Xantrex Technology 809-0915 manual Connecting the AGS to the Xanbus Network

Xanbus Automatic Generator Start Installation

Connecting the AGS to the Xanbus Network

EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

Connect only to other Xanbus-enabled devices.

Although the cabling and connectors used in this network system are the same as those used for Ethernet, this network is not an Ethernet system. Equipment damage may result from attempting to connect a Xanbus- enabled device to an Ethernet system.

Failure to follow these instructions can damage the unit and/or damage other equipment.

To connect the AGS to the Xanbus network, plug a Xanbus network cable (standard straight-through Ethernet cable—CAT 5e) into one of the network ports on the bottom panel of the AGS. Connect the other end of that same

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Shore

Power

System Control Panel Automatic Generator Start

network terminator

Generator

Freedom Sequence

AC Loads

AC Panel

BATTERY

Freedom SW Inverter/Charger

Inverter

Load Panel

network terminator

cable to the next Xanbus-enabled component in the chain. See Figure 25. For the location of the ports on the AGS, see Figure 5 on page 9

Figure 25 Xanbus Network Example

If the AGS is being installed on an existing Xanbus system, the system must first be put into Standby. See “Putting the AGS in Standby Mode” on page 67.

Depending on the layout of the Xanbus system, the following options are available for the other network connector on the AGS:

•A second network cable

•A network terminator (when the AGS is the last device at one end of the network)

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