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With Local or Remote Control
... a different twist on AB switches
ABCD(S) SWITCHES
Connects any Device or Network on Port A
to Ports B-C-D or S, Locally or Remotely
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APPLICATION DIAGRAM
Also See "Tech Tips" - Switching Fifty Devices
DESCRIPTION
- Security Port for No Connection
- Solid State Relays for Noise Free Transitions
- Manual Push Button Control
- RS-232 Serial Port to Enter Switching Commands
- Remote Control Through CPS Remote Controllers
- (Telephone line/ TCP/IP ) Password Protection
- Addressable, Up to 31 Units Daisy Chained from One Controller
- CPS Addressable AC power control units can be inter-mixed in the chain
The AB-M provides the same basic peripheral sharing functions as the familiar manual A/B/C/D switch boxes that the industry grew up with.
However, these switches are controlled through an RS-232 connection (an RS-232 Filtered Adapter is required) or remotely through one of CPS's Remote Controllers (SP-RRC, 3P-RRC or N-RRC), as well as manually (push button). This opens the door to other network switching applications such as Remote back-up, Security, Resource Allocation, etc., in addition to the peripheral sharing functions.
The Controllers provide the desired type of communications interface (Phone Line or TCP/IP). They also add password security, and the ability to share a phone line as well as other programmable features. The controllers are the same as those that are used for the CPS rebooting products. They follow the same flexible "Base Unit + Controller" concept.
VERSIONS
The A/B-M connect a common device on port A to either of its slave ports B/C/D/S. "S" is a logical security port (no connection).
It is available in Three or Four port models with:
- RJ-11 connectors for telephone phone line switching applications (4 wire)
- RJ-45 connectors for switching Ethernet, Token Ring or T1 circuits (8 wire).
- DB-9(25)/RJ-45 adapters are available for 8 wire RS-232 switching applications.
EXPANSION
The AB-M Switches are also dip switch addressable. Up to 31 of them can be daisy chained from one RS-232 Port or one Single Port Controller. A Multi Port Controller can support a daisy chain from each port. As an example, a 3P-RRC (three port controller) could support up to 93 AB-Ms (31 per port). An eight port controller can support up to 248 AB-Ms.
They connect to the controllers, and to each other, with standard RJ-11 telephone cables at a combined distance of up to 2000 feet. Any of the addressable CPS AC power control "Base Units" can also be intermixed within the same "daisy chain" (IPN, U-X1, or U-X3) for additional application flexibility.
Additional devices can also be switched to Port A by wiring multiple units together.
COMMAND EXAMPLES
SIMPLE ASCII COMMANDS
The A/B Command A typical RS-232 serial command to connect port (B)-2 to port (A)-1 (common) may look like:
* AD 2# (Use Hyper-term or any terminal emulator.)* is an attention command for the AB-M since there is no controller to wake it up.
AD is the address of the Switch if daisy chained (01-31).
2 is the Port that is going to be connected to port (A)-1.
# terminates the command.
If this command were sent through a Touch-tone controller you would precede it with the commands for the controller and it would look like this:
#8 PASS 1 AD 2##8 is the attention command for the controller that you are using.
PASS is the controllers password (consult the controller manual).
1 is the port on the controller (for multi-port controllers).
Controller Touch-tone commands can be entered manually or appended to the AT dial string.
Need an extra RS-232 port? Consider the USB to Serial Adapter.
SPECIFICATIONS
A/B SWITCH (3 port/RJ-11)
Item No SWTABC-4W Price $145.00
A/B SWITCH (3 port/RJ-45)
Item No SWTABC-8W Price $170.00
A/B SWITCH (4 port/RJ-11)
Item No SWTABCD-4W Price $165.00
A/B SWITCH (4 port/RJ-45)
Item No SWTABCD-8W Price $190.00
Physical 4.5" W x 3" D x 1.25" H, 1 lb.
Connectors (2) RJ-11 Control/Concatenation Ports
(3-4) RJ-xx Port
LEDs (5) Power and Port Connect Status
Switches (1) 8-Bit Dip, (1) Pushbutton
Bell None
Cable (1) 5' RJ-11 Phone Cable
Adaptor None
AC Power Wall Mount 9VAC 1A, 115V/60Hz
-------------- CONTROLLERS --------------
Required for Remote Control.
See the specific Controller for additional specifications
TELEPHONE LINE Controllers
SP-RRC One Telco Line and One Control Port (to AB-M)
Item No SWTSPRRC
3P-RRC One Telco Line and Three Control Ports (to AB-M)
Item No SWT3PRRC
NETWORK Controller
N-RRC One RJ-45 TCP/IP Network Connection and One Control Port (to AB-M)
Item No SWTRRC-N
-------------- ADAPTERS -----------------
RS-232 FILTERED ADAPTER
Required for Serial Port Control (to PC)
Item No CA9R11-IPN-F Price $25.50
Physical 2" W x 1.5" D x .75" H, .5 lbs.
Connectors DB-9 Female, (1) RJ-11
LEDs None
Switches None
Bell None
Cable None
Adaptor None
AC Power None
RS-232 Port Adapters to Connect to RS-232 Devices (to Peripherals)
RJ-45 to DB-9 Male (8 Wire)
Item No CA9R45-28M Price $8.75
RJ-45 to DB-25 Male (8 Wire)
Item No CA5R45-28M Price $8.75
RJ-45 to DB-9 Female (8 Wire)
Item No CA9R45-28F Price $8.75
RJ-45 to DB-25 Female (8 Wire)
Item No CA5R45-28F Price $8.75
Physical 2" W x 1.75" D x .5" H, .25 lbs.
Connectors (1) DB-25 or DB-9 Male or Female,
(1) RJ-45 RS-232
LEDs None
Switches None
Bell None
Cable None
Adaptor None
AC Power None
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