Vanderbilt bright blue - Connecting to Bright Blue

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Chapter 11 Schlage VIP Locks 147
Connecting to bright blue
Communication between the bright blue controller and a VIP lock is via RS-485 protocol. Any one of the Device
connectors (Device 1-1 through 2-16) on the bright blue board can be used to communicate with J3 on a VIP
lock. The example below shows using Device 1-1 on the bright blue board and J3 on the VIP lock.
Data Communication and Power between bright blue and VIP
bright blue
VIP
Pin 1 - A (Data A)
Pin 4 - A (Data A)
Pin 2 - B (Data B)
Pin 3 - B (Data B)
Pin 3 - + (Power)
Pin 1 - PWR (Power)
Pin 4 - - (Ground)
Pin 2 - GND (Ground)
Note: For bright blue to communicate with a Schlage VIP Lock, the jumper at JP1 on the VIP lock must be
removed and dip switch 7 must be switched to ON.