Panamax M4325-Pro Question

[cdepaola]

So it looks like there is a driver for this Panamax unit, I found the driver notes in another post. I want to confirm that this driver allows individual outlets to be powered on or off? I've got a rack that has some Crown Amps that have no support for control and this would be an excellent way of being able to turn on and off these amps and mixer.

Thanks!

© 2011 Control4

This Driver allows for control and reporting of a Panamax M4315-PRO power conditioner.

The Panamax M4315-PRO may be connected to the Control4 system either via an RS-232 connection or an Ethernet connection (with the appropriate BlueBolt module installed).

NOTE: As this unit is NOT a UPS, communication with the M4315-PRO will be lost while power is lost to this unit. This is a limitation of the unit. If you wish to power down the outlets, it is preferred to use the front breaker on the unit, which does not cause the network functionality to go offline.

-------------------------- SETUP -----------------------

Serial:

* Connect a straight-through RS-232 cable from a Control4 controller to the unit

* Connect the serial control binding in ComposerPro (Connections -> Control/AV -> Panamax M4315-PRO driver -> Serial RS232 binding)

* Power up the unit

* Verify that the status of the unit is showing on the Properties Page

Ethernet:

* Connect the unit to the local network (the same network as the Control4 system)

* Power up the unit

* Determine the address of the unit (if configured DHCP, your router should have it's address in it's DHCP table)

* Connect the Network address binding in ComposerPro (Connections -> Network -> double-click on Panamax M4315-PRO driver, enter IP Address)

* The IP Address used must be either a Static IP Address or a statically-assigned DHCP address. If the address of the unit changes, this driver will no longer control the unit until the network binding is changed to the new address.

NOTE: This unit may *ONLY* be connected via Ethernet *or* Serial, not both.

-------------------------- PROPERTIES -----------------------

* Status: This read-only property indicates the current power conditions of the unit (NORMAL/UNDERVOLTATGE/OVERVOLTAGE/LOST POWER/etc.), the Voltage and Wattage of the unit, and the battery state (CHARGE/DISCHARGE/FULL)

* Outlet 1-8: These properties indicate whether the specified outlet is turned on. The property may be used to turn on/off specific outlets.

* Debug Mode: This property turns on or off debug information of what is sent and received to/from the unit.

For more information on the unit modes and properties, refer to the unit's instruction manual and/or datasheet.

-------------------------- COMMANDS -----------------------

This driver supports the full set of commands, and these commands may be used in Control4 programming to:

* Turn all outlets on or off

* Switch outlet outlets on or off

* Issue the 'Green Button', 'Reboot 1', and 'Reboot 2' commands as if the button were pressed

* Set the Trigger for any Outlet

* Set the Reboot Delay for 'Reboot 1' and 'Reboot 2'

* Set the On/Off Delay for any Outlet

* Set the Profile to 1-4 (sets all custom configuration settings)

* Factory Reset

For more information on these commands, refer to the instruction manual and/or datasheet.

-------------------------- VARIABLES -----------------------

All feedback of voltages, power, etc. and events are handled through the device variables:

* PWR (STRING) -- Current Power State: (OVERVOLTAGE, UNDERVOLTAGE, LOST POWER, TEST, RECOVERY, NORMAL)

* VOLTAGE (NUMBER) -- Current input volage

* CURRENT (NUMBER) -- Amperage of attached devices

* BREAKER (STRING) -- Breaker Status (OPEN, CLOSED)

* WIRE FAULT (STRING) -- (FAULT, OK) -- TODO: Are these right?

* TEMPERATURE (STRING) -- (FAULT, OK)

* AVM (STRING) -- (FAULT, OK)

* OUTLET1 (STRING) -- State of specified outlet (ON, OFF)

* OUTLET2 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET3 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET4 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET5 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET6 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET7 (STRING) -- " " " " "

* OUTLET8 (STRING) -- " " " " "

Note: These variables are all read-only, and changing the variables' values does not cause the device to change state (i.e. setting the OUTLET1 variable to OFF does not turn that outlet off. You must use a command to do this.)

[ILoveC4]

Based on what I read under PROPERTIES and COMMANDS it certainly looks like it. I can't imagine it would still be there if it didn't work.

[RyanE]

Yes, I believe it can control outlet power state, as well as report it.

Not all of the PowerBolt units can control individual outlets, for example, the F1500 I believe can only control 'banks' of outlets, but the M4325 can control individual outlets.

RyanE

[cdepaola]

That's what I read as well, just wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly.

Thanks for the confirmation!