Circutor airLINK, Instructions Manual

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airLINK network
Application Note 3 of 13
CONTENTS
1 GENERAL NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................... 5
2 BUILDING A NETWORK .................................................................................................................................. 5
3 DEVICE ADRESSING ....................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 G
ATEWAY
A
DDRESSING
(
EXCEPT
E
THERNET VERSION
) ............................................................................................... 6
3.2 S
PEED SETUP
..................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 A
DDRESSING OTHER DEVICES OF AIR
LINK
NETWORK
. ................................................................................................ 7
4 CREATING THE NETWORK .............................................................................................................................. 7
5 OPENING AND CLOSING THE NETWORK ........................................................................................................ 8
6 GATEWAY LED INDICATORS AND PUSH BUTTON (USB/RS485 VERSIONS)..................................................... 8
6.1 LED
BEHAVIOUR AT THE START
-
UP
:........................................................................................................................ 8
6.2 LED
INDICATIONS WHEN THE AIR
GATEWAY
IS
NOT
ON THE NETWORK
:...................................................................... 8
6.3 LED
INDICATIONS WHEN THE
G
ATEWAY IS ON THE NETWORK
: .................................................................................... 8
7 NETWORK CREATION, OPENING , CLOSING AND ADDING NEW DEVICES ....................................................... 9
7.1 C
REATING A NETWORK
........................................................................................................................................ 9
7.2 O
PENING A NETWORK
......................................................................................................................................... 9
7.3 C
LOSING A NETWORK
.......................................................................................................................................... 9
7.4 J
OINING NEW DEVICES TO THE NETWORK
................................................................................................................ 9
7.4.1 Joining end-device type sensors/actuators to the network ................................................................... 9
7.4.2 Joining router sensors/actuators to the network .................................................................................. 9
8 REMOVING DEVICES FROM THE NETWORK ................................................................................................... 9
9 GATHERING SENSOR / ACTUATOR DATA ......................................................................................................10
10 ACCESSING SENSOR/ACTUATOR DATA IN READ MODE ............................................................................10
11 ACCESSING SENSOR/ACTUATOR DATA IN WRITE MODE ...........................................................................10
12 BASIC NOTIONS ON THE MODBUS PROTOCOL ..........................................................................................10
13 MAPPING DEVICE DATA ...........................................................................................................................11
14 BASIC NOTIONS ON THE RADIO NETWORK ...............................................................................................11
15 LIMITATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF DEVICES ...............................................................................................12
16 NOTES ON THE RADIO COVERAGE OF THE DEVICES ..................................................................................12
17 NOTES ON BUILDING A NETWORK OF DEVICES .........................................................................................12
18 MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICE .................................................................................................13
19 WARRANTY ...............................................................................................................................................13