Owner manual

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Step 7: Install Your SureCross® Radios
For most outdoor applications, we recommend installing your SureCross devices inside a secondary
enclosure. If not using an enclosure, mount the DX80 where rain or snow will drain away from the unit.
To minimize the damaging effects of ultra-violet radiation, avoid mounting the Gateway or Node facing
intense direct sunlight.
For additional information, including installation and setup, weatherproofing, device menu maps, troubleshooting, and a list of
accessories, please refer to the SureCross™ DX80 Wireless I/O Network product manual, Banner p/n 132607.
Step 6: Conduct a Site Survey Using the Menu System
A site survey analyzes the radio communications link between the Gateway and a selected Node and reports the number of missed
packets that required a retry.
Use the Gateway to initiate a site survey analysis.
1. Remove the rotary dial access cover.
2. Set the Gateway’s rotary dials to the Node address you want to survey. For example, to analyze Node 1’s signal, change the
Gateway’s left rotary dial to 0 and its right rotary dial to 1. (To analyze Node 12’s signal, change the Gateway’s left rotary dial
to 1 and its right rotary dial to 2.)
3. Single-click button 1 to scroll across the menu levels until reaching the Site Survey (SITE) menu.
4. Single-click button 2 to enter the Site Survey menu.
5. Single-click button 2 to begin conducting a Site Survey with the selected Node.
The Gateway counts the data packets received from the Node.
6. Examine reception readings (M, R, Y, G). M displays the percent of missed packets while R, Y, and G display the percentage of
received packets at a given signal strengths: R = RED marginal signal; Y = YELLOW good signal; G = GREEN excellent signal
7. To end the Site Survey, double-click button 2.
8. Change the Gateway's right rotary dial back to 0.
9. Double-click button 2 to move back to the top level menu.
10. Single-click button 1 to return to RUN mode.
11. Install the rotary dial access cover, referring to the Installation section of the manual to create an IP67 seal.
User Configuration Tool (UCT)
The User Configuration Tool (UCT) offers an
easy way to link I/O points in your wireless
network, view I/O register values graphically,
and set system communication parameters
when a host system is not part of the wireless
network.
The User Configuration Tool requires the USB
to RS-485 converter cable, BWA-UCT-900.