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1. Connect 12 24 VAC DC power as labeled 3 Digital LED sequence should begin AIC BAC revision number 4 WBT900 will begin searching for paired unit s Note For radios configured as a server the LED channel numbers will descend from 12 to 0 and reverse for client radios 5 Perform a local download on the remote BACnet MSTP site 6 Verify the RF network communication with the Channel Link Quality LQ RFTX RFRX SER TX and SER RX LEDs 7 Lastly perform a network commission at the base station site to establish the link with the remote location www aic wireless com Page 8 WBT900 USER S MANUAL WARNING If using AC power option a 24 VAC isolation transformer must be used Ensure neither of the two secondaries are bonded Note As with any RF network plan ahead for proper antenna selection and placement It is the intention of AIC Wireless to provide a reliable wireless communication device for existing BACnet networks However in some conditions reliability is determined largely by correct antenna placement which is the responsibility of the installer This product is NOT TO BE USED in situations where life safety issues may arise AIC Wireless makes no claims expressed or implied of the products usefulness with regard to specific applications Determination of the product s suitability for a particular application is the sole responsibility of the purchasing parties In any installati
2. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Support Information contact AIC Wireless at 229 776 2510 or e mail support aic wireless com Designed and Engineered by AIC Wireless Sylvester Georgia 31791 No reproduction without expressed written consent of AIC Wireless The information used in this document is the sole property of AIC Wireless 2009 AIC WIRELESS All Rights Reserved BACnet is a registered trademark of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioniong Engineers ASHRAE AIC Wireless makes no claims expressed or implied of any relationship or endorcement by ASHRAE www aic wireless com Page 11
3. com 1 If drivers were obtained in a zip format unzip them to a place that you can find on your computer such as Desktop or My Documents 2 Connect the WxT900 device via USB B cable to your computer Power should not be applied at this time 3 The Found New Hardware wizard should pop up and ask how you would like to install the drivers 4 Select the option that allows you to search for the drivers yourself and select Next 5 Using the Browse button find the unzipped folder that contains the USB drivers and highlight it The folder name convention should follow the format WxT_USB_LINK Click Next 6 You will get a pop up window stating that the drivers are not signed by Windows Select Continue Anyway 7 Windows will grab and install the correct drivers from the folder 8 DO NOT UNPLUG THE USB CABLE YET This installation process STEP 3 7 will be prompted TWICE AND THE PREVIOUS STEPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AGAIN www aic wireless com Page 4 WBT900 USER S MANUAL 9 The drivers should now be installed LOADING CONFIGURATION FILES 1 With the device connected via USB adjust COM Port Settings to 115200 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control in Device Manager Found under Control Panel gt System gt Hardware Tab gt Device Manager button gt Port COM amp LPT gt Wxt_USB_LINK gt Properties 2 With power disconnected from the radio and USB connected open Hyper Terminal and create a new c
4. device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Part 15 21 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF Exposure OET Bulletin 65 To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile transmitting devices this transmitter should only be used or installed at locations where there is at least 20cm separation distance between the antenna and all persons Information to the User Part 15 105 b This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
5. WBT900 USER S MANUAL WBT900 User s Manual 900 MHz Wireless BACnet MSTP Radio gt J C_ W I RELE S Sm www aic wireless com Page 1 WBT900 USER S MANUAL Thank you for your purchase of the WBT900 Wireless BACnet MSTP Transceiver With appropriate placement and antenna selection the WBT900 can expand any BACnet MSTP network providing access to previously unreachable locations Detailed setup instructions are included in this manual Should you have any technical questions please contact your distributor for support or email support aic wireless com 2010 by AIC Wireless All rights reserved 101 N Washington Street Sylvester Georgia 31791 229 776 2510 1 877 424 2953 FAX 229 776 2512 www aic wireless com Page 2 WBT900 USER S MANUAL OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The WBT900 Transceiver allows the user to create a long range wireless BACnet MSTP network with numerous Client units baud rate dependent per Server transceiver Configuring a wireless link with the WBT900 requires the establishment of five elements 1 Each radio must know whether it is to be a Server or Client 2 The Server must know how many Clients are expecting communication with it 3 The Server and any given Client must agree on which radio frequency channel they are using This can be set manually using a HyperTerminal interface and preconfigured configuration files 4 The Client must be assigned a u
6. for all devices on the wireless network 2 Key 32 digit number Encryption key used by all devices on a network to securely transmit data Must be the same for all devices on the wireless network 3 ID Address assigned to Client radios There may only be one Client radio per network with the same ID This number is used by Server radios to set the maximum number of Clients on the network On Server radios this number should be set to the maximum number of Clients that are currently on the network Do not set this number erroneously high Site Survey mode may be entered to evaluate a new installation by setting the ID of both Server and Client to 63 This mode allows two radios to link and send test packets A link quality on the devices front panel with allow the installer to make an accurate determination of the best antenna type and location 4 Bit Delay number of bits to wait for a pad byte Pad bytes are not used by all brands Typically this value will never change 5 MTU Maximum Transmission Units the number of bytes allowed to accumulate in the radios buffer before www aic wireless com Page 6 WBT900 USER S MANUAL the bytes are sent This number may be adjusted lower improve response time or higher to improve overall efficiency MTU will vary according to baud rate This is because different baud rates require different amounts of time to send packets to the radios buffer thereby changing the availab
