Select Engineered Systems SWRS485MESH Quick Installation Manual

SES Plug and Play RS485 Mesh Transceiver
Quick Installation Guide

CONCEPT

RS485 Wireless Mesh transceivers are pre-configured at SES for Plug and Play operation.

Part Numbers

SWRS485MESH – Individual RS485 mesh transceivers
SWRS485EXTENCL – Mesh transceivers mounted in Exterior NEMA 4 enclosures
SWRS485EXTPM – kit for mounting SWRS485EXTENCL on poles
For easier reading, "SES Select Wireless RS485 Mesh Transceivers" will be referred to simply as "Wireless
RS485 transceivers", and CATDR4 or CATRLY8 modules will be referred to as "CAT expansion modules".
Operational (Non-Safety) Warnings before Installation of RS485 Wireless Mesh
 Wireless RS485 transceivers must be pre-configured at SES to be Plug and Play out-of-the-box
 CATRS485CONVKIT option must have been installed in the CAT for any RS485 operation. Contact SES
Customer Service if needed.
 DO NOT install RS485 wireless mesh transceivers inside metal boxes, close to metal structures or
inside control rooms - metal cages and surroundings acts as a shield against wireless signals and will
prevent wireless operation.
 DO NOT use Ethernet cables for connecting or powering RS485 modules
 DO NOT put more than one CAT series transceiver (CAT2, CAT4, CAT 10, CATCARD or legacy CAT
transceivers) on a single RS485 wireless system otherwise conflicts and cause unpredictable
operation will occur.
 Each mesh has its own unique mesh network ID to prevent mesh cross-talk and is factory (SES)
preset. If ordering a wireless RS485 Mesh transceiver to replace an existing transceiver or adding to an
existing mesh network, please notify SES of the existing network ID when ordering.
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