Perle Systems 5500161-40 User Manual

Hardware and Connectivity  43

Powering Up the IOLAN

To power up the medical unit IOLAN, perform the following steps:

You can attach the multi-function wall plate included with your medical unit IOLAN to the wall, 
then mount the IOLAN on the wall plate. Alternatively, you can mount the IOLAN on a tabletop 
or any suitable horizontal surface. See the IOLAN MDC Hardware Installation Guide for more 
information on how to mount the medical unit IOLAN.

Plug a power cable into the left side (power/Ethernet panel) of the IOLAN unit and then into the 
electrical outlet. 

Power on the IOLAN unit using the Power ON/OFF switch.

You will see the LEDs blink for several seconds and then remain a solid green, indicating that it 
is ready to configure/use. 

To power up the IOLAN, perform the following steps:

Unplug the power plugable terminal block from the IOLAN.

Loosen the screws and then insert your positive (+) wire into the left terminal and screw it down. 
Insert the negative (-) wire into the right terminal and screw it down as shown below:

+

-

9-30 VDC

Left

Right

Plug the power terminal block back into the IOLAN.

Plug the power supply into the electrical outlet.

You will see the LEDs blink for several seconds and then remain a solid green, indicating that it 
is ready to configure/use.

Before you start to configure the IOLAN, you should set the IOLAN jumpers for Digital I/O (see 
Digital I/O Module 

) or Analog Input (Analog Input Module 

) channels.