User's Manual

DriveCore Install Network Series Power Amplifiers
Operation Manual
page 30
General Purpose In/Out Control Port
Configuration of the Control Port Outputs
2 outputs: Binary only.
• There is a polarity control on each output so that it may function as active-high or active-low
• Output Mode 1 - Manual: Controlled directly by the output enable button
• Output Mode 2 - Report Errors: Active when any enabled error is reported. The indicator will stay on for up to 60 seconds after the error is cleared. Errors include:
Load Supervision
AC Line Voltage is out of range
Hardware Protection (faults)
Over temperature (any channel or power supply)
Amp output clipping
Processing output clipping (off by default)
Analog Input clipping (off by default)
• Output Mode 3 - Report online status: Active when HiQnet connection is lost. The length of time to wait for a time out is user adjustable, default = 60 seconds
The Control Port output configuration options can be found directly below those for the input. No parameters can be assigned to the outputs. Instead, there are three
modes available: Manual, Report Errors, and Report Online Status. Manual mode enables direct control over the selected output. In “Report Errors” mode, the output status
will change if any errors are reported to the network, such as clip errors, temperature errors, line voltage errors, etc. Finally, in “Report Online Status” mode, the output
status will change if no network communication is detected for at least 60 seconds. The control port output does not turn off right away when reporting errors or online
status. There are several reasons for this. The online status does not change quickly, it can take up to 60 seconds to drop offline or to recover. In these modes, the output is
intended to be used with devices such as a backup amp switcher or an electro-mechanical system. We want to prevent this output from toggling on/off quickly. It may take
the output up to 90 seconds to recover (i.e. switch states) from an error or loss of connection.