Steve,
Answers:
1. International AC Mains fed for the product.
2. External brick or POE for the controller.
3. Controller is sold alone or it might be sold with the product.
4. Product does not function without an external controller of
some sort. The specific version of product in question cannot work
without our controller.
Regards,
Scott
On 1/23/2015 10:09 PM, Steven Brody wrote:
Scott,
Questions:
1.What is the power source for the product – internal mains fed power
supply or external brick
2.What is the power source for the controller – internal mains fed
power supply or external brick
3.Is the product sold alone or is the external controller sold with it?
4.Can it be assumed the product does not function without the external
controller?
/Steve Brody/
/[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>/
//
*From:*Scott Douglas [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 6:20 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [PSES] ErP and Control Question
Fellow List Peoples,
I have a product that takes in various signals and connects these to
output ports, something like an Ethernet switch (but does not meet the
definitions of the regulation for that). The product was not designed
to monitor "traffic" on any of the ports so it cannot know when the
port/path is not being used.
The product is configured and controlled only by an external
controller. When a path is not being used, the external controller
sets the output ports to null.
The controller is in constant communication with the product, much
like a ping on the network.
The product will go automatically into standby on power up if no
controller is connected.
The product is smart enough to know when all ports are set null and
will go into standby when it senses that.
The product will also go into standby if it loses communication with
the controller. But it cannot know if "traffic" is passing.
The key question here is, can we use the external controller to
determine when the product should go into standby? Is that a fair
means to address the "...must automatically go into a mode..."
requirement? Does that meet the requirements of the regulation?
What else am I not telling? Or I am missing?
I look forward to your comments on any side of the equation. And thank
you in advance to for them.
Best regards,
Scott
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