User's Manual

AMS-1080 DETECTION SYSTEM 8200-0418-01, REV. A
INSTALLATION AND SERVICE GUIDE
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Local Diagnostics
The AMS-1080 controller enables you to
troubleshoot and change controller parameters
using your laptop computer and the AMS-1080
service configurator.
The following hardware is required:
• Laptop computer
• Service cable with a male RJ-10/22 phone connector
on one end and a male RJ-11/12 connector on the
other
• DB-9-to-RJ-11/12 connector.
How to Connect Cables
1. Connect the DB-9-to-RJ-11/12 connector to
the DB-9 serial port on your laptop computer.
Only pins 2, 3, and 5 are used.
2. Connect the RJ-11/J12 connector of the
service cable to the DB-9 connector and the
RJ-10/J22 connector on its other end to the
RS-232 port (RJ-10/22) on the controller.
Remote Diagnostics
The AMS-1080 controller enables you to use an
RS-485 network to troubleshoot and change
controller parameters from a remote site. To
connect to the network, connect the laptop, modem
and accessories as shown below.
DB9
RJ-11/J12
RJ-10/22 to
RS-232 port on
controller
DB-25 male to DB-9
male adapter
Null modem adapter
T adapter
Modem
RS-232/RS-485
converter
Controller
RS-485 port
Laptop