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Step 2: Apply Power

The FlexPower MultiHop radios operate when powered from the brown or gray wire. It is not necessary to supply 
power to both. 

Apply power to the radios by connecting the cable as shown in the wiring diagram.

Step 3: Bind the Radios to Form Networks

Binding MultiHop radios to the master radio ensures the MultiHop radios only exchange data within their wireless network. MultiHop radios will 
not communicate until they are bound. Bind the radios before installing them to their final locations.

On the Master radio

1.  Triple-click button 2 to enter binding mode. For models with only one button, triple-click the button.

For the two LED/button models, both LEDs flash red. For single LED/button models, the LED flashes alternatively red and green.

On the Repeater or Slave radios

2.  Triple-click button 2 on the slave/repeater radio. For models with only one button, triple-click the button.

The child radio enters binding mode and searches for any Master radio in binding mode. While searching for the Master radio, the two 
red LEDs flash alternately. After the child radio finds the Master radio and is bound, both red LEDs are solid for four seconds, then both 
red LEDs flash simultaneously four times. 

3.  Use both rotary dials to assign a decimal MultiHop Radio ID between 11 and 61. The left rotary dial represents 

the tens digit (1–6) and the right dial represents the ones digit (0–9) of the MultiHop Radio ID.

4.  Repeat steps 2 and 3 for as many slave or repeater radios as are needed for your network.

On the Master radio

5.  After all MultiHop radios are bound, exit binding mode on the master by double-clicking button 2. All radio devices begin forming the 

network after the master data radio exits binding mode.

Step 4: Verify Communications

When testing the devices before installation, verify the radio devices are at least two meters apart or the communications may fail. 

LED 1

LED 2

Status

Green on, then green flashing

Slave/repeater: entering RUN mode

Green flashing

Master: in RUN mode
Slave/repeater: synchronized to the parent radio

Red on

Slave/repeater: detected parent radio and searching for other parents within range

Red flashing

Slave/repeater: searching for a parent radio

Amber on

Slave/repeater: selects a suitable parent
Master: power applied

Amber flashing

Slave/repeater: serial data packets transmitting between radio and its parent
Master: serial data packets transmitting between master and its children

Red on

Slave/repeater: synchronizing to selected parent radio

Red flashing

Sure Cross® MultiHop Quick Start Guide

A set-up guide for the Sure Cross MultiHop wireless systems

 WARNING . . . Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection

Never use these products as sensing devices for personnel protection. Doing so could lead to serious injury or death.
These devices do NOT include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow their use in personnel safety applications. 
A device failure or malfunction can cause either an energized or de-energized output condition. Consult your current Banner Safety 
Products catalog for safety products that meet OSHA, ANSI, and IEC standards for personnel protection.

Stop!

Read these instructions before using your Sure 
Cross MultiHop radios. Do not discard these 
instructions.

For more detailed information about installing and using your Sure Cross products, download and 
read the Sure Cross Wireless I/O Network Manual, p/n 151317.

Step 1: Select the Master, Repeater, and Slave Radios

Before beginning operation, you must select one radio to be the master radio. Set the other 
MultiHop radios to operate as either repeaters (default setting) or slaves.

1.  Remove the top covers of the MultiHop radios.
2.  Set one unit to be the master radio. 
3.  Set the other MultiHop radios to be repeaters or slaves.
4.  Set additional DIP switches now. (See the DIP switches section of your specific 

devices’ datasheets for the positions and descriptions. Battery-powered radios may 
have different DIP switch settings than shown below.)

p/n 152653 Rev. C

DIP Switches

7

8

Repeater (default)

OFF

OFF

Master

OFF

ON

Slave

ON

OFF

Default configuration

DIP Switches

1

2

3

4

5

6

Serial baud rate: 19.2k

OFF

OFF

No parity

OFF

OFF

1 Watt transmit mode (900 MHz only)

OFF

Modbus application mode

OFF

5-pin M12 
connector pin

“C” model 
terminals

Wire color

10-30 V dc powered 
radios*

Solar or battery-powered 
radios**

1

V+

Brown

+10–30 V dc

3

V-

Blue

dc common (GND)

dc common (GND)

5

B+

Gray

3.6–5.5V dc

  *  Only use pin 5 (gray wire) for radios capable of being powered by solar or battery modules.
 **  For solar and battery-powered radios, do not apply more than 5.5 V dc to pin 5 or the B+ terminal.

For the communication pin configuration or more details, refer to your specific devices’ datasheets.

Important: Never Operate 1 
Watt Radios Without Antennas.

To avoid damaging the radio circuitry, never power up 
Performance or MultiHop (1 Watt) radios without an antenna.

1

4

5

3

2

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