Chatsworth Products RIM-600 - Manual (Page 20)

RIM-600 Manual
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About This Manual
This manual comprises the instructions and commands necessary to install and program the RIM-
600. Additional summary and application chapters are included to help you speed programming
and to understand RIM-600’s features. You should thoroughly read this manual to establish a basic
understanding of the system and keep it as a reference.
HOST INSTALLATION and CONFIGURATION
Physical Description
The RIM-600 Host is housed in a 17”w x 1.75”h x 10”d enclosure, which is 1 EIA rack-mount
space high.
Front Panel Layout
The front panel contains connections for eight sensor inputs, microphone input, Ethernet port, serial
port, and status LEDs. See figure below:
Figure 1: Front Panel Layout of the RIM-600 Host
1 Serial Port
2 Ethernet port (10/100Base-T)
3 Phone line
4 Sensor Inputs (8)
5 Battery Power Alarm LED
6 AC Power Alarm LED
7 External Microphone Input
8 Internal Microphone
Serial Port
The RS-232 serial port is used to configure network settings. The port operates at 9600 baud, no
parity, and 1 stop bit.
RJ-45 10/100BASE-T Ethernet Port
This jack is for connecting to your network so that the RIM-600 Host can communicate with the
RIM-600 Nodes and ping selected network servers and/or services. Two LEDs indicate received
data (green) and transmitted data (yellow).
Phone Jack
Connect the RIM-600’s Phone jack to a standard 2-wire analog phone line. The unit dials using
touch-tones, with loop start only. The RIM-600 will recognize ringer frequencies from 16 to 60 Hz
and will operate with all standard analog telephone systems that accept tone dialing.