STOLZEN MC1 Poseidon MC1 1U Control Processor
Product Usage Instructions
Introduction:
The Stoltzen Poseidon MC1 1U Control Processor is designed for various installations and applications in industries such as emergency alarming centers, smart buildings, multimedia conference rooms, and industrial automation.
Features:
- 8 two-way serial ports for connecting matrixes, projectors, or A/V devices
- 8 IR outputs/one-way serial ports for connecting DVD players, TV sets, or other home appliances
- 8 relay ports for controlling lights, doors, or curtains
- 8 digital inputs for receiving sensor signals
- Ethernet connectivity for monitoring and control
- IR learning capability
- Web server for online firmware upgrades
- Password protection against unauthorized access
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For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.
Surge protection device recommended
This product contains sensitive electrical components that may be damaged by electrical spikes, surges, electric shock, lighting strikes, etc. Use of surge protection systems is highly recommended in order to protect and extend the life of your equipment.
Introduction
The Integrated Controller is designed to be utilized in the sectors of commanding center, automated office system, multi-media room and smart home. With a programmable interactive user interface over configuration protocols, the integrated system provides intelligent networking service, ideal for the establishment of modern command and control center. The Controller features 8 two-way serial ports, 8 IR outputs, 8 Relay ports, 8 digital I/O ports and 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, suitable for large-scale application systems to control multiply devices. The Controller is used in a diverse range of installations and applications across industries, including emergency alarm centers, C4ISR solutions, governmental administration centers, smart buildings, multi-media conference rooms, multi-functional halls, training centers, showrooms, broadcasting studios, and industrial automation.
Features
- With 8 two-way serial ports to connect matrixes, projectors or otherA/V devices
- With 8 IR outputs/one-way serial ports to connect DVD, TV sets, orother home appliances
- With 8 relay ports to control lights, doors or curtains
- With 8 digital inputs to receive sensor signals
- Capable of connecting with Ethernet-control devices for Ethernet monitoring and control
- IR learning
- Provide a superb-performance Web server, supporting on-line firmware upgrade
- Compliant with standard network communication protocols
- Password protection against unauthorized accesses
- Built-in sync clocks
- Standard 1U rack mounting
- 220V AC power supply
- Support factory reset
Package Contents
- 1 × Integrated Controller
- 4 × 3-pin Phoenix Connectors
- 1 × 4-pin Phoenix Connector
- 2 × 5-pin Phoenix Connectors
- 4 × 8-pin Phoenix Connectors
- 4 × 9-pin Phoenix Connectors
- 2 × Mounting Ears
- 6 × Machine Screws
- 1 × 220V/10A AC Power Cord
- 1 × User Manual
Specifications
| Technical | |
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A53 1.8GHz |
| Operation System | Android 9 |
| RAM | 2GB DDR4 RAM |
| Flash Memory | 8GB EMMC Flash |
|
LEDs |
1 × IR Learning LED 1 × Power LED
1 × LAN LED 1 × Status LED 8 × TX LEDs 8 × RX LEDs 8 × IR/Serial LEDs 8 × Relay LEDs 8 × I/O LEDs |
| Connection | ||
| COM1/2/3/4 | 4 × 9-pin Phoenix Connectors, for two-way RS-232/422/ 485 serial data communication | |
| COM5/6/7/8 | COM5/6/7/8 | 4 × 3-pin Phoenix Connectors, for RS-232 serial data communication |
| IR-SERIAL OUTPUT | 2 × 8-pin Phoenix Connectors, for IR transmitting or one- way RS-232 serial data communication | |
| RELAY OUTPUT | 2 × 8-pin Phoenix Connectors, low-voltage relays, isolated, normally open,
switching up to 30VDC, 2A / 125VAC, 1A |
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| RELAY OUTPUT | 2 × 8-pin Phoenix Connectors, low-voltage relays, isolated, normally open,
switching up to 30VDC, 2A / 125VAC, 1A |
|
| DIGITAL I/O | DIGITAL I/O | 2 × 5-pin Phoenix Connectors, for digital signal inputting |
