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2.  Allocate an address to each Satellite by positioning the address selection DIP-switches marked Slct 
on the front panel according to the following table.  
 
 Remarks
  
 − Unplug the power cords of the ePowerSwitch 8XS before changing its DIP switches.  
 − Do NOT use the same address for two different Satellites.  
 
 
Satellite  
Address   
DIP-Switch 
1   
DIP-Switch 
2 
  
DIP-Switch 
3 
  
DIP-Switch 
4 
 
1  Off   Off  Off  Off  
2 [ON] Off  Off  Off  
3 Off [ON] Off  Off 
4 [ON] [ON] Off  Off 
5 Off Off [ON] Off 
6 [ON] Off [ON] Off 
7 Off [ON] [ON] Off 
8 [ON] [ON] [ON] Off 
9 Off Off Off [ON] 
10 [ON] Off  Off [ON] 
11 Off [ON] Off [ON] 
12 [ON] [ON] Off [ON] 
13 Off Off [ON] [ON] 
14 [ON] Off [ON] [ON] 
15 Off [ON] [ON] [ON] 
16 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] 
 
3. On both devices located at the end of the xBus, switch the DIP-Switch 5 and 6 to ON to activate 
the built-in termination resistors. 
 
4.  Plug the 2 power cables into 2 grounded 
sockets. The A and B LEDs light on to confirm that power is 
on.  
 
 
Position Off = switch upwards,  
Position On = switch downwards 
 DIP-Switch 1 is located on the left side 
 DIP-Switch 5 and 6 are used to activate 
the built-in termination resistors.  
						

							 
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5. Controlling the Satellite power outlets through the Master 
Web Server 
 
Start your Web browser and type the IP address of your ePowerSwitch Master or your VizioGuard RMS 
system. 
The browser displays the authentication dialog box.  
 
Enter a user name and its corresponding password.  
 
If you log in as system administrator, you will be able to: 
- control individually all the power outlets and all the power outlets groups of the  Master, 
- control all the power outlets and all the power outlet groups of the connected satellites, 
- display the values of all the connected environmental peripherals, 
- display the connection status of the I/O extension module and the status of the dry contact  
  inputs. 
 
If you log in as a user, you will be able to:  
- control individually all the power outlets and all the power outlet groups for which you have the rights, 
- display the values of all the connected environmental peripherals for which you have the rights. 
 
The ON button allows you to switch to ON the corresponding power outlet or group of power outlets. 
The OFF button allows you to switch to OFF the corresponding power outlet or group of power outlets. 
The Restart button allows you to switch OFF the corresponding power outlet or group of power outlets. 
The power outlet(s) will then be automatically switched ON after the delay defined by the administrator 
during the configuration (default value is 10 sec).  
 
 
 
   
						

							 
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6. Controlling the Satellite power outlets using a Terminal 
Connection  
 
The power outlets of the ePowerSwitch 8XS can be individually controlled and the status of each power 
outlet can be read out using a simple ASCII protocol through a serial connection. The connection can be 
done either using the RS232 or the RS485 port of the ePowerSwitch 8XS. 
 
6.1. Using the RS232 port  
(SubD-9F connector marked RS232 on the front panel).  
 
In this case, use the supplied RS232 serial cable to connect the ePowerSwitch 8XS to an available serial 
port of your PC. 
 
6.2. Using the RS485 port  
(RJ45 connector marked xBus on the front panel). 
 
In this case, you have to make a special serial cable (see pinout on Annexe).  
 
6.3. Commands 
Run a terminal program such as Windows HyperTerminal or the MicroTerminal program on the CD 
(folder miscellaneous) and configure the appropriate serial port with the following settings:  
9.600 bauds, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control. 
 
If you use the MicroTerminal program on the CD (folder miscellaneous) you only have to choose 
the used serial port, this program is already configured at 9600,n,8,1. 
 
Summary of the commands: 
 
Controlling of the Power Outlet(s)           Ö § 6.3.1 
Reading out the Status of the Power Outlet(s)   Ö § 6.3.2 
 
Setting the Power Up Delays             Ö § 6.3.3 
Reading out of the Power Up Delays         Ö § 6.3.4 
 
Setting the Restart Delays        Ö § 6.3.5 
Reading out the Restart Delays            Ö § 6.3.6 
 
Setting the Power Up Default Status         Ö § 6.3.7 
Reading out the Power Up Default Status      Ö § 6.3.8 
 
Reading out the Switching Counters of the Relays Ö § 6.3.9 
Resetting the Switching Counters of the Relays   Ö § 6.3.10 
 
Restoring to Factory Settings             Ö § 6.3.11 
 
 
     
						

							 
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6.3.1. Controlling of the power outlet(s) 
This command enables to control individually each power outlet or all power outlets of the same 
ePowerSwitch 8XS in one command. 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Pxy=z[CR] 
Pxy=z,t
1[CR] 
Pxy=z,t
1,t2[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Pxy=z[CR] 
Pxy=z,t
1[CR] 
Pxy=z,t
1,t2[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x address of the ePowerSwitch  1 to 16  specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y number of the Power Outlet 0  means all the power outlets 1 to 8  specify the number of the Power Outlet 
z command 0  set power outlet to OFF 1  set power outlet to ON 
r  RESTART the power outlet(s) 
t  TOGGLE the power outlet(s) 
t1 delay to execute the command  1 to 255   set the delay (in sec) to execute the command 
t2 restart delay  1 to 255   set the restart delay (in sec) 
If t2 is not specified, the used restart delay is the 
default value of the restart delay of the corresponding 
power outlet (see § 8.3.6) 
 
