Instruction Manual

WP2P–RepeaterModule-QuickStartGuide–v1.2–June2013 2
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WP2P Repeater Module
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ToincreasetherangeandindeedprovideanincreasedcoverageanoptionalRepeater
ModuleisavailablefortheWP2Psystems.
TheRepeatermodulecanbespecifiedforusewithanyWP2PDigitalsystemorWP2P
Analogue&DigitalI/Osystem.
ThereisconfigurationthatneedstobeperformedbyQTechtosecurelyaddressthemodules
together;thereforeaddingaRepeatertoexistingmodulesisnotpossible.
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TheRepeatermoduleisinthesamestylecaseastheWP2Pmodules,butiseasilyidentified
asithasnophysicalinput/output(I/O)connectors.
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EachWP2PRepeaterissuppliedwith:
 Qty1 RepeaterModule
 Qty1 Stubaerial
 Qty1 QuickStartGuide
 Allpowersuppliesareoptionalandneedtobeselectedtosuittheapplication
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Operation
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WhenapairofWP2PmodulesareconfiguredforRepeateroperation,eachWP2PModule
addressesitswirelesspackets/datatotherepeater,nottotheotherWP2Pmodule.
Therepeaterthenre-transmitsthewirelesspacketstothereceivingWP2Pmodule.The
WP2Pmoduleswillonlyreceivewirelesspacketsfromarepeater.Thishelpsensurethe
mostreliablecommunicationoptionsandpreventsamulti-packetreceptionissue.
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Link Status Indicator
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WP2PmoduleshaveaLinkstatusLEDwhichislocatednexttothepowerconnector.
Thisistoassistwithsitediagnosticsandcheckingbyindicatingthestateofthe
communicationslinkbetweenpairsofWP2Pmodules.
TheLinklightfunctionsasfollows:
• OFF–Modulefailure,nopower,fuseblown,circuitfailure,etc.
• SLOWFLASH–Modulefunctioningbutnocommunicationwithitspartnermodule.
• ON–Healthywirelesscommunications.TheLEDwillbrieflyflickereachtimeit
receivesmessagesfromtheotherWP2Pmodule.
LinkStatusindicatorisbasedonthe“keep-alive”messagetheWP2Pmodulessendifithas
beenlongerthan30secondssincetheylastsentamessage.Thereforeifoneofthemodules
isturnedoff,thenitwilltakenolongerthan30secondsfortheothermoduletodetectthatthe
linkisdownandbeginflashingtheLinkStatusLED.IftheconnectedI/Oischangingmore
frequentlythanonceevery30seconds,thentheydon’tneedtosendkeep-alivemessages.