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Graco 249884 Series B manual

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    Graco Inc. P.O. Box 1441 Minneapolis, MN 55440-1441 Copyright 2003, Graco Inc. is r egistered to I. S. EN ISO 9001 249020, Series B, T ransceiver with Full Line Matrix ™ Software, North America 249884, Series B, T ransceiver with Full Line Matrix ™ Software, A ustralia 249021, Series B, T ransceiver with T ank Level Monitor Software, North Amer[...]

  • Page 2

    Manual Conventions 2 309498H Contents Manual Con ventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W a rnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 T ypical T ransceiver Ins tallations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T ransceiver Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Changing Dipswitch Settings .[...]

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    Warnings 309498H 3 Wa r n i n g s The f ollowing general w ar nings are related to th e saf e setup , use, g rounding, maintena nce and repair of this equip- ment. Additional mor e specific warnings may be f ound throughout the text of this man ual where applicab le. WA R N I N G FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD When flamm able fluids are pr esent in t he[...]

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    Typical Transceiver Installations 4 309498H T ypical T ransceiver Installations It is recommend ed that y ou locate the tra nsceiv er in the main part of the shop , near the mete rs and/or tank le vel mon- itors. If the transceiv er is mounted outdoors , it must be placed in to a protective water proof , non-metallic outside ho us- ing. Be sure to [...]

  • Page 5

    Transceiver Connections 309498H 5 T wo -T ransceiver F acility La y out T ransceiver Connections • T ransceiver s use a power t ransf ormer plugged into the power connect or (A). Se e F IG . 3. • The ser ial por t connecto r (B) is us ed for the T rans- ceiv er to PC cab le connection when RS232 cable is used to con nect the trans ceiver to the[...]

  • Page 6

    Transceiver Connections 6 309498H T ransceiver Connection/Wiring There are tw o connection/wiring options f or connecting the T rans ceiver(s) to the PC . • RS232 is f or wir ing distances of 10 0 ft (30.5 m) or less between the T ran sceiver an d PC. • RS422 is f or wiring distances up to 4000 ft. (1219 m) betw een the tra nsceiver a nd PC. RS[...]

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    Transceiver Connections 309498H 7 F IG . 6 T ransce i ver C onnec ti on Tr a n s c e i v e r RS232 / R S422 Conne ctor to Ser ial P or t of PC White/Ora nge Wire Blue Wire Orange Wire White/Blue Wi re Bare (Silver) Ground W ire P4 + 1 2 V G N D R D ( B ) R D ( A ) T D ( B ) T D ( A )[...]

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    Transceiver Connections 8 309498H T ransceiver Dipswitc h Settings Each is equipped with tw o , 4 - position dips witches labeled S1 and S2. See F IG . 7. • Network ID (S1): This is the RF identification setting assigned to a Matrix installation. All com- ponents in the system use this same Network ID . F or e xample, if one de alership is using [...]

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    Changing Dipswitch Setti ngs 309498H 9 Changing Dips witch Settings Network ID and T ransceiver ID dipswit ch settings are made on the PC boar d. T o access the board, the tran s- ceiv er cov er must be remov ed. 1. Remove po wer to the transceiver . All dips witch settings must be made without pow er to the transceiv er . Remo ving the T ransceive[...]

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    Changing Dipswitch Settings 10 309498H Dips witch Setting using RS232 Connection In F IG . 10 you can see the default (AA) setting. If the system is a one T ransceiv er application and no othe r Matrix systems are in the same RF range , this setting will not require changing. All dips witch settings m ust be made without power to the T ransceivers [...]

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    Changing Dipswitch Setti ngs 309498H 11 Dips witch Setting using RS422 Connection As stated earlier , the default dipswitch set ting is (AA) for a RS232 connection. If RS4 22 connection is used, this setting will require a change using the settings in F IG . 11. Dipswitch setting (4) of the S1 Network ID changes position when using RS422 cab le ins[...]

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    Changing Dipswitch Settings 12 309498H Components Mounting Brac ket During system installation, doub le-f aced tape can be used to allo w relocation of the T ransceiv ers to optimize RF communication. Once RF communications ar e confir med, the T rans- ceiv er can be per manently mounted on a desk top , wall, or ceiling. If the component will be pl[...]

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    Operation 309498H 13 Operation Once the Matrix system is installed, you can verify that the T ransceiver is functioning co rrectly by obser vi ng each component’ s indicator lights. Once ve rifi ed, no additional ser vice or maintenance is necessary . T ransceiver See F IG . 13 T ransceiver Diagnostics F IG . 13 J K L M H Function Descriptio n P [...]

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    Transceiver Parts 14 309498H T ransceiver P ar ts 249020 T ransceiver with Full Line Matrix Software , N.A. 249884 T ransceiver with Full Line Matrix Softwa re, Australia 249021 T ransceiver with T ank Le vel Monitor Software, N.A. 249885 T ransceiver with T ank Le vel Monitor Software , A ustralia 117256 T ransceiver wit hout Software , N.A. 12010[...]

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    Troubleshooting 309498H 15 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Solution T ransceiver will not com- munica te to meters and TLMs Incorrect COM p or t selected fo r trans- ceiver . Ensure correct COM por t is selected. Communication (serial) cable is not connected b etween the t ransceiv er and PC . V erify that communication ca ble con- nects transceiv[...]

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    Technical Data 16 309498H T echnical Data T ransceiver Weight 1.0 lbs. (454 g) RF Communicat ion 902 - 928 MHz frequency ho pping, spread-spectrum, N. A. 915 - 928 MHz frequency ho pping, spread-spectrum, A ustralia Unobstructed RF Range (based on b uilding construction and RF en vironment) 300 to 500 ft (91.4 to 152.4 m) Obstructed RF Range (based[...]

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    Dimensions 309498H 17 Dimensions Mounting Brac ket Hole Dimensions Dimensions taken with ceiling or wall mount brac ket installed. 3.25 in. 6.12 in. 2.125 in. (5.4 cm) (15.54 cm) (8.3 cm) 3 in. (7.6 cm)[...]

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    All written and visual data contained in this document reflects the latest product information available at the time of publica tion. Graco reserves the right to make changes a t any time without notice. For patent information, see www.graco.com/patents. Original instructions. T his manual contains English. MM 309498 Graco Headquarters: Minneapolis[...]