Appendix F Connecting Multiple Loggers; Network Configurations - ACR Electronics SmartReader Plus Reference Manual

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APPENDIX F Connecting Multiple Loggers

1.20.1

Network Configurations

SmartReader Plus data loggers can be connected in three network configurations:
· the Basic Network
· the Modular Network
· the Shielded Network
The Basic Network can accommodate up to three loggers and a total cable length of 100 feet
(30m). The Modular and Shielded Networks can accommodate up to ten loggers and a total
cable length of 1000 feet (300m). The Shielded Network is used in electrically noisy
environments.
The table below shows the equipment needed for each network.
Network
Configuration
Basic Network
Modular
Network
Shielded
Network
*PS-201 Network Power Supply may be required for some computers or modems.
Note that once the hardware has been set up you will need to set up a Network List for the
loggers you are going to connect.
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Connecting Multiple Loggers
Maximum Total
# of Cable
Loggers Lengt
h
3 100 ft.
(30m)
10 1000 ft.
(300m)
10 1000 ft.
(300m)
SmartReader Plus Data Logger
Computer/
Modem Network
Connection Cable
IC-101 CB-020
Interface 20 ft. (6m)
Cable Extension
Cable
IC-101 Plug Modular
and YA-201 Flat
Modular Cable
Y-adaptor
IC-101
Interface Shielded
Cable Cable
External
Logger Power to Last
Connection Logger
s
YA-200
Y-Adaptor Optional*
Cable
YA-201 PS-201
Modular Network
Y-Adaptor Power
(except to Supply
last logger) and YA-200
Y-Adaptor
YA-200 PS-201
Y-Adaptor Network
Cable Power Supply
100