AIRNET II

PARTICLE COUNTER
Service Manual

Author: Jerry Swinford

www.pmeasuring.com

September 23, 2009

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 Table of Contents

1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................... 1

2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 2

3 RELATED DOCUMENTS........................................................................................ 3

4 AIRNET II FEATURES ............................................................................................ 4

4.1 Connector Panel................................................................................................................................ 4

4.2 Status & Activity LEDs .................................................................................................................... 5

4.3 Flow Pressure Sensors ...................................................................................................................... 5

5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS ........................................................................................ 6

5.1 Processor Board (1000013669) ........................................................................................................ 7
5.1.1 Connector Pinouts....................................................................................................................... 7
5.1.1.1 CO12....................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1.1.2 CO3 Detector Board ............................................................................................................... 8
5.1.1.3 CO10 4-20mA Board.............................................................................................................. 8
5.1.1.4 CO11 Pulses ........................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.1.5 CO6 RS-232 ........................................................................................................................... 9
5.1.1.6 CO8 Ethernet .......................................................................................................................... 9
5.1.1.7 CO7 BDM .............................................................................................................................. 9
5.1.1.8 CO9 Power & Thresholds....................................................................................................... 9
5.1.2 Power Supplies ......................................................................................................................... 10
5.1.2.1 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ................................................................................................... 10

5.2 Detector Board (1000013676) ........................................................................................................ 10

5.3 Laser Board (1000013943) ............................................................................................................. 11

5.4 4-20 mA Board (1000013684) ........................................................................................................ 11

5.5 Cabling ............................................................................................................................................ 12

6 DISASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................... 13

7 ASSEMBLY .............................................................................................................. 15

8 TEST POINTS .......................................................................................................... 16

8.1 Processor Board .............................................................................................................................. 16

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8.2 Laser Board..................................................................................................................................... 16

8.3 Detector Board ................................................................................................................................ 16

8.4 4-20mA Board ................................................................................................................................. 17

9 COMPONENT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES ............................................. 18

9.1 Processor Board (1000013669) ...................................................................................................... 18

9.2 Detector Board (1000013676) ........................................................................................................ 18

9.3 Laser Board (1000013943) ............................................................................................................. 18

9.4 4-20 mA Board (1000013684) ........................................................................................................ 18

10 TROUBLE SHOOTING ...................................................................................... 19

10.1 Power ............................................................................................................................................... 19
10.1.1 +5V ........................................................................................................................................... 19
10.1.2 +3.3V ........................................................................................................................................ 19
10.1.3 +1.8V ........................................................................................................................................ 19
10.1.4 +12V ......................................................................................................................................... 19
10.1.5 -12V .......................................................................................................................................... 19

10.2 Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................... 19

10.3 Laser ................................................................................................................................................ 19

11 SERIAL COMMANDS ........................................................................................ 20

12 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................ 21
12.1 Processor Board .............................................................................................................................. 21
12.1.1.1 Processor........................................................................................................................... 21
12.1.1.2 FLASH ............................................................................................................................. 21
12.1.1.3 SDRAM ............................................................................................................................ 21
12.1.1.4 EEPROM .......................................................................................................................... 21
12.1.1.5 Ethernet Controller ........................................................................................................... 21
12.1.1.6 Serial Ports........................................................................................................................ 21
12.1.1.7 4 20mA Outputs (Optional) ........................................................................................... 21
12.1.1.8 BDM Port ......................................................................................................................... 21

12.2 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ............................................................................................................ 21

12.2.1 Power Up Sequence .................................................................................................................. 22

12.3 Additional Equipment .................................................................................................................... 22

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1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to give a high level description of how the Airnet II Particle Counter operates and to
provide troubleshooting and service information. This manual does not cover the Airnet II calibration.

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2 Introduction
The Airnet II is an aerosol particle counter. It operates from either an external DC power supply or from Power over
Ethernet (PoE). The instrument has an RS-232 interface, Ethernet interface, and three 4-20 mA output channels.

