User manual

E BEAM

User Manual & Modem Installation Guide

Specifications subject to change without notice

1 USER MANUAL

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the latest in laser communications

technology! The Whirlwind E BEAM is a system for transporting

Ethernet or CobraNet

™

data, either point-to-point or cascaded, over a

modulated Class One IR laser beam. It represents the latest

breakthrough technology in wireless digital laser transmission. The

100 Mbps Full-Duplex bandwidth has the capacity for transmitting and

receiving large amounts of data or 128 of channels of CobraNet audio

in real time at distances from 10m - 300m. Following soon will be a 1

Gbps version which will increase capacity ten-fold. Switching between

100 Mbps and 1 Gbps only requires changing the media converter, the

antenna supports both versions. The E BEAM can solve many of the

logistical problems encountered when using standard copper wire or

fiber optic cabling. It's a great solution for "on the spot" setup where

there is breaking news, at music festivals, over highways, building to

building, anywhere a laser beam can travel and cable cannot. You can

route the beam vertically up building cores or horizontally below a

ceiling. Link up offices, campuses, stages, and sporting events without

trenching cable or installing conduit. Additional product features

include:

! Easy installation

! RS-232 interface (used for factory programming)

! No electric utility connection to the roof required

! No FCC license required

! Cold weather protection

! Easy upgrade