Honeywell TB7200 Series Wireless Installation & Integration Reference Manual page 10

WIRELESS INSTALLATION & INTEGRATION REFERENCE GUIDE FOR TB7200/TB7300/TB7600 SERIES THERMOSTATS
6. Repeat steps 2-5 until you establish the maximum range covered by 5 hops where the last position recorded represents the
safest furthest position that can be covered by a single controller (Fig. 13) and each thermostat location has been con-
firmed to have a signal strength of 10% or greater.
PROPOSED
LOCATION
WEBS
CONTROLLER
MAXIMUM LINEAR DISTANCE COVERED BY A SINGLE WEBS CONTROLLER.
If more than 5 hops could be required by any device, we recommend adding another controller with wireless communi-
cation card. (Fig. 14). Please note that a hop in this case is defined as the maximum linear connectivity between 2
devices independently of other devices being present in between. If adding another network, use a different PAN ID and
Channel on the second network. If additional networks, alternate between Channel 15 and Channel 25 for each level.
PROPOSED
LOCATION
20%
WEBS
CONTROLLER
Once the network is deployed and all wireless thermostats are present and functioning as routers, the ability of the network to
efficiently route wireless signals cannot be compared to this simple survey analysis method.
Site Survey Summary
• Always write your transmission results on a plan when possible.
• Use TB-RP5000W repeaters if remote devices are too far to bridge or the signal is too weak.
• You can move the controller with wireless card to a new location if it helps create better clusters of thermostats.
• You should always plan for a floor by floor horizontal architecture vs. a vertical one.
• Additional controllers with wireless card can be used when clusters become too far apart in an installation.
• You can always contact your Honeywell sales representative for recommendations if you have a floor plan layout available for
review.
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1
20%
20%
Fig. 13. Maximum of 5 hops from controller.
CHANNEL 15 PAN ID=10
1
2
20%
20%
3
Fig. 14. Two wireless networks covering a maximum of 5 hops each.
2
20%
5
20%
20%
4
CHANNEL 25 PAN ID=20
4
3
20%
20%
5
10
20%
20%
3
4
20%
20%
20%
2
1
5
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PROPOSED
LOCATION
WEBS
CONTROLLER
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