7. le amount of time for RF transmission 6 KO Knock Out buffer clearing mechanism expressed in bit times If the radio looses power or is interrupted in the middle of a packet the incomplete packet will only remain in the buffer for this amount of bit time This number is typically left unchanged 7 BR Baud Rate Serial communication speed 6 9600 5 19200 4 38400 3 57600 2 76800 1 115200 8 CH Channel Typically left at OO Auto Available channels are 01 to 12 All radios to stay on a set channel must have the same channel number There is no intelligent channel swapping in this mode If interference occurs data will be lost 9 MODE Used to assign a radio to a Server or Client 1 Server 3 Client 10 BT Bit Time used to add 95ns padding to bytes on the serial output This number should be set to 01 unless otherwise instructed 11 SB Stop Bits used to add stop bit padding to bytes on the serial output This number should be set to 1 unless otherwise instructed 12 TN Transmit Number set to 1 unless otherwise instructed www aic wireless com Page 7 WBT900 USER S MANUAL Example Configuration Text File Network 123456 Key 1234 5678 9098 7654 3212 3456 7890 9876 ID 01 Bit Delay 07 MTU 046 KO 20 BR 2 CH 00 MODE 3 BT 01 SB 1 TN 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1 Connect BACnet MSTP bus to terminals labeled A B and SH Shield 2
8. nique subscriber ID to specify which time division slot it will use when communicating with the Server 5 The Server and any given Client must share a common 128 bit encryption key and Network ID The Server automatically scans for the best of the 12 available radio frequency channels encrypts BACnet MSTP data received from the network and transmits it wirelessly to the correct Client The Server is constantly monitoring the radio link and can automatically change the channel if performance is degraded due to interference If two Server units are very close to one another they may interfere if operating on adjacent frequency channels Place them at least 20 feet apart or manually select non adjacent channels for their operation Also the Client should be placed at least 10 feet from the Server to avoid overloading the WBT900 receiver Any BACnet MSTP client device can be connected to a WBT900 Client Each Client encrypts the BACnet MSTP traffic received from the www aic wireless com Page 3 WBT900 USER S MANUAL attached device and transmits the data wirelessly to its Server Each Client can be plugged directly into an BACnet MSTP network device without adding drivers or loading software Essentially once the Server Client pair is configured and running it behaves like a continuous BACnet MSTP cable WBT900 SETUP LOADING DEVICE USB DRIVERS Note USB drivers and configuration files can be downloaded from www aic wireless
9. on ensure the devices are properly protected from the elements by installing in an appropriate enclosure Additional surge protection devices may be necessary to protect from lighting and or power surges www aic wireless com Page 9 WBT900 USER S MANUAL 900 MHz CHANNEL TABLE 903 12500 MHz 905 20833 MHz 907 29167 MHz 909 37500 MHz 911 45833 MHz 913 54167 MHz 915 62500 MHz 917 70833 MHz 919 79167 MHz 921 87500 MHz 923 95833 MHz 926 04167 MHz WO CONADU BWN RP erer NFO NOTE The number of client transceivers that can be placed on any given network is directly impacted by the network s MSTP baud rate The slower the baud rate the fewer the number clients that can be placed on the network LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted to the original purchaser for normal use for a period of 360 days from the date of purchase If a defect covered under this warranty occurs AIC Wireless will repair or replace the defective part at its option at no cost This warranty does not cover defects resulting from misuse lightning or modification of the product Appropriate actions should be taken by the installer to ensure surge protection is present www aic wireless com Page 10 WBT900 USER S MANUAL Compliance Statement Part 15 19 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This
10. onnection by typing a connection name in the pop up box on the screen and hit Enter 3 Select the COM port that the device is using along with the serial settings used for programming 115200 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control Hit Enter 4 Make sure you have a connection established by verifying the timer is counting at the bottom left corner of the window 5 If not click the phone with the receiver off the hook icon at the top of the window 6 Plug power into the radio 7 A du u Dieresis should appear 8 The text menu will pop up displaying the firmware version and a selection of lt u gt lt d gt or lt h gt 9 Type u and the ENTER key for upload NOTE the u will NOT display when typed 10 The Section Symbol will appear on the next line 11 Select Transfer from the menu bar at the top of the window 12 Select Send File from the drop down menu 13 A browse window will popup and you need to select X Modem from the Protocol Dropdown menu www aic wireless com Page 5 WBT900 USER S MANUAL 14 Browse to the configuration file that you want and hit Send 15 When complete hit d ENTER to display back to you the file you just uploaded NOTE the d will NOT display when typed 16 Unplug USB and cycle power The radio is now using new settings CONFIGURATION FILE PARAMETERS 1 Network 6 digit number Must be the same

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