port toprogram control units from a PC.External Bell/Strobe Outputs30 50 160.The control unit has one external bell output to drive standard Self-Activating Bell (SAB) orSelf-Contained Bell (SCB) modules, and one output to activate a strobe. Expanders alsoprovide connectors for additional external sounders. See the Installation Guide for eachproduct for details of maximum current available for external bells.Auxilliary Tamper50 160.The i-on50EX and i-on160EX control units also provide “Aux Tamper” terminals forconnecting the tamper wiring of any external device (other than keypads and expanders)that needs tamper protection.Extension Loudspeaker ConnectorsIf required the Installer can connect 16 Ohm extension loudspeakers to increase theaudibility of setting and unsetting tones. Each expander also provides connectors for one16 Ohm extension loudspeaker. Note that you must not connect another loudspeaker inparallel to the same connectors.KeypadsIn alarm systems built around i-on control units all the keypads connect directly to thesystem bus.The i-on control units with Release 4 software can use a range of keypads, including the i-kp01, KEY-K01, KEY-KP01 and KEY-KPZ01.Users can set and unset the system or partitions from the keypad, either by keying-inaccess codes or presenting a prox tag (if the keypad has a prox tag reader).