Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 The Sure Cross® Wireless Network
- 2 Features
- 3 Setting Up Your Wireless Network
- 3.1 Mixing Performance and Non-Performance (150 mW) Radios in the Same Network
- 3.2 Apply Power to the Gateway or Node
- 3.3 Bind Radios to Form Networks
- 3.4 LED Behavior for the Gateways
- 3.5 LED Behavior for the Nodes
- 3.6 Conducting a Site Survey (Gateway and Nodes)
- 4 Installing Your Sure Cross® Radios
- 5 Advanced Setup Options
- 5.1 DX80 Menu Structure
- 5.2 Web-based Configuration for the GatewayPro on DX83
- 5.3 Binding Mode: What does it do?
- 5.4 Setting the Network ID in Extended Addressing Mode
- 5.5 Manually Assign a Binding Code to a Gateway
- 5.6 Manually Assign a Binding Code to a Node
- 5.7 Setting the Maximum System Devices
- 5.8 Storage and Sleep Modes
- 5.9 Modbus Holding Registers
- 5.10 Modbus Communication Parameters
- 5.11 Default Output Conditions
- 5.12 Defining the Units
- 6 Product Support and Maintenance
- Index
11. Single-click button 1 to return to RUN mode.
12. Install the rotary dial access cover, referring to the Installation section of the manual to create an IP67 seal.
SITE (Site Survey) Menu
The SITE menu displays the results of a Site Survey conducted with this Gateway.
NOD XX
M XX
R XX
Y XX
G XX
*
SITE
Single-click
Button 2
Single-click
Button 2
Double-click
Button 2
adjust right rotary
switch to survey the
selected Node
Double-click
Button 2
AUTO
DISPLAY
LOOP
Site Survey
Gateway
The SITE menu displays the device number of the Node the Site Survey was
conducted with as well as the missed, green, yellow, and red received packet
count.
The SITE menu is only available on the Gateways.
To access the SITE menu, single-click button 1 to scroll across the menu levels
until reaching the Site Survey (SITE) menu.
See Conduct a Site Survey Using the Menu System on p. 16.
See Interpreting the Site Survey Results on p. 19.
3.6.2 Conduct a Site Survey from a Gateway Board Model
Conducting a Site Survey, also known as an RSSI (Radio Signal Strength Indication), analyzes the radio communications
link between the Gateway and any Node within the network by analyzing the radio signal strength of received data packets
and reporting the number of missed packets that required a retry.
Perform a Site Survey before permanently installing the radio network to ensure reliable communication. Only the Gateway
can initiate a Site Survey, and the Site Survey analyzes the radio communications link with one Node at a time. Follow these
steps to conduct a Site Survey from the board module Gateway.
1. Set the Gateway's rotary dials to the Node address you'd like to conduct a Site Survey with.
For example, to analyze the signal strength between this Gateway and Node 02, rotate the left rotary dial to 0 and
the right rotary dial to 2.
The Site Survey automatically begins running. If there is no device at address 02, the LED is solid red. If there is a
device at address 02, the LED
flashes amber.
2. Evaluate the signal strength. The amber LED flashes at specific rates to indicate the Site Survey results. Each signal
strength represents the majority of the data packets being received at that signal strength. For example, a strong
signal strength indicates the majority of the data packets were received at a strong signal, but a few may have been
received at a good or weak signal strength.
• Eight
flashes per second: Very strong signal strength
• Four flashes per second: Strong signal strength
• Two
flashes per second: Good signal strength
Sure Cross
®
Performance DX80 Wireless I/O Networks
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