RS232 Time Zone Clock Opt 388
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1. APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS WARRANTY POLICY ATS warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase ATS will repair or replace any product returned to its authorized factory service center within the warranty period so long as there is no evidence that the product has been abused misused damaged by lightning overloads of any kind or water or altered in any way Products returned for warranty must be returned with freight prepaid ATS will pay normal freight charges to return the product to the customer Special premium freight requested by the customer will be charged to the customer ATS disclaims any warranties expressed or implied including merchantability and or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ATS be held liable for incidental or consequential damages APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 8 WWW ATS USA COM2. AEXX 354 display or time zone has its own fixed offset from the time it will be sent Therefore they are not addressed independently by the users program but all sent the same time and offset accordingly A rotary switch is provided on each controller for setting the offsets Valid offsets are 1 to 15 1 9 A B C D E and F on the rotary switch For negative offsets the S2 input must be tied to ground The time may only be sent to the AE Devices via address 0 or 15 F for this application To set the offsets the back panel must be removed to gain access to the controller See the drawings for more details Offsets or can be specified with the order and set at the factory If you are writing your own control program be sure to include the address in the 10 byte message sent by the host device MOUNTING The AE Series Displays can be mounted in a variety of ways Things to consider for mounting include ambient light viewing area ambient temperature dirt or dust Most models are supplied with one or more 1210 0101 mounting brackets for wall mounting to a single or double gang box See the detail below For other mounting options such as ceiling mounts or double sided mounts refer to the specific drawings 7 6 32 x black screw secures AE Device to the mounting plate 1210 0101 mounting plate detail 1210 0101 mounting plate fastens to the back box Single or double gang
3. FN 388MAN1 DOC AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM Includes AEXX 354 versions QD R TECHNICAL AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 DESCRIPTION AEXX 388 X Series Multi Zone Displays are available with 1 2 3 4 8 or 12 high digits visible from 5 feet to 500 feet away Depending on the digit size up to 10 zones are possible in a single enclosure The maximum length of a single enclosure is 120 inches For systems requiring larger displays such as the 8 inch and 12 inch displays multiple enclosures may be required Some systems may have one time zone per enclosure These models will have a different suffix 354 but the operation is the same PC s or other devices can control the AEXX 388 X Series Displays by communicating via RS232 using a control program such as 24TZ15 This manual covers all AE Series Multi Zone Displays from two to six digits including two sided versions with the RS232 Time Zone Clock System 388 or RS232 Serial Input 354 both can be set up for fixed addresses or fixed offset operation It will use the term the AE DEVICE in some cases to cover all versions of displays The model numbers of the AEXX 388 X Series are derived from the digit size and the number of digits in the display followed by the 388 suffix and the number of zones included For example the AE44 388 2 is a Four Digit Four Inch Two Zone Display
4. IED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 1 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 SPECIFICATIONS Digits Function Power 1 2 3 4 8 and 12 Inch High Seven Segment Digits are available For additional digit specifications see the drawings at the back of this manual for your specific model Receives control and data information Modes are provided for sending ASCII characters and numbers for setting time of day in 12 or 24 hour format and for controlling Up and Down counting elapsed timers Time Zone operation two different formats 1 Fixed addresses on the rotary switch for specific time zones 2 Fixed positive or negative offsets from local time are set on the rotary switch for specific time zones 120 VAC The power required varies with the size and number of digits Optional power includes 50 HZ 12 VAC 12 to 15 VDC and 220 VAC Battery backup Self charging Ni Cad Signal required Enclosure Wiring 2 wire RS232 receive only 2400 baud no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Black anodized aluminum with 118 thick red acrylic lens The back panel is 125 thick black ABS plastic The size varies with the size and number of digits See the drawings at the back of this manual One or more 1210 0101 mounting brackets are provided for wall mounting to a single or double gang box Optional enclosures are available Clearly labeled pigtail lead wires 18 A
