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1 The SureCross ® Performance Wireless Network
Gateway
Node
Node
FlexPower Node with
integrated battery
The SureCross ® Performance wireless I/O network provides
reliable monitoring without wiring or conduit installation. The
SureCross wireless network operates independently or in
conjunction with a host system, PLC, and/or PC software.
Each wireless network system consists of one Gateway and
one or more Nodes. Devices ship with factory-defined discrete,
analog, or a mix of discrete and analog inputs and outputs.
The SureCross ® Performance network is a deterministic
system—the network identifies when the radio signal is lost
and drives relevant outputs to user-defined conditions. After
the radio signal is reacquired, the network returns to normal
operation.
1.1 SureCross ® Performance Gateways and Nodes
Every wireless network must have one Gateway, which schedules communication traffic and controls the I/O configuration
for the network, and one or more Nodes.
A Gateway is the master device within each radio network. Similar to how a gateway device on a wired network acts as a
“portal” between networks, the SureCross Gateway acts as the portal between the wireless network and the host
controller. When the Gateway, using its Modbus RTU RS-485 connection, is a Modbus slave to a Modbus RTU host
controller, the wireless network may contain up to 47 Nodes in a single wireless network. The Gateway holds the Modbus
registers of all wireless devices within the network.
A Node is a wireless network end-point device used to provide sensing capability in a remote area or factory. The Node
collects data from sensors and communicates the data back to the Gateway. Nodes are available in a wide variety of power
or input/output options.
1.2 SureCross ® Performance GatewayPro
The SureCross ® Performance GatewayPro combines the function of a SureCross ® Performance Gateway with the ability to
interface to Ethernet using Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP ™ protocols.
There are two basic models of the GatewayPro:
• DX80P*T6*. The T6 model acts as a protocol converter only, offering the Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP
communication protocols.
• DX80P*A6*. The A6 model includes DX80 wireless network configuration, Modbus RTU master, Modbus/TCP
client/server, Script Basic, e-mail, data logging, and trending.
Connect a host controller system to the GatewayPro using its industrial Ethernet connection. To connect the GatewayPro to
the host system without using an Ethernet switchbox/hub, some host systems may require a crossover cable.
By default, the GatewayPro is configured to use Modbus/TCP. To use EtherNet/IP, connect the GatewayPro to a managed
switch and you must use the Web Configuration tool to select EtherNet/IP. For more information, see SureCross Wireless
I/O Product Manual or Host Configuration Manual .
1.3 DX83 Ethernet Bridge Overview
A DX83 Ethernet Bridge connected to a DX80 Gateway functions like a DX80 GatewayPro and allows the Gateway to have
I/O points. The DX83 Ethernet Bridge adds the Web page configuration ability to a Gateway-Node wireless network as well
as the ability to interface to Ethernet using Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP protocols.
There are two basic DX83 models:
• DX83T acts as a protocol converter only, offering the Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP communication protocols.
• DX83A includes DX80 wireless network configuration, Modbus RTU master, Modbus/TCP client/server, Script Basic,
e-mail, data logging, and trending.
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