Manual
Contents
1 The SureCross
®
Performance Wireless Network .............................................................5
1.1 SureCross
®
Performance Gateways and Nodes ............................................................................. 5
1.2 SureCross
®
Performance GatewayPro ..........................................................................................5
1.3 DX83 Ethernet Bridge Overview ..................................................................................................5
1.4 Host Controller Systems .............................................................................................................6
1.5 What is FlexPower
®
? .................................................................................................................6
1.6 SureCross User Configuration Tool ...............................................................................................7
2 Features ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 DX80 Gateway and Node Components ......................................................................................... 8
2.2 DX80 Gateway and Node Wiring Chamber .................................................................................... 8
2.3 DX80 GatewayPro .....................................................................................................................9
2.4 DX83 Ethernet Bridge ................................................................................................................9
2.5 Wiring Diagrams ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.5.1 5-pin Euro-Style Wiring for Gateways and DX85s ...............................................................10
2.5.2 5-pin Euro-Style Wiring for Nodes ....................................................................................10
2.5.3 DX80...C Wiring .............................................................................................................11
2.5.4 Industrial Ethernet Wiring ...............................................................................................11
2.6 Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 11
2.6.1 Gateways and Nodes ......................................................................................................11
2.6.2 GatewayPro .................................................................................................................. 13
2.6.3 DX83 Ethernet Bridge .....................................................................................................13
3 Setting Up Your Wireless Network ...............................................................................14
3.1 Using Extended Address Mode ...................................................................................................14
3.2 Mixing Performance and Non-Performance Radios in the Same Network .........................................14
3.3 Applying Power to the Gateway or Node .....................................................................................15
3.4 Bind Radios to Form Networks ..................................................................................................15
3.5 LED Behavior for the Gateways ................................................................................................ 16
3.6 LED Behavior for the Nodes ...................................................................................................... 16
3.7 Conducting a Site Survey (Gateway and Nodes) .......................................................................... 17
3.7.1 SITE (Site Survey) Menu ................................................................................................ 17
3.7.2 Interpreting the Site Survey Results .................................................................................18
3.7.3 Site Survey Troubleshooting ............................................................................................19
3.7.4 Conduct a Site Survey Using Modbus Commands ............................................................... 19
4 Installing Your SureCross
®
Radios .............................................................................. 21
4.1 Mounting SureCross Devices Outdoors ...................................................................................... 21
4.1.1 Watertight Glands and NPT Ports ..................................................................................... 21
4.2 Other Installation Requirements ...............................................................................................22
4.3 Installation Quick Tips .............................................................................................................22
4.3.1 Create a Clear Communication Path ................................................................................. 22
4.3.2 Increase the Height of the Antennas .................................................................................22
4.3.3 Collocated Radios .......................................................................................................... 23
4.3.4 Be Aware of Seasonal Changes ........................................................................................23
4.4 Basic Remote Antenna Installation .............................................................................................23
4.4.1 Weatherproof Remote Antenna Installations ......................................................................24
4.4.2 Antenna Installation ......................................................................................................24
4.4.3 Mount a Dome Antenna to the Enclosure ...........................................................................25
4.4.4 Use an N-Type, Pole-Mounted Antenna .............................................................................26
5 Advanced Setup Instructions and Additional Information .............................................28
5.1 DX80 Menu Structure ...............................................................................................................28
5.1.1 RUN Menu .................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.2 DINFO (Device Information) Menu ................................................................................... 32
5.1.3 FCTRY (Factory) Menu ....................................................................................................33
5.1.4 SITE (Site Survey) Menu ................................................................................................ 34
5.1.5 DVCFG (Device Configuration) Menu .................................................................................35
5.1.6 DERR (Device Error) Menu ..............................................................................................36
5.2 Web-based Configuration ......................................................................................................... 37
5.2.1 Accessing the Web-based Configuration Screens ...............................................................38
5.2.2 Changing the IP Address .................................................................................................39
5.3 Binding Mode: What does it do? ............................................................................................... 40
5.4 More Details About Extended Address Mode ................................................................................40
5.4.1 Manually Choosing an Extended Address Code - Gateway ....................................................41
5.4.2 Manually Choosing an Extended Address (Binding) Code - Node ...........................................41
5.4.3 Setting the Network ID in Extended Addressing Mode .........................................................42
5.4.4 Automatic Binding Using the Menu Navigation ................................................................... 42
SureCross Wireless I/O Networks