5. WG are provided Optional terminal blocks power cords and connectors are available Program information and drawings are provided at the back of this manual for more detail Options There are numerous options available Some include 2 Two Sided Version 348 Master Driver Output 376 Relay Output and PC8 Add 8 FT Power Cord When options are ordered supplemental information is provided with addenda and additional drawings For all other options refer to the drawings at the back of this manual for additional specifications APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 2 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 INSTALLATION SETTING THE DISPLAY ADDRESSES Each AEXX 388 X or AEXX 354 display or time zone has its own specific address so they can be addressed independently by the users program A rotary switch is provided on each controller for setting the addresses Valid addresses are 1 to 15 1 9 A B C D E and F on the rotary switch Address 0 is an all call address and is not used with time zone applications To set the addresses the back panel must be removed to gain access to the controller See the drawings for more details Addresses can be specified with the order and set at the factory If you are writing your own control program be sure to include the address in the 10 byte message sent by the host device SETTING FIXED OFFSETS In this case each AEXX 388 X or
6. YTES AE devices can have up to 6 digits The six characters received are for displaying on these six digits These characters will depend on the mode byte byte 2 that precedes them They provide the words for messages the digits for setting time and variable and even 7 segment graphic characters MISCELLANEOUS DIGIT BYTE This byte provides colons AM PM indicators and other attributes such as display flashing BIT 0 Turns on the AM PM indicator BIT 1 Turns on the colons Colons are automatically turned on in the time timer mode i e byte 2 3 BIT 2 If equal to 1 stops count down timer If equal to 0 starts count down timer BIT 3 If equal to 0 count down timer begins from preset value entered in bytes 3 through 8 If equal to 1 count down timer begins from where it previously was stopped BIT 7 Flash display APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 7 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For any questions concerning installation and operation of this product contact our factory at PHONE 800 444 7161 OR FAX 318 797 4864 SERVICE POLICY It is recommended that all service for this product be done by the factory or by a factory authorized service representative Applied Technical Systems will provide ongoing service support in and out of warranty Send your repairs to APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 815 KING PLACE SHREVEPORT LA 71115
7. and the AE26 388 4 is a 2 3 Inch Six Digit Four Zone Display For two sided versions the model number would have 2 For example AE44 2 388 2 would be the model number for a Double Sided Four Inch Four Digit Two Zone Display Each AE Display can be configured in a number of ways Some will have different enclosures For more information on your specific model number refer to the drawings included at the back of this manual A demo disk is available which contains several sample programs including 24TZ15 for fixed address 24TZ15 is a program designed specifically for setting the time on AE Series Time Zone Clock Systems Additional sample programs and detailed programming information are included and will aid the user if they wish to create their own control program See the addendum in the back of the manual for more information about the 24TZ15 software Other programs such as 24TIME1 can be used for fixed offset applications Name Rails which are used for the labeling of time zones are available for the AE Series Multi Zone Displays The Name Rails are built the same length of the clock and increase the height of the clock by 2 5 inches Consult the factory for more information on Name Rails on your AE Display For multiple display systems the Master Driver Option 348 can be added This option allows you to connect up to 40 remote displays to the AEXX 388 X Series Display for displaying the same information in many locations APPL
