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A method of configuring and synchronizing a wireless machine monitoring system that has at least one chain, that includes at least one machine monitor and at least one repeater is disclosed. The wireless machine monitoring system may further include a master repeater that is in communication with th

A method of configuring and synchronizing a wireless machine monitoring system that has at least one chain, that includes at least one machine monitor and at least one repeater is disclosed. The wireless machine monitoring system may further include a master repeater that is in communication with the chain and a command station that is in communication with the master repeater. The wireless machine monitoring system is configured so that only one element of the system is communicating at any given time. In addition, bit error rate transmission tests are performed on the elements of the system to determine their ability to communicate at different transmission power levels. Thus, power consumption of battery powered elements is minimized by decreasing the amount of time the devices are active and by configuring the communicating elements to transmit at the lowest acceptable power level. An installation and configuration unit is provided for installing and configuring the machine monitors and the repeaters within each chain of the wireless machine monitoring system.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for configuring a wireless machine monitoring system having at least one chain of a plurality of programmable transceiver devices including a machine monitor, a relay repeater and an Installation and Configuration Unit ("ICU"), the method comprising he steps of

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for configuring a wireless machine monitoring system having at least one chain of a plurality of programmable transceiver devices including a machine monitor, a relay repeater and an Installation and Configuration Unit ("ICU"), the method comprising he steps of:(a) positioning the ICU in a physical location within wireless communications range of a first transceiver device and receiving data transmitted by the first transceiver device with the ICU;(b) calculating a test bit error rate for test data transmitted from the first transceiver device to the ICU;(c) comparing the test bit error rate to an acceptable bit error rate to determine whether the test bit error rate is acceptable; and(d) mounting a second transceiver device where the ICU is positioned if it is determined that the test bit error rate is acceptable.