Operation Manual

CONNECTOR PINOUTS

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ONNECTOR

INOUTS

EF Bus

The EF Bus uses RJ45 connectors. These should be

used with category five twisted-pair cable.

The total distance of the EF Bus should be less than

4 m.

The EF Bus must be connected so that the EF Bus In

of one box is connected to the EF Bus Out of

another. Connecting the EF Bus In to another EF

Bus In (or Out to Out) will not work.

Cat-5 Plug Pinout

1 - White/Orange

2 - Orange

3 - White/Green

4 - Blue

5 - White/Blue

6 - Green

7 - White/Brown

8 - Brown

ASPI Bus

The ASPI Bus uses RJ45 connectors. These should

be used with category five twisted-pair cable.

The total distance of the ASPI Bus should be less

than 15 m.

RS-232 Port (9600 8-N-1)

The RS-232 port is wired as DCE. It accepts a male

DB-9 connector. Only pins 2, 3, and 5 are required

by the EF2280

but pins 7 and 8 are supported.

Connect pins straight through (do not use null

modem).

1 DCD; 2 TXD; 3 RXD 4 DSR; 5 ground; 6 DTR; 7

CTS; 8 RTS; 9 No connection

EF BUS IN

EF BUS OUT

Cat 5 Plug

(Front View)

ASPI BUS

REMOTE CONTRO

RS-232