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1   ROUTERS AND REPEATERS................................................................................................................................  1-1

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2   HARDWARE OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................  2-1

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3   NETWORK OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................................  3-1

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3.1.1   How to Map a Branched Configuration ............................................................................................................  3-1

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3.2.1   How to Map a Daisy Chain Network.................................................................................................................  3-5

4   HARDWARE MOUNTING......................................................................................................................................  4-1

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4.2.1   External Repeater ..............................................................................................................................................  4-1
4.2.2   Internal Repeater ...............................................................................................................................................  4-2

5   WIRING......................................................................................................................................................................  5-1

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5.1.1   Placement...........................................................................................................................................................  5-1
5.1.2   The Terminals ....................................................................................................................................................  5-1
5.1.3   Wiring.................................................................................................................................................................  5-1
5.1.4   Termination ........................................................................................................................................................  5-1

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5.2.1   Placement...........................................................................................................................................................  5-2
5.2.2   Wiring the Repeater ...........................................................................................................................................  5-2

6   PROGRAMMING THE EINSTEIN CONTROLLER ..........................................................................................  6-1

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Summary of Contents for Router and Repeater

Page 1: ...026 1605 Rev 3 9 25 00 Router and Repeater Installation and Operation Manual ...

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Page 3: ...IN CONFIGURATION 3 5 3 2 1 How to Map a Daisy Chain Network 3 5 4 HARDWARE MOUNTING 4 1 4 1 THE ROUTER 4 1 4 2 THE REPEATER 4 1 4 2 1 External Repeater 4 1 4 2 2 Internal Repeater 4 2 5 WIRING 5 1 5 1 THE ROUTER 5 1 5 1 1 Placement 5 1 5 1 2 The Terminals 5 1 5 1 3 Wiring 5 1 5 1 4 Termination 5 1 5 2 THE REPEATER 5 2 5 2 1 Placement 5 2 5 2 2 Wiring the Repeater 5 2 6 PROGRAMMING THE EINSTEIN CON...

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Page 5: ...n the other side of the router All other messages that aren t addressed to devices on the other side of the router are blocked out thus alleviating the amount of network traffic Routers are typically used in networks that have a large amount of devices A network is made up of one or more segments A segment is defined as a single daisy chain of 64 nodes or less that connects Einsteins CC 100s TD3s ...

Page 6: ...ngth of wire used in your network To add devices above the 64 node level you must use routers Routers are used in installations where the total num ber of nodes including each Einstein and all peripherals associated with the Einstein exceed the 64 node limit A router allows another 64 nodes to be added to the Echelon network ...

Page 7: ...ngth of a segment within a subnet it should use a repeater A repeater is necessary whenever an Einstein network has a total wire run longer than the recommended distance The repeater s function in this application is to simply boost all signals that come across it As a result a total wire run that once exceeded the normal limit for Echelon networks is acceptable Physically the two channel repeater...

Page 8: ... daisy chain With a four channel repeater mounted in the PC 104 slot of an Einstein you can run as many as three daisy chain segments out into the field each of which can be as long as the prescribed Echelon maximum wire length The fourth channel of the repeater can be used to connect other Einsteins in a separate daisy chain eliminating the need to run cable from the field back to the next Einste...

Page 9: ...between 64 128 nodes and the nodes are concentrated in a relatively small area you may be able to easily construct your network without four channel repeaters LOO 1HHG 7R 7HUPLQDWH HYLFHV Q 7KH LHOG Any daisy chain segment that ends at a device mounted in the field will need to be terminated If this device is a TD3 or ESR8 there is no on board means of terminating the device and if it is a CC 100 ...

Page 10: ... of 64 nodes or less If a group of 64 contains more than one sub net wire all subnets in the group together into a sin gle daisy chain This paves the way for placing routers in step 3 In the example shown in the figure a three Einstein network with 22 36 and 48 nodes each would form two groups one containing Einstein 1 and 2 58 total nodes and the other containing Einstein 3 48 nodes A simple leng...

