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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 12
1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 12
1.2 Module Structure ................................................................................................................................... 14
1.3 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 16
2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 Power/Supply ......................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.2 Expansion I/O Supply ...................................................................................................................... 18
2.2.3 Internal I/O ....................................................................................................................................... 19
2.2.4 Grounding ........................................................................................................................................ 19
2.3 Radio ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.3.1 900 MHz Spread Spectrum radio .................................................................................................... 20
2.3.2 869 MHz Fixed Frequency radio (EU Country Code) ...................................................................... 21
2.3.3 Meshing capability ........................................................................................................................... 21
2.4 Antenna .................................................................................................................................................. 21
Dipole and Collinear antennas. ............................................................................................................ 23
Yagi antennas. ...................................................................................................................................... 25
2.5 Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 26
2.5.1 Bottom panel connections ............................................................................................................... 26
Ethernet port ......................................................................................................................................... 26
USB Device Port for configuration ........................................................................................................ 26
RS-232 port .......................................................................................................................................... 26
RS-485 port with Modbus Support. ...................................................................................................... 27
2.5.2 Side Access Configuration Panel .................................................................................................... 27
“Factory Boot” switch ............................................................................................................................ 28
USB Host port ....................................................................................................................................... 28
Dipswitches ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Front panel connections ....................................................................................................................... 29
2.5.3 Digital / Pulsed Inputs ...................................................................................................................... 30
2.5.4 Digital Outputs (Pulsed Outputs) ..................................................................................................... 31
Digital Output Fail Safe Status ............................................................................................................. 31
2.5.5 Analog Inputs ................................................................................................................................... 33
Differential Current Inputs (AIN 1 & 2 only) .......................................................................................... 33
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Single Ended Current Inputs (AIN 3 & 4 only) ...................................................................................... 34
Single Ended Voltage Inputs ................................................................................................................ 35
2.5.6 Analog Outputs ................................................................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 3 - OPERATION ........................................................................................... 37
3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 37
3.2 Indications ............................................................................................................................................. 37
