CFCIU-1 Communications Interface Unit
Our CATFire CFCIU-1 is your wireless gateway to remote monitoring, controlling, firing, and updating of your CFTFU-X16 firing units.
Powered directly from the USB socket, this provides secure and long range access from your CFWFS-1 App.
Advanced spread sprectrum channel hopping wireless has 70 channels, with smart noise avoidance.
Fully encrypted communications.
800 metres line of sight range / 1 mile span.
ARM lock to prevent accidental arming of the system.
Diagnostic logging.
Extension interface for future add on products and flexible connectivity.
Stackable design for convenience.
- Communication
- Provides radio communication to the CFTFU-X16 firing units from your CFWFS-1 App.
Fully encrypted, security key can be saved for backup and even duplicated to other CFCIU-1 units for backup purposes - or changed easily allowing firing units to be shared between users. - Safety
- ARM locking key switch prevents arming the system from the CFWFS-1 App.
Full self testing and diagnostics logging. - Expansion
- Extension interface providing for future planned add-on products and flexible connectivity scenarios.
- Self tests
- Full self testing on power on.
Wireless is operational.
All control signals are in safe conditions.
All operating state and settings are valid. - Indicators and displays
- Internal bleeper keep you informed of unit state.
ARM lock key switch (removable in locked state only). - Event logging
- Unit records all events and operating conditions to a permanent log, retrievable from the CFWFS-1 firing studio.
Thousands of log messages can be recorded. Unlimited numbers when storing them with the CFWFS-1 firing studio software.
- 868MHz Spread spectrum suitable for all UK and European countries. USA support is planned.
- 70 channels, continuous hopping throughout and intelligent noise avoidance.
- Fully encrypted communication.
- Industrial communications band (ISM) avoids heavily congested 2.4GHz (WiFi and Bluetooth) band. Far more channels too.
- Propagates through obstacles and over water more easily than GHz frequencies.
- More efficient transmission.
- 800m line of sight communication (1600m/1 mile span) from CFCIU-1/CFWFS-1 Firing Studio software.
- Full control, monitoring and firing over radio including updating of firmware and retriving diagnostic logs.
- Lightweight impact resistant ABS enclosure.
- -20 to +60 degrees celcius, 90% relative humidity non-condensing.
- Stackable design for convenience.
- Mount unit in any orientation.
- Future proofing: Feature enhancements via firmware updates from CFWFS-1 App, available from the support section.
- Better for environment: Maintain your investment for the long term.
- Better for environment: Easy to recycle when necessary.
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