Page 11: ...tein 3 s daisy chain 4 For each daisy chain i e each division of the net work separated by a router measure the total wire length used and make sure the distance does not exceed 4592 ft 1400m If the total wire length is exceeded a repeater will need to be used to divide the daisy chain The repeater should be placed so that the segments on either side of it do not exceed the total wire length In th...

Page 12: ...und in the Echelon Network Device Wiring chapter of your Einstein RX or Ein stein BX User s Guide To wire a Daisy Chain Termination Block to the end of a daisy chain remove the main Echelon cable from the last device on the network and con nect the end to one side of the Daisy Chain Termi nation Block as shown in the picture With a separate length of Echelon cable connect the other side of the ter...

Page 13: ...hannel must connect Echelon devices together in a daisy chain with no splitting Leave Channel C of the repeater open for connecting to other Einsteins You may use Channel D which you connected to the Einstein in step 1 to connect Echelon devices Simply run the wire from the second set of Echelon terminals Note that this becomes a split channel whose daisy chain actually begins at the Einstein s Ec...

Page 14: ...el C 5 For each daisy chain extending from each channel measure the total wire length used and make sure the distance does not exceed 4592 ft 1400m If the total wire length is exceeded by any single daisy chain a repeater will need to be used to divide that daisy chain The repeater should be placed so that the segments on either side of it do not exceed the total wire length Because you are alread...

Page 15: ...y chain extending from that channel begins and ends Instructions for setting termination jumpers on Ech elon devices may be found in the Echelon Network Device Wiring chapter of your Einstein RX or Ein stein BX User s Guide To wire a Daisy Chain Termination Block to the end of a daisy chain remove the main Echelon cable from the last device on the network and con nect the end to one side of the Da...

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Page 17: ...necessary to power down the system to install the router module it can be plugged in while the system is running 4 2 The Repeater The external repeater 832 1010 is externally mounted within its own enclosure The internal repeater P N 832 1000 is mounted inside of the Einstein control ler panel For external repeaters the mounting bracket at the bot tom of the enclosure has two 0 156 bolt holes on e...

Page 18: ...Four Channel Repeater The internal repeater and four channel repeater boards mount in the PC 104 slot located at the very bottom of the Einstein controller s main circuit board See Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Mounting the Internal Repeater ...

Page 19: ...e outgoing side side B Connect the INCOMING signal wires to terminals 17 and 18 the OUT GOING signal wires to terminals 15 and 16 and the shield wire to terminal 14 5 If the physical location of the router is in close proximity to an Einstein controller connect a three conductor wire in parallel to the Einstein s transformer and connect to the router s terminals 6 and 7 The power inputs are polari...

Page 20: ...isy Chain Termination Block to termi nal 5 See Figure 5 2 Wire this repeater using appropriate NEC wiring meth ods Use CL2P type wiring If the repeater is placed in between nodes in the system see Figure 5 3 the wiring hook up is as follows 1 Locate the Echelon terminals on the repeater see Figure 5 3 Note that there are two pairs of ter minals top and bottom 2 Connect the incoming three conductor...

Page 21: ... the top of the card and two sets on the right hand side 2 To connect an Echelon wire to a channel connect the incoming three conductor wire to one set of terminals and the outgoing wire to the other set of terminals 3 If a channel of the repeater is at the endpoint of a daisy chain it must be terminated by setting the channel s termination jumpers Each channel has a pair of jumpers that can be us...

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Page 23: ... the subnet number of the Ein stein you are programming with this Einstein should be connected directly to one side of the router Then type in either 126 or 127 as the node address 4 FOR TWO ROUTERS First if there is one subnet with an Einstein controller in between two routers program the routers from that Einstein Program the router that is closest to the Einstein first Then enter the same subne...

Page 24: ...e subnets and two routers Notice how in Subnet 2 the router node addresses are different from each other 126 and 127 1 Start with the router that is closest to the pro gramming Einstein controller Follow the direc tions on programming the router 2 Keep track of subnet and node addresses Use the subnet numbers and given node address numbers 126 and 127 in combinations that do not dupli cate themsel...

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