User's Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................8
1.1 Overview.........................................................................................................................................................8
1.2 Module Structure .........................................................................................................................................10
1.3 Getting Started.............................................................................................................................................11
2 CHAPTER 2 – INSTALLATION........................................................................................12
2.1 General..........................................................................................................................................................12
2.2 Power/Supply...............................................................................................................................................12
2.3 Radio.............................................................................................................................................................13
900 MHz Spread Spectrum radio ....................................................................................................................13
Meshing capability...........................................................................................................................................14
2.4 Antenna.........................................................................................................................................................15
Dipole and Collinear antennas. .......................................................................................................................17
Yagi antennas..................................................................................................................................................17
2.5 Connections.................................................................................................................................................18
Ethernet port....................................................................................................................................................18
USB Device Port for configuration...................................................................................................................18
RS-232 port .....................................................................................................................................................18
RS-485 port with Modbus Support. .................................................................................................................19
“Factory Boot” switch.......................................................................................................................................20
USB Host port..................................................................................................................................................20
Dipswitch “Bank”..............................................................................................................................................20
Front panel connections..................................................................................................................................21
Digital Inputs....................................................................................................................................................21
Pulsed Inputs..................................................................................................................................................22
Digital Outputs (Pulsed Outputs).....................................................................................................................22
Digital Outputs (Pulsed Outputs).....................................................................................................................23
Analog Inputs...................................................................................................................................................24
Floating Differential Analog Inputs (AIN 1 & 2 only) ........................................................................................24
Single Ended Current Inputs (AIN 3 & 4 only).................................................................................................25
Single Ended Voltage Inputs ...........................................................................................................................25
Analog Outputs................................................................................................................................................26
3 CHAPTER 3 – OPERATION.............................................................................................27
3.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................27
3.2 Indications....................................................................................................................................................27
Front Panel Indications....................................................................................................................................27
I/O Indications..................................................................................................................................................28
Ethernet Indications.........................................................................................................................................28
3.3 System Design Tips.....................................................................................................................................29
System Dynamics............................................................................................................................................29
3.4 WIBMesh.......................................................................................................................................................30