Section 3 – Technical Description
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3.5 Battery
The Lodestar contains a backup lithium-ion battery to cope with short external power interruptions
and has a life of approximately five minutes with no external power. The battery is charged from the
external power supply and when depleted, takes approximately 20 minutes to reach full charge.
3.6 Connector Ports
The Lodestar 500 is provided with 4 x Seacon connector ports as shown in
Figure 3-2
. The
connector port functions are described in
Table 3-1
.
Figure 3-2 Lodestar 500 Connect Ports
Table 3-1 Lodestar 500 Connector Port Functions
Lodestar 500 Port
Function
CP/E1
RS232 and RS485 Full Duplex Communications and Input Power
Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) Communications and Input Trigger
C1
RS232 Communications, Input Trigger and Power Pass Through
T1
RS232 and RS485 Half Duplex Communications, Output Trigger and Power
Pass Through
T2
RS232 and RS485 Half Duplex Communications, Output Trigger and Power
Pass Through