Daktronics FLXR3 Installation Procedure Download Page 1

FLXR3 Server and Client Radio Installation 

Procedure Quick Guide

DD3306966
Rev 04
03 September 2019

201 Daktronics Drive

Brookings, SD 57006-5128

www.daktronics.com/support

800.325.8766

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Server Radio Kit

Letter Component Type

A

Pole-Mount Hardware

B

Wall Pack Transformer

C

Antenna Extension Cable - 50'

D

DIN Rail Mount/Track

E

900Mhz Server Radio

F

Antenna Adapter

G

High Gain Antenna

H

Server to DM-100 

Interconnect Cable - 10'

I

DM-100 (Existing)

Indoor Server Radio Installation

1. 

Mount the 900Mhz Server Radio (E) and wall pack transformer (B).

2. 

Feed Interconnect cable (H) between Server Radio (E) and DM-100 (I).

Warning: Applying Power to the radio without an attached antenna may cause damage!

Exterior Server Radio Antenna Mounting

1. 

Mount High Gain Antenna (G) using mounting hardware (A) on the 

outside of the building housing the server radio. Mount the antenna 

as high as possible in free air. Locate the antenna within 50 feet of 

the server radio location. Refer to 

Figure 4

.

There are two antenna mounting options:
•  U bolts for pole mounting
•  Brackets for wall mounting

B

A

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Figure 1: 

Server Kit Components

H

Figure 2: 

New DM-100 

Interconnect Cable

From

DM-100

To Wall

Pack

Figure 3: 

Server Radio Connections

Figure 4: 

Mounted Antenna

Summary of Contents for FLXR3

Page 1: ...E and wall pack transformer B 2 Feed Interconnect cable H between Server Radio E and DM 100 I Warning Applying Power to the radio without an attached antenna may cause damage Exterior Server Radio Antenna Mounting 1 Mount High Gain Antenna G using mounting hardware A on the outside of the building housing the server radio Mount the antenna as high as possible in free air Locate the antenna within ...

Page 2: ...ght display as shown in Figure 7 a Mount the antenna in a optimal location as shown in Figure 8 that is elevated further off the ground has improved line of sight to the server radio antenna and within 10 feet of the client radio Daktronics provides a 10 antenna extension cable to allow for optimal antenna placement b Use the same tape on the server antenna terminations on this bulkhead extension ...

Page 3: ...to one another from interfering with each other For example if two installations are across the street from one another one site could be set to network 1 and the other site set to network 2 5 Press the reset button to increment the network number 6 Repeat as necessary until reaching the desired network number 7 Wait about 15 seconds until the LCD shows NET set to Z 8 While the radio reboots use t...

Page 4: ...nter radio ID numbers 4 Enter the Network Number 5 Set TX Power to 27dBm Warning Applying Power to the radio without an attached antenna may cause damage 6 Click Apply Note If communication issues arise record the Radio RSSI Radio Total Packets Radio Failed Packets and Radio Passed Packets after more than 10 manual price updates Quality of Service The percentage of data received by each client rad...

Page 5: ...e Quality of service eventually goes to 100 may take a minute or two and stays there 3 If either of the above verifications fail check the installation and configuration The Quality of Service section of the server configuration page can be used to determine which client is having trouble The RSSI value can be used to determine if the problem is with radio signal strength This is an average value ...

Page 6: ... toggles between these two screens Press the Up and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the current setting for any of the lines on the display Press the ENTER EDIT key to modify line settings See Section 8 in DD2238839 FuelightTM FL 3000 FL 4500 Series Petroleum Price Display Cash Credit Display Manual or Section 8 in DD2716696 FuelightTM FL 3000 FL 4500 Series 36 AND 48 Petroleum Price Display Cas...

Page 7: ...nna s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter IC RSS 210 Detachable Antenna Gain Restriction This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 6 1 d...

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