5.
INSTALLATION
5.1.
NOTIFICATION FORINSTALLATION
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TheComBox.Ldevicemustbeverticallymountedwiththeantennaonthetop.
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Before deviceplacement,you mustobservenearby metalobjects(reinforced concrete,steelpoles,
etc),radio interference devices andotherobstacles,whichinfluence thesignalstrength. Relocatethe
deviceasfarawayaspossible fromthoseobjects.
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Donotmountthedevicebesideanyotherelectricaldeviceorantenna.
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Donotplacethedeviceinamanholeoranyotherweakspotorobstacle
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Communicationrangedependsonthelocationofthedevice andnetworkquality(signalstrength)
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Battery lifetime depends on the device location and sending interval. The best performance is
reachedatSpreadingFactorof7andwithlongestsendingperiodpossible.
5.2.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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On the front side of the ComBox.L
device(Picture1),youcanseethedevice
manufacturer and its DevEUI address. On
thebacksideofthedevice(Picture1)you
canseedevicespecifications.
Picture
1.
Device
specifications
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TherearetwobuttonsonthePCB,when
thedeviceisopened.TheupperleftButton
1 marked as MODE and the lower right
Button2marked as RST(Reset).
Picture
2.
PCB
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PCB contains two battery holders for two AA size batteries. The device is powered by two SAFT
LS14500
3,6 V batteries. Observe the battery polarity when inserting the batteries. The positive
pole is on the left side and the negative pole is on the right side, at the spring looking at PCB
(Picture3,4and5).
