BuckEye Cam X80 User manual

X80 Echo
User's Manual
Version 1.2
www.buckeyecam.com

Table of Contents
1. Warnings.................................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Specifications............................................................................................................................................. 4
4. Getting Started........................................................................................................................................... 6
5. Echo Contro Pane ..................................................................................................................................... 8
6. Motion Sensor Settings.............................................................................................................................. 9
7. Disp ay and Pushbuttons..........................................................................................................................10
8. Setting up a Repeater..............................................................................................................................11
9. Connecting to an Externa Sensor............................................................................................................13
10. Warranty and Service............................................................................................................................. 15
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1. Warnings
1. Warnings
Contains FCC ID:MCQ-XB900HP The enc osed device comp ies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru es.
Operation is subject to the fo owing two conditions: (i.) this device may not cause harmfu
interference and (ii.) this device must accept any interference received, inc uding interference that
may cause undesired operation.
If the device is used with any antenna other than the one supp ied, the system may not comp y
with the FCC regu ation Part 15.247, Operation within the icense-free band 902 – 928 MHz.
Contact the manufacturer regarding use of optiona high-gain antennas.
WARNING: To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements for mobi e transmitting devices, a separation
distance of 20 cm or more shou d be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons
during device operation. To ensure comp iance, operations at c oser than this distance are not
recommended. The antenna used for this transmitter must not be co- ocated in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.
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2. Overview
2. Overview
The Buckeye Cam X80 Series inc udes wire ess cameras, sensors, repeaters, and actuators. A
of the avai ab e devices work seam ess y together and may be contro ed and monitored with the
X-Series Network Manager software app ication. Before using the X80 Echo, it is important to be
fami iar with X-Series Network Manager. User's manua s and video tutoria s may be found at
www.buckeyecam.com/site/support.htm .
The X80 Echo combines a passive infrared motion detector (PIR), a contact c osure input, and an
RF repeater in a sing e device. When added to an X80 wire ess network, it can be used for any of
the fo owing functions:
● Extending the transmission range of wire ess cameras
● Extending the motion detection range of wire ess cameras
● Triggering mu tip e wire ess cameras from one motion sensor
● Triggering a sing e wire ess camera from mu tip e motion sensors
● Interfacing with other sensor types (i.e. seismic, magnetometer, pressure pad, etc.)
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3. Specifica ions
3. Specifications
The X80 Echo and battery pack are housed in watertight, weatherproof enc osures for re iab e
outdoor operation. The standard co or is matte b ack. Optiona camo finishes are avai ab e in both
wood and and desert patterns.
A bracket and spring buck e strap attach to the back of the enc osures to a ow for easy mounting.
The 12V SLA battery pack (if used) may be p aced on the ground or attached using the spring
buck e strap.
There are two battery power options avai ab e :
1. 5 interna AA batteries.
2. Externa battery pack with UB1270 12V battery.
If the repeater function is not used, either the interna AA batteries, externa battery pack, or both
may be used.
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NOT : When using the repeater function, the 12V externa
battery pack is required for the Echo (see “Specifications).

