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If you select a Full search, the search engine will go through an exhaustive process
to find all SmartSensor Matrix units on the selected network bus. This process will
reassign each sensor on the network bus a new communication time slot, and can
take up to 30 seconds.
A Quick search is much faster because it requests that each sensor respond using a
previously assigned communication time slot. However, a quick search should not
be used the first time you connect to a network, or if you have added a new sensor
to an existing network, because by default sensors may have conflicting time slots.
The first time you connect to a sensor network bus, the default Sensor ID of each
discovered sensor will be unique (based upon the last seven digits of the serial
number). However, the default names in the Location and Approach text fields will
all be the same.
To setup network names (e.g. Description, Location, and Approach) in an orderly
fashion, it is recommended that the circuit breaker switches be used to selectively
power sensor. First, power only one sensor and enter its naming information. Then
repeat this process to power additional sensors, one at a time.
Figure 4.2 – Serial Connection Screen (New Screenshot needed)
Tip
It is recommended that you use labeling on the service end of each
SmartSensor Matrix cable (see Figure 1.8). If you have not already labeled the
service end of the sensor cable, you may be able to do so now. If not, you may
need to rely upon traffic patterns to sort out the sensors.