USB 16 Relay Board Virtual Com Port Controlled - User Manual

04 Aug 2017

USB 16 Relay Board

Virtual Com Port controlled

User Manual
Date: 04 Aug 2017

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Content

1. Specification ..................................................................................................... 3
2. Applications examples ..................................................................................... 3
3. Relay module overview .................................................................................... 4
4. USB port ........................................................................................................... 5
5. Relay contacts .................................................................................................. 6
6. Power connector .............................................................................................. 7
7. Drivers Installation ........................................................................................... 8
8. Protocol ............................................................................................................ 9
9. Software.......................................................................................................... 12
10. Appendix 1. Connections ............................................................................. 13
11. Appendix 2. PCB dimensions ...................................................................... 14

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1. Specification
 16 x SPDT relays - 10A / 250VAC, 15A / 120VAC, 10A / 28VDC;
 USB connector - type B
 Power supply requirements, selectable during purchase:
o 12V DC / 600mA
o 24V DC / 400mA
 Converter chipset: FT232RL
 FT232RL optical isolation against communication noises
 Communication: serial USB communication (Virtual Com Port)
 Led-s: Relay Led, Power ON Led, USB ON Led, Rx Led, Tx Led
 Operating temperature range: from -30ºC to +80ºC
 PCB parameters : FR4 / 1.5mm / two layers / metalized holes / HAL / white
stamp / solder mask / Extra PCB openings for better voltage isolation /
Doubled PCB tracks for better voltage isolation
 Dimensions: W=82mm x L=203mm x H=24mm
 SKU:
o DAE-CB/Ro16-12V-USB-PCB for 12VDC PCB version
o DAE-CB/Ro16-24V-USB-PCB for 24VDC PCB version
o DAE-CB/Ro16-12V-USB-BOX for 12VDC BOX version
o DAE-CB/Ro16-24V-USB-BOX for 24VDC BOX version

2. Applications examples
 Home automation
 Industrial automation
 Control electrical devices

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3. Relay module overview

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4. USB port
The type of this USB port is shown on the image bellow. You can find suitable USB
cables in our stock as well - http://denkovi.com/category/24/usb-cables.html

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5. Relay contacts
 Relays 1 - 4 and 13 - 16

 Relays 5 - 8 and 9 - 12

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6. Power connector
The power supply connector is shown on the image bellow. The supply voltage is
12 VDC or 24VDC depending on the relay type selected during purchase:
 Option JQC-3FC/T73 relays - supply voltage 12VDC
 Option RAS-12-15 relays - supply voltage 12VDC
 Option RAS-24-15 relays - supply voltage 24VDC

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7. Drivers Installation
1. Be sure you have FTDI VCP drivers installed. In order to use the device, you
have to install them first. If you don't have them installed, please go to FTDI
official web page - http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm and download
and install them.
2. Connect the USB relay board to your computer and see if it appears as virtual
com port. If everything is ok with the drivers, you should see the some of the
images bellow:
2.1. Windows (picture is from 7 x64)

2.2. Linux (picture is from Ubuntu x64)

For installation guides:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm

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8. Protocol

8.1. Serial Port parameters

Baud rate 9600 bps
Stop bit 1
Data bits 8
Parity No

8.2. Command for receiving relay status

Command format
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
'a' 's' 'k' '/' '/'

Expected answer

The answer is 2 bytes. If the bit is 0, relay is OFF, if the bit is 1 relay is ON.
 Byte1.Bit7 represents relay 1
 Byte1.Bit0 represents relay 8
 Byte2.Bit7 represents relay 9
 Byte2.Bit0 represents relay 16

Example:
 answer 1: 00 -> relays from 1 to 16 are OFF.
 answer 2: 255(dec) 255(dec) -> relays from 1 to 16 are ON.
 answer 3: 81(dec) 81(dec) -> Relays 1,8,9,16 - ON, the rest are OFF.

Please note that data received from this command is not always in printable ASCII
format!

8.3. Command for setting single relay ON/OFF

Command format
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
Address1 Address2 Sign '/' '/'

 Address1 and Address2 represent the relay number - from '0' '1' up to '1' '6'
(for 16 relays)
 Sign is '+' for relay ON and '-' for relay OFF.

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Command format
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
Address1 Address2 Sign '/' '/'

Expected answer - if the command is successful, the answer is exactly the same
like the command.

Example:
 "01-//" - Relay 1 is switched OFF
 "12+//" - Relay 12 is switched ON

8.4. Command for setting all relays ON

Command format
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4
'o' 'n' '/' '/'

Expected answer - if the command is successful, the answer is exactly the same
like the command i.e. "on//".

Example:
 "on//" - all relays ON

8.5. Command for setting all relays OFF

Command format
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5
'o' 'f' 'f' '/' '/'

Expected answer - if the command is successful, the answer is exactly the same
like the command i.e. "off//".

Example:
 "off//" - all relays OFF

8.6. Command for setting all relays at a time

Command format

 Byte2.Bit7 is the state of Relay 1

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 Byte2.Bit0 is the state of Relay 8

 Byte3.Bit7 is the state of Relay 9
 Byte3.Bit0 is the state of Relay 16
 If bit is 0, the relay state is OFF, if bit is 1 the relay state is ON

Expected answer - if the command is successful, the answer is exactly the same
like the command sent.

Example:

Send: 'x' 1A 05 '/' '/'

1A(hex)=00011010(bin)
05(hex)=00000101(bin)
Relays 1,2,3,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,15 - switched OFF
Relays 4,5,7,14,16 - switched ON

Please note that State1 and State2 are not always printable ASCII chars. These
bytes are binary representation of the relays.

8.7. Additional information

Note that there must be minimum 5ms interval between every two commands !

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9. Software

9.1. DRM Software

This device is supported by DRM Software. It is software for controlling all
Denkovi relay boards. With this software you may simply turn off/on relays, set states
and delays, make pulses or schedules.

For more information and download - http://denkovi.com/page/13/drm-

software.html

9.2. Denkovi Relay Command line tool

For more information and download - http://denkovi.com/page/48/denkovi-relay-
command-line-tool.html

9.3. Other software

Here you can find our very first software for this USB relay board -
http://denkovi.com/page/25/usb-16-channel-relay-board-software.html

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10. Appendix 1. Connections

10.1. Connect lamp to relay

10.2. Connect inductive load to relay

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11. Appendix 2. PCB dimensions

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