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• The output can be enabled/disabled upon downloading a schedule by first enabling/disabling the
output in the output port summary screen.
• The output can be automatically enabled/disabled after a power failure by setting the “Power Fail
State” to the desired state.
Power Failure Options
When power is restored after a power failure, some devices connected to the digital outputs might not
respond properly. You might want to control these outputs in a certain way to prevent improper operations.
You can do this by programming the controller to take certain actions on an output when power returns. This
is done by setting the output’s “Power Fail State” to one of the following:
• No Change
. Makes no changes to the port. This is the default setting.
• High
. When this is selected, the controller will set the output high after recovering from a power
failure. The state of the output prior to the power failure does not matter. The output remains
enabled, so it can be changed by subsequent commands.
• Low
. This is similar to the “High” command, expect the output is set low instead.
• Disabled
. The controller will disable the output. The output will remain in whatever state it powered
up in. Since the output is disabled, it will not respond to subsequent commands (except an Enable
command).
• Low/Disabled
. The controller will set the output low, and then disable it. The output will remain low
until it is enabled and changed by subsequent commands.
• High/Disabled
. The controller will set the output high, and then disable it. The output will remain
high until it is enabled and changed by subsequent commands.
Input Port Notes
Power Failure Options
When power is restored after a power failure, some digital inputs to the controller may not be in the correct
state. This might occur for a variety of reasons:
• The interfacing device may take a longer time to start up than the controller (for example, you have a
computer hooked to the inputs, and it has to reboot itself).
• The interfacing device may have been damaged.
• The interfacing device must be issued certain commands before it provides the correct output.
• The interfacing device is on a different power circuit than the controller and that circuit has not
recovered power.
If the controller were to take actions based on these inputs, undesired operations might occur. To prevent
this possibility, the controller can be programmed to automatically disable an input after recovery from a
power failure. The input’s “Power Fail State” can be set to one of the following:
• No Change
. Makes no changes to the port. This is the default setting.
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