The SureCross
®
Performance Wireless Network
Gateway
Node
Node
FlexPower Node with
integrated battery
The SureCross
®
Performance wireless I/O network provides reliable
monitoring without wiring or conduit installation. The SureCross wire-
less network operates independently or in conjunction with a host sys-
tem, PLC, and/or PC software.
Each wireless network system consists of one Gateway and one or
more Nodes. Devices ship with factory-defined discrete, analog, or a
mix of discrete and analog inputs and outputs.
The SureCross
®
Performance network is a deterministic system—the
network identifies when the radio signal is lost and drives relevant
outputs to user-defined conditions. After the radio signal is reac-
quired, the network returns to normal operation.
SureCross
®
Performance Gateways and Nodes
Every wireless network must have one Gateway, which schedules communication traffic and controls the I/O configuration for the net-
work, and one or more Nodes.
A Gateway is the master device within each radio network. Similar to how a gateway device on a wired network acts as a “portal” be-
tween networks, the SureCross Gateway acts as the portal between the wireless network and the host controller. When the Gateway,
using its Modbus RTU RS-485 connection, is a Modbus slave to a Modbus RTU host controller, the wireless network may contain up to
47 Nodes in a single wireless network. The Gateway holds the Modbus registers of all wireless devices within the network.
A Node is a wireless network end-point device used to provide sensing capability in a remote area or factory. The Node collects data
from sensors and communicates the data back to the Gateway. Nodes are available in a wide variety of power or input/output options.
SureCross User Configuration Tool
The User Configuration Tool (UCT) software runs on any Windows machine and uses as converter cable to connect your Gateway to the
computer.
The User Configuration Tool (UCT) offers an easy way to link I/O points in your wire-
less network, view I/O register values graphically, and set system communication pa-
rameters when a host system is not part of the wireless network. Download the most
recent revisions of the UCT software from Banner Engineering's website:
www.bannerengineering.com/wireless
The UCT requires a special USB to RS-485 (model number BWA-UCT-900 for 1 Watt
radios, BWA-HW-006 can be used for all other radios) converter cable to pass infor-
mation between your computer and the Gateway.
Setting Up Your Wireless Network
To set up and install your wireless network, follow these steps.
Disconnect the power from your SureCross devices.
1. Configure the DIP switches of all devices.
2. Connect the sensors to the SureCross devices.
3. Apply power to all devices.
On the Gateway, LED 1 is solid green. On the Node, LED 2 flashes red to indicate there is no radio link to the Gateway.
4. Form the wireless network by binding the Nodes to the Gateway. If the binding instructions are not included in the datasheet, refer to
the product manual for binding instructions.
5. Observe the LED behavior to verify the devices are communicating with each other.
On the Gateway, LED 1 is solid green. On the Node, LED 1 flashes green to indicate it is communicating with the Gateway.
6. Conduct a site survey between the Gateway and Nodes. If the site survey instructions are not included in this datasheet, refer to the
product manual for detailed site survey instructions.
7. Install your wireless sensor network components. If installation instructions are not included in this datasheet, refer to the product
manual for detailed installation instructions.
SureCross Performance FlexPower Gateway
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