User Manual rfCUE 99 Version 02 CUE, spol. s r.o. Na Dolinch 6 147 00 Praha 4 Czech Republic phone: +420 241 433 555 fax: +420 241 432 446 www.cuesystem.com e-mail: info@cue.cz Caution Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. User Manual rfCUE 99 UM010_02, Version 02, 11.11.2002 Copyright CUE, spol. s r.o. Praha, Czech Republic 1990 - 2002. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. Table of Contents 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 4 Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 4 Models ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Features .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Using and Connecting ..................................................................................................................... 5 3. Charging............................................................................................................................................ 6 4. Operational Description................................................................................................................... 7 Back-light in active and sleeping mode............................................................................................... 7 Transmit / Receive Indication .............................................................................................................. 7 Operation of the Feedback Indication.................................................................................................. 7 5. Addressing and Button Codes........................................................................................................ 8 6. Modify Mode...................................................................................................................................... 9 Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 9 How to Display the Address................................................................................................................. 9 How to Modify the Address.................................................................................................................10 7. Button Labeling .............................................................................................................................. 11 Overview.............................................................................................................................................11 The Foil Shape ...................................................................................................................................11 The Foil Replacement.........................................................................................................................11 8. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 12 9. Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 13 10. Mechanical Drawings..................................................................................................................... 14 11. The Equipment Label..................................................................................................................... 15 6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 3 of 16 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview.................................................................... The rfCUE 99 is a RF operating hand held wireless control panel that is prepared for two way communication with the rfbaseCUE. The unit rfbaseCUE provides connection via CUEwire (RS-485) to the rest of the control system. 1.2. Models ....................................................................... Model rfCUE 99 rfCUE 99 rfCUE 99 Product code CS0170-x4 CS0170-x8 CS0170-x9 Description Wireless RF remote hand-held control panel, 433.92 MHz Wireless RF remote hand-held control panel, 869.85 MHz Wireless RF remote hand-held control panel, 914.5 MHz Note: x in Product code means type of the wood enclosure (birch, mahogany, oak, white birch) 1.3. Features..................................................................... The main features are 32 freely programmable push buttons 2 color (red and green) back-light and indication 2 way communication RF frequency 433.92 MHz or 869.85 MHz or 914.5 MHz RF power max. 10 mW (for 433.92 MHz) or max. 1 mW (for 869.85 MHz and 914.5 MHz) rechargeable accumulator 1 100 mAh User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 4 of 16 2. Using and Connecting The rfCUE 99 is connected to the rest of control system via RF communication with the unit rfbaseCUE. The unit rfbaseCUE then provides a connection via RS-485 bus to the control units Assistant or Assistant-S. For further information see User Manual rfbaseCUE. rfCUE 99 RS 485
