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Dry Contact I/O Accessory (AP9810) Technical Guide

Overview
The APC® Dry Contact I/O Accessory provides a hardware interface for connecting the host device
of a Network Management Card 2 (AP9631 or AP9635) with peripheral devices. The Dry Contact
I/O Accessory includes:

• Inputs (labeled Zones A and B) for two dry contact devices


• One 12 V, 25 mA power output (labeled Pwr)
• One Form C relay (relay outputs labeled Output).
Dry Contact I/O Accessories connect to Universal I/O ports on your Management Card 2: AP9635
includes one port and AP9631 includes two ports. Through your Management Card 2 software
interface, you specify which alarms will cause a change in the state of the Form C relay. You also set
the actions that will occur at the host due to a change in state of your dry contact devices.

Installation
Install the Dry Contact I/O Accessory using the details below. Connect devices to the screw terminal
block using the following subsections.

dmp0114a
Zone
Pwr
B Outpu
CO M A NO t
NC C
OM NC
GND
+12
NC CO
M NO

Item Description
 Screw terminal block; accepts 16 AWG to 28 AWG wires
 Dry Contact I/O Accessory
 25.4 cm (1 ft) CAT-5E RJ-45 patch cable used to connect the Dry Contact I/O
Accessory to a Universal I/O port on a Management Card 2

Note: The Management Card 2 must have application firmware v5.0.2 or greater. For
details on upgrading the Management Card 2 firmware, see the user’s guide on the
Network Management Card Utility CD or on the APC Web site (www.apc.com).

Note: If you are using PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) and if your Management
Card 2 has two Universal I/O ports, you must connect the Dry Contact I/O Accessory to
Universal I/O port 2. PCNS supports only one Dry Contact I/O Accessory.
Connecting dry contact devices to the Zone A and B terminals on the screw terminal
block

The sensing voltage available on the Zone A and B pins of the Dry Contact I/O Accessory is
nominally 5 Vdc at less than 1 mA, referenced to system ground.

Connecting a device to the power output (Pwr) terminals on the screw terminal block

You can use the NO/GND terminal on the screw terminal block to connect Normally Open (NO) dry
contact devices and to connect a device to the power output (Pwr) terminals.

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Connecting a device to the Output terminals on the screw terminal block

Note: The Form C relay is not intended to switch AC loads directly (see the ratings below).

Form C relay ratings


Normal switching capacity 1 A at 30 VDC
Maximum switching power 30 W
Maximum switching voltage 60 VDC
Maximum switching current 2 Adc
Maximum carrying current 2 Adc
Surge ratings 2 kV per Bellcore; TA-NWT-001089
1.5 kV per FCC part 68

If you are connecting two Dry Contact I/O Accessories to a


Management Card 2, you have two options:

• Connect a device to the Output terminals for each


Dry Contact I/O Accessory separately.
• Connect the Dry Contact I/O Accessories in the
same circuit to implement AND or OR logic (see the
diagram to the right). For example, if one Output
changes state when the host reports a Replace
Battery alarm and the other Output changes state
when the host reports a Fault alarm, you can
connect the Dry Contact I/O Accessories so that the
device detects a change in state when only one alarm
occurs (OR logic) or when both alarms occur
simultaneously (AND logic).

Dry Contact I/O Accessory (AP9810) Technical Guide 3


Specifications
Electrical
Input voltage 24 VDC
Current draw 40 mA DC
Output 12 VDC, 25 mA

Physical
Size 22.0 x 45.2 x 44.6 mm
(Height x Width x Depth) (0.87 x 1.78 x 1.76 in)
Weight 51.0 g (1.8 oz)

Environmental
Temperature
Operating 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Storage -15 to 65°C (5 to 149°F)
Relative Humidity
Operating 0 to 95%
Storage 0 to 95%
Elevation
Operating 0 to 3 000 m (0 to 10,000 ft)
Storage 0 to 15 000 m (0 to 50,000 ft)

Customer support and warranty information is available at the APC Web site, www.apc.com. 990-3577-001
04/2009
© 2009 APC by Schneider Electric. All trademarks are owned by Schneider Electric Industries
S.A.S., American Power Conversion Corporation, or their affiliated companies. *990-3577-001*

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