User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. RS232 SERIAL PROTOCOL PRESENTATION
- 3. setting the internal parameters of the wavecard
- 3.1- Configuration of the functional parameters
- 3.2- Configuration of the control parameters
- 3.2.1 - selection of the radio operating channel when FHSS is deselected
- 3.2.2 - Selection of the RF medium physical mode
- 3.2.3 - Selection of the radio board emission power
- 3.2.4 - Activation of the Wavenis RF Asic RSSI threshold autocorrection
- 3.2.5 - Selection of the serial baudrate.
- 3.2.6 - Reading the firmware version of the WaveCard
- 3.2.7 - Reading the RSSI level (Received Signal Strengh Indicator)
- 3.2.8 - TEST Mode
- 4. SERVICE COMMANDS
- 5. COMMUNICATION MODES
- 5.1- 'Frame Exchange’ Mode
- 5.2- 'Message’ Mode
- 5.3- ’Polling’ Mode
- 5.4- ’Broadcast’ mode
- 5.4.1 - Configuration of the parameters relating to the 'Broadcast' mode
- 5.4.2 - 'BroadCast' mode without waiting for a response
- 5.4.3 - 'BroadCast' mode with waiting for responses
- 5.4.4 - Format of the commands – from the request transmitter side
- 5.4.5 - Format of the commands – from the request receiver side
- 5.4.6 - Use of the selective, or not-selective broadcast mode
- 5.5- ’Multi frames' Mode
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868MHz single channel 9600 bauds with channel selection 0x00A2
868 MHz frequency hopping 9600 baud 0x00A3
868 MHz frequency hopping 19200 baud 0x00B3
869MHz 500mW Band 0x00B6
b) selection commands format of the physical layer mode to use
Request, from the host to the WaveCard
REQ_SELECT_PHYCONFIG
HEADER CMD D ATA CRC ETX
3 bytes 1 byte 2 bytes 2 bytes 1 byte
0xFF ; 0x02 ;
0x06
0x64 RF transmission mode 0x03
Response, from the WaveCard to the host
RES_SELECT_PHYCONFIG
HEADER CMD D ATA CRC ETX
3 bytes 1 byte 1 byte 2 bytes 1 byte
0xFF ; 0x02 ;
0x05
0x65
Status
( 0x00 : update OK ; 0x01 : update error )
0x03
c) Automatic selection of Radio physical mode to use
A parameter allows the WaveCard to choose its mode of transmission, according to the radio address of the
distant equipment. Each Wavenis equipment integrates its mode of transmission in its radio address. If
parameter SWITCH_MODE_STATUS is activated, then the WaveCard analyzes the mode of transmission of the
distant
equipment, and modify its mode accordingly to the distant equipment. If parameter SWITCH_MODE_STATUS is
deactivated, the WaveCard communicates with its default transmission mode.
Parameter
number
Description Value
Size (in
bytes)
0x10
SWITCH_MODE_STATUS : automatic selection of Radio
physical mode used to address an equipment depending
on radio address
(available from firmware V1.00 version )
0 : automatic selection deactivated
1 : automatic selection activated
by default, SWITCH_MODE_STATUS = 0x01
1
3.2.3 - Selection of the radio board emission power
Compatibility: This functionality is accessible only on WaveCard 25mW.
It is possible to adjust the radio board emission power of WaveCard, according to the following table (by
default, the level is configured to 14dBm):
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