User's guide - AS-400 Card Remote On/Off
2. Product Outlook
DB-9 port
Top View
Side View
2. Product Introduction
The AS400 communication card provides contact closures for remote monitoring your UPS. To
meet different application requirement, the AS400 card is capable of selection the status of the
dry-contact signal (active close or active open) by setting jumper. The suitable applications are
listed below:
IBM Server, Personal PC & Workstations equipments
Auto-controlled industrial equipment & communication applications
3. Installation
Step 1: Remove cover of Intelligent Slot
on the rear panel of the UPS.
Step 3: The cover of AS400 should
attach close to the rear panel. Using
screwdriver, secure the AS400 to the
UPS chassis with 2 screws.
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9-pin port
Top View
Side View
Step 2: Insert AS400 card into Intelligent
Slot.
Step 4: Use the 9-pin communication cable
to connect UPS and equipment to implement
the remote monitoring and control.
9 pin com. cable
4. Specifications
Internal circuit of DB-9 port
RS-232 port
Electric Parameter of DB-9 port
Parameter
Resistor*
DC Current
Diode
Reverse Voltage
Forward Current
Peak Forward Current
Relay
DC Voltage
DC Current
Note: It's required to retain the DC current lower than 6mA. Otherwise, it's necessary to add one resistor
within DC current limitation in the serial loop of Remote Shutdown. (e.g. 2K resistor with at least 0.1W
rating power). Refer to diagrams in Application.
Pin Assignment
Pin Assignment
Function
Pin 1
UPS Failure
Pin 2
UPS Audible Alarm
Pin 3
GND (Common for Pin 4)
Pin 4
On/Off
Pin 5
Common for Relays
Pin 6
Bypass Active
Pin 7
Low Battery
Pin 8
UPS On
Pin 9
Utility Failure
P.S. The ON/OFF function pin (pin4 & pin3) accepts more than 2s high level signal to perform UPS on and off actions.
Function Description
AC Status
AO Status
Pin 1 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 1 & Pin 5 disconnected
Pin 2 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 2 & Pin 5 disconnected
Pin 6 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 6 & Pin 5 disconnected
Pin 7 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 7 & Pin 5 disconnected
Pin 8 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 8 & Pin 5 disconnected
Pin 9 & Pin 5 connected
Pin 9 & Pin 5 disconnected
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9-pin port
Symbol
Max.
Min.
Unit
I
6
1
mA
R
V
6
-
V
R
I
50
-
mA
F
I
1
-
A
F (Peak)
V
24
-
V
DC
I
1.0
-
A
DC
I/O
O/P
O/P
Power Ground
I/P
Power Supply
O/P
O/P
O/P
O/P
Reason
UPS failure
UPS failure, utility failure, low
battery, bypass active
Bypass active
Battery voltage is low
UPS is in inverter mode
Utility failure