Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|3-Introduction
• USB: Dualportsonboththefrontandrearofthecontrollerforupgradesorfilemanagementviaa
standardUSBdrive.
• CAN: DualindependentCANbusportsforcommunicationwiththeCordex®andAMPSfamilyof
products.
• Real-time clock with field replaceable lithium battery: Allowstimestampsonalarmsand
events.
• System fail alarm/relay: Activateswhenthereisamajorinternalfailure.Duringsuchacondition
theunitattemptstoreset.
Figure 3-1 Cordex®CXCHPcontroller(2RUmodel)
Ethernet (back)
USB (back)
USB (front)
Ethernet (front)
Status LEDs LCD screen
Home
Reset
3.2.1. What does the Cordex® CXC HP controller do?
TheCordex®CXCHPcontrollerfamilyprovidescentralizedsetup,control,andmonitoringofpower
systems.Thiscanrangefromsimplemonitoringandthresholdalarmsfortemperature,voltageand
current,toadvancedbatterycharginganddiagnosticfeatures.
ThecontrollerprovidesEthernetportsallowingfornetwork,LCD,andlocallaptopaccesstothecontroller
includingbothwebandSNMPinterfaces.
ThecontrollersupportsCANportstoallowupto254powerandADIOmodulestobecontrolledand
monitored.Thecontrollerusesexternalanaloganddigitalinputandoutput(ADIO)modulestomonitor
electricalsignals(suchastemperature,voltage,andtemperature)andgenerateelectricalsignalsthrough
relays.
ThemostcommonlyusedADIOperipheralistheCordex®CXCHPL-ADIOperipheralforlowvoltage
systemswhichincludes:
• Eightdigitalinputs
•
Fourvoltagesensors
•
Fourtemperaturesensors
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