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+ 24 VDC rfbaseCUE rfbaseCUE User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 5 of 16 3. Charging The rfCUE 99 wireless remote control panel is powered from internal accumulators 1 100 mAh. To charge the accumulators, use the delivered power supply adapter. The connector for connecting the charger is on the rfCUE 99 bottom side. Charging time for fully charged accumulator is 15 hours. Longer charging time is not dangerous because the protection against overcharging is built-in. It is recommended to connect the rfCUE 99 to the charger at the end of every working day. Connect the charger to the rfCUE 99 also in case you find the lower range of the transmission or when the back-light brightness is reduced. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 6 of 16 4. Operational Description 4.1. Back-light in active and sleeping mode ..................... The rfCUE 99 panel is equipped with two colors (red / green) back-light / indication LEDs that light on whenever the rfCUE 99 is in active mode. When in sleeping mode all the back-light / indication LEDs go dark. The sleeping mode is terminated after pressing the back-light button or any other button on the rfCUE, the backlight LED will light on for the time of about 6 - 8 seconds the rfCUE 99 remains active. Then the rfCUE 99 goes to sleeping mode to reduce power consumption. In sleeping mode the rfCUE 99 does not transmit or receive any RF signals. 4.2. Transmit / Receive Indication.................................... When the rfCUE 99 is transmitting or receiving valid RF data packets it flashes shortly
(approx. 0.2 second) the red LED under back-light pushbutton. When the rfCUE 99 gets out of its RF operating range the flashing of this LED becomes visibly longer. 4.3. Operation of the Feedback Indication ........................ The rfCUE 99 is equipped with two colors (red / green) indication / back-light. The color of each button LED can be controlled from the program of the control system. There exist several very important differences when using this type of indication on the wired and the wireless panel 1. The rfCUE 99 is not active all the time it goes to sleeping mode. The rfCUE 99 does not transmit or receive any RF signals in the sleeping mode and all its LEDs remain dark and so: It is not able to make any indication. All commands operating with button LEDs during that time are stored in rfbaseCUE until the rfCUE 99 becomes active. Then the latest status of the button LEDs is re-
transmitted. During the time when the rfCUE 99 is not active the rfbaseCUE makes periodical attempts to establish new communication. 2. 3. It is very important to have in mind that similar principles of operation is valid also for the case when the rfCUE 99 gets out of its RF operational range even if it is in active mode!
If the rfCUE 99 gets out of its RF operational range the displayed indication remains according to the status of last valid communication. The last status also remains when it wakes up from sleeping mode. 4. The rfbaseCUE can operate with more than one rfCUE 99 in one system. 5. When the rfbaseCUE is after reset it does not send any information to any rfCUE 99 until the valid communication with some rfCUE 99 is established. It means: There is no indication on the rfCUE 99 before first button on the rfCUE 99 is pressed. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 7 of 16 5. Addressing and Button Codes Default address of the rfCUE 99 is 0. That means it transmits button codes 1 .. 32. In time of the delivery the address is set to the default value. Different address setting in time of delivery is available on request. The address of the rfCUE 99 can be in set in the range 0 .. 9 and can be changed in the rfCUE 99 modify mode (see chapter Modify Mode). When the address is set to 1 the button codes are in range 33 .. 64, for address 2 the button codes are in range 65 .. 96 and so on. Generally speaking the button codes of the rfCUE 99 are dependent on the address and can be calculated: Button codes range is from (Address * 32 +1) to (Address * 32 +32) The lowest button code is generated by a button in the upper left corner, the highest button code is generated by a button in the lower right corner. Address 0 Address 1 Address 9 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 35 39 43 47 51 55 59 63 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 8 of 16 rfbaseCUE with power source 6. Modify Mode 6.1. Overview.................................................................... Before starting, please check first if you have all the following items 1. File RFMOD.EXE to involve modification of the address of rfCUE 99 2. 3. Windows PC with one free serial port 4. Communication cable between rfbaseCUE HOST connector and PC. The program RFMOD.EXE makes the rfbaseCUE send via RF a special command, which will set the receiving rfCUE to modify mode. To send this command can be also achieved directly from the rfbaseCUE service mode see User Manual rfbaseCUE. The rfCUE is able to receive this command only when back-light button is pressed. 6.2. How to Display the Address ....................................... Steps are 1. Disconnect RS-485 signals A and B on the rear panel of the rfbaseCUE, connect the power. 2. Connect your PC to the rfbaseCUE HOST connector using a data communication cable. 3. Press the back-light button on the rfCUE and hold it. 4. Run the RFMOD.EXE (in DOS window) still holding the back-light button. The operation now lasts for several seconds. 5. The LED under the back-light button starts to blink several times. 