Once you have located these terminal blocks you can wire the Base Radio accordingly. The best way to wire the Base Radio is to:
•Remove both terminal blocks from the jacks on the Base Radio
•Insert the wire through the conduit hole on the bottom right of the Base Radio
•Secure the wire into the proper terminal blocks
•Then plug the terminal blocks back into the proper jacks on the Base Radio.
Warning! If the Transmitters have been running for an extended period of time with no signal from the Base Radio (the Base Radio is off or not present), the Transmitters will only search for the Base Radio every one hour or so. Turning the Transmitters off and back on will cause them to begin searching immediately.
3.2.2 Wiring Power to the Base Radio
The Honeywell Base Radio is designed to use a 24 VDC power supply at a minimum of
0.5Amps. Honeywell offers a DIN rail mountable
The Common or Negative wire should be placed in the left most slot labeled “GND” on the PC Board of the terminal block in Figure
GND 24V B A | GND 24V B A |
Positive Wire From |
Power Supply |
Ground or Negative Wire
From Power Supply
Figure 3-4 Wiring Power to the Base Radio
Caution! Make sure only ONE power supply is routed to the Base Radio at any time!
3.2.3 Wiring RS-485 to the Base Radio
The Base Radio also requires a
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