Wavetronix SmartSensor Matrix (SS-225) - User Guide - Manual (Page 46)

CHAPTER 4 • INSTALLING SMARTSENSOR MANAGER MATRIX 45
Using the Click 421
If you’re using a preassembled backplate, you’ll connect to the sensor via a communiation
device on that backplate. The recommended device for this connection is the Click 421 se-
rial to Bluetooth converter.
The Click 421 converts wired or wireless serial data to RS-485 communication and sends
it to all devices on a shared multi-drop communication bus on the backplate. This allows
control of all SmartSensor Matrix units from a single access point.
You can make a wired connection using a USB-to-serial converter and a USB adapter cable;
alternatively, you can make a wireless connection using a preconfigured Bluetooth link. A
whip antenna can be attached to the Click 421 to increase the distance and reliability of the
wireless link.
Follow the steps below to use the Click 421 to communicate with the SmartSensor Matrix:
1 Rock the Click 421 device onto the green T-bus to the left of the gray T-bus connector
on the second DIN rail on the backplate.
2 Make a wired (using the serial port on the front of the device) or wireless (Bluetooth)
connection between the Click 421 and the handheld computer.
If you wish to establish a wired connection with a laptop computer instead of the handheld
device, use the laptop’s native RS-232 serial port to connect to the Click 421, or a USB-to-
serial converter if the laptop does not have an RS-232 serial port. You can also establish a
Bluetooth connection from your laptop to the Click 421. To do so, consult your laptop’s
software guidelines on how to discover Bluetooth devices and configure a Bluetooth serial
connection.
An RJ-11 patch cord with a pigtail on one end can be wired to the RS-485 screw terminal
on the Click 421 and used to patch into RJ-11 sockets on the rack cards or backplate for
troubleshooting.
Once you’ve connected to the Click 421, you can connect to the sensor using SmartSensor
Manager Matrix, as outlined in the next chapter.
Installing SSMM
You can install SSMM to your Windows OS device. Everything needed for this installation
is contained in the SSMM Setup.exe file.
Note
You must have Administrator rights to run the setup program.