The
SureCross
®
DX80
Wireless Network
The SureCross
®
DX80 wireless I/O network provides reliable monitoring without the burden of wiring or conduit installation. The Sure-
Cross wireless network can operate independently or in conjunction with a host system, PLC, and/or PC software.
Each wireless network system consists of one Gateway and one or more Nodes. Devices ship with factory defined inputs and outputs
that may be all discrete, all analog, or a mix of discrete and analog I/O.
Gateway
Node
Node
FlexPower Node
and Battery Supply Module
The SureCross
®
DX80 network is a deterministic system—the network identifies when the radio signal is lost and drives relevant outputs
to user-defined conditions. Once the radio signal is reacquired, the network returns to normal operation.
SureCross
®
DX80 Gateways and Nodes
A Gateway is the master device within each radio network. Every wireless network must have one Gateway that schedules communica-
tion traffic and controls the I/O configuration for the network. A radio network contains only one Gateway, but can contain many Nodes.
Similar to how a gateway device on a wired network acts as a “portal” between networks, the SureCross Gateway acts as the portal
between the wireless network and the host controller. When the Gateway, using its Modbus RTU RS-485 connection, is a Modbus slave
to a Modbus RTU host controller, the wireless network may contain up to 47 Nodes in a single wireless network and the Gateway holds
the Modbus registers of all wireless devices within the network.
A Node is a wireless network end-point device used to provide sensing capability in a remote area or factory. The Node collects data
from sensors and communicates the data back to the Gateway. Nodes are available in a wide variety of power or input/output options.
Each Node device can be connected to sensors or output devices and reports I/O status to the Gateway.
SureCross
®
DX80 GatewayPro
The SureCross
®
DX80 GatewayPro combines, in one unit, the function of a SureCross
®
DX80 Gateway with the ability to interface to
Ethernet using Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP
™
protocols. The GatewayPro has a serial port as well as an industrial Ethernet port. There
are two basic models of the GatewayPro: DX80P*T6* and DX80P*A6*.
• DX80P*T6*. The 'T6 model acts as a protocol converter only, offering the Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/IP communication protocols.
• DX80P*A6*. The 'A6 model includes DX80 wireless network configuration, Modbus RTU master, Modbus/TCP client/server, Script
Basic, e-mail, data logging, and trending.
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