• Provides a means of connecting any alarm, switch or relay function to JANUS

• Permissions and time patterns for I/O controls Individual battery back-up

JANUS Intelligent Peripheral Controllers (IPC-485) can be connected together with up to 32 IPC or IDC nodes to form a JANUS comms line.

2 or 4-wire data-cabling interconnects the IPC/IDC's and a RS232 or USB comms line header connects the entire comms line directly into a main JANUS PC/server. Alternatively, a TCP/IP comms line header, an ethernet converter, connects the comms line via a private or corporate network infrastructure.

Any number of JANUS comms lines can be installed. No matter how small or large, the comms line header is the only variant in the system design. No other controller, interface, or hierarchical processor is required.

The IPCe is an ethernet ready controller and does not require interconnecting wiring between the IPCe nodes. Each board employs a TCP/IP address and connects directly onto a LAN or WAN via the on-board RJ45 ethernet adapter.

An IPCe is exclusively 'tied' to its nominated JANUS system and employs the Rijndael advanced encryption standard (AES) to further protect against sabotage and malicious attack.