PowerAnt: Teach Your computer To drive The real World
PowerAnt is control from personal computer, using RS232 port, from 14 and more external electrical devices. Open, Human-Readable protocol, it is fully described in programmer's manual. Control of electrical equipment with power supply near 200W. You Wish control the real world from MS Excel?
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PowerAnt datasheet

Phisical dimentions

  • 97 х 74 x 15 mm (like 3" floppy disk).

  • Mounting holes

  • Diameter: 3mm
  • Case

  • Phisical dimentions: 104 x 82 x 30 mm.
  • 35mm DIN
  • Holes for wires mounting

  • Diameter 2,9mm.
  • Distance between holes 5mm.
  • PowerAnt types

  • SwSw - 14 switches
  • SwSe - 8 switches + 6 sensors
  • SeSe - 14 sensors
  • Cables

  • Ushided twisted pair 5 cat. (UTP cat.5).
  • 4 wires phone cord
  • RJ45, RJ12 connectors
  • Maximun network lengthPowerAnt

  • Less than 30m
  • Maximum PowerAnt on one line
  • Standard: 7
  • No additional supply: 12
  • Computer interface

  • RS-232, BaseStation required (not Ethernet)
  • Indication

  • Power suppy (green lamp)
  • For each switch (green or yellow lamp)
  • For each sensor (red lamp)
  • Commands execution speed

  • On/Off one switch: max 130 commands/sec
  • Sensors query: max 130 commands/sec
  • Addressing

  • No addressing (1 device)
  • Numeric addressing: near 0-999
  • AlpaNumeric addressing: near 200000 devices
  • Addressing with routing (for wireless communication)
  • Power suppy of PowerAnt

  • From base station
  • Voltage: +5В.
  • Maximum current for SwSw: 85mA.
  • Maximum current for SwSe: 55mA.
  • Maximum current for SeSe: 20mA.
  • Additional power suply for PowerAnt

  • From base station, optional
  • Separate for each switches group (ABCD, EFGH, IJK, LMN).
  • Voltage: max +60V.
  • Maximum current: 0,5A.
  • Sensors

  • Principle of operation: closure / breaking of contacts
  • KLMN sensors may be used as ADC (Analog To Digital convertor), if PowerAnt has adc version of firmware. ADC Conversion can detect from 0 to 5V by 0-1023 steps.
  • High speed reversive counter (firmware version c)

  • Maximum counter value: 255 (0xFF)
  • Siensivity: 80E-6 sec.
  • Decrement on front and rear of sensor signal
  • Change some switches state when counter arrives value 0
  • Support sensors: I, J, K ,L, M, N.
  • Watchdog counter for PC (firmware version r20, SwSe)

  • Change some switches state when counter arrives value 0, and computer till this time do not send any command to PowerAnt
  • Maximum counter value: 255 (0xFF), from 39,5sec to ~10072sec
  • Switch in/off time: 2,5-3 sec.
  • Support switches: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H.
  • Jumpers for optocoupler mode selecting

  • 4 pins - select optocoupler mode
  • 3 pins - select power supply mode of the swith group
  • Switches optocoupler working modes

  • Closure / breaking of the switch contacts
  • Feed of power supply on contacts of the switch
  • Execution of switches

    Execution Voltage Polarity Maximum current Special
    No optocoupler DC +5В Strict 20mA Microcontroller pin direct connection. Not recommended.
    With optocoupler DC +5В/additional power DC supply up to +60V/external power DC supply up to +60V Strict 50mA For switch groups ABCD, EFGH, IJK, LMN you can separatly select power supply, yellow led, yellow terminal-block color
    With optocoupler 100+ AC/DC up to 230V - 130mA For switch groups ABCD, EFGH, IJK, LMN you can separatly select power supply, yellow led, orange terminal-block color
    With supet optocoupler AC 115-220V - 1А (to 200W) Works with AC power supples, green led, green terminal-block color

    Programmer manual and User manual you can find in documentation page.

    PowerAnt is control from personal computer, using RS232 port, from 14 and more external electrical devices. Open, Human-Readable protocol, it is fully described in programmer's manual. Control of electrical equipment with power supply near 200W. You Wish control the real world from MS Excel?
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