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Ravinglunatic: /* Renard-SSR Cable */

2011-01-29T05:10:07Z

Renard-SSR Cable

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	These can be normal CAT3/CAT5/CAT5E/CAT6 cables connecting the Renard boards to the SSRs. The length of this cable has been successfully tested up to a range of 1000 feet.		These can be normal CAT3/CAT5/CAT5E/CAT6 cables connecting the Renard boards to the SSRs. The length of this cable has been successfully tested up to a range of 1000 feet.



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Ppohlman: /* Determine Number of Serial Ports */

2009-02-23T22:57:28Z

Determine Number of Serial Ports

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	=== Determine Number of Serial Ports ===		=== Determine Number of Serial Ports ===

	Before you reach this point you should decide how many Renard-dimmable Channels that you will be using, the baud rate and the refresh interval. For the first year you should limit the number of channels to 64 or less. A lot of other people are using 57600 for the baud rate and 50 ms for the refresh interval, so these are good numbers to choose. Once you know these values, go to this [[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|chart]] to determine the maximum number of channels per serial port, and use that to determine how many serial ports are needed.		Before you reach this point you should decide how many Renard-dimmable Channels that you will be using, the baud rate and the refresh interval. For the first year you should limit the number of channels to 64 or less. A lot of other people are using 57600 for the baud rate and 50 ms for the refresh interval, so these are good numbers to choose. Once you know these values, go to this '''[[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|chart]]''' to determine the maximum number of channels per serial port, and use that to determine how many serial ports are needed.

	=== Determine Which Controllers are Connected to Each Serial Port===		=== Determine Which Controllers are Connected to Each Serial Port===

Ppohlman: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2009-02-23T22:57:02Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

	NOTE: See [[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|this chart]] to determine the number of PC serial ports required based on the number of channels that you are planning on using.		NOTE: See '''[[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|this chart]]''' to determine the number of PC serial ports required based on the number of channels that you are planning on using.

	=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===		=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===

Ppohlman: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2009-02-23T22:46:02Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

	NOTE: See [[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|this chart]] to ~~help~~ determine the number of PC serial ports are ~~needed~~.		NOTE: See [[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|this chart]] to determine the number of PC serial ports required based on the number of channels that you are planning on using.

	=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===		=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===

Ppohlman: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2009-02-23T22:44:08Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

			NOTE: See [[Renard#Number of Circuits (Channels)\|this chart]] to help determine the number of PC serial ports are needed.

	=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===		=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===

Ppohlman: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2009-02-23T22:42:34Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	=== Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed===		=== Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed===

	A) For Renard8, use one Ren-T Board for each ~~6 Renard8 boards~~.		A) For Renard8, use one Ren-T Board for each PC serial port used.

	B) For Renard16, don't bother with Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).		B) For Renard16, don't bother with Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).
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	C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).		C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).

	D) For Renard64, one Ren-T ~~board~~ for ~~every Renard64 board. This is based on the above recommendation that you use only 64 light channels per~~ PC serial ~~channel~~. The Ren-T board is used only for the zero-crossing signal.		D) For Renard64, one Ren-T Board for each PC serial port used. The Ren-T board is used only for the zero-crossing signal.

	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

Ppohlman: /* Renard-SSR Cable */

2009-02-23T22:37:54Z

Renard-SSR Cable

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	==== Renard-SSR Cable ====		==== Renard-SSR Cable ====

	These can be normal CAT3/CAT5/CAT5E/CAT6 cables connecting the Renard boards to the SSRs. The length ~~can range~~ up to ~~two hundred~~ feet ~~(just to put a number on it)~~.		These can be normal CAT3/CAT5/CAT5E/CAT6 cables connecting the Renard boards to the SSRs. The length of this cable has been successfully tested up to a range of 1000 feet.

Phil Short: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2007-12-29T21:16:54Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).		C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).

	D) For Renard64, one Ren-T board for every Renard64 board. This is based on the above recommendation that you use only ~~one Renard64~~ per serial channel. The Ren-T board is used only for the zero-crossing signal.		D) For Renard64, one Ren-T board for every Renard64 board. This is based on the above recommendation that you use only 64 light channels per PC serial channel. The Ren-T board is used only for the zero-crossing signal.

	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of ~~one Ren-C~~ per serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of 64 light channels per PC serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

	=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===		=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===

Phil Short: /* Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed */

2007-12-29T21:15:49Z

Determine How Many Ren-T Boards are Needed

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	C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).		C) For Renard24, you don't need a Ren-T (unless the distance from the PC to the first controller is more than 100 ft).

	D) For Renard64, one Ren-T board for ~~each 300~~ Renard64 ~~boards (LOL), since~~ the Ren-T board is only ~~used~~ for the zero-crossing signal.		D) For Renard64, one Ren-T board for every Renard64 board. This is based on the above recommendation that you use only one Renard64 per serial channel. The Ren-T board is used only for the zero-crossing signal.

	E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each ~~300~~ Ren-C ~~boards~~. The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.		E) For Ren-C, one Ren-T board for each Ren-C board (based on the above recommendation of one Ren-C per serial channel). The Ren-T board is only used for the zero-crossing signal.

	=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===		=== Determine How Much Other Power Supply Capacity is needed===

Phil Short at 05:43, 30 November 2007

2007-11-30T05:43:24Z

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	For Renard64, J4 (top-right) is the RS232/RS485 input, J3 (top-left) is the RS485 output.		For Renard64, J4 (top-right) is the RS232/RS485 input, J3 (top-left) is the RS485 output.

	~~For~~ Renard8, ~~J1 (top-left) is the RS232/RS485 input, J2 (top-right) is~~ the ~~RS485 output~~.		This cable will work with Renard16 and Ren-C, but will not work with Renard8 or Renard24, because pins 4 and 5 on the RJ45 are transposed on those two boards.

	==== Power Cable for Renard64 ====		==== Power Cable for Renard64 ====