Innotech Genesis V4 System - Manual (Page 11)

Installation Instructions for Innotech Genesis Systems
Edition 011100 1-1
SECTION 1- PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
1-1. INTRODUCTION.
This manual is intended to provide qualified technical personnel with complete and easy-to-
follow instructions for installation, checkout and commissioning of the various devices in the
Innotech Genesis Systems. Although the intent of this manual is to simplify the installation task,
instructions contained in this manual are based on the assumption that installation of a Genesis
System is will be accomplished by technically qualified personnel. Also, these instructions
presuppose that installation personnel are familiar with local regulations, codes and safety
requirements.
NOTE
Installers should familiarise themselves with the content of this
manual before attempting installation of the Genesis System.
1-1.1. SYSTEMS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL Because Innotech Genesis
Systems are intended for use in a variety of applications, the systems are designed on a
modular basis. Modularity provides the most economical and efficient means of adapting the
system to the customer’s specific requirements. Also, in seeking to improve customer
satisfaction through product improvement, Innotech often provides updates and revisions to its
Genesis product line. The modularity concept and equipment revisions result in a large array
of different types of hardware available to the customer.
The systems covered in this manual are the Genesis I and the Genesis II Systems. These
systems are based on one or more controllers as the major control units interconnected with
several ancillary units. These major control units included in this manual are:
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Genesis I Digital Controller
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Genesis II Digital Controller
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Genesis II Mid Points Controller (GENII MPC)
For purposes of explanation within this manual, a System is defined as one or more controller
units interconnected with various ancillary units for the purpose of performing specific
functions. A Genesis I System contains one or more Genesis I Digital Controllers as the
control unit(s). A Genesis II System consists of one or more Genesis II Digital Controllers
and/or GENII MPCs as the major control unit(s). Some of the ancillary units included in the
Genesis Systems are (refer to the System Description Manual for descriptions of these units):
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Several types of Local Expansion Module (LEMs)
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Several types of Remote Expansion Module (REMs)
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Genesis II Multipoint Module (GENII MP REM)
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Remote Module Interface (RMI)
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Miscellaneous Ancillary Units described in the individual Data Sheets in Appendix B.