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Created Date: January 28,2013
Created By: JimG
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I have an alarm panel which takes inputs from various utilities (Air compressor, Boiler, chiller, etc.) Through contact closures on this equipment, I am wired back to an alarm light panel at our maintenance shop. I am using a DL06 to accept the inputs and trigger the appropriate alarm lights and buzzer when an alarm condition occurs. Pretty basic use of a controller I know, but its what I got. I need to trigger the same fault lights at another location some 300 feet away. I will be constructing a similar panel with the lights and buzzer. My question, is, what would be the best way to trigger the lights in both locations using the one controller at the shop? Would Terminator I/O be a good fit for this application?
Created Date: January 28,2013
Created by: scott.lawrence
I don't think that the Terminator is compatible with the DL06 models.... all of the Master modules are for the 205 & up families...
Created Date: January 29,2013
Created by: Bob S BN
I haven't done it myself, but I'm pretty sure you could put another DL06 (or DL05) as a slave to the original DL06 and use RS485 to link them and tell the slave what to do.
How many lights/buzzers are we dealing with.
Created Date: February 01,2013
Created by: JimG
Thanks for all the input.
Created Date: January 28,2013
Created by: JimG
I have an alarm panel which takes inputs from various utilities (Air compressor, Boiler, chiller, etc.) Through contact closures on this equipment, I am wired back to an alarm light panel at our maintenance shop. I am using a DL06 to accept the inputs and trigger the appropriate alarm lights and buzzer when an alarm condition occurs. Pretty basic use of a controller I know, but its what I got. I need to trigger the same fault lights at another location some 300 feet away. I will be constructing a similar panel with the lights and buzzer. My question, is, what would be the best way to trigger the lights in both locations using the one controller at the shop? Would Terminator I/O be a good fit for this application?