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3 Related Documents
L:\Engineering\Release\Firmware\AirNet_II\PMS_Documentation\AirNetII_Command_Summary.doc

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4 Airnet II Features
4.1 Connector Panel
The connector panel on the Airnet II comes in two versions, one with the cutout for the optional 4-20mA board and one without.

With 4-20mA option Without 4-20mA option

With 4-20mA option Without 4-20mA option

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4.2 Status & Activity LEDs
The Airnet II has two LEDs, one for status and one for activity indication. They are both located on the Processor board. The top case has one light pipe for each LED.
The activity LED is green and the status LED is bi-color (Red/Green/Both).

4.3 Flow Pressure Sensors

The pressure sensors are located on the Detector board. The differential pressure sensor and the bench pressure sensor have tubes connected to the. The atmospheric
pressure sensor does not have a tube attached.

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5 System Components

-48V
+3.3V +3.3V
CDBHD1100

4-20 mA Board SBM1040

Raw DC

20PS-JMDSS-G-1-TF
20R-JMDSS-G-1-TF
D/A
320uF

4-20 mA Output
D/A Si3440

Connector
43045-0611
Spare Digital Input Ethernet
Connector
H2019NL 0V Power Over
6339191-4
D/A Ethernet
SPI Data
Controller 100k
SPI Clock -48V LTC4267-3 0.1
4-20 mA_Latch

BA5516
Spare_Latch
60.4k
Optional 4-20 mA Board
CDBHD1100
0V
PS2911

+24V
2200pF
Surge Line Filter 250 VAC
Power Input
Threshold Output 0V Protection BNX022-01L CDBHD1100
Connector
39-30-0060
Threshold 1
Threshold 2

Laser Board +5V

+5V +12V DC/DC
POR Triple Converter
+1.8V -12V
+5V -12V +5V LTC1728ES5-5 +3.3V DC/DC LT3873
B4B-XH-A(LF)(SN)

B5B-XH-A(LF)(SN)
Converter
+1.8V +3.3V +3.3V LT3507
+1.8V
XHP-4

XHP-5
Laser
Module Option Configuration Bit 0
Option Configuration Bit 1

Laser On +3.3V
+3.3V

Status
25 MHz Osc
CWX813-25.0M

Ethernet
I/F
MII Interface BCM5221

Reset
Detector Board +5V

Activity
ADC LED
Op Amp +5V +12V -12V Reference
Transimpedance Op Amp Pulses MAX15006
HSMF-C165

Amp Baseline Restore

Detector
Status
Flow LED
Pressure Sensor A/D +3.3V
20PS-JMDSS-G-1-TF
20R-JMDSS-G-1-TF

HSMF-C165
AD124S051CIMM
+12V +3.3V
10 MHz Osc
CWX813-10.0M

Power PC
I 2C EEPROM
Diff Press
5V Reference +12V 32 kbits
Sensor
24AA32A-ISNG
+3.3V

4.096V
+5V +12V -12V
Reference
BNCH Press
Sensor Particle Threshold 1 SPI Clock FLASH
32 Mbits
+5V Particle Threshold 2 Particle Threshold 1 & 2 Thresh_Latch x2
Baseline Restore Threshold PC28F256M29EWH
32
ATM Press Baseline Restore Threshold LTC2604CGN 4-20 mA_Latch Address
3V Reference
Sensor
32
Spare_Latch Data +3.3V
Spare Digital Input
SPI Data
Control SDRAM
CH1 Clock 128 Mbits
MT48LC4M32B2B5-6

CH2 Clock
S2B-XH-A

Pulses BDM
XHP-2

Connector
+3.3V
TSM-105-01-L-DV

RS-232 RS-232
BNC MPC875CVR80
Connector Transceiver
Main Board
31221RFX
ISL4221EIRZ
FRJAE-666

Drawn By: Jerry Swinford

Front Panel
Date Drawn: September 22, 2009

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The Airnet II electronics is made up of a Processor board, Detector board, Laser board, and an optional 4-20 mA board.
The DC power supplies are on the Processor board. The Detector board and the optional 4-20 mA board are connected to
the processor board by board-to-board connectors. The Laser board is connected to the Processor board by a cable.

