User manual
FP series user manual 
Allis Electric           - 20 -           Rev3. July 2005 
2. Installation 
  For Mechanical Dry Contact 
  The DB9 Dry Contact Card offers three relay outputs for 
custom- wired application. The figure below shows the 
interface for the system connection: 
PIN Definition of DB9 for Mechanical Dry Contact interface 
PIN # of DB9
Function explanation  I/O 
1,2 
BATTERY LOW -
 normally closed state, will become 
open during active state. (PIN 2 is common) 
OUTPUT 
3,5 
POWER FAILURE -
 normally open state, will become 
closed during active state. (PIN 5 is common) 
OUTPUT 
4,5 
POWER FAILURE - normally closed state, will 
become open during active state. (PIN 5 is 
common) 
OUTPUT 
6,7 
Remote shut-down UPS - keep this pin at high 
voltage (+5V~+12V), needs 500 ms to shut down 
UPS. Activates at battery mode. 
INPUT 
8,9 
FAULT - normally close state, will become open 
during UPS fault. (PIN 9 is common) 
OUTPUT 
2.5.3.2 USB Card 
When the connected computer only has USB ports, an optional USB 1.0 can be used in the 
communication slot. A USB cable is supplied with the card. 










