4. Commissioning and operation
Radiation characteristics
In order to achieve the best possible transmission quality, the radio link from the end device to the receiving
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gateway should be as free from barriers as possible.
The signal strength is slightly to severely affected by concrete walls, metal shields, enclosures and hilly landscapes.
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For the best possible transmission power of the antenna, no metal objects, such as pipelines, may be closer than
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10 cm [3.93 in] to the antenna.
During installation, observe the radiation characteristics of the instrument and the instructions in the following figure:
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300
270
10 dB
20 dB
30 dB
240
210
WIKA operating instructions pressure sensor, model PEW-1000
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30
40 dB
150
180
Horizontal polarisation, x-z plane
Vertical polarisation, x-y plane
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90
120
Y
Z
X
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