PC501 Product Guide
Rev.2.0 Date 4/24/2017 2
Overview and
General Concepts
The PC501 protocol converter bridges Honeywell’s INNCOM Integrated Room
Automation System with 3rd-party interfaces to provide onscreen guestroom
environmental control through TV, smartphone, or other digital devices. Using
a USB cable both for power and for data transfer to a set-top box, the platform-
independent PC501 can translate settings from the 3rd-party interface to
standard P5 commands for heating, lighting, or other room equipment. In turn,
the PC501 can forward information from INNCOM-controlled environmental
systems back through the 3rd-party interface for display and adjustment
onscreen. The PC501 features S5bus and RF communications.
Technical Information
Major components (see Figure 2) of the compact PC501 include
• S217IR logic board: provides infrared (IR5) and S5bus capabilities
• CC2430 RF: provides RF capabilities
• CC2430 radio programming header
• Mini-USB connector and cable: connection to set-top box
• Two S5bus headers
• 3 LEDs: Red indicates power, middle violet indicates transmission
(Rx/Tx), outer violet indicates programming
Both the S217IR and the CC2430 must be loaded with application software
that supports the FastPack Serial Protocol (see Programming). This
software allows FastPack Control commands from the 3rd-party interface to
be translated into P5 commands sent out by IR5, S5bus, or RF to the Room
Automation System and for updates to flow back through the USB/Serial port
as FastPack Controls.
Figure 1. PC501 Protocol Converter
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