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WB-E Falcon Wireless Base: WB-E Falcon with the antenna raised
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WB-E Falcon Wireless Base

A Wireless Connection within Your Pyrodigital Network

At a Glance

The WB-E Falcon Wireless Base provides a virtual cable connection between a Pyrodigital controller and its modules, enabling the controller to send firing commands and receive monitoring data. A wireless setup uses one Falcon base configured as the Master and up to 12 WB-E Falcon Wireless Bases configured as Remote Units. The same Falcon hardware can perform either role or operate as an isolating booster to power remote sections of the firing network.

2-year warrantyMade in Germany

Included Equipment

  • WB-E Falcon Wireless Base
  • 1 standard antenna
  • 2 Safety Arm Keys
  • Universal Charger with country-specific mains wall plug
  • USB stick with Operating Instructions and FSK timecode files
  • Spare fuses

Operational Role

A Falcon base can add a wireless link at any available network point in the Pyrodigital system, rather than only at the field controller. When configured as the Master, it receives the incoming network signal and communicates wirelessly with the Remote Falcon bases, which then power their local firing networks. The wireless link carries firing commands, continuity checking, and assignment scanning for the FC-A’s Advanced Mode.

The Falcon can also serve as an isolating booster. Its network input is galvanically isolated from the output network, allowing it to regenerate the incoming signal, add local network power, and provide electrical separation between network sections.

Continuity can be checked locally at a Falcon base without placing a field controller at that position. From the Master Falcon, operators can also monitor the status of each Remote Falcon, including signal strength, battery state, external power, temperature, and Safety Arm Key position.

For wireless security, each system uses a company-specific Customer ID together with a Network ID for the individual show. These help prevent unauthorized access and unintended control from another Falcon setup. The Falcon Wireless Base is approved for its intended use in the United States and Canada under FCC and ISED requirements; contact us for information about approval requirements and operating conditions in other countries.

The internal battery provides up to 46 hours of standby time or up to 16 hours of active operation with the network output powered and 40 FM-A modules connected. Actual runtime depends on the connected network. Contact us to confirm whether a compatible external power supply is available in your country for operating the Falcon from mains power.

System Compatibility

Manuals & Documentation

Technical Specifications

Wireless link

Operating roles
Master, Remote Unit or Isolating Booster; each role uses a WB-E Falcon Wireless Base
Topology
Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint
Remote Falcon bases per Master
Up to 12 WB-E Falcon Wireless Bases configured as Remote Units
Rural line-of-sight range
Up to 6 km (3.7 miles) with suitable Yagi antennas; dependent on the site, installation and radio conditions
Urban line-of-sight range
Up to 1.6 km (1 mile) with suitable Yagi antennas; dependent on the site, installation and radio conditions
Supported wireless functions
Firing commands, continuity checking and assignment scanning for FC-A Advanced Mode
Remote Falcon base monitoring
Signal strength, battery state, external power, temperature and Safety Arm Key state

Radio

Frequency range
ISM 902 to 928 MHz (United States FCC and Canada ISED)
Modulation
Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)
Spreading
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
Radio channels
6 selectable channels
Transmitted power
30 dBm (1 W)
Receiver sensitivity
-106 dBm
RF data rate
110 kb/s
Antenna connector
RP-SMA female, 50 ohm unbalanced
Maximum input at antenna port
6 dBm

Security

Encryption
256-bit AES with cipher block chaining (CBC)
Customer ID
000000–999999; provides company-specific encryption for the Falcon network
Network ID
0–32767; identifies a show network so Falcon bases with other Network IDs do not communicate with it

Pyrodigital network

Network input
1, galvanically isolated from the output network
Network output
1, with thermal circuit-breaker protection
Output voltage
24 VDC nominal on the internal battery; dependent on the connected supply. Output powered when the Safety Arm Key is in armed position
Network capacity on internal battery
Up to 40 FM-A firing modules
Maximum constant output current
3 A
Isolating-booster function
Regenerates the incoming network signal and provides local power; input isolated from the output network
Local Check Status
Continuity checking at the base itself, with no field controller at that position

Power

Internal battery type
Non-spillable Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA)
Internal battery voltage
24 VDC (2 x 12 VDC in series)
Internal battery capacity
2.3 Ah
Standby on internal battery
Up to 46 hours
Active operation with 40 FM-A
Up to 16 hours on the internal battery with the network output powered
Active operation with 40 legacy modules
Up to 7.5 hours on the internal battery with the network output powered
External power option
Compatible External Power Supply for WB-E Falcon available separately in some countries
Maximum charge current
0.56 A at <29.4 VDC
External DC input
28 VDC
Supplied charger
Universal Charger, 100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, with country-specific mains wall plug

Environmental and physical

Housing
RF-shielded field enclosure
Operating temperature (electronics)
−20 °C to +85 °C
Operating temperature (batteries)
−20 °C to +55 °C