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KTA-296 Wireless I/O Extender

 

11 Feb 2022 

www.oceancontrols.com.au 

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to ensure the radio is properly plugged into the socket. 

 

Flashing quickly 

(ten times a second). Unknown error; 

the radio has been found, but an error occurred when 
initialising. 

COMMS 

Shows the status of the communications between the two 
radios: 

 

Solidly On

. Both devices are communicating 

successfully 

 

Flashing slowly

 (once a second). Communications 

timed 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. Flashes every time a message is transmitted over 
the radio link 

RECEIVE 

Flashes every time a message is received on the radio link 

 

DIP switches: 

(The enclosure will need to be removed to access) 
 

Switch 1 

Modbus Addressing 

 

Switch 1 

Modbus Addressing 

OFF 

Master = 1; Slave = 2 

ON 

Master = 2; Slave = 1 

 

 

Switches 2 & 3 

Poll time 

 

Switch 2 

Switch 3 

Poll Time 

OFF 

OFF 

5 s 

ON 

OFF 

10 s 

OFF 

ON 

15 s 

ON 

ON 

20 s 

Switch 4 

Activate Config Mode 

 

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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