| LAN | A standard 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet RJ45 interface | |
| USB | 1 × USB TYPE A (function reserved) | |
| COMPUTER | 1 × USB TYPE B | |
| H-NET | 1 × 4-pin Phoenix Connectors, private bus interface (function reserved) | |
| RESET | 1 × RESET, for restoring factory default | |
| IR | 1 × IR learning Window | |
| Mechanical | ||
| COMPUTER | 1 × USB TYPE B | |
| H-NET | 1 × 4-pin Phoenix Connectors, private bus interface (function reserved) | |
| RESET | 1 × RESET, for restoring factory default | |
| IR | 1 × IR learning Window | |
| Mechanical | ||
| Housing | Metal enclosure with aluminium alloy front panel | |
| Color | Black | |
| Dimension | 440mm (W) × 200mm (D) × 44mm (H) | |
| Weight | 2.1kg | |
| Installation | Standard 19-inch cabinet (with mounting ears) or flat installation | |
| Power Supply | AC110~220V 50/60Hz | |
| Power Consumption | 55W (48W for external power supplies connected via the H-NET port.) |
| Operation Temperature | 0°C ~ 40°C / 32°F ~ 104°F |
| Relative Humidity | 10~90% RH (non-condensing) |
| Installation | Standard 19-inch cabinet (with mounting ears) or flat installation |
| Power Supply | AC110~220V 50/60Hz |
| Power Consumption | 55W (48W for external power supplies connected via the H-NET port.) |
| Operation Temperature | 0°C ~ 40°C / 32°F ~ 104°F |
| Relative Humidity | 10~90% RH (non-condensing) |
Operation Controls and Functions
Front Panel
| No. | Name | Function Description |
|
1 |
IR Learning
Window & LED (Yellow) |
The yellow LED blinks when the IR wave is received; If not, the LED is off. |
|
2 |
IR/Serial LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks in yellow to indicate that the corresponding IR/serial port is transmitting data; If not, the LED is off. |
| 3 | Relay LEDs (Yellow) | 8 LEDs, each of which illuminates in yellow to indicate that the corresponding relay port is closed; If not, the LED is off. |
|
4 |
I/O LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks in yellow to indicate that the correspond1in/g5 I/O port has got signal level fluctuation; If not, the LED is off. |
| 5 | Power LED (Red) | The red LED illuminates when the device is powered on. |
|
6 |
LAN LED
(Green) |
The green LED illuminates when the Controller connects
to the network, blinks when it uses network protocols for data communication. |
|
2 |
IR/Serial LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks in yellow to indicate that the corresponding IR/serial port is transmitting data; If not, the LED is off. |
| 3 | Relay LEDs (Yellow) | 8 LEDs, each of which illuminates in yellow to indicate that the corresponding relay port is closed; If not, the LED is off. |
|
4 |
I/O LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks in yellow to indicate that the correspond1in/g5 I/O port has got signal level fluctuation; If not, the LED is off. |
| 5 | Power LED (Red) | The red LED illuminates when the device is powered on. |
|
6 |
LAN LED
(Green) |
The green LED illuminates when the Controller connects
to the network, blinks when it uses network protocols for data communication. |
| 7 | STA LED
(Blue) |
The blue LED illuminates when the device functions properly after booting, blinking for factory resetting. |
| 8 | TX LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks when the corresponding TX port is transmitting data; If not, the LED is off. |
| 9 | RX LEDs
(Yellow) |
8 LEDs, each of which blinks when the corresponding RX port is receiving data; If not, the LED is off. |
Rear Panel
| No. | Name | Function Description |
|
1 |
COM1/2/3/4 |
The controller features 4 sets of programmable two-way multi-mode serial ports, each of which is a 3.5mm 9-pin phoenix connector (male), compliant with RS232, RS232+Hardware Flow, RS485 and RS422 communica- tion protocols, and capable of configuring 8 baud rates in the range of 2400-115200bps.
More information on the pin-outs of the connector, see table 5-1. |
|
2 |
COM5/6/7/8 |
The controller provides 4 sets of programmable single mode serial port, each of which is a 3.5mm 3-pin phoenix connector (male), compliant with RS232 communication protocol, and capable of configuring 8 baud rates in the range of 2400-115200bps.
