Configuration Guide

Table Of Contents

EX5210R Exciter Installation & Configuration Guide

The Exciter has four connectors and two switches inside the back panel:

Figure 3: EX5210R Connector Wiring

(#1) Ethernet LAN Connection: RJ-45 connector. In a configuration with a

physical Ethernet cable connection to the LAN, the network cable is attached

here.

Permanent connection to a wired network is not mandatory. However, you

must have a wired connection to configure the Exciter. Some monitoring

functions are not available if the Exciter is not connected to the network. This

connection is also used for Power over Ethernet (PoE, 802.3af).

(#2) Power Jack: Accepts an input voltage of 24-48V DC. This is a standard 5.5

mm jack connector for direct power supply. The power Adaptor is not supplied

with the Exciter and can be purchased separately. When PoE is used, this

connector becomes redundant.

(#3) Chain IN: RJ-45 connector. This connector is used for receiving data from

Chained Exciters. The Chain IN port is also used to set the Exciter IP via the

Exciter Manager Application using a special 10-pin RJ45 to DB9 serial cable

(AeroScout SKU EXM-1000, or part of the Hardware Management kit).

(#4) Chain OUT and Control Connector: RJ-45 connector. This connector is

used for distributing power and data to Chained Exciters and to connect the

External LF Antenna device. The output voltage is 12 V DC (0.5A maximum).

(#5) Termination Switch: For defining the termination settings in a Chained

Exciters installation. The termination of the first and last Exciter in the chain

must be set to On (o-o) and the other Exciters set to Off: (-o-o-).

(#6) IP Reset: Restores the Exciter’s IP address to the company-set default

value. See Resetting the Exciter IP Address

for details.