Banner SureCross FlexPower BWA-SOLAR-001 Manual Download Page 1

Printed in USA 

Feb 2012  

P/N 137304 rev. F

 WARNING . . . Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection

Never use these products as sensing devices for personnel protection. Doing so could lead to serious injury or death.

These devices do NOT include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow their use in personnel safety applications. 

A device failure or malfunction can cause either an energized or de-energized output condition. Consult your current Banner 

Safety Products catalog for safety products that meet OSHA, ANSI, and IEC standards for personnel protection.

SureCross™ 

Flex

Power™ Solar Supply

Includes the solar panel, mounting kit, and rechargeable battery pack

Features

The 

Flex

Power Solar Supply provides autonomous power for continuous wireless sensing 

and monitoring applications in a compact, plug-and-play power solution.

• 

Flex

Power Solar Supply with rechargeable battery pack provides reliable power 

(nominal 5.0V dc) for applications with higher power demands than a standard DX81 

or DX81P6 can supply 

• 

Solar Supply includes the panel, charge controller, rechargeable battery pack, and 

mounting hardware

• 

Weather resistant environmental enclosure

For additional information and a complete list of SureCross accessories, refer to Banner 

Engineering’s website,

 

www.bannerengineering.com/surecross

Model

Nominal Output Voltage

Replacement Battery Pack

BWA-SOLAR-001

5.0V dc

BWA-BATT-003 Replacement battery and 

controller pack

Models

Figure 1 - The assembled FlexPower Solar Supply.

Summary of Contents for SureCross FlexPower BWA-SOLAR-001

Page 1: ...d rechargeable battery pack Features The FlexPower Solar Supply provides autonomous power for continuous wireless sensing and monitoring applications in a compact plug and play power solution FlexPower Solar Supply with rechargeable battery pack provides reliable power nominal 5 0V dc for applications with higher power demands than a standard DX81 or DX81P6 can supply Solar Supply includes the pan...

Page 2: ... to operate efficiently regardless of weather conditions and sun availability Figure 2 Use the strap to pull the battery pack out of the tube Do not pull on the wires Connector from battery pack to sign post top cap Properly dispose of your used battery according to local regulations by taking it to a hazardous waste collection site an e waste disposal center or any other facility qualified to acc...

Page 3: ...top cap and align the mounting holes 3 Insert the supplied 5 16 set screws into the sign post top cap and through the solar panel mounting plate Tighten 4 Connect the two cables protruding from the pipe assembly One cable ends in a gray connector connect this to the cable coming from the solar panel The second cable is black with a Euro style connector this plugs into the SureCross device or devic...

Page 4: ...can deliver If load shedding is unacceptable and a standalone solar assembly does not meet your power requirements consider adding a DX81P6 Battery Supply Module battery backup or consider using more than one solar assembly connected in parallel See page six for example configurations Battery Backup The DX81P6 can supply backup power to a 350 mW load for up to 30 days of autonomy after solar auton...

Page 5: ...ay DX80G9M2S 900 MHz DX80G2M2S 2 4 GHz FlexPower Node 1 Data Radio Power Splitter cable CSRB M1250M125 47M125 73 Figure 5 Sample System Configurations Autonomous Process Monitoring with Continuous Sensor Operation A single FlexPower Solar Supply can supply any continuously powered 4 20 mA two wire transmitter at 13V and power the DX80 FlexPower Node for continuous sensor operation This application...

Page 6: ...exPower Node s voltage boost supplies 12V to the sensor QT50U FlexPower Node with switch power DX80N9X2S2N2M2 900 MHz external antenna DX80N2X2S2N2M2 2 4 GHz external antenna DX80N9X2W2N2M2 900 MHz internal antenna DX80N2X2W2N2M2 2 4 GHz internal antenna Figure 6 Figure 7 Battery Backup Feature The FlexPower Solar Supply can be ORed with the DX81P6 Battery Supply Module using the CSRB M1253 28M125...

Page 7: ...Temperature Range 30 to 50 C 22 to 122 F Operating humidity 95 max relative non condensing Outdoor rated Direct sunlight required Battery capacity is reduced and recharging is less efficient outside this temperature range The controller inhibits charging when the temperature is greater than 45 C 113 F Protecting the battery from temperature extremes prolongs battery life Accessories BWA BATT 003 R...

Page 8: ... or replace free of charge any product of its manufacture which at the time it is returned to the factory is found to have been defective during the warranty period This warranty does not cover damage or liability for misuse abuse or the improper application of the Banner product THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIM...

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