Owner's manual

<4 ANALYZER COMPONENTS> 4-5
IM 11Y01B02-01E-A 4th Edition September 11, 2012-00
Remote Interface Options
A number of options are available for remote access to the analyzer
RemoteInterfaceUnit(RIU)shownbelowallowsremoteanalyzercontrolanddatatransferfromanalyzer
toRIU(datacanbetransferredfromRIUviaUSB
memorystickorCompactFlashcard.
• Allowsmulti-uniteldcommunicationviacentral
user interface
• Notrequiredforindividualanalyzeroperation,
interface and data transfer only
• Connectswith1-7analyzersviaEthernetswitch
• IntegralKeypadand6.5”display
External Computer via Ethernet. A separate
computer can be connected to the analyzers
locally or through an Ethernet network to allow
analyzer control and data transfer
TheoptionalRemoteInterfaceUnit(RIU)consistsof:
 •BackPlanecircuitboard,SBC,DisplayandKeypad
 •OptionalAnalyzerFeed-throughcircuitboardand/orEthernetswitch
 •AlleldelectricalterminalsarelocatedontheBackPlane.
AsingleRIUcanbeusedinconjunctionwithupto7analyzersviaEthernet(morewithadditional/custom
Ethernetswitches).
Theunitactsasaremoteinterfacefortheanalyzer.Shouldthephysicallocationoftheactualanalyzer(s)
beinconvenientforeasyaccess,thentheRIUcanbeused.
Itcanbemountedupto100m(330ft)awayfromtheanalyzer(s)usingthestandard10-BaseTtwistedpair
wiringmethod.Itcommunicatestotheanalyzer(s)throughaVirtualNetworkConnection(VNC).Ifthereis
morethanoneanalyzerconnectedtotheRIU,thentheyareroutedviaanindustrialEthernetswitch.Upto
fouranalyzerscanberoutedthroughoneRIUswitch.
TheRIUEnclosureisdiecastcopperfreealuminumgradeALSi12alloy(A413.0)withapowdercoatex-
teriornish.Thecopperfreealuminumalloyisparticularlyresistanttosaltatmospheres,sulfurgasesand
galvanic corrosion. An externally hinged door opening to the left incorporates a weather tight gasket seal
andfourcaptivefasteningscrews(stainlesssteel).Theexternaldimensionsareapprox16”Wx12”Hx7”
D(400mmx300mmx180mm).WallmountingbracketsareincludedwiththeRIU.
TheenvironmentalprotectionratingisconsideredIP66(EN60529)orNEMA4X.
Cable entries are located on the bottom face of the enclosure. They are typically ¾” Myers hubs that have
¾”NPTfemalethreads.Eachhasagroundlugtofacilitatethegroundingofcableshieldstothechassis.
TheRIUissuppliedwithstandardintegraldisplayandkeypad.
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Figure4-NetworkedAnalyzers