5.1 Processor Board (1000013669)

Processor Board (1000013669)

The Processor board interfaces to and controls the rest of the system components. The major components of the Processor
board are:
FLASH memory for System firmware
SDRAM for System memory
EEPROM memory for System configuration
D/A to set thresholds and baseline restore
Serial interfaces (RS-232 & SPI)
Ethernet Interface
Power supplies (PoE and system power)

5.1.1 Connector Pinouts

There are eight connectors on the Processor board.

Ref Des Description Mfr P/N

CO3 Detector Board, Board-to-board Connector JST 20R-JMDSS-G-1-TF(LF)(SN)
CO6 RS-232 Connector Amphenol FRJAE-666
CO7 Background Debug (BDM) Connector Samtec TSM-105-01-L-DV
CO8 Ethernet Connector AMP 6339191-4
CO9 Power Input and Threshold Voltage Output Connector Molex 39-30-0060
CO10 4-20mA Board, Board-to-board Connector JST 20R-JMDSS-G-1-TF(LF)(SN)
CO11 Pulse Output Cable Connector JST B2B-XH-AM(LF)(SN)
CO12 Laser Board Cable Connector JST B5B-XH-AM(LF)(SN)

5.1.1.1 CO12
Pin Number Description
1 +5V
2 -12V
3 Ground
4 Laser Status
5 #Laser_On

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5.1.1.2 CO3 Detector Board
Pin Number Description
1 +5V
2 Differential Pressure
3 +5V
4 Bench Pressure
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 +12V
8 Baseline Restore
9 +12V
10 Ground
11 Ground
12 Ground
13 -12V
14 Atmospheric Pressure
15 -12V
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 Ground
19 Ground
20 Pulses

5.1.1.3 CO10 4-20mA Board

Pin Number Description
1 #Busy
2 V_Bus
3 Ground
4 V_Bus
5 Spare_Latch
6 #HRESET
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Optional Board Configuration Bit 0
10 4-20mA_Latch
11 Ground
12 Ground
13 Optional Board Configuration Bit 0
14 4-20_SPICK
15 Ground
16 SPIMOSI
17 Spare_SPICK
18 SPIMISO
19 Ground
20 Spare Input (PE23)

5.1.1.4 CO11 Pulses

Pin Number Description
1 Pulses (Center)
2 Ground (Ring)

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5.1.1.5 CO6 RS-232
Pin Number Description
1 Shorted to pins 4 & 5 with a capacitor to ground
2 TxD
3 RxD
4 Shorted to pins 1 & 5 with a capacitor to ground
5 Shorted to pins 1 & 4 with a capacitor to ground
6 Ground

5.1.1.6 CO8 Ethernet

Pin Number Description
1 Tx+ (PoE)
2 Tx- (PoE)
3 Rx+ (PoE)
4 Shorted to pin 5 (PoE)
5 Shorted to pin 4 (PoE)
6 Rx- (PoE)
7 Shorted to pin 8 (PoE)
8 Shorted to pin 7 (PoE)
9 Yellow LED Cathode
10 Yellow LED Anode
11 Green LED Cathode
12 Green LED Anode

5.1.1.7 CO7 BDM

Pin Number Description
1 VFLS0
2 #SRESET
3 Ground
4 DSCK
5 Ground
6 VFLS1
7 #HRESET
8 DSDI
9 Pulled up to +3.3V
10 DSDO

