Straightpoint SW-SB, User Manual

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Power Options
The SW-SB can operate permanently powered or can operate from on-board batteries.
Permanently Powered
This is the simplest way to operate the repeater. With a permanent supply you do not need to worry about
the repeater sleeping or waking. You can optionally choose whether the repeater always wakes sleeping
modules and then you could utilise the powering up of the repeater to wakeup those modules outside the
normal radio range.
Battery Powered
In low power battery mode the repeater wakes from sleep when other modules are woken and will remain
awake until it stops receiving Stay Awake messages. This will work transparently with most SP wireless
instrumentation. Please note that a SW-C handheld would require radio firmware version 2.01 or above to be
able to wake a repeater when powered on.
You just need to decide on the Sleep Delay for a battery powered repeater. This causes the repeater to
enter sleep mode if it does not receive stay awake messages within the Sleep Delay time.
Stay awake messages are transmitted by handhelds, analog output modules and PC software etc so that when
those items are turned off or disabled all other T24 modules will sleep when their Sleep Delay time elapses.
Connecting Power
Power can be supplied by fitting 2 X ‘D’ cell alkaline 1.5 Volt batteries or the module can be supplied from
an external 5V to 18V DC source.
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