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Sure Cross DX80 Performance Wireless I/O Networks
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The Sure Cross DX80 Performance wireless I/O network provides reliable monitoring without wiring or conduit installation.
The network operates independently or in conjunction with a host system, PLC, and/or PC software. Each wireless network
system consists of one Gateway and one or more Nodes, and devices ship with factory-defined discrete, analog, or a mix of
discrete and analog inputs and outputs.
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The Sure Cross DX80 Performance network is a deterministic system—the network identifies when the radio signal is lost
and drives relevant outputs to user-defined conditions. After the radio signal is reacquired, the network returns to normal
operation.
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1.1 Gateways and Nodes

Every wireless network must have one Gateway, which schedules communication traffic and controls the I/O configuration for
the network, and one or more Nodes.
A Gateway is the master device within each radio network. Similar to how a gateway device on a wired network acts as a
"portal" between networks, the Sure Cross Gateway acts as the portal between the wireless network and the host controller.
When the Gateway, using its Modbus RTU RS-485 connection, is a Modbus slave to a Modbus RTU host controller, the
wireless network may contain up to 47 Nodes in a single wireless network. The Gateway holds the Modbus registers of all
wireless devices within the network.
A Node is a wireless network end-point device used to provide sensing capability in a remote area or factory. The Node
collects data from sensors and communicates the data back to the Gateway. Nodes are available in a wide variety of power
or input/output options.
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DX80 Performance Wireless Networks
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Figure 2. Gateways and Nodes
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