Installation Manual

Versus Technology, Inc.
DT10000-A0001 iv Revision 8 December 1998
Table of Contents
SECTION PAGE #
1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 P
URPOSE OF THIS GUIDE...........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 S
COPE OF USE...........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 I
NSTALLATION SEQUENCE ........................................................................................................................................1
1.4 H
ARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS / SYSTEM COMPONENTS .............................................................................................2
1.5 C
OMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................2
1.6 T
ERMS AND DEFINITIONS..........................................................................................................................................2
2. SYSTEM HARDWARE DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................................5
2.1 G
ENERAL..................................................................................................................................................................5
2.2 I
NFRARED (IR) TRACKING........................................................................................................................................5
2.3 B
ADGES ....................................................................................................................................................................6
2.4 B
ATTERY REPLACEMENT..........................................................................................................................................6
3. PLANNING AND INSTALLATION GUIDELINES ...............................................................................................7
3.1 G
ENERAL..................................................................................................................................................................7
3.2
COLLECTOR NETWORK LENGTH LIMITATIONS..........................................................................................................8
3.3 S
ENSOR CONNECTION LENGTH LIMITATIONS ...........................................................................................................8
3.4 L
OCATION OF COLLECTORS, AND CONCENTRATORS ................................................................................................8
3.5 S
ENSOR LOCATION PLANNING..................................................................................................................................9
3.6 U
NDERSTANDING HIGH FREQUENCY SENSOR "FIELD-OF-VIEW"..............................................................................9
3.7 E
FFECTIVE COVERAGE OF ROOMS ..........................................................................................................................10
3.8 S
PECIAL PROBLEMS WITH SENSOR COVERAGE .......................................................................................................11
3.9 O
VERLAPPING SENSORS..........................................................................................................................................11
3.10 H
IGH FREQUENCY LIGHT INTERFERENCE .............................................................................................................11
3.11 U
SE OF UNAUTHORIZED COMPONENTS.................................................................................................................12
4. INSTALLATION GUIDELINES.............................................................................................................................12
4.1 G
ENERAL................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2 L
IST OF MATERIALS................................................................................................................................................12
4.3 L
IST OF TOOLS........................................................................................................................................................13
4.4 S
AFETY AND CODE CONSIDERATIONS.....................................................................................................................14
4.5 E
QUIPMENT HANDLING...........................................................................................................................................14
4.6 P
OWER REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................................14
4.7 G
ROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................................................15
4.8 C
ODES AND RATINGS OF MATERIALS USED............................................................................................................15
4.9 W
ORKMANSHIP.......................................................................................................................................................15
4.10 C
ABLE TYPES........................................................................................................................................................16
4.11 I
NSTALLATION CHECKLIST ...................................................................................................................................16
5. CABLE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................17
5.1 C
ABLE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................17
6. INSTALLING AND CHECKING SENSORS.........................................................................................................18
6.1 S
ENSOR WIRING......................................................................................................................................................18
6.2 S
ENSOR WIRING STEPS ...........................................................................................................................................18
7. PUNCH-DOWN BLOCK INSTALLATION AND ORGANIZATION................................................................20