User:Oakbarn/sandbox

This is a test of my Sandbox. This is where I will put the BCS 460/462/wiki

Caveat 1: This was using Windows 8, Windows 7 (1600 x 900 Display) or Windows Vista (1280 x 800 Display) and Chrome. It was with the BCS 482 connected to a Router with Internet Access. BCS Firmware was 4.1.2 build edf0fe2c. (June 2018).

Caveat 2: These were written by a novice end user. I thought that the documentation for a “newbie” needed to be a little better. They may be gross errors and this is not an “official” ECC document. Use at your own risk. If someone at ECC tells you that anything in this document is wrong, then it likely is.

Caveat 3:  You know how to use a computer including web browsing, launching programs, files and folders and so on or have a friend that is willing to help. While these are very basic instructions; they do assume some level of competence on your part (or your friend’s). Caveat 4: This was written using a BCS 482. The BCS 460/462 is similar but will have different ability and physical attributes. For example, the BCS 460 has only four Temperature Probes while the BCS 462 has eight. The BSC 462 has fewer Inputs and Outputs as well. The BCS 462 has 18 Outputs. The BCS 482 has expansion slots but only 16 Outputs. WARNING: Nothing in here is to teach you about electricity, plumbing, welding or scuba diving. You should either hire a professional or know what you are doing. ′

WARNING: BCS 460/462: NO load may be directly connected to a BCS 460 or 462. These BCSs provides a small control signal (a very small wattage voltage {redundant, I know}) when a Discrete Output is asserted. Loads (Pumps, Motors, Compressors {Refrigeration}, Valves, Heating Elements an anything else that takes electricity to work) should be hooked up through an appropriate Solid-State Relay (SSR) or Relay Contact.

BCS 482:  The BCS 482 has 150 mA at 12vdc for an Output. Any electrical item such as a small Ball Valve that uses 150 mA (or less) 12 vdc, can be directly driven from the Out of a BCS 482. If you are unsure, heed the warning for the BCS 460/462 above. It is never wrong to use an SSR and simply use the BCS 482 for the control signal. Loads (Pumps, Motors, Compressors {Refrigeration}, Valves, Heating Elements an anything else that takes regular supplied electricity to work) should be hooked up through an appropriate Solid-State Relay (SSR) or Relay Contact. If in doubt, use an SSR or relay.