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Providing Power to the CRVW3 ................................................ 36
Alkaline D-Cell Option (–ALK) ...................................... 36
Rechargeable Battery Option (–RC) ................................ 37
Grid Power....................................................................... 39
Humidity Monitoring and Control ............................................. 40
Mounting the CRVW3 Enclosure .............................................. 40
Installing the CRVW3 Antenna ................................................. 41
Connecting the CRVW3 Electrical System to Earth Ground ..... 42
Electrostatic Discharge Protection ................................... 42
Lightning Protection ............................................. 43
Validating and Fine-Tuning CRVW3 Settings........................... 44
Confirming CRVW3 Sensor Measurement Operation ............... 45
LED Operation ................................................................ 46
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Validating CRVW3 Radio Operation ......................................... 49
Sealing the CRVW3 Enclosure .................................................. 50
On-site Manual Data Collection ........................................................ 51
Radio Networks ........................................................ 51
Simple Radio Network Definition ..................................................... 52
Simple Network Installation Overview ............................................. 53
CRVW3-RF451 Simple Network Installation ................................... 53
Deploying CRVW3 End-node Stations, Confirming Radio
Connectivity (CRVW3-RF451) .............................................. 54
Base Station Installation and Validation (CRVW3-RF451) ....... 54
for Connectivity and Scheduled
Collection (CRVW3-RF451) .................................................. 55
CRVW3-RF407 Simple Network Installation ................................... 56
Deploying CRVW3 End-node Stations, Confirming Radio
Connectivity (CRVW3-RF407) .............................................. 56
Base Station Installation and Validation (CRVW3-RF407) ....... 56
for Connectivity and Scheduled
Collection (CRVW3-RF407) .................................................. 57
Complex (Large) Radio Networks ........................... 58
Radio Network Station Types ........................................................... 58
Computer Station ..................................................... 58
Base Radio Station ..................................................................... 59
CRVW3 End-node Station ......................................................... 61
CRVW3 Repeater Station .......................................................... 61
Dedicated Repeater Station ........................................................ 61
Aggregating Datalogger Station ................................................. 61
Planning the Radio Network ............................................................. 62
Sensor Planning .......................................................................... 64
Planning for CRVW3 End-node Stations ................................... 65
Repeater Planning ...................................................................... 66
Station Planning ....................................................... 66
Planning the Base Station ........................................................... 67
Planning RF451 Radio Networks ............................................... 68
Base Station Design for RF451 Radio Networks ............ 68
Planning RF407 Radio Networks ............................................... 69
Base Station Design for RF407 Radio Networks ............ 70
Plan Validation and Hardware Procurement .............................. 71
Pre-procurement Field Visits ........................................... 71
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