AMX AXP-AI8 User Manual
AXP-AI8
Eight-Channel Analog Input
Interface Board
instruction manual
Custom Panel Interfaces
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Product Information .................................................................................................1
Specifications .................................................................................................................... 1
Dimensions and Descriptions............................................................................................ 2
Installation .................................................................................................................3
Configuring Switches......................................................................................................... 3
Setting the Device DIP Switch ................................................................................................. 3
Setting the input SIP switch ..................................................................................................... 3
Setting the joystick range POTs............................................................................................... 3
Wiring ....................................................................................................................................... 4
20-Pin Header .......................................................................................................................... 4
AXlink ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Configuring the AXP-AI8 ................................................................................................... 5
Testing ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Programming..................................................................................................................... 6
Levels....................................................................................................................................... 6
Send_Commands .................................................................................................................... 6
Sample Application .................................................................................................................. 6
System Worksheet ...................................................................................................9
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AXP-AI8 Eight-Channel Analog Interface Board
Product Information
The AMX Eight-Channel Analog Input Interface Board (AXP-AI8) is a 10-bit analog-to-digital
interface board used to integrate remote analog sources, such as joysticks or potentiometers (POTs),
with AMX Axcess systems.
AXLink connector
Product Information
AXLink Status LED
Device DIP Switch
Connect this side to PC board.
Connect this side to ribbon cable.
FIG. 1 AXP-AI8
Input On/Off
SIP Switch
HI/LO
Reference POTs
20-pin Header
Specifications
Specifications
20-pin Berg header Connects to either a ribbon cable (up to 30 feet) or mounts directly into a PC.
AXlink connector A 4-wire AXlink data/power bus operation.
AXlink Status LED Green LED shows AXlink data activity. Blink patterns include:
• Off - No power, or the controller is not functioning properly.
• One blink per second - Normal operation. Device numbers match the
programmed device numbers in the Axcess program.
Cables 3 feet (91.4 cm) of ribbon cable with a female 20-pin header.
Device DIP Switch 8-position device DIP Switch to set the AXP-AI8 as an AXlink device.
POTs HI and LO reference POTs maximize the resolution of joystick operation.
Power requirement Inputs accept POTs (5K to 100K) or an external DC voltage (0-5V).
Input voltage range Input voltage range of 0 to +5volts (maximum input voltage is +5volts)
Signal Inputs 8 analog inputs, measured with 10 bit resolution.
SIP Switch 8-position SIP Switch to turn off unused inputs.
To create a wiring diagram, use the AXP-AI8 System Worksheet on page 7.
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