User's Manual

Point Six, Inc. – 391 Codell Drive - Lexington, KY – 40509 - http://www.pointsix.com - 859-266-3606 – Fax: 859-266-0702

FCC ID: M5ZIRPC

Installation and Operation Instructions for the Wireless IR Counter.

Point Six, Inc.

Wireless IR Counter Model Point Sensor IR Counter

Installation and Operation Instructions

Description

The Point Six IR Point Sensor is a battery operated infrared beam interruption sensor with a

418 MHz radio transmitter. The sensor consists of two parts; the IR transmitter and the IR receiver.

The IR receiver has an integrated 6-digit LCD counter and a radio transmitter for truly wireless

installation and operation. The IR transmitter produces 16 pulses of IR each second across a

distance of up to 60 feet in low power mode and 100 feet in high power mode. The user can select

the power mode by pushbutton on the IR transmitter. The IR transmitter flashes 16 pulses of high

intensity IR each second. The nature of these IR pulses is such that the IR receiver can distinguish

them from any other source of IR. This characteristic allows the IR sensor to operate in almost any

environment without interference from ambient lighting.

The IR Point Sensor is designed to require very little energy; the internal 3.6 Volt Lithium battery will

operate the IR receiver for up to 6.5 years in unbroken beam mode and 3 years in normal operation.

The IR transmitter can operate on a single 3.6 Volt internal Lithium battery for 1 year in low power

mode and 4 months in high power mode. High power mode is rarely used because the IR counter

has a separation range of 60 feet in low power mode and traffic pathways are rarely larger.

The IR receiver and IR transmitter can be placed in a Shipping Mode to lower energy usage and to

prevent Radio transmissions during shipping. Holding the pushbutton down for a period of time

greater than 10 seconds and then releasing will enter Shipping Mode. IR receiver Shipping mode is

indicated by the LCD display counting automatically 1 count each second. When shipped from the

manufacturer the IR counter will always be in Shipping Mode. A rapid flashing of the LED indicates IR

transmitter shipping mode when the pushbutton is pressed for less than 4 seconds.

Shipping mode is terminated by entry into Online Mode. Online mode is entered from Shipping

Mode by pushing and holding the pushbutton for greater than 4 seconds and less than 8 seconds or

for the IR receiver until the LCD display clears to zero. While in Online Mode the IR Point Sensor can

be placed in Shipping Mode by pushing and holding the pushbutton for greater than 8 seconds, upon

release the IR Point Sensor will enter Shipping Mode and will begin counting on the LCD display once

each second. Note that both the receiver and the transmitter are shipped in Shipping Mode and must

be placed in Online Mode for normal operation. The IR transmitter indicates shipping mode by a rapid

flashing of the LED whenever the pushbutton is pressed for periods of less than 4 seconds.

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FCC ID: M5ZIRPC Installation and Operation Instructions for the Wireless IR Counter. Point Six, Inc. Wireless IR Counter Model Point Sensor IR Counter Installation and Operation Instructions Description The Point Six IR Point Sensor is a battery operated infrared beam interruption sensor with a 418 MHz radio transmitter. The sensor consists of two parts; the IR transmitter and the IR receiver.
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While in Online Mode the user can place the receiver in Setup Mode by pushing the pushbutton for a short time of 1- 4 seconds. The receiver will be placed in Setup Mode to aid in alignment of the transmitter and receiver. For a period of 2 minutes the LED on the receiver will glow to indicate the reception of the IR beam from the transmitter. After two minutes or 8-seconds of uninterrupted beam the receiver will exit Setup Mode and return to Online Mode.
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Radio data packets are received and decoded by a Point Six receiver and presented in the following format. “IRcounter” format IDSSSSSSSSiiiiiittttttCCCCKK Note: All fields are in ASCII Hex “ID” The device type field: IRcounter has device type 11 hex. A 10 hex when in service mode. “SSSSSSSS” The MS-30 bits of these 4-bytes are the serial number of the IRcounter. The LS-2 bits are the status flags for the beam status.