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CONTENTS
GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................................................. VI
DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................................................ 1-1
PRODUCT OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................. 1-1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 1-1
ACE3600 RTU CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1-3
RTU COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 1-7
MODEL OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................................... 1-9
PRODUCT SAFETY AND RF EXPOSURE .................................................................................................................. 1-10
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 2-1
MOUNTING THE ACE3600 FRAME ON A WALL ...................................................................................................... 2-2
INSTALLING THE ACE3600 IN A 19" RACK ............................................................................................................. 2-4
INSTALLING THE ACE3600 IN A 19" RACK (FOR RTUS ORDERED BEFORE OCTOBER 2010) .................................. 2-6
MOUNTING THE ACE3600 8 I/O FRAME ON A WALL .............................................................................................. 2-9
MOUNTING THE ACE3600 8 I/O FRAME ON A WALL (FOR RTUS ORDERED BEFORE OCTOBER 2010) ................. 2-11
MOUNTING THE ACE3600 NEMA 4 HOUSING ON A WALL .................................................................................. 2-12
CONNECTING POWER AND GROUND ..................................................................................................................... 2-14
CONNECTING I/O MODULES TO GROUND ............................................................................................................. 2-20
CONNECTING AN RTU TO GROUND ...................................................................................................................... 2-21
CONNECTING THE RADIO ...................................................................................................................................... 2-22
OPENING/CLOSING THE HOUSING DOOR ............................................................................................................... 2-22
INSTALLING ACCESSORY BOX INTERFACES .......................................................................................................... 2-23
19" FRAME METAL BACK INSTALLATION COMBINATIONS .................................................................................... 2-24
POWER SUPPLY MODULE AND BACKUP BATTERY ................................................................................. 3-1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION/MODULE OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3-1
REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY.................................................................................................................................. 3-8
BATTERY CHARGER ............................................................................................................................................... 3-8
CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY TO A POWER SOURCE........................................................................................ 3-9
POWER SUPPLY DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 3-11
BACKUP BATTERY ................................................................................................................................................ 3-14
CPU MODULE ........................................................................................................................................................ 4-1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 4-1
FRONT PANEL ......................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
CPU WITH SECURITY .............................................................................................................................................. 4-5
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EDUNDANT CPU .................................................................................................................................................. 4-5
CPU FIRMWARE AND OPERATION MODES .............................................................................................................. 4-5
CPU STATUS AND DIAGNOSTICS ............................................................................................................................ 4-7
CONNECTING PLUG-IN PORTS TO THE CPU MODULE ............................................................................................. 4-7
CONNECTING SRAM EXPANSION MEMORY TO THE CPU MODULE ........................................................................ 4-9
PUSHBUTTON FUNCTIONALITY ............................................................................................................................. 4-10
CPU LEDS BEHAVIOR ......................................................................................................................................... 4-12
CPU 3610*/CPU 3640 MODULE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 4-15
CPU 3680 MODULE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 4-16