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The components of the board are:
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Solar Power Input (used on #7627 models only)
— Connects the solar panel on the
cover of the enclosure to the repeater board.
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AC Adapter Socket
— Used to connect the optional 110 volt AC power adapter to the
repeater board. The AC adapter is available primarily for AC-powered (#7626) repeaters
but is available for solar power models as well. You can purchase an optional AC power
adapter (#6625) for solar power models as an alternate source of power.
Note: Using the AC power adapter with a solar power model disables the solar-power charging circuit and
makes the AC adapter the main source of power.
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Battery Socket —
Used to back up solar or AC power when the provided 3-volt lithium
battery is inserted.
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Transmitter DIP Switches
— An eight-position switch used to set the transmitter IDs
the repeater listens to and repeats. The repeater comes with station ID 1 turned on and all
other transmitter IDs are turned off.
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Repeater DIP Switches
—The first three positions in this four-position switch are used
to give the repeater a unique ID. All three positions are initially in the off position, giv-
ing the repeater the ID of A.
Note: All station IDs are identified using numbers 1-8, and repeater IDs are identified using letters A-H so that
they are easily identifiable from each other.
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Repeater Test Switch
— The fourth position in the four-position Repeater DIP switch
enables the TX and STAT LEDs to observe repeater and communication behavior. Ini-
tially this switch is in the off position.
First In Chain Jumper
— A three-pin header that
can enable a repeater with a unique ID other than A
to become the first repeater in a chain if two or more
repeater chains are required in a given network. See
“First in Chain Applications” on page 41 for more
information.
Note: Any repeater with ID A or any repeater in a standard single-chain network should have the first in chain
jumper left in the default position (pictured above).
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TX LED
— This green LED verifies transmission from the repeater to a receiver or
used in correlation with the STAT LED, displays error codes related to repeater commu-
nication. See “Repeater Troubleshooting Error Codes” on page 36 for more information.
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STAT (Status) LED
— This multi-colored LED describes the status of the radio packets
received from stations or other repeaters or, used in correlation with the TX LED, dis-
plays error codes related to repeater communication. See “Repeater Troubleshooting
Error Codes” on page 36 for more information.
Tools for Setup
The following tools and materials are required to set up and install the wireless repeater:
•Ratchet with 4'' (100 mm) or longer extension, 7/16'' (11 mm) size socket
•Paperclip
Default First In Chain
Jumper Position
(top two pins)