6. On the LEDs under the first 8 buttons there will be a binary value of current address of the rfCUE 99 displayed. The leftmost upper LED means LSB bit. Red color means log. 1. When current address is 0 then the first 8 LEDs remain green, when current address is 1 then the leftmost upper LED goes red and the rest remain green, Address 0 Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Address 4 Address 5 Address 6 Address 7 Address 8 Address 9 Green = 0 Red = 1 7. The rfCUE 99 returns to normal operation after releasing the back-light button. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 9 of 16 6.3. How to Modify the Address ........................................ Steps are 1. Disconnect RS-485 signals A and B on the rear panel of the rfbaseCUE, connect the power. 2. Connect your PC to the rfbaseCUE HOST connector using a data communication cable. 3. Press the back-light button on the rfCUE 99 and hold it. 4. Press and hold also one button, which should respond to a requested new value as follows:
For address 0 hold button leftmost upper (first) row button. For address 1 hold second button in the first row. For address 2 hold third button in the first row. And so on Address 0 Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Address 4 Address 5 Address 6 Address 7 Address 8 Address 9 Press and hold 5. Run the RFMOD.EXE (in DOS window) still holding the back-light and one requested button. The operation now lasts for several seconds. 6. The LED under the back-light button starts to blink several times. 7. On the LEDs under first 8 buttons there will be the binary value of new address of rfCUE 99 displayed. The same value is displayed on LEDs in 3rd and 4th row and in complement on 5th and 6th row as well as on 7th and 8th row. The leftmost upper LED means LSB bit. Red color means log.1. When current address is 0 then the first 8 LEDs remain green, when current address is 1 then the leftmost upper LED goes red and the rest remain green, Address 0 Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Address 4 Address 5 Address 6 Address 7 Address 8 Address 9 Green = 0 Red = 1 8. The rfCUE 99 will return to normal operation with new address after releasing the back-light button. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 10 of 16 7. Button Labeling 7.1. Overview.................................................................... The labeling is provided by a plastic foil inserted under the buttons. The foil can be printed on a laser printer. The basic layout with a set of standard symbols is available in form of *.dwg file (for AutoCAD) on the web site www.cuesystem.com. 7.2. The Foil Shape............................................................ 7.3. The Foil Replacement ................................................. Steps are 1. Cut the foil into a shape according the picture (see above). 2. Put the rfCUE 99 upside down. 3. Remove the two screws from the rear side of the rfCUE 99. 4. Remove the front panel with buttons and foil still holding it upside down. 5. Replace foil and put the front panel back and fasten the screws. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 11 of 16 8. Troubleshooting 1. The Brightness of LEDs is Visibly Decreasing. Charge the accumulator immediately. 2. When pressing the button the LEDs are going on and off immediately and then back-light button flashes several times. The accumulator is totally discharged. When waking up from the sleep mode it tries to light on the LEDs. The increased consumption causes a drop of voltage, which then resets the microprocessor. Charge the accumulator immediately. 3. The RF operating range is short. Check the accumulators in the rfCUE 99 and recharge them. Check the presence of disturbing RF signals (frequencies of other RF operating equipment in the installation). Change position of the rfCUE. Change position of rfbaseCUE antennas. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 12 of 16 9. Specifications Communication....................................Radio frequency 433.92 / 869.85 / 914.5 MHz Buttons layout......................................32 buttons Buttons back-light ................................Two color, red or green Power supply .......................................Rechargeable accumulator pack Enclosure.............................................Wood, stainless steel panel Dimensions..........................................217 x 70 x 32 mm Weight..................................................0.6 kg Supplied accessories...........................Charger 110 - 230 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 13 of 16 10. Mechanical Drawings All dimensions are in mm. User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 14 of 16 11. The Equipment Label Wireless handheld control panel rfCUE working on 914.5 MHz frequency is certified for use in U.S.A. According to FCC 15.19 (5) only small simple label with FCC identifier is placed on wooden enclosure. Full label see on the picture below. CS0170 rfCUE 99, 914.5 MHz FCC ID: QHXCS0170-9 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any including interference that may cause undesired operation. interference received, User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 15 of 16 Notes User Manual rfCUE www.cuesystem.com Page 16 of 16