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During installation, ensure a protective earthing conductor is first connected to the protective earthing terminal (only valid for metallic housings). Westermo recommends a cross-sectional area of at least 4 mm Upon removal of the product, ensure that the protective earthing conductor is disconnected last.
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CAUTION - CABLE TEMPERATURE RATING FOR FIELD TERMINAL WIRES There may be a requirement on the minimum temperature rating of the cable to be connected to the field wiring terminals, see Interface Specifications. Merlin 4600 Series...
If the product is used in a manner not according to specification, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired. If the product is not working properly, contact the place of purchase, the nearest Westermo distributor office or Westermo technical support.
2.5.2. Simplified Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Westermo declares that this product is in compliance with applicable EU directives and UK legislations. The full declaration of conformity and other detailed information is available at www.westermo.com/support/ product-support. Figure 2. The European Conformity and the UK Conformity Assessment markings...
3. Product Description 3.1. Product Description The Merlin 4600 series of versatile cellular routers provide high speed data network connectivity for demanding industrial, smart grid and trackside applications. Coupled with the Zero Touch deployment software Activator, it provides cost-effective, reliable, and consistent onboarding of routers in large-scale projects.
The positive input is marked with a plus sign, "+". The negative input is marked with a minus sign, "-". Connect the voltage to the + pin and the return to the - pin on the power input. Merlin 4600 Series...
The router has a single USB type C host port. The router presents as a host. Power is supplied by the router at 5V and up to 1A. 3.4.6. Antennas The router has three SMA connectors (se Hardware Overview). They are: Merlin 4600 Series...
The fibre optic cable must be handled the same way. 3.5. LED Indicators The router has single colour LEDs. When the router is powered on, the power LED is green. The possible LED states are: • Off • Flashing slowly • Flashing quickly • On Merlin 4600 Series...
Each Ethernet port and each fibre SFP port has a single green-coloured LED. LINK LED (green) Physical Ethernet link detected. No physical Ethernet link detected. Flashing Data is being transmitted or received over the link. Table 6. Ethernet and fibre LED behaviour and descriptions Merlin 4600 Series...
• Hold the SIM 1 card with the chip side facing down and the cut corner facing away from you, to the left. • Gently push the SIM card into the upper SIM slot 1 until it clicks in. • Screw the SIM cover back on with the Torx-10 driver. Merlin 4600 Series...
Plug the power cable into an electrical socket suitable for the power supply. The router takes less than a minute to boot up. During this time, the power LED flashes. Other LEDs display different diagnostic patterns during boot up. Booting is complete when the power LED stops flashing and stays on steady. Merlin 4600 Series...
15 m/49 ft RS-485 Up to 1200 m/0.74 mi, depending on data rate and cable type Isolation To all other ports Connection RS-232 RJ-45 according to EIA-561 RS-485 RJ-45 Shielded cable RS-232 Recommended RS-485 Recommended Number of ports Merlin 4600 Series...
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USB receptacle connector type C Console port Electrical specification USB 2.0 host interface Data rate 115.2 kbit/s Circuit type SELV Data format 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control Connection USB receptacle connector type C Merlin 4600 Series...
UL 62368-1IEEE 802.3 Ethernet TX to all other 4 kVrms, 50 Hz, 1 min ports UL 62368-1IEEE 802.3 Ethernet SFP to all other 1.5 kVrms, 50 Hz, 1 min ports Table 7. EMC and electrical conditions Merlin 4600 Series...
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EN 60068-2-30 Operational 5-95% relative humidity MTBF Telcordia Ground benign, 25°C 825,000 hours Enclosure EN 62368-1 Aluminium Fire enclosure Weight 0.7 kg Cooling Convection Refer to "Safety Information" chapter regarding touch temperature Table 8. Environmental and mechanical conditions Merlin 4600 Series...
6. Revision Notes Revision Date Change description Rev. A 2021-06-21 First version Rev. B 2021-09-28 Revised drawings and metrics Rev. C 2021-10-04 Revised model table Merlin 4600 Series...
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