DS Keyfob Transmitter Evaluation Kit User s Guide W Wararning:ning: Some customers may want Linx radio frLinx radio frequency R) products may be equency (RF) Table of Contents products to control machinery or devices remotely, including machinery used to control machinery or devices remotely, including machinery or devices that can cause death, bodily injuries, and/or property or devices that can cause death, bodily injuries, and/or property 1 Introduction damage if improperly or inadvertently triggered, particularly in industrial damage if improperly or inadvertently triggered, particularly in industrial settings or other applications implicating life-safety concerns (Life and 2 Ordering Information settings or other applications implicating life-safety concerns. No Linx Property Safety Situations). Technologies product is intended for use in any application without 2 Keyfob Transmitter Button Assignments redundancies where the safety of life or property is at risk. NO OEM LINX REMOTE CONTROL OR FUNCTION MODULE 3 DS Series Receiver / Decoder Evaluation Board SHOULD EVER BE USED IN LIFE AND PROPERTY SAFETY 4 Theory of Operation The customers and users of devices and machinery controlled with SITUATIONS. No OEM Linx Remote Control or Function Module RF products must understand and must use all appropriate safety 4 Using the Kit should be modified for Life and Property Safety Situations. Such procedures in connection with the devices, including without limitation, modification cannot provide sufficient safety and will void the products 5 Setting the Address using appropriate safety procedures to prevent inadvertent triggering by regulatory certification and warranty. 6 Input Interpretation Selection Switches the user of the device and using appropriate security codes to prevent Customers may use our (non-Function) Modules, Antenna and triggering of the remote controlled machine or device by users of other 6 Selecting the Protocol Connectors as part of other systems in Life Safety Situations, but remote controllers. 7 Development Using the Prototyping Area only with necessary and industry appropriate redundancies and in compliance with applicable safety standards, including without 7 Using the Boards as a Design Reference Do not use this or any Linx product to trigger an action directly limitation, ANSI and NFPA standards. It is solely the responsibility from the data line or RSSI lines without a protocol or encoder/ 8 Range Testing of any Linx customer who uses one or more of these products to decoder to validate the data. Without validation, any signal from 9 About Antennas incorporate appropriate redundancies and safety standards for the Life another unrelated transmitter in the environment received by the and Property Safety Situation application. 9 In Closing module could inadvertently trigger the action. This module does not 10 DS Series Decoder Evaluation Board Schematic have data validation built in. Do not use this or any Linx product to trigger an action directly from the data line or RSSI lines without a protocol or encoder/ 11 Resources All RF products are susceptible to RF interference that can prevent decoder to validate the data. Without validation, any signal from another unrcommunication.elated transmitter in the envir RF products without fronment requency agility or hopping eceived by the module could inadvertently trigger the action. implemented are more subject to interference. This module does not have frequency agility built in. All RF products are susceptible to RF interference that can prevent communication. RF products without frequency agility or hopping Do not use any Linx product over the limits in this data guide. implemented are more subject to interference. This module does not Excessive voltage or extended operation at the maximum voltage could have a frequency hopping protocol built in. cause product failure. Exceeding the reflow temperature profile could cause product failure which is not immediately evident. Do not use any Linx product over the limits in this data guide. Excessive voltage or extended operation at the maximum voltage could Do not make any physical or electrical modifications to any Linx cause product failure. Exceeding the reflow temperature profile could product. This will void the warranty and regulatory and UL certifications cause product failure which is not immediately evident. and may cause product failure which is not immediately evident. Do not make any physical or electrical modifications to any Linx product. This will void the warranty and regulatory and UL certifications and may cause product failure which is not immediately evident.