Xantrex Xanbus Network Components - Xantrex XW4024 230 50 Installation Manual

Xantrex Xanbus Network Components

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A Xantrex Xanbus network consists of the following components:
• Xantrex Xanbus-enabled devices—these include the Xantrex XW System
Control Panel, the Xantrex XW Inverter/Charger, Xantrex XW Automatic
Generator Start, and Xantrex XW Charge Controller. The maximum number of
Xantrex Xanbus-enabled devices in a Xantrex XW Power System is eight.
• Xantrex Xanbus power supply—the network must have at least one device
with a power supply to run the network. The total network current supplied by
all the power-sourcing devices must be greater than or equal to the total
current drawn by the power consuming devices. The power supply must be
capable of providing 15 VDC/200 mA to each device. The Xantrex XW
Inverter/Charger can provide sufficient network power.
For example, in a system with an inverter/charger, a Xantrex XW System
Control Panel, and a Xantrex XW Automatic Generator Start, the inverter/
charger is a power-sourcing device capable of providing 800 mA at 15 VDC
while the two other devices each consume a maximum of 200 mA for a total
maximum consumption of 400 mA. In this example, the network is properly
configured from a power perspective because the power source is capable
of providing more current than is needed: 800 mA  400 mA.
• Xantrex Xanbus cables—each Xantrex Xanbus-enabled device is connected
by a Category 5 (CAT 5 or CAT 5e) cable, a standard cable available from
Schneider Electric or any computer supply store. The cable consists of eight
conductors in four twisted pairs with an RJ45 modular connector wired to the
T568A standard.
CAUTION: Equipment Damage
Do not use crossover cable.
Xantrex Xanbus cable
Figure 2-6 Xantrex Xanbus Cable and Network Terminators
• Network terminators—the Xantrex Xanbus network must be properly
terminated at each end to ensure the communication signal quality on the
network. If the network is not properly terminated, signal quality is degraded
and performance on the network is reduced. Permanent configuration
without terminators is not supported by Schneider Electric. The Xantrex XW
Series Inverter/Charger and other Xantrex Xanbus-enabled devices ship with
one terminator. Depending on your network layout, this terminator may need
to be inserted into another device elsewhere in the network.
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Step 3: Installing Communications Cables
Network terminator
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