Xantrex Technology XW6048-120/240-60, XW4024-120/240-60 manual Installing Xanbus-Enabled Devices

Installing the Network

Installing Xanbus-Enabled Devices

If you are installing a Xanbus-enabled device on an existing Xanbus System, put the system in Standby mode using the System Settings menu on the XW System Control Panel.

CAUTION: Equipment Damage

Connect only to other Xanbus compatible devices.

Although the cabling and connectors used in this network system are the same as ethernet connectors, this network is not an ethernet system. Equipment damage may result from attempting to connect Xanbus to different systems.

Important: Mount cables and network connectors in a dry location.

To install the Xanbus-enabled devices:

1.Determine and prepare the location for each device. Refer to the installation procedure for each device elsewhere in this manual.

2.Determine and measure the required cable length, taking into consideration your network layout, the routing, and strain relief requirements.

Do not exceed the total recommended cable length of 130 feet (40 meters).

3.Mount the devices according to the installation procedure elsewhere in this guide.

4.Use an appropriate length of Xanbus cable to connect each device and (if used) 3-way network connector.

5.Terminate the Xanbus network according to “Completing the Multi-Drop Backbone Layout” on page 3–9 or “Completing the Daisy Chain Layout” on page 3–10.

Completing the Multi-Drop Backbone Layout

To complete the multi-drop backbone layout:

◆Attach a female terminator to the backbone cable at each end of the network (see Figure 3-8)

Or

◆Insert a male terminator into the open jack of the network connector at each end of the network (see Figure 3-8).

Attach female terminator to end of backbone cable.

To device

To previous connector

Insert male terminator into open jack of connector.

Figure 3-8Options for Completing a Multi-Drop Backbone Layout

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