3. Specifica ions
Performance Fea ures
Functions Motion Sensor, RF Repeater, Auxi iary Sensor Interface
Auxi iary Input Connect to battery (-) to activate. Max. current = 10mA
Compatibi ity A X80 Wire ess Devices, X-Series Network Manager
Operating Temperature -40 to 140 F
Mo ion De ec ion
Type Passive Infrared (PIR)
Range 2User adjustab e. Up to 100 feet
Ang e Approximate y 10 degrees
Reaction Time 30.1 Seconds
De ay between activations User se ectab e. 1 second to 2 hours.
Data transmitted with each activation Date, Time, custom text fie d
Wireless Ne work
Maximum number of network devices 254 (tota of a device types)
Line-of-sight transmission Range 4Up to 2 mi es with standard antennas
Maximum a owab e antenna gain 15.1 dBi (inc uding cab e osses)
Transmission type 902 to 928 MHz frequency band, FHSS
Transmitter Output Power Up to 250 mW
Agency Approvals
FCC (USA) MCQ-XB900HP
IC (Canada) 1846A-XB900HP
C-Tick (Austra ia) Yes
Anate (Brazi ) Pending
Power Requiremen s
Interna Battery 5 5 interna AA. For best performance use Lithium type.
Externa Battery (Optiona ) 5Externa 12V SLA UB1270, required for repeater function
Supp y Current (Typica )60.7 mA when in ow power s eep mode (i.e. no activity)
40 mA when transmitting
14 mA during 20 second id e state after every transmission
So ar Pane Optiona so ar pane s so d separate y
Dimensions
X80 Echo 4L x 4.4W x 2.75D (Dimensions are in inches)
Externa Battery Pack 8.5L x 5.5W x 3.75D (Dimensions are in inches)
1 Specifications are subject to change and may not be avai ab e in a firmware or software versions. Check
www.buckeyecam.com for the atest firmware and software updates.
2 Motion detector range may be affected by mounting ang e and ambient temperature.
3 Reaction time specification is for motion detection on y. It does not inc ude transmission de ays and de ays
associated with triggering other devices.
4 Transmission range wi depend on the type of antennas that are used, the surrounding terrain and the amount of
interference received.
5 Batteries are so d separate y
6 Average supp y current wi vary depending on eve of activity, signa strength, etc..
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4. Ge ing S ar ed
4. Getting Started
Install 5 AA batteries.
Remove the battery cover and insta 5 AA batteries as shown. Rep ace the battery
cover. Note: The AA batteries are optiona if the externa battery pack is used.
Attach antenna.
Screw the antenna onto the threaded antenna connector. Do not overtighten.
Antenna
Install a UB1270 battery into the battery pack.
Connect the red wire to the (+) battery termina and the b ack wire to the (-) .
Note: If you are not using the battery pack, you may skip to step 5.
Connect to the battery pack to the X80 Echo.
Using the supp ied cab e, connect the battery pack to the Echo.
Open the X80 Echo enclosure.
The LCD disp ay shou d read “Not Registered Waiting for Base”.
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4. Ge ing S ar ed
Add to X-Series Network Manager
From X-Series Network Manager, c ick on “Add/Remove Device”. C ick on the
Echo icon and drag it into the network view.
Note: X-Series Network Manager must a ready be insta ed and connected to a
base. Refer to the X-Series Network Manager User's Manua or the video tutoria s at
www.buckeyecam.com for instructions on how to do this.
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Repeat steps 1–6 for all of the chos that you have.
Click Done when finished.
C ick here
C ick on
Echo. Drag
and drop.
C ick Done
when
finished.

5. Echo Con rol Panel
5. cho Control Panel
Once an Echo has been registered to a base using X-Series Network Manager (see “Getting
Started”), it wi appear on the network view.
To access the Echo contro pane , c ick on the Echo icon. C ick on the command buttons to
execute commands as shown be ow. To c ose the Echo contro pane , c ick “Done” or c ick on
another device in the network view.
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Echo that
has been
registered.
Check battery and signa eve
Manua y trigger the Echo
Temporari y disab e motion sensor
Force motion sensor to enab e
Change the Echo settings
Date and time of ast six triggers

6. Mo ion Sensor Se ings
6. Motion Sensor Settings
To change the motion sensor settings, c ick on the Echo icon to open the contro pane and then
c ick the “Settings” button (see “Echo Contro Pane ”).
The Echo can be set to trigger other cameras when its own motion sensor is triggered.
If the settings are changed, a red “Update” button wi appear in the top right corner of the window.
C ick this button to send the new settings to the Echo.
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Se ect cameras to be triggered (if any)
Set sensitivity to high, med, ow, or off
Set de ay between motion triggers
Turn the visib e LED on or off
C ick to
send new
settings.

7. Display and Pushbu ons
7. Display and Pushbuttons
To access the LCD disp ay and pushbuttons, re ease the atch and open the Echo enc osure.
If no buttons have been pushed for some period of time, the LCD disp ay wi go b ank in order to
save battery power. Pushing any button wi wake it up.
Pushing the NEXT button wi a ways advance the disp ay to show the next message.
Pushing the HOME button wi a ways return the disp ay sequence to the first message.
The first message shows the device number (i.e. Echo 1, Echo 2, etc..)
The next message shows the battery vo tage. If both types of batteries
are in use (i.e. AA and 12V externa ), push the change button to togg e
the reading between both types.
The next message shows the Echo seria number and firmware version.
The next message shows the signa to the base.
The signa is shown in dBm and a so “bars”.
The maximum number of bars is 8.
If the Echo cannot get a signa to the base, you may considering trying
to route it through a repeater (see “Setting up a Repeater”).
The ast message shows how the Echo is routed. The defau t is “Base”.
This indicates that the Echo wi be transmitting direct y to the base.
If you need to change the routing see “Setting up a Repeater”.
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X80 Echo 3
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
Battery 5xAA
100% (8.0V)
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
SN: 12345678
Ver. 1.1.0
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
S gnal to Base
||||||||-40dBm
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
Routed to Base
… OK
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER

8. Se ing up a Repea er
8. Setting up a Repeater
One method to extend transmission distance is to use repeaters. Every X80 wire ess device may
be used as a repeater (i.e. cameras, feeder contro ers, Echo, etc.). To setup an Echo as a
repeater, it must first be registered to a base using X-Series Network Manager software (see
“Getting Started”). In the fo owing examp e, an Echo wi be setup as a repeater for a camera. In
other words, a camera wi be “routed through” an Echo.
In this examp e, Camera 2 cannot estab ish a signa
to the base due to a very ong distance, or
obstructions.
Echo 3 is p aced somewhere between Camera 2
and the base where it is ab e to get a good signa to
both the camera AND the base.
Setting up a camera to route through an Echo is done at the
camera.
Open the camera enc osure and push the NEXT button unti the disp ay
shows how the camera is current y routed.
To change the routing, push the CHANGE button. The camera wi now
search for any devices that it can get a signa from.
When the search is comp ete, the disp ay wi show the number of nodes
found (if any). Push the NEXT button to view each node on the ist.
When the disp ay shows the node that you wou d ike to route through,
push the ENTER button.
Now the camera wi try to contact the base through the node that you
have se ected. If it is successfu , the disp ay wi show “...OK”.
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Routed to Base
… OK
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
Routed to Base
Search ng...
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
3 nodes found
NEXT–v ew l st
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
Change to Node3
Echo 3
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER
Routed to Node3
… OK
`
HOME NEXT CHANGE ENTER

8. Se ing up a Repea er
In X-Series Network Manager, c ick on one of the network tree view icons to see a visua
representation of the network routing. The examp es be ow show Camera 2 routed through Echo
3. Camera 1 is routed direct y to the base.
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NOT : When using the repeater function, the 12V externa
battery pack is required for the Echo (see “Specifications).
C ick here
Camera2
routed
through
Echo3
C ick here
Camera 2
routed through
Echo 3

9. Connec ing o an Ex ernal Sensor
9. Connecting to an xternal Sensor
The X80 Echo can connect to an externa sensor that has a contact c osure output. This feature
a ows a camera to be triggered by various types of sensors in addition to the motion detector (i.e.
seismic, magnetometer, pressure pad, etc.).
The “Echo to Externa Sensor Connector Kit” (so d separate y) is required to connect to an externa
sensor. This kit inc udes a 9 foot cab e with an X80 Echo connector on one end, and open wires
on the other end. The kit a so inc udes an extra X80 connector. The wiring is shown be ow:
To trigger the Echo, the externa sensor must be wired so that it c oses the connection between
Pins 1 and 3 when it is activated (Brown and Green/Ye ow).
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NOT : The “Echo to Externa Sensor Connector Kit” shown be ow
(so d separate y) is required to connect to an externa sensor.
Pin Wire Color Function
1 Brown Input (1K pu up to battery vo tage)
2 B ue Not used
3 Green/Ye ow Ground
NOT : The externa sensor must provide a “dry contact” type output.
Do not connect any vo tage to the Echo pins.

9. Connec ing o an Ex ernal Sensor
Once the Echo has been connected to an externa sensor, the External trigger input must be
enab ed from X-Series Network Manager. To enab e the External trigger input, c ick on the Echo
icon to open the contro pane and then c ick the “Settings” button (see “Echo Contro Pane ”).
C ick Edit or Change to se ect the cameras that shou d be triggered.
C ick the togg e button so that External trigger input is Enabled.
C ick the red pdate button to send the new settings to the Echo.
When the External trigger input is enab ed, the Echo's own motion sensor may sti be enab ed if
desired. If it is enab ed, the Echo wi trigger the camera when either the External trigger input or
the motion sensor is active.
If you do not want to use the Echo motion sensor, it may be set to “off”.
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Se ect the
Cameras to
be triggered
Enab e the
Externa
trigger input
C ick
Update
when done

10. Warran y and Service
10. Warranty and Service
For service or repair, contact ATSI/Buckeye Cam at:
ATSI
8157 US Hwy 50 • Athens, OH 45701
[phone] • [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.buckeyecam.com
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