Examples: 
 
P11=1 
P11=0 
P35=r 
P30=1 
P168=t 
P10=r,10,20 
 
  
 
Switch power outlet #1 of ePowerSwitch #1 to On 
Switch power outlet #1 of ePowerSwitch #1 to Off 
Restart power outlet #5 of ePowerSwitch #3 
Switch all power outlets of ePowerSwitch #3 to On 
Toggle power outlet #8 of ePowerSwitch #16 
Execute the Restart Command (switch all power outlets of ePowerSwitch #1 to off) 
after a delay of 10 sec., then switch all power outlets to On after a delay of 20 sec.  
 
 
 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
     
						

							 
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6.3.2. Reading out the power outlet status 
 
This command enables to read out the status of each power outlet. 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Rxy[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Rxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x 
 address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16  specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y 
 number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specify the number of the power outlet 
z status 0  status of the corresponding power outlet is OFF 1  status of the corresponding power outlet is ON 
 
 
Examples: 
R11[CR]  Read status of the power outlets #1 of ePowerSwitch #1 
R168[CR]  Read status of the power outlets #8 of ePowerSwitch #16 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
  
  
						

							 
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6.3.3. Setting of the power up delays 
This command enables to set the Power Up Delay individually for each power outlet. The Delay value can 
be between 1 and 255 seconds (4 min 15 sec). 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TUxy=z[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TUxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x 
 address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16  specifies the number of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y 
 number of the power outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the power outlet 
z timer value  1 to 255   set the power up delay (in sec) 
 
Examples: 
TU12=2    Set power up delay of the power outlet #2 of ePowerSwitch #1 to 2 sec 
T163=10  Set power up delay of the power outlet #3 of ePowerSwitch #16 to 10 sec 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
 
 
6.3.4. Reading out of the power up delay(s) 
This command enables to read out the power up delay individually for each power outlet.  
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TUxy[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TUxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x 
 address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16  specifies the number of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y 
 number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the power outlet 
z timer value  1 to 255   shows the power up delay (in sec) 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
  
 
  
						

							 
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6.3.5. Setting the restart delays 
This command enables to set the Restart Delay individually for each Power Outlet. The Delay value can 
be between 1 and 255 seconds (4 min 15 sec). 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TRxy=z[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TRxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x 
 address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16  specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y 
 number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the Power Outlet 
z timer value  1 to 255   set the Restart Delay (in sec) 
 
Examples: 
TR31=17  Set Restart Delay of the Power Outlet #1 of ePowerSwitch #3 to 17 sec 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
 
 
6.3.6. Reading out of the restart delays 
This command enables to read out the restart delay individually for each power outlet. 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TRxy[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
TRxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x 
 address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16  specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y 
 number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the Power Outlet 
z timer value  1 to 255   shows the Restart Delay (in sec) 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
 
  
 
  
						

							 
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6.3.7. Setting the power up default status 
This command enables to set the power up default status individually for each power outlet. Settings can 
be always On, Always Off or Last memorized Status before power failure. 
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
DPxy=z[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
DPxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16 specifies the number of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the power Outlet 
z default status after Power up ON  set power up default status of the power outlet to ON OFF  set power up default status of the power outlet to OFF 
LAST  set power up default status of the power outlet to last 
memorized status 
 
Examples: 
DP37=LAST  Set Power Up Default Status of the Power Outlet #7 of ePowerSwitch #3 to last  
memorized status 
DP165=OFF  Set Power Up Default Status of the Power Outlet #5 of ePowerSwitch #16 to OFF 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
 
 
6.3.8. Reading out the power up default status 
This command enables to read out the power up default status individually for each power outlet.  
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
DPxy[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
DPxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value Function/Remark 
x address of the ePowerSwitch   1 to 16 specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y number of the Power Outlet  1 to 8  specifies the number of the power outlet 
z default status after Power up ON  power up default status of the power outlet is ON OFF  power up default status of the power outlet is OFF 
LAST  power up default status of the power outlet is last memorized 
status 
 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
    
  
						

							 
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6.3.9. Reading out the switching counter values of the relays 
 
This command enables to read out the number of power up cycles of the ePowerSwitch 8XS and the 
number of switching cycles (Off to On) of each power outlet.  
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Cxy[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
Cxy=z[CR] 
 
Explanations: 
Parameter Value  Function/Remark 
x address of the ePowerSwitch  1 to 16  specifies the address of the ePowerSwitch 8XS 
y counter 0  reads the number of power up cycles of the ePowerSwitch 
8XS 1 to 8  specifies the number of the Power Outlet switching 
counter 
z counter value     shows the number of power up or switching cycles of the 
selected Power Outlet 
 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
  
  
						

							 
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6.3.10. Resetting the switching counter values of the relays 
This command enables to reset the switching counter values of the Relays.  
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
/RC[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
No reply 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR]. 
 
 
 
6.3.11. Restoring to factory settings 
This command enables to restore all factory settings.  
 
Command to be sent to the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
/FS[CR] 
 
Reply from the ePowerSwitch 8XS: 
No reply 
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS accepts lower case and upper case commands.  
 
The ePowerSwitch 8XS sends its reply only after having received a valid command terminated by 
the character [CR].