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Sicon-8
The remote control that speaks your language.
A talking dial-up remote control with a web server built in. Eight channels of metering, status and control, voice prompts you record yourself in any language, and free Windows software for setup, logging and multi-site monitoring.
$1,999list price
Questions before you buy? Call 352-335-6555. Need help with one you own? Open a ticket.
What it brings to the rack.
- 8Meter channelsUp to 32 with SX-8 expanders
- 8Status channelsUp to 5 alarms per channel
- 8Control relaysSix 5 A SPDT and two 1 A DPDT
- 10Web users at onceFour access levels
- 1Phone lineTalking dial-up control; cell phone audio interface
- 1Serial and USBFor the Sicontroller software
How it works
Telephone, web, serial and USB users can all be connected at once, and every control and metering function is open to each of them.
- Transmitter metersEight channels
- Status inputsEight channels
- TelephoneDial in from anywhere
- Web, serial and USBNetwork or local
Sicon-8
- Speaks messages you recorded
- Up to 5 alarms per channel
- Time-of-day event scheduler
- X-10 control
- RelaysEight channels
- Spoken readingsOver the phone
- Web pageMeters and control
- SicontrollerWindows logging and multi-site
Everything it does.
- Eight metering, eight status and eight control channels on the main chassis; up to 32 channels with SX-8 expanders
- Speaks your staff's language: you record the messages yourself
- Up to five alarms per channel
- Built-in web server with four access levels and up to 10 users at once
- Telephone, web, serial and USB users at the same time
- Cell phone audio interface for sites with no phone line
- Time-of-day and date event scheduler
- X-10 control of lights and other devices over the building's power wiring
- Six heavy 5 A SPDT relays and two 1 A DPDT relays, latching or momentary
- Every connection on depluggable screw terminals; no extra panels needed
- Telephone interface, voice codec, web server and relays on replaceable daughter boards
- Front-panel programming port: no computer or phone line needed to set it up
- Free Sicontroller software for Windows, with multi-site monitoring and logging
More about the Sicon-8
Radio magazine gave the Sicon-8 its Innovative Product Award.
When you control it through the web server or the Sicontroller software, it tells you if the network fails and tries to reconnect on its own.
Choosing a remote control is a big decision. Our comparison chart lets you compare the Sicon-8 with other brands, feature by feature.
Pictures
Front panel.
The 32-bit web server's main page.
The free Sicontroller software for Windows.
Manual and downloads
- Sicon-8 manual (PDF)
- Quick start: connecting Sicontroller to the Sicon-8 (PDF)
- Sicontroller software for Windows (Page)
- Script examples for Sicontroller (ZIP). Complex operations using the Sicon-8 with Sicontroller.
- Sicon-8 firmware (Page). Main firmware update through the bootloader.
- Webserver32 technical addendum (PDF). For the 32-bit web server hardware.
- Webserver32 firmware (Page). Needs main firmware 1.75 or later.
- USB update and driver (Page)
- Default event schedule with 4-hour logging (ZIP)
- Comparison chart (PDF)
- Detailed data sheet (PDF)
- Temperature sensor instructions (PDF). External temperature board for the Sicon-8 and SiteSentry2.
Every manual and download is also on the Support page.
Options
| Part | What it is | List price |
|---|---|---|
| SX-8 | Expander chassis: eight more channels of metering, status and control for the Sicon-8. Up to three per Sicon-8. | Call |
| Sicon-8 spares | Voice codec, relay, web server and telco interface boards for the Sicon-8. Single boards available. | $485 |
| Temperature sensor | External temperature board for the Sicon-8 and SiteSentry2. | Call |
Talk to an engineer before you buy.
If that number drops your call, use 352-231-7203. Prefer e-mail? sales@circuitwerkes.com