User guide

PlantLinc PLR5000 User’s Guide
P/N 161-09888-001 DATA-LINC Group
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Main Menu Option (0): Set Operation Mode
When item (0) is selected, the Operation Mode Menu appears as shown in Figure 2. The Operation Mode
option is used to designate the method in which the particular PLR5000 will be used. The PLR5000 operates
in a Master to remote configuration; therefore, any radio modems that are intended to operate together must
be set up as such. In a point-to-point setup, either the Master or Remote may be used on either end of the
communications link. One consideration when setting up the radio modems is that a number of parameters are
controlled by the settings in the Master; therefore, you may wish to deploy the Master on the communications
end where you will have easier access to the radio modem.
Figure 2: Mode Menu
Shown below are example settings. Please refer to configuration sheets supplied for your modem’s
configuration.
(0) Point-to-point Master
The PLR5000 operates in a Master/remote configuration. When designated as a Master in point-to-point
mode, the radio modem will call any or all Remotes it is instructed to call in the call book. The Master
determines the settings used for all Radio Transmission Characteristics, regardless of the settings in the
Remotes and/or Repeaters.
(1) Point-to-Point Remote
When set up as a point-to-point Remote, a PLR5000 will communicate with any Master in its call book,
either directly or through one or two Repeaters. When functioning as a Remote, the Entry to Call feature
in the radio modem’s call book (Figure 3) is not operational. The Remote will communicate with any
Master on the list that calls.
(2) Point-to-Multipoint Master
The PLR5000 may be set to run in multipoint mode, which allows one Master to simultaneously be in
communication with numerous Remotes. A point-to-multipoint Master will communicate only with other
radio modems designated as point-to-multipoint Remotes or point-to-multipoint Repeaters.
(3) Point-to-Multipoint Remote
Setting (3) allows the radio modem to operate as a Remote in a multipoint network.
Please refer to the section entitled multipoint Operation, for more information on running a multipoint
network.