NI C Series User Manual

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understanding of the expected meshing configuration.
Additionally, the following consideration needs to be taken into
account: parent devices (routers and gateways) can only have a
maximum of eight end nodes connected to them at a given time.
This introduces the stranded node problem. The stranded node
problem exists when a node configured as an end node has the
possibility of not being able to join a device node. Figure 9 shows a
network consisting of one gateway, two routers, and nine end nodes.
Figure 9. Stranded Node Problem, Example 1
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NI C Series Specifications

General

Brand	NI
Model	C Series
Category	Control Unit
Language	English