User Manual

Read This First
December 2007 Revision 3.5 5/48
Table of Contents
PUBLISHING INFORMATION __________________________________________________________ 2
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY__________________________________________________ 2
READ THIS FIRST ____________________________________________________________________ 3
CONVENTIONS _________________________________________________________________________ 3
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE________________________________________________________________ 3
CONTACT FOR COMMENTS _______________________________________________________________ 3
QUALITY ISSUES _______________________________________________________________________ 4
1 FOR YOUR SAFETY _______________________________________________________________ 8
1.1 GENERAL USE ____________________________________________________________________ 8
1.2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE ___________________________________________________________ 8
1.3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION____________________________________________________ 8
1.3.1 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ________________________________________________________ 8
1.3.2 ELECTRONIC DEVICES ____________________________________________________________ 9
2 CERTIFICATION__________________________________________________________________ 10
2.1 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTICES________________________________________ 10
2.2 REGULATORY NOTICES ____________________________________________________________ 10
2.2.1 IN EUROPE (CE AND RTTE DIRECTIVES) ____________________________________________ 10
2.2.2 FCC ID CROSS REFERENCE TABLE ________________________________________________ 11
2.2.3 IN USA (FCC DIRECTIVE)_________________________________________________________ 13
2.2.4 IN CANADA _____________________________________________________________________ 14
3 OVERVIEW ______________________________________________________________________ 15
3.1 KEY FEATURES __________________________________________________________________ 15
3.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ___________________________________________________________ 15
3.2.1 RF CHANNELS __________________________________________________________________ 16
3.2.2 SYNCHRONIZATION INPUT/OUTPUT _________________________________________________ 16
3.2.3 I/O PORT CONNECTOR ___________________________________________________________ 16
3.2.4 INIT BUTTON ___________________________________________________________________ 16
3.2.5 SERIAL CONNECTOR _____________________________________________________________ 16
3.2.6 MONITORING PORT (PARALLEL PORT) ______________________________________________ 17
3.2.7 ANTENNAS _____________________________________________________________________ 17
4 ARCHITECTURE _________________________________________________________________ 18
4.1 SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ____________________________________________________________ 18
4.2 ON-BOARD APPLICATION SOFTWARE ________________________________________________ 18
5 ANTENNAS ______________________________________________________________________ 20