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Ranger900 Manual The Ranger900 is an integrated assembly that allows a local 900MHz radio network to communicate with the SignalFire Cloud over an LTE-M1 cellular network. DIN Gateway v2 and Ranger-Modbus integrated into a single enclosure Solar panel, rechargeable battery, and power management system included Configurable from the SignalFire Cloud website signal-fire.cloud...
Specifications Enclosure UL/NEMA 4X (IP66/68) rated Polycarbonate. 14.1” tall × 9.8” wide × 7.0” deep Power Source 10W solar panel, 12A-hr rechargeable SLA battery backup, 4.5A battery management system. 5V DC-DC converter for Ranger. Temperature -40°C to +85°C Rating SIM Slot Nano SIM card (LTE Cat M SIM and data plan required) Local config port Micro-USB (Ranger), DB-9 (Gateway)
Hazardous Location Certification The Ranger-900 is not Hazardous Location certified and is for general purpose areas only. WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD. DO NOT REMOVE OR REPLACE COMPONENTS UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED OR THE AREA IS FREE OF IGNITIBLE CONCENTRATIONS. AVERTISSEMENT : RISQUE D'EXPLOSION . NE PAS RETIRER OU REMPLACER LES COMPOSANTS QUE L’ALIMENTATION EST DÉBRANCHÉ...
SFCloud where they see other Ranger data. Power The Ranger900 is powered by a 10W solar panel, with a rechargeable 12A-hr SLA backup battery. A fully charged battery can provide power for over 16 days.
Setup Power The solar panel and battery will be packed separately and need to be assembled with the enclosure. Please follow the step-by-step instructions below to get power to the system. 1. Unlock the enclosure and open the door. 2. Pull the solar panel’s wire in through the cable gland on the underside of the enclosure and land them on the terminals as shown below, such that red goes to red and black goes to black.
Gateway The Gateway and its nodes should be configured as normal. Connect to the Gateway through the DB-9 port with the SignalFire ToolKit and set the Network, Network Group, and Encryption Key parameters as needed. To Rev 1.0...
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add a node to its network, simply configure it to have the same Network, Network Group, and Encryption Key along with a unique Slave ID. For more information, please refer to the DIN Gateway v2 manual. Rev 1.0...
The Modbus register configuration can also be done locally using the Ranger ToolKit. Because the Ranger’s Modbus capability is limited to reading 32 registers from 8 devices, SignalFire recommends using register remapping on the Gateway. That way, all 32 registers can be read off one device (the Gateway’s Slave ID).
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In the example above, the Ranger is transmitting information from a Pressure Scout as well as the Gateway’s supply voltage. Clicking on “Show In Trend” will add that register to the historical data view at the bottom of the page. Clicking on “Modify” will bring a pop-up to configure alarms, or to do a register write to set a Modbus value in a register.
Technical Support and Contact Information SignalFire Telemetry 140 Locke Dr, Suite B Marlborough, MA 01749 (978) 212-2868 support@signal-fire.com Revision History Revision Date Changes/Updates 05/14/21 Initial release Rev 1.0...
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