8. box supplied by others M l WIRING ust be securely mounted APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 3 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 There are many wiring configurations for the AEXX 388 X or AEXX 354 Series Displays depending on the functions used and the options installed On most standard units clearly labeled pigtail leads wires are provided for the power at the back panel of the unit Additional pigtail leads are provided for the RS232 Input signal For other options refer to the addendum sheets provided for that option Also see the wiring diagrams for more detail at the back of this manual RS232 WIRING DIAGRAM HOST DEVICE RCV COM AEXX 388 X DISPLAY 9 PIN D 25 PIN D 2400 BAUD NO PARITY 8 DATA BITS 1 STOP Connect the RS232 output from the host computer to the wires labeled RCV and COM The connector at the host computer must be wired and have the jumpers as shown above SEE THE FOLLOWING SECTION ON THE RS232 OPTION AND THE DEMO DISK PROVIDED FOR MORE DETAIL APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 4 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 RS232 TIME ZONE OPTION DESCRIPTION The AE Series RS232 Time Zone option allows AE Series devices to communicate with host computers process computers PLC S industrial instruments and other equipment with RS232 output ports With the 10 byte instruction
9. disk see the addendum at the back of this manual for further instructions If you will be writing your own control program you will need to send the following control information to the AEXX 388 X system A 10 byte instruction is required to communicate with the AE Series device The first byte byte 0 is the preamble It establishes communications with the AE device The second byte byte 1 is the address byte that is used for addressing up to 15 different addresses and an all call address Byte 2 is the mode byte Up to 256 modes are possible providing complete control of all the 7 segment characters and functions of the AE Series products Bytes 3 through 8 are associated with the six 7 segment displays of the AE Series device Byte 9 is the miscellaneous digit which provides attributes such as colons AM PM indicators flash etc BYTE 0 START CHARACTER An 11H is required to establish communications BYTE 1 ADDRESS BYTE Range is from 0 to 15 Used for addressing individual devices Address 0 is an ALL CALL address Set the address using the Mode Switch SW1 located on the CPU board Switch position 0 is address 0 and switch position F is address 15 for displays with fixed addresses Switch positions 0 15 F are offsets of 0 15 F as determined by the configuration for fixed offset displays Time may only be sent via address 0 or 15 F for displays with fixed offsets See the drawing at the back of this manual fo
10. format multiple units can be connected in parallel and addressed individually or as a group Up to 15 unique addresses plus an all call address 0 are available The 10 byte instruction also provides mode selection sends 6 characters and sets display attributes The host computer or controller can have complete control of all the digits and functions of the AE device with simple or complex programs that can output data via an RS232 serial port AE Series devices are available in many configurations with digit sizes of 1 2 4 8 and 12 high Systems can be assembled using AE devices of various digit sizes and numbers of digits and other AE options to meet a variety of time zone applications Applications for World Time Zone Clocks include but are not limited to Trading Rooms Boardrooms and lobbies of Multi National companies to show time in the various cities where they have branches representation or conduct business International hotels Airports Military installations APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 5 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 OPERATION Before applying power be sure all wiring is completed Apply power to the unit The displays will rotate during the power on self test and then it will flash a version until data is received If a charged battery is installed the self test will be bypassed If you are using the 24TZ15 control program provided on the Demo
11. r more detail BYTE 2 MODE BYTE Range is from 0 to 255 This byte provides complete control of all AE Series devices with the RS232 option installed The modes are MODE O ASCII character mode The AE device will display the AE ASCII characters sent in bytes 3 through 8 See the AE ASCII character set at the back of this manual MODE 1 Number mode The AE device will display the numbers 0 to 9 sent in bytes 3 through 8 MODE 2 Graphic character mode The AE device will display the AE graphic characters sent in bytes 3 through 8 See the AE graphic character set at the back of this manual MODE 3 12 Hour Time timer mode Bytes 3 through 8 are set as the time and time keeping begins MODE 4 24 Hour Time timer mode Bytes 3 through 8 are set as the time and time keeping begins APPLIED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS PAGE 6 WWW ATS USA COM AEXX 388 X SERIES MULTI ZONE RS232 TIME ZONE CLOCK SYSTEM REV 09 18 00 BYTES 3 8 BYTE 9 MODE 5 Count down timer mode Bytes 3 through 8 are set as the preset value to count down from MODE 6 Displays the software version installed in the AE device MODE 7 Presets a Day Counter Bytes 3 through 8 preset the number of days to start from S3 must be tied low and a 1N914 diode must be installed in the PD8 position on the circuit board assembly Time is set using Mode 4 The count is incremented by one everyday at Midnight MODES 8 255 are for future use SIX CHARACTER B
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