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KTA-296 Wireless I/O Extender

 

11 Feb 2022 

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Connections: 
 

Name 

Description 

V+ 

12 or 24V DC power (depending on model) 

GND 

Ground 

DI 1+ 

Positive side of optically isolated digital input 1* 

DI 1

 

Negative side of optically isolated digital input 1* 

DI 2+ 

Positive side of optically isolated digital input 2* 

DI 2

 

Negative side of optically isolated digital input 2* 

AO 1 

Analog Output 1 

AO 2 

Analog Output 2 

AI 1 

Analog Input 1 

AI 2 

Analog Input 2 

RELAY 1 NO 

Normally Open contact of relay 1 

RELAY 2 COM 

Common contact of relay 1 

RELAY 2 NO 

Normally Open contact of relay 1 

RELAY 2 COM 

Common contact of relay 1 

USB 

Only used for firmware updates on the KTA-296 

Radio 

RFD900 long range radio transceiver (900MHz) 

AI3 

“Link OK” open collector output

 

 
* The digital inputs are labelled as positive and negative, but in practice polarity is not 
important because they are bi-directional. 

Leds: 

 
 

Name 

Description 

RELAY 1 

Indicates if relay 1 is on 

RELAY 2 

Indicates if relay 2 is on 

RADIO 

Shows the status of the radio after configuration: 

 

Off. 

Radio is ready to communicate at the default 

comms settings. 

 

Solidly On

. The radio has been initialised correctly 

after configuration, and is ready to communicate 

 

Flashing slowly

 (once a second). No radio has been 

found, or unable to communicate to the radio. Check 

Summary of Contents for KTA-296

Page 1: ...it trigger the relay outputs on the other unit and the analog inputs on one unit sets the analog outputs on the other I O Mapping Device 1 Device 2 Digital Input 1 Relay 1 Digital Input 2 Relay 2 Anal...

Page 2: ...be monitored to view traffic on the wireless link and establish if the radios have found each other See below for comms details Device Overview The KTA 296 operates as a pair Packets are sent over the...

Page 3: ...2 NO Normally Open contact of relay 1 RELAY 2 COM Common contact of relay 1 USB Only used for firmware updates on the KTA 296 Radio RFD900 long range radio transceiver 900MHz AI3 Link OK open collect...

Page 4: ...med out The link is down or out of range Flashing quickly ten times a second Bad or unknown packet A message was received but it is not in a format that is recognised or can be decoded TRANS Transmit...

Page 5: ...io module using the RFD900 config software discussed in more detail below Switch 4 Radio Mode OFF Normal ON Config Switch 5 Digital IOs behaviours if lose connection Switch 5 Behaviours OFF The digita...

Page 6: ...ww oceancontrols com au 6 of 7 RFD900 Configuration Utility The factory default radio parameters for the KTA 296 should be adequate for most applications Having said that it is possible to reconfigure...

Page 7: ...nel If multiple radios are in range of each other they will need to talk on separate channels simiarly to a walkie talkie Can be set to any number but each pair will need to be on the same channel to...

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