User's Manual

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Card Mounting and Assembly
• Power to the JACE2 must be OFF when installing or removing the wireless communication card, or
damage will occur! Also, you must be very careful to plug any option card into its connector properly
(pins aligned).
• Only one card can be installed in a JACE2. Always use Com1 location for installation.
Procedure, mounting the wireless communication card on a JACE
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2.
1. Remove power from the JACE
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2—see the previous Warning.
2. Remove the JACE2 cover.
To do this, press in the four tabs on both ends of the unit, and lift the cover off.
Note, if other expansion accessory modules are plugged into the JACE
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2, you may need to slide them away
from the unit to get to the cover tabs.
3. Remove the battery and bracket assembly by taking out
the four screws holding it in place, setting the screws
aside for later.
4. Unplug the battery from the connector on the JACE2.
5. Remove screws and battery assembly.
6. Remove the front blanking end plate for Com1 slot
7. Insert the wireless communication card asembly.
Carefully insert the pins of the wireless communication
card into the socket of Com1. The mounting holes on the
option board should line up with the standoffs on the base
board. If they do not, the connector is not properly
aligned. Press until the option card is completely seated.
8. Plug the battery cable back into the battery
connector on the JACE2
9. Set the battery and bracket assembly back over the
option card slots, with the mounting holes aligned
with the standoffs.
10. Re-fasten screws through battery bracket the four
holding screws through. DO NOT over tighten.
11. Replace the JACE2 cover.
12. Screw in antenna
Physical Mounting of the JACE2 with Wireless Communication Card
Please refer to the Viconics Jace2 / VWG hardware installation. Document: LIT-VWG-40-INSTALL-Exx. This manual
covers the physical installation of the Jace2 / Viconics Wireless Gateway.
The main topics are: Preparation, Precautions, Mounting, Wiring Details, Power Up and Initial Checkout
Also covered by this document are several appendixes, as follows: Status LEDs, Replacement and accessory,
Certifications and Declaration of Conformity
Trademarks
Niagara, Niagara AX is a registered trademark of Tridium, Inc.
Front blanking
end plate
Retaining nut with
lock washer