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AIR

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INSTALLATION MANUAL 

November 2014 

Summary of Contents for AIR-485

Page 1: ...AIR 485 INSTALLATION MANUAL November 2014...

Page 2: ...age 2 of 14 Installation Manual November 2014 Rev 2 2 CA AIR485 Important Notice Do not operate the AIR 485 modem with the antenna removed This will cause irreparable damage which is not covered under...

Page 3: ...e surface MOBILE OBSTRUCTIONS Do not locate AIR 485 units where their line of sight to the other unit s can be obstructed by trucks or other mobile equipment TECHNICAL SUPPORT Prior to calling Technic...

Page 4: ...ems are configured through simple DIP switch settings see Figure 1 and 2 on the following pages Long Range Indoor Urban up to 400 m 1 300 feet depending on antenna height and RF interference Outdoor l...

Page 5: ...sive tools and power meters Multiple Network Support Because the range of the Air 485 modems can be up to 10 Km 6 miles line of sight it is possible that installations in close proximity could interfe...

Page 6: ...14 Installation Manual November 2014 Rev 2 2 Setup DIP Switch Settings There are two sets of DIP switches which must be set Figure 1 Front NOTE The RESET button must be pressed whenever a DIP switch s...

Page 7: ...RS 485 bus as Master and set the field units as Slaves 5 Switches 2 and 3 The factory default setting is Low Power If the distance between the Master and Slave s is MORE THAN 100 feet set the switches...

Page 8: ...and corresponding Slaves should all be on the same Network ID Setting the Network ID can be done using the DIP switches as shown in the diagram below 3 Signal Strength Signal Strength LEDs indicate th...

Page 9: ...Outdoor Installation For outdoor applications use the CA AIR485 N which consists of an Air 485 modem and a plastic NEMA enclosure This configuration is temperature rated for 40o C to 85o C 40 F to 18...

Page 10: ...AIR 485 Page 10 of 14 Installation Manual November 2014 Rev 2 2 Wiring Diagrams Wiring H1000 NOTE The EIA RS 485 standard does not permit T Tap or Star connections...

Page 11: ...AIR 485 Page 11 of 14 Installation Manual November 2014 Rev 2 2 Wiring SmartLock NOTE The EIA RS 485 standard does not permit T Tap or Star connections...

Page 12: ...AIR 485 Page 12 of 14 Installation Manual November 2014 Rev 2 2 Typical Air 485 Configuration for SmartLock Air 485 Without CLAUSB or CanLan Air 485 With CLAUSB CanLan on Remote Site...

Page 13: ...Supports maximum 30 panels Supports maximum 16 Air 485 slaves No communications between Air 485 slaves No Air 485 repeaters Works with most 2 wire RS 485 products NOTE The supported baud rates are 48...

Page 14: ...n Rate 115 2 Kbps Receiver Sensitivity 102 dBm 0 00001 BER 115 2 Kbps Transmission Output Power 10 250 500 and 1000 mW Power Requirement USB Power low RF output or 12VDC 1A high RF output Network Topo...

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