Showstopper Accessory Patch Panel

GETTING STARTED

Congratulations on your purchase of Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel from Creative Conners, Inc! The Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel expands the capabilities of your Showstopper 3 Emergency Stop Network. The Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel purpose built for permanent installation allowing you to connect Accessory devices around you venue with simple wire terminations and easy ability to patch into your existing Showstopper 3 Emergency Stop Network.

This manual will guide you through:

Unpacking
Installation
Connecting Devices
Troubleshooting

If you need help along the way contact us on our website (creativeconners.com), via email (support@creativeconners.com), or by phone (401-289-2942 x2). We want your automation to succeed and we are eager to help you through any head-scratching issues.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

1 x Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel (3U)

If any of these components are missing, please contact us for a replacement.

FEATURES

Label Placeholder- Convenient outlines for labeling the Control Connection Points around your venue.
7 Pole Screw Terminals - (6) 7P 5A Female Mini Combicon Header Phoenix Contacts for terminating pins 1-7 for permanently installed Showstopper Accessory cables.
6 Pole Screw Terminals - (6) 6P 5A Female Mini Combicon Header Phoenix Contacts for terminating pins 8-12 + GND for permanently installed Showstopper Accessory cables.
Accessory Input - 6 accessory input for connecting to the outputs of your Showstopper 3 Accessory Hub or Showstopper 3 Base.

INSTALLATION

The Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel is a 3U rack mountable case designed to fit in a standard 19" rack with (4) #10-32 rack-mount screws.

MAKING THE CONNECTIONS

ACCESSORY OUTPUT

The Accessory output passes through power (+24VDC) to the accessory devices as well as Remote E-Stop capability. These connections are standard Female Phoenix Terminal Blocks. There are two sets of contacts: Pins 1-7 are wired into a 7P 5A Female Mini Combicon Header Phoenix Contacts:

Pins 8-12 + GND are wired into a 6P 5A Female Mini Combicon Header Phoenix Contacts:

ACCESSORY INPUT

This connection is a standard locking Harting connector (IRC 21mm x 21mm (3A) 12P 10A). This connection is designed to be plug and play for patching Control Connection Points throughout your venue.

Below is the pin-out for the Showstopper Accessory output:

TROUBLESHOOTING

COMMON CHALLENGES

All challenges faced with the Showstopper 3 Accessory Patch Panel will be connection issues.

Check that you are connected to an Accessory Output with the Showstopper 3 Base as the source.
Check that your screw terminals are wired correctly.
Check that your screw terminals have a tight connection.
Verify that any Accessory Output in your Showstopper 3 Emergency Stop Network is terminated.

See other device manuals for more troubleshooting for each specific device.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you get stuck, we’re here to help. The best way to get in touch with a tech expert is via email - even during normal business hours - because most days we are spread around the shop and may not be near the phone. There’s someone in the office from 8:30a-5pm EST Monday - Friday and will return an email or phone call quickly. After hours, (honestly when most tech support issues arise) we have a crack team monitoring email and voicemail who will respond quickly to help get you moving.