The pin-outs of the RS232 ports are PIN1 for TXD, PIN2 for GND, and PIN3 for RXD. |
| 3 | H-NET | The reserved private bus interface. |
| 4 | Ground Terminal | Used for connecting the ground or the earthing conductor of the rack. |
| 5 | 100-240V AC
50/60Hz |
The power supply port, used for connecting with external 220V/10A AC power. |
|
6 |
RESET (1) |
Reboot: When the device boots up, press and hold the RESET button for more than 1s less than 5s, then release it, the STA LED on the front panel will flash for five times, indicating that the device is going to reboot. The user projects won’t be auto-uploaded to the controller after rebooting. |
| No. | Name | Function Description |
|
6 |
RESET (2) |
Reset: When the device boots up, press and hold the RESET button for more than 5s, then release it, the STA LED on the front panel will flash for 5 times, the device will reset the user configuration information, the IP will be restored to DHCP state, the login password of the manage- ment page will be initialized to “admin”, the device time will be initialized to automatic acquisition mode, but user projects won’t be deleted by factory initialization. |
| 7 | USB Port | The reserved port for function extension. |
| 8 | COMPUTER | The reserved port for test debugging. |
|
9 |
LAN |
The Controller provides a standard 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet RJ45 interface with default auto-negotiated speed for device connection, projects uploading & downloading, network communication and debugging.
The controller boots up with DHCP enabled by default. After powering on, when the Controller connects to a network where there is no router present to assign IP addresses, the Controller will take the pre-set IP address: 192.168.0.101. If there is a router present on the same network, the router will assign an IP address to the Controller in three minutes and the pre-set IP address will be invalid. Note: When the controller is DHCP enabled after power on, the router (if connected to the same network) will assign an IP address to the Controller. If network is disconnected at this time, the Controller won’t be able to pre-set an IP address and its IP address would be 0.0.0.0. If a pre-set IP address is needed, you need to power off the Controller and then power it on again. If it is in static IP mode after power on, the Controller won’t preset an IP address either. If there is no router present, you can connect your PC to the LAN port of the Controller and modify the PC’s IP address in the range of 192.168.0.X, then the PC will pre-set an IP address to the Controller in three minutes for data communication. |
|
10 |
Digital I/O |
8-CH GPIO dry contact input interface, with a voltage range of 0~24V, for collecting digital level signals, capable of low level signal sensing. |
| No. | Name | Function Description |
|
11 |
Relay OUTPUT |
The Controller features 8 sets of relay 2-PIN phoenix connectors; each relay is isolated and normally open, and can switch up to 2A 30VDC / 1A 125VAC peak. The connector does not support voltage output. |
|
12 |
IR-SERIAL OUTPUT |
The Controller features 8 sets of multi-mode 2-PIN phoenix connectors for IR transmitting or one-way
serial signal outputting. The ports can connect to devices with signal level 0-5V in RS232 mode. The left pin is for IR/serial data, the right for GND. The IR-Serial working mode is programmable: In IR transmitting mode, the outputting IR wave length ranges within 20K-60KHZ. In one-way serial data outputting mode, the left pin is for TXD, the right for GND, and both are configurable in the program. |
Table 5-1: Pin-outs of the 9-pin phoenix connector for COM1/2/3/4
| PIN1 | RX- (used in RS422 and RS485) |
| PIN2 | RX+ (used in RS422 and RS485) |
| PIN3 | TX- (used in RS422 and RS485) |
| PIN4 | TX+ (used in RS422 and RS485) |
| PIN5 | GND |
| PIN6 | TXD (used in RS232 and RS232+hardware flow) |
| PIN7 | RXD (used in RS232 and RS232+hardware flow) |
| PIN8 | RTS (used in RS232+hardware flow) |
| PIN9 | CTS (used in RS232+hardware flow) |
Note: In RS485 mode, the wires connecting to PIN1 and PIN3 should be stranded as one, PIN2 and PIN4 as another one.
Application Example
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Is surge protection necessary for this product?
- A: Yes, surge protection is recommended to safeguard the sensitive electrical components and extend the product’s lifespan.
- Q: What are the main applications of the Stoltzen Poseidon MC1 Control Processor?
- A: The controller can be used in emergency alarming centers, C4ISR solutions, smart buildings, multimedia conference rooms, industrial automation, and more.
Documents / Resources
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STOLZEN MC1 Poseidon MC1 1U Control Processor [pdf] User Guide MC1, MC1 Poseidon MC1 1U Control Processor, MC1, Poseidon MC1 1U Control Processor, 1U Control Processor, Processor |