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ThischapterexplainshowtousetheDominionPXunit.Itdescribesthe
LEDsandportsonthefrontandbackpanelsoftheDominionPX,and
explainshowtousethedisplaypanel.Italsoexplainshowthecircuit
breakerworksandwhenthebeepergoesoff.
In This Chapter
FrontPanel........................................................................................................19
BackP
anel.........................................................................................................20
CircuitBre
aker .................................................................................................24
Beeper................................................................................................................25
MeasurementAccur
acy ..................................................................................25
Front Panel
Thefrontpanelofthe1Uand2UDominionPXunitsconsistsofablue
LEDtotherightandthreeconnectionportstotheleft,whilethatofthe
ZeroUmodelconsistsofpoweroutletstoconnectdevicestoDominion
PX,adisplaypanel,andthreeconnectionports.
Connection Ports
Thethreeports,fromlefttoright,arelabeledasSerial(RJ‐45),Feature
(RJ‐12),andLAN(Ethernet,RJ‐45).Thetablebelowexplainswhateach
portisusedfor.
Port Used for...
Serial
EstablishingaserialconnectionbetweenacomputerandtheDominionPX
Takethenull‐modemcablethatwasshippedwiththeDominionPXunit,
connecttheendwiththeRJ‐45connectortotheportlabeledSerialonthe
frontoftheDominionPX,andconnecttheendwiththeDB9Fcon
nectorto
theserial(COM)portonthecomputer.
TheserialportisalsousedtointerfacewithsomeRaritanaccessproducts
(suchastheDominionKX)throughtheuseofapowerCIM.
Feature
ForusewithRaritanprovidedenvironmentalsensors.
Chapter 4
Using the Dominion PX