5.1.1.8 CO9 Power & Thresholds

Pin Number Description
1 +24VDC In
2 Channel 1 Threshold
3 Channel 2 Threshold
4 0VDC
5 Ground
6 Ground

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5.1.2 Power Supplies
The Airnet II power supplies are on the processor board. The instrument can be powered from an external +24VDC supply
or via Power over Ethernet (PoE). The DC voltages that are produced are: +5V, +3.3V, +1.8V, and 12V. The PoE
standard does not dictate the polarity of the DC voltage supplied over the Ethernet cable. Therefore, the PoE supply has
bridge rectifiers on the input. A bridge rectifier was also added to the +24V input so that the instrument will not be
damaged if the +24V power is wired backwards.

5.1.2.1 Power over Ethernet (PoE)

The PoE supply produces +12VDC. This is connected through a diode to the V_Bus (a.k.a. Raw_DC) that is used to
produce all of the system voltages. The external +24VDC is also connected to V_Bus through a diode. When the +24VDC
is being used to power the instrument, the PoE circuit will be disabled. If a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) device such
as a PoE Ethernet switch is connected it will go through the PoE negotiation sequence and be denied. I believe it may
continue to try this negotiation sequence forever. So, if PoE is available it is not recommended to power the instrument
with the external +24VDC. The Airnet II is a Class 0 PD.

There is more detailed information about PoE in general in the Appendix.

5.2 Detector Board (1000013676)

The Detector board does the particle detection and sends particle pulses to the Processor board. The Detector board also has
pressure sensors that are used for monitoring the flow. The outputs of these sensors are sent to the Processor board where
they are measured with an A/D converter.

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 Detector Board (1000013676) and Board-to-Board Connector

5.3 Laser Board (1000013943)

The Laser board drives the solid state laser. The Laser board is connected to the Processor board by the LEM cable
(1000013724).

Laser Board (1000013943) and Cable (1000013724)

5.4 4-20 mA Board (1000013684)

The 4-20 mA board is optional. It connects to the Processor board via a board-to-board connector. It has three channels,
two particle channels and one for status.

4-20 mA Board (1000013684)

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The 4-20mA board is mounted in the Airnet II with two socket head cap screws. The length of these screws is critical. If
one of the screws is too long it will break the differential pressure sensor on the Detector board.

5.5 Cabling
There are two cables in the Airnet II. One cable connects the Processor board to the Laser board. The other cable connects
to the Processor board to a BNC connector on the rear of the Airnet II.

PMS P/N Description

1000013724 Processor board to Laser board cable (LEM)
1000013725 Processor board to Pulse BNC cable (Pulse)

Pulse Cable (1000013725)

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6 Disassembly
The bottom of the case is held on by the four feet.

1. Remove the four feet by unscrewing the socket head cap

screws with a hex wrench.

Socket head cap screws in feet

2. With the bottom removed, the cover can be removed by

removing the four socket head cap screws in the four
corners.

Socket head cap screws

3. Lift off the top of the case.

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4. Remove the Processor board by removing the four socket
head cap screws in the four corners.

Remove Processor Board

5. Remove the tubing from the pressure sensor on the Detector

board. Remove the two socket head caps screws. Remove
the Detector board.

The pressure sensors can be damaged easily. Therefore, the

tubing should only be removed if it is necessary.

Remove Detector Board

6. The 4-20mA board is removed by removing the two socket

head cap screws.

Remove 4-20mA Board

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7 Assembly
Assembling the Airnet II has a few critical steps.

1. The length of the socket head cap screws used to mount the
4-20mA board is critical. If the screw protrudes too far
through the mounting bracket it will damage the differential
pressure sensor on the Detector board.

Socket head cap screw length

Socket head cap screw length Socket head cap screw length

2. Care must be taken when mounting the Processor board. If

the board-to-board connectors are not properly aligned when
the Processor board is pressed down, the connector on the
Detector board and/or the 4-20mA board will be damaged.

