Sierra Monitor Corporation reserves all rights of this manual, including the right to change the content, form, product features, and specifications contained herein at any time without prior notice. Please contact Sierra Monitor Corporation for further information: US Office: Sierra Monitor Corporation Address: 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas CA 95035-6840, UNITED STATES Tel: +1 408 964-4447 Fax: +1 408 262-9042 ...
FPA-W44 the safety instructions. 1.5 Limitation of Liability/Non‐warranty For direct or indirect damage to this device or other devices of Sierra Monitor Corporation caused by failure of conforming to this manual or the safety instructions on device label, Sierra Monitor Corporation assumes neither warranty nor legal liability even if the device is still under warranty. The FPA‐W44 and FPC‐N54 should be installed, debugged and maintained by professional people. The outside antennas are not permitted to be installed or to be changed by non‐professional people. To run the device normally, only specify antennas are approved to be assembled together by professional people. Unit shall be used with indoor‐use antenna only. No antenna for this unit can be installed outdoor. 1.6 Safety Instructions Keep and comply with all operation instructions, warnings, and information. Pay attention to warnings on this device. Read the following precautions so as to decrease the danger of injury, electric shock, fire, or any damage to the device. ...
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FPA-W44 removed and therefore should not be short‐circuited during transportation or placed under high temperature. Place cables properly: Do not place cables at any place with extrusion danger. Cleaning Instructions Please power off before cleaning the device. Do not use spray detergent. Clean with a damp cloth. Do not try cleaning exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector. Support for special fault: Power off and contact technical support personnel of Sierra Monitor Corporation in case of the following faults: ...
FPA-W44 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction Thank you for choosing Sierra Monitor Corporation. It is our commitment to provide our valued customers with the embedded devices equipped with the state‐of‐the‐art technology and the best product services. Sierra Monitor Corporation’s M2M products are based on the most advanced ARM and Intel Atom processors ...
FPA-W44 3.2 Interface Description 3.2.1 Power Interface PIN1 Power connector outlook Description Pin Power input range DC9‐36V or AC24V L 1 DC Ground or AC24V N 2 Shell ground 3 3.2.2 Ethernet Interface Standard RJ45 interface, supporting 10M/100M Full/Half Duplex, this is a standard RJ45 Ethernet port Pin Description Remarks 1 ETH_TX+ O 2 ETH_TX‐ O 3 ETH_RX+ I 4 ETH_RX‐ I 5 ETH_CT 6 ETH_CT 7 NC ...
FPA-W44 3.2.3 RS232 or RS485 Connector Standard vertical 1x3x3.81mm male Terminal Block Pin Description Remarks 1 TXD1 or RS485_A IO 2 RXD1 or RS485_B IO 3 GND DIP Switch for select Bit Description Single 1 ON: have matched resistance of 120 ohm Term OFF: have no 2 ON: have pull up resister of 510 ohm Bias‐ OFF: have no 3 ON: have pull down resister of 510 ohm Bias+ OFF: have no 4 ON: select RS232 Select RS232 or OFF: select RS485 ...
FPA-W44 DIP Switch for select Bit Description Single 1 ON: have matched resistance of 120 ohm Term OFF: have no 2 ON: have pull up resister of 510 ohm Bias‐ OFF: have no 3 ON: have pull down resister of 510 ohm Bias+ OFF: have no 3.2.5 Boot Configuration Boot Configuration Boot from NAND SHORT: OPEN: Boot from SD/MMC 3.2.6 LED PWR LED: lighting indicate system power Okay(main power up); OFF indicate system power turn off ErrLED: User can define it.
FPA-W44 3.2.7 DEBUG CONN, Pin header, 1x4x2.0, TH, User can show the debug message and use keyboard input debug command. It’s TTL level, we need a Uart‐debug board when we use it. PIN1 Description Pin 1 3.3V 2 TTL_TXD 3 TTL_RXD 4 DGND 3.2.8 Renew button Renew button: long press this button will restore the factory setting, the long press time can be setting by user ...
FPA-W44 4. Tips Waste Disposal It is recommended to disassemble the device before abandoning it in conformity with local regulations. Please ensure that the abandoned batteries are disposed according to local regulations on waste disposal. Do not throw batteries into fire (explosive) or put in common waste canister. Products or product packages with the sign of “explosive” should not be disposed like household waste but delivered to specialized electrical&electronic waste recycling/disposal center. Proper disposal of this sort of waste helps ...
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FPA-W44 This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: 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. ...
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SMA sockets is female. The manufacturer of the models is Sierra Monitor Corporation. The device must be professionally installed. Antennas to the devices can be swapped but the antenna must be provided by the manufacturer Sierra Monitor Corporation, for ensuring that the proper antennas are employed.
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