ReteMatic™ Head Unit
IP-RMH1
Installation and Configuration manual
9
R
ETE
M
ATIC
N
ETWORK
P
LANNING
For best performance, follow these guidelines when you plan your ReteMatic network:
ReteMatic unit has to meet operating condition as specified in technical specifications
U Plan your network to reduce interference from other electrical products that are in field, these
appliances might prevent ReteMatic products from working correctly or reduce network performance
se only approved ReteMatic devices, like the ReteMatic Head Unit IP-RMH1 and ReteMatic Field Units
RMF50-Ex or RMF150B-Ex
Use electrical cables with a minimum cross section of 1,5 mmq (suggested: 2,5mmq)
Operating range is influenced by many elements, like the size of the wires, the proximity of interference
sources, the number of nodes of the network and the topology of the site. For this reasons it’s difficult
to predict the actual operating range; nevertheless, it is relatively safe to consider a ReteMatic network
composed by 10 nodes (including the Head Unit) with a maximum distance between the two farthest
nodes within 500m and wires of 2,5 mmq.
To calculate the maximum distance, please consider the length of the cables used to connect each pair
of nodes, including the Head Unit. Basing on the example network shown in below, building a table with
the cable distance between each pair of ReteMatic units makes it simple to spot that the maximum
distance is between Nodes 4 and 6, and that this distance is less than 500m.
ReteMatic
Head Unit
IP-RMH1
115VAC/230VAC
+ DATA
115VAC
/230VAC
Ethernet
RJ45
SPEAKER
SPEAKER
MAX distance
500m
SPEAKER
Node 1
Node 2
Node 6
Node 4
Node 5
Node 3
ReteMatic
Field Unit
RMF50-Ex
ReteMatic
Field Unit
RMF50-Ex
ReteMatic
Field Unit
RMF50-Ex
ReteMatic
Field Unit
RMF50-Ex
Ethernet
4 wires
24VDC
Max 50W
Ethernet
4 wires
24VDC
Max 50W
24VDC
& Audio
Ethernet
4 wires
24VDC
Max 50W
24VDC
& Audio
Ethernet
4 wires
24VDC
Max 50W
24VDC
& Audio
JUNCTION
BOX
JUNCTION
BOX
Ethernet
4 wires
24VDC &
Relay command
24VDC
& Audio
24VDC
& Audio
24VDC
& Audio
115VAC
/230VAC
115/230 VAC
BEACON
SPEAKER
SPEAKER
ReteMatic
Field Unit
RMF150-Ex
JUNCTION
BOX
115VAC /230VAC
GENERIC DEVICE
24VDC
& Audio
Node 2
Node 3
Node 4
Node 5
Node 6
Node 1
80m
135m
187m
54m
266m
Node 2
212m
265m
130m
345m
Node 3
320
196m
100m
Node 4
240m
453m
Node 5
320m
Example of operating distance calculation for a ReteMatic network