DX Sensor Installation Guide
This installation guide offers general instructions on identifying the components on a DX sensor package, and how toinstall it.
For detailed information on each sensor package, refer to the Environmental Sensors Guide or Online Help on theRaritan website's Support page (http://www.raritan.com/support/). For software functions, access online help fromyour Raritan PDU or EMX application, such as PX2, PX3 or EMX online help, or from the Raritan website.

Overview
A DX sensor package usually has 4 types of components.
They are:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Two RJ-45 ports
Terminals
Dip switches
LED indicator(s)Depending on the DX sensor package you purchased, yourDX may have more terminals, dip switches and LEDindicators than the above diagram.

Installing a DX sensor package involves three steps:
Step 1: Identify Terminals (on page 1)

To identify terminal types using the terminal label:
1. Match the terminals shown on the label with those on theDX. Terminal locations on the label are the same as
physical terminal locations.
The diagram below illustrates how to match DX-PD2C5terminals with those on the label.

2. View the channel name above each pair of terminals onthe label. A channel name comprises the terminal typeand a channel number, such as CC1, PDC1, DC1, and thelike.

Step 2: Connect Detectors or Actuators to Terminals (onpage 1)
Step 3: Connect DX to a Raritan PDU or EMX (on page 2)
QS RuleStep 1: Identify Terminals
If your DX has only one pair of terminals, such as DX-PIR, theterminals are a contact closure sensor channel unless the DXsensor name contains "Dn" or "PDn" , where n is a number.
If your DX has more than one pair of terminals, such as
DX-D2C6 or DX-PD2C5, a terminal label indicating allterminal locations and types is affixed to the DX. A terminallabel looks like the following DX-PD2C5 label.

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Channel nameTerminal type

CCContact closure sensor channels

PDC

Powered dry contact channels

DC

Dry contact channels

QS RuleStep 2: Connect Detectors or Actuators toTerminals
A CC channel connects a contact closure sensor. A DC or
PDC channel connects an actuator, which controls a system.
Warning: DX sensor packages do NOT support all types ofcontact closure sensors or actuators. For example, Contact
closure channels on DX do not support Raritan's DPX
water sensors. See the Environmental Sensors Guide forrestrictions.
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To connect a detector or actuator to a pair of terminals:
1. Strip the insulation around 12 mm from the end of eachwire of a detector or actuator.
 Wire size range: AWG 28 to 20 or 0.09 to 0.5 mm2
2. Fully insert each wire into each termination point of a CC,
DC or PDC channel on the DX sensor package.

QS RuleDip Switches and LEDs
Dip switches and LED indicators are associated with CCchannels, and their sequence matches the CC channel
sequence. The following diagram illustrates how the CC
channel sequence on DX-PD2C5 matches the sequence of
dip switches (in blue) and LED indicators (in red).

Important: For a PDC channel, you must check theelectrical polarity markings (+ and -) on the DX label tomake sure each wire is inserted into the correcttermination point with the correct polarity.

Dip switches:
Dip switches determine the normal settings of associated CCchannels.
3. Use a screwdriver with a 2.5 mm wide shaft to tighten thescrews above each termination point to secure the wires,using a torque of 0.196 N·m (2 kgf·cm).
4. Repeat the above steps if your DX has more terminals.

On (down): Set to "Normally Open"Off (up): Set to "Normally Closed"
LED indicators:

QS RuleStep 3: Connect DX to a Raritan PDU or EMX

An LED indicator indicates the state of the associated CCchannel if a contact closure sensor has been connected.

The appropriate cable for connecting DX to a Raritan productlike the PDU or EMX varies according to the sensor port typeof that Raritan product.

Warning: PX2, EMX and PXE do NOT support a few DX
sensor packages, such as DX-PD2C5. See theEnvironmental Sensors Guide for restrictions.
RJ-12 sensor port, such as PX2, EMX and PXE:
Use the RJ-12 to RJ-45 adapter cable shipped with the DXsensor package. Connect the cable's RJ-12 connector to thesensor port of your Raritan PDU or EMX, and the RJ-45
connector to either RJ-45 port of the DX.
The adapter cable's part number: 254-01-0032-00

Solid On: Alarmed state
Off: Normal state
CC1 LED flashing: Sensor firmware upgrade in process

QS RuleCascading
Most DX sensor packages support cascading using standard
network patch cables but some may not support it, such as
DX-PD2C5. See the Environmental Sensors Guide forrestrictions.
Supported maximum total cable length:
DX supports a distance up to 98 feet (30 m) except for
DX-PD2C5, which supports only up to 29 feet (9 m).

RJ-45 sensor port, such as PX3, PX3TS and BCM2:
Use a standard network patch cable with RJ-45 connectors onboth ends. Connect one end to the sensor port of your Raritan
PDU, and the other end to either RJ-45 port of the DX.
Warning: Do NOT use a crossover cable for connection.
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