Board-to-board connectors

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8 Test Points
8.1 Processor Board
TP Signal Name Description
7 Baseline Restore Threshold Baseline restore voltage for Detector board
8 CH1_THRESH Particle channel 1 threshold voltage
9 CH2_THRESH Particle channel 2 threshold voltage
10 +1.8VDC +1.8V power for processor chip
11 +3.3V +3.3V power
12, 14 GND System ground
13 D Ground for PoE circuit. Connected to system ground through C146
15 L_STATUS Status output from Laser board
17 CH2CLK Channel 2 particle pulses going to counter
18 CH1CLK Channel 1 particle pulses going to counter
19 ADC IN4 Spare input to A/D converter
20 DAC4_OUT Spare output from D/A converter

8.2 Laser Board

There are no test points on the analog board.

8.3 Detector Board

There are four test points on the analog board.

TP Signal Name Description

1 Photodiode Anode Photodiode Anode
2 Photodiode Cathode Photodiode Cathode
3 +12VDC +12VDC
4 -12VDC -12VDC

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8.4 4-20mA Board
There are eleven test points on the 4-20mA board.

TP Signal Name Description

1 GND Ground
2 GND Ground
3 V_OUT_C D/A output for 4-20mA channel 3 (0 to +5VDC)
4 V_OUT_B D/A output for 4-20mA channel 2 (0 to +5VDC)
5 V_OUT_A D/A output for 4-20mA channel 1 (0 to +5VDC)
6 #HRESET System reset
7 4-20mA_Latch SPI latch to D/A
8 4-20_SPICK SPI clock
9 SPIMOSI SPI serial data
10 V_Bus Raw power from Processor board
11 V_OUT_D Spare D/A output (0 to +5VDC)

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9 Component Replacement Procedures
9.1 Processor Board (1000013669)
The Processor board contains the D/A that sets the thresholds and the baseline restore voltage. It contains the A/D that
measures the pressure sensors. Both of these devices have precision voltage references. The value of these references may
be different on the new Processor board. This may affect the flow setting and the calibration. If the Processor board is
replaced, run setup and calibration.

9.2 Detector Board (1000013676)

If the Detector board is replaced, run flow and calibration.

9.3 Laser Board (1000013943)

If the Laser board is replaced, run calibration.

9.4 4-20 mA Board (1000013684)

If the 4-20mA board is replaced, nothing else is required.

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10 Trouble Shooting
10.1 Power
The Airnet II can be powered from either an external +24VDC supply or from a PoE switch. It is possible that the Airnet II
can function from the +24VDC input and not from the PoE input. This would indicate that the PoE circuit is faulty but the
rest of the supplies are OK. There is a Power LED (D21) on the Processor board. If it is not illuminated then the +3.3V
supply is faulty. If it is illuminated it does not guarantee that the rest of the supplies are OK. All of the voltages must be
verified with a meter.

10.1.1 +5V
The +5V can be verified by measuring pin 1 on CO12 (Laser cable connector).

10.1.2 +3.3V
The +3.3V is OK if D21 is illuminated or measuring TP11.

10.1.3 +1.8V
The +1.8V can be verified by measuring TP10.

10.1.4 +12V
The +12V can be verified by measuring pin 8 on U43.

10.1.5 -12V
The -12V can be verified by measuring pin 2 on CO12 (Laser cable connector).

10.2 Ethernet
The Ethernet circuit and connector are on the Processor board. If it is determined that the Ethernet problem is a hardware
problem then the Processor board must be replaced.

10.3 Laser
The firmware will turn the laser off if the air flow is not correct. This can be checked by measuring the #Laser_On signal.
This is a low true signal, which means that if the firmware is telling the laser to be on, #Laser_On will measure about 0V.
This signal is on CO12 pin 5.

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11 Serial Commands
The serial commands are described in the AirNetII PMS/OPC command summary document.

