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You will need:
You can connect a
number of clocks (up to 50) on the same RS485 LAN using 8way modular
cable.
If you have not done so
already, you need to connect the RS485-232 Junction Box to your PC's
comport using the DB9 to DB9 comport extension cable.
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Turn the power off to
the CapeClock.
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Remove the CapeClock
from the wall (if you have already mounted it) by loosening the two
mounting screws at the bottom of the clock sufficiently to remove the
clock off the bracket that is mounted on the wall. Take care, because
when the clock is pulled from the screws holding it to the wall-mounted
bracket, it will have nothing holding it up. To remove it from the
wall-mounted bracket completely, gently lower it, taking care that any
wires that are already connected are not strained.
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Place the CapeClock
face-down on a protective cloth so that the readers and front are not
scratched.
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The first CapeClock
needs to be connected to the RS485-232 Junction Box. Thereafter, you can
connect the CapeClocks together (or to the other vacant RJ45 connector
on the Junction Box). Plug the one RJ45 plug of the RS485 LAN cable into
one of the RJ45 sockets of the Junction Box, and the other into one of
the RJ45 sockets of the CapeClock. The next CapeClock can be connected
to the vacant RJ45 socket of the first CapeClock, or the vacant RJ45
socket of the Junction Box.
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Replace the CapeClock onto its wall bracket, ensuring that the tongue of the back-plate
is inserted into the corresponding groove in the wall-mounted bracket.
Secure the CapeClock onto the wall-mounted bracket (see Figure 3) with the 2 Mounting
screws at the bottom of the CapeClock, ensuring that the cable cover
plate (see Figure 4) is correctly positioned.
Figure 1: CapeClock RS485-232 Junction Box
Figure 2: The CapeClock Back-plate and PCB
showing LAN connections
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Figure 3: Wall-mounting bracket for the
CapeClock
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Figure 4: Cover-plate for the CapeClock
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Interconnecting
CapeClocks