Trl Funksysteme 60001 IRIS BASE WIRELESS MODUL T-02 ID04 Component 60001 Data Sheet

IRIS-Info sheet-1b

IRIS General

IRIS is a series of products developed for monitoring and controlling other 

systems. IRIS units work usually in networks communicating with each other via 

radio, on the 433 MHz band. An IRIS network can consist of units of different 

types and usually there are at least one unit with an interface that enables it to 

communicate with the end-user. It could for example be a serial port, a GSM/

GPRS module or an Internet connection and a database.

There are IRIS models made for integration on other circuit boards and IRIS 

models mounted in a separate housing.

All IRIS units are confi gurable. The easiest way to confi gure an IRIS unit is to 

use the confi guration program available on the IRIS website. There are various 

parameters that are confi gurable such as the settings for the serial port, analogue 

input limits and predefi ned text strings. The parameters available depend on 

the type of the IRIS unit. Each unit has some logical functions such as timers, 

counters and fl ags. To save power for those units that’s powered with battery 

there is a sleep function. This function can be used to minimize the current 

consumption when the unit is idle.

IRIS Networks

An IRIS network is often built in a tree-structure. At the top there is central unit 

that acts as the connection to the end-user or an external system for example a 

PLC or a computer network. The central unit can have an Internet connection, 

a GSM/GPRS module, a serial interface or just some inputs and outputs. Units 

lower in the tree-structure are normally used to supervise and monitor machines 

and sensors. Every unit can have it’s own lower units further down in the tree-

structure.

IRIS units can be used for cable-replacement. Units work in pairs exchanging 

serial data and I/O data when the distance is to long for cables or if there are 

other diffi culties with the installing cables.

The simplest IRIS solution is when an IRIS unit works alone supervising a 

machine.