Analyzing a power line repeating network, Ee analyzing a power line repeating network – Echelon Lumewave CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge User Manual

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Managing a Street Lighting Network

Delete devices

Analyzing a Power Line Repeating Network

When running on a power line repeating network, the Segment Controller

transmits network messages to the repeating devices with which it can directly

communicate, and those repeating devices in turn relay the messages to

repeating devices located further down the power line, and so on until the

message reaches the target device. Figure 2 on page 5 illustrates a repeating

chain that could be used to relay a network management command from the

Segment Controller to a target device. A luminaire enabled for repeating would

use power line repeating. A CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge module could use

power line repeating or forward the message using an RF channel to another

CRD 3000 Street Light Bridge module.
You can use the Power Line Repeating Analysis Web page to view the repeating

chain a device is using to communicate with the Segment Controller. In addition,

you can use this Web page to analyze and debug the power line repeating

network.
To open and use the Power Line Repeating Analysis Web page, perform the

following steps:

1. Right-click the Segment Controller icon, select Setup, and select Power

Line Repeating Analysis from the shortcut menu. Alternatively, you

can click the Tools icon and select Power Line Repeating Analysis.

2. The Power Line Repeating Analysis Web page opens.

The rows in this Web page represent established repeating paths between

the listed devices. The target device in a repeating chain is listed

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