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QUANTUM™ LX EVAPORATOR CONTROL PANEL
OPERATION
090.610-O (MAR 2016)
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Ethernet Hub or Switch, and a computer with Web Browser.
Each of these zone controllers is connected to a Quantum™ LX
Interface Panel. The Interface Panel can then be connected to
an HMI or a remote computer:
CONNECTING A COMPUTER DIRECTLY TO A
QUANTUM™ LX CONTROL PANEL
Especially for the purpose of maintenance, if you wish to con-
nect directly to a single panel from a computer (desktop or
laptop), you can avoid the switch and use a crossover Cat-5
cable:
Ethernet Port
Quantum™ LX
Evaporator
Controller
Desktop or laptop
Computer
Cross-over CAT-
5 Cable
Q4 or Q5
Controller
Board
Refer to the following pictorial and color code table to con-
All network cables
are Pin-to-Pin CAT-5
Cables
Computer or HMI
Ethernet Hub or
Switch
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Zone
Controller
Quantum™ LX
Evaporator
Interface Panel
struct a crossover cable:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Left (Not Crossed)
3 6 1 4 5 2 7 8
Right (Crossed)
Both Ends of a crossover-cable
1 – White w/orange
stripe
5 – White w/blue
stripe
2 – Orange w/white
stripe
6 – Green w/white
stripe
3 – White w/green stripe 7 – White w/brown
stripe
4 – Blue w/white stripe 8 – Brown w/white
stripe
CAT-5 Ethernet cable color codes
TYPICAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
A typical Evaporator system may control as few as one zone,
or up to thirty zones. Each Evaporator system operates inde-
pendently of one another yet they may all be inter-connected
via a common Ethernet connection. A system may include the
Quantum™ Evaporator LX Interface Panel, Zone Controller, an