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All radio configurations are done via two
banks of DIPswitches. SW1 assigns
the remote address from 1 to 200 using
a binary encoding scheme. SW2
assigns the Topology, Network ID,
Channel Numbers and Host/Remote
Mode. The switches are located on the
communications board just below the
radio. They are a slanted rocker type
that flips
up for OFF
and
down for ON
.
Radio Configuration:
The radio communication board has two banks of 8-position DIPswitches: SW1 and SW2. The function
of these switches is slightly different for a host unit and a remote unit.
Network ID:
The Network ID is common to both the host and remote modes of
operation. All hosts and remotes that are intended to communicate
with each other must be set to the same Network ID. Four ID’s are
available: A, B, C, D. They are set as shown in the table.
Operating Mode:
Select between Standard or Repeater mode of operation. Use the Standard
mode of operation unless a repeater is required in your system.
Host Configuration:
To make an RCI-200 operate as a host unit, make sure that SW2-8 is flipped down.
Next, set the
number of remotes
that the host is to
communicate with using SW1-1, -2, -3. These switches are
binary encoded as shown in the chart to the right.
Next, set the
number of channels of each remote
using SW2-1,
-2. One channel is considered 1 analog input/output plus 1
contact input/output. Hence an RCI-200 can have at most 2
channels.
SW1-
HOST
REMOTE
1
# of Remotes
Remote Address
2
# of Remotes
Remote Address
3
# of Remotes
Remote Address
4
5
6
7
8
SW2-
HOST
REMOTE
1
# of Channels on each Remote
# of Channels on this Remote
2
# of Channels on each Remote
# of Channels on this Remote
3
# of Channels on Host
4
# of Channels on Host
5 Network
ID
Network
ID
6 Network
ID
Network
ID
7
Operating Mode
Operating Mode
8
Host / Remote Select
Host / Remote Select
SW2-5
SW2-6
Network ID
UP UP
A
DOWN UP
B
UP DOWN
C
DOWN DOWN
D
SW2-7
Mode
UP Standard
DOWN Repeater
SW1-1
SW1-2
SW1-3
# of Remotes
UP UP UP
1
DOWN UP UP
2
SW2-1
SW2-2
Channels on Remotes
UP UP
1
DOWN UP
2