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12 Appendix
12.1 Processor Board
The major components of the Processor board are described below.

12.1.1.1 Processor
The processor is a Freescale MPC875.

12.1.1.2 FLASH
The system firmware is stored in the FLASH. The FLASH is two PC28F256M29EW parts. These are 16-bit wide 256 Mbit
parts. This is 64 Mbytes of FLASH. The address space of the FLASH is from 0xF0000000 to 0xF3FFFFFF.

12.1.1.3 SDRAM
The SDRAM system memory is one Micron MT48LC4M32B2B5-6 part. This a 32-bit wide 128 Mb part. This is 16
Mbytes of SDRAM. The address space of the SDRAM is 0x00000000 to 0x00FFFFFF.

12.1.1.4 EEPROM
The EEPROM is used to store system parameters. There are 32 kbits. The EEPROM is accessed via the SPI bus.

12.1.1.5 Ethernet Controller

The Ethernet Controller is accessed via the Media Independent Interface (MII). D34 on the Processor board is a bi-color
LED. The Green portion of the LED indicates the speed of the link (10/100) and the Red portion of the LED indicates
whether the link is half duplex or full duplex.

12.1.1.6 Serial Ports

There is one RS-232 serial port and the SPI serial interface.

12.1.1.6.1 SPI Interface

The SPI interface is used within the instrument. The processor controls the EEPROM, the optional 4-20mA output D/A, the
threshold D/A, and the pressure sensor A/D via the SPI interface.

12.1.1.6.2 RS-232
The RJ-11 connector on the Processor board is for the RS-232 port.

12.1.1.7 4 20mA Outputs (Optional)

If the Airnet II has 4-20mA outputs, the optional 4-20mA board is installed.

12.1.1.8 BDM Port

The Background Debug Port (BDM) is used to view and / or modify the internal memory, registers, and peripherals on any
of the processor buses.

12.2 Power over Ethernet (PoE)

IEEE802.3af is the standard that defines PoE. There are two basic components to PoE, the Powered Device (PD) and the
Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE). The standard requires the use of CAT 3 cable at a minimum. The cable has four twisted
pairs. The PSE provides 44-57VDC over two of the four pairs, either the two spare pairs or the two data pairs. Since the
standard does not specify which pairs are to be used, the PD must accept power from either set of wire pairs.

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12.2.1 Power Up Sequence
To ensure that power is not applied to an Ethernet device that is not a PD, the standard requires the PSE to look for a 25k
resistance (signature resistance) on the wire pairs that will be powered. Therefore, the PD must provide this resistance as
part of the power up sequence. The standard also specifies five classes of power levels.

Class Usage Maximum Power Levels at Input of PD (Watt)

0 Default 0.44 12.94
1 Optional 0.44 3.84
2 Optional 3.84 6.49
3 Optional 6.49 12.95
4 Reserved

The PD has a power classification resistor that is detected by the PSE. This allows the PSE to determine how many devices
it can power. If the total available power is 100W and each of the PDs are class 3, the PSE can power seven. If the PDs are
class 1 then the PSE can power twenty six.

12.3 Additional Equipment

In addition to the standard accessories, there are some items that may be useful.

Mfr. P/N Description

SL Power LS15RB2401J04 Input: PoE Output: 11.4W, +24VDC (for powering old Airnet in PoE installation)
PMS 1000014175 Adapter cable for powering Airnet II from Airnet power supply
PMS 1000014176 Adapter cable for connecting Airnet II 4-20mA outputs to old Airnet installation
PMS 1000014177 Adapter cable for powering old Airnet from Airnet II power supply
PMS 1000014178 Adapter cable for connecting old Airnet 4-20mA outputs to Airnet II installation
SL Power PW183RB Desktop style universal 30 Watt IEEE802.3af compliant PoE power supply
Dell PowerConnect 3524P 24 port PoE Ethernet switch, 370W for the 24 PoE ports

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