OM-CP-RF Series Operations Manual
Omega Engineering, Inc.
Revised 04/07/05
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................2
TRANSMITTER CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................2
TRANSMISSION DISTANCE..........................................................................................3
SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND SETUP ..............................................................................3
WIRELESS CONFIGURATION DIALOG............................................................................4
Transmitter Output Modes ........................................................................................5
Transmitter Options .................................................................................................5
Custom Transmit Interval .........................................................................................6
Indicator Mode ........................................................................................................7
REGISTERING THE DEVICE ON A SYSTEM .....................................................................7
STARTING THE DEVICE AND SYNCHRONIZING THE TRANSMITTER...................................7
USING MULTIPLE DEVICES ..........................................................................................8
PREVENTING COLLISIONS WITH PRIME NUMBERS .........................................................9
Prime Number Examples ........................................................................................ 11
INCREASING RANGE WITH THE RFEXTENDER .............................................................. 11
Simple RFExtender System..................................................................................... 11
Complex RFExtender System .................................................................................. 12
Module Address and Receiver Address Mask.............................................................. 12
Receiver Address Mask Example.............................................................................. 13
BATTERY LIFE .......................................................................................................... 14
BATTERY LIFE .......................................................................................................... 15
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 16
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY................................................................... 16
FCC COMPLIANCE AND REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... 17
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) NOTICE ............................................ 17
INDUSTRY CANADA (IC) NOTICE................................................................................ 18
CONTACT INFORMATION........................................................................................... 18
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Connecting the IFC110 interface cable.............................................................3
Figure 2. Connecting the RFC101A wireless receiver .......................................................4
Figure 3. The Wireless Configuration dialog ...................................................................4
Table 1. Prime numbers from 3 to 2160 ...................................................................... 10
Table 2. Prime number examples ............................................................................... 11
Figure 4. RFExtender as a wireless repeater ................................................................ 11
Figure 5. RFExtender as a wireless communication interface.......................................... 12
Table 3. Estimated battery life ................................................................................... 15
Table 4. Transmitter settings for battery life estimation ................................................ 15
Summary of Contents for OM-CP-RF Series
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