In both cases you need to fit the JP1 power jumper to supply power to the acquisition module.
When powered from the external DC source the LED will illuminate.
If internal batteries are fitted when external power is applied the batteries will be utilized if external power
is lost.
Getting Started
Use the T24 Toolkit to ensure that the repeater radio channel matches the rest of the T24 modules. You will
then need to decide whether the repeater is battery powered or permanently externally powered and
whether it should always wake other sleeping modules when it is powered up and awake.
Considerations
Each repeater can effectively double the amount of traffic transmitted. Be careful not to introduce
too many repeaters that are within range of each other as there may be un-necessary duplication of
radio traffic. Carefully plan the layout of radio modules to minimise this.
Using the Data Provider monitor in the T24 Toolkit can show the amount of traffic. The T24 Toolkit on
a laptop or netbook is ideal for checking installations as it is mobile so traffic can be monitored at
different points in the installation.
A repeater will not repeat a packet that has already been repeated. Hence there is only one
extra ‘hop’ introduced and a maximum range increase to 2X.
When waking remote modules separated by a repeater and that repeater is asleep it may take twice
as long to wake a module as when no repeater is involved.
If the repeater is to be battery powered use the same Sleep Delay as is suitable for the
acquisition modules in the system.
You cannot pair to a module through a repeater. Using the T24 Toolkit it
may
be possible to
configure module through a repeater by connecting
without
pairing. The results will vary depending
on the number of repeaters and amount of radio traffic. In some cases it may be necessary to power
down repeaters when configuring modules.
Most data consumer modules and software issue a broadcast wake when turned on or activated and
this will also wake a sleeping repeater which will then proceed to wake those modules within its
range. But some modules only wake specific single target modules such as the T24-HS handheld
module and the T24-AO1 analog output module. For these modules to wake the repeater they must be
fitted with at least v2.1 version radio modules. This only affects repeaters with a SleepDelay set.
Straightpoint
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