- How does it work:
When a button connected to input XX is pressed, Poseidon sends a SNMP trap to output XX. Since the same "#01" string is specified in the text name of the input and of the output, Damocles sets the output Y according to the input Y.
Configuring the output: Damocles
What to configure | Where | Default / sample value |
SNMP Port Listener | Setup | 162 |
Private community – write access | Email & SNMP > SNMP Access | true |
Output name | Outputs > O1 > Name | Link#01 |
Output control | Outputs > O1 | Manual |
Note
In a similar way, two Damocles units can be configured to work together. Damocles can serve as the input or as the output; Poseidon can only serve as the input.
CAUTION: If you use older models, upgrade their firmware first!
Configuring the input: Poseidon
What to configure | Where | Default / sample value |
Where to send SNMP Traps | SNMP > SNMP Trap Destination | 162 |
Community | private | |
IP address of the target device | IP Address | 192.168.68.70 |
Target device port for receiving SNMP Traps | Port | 162 |
Enable | check | |
Input name | Inputs | |
Name | Link#1 | |
Alarm State | Active if ON | |
Out of Safe Range SNMP Trap | check |
Note
In a similar way, two Damocles units can be configured to work together. Damocles can serve as the input or as the output; Poseidon can only serve as the input.
CAUTION: If you use older models, upgrade their firmware first!
Testing the function
- Turn both devices off, and then back on.
No LEDs will be lit on the Damocles. - On the Poseidon, close input 1 (a paper clip will work fine).
Damocles reacts by closing output 2.
Note: In the Box-2-Box mode, SNMP traps only notify about changes. If you close the input before the Damocles is turned on, the state is not reflected.
Tips
- The link identifier, "#xx", must contain exactly two digits.
#xx can be located anywhere in the name of the input or the output but it must not follow a space. - An Input can control several units at once. The limit is the number of SNMP trap destinations (2 or 4).
- One input can control multiple outputs within a single output device.
Assign the same link identifier to the outputs. - The value of the input can be negated.
If you use an exclamation mark operator (!) instead of the hash operator (#), the output will be inverted. - Physical order of inputs and outputs is not important.
Input1 can control Output8 and so on. It is only important to use the same link identifier.
Note: We recommend to use only US-ASCII characters in input and output names.