• Simple Windows based Application Programmer Interface API (.NET or native code)
• Connect a single device or unlimited nodes to the same network
• Works in both industrial or home environments
• In-network DC power to allow your remote devices to be powered by the network itself
• Each node in the network can support up to eight devices (8 I/O ports).
• You can connect hundreds of nodes to a single network.
• You can use multiple nodes per device
• End to end distance between the PC and devices can stretch up to a mile
• The network's interface to a PC is via a USB port
• Uses simple CAT 5e cable
• Builit in diagnostics LEDs on the RJ45 jacks shows you the power, transmit, and receive network statuses.
• Sleep mode operation reduces the draw current to less than 1mA

Channels

Modes

There are eight channels (ports) per node.

• Channel 8 is always configured as an input and returns the On/Off status of the connected device.
• Except for channel 8, all other channels can be configured individually in different modes. Channel 1 to 7 can be configured as both input and outputs.
• Channel 5 and 6 can drive up to 1.2Amps of output current.
• Channel 3 and 4 can both be configured as pulse width output that are capable of generating frequencies from 1200 Hz to 4 MHz.

Events

A program running on the host computer connected to DCDN can catch events that are generated by nodes. The events to listen to, can be configured by the program.

There are two types of events:

• Timer based event occur at certain intervals.
• State change events occur when the input state of a channel changes. E.g from On state to Off state or when a sensor's value goes above or below a threshold level.