User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. XTend RF Module
- 2. RF Module Operation
- 3. RF Module Configuration
- Programming Examples
- Command Reference Table
- Command Descriptions
- %V (Board Voltage) Command
- AM (Auto-set MY) Command
- AP (API Enable) Command
- AT (Guard Time After) Command
- BD (Interface Data Rate) Command
- BR (RF Data Rate) Command
- BT (Guard Time Before) Command
- CC (Command Sequence Character) Command
- CD (GPO2 Configuration) Command
- CF (Number Base) Command
- CN (Exit AT Command Mode) Command
- CS (GPO1 Configuration) Command
- CT (Command Mode Timeout) Command
- DB (Received Signal Strength) Command
- DT (Destination Address) Command
- E0 (Echo Off) Command
- E1 (Echo On) Command
- ER (Receive Error Count) Command
- FH (Force Wake-up Initializer) Command
- FL (Software Flow Control) Command
- FS (Forced Synch Time) Command
- FT (Flow Control Threshold) Command
- GD (Receive Good Count) Command
- HP (Hopping Channel) Command
- HT (Time before Wake-up Initializer) Command
- HV (Hardware Version) Command
- ID (Modem VID) Command
- KY (AES Encryption Key) Command
- LH (Wake-up Initializer Timer) Command
- MD (RF Mode) Command
- MK (Address Mask) Command
- MT (Multi-transmit) Command
- MY (Source Address) Command
- NB (Parity) Command
- PB (Polling Begin Address) Command
- PD (Minimum Polling Delay) Command
- PE (Polling End Address) Command
- PK (Maximum RF Packet Size) Command
- PL (TX Power Level) Command
- PW (Pin Wake-up) Command
- RB (Packetization Threshold) Command
- RC (Ambient Power - Single Channel) Command
- RE (Restore Defaults) Command
- RM (Ambient Power - All Channels) Command
- RN (Delay Slots) Command
- RO (Packetization Timeout) Command
- RP (RSSI PWM Timer) Command
- RR (Retries) Command
- RT (GPI1 Configuration) Command
- SB (Stop Bits) Command
- SH (Serial Number High) Command
- SL (Serial Number Low) Command
- SM (Sleep Mode) Command
- ST (Time before Sleep) Command
- TP (Board Temperature) Command
- TR (Transmit Error Count) Command
- TT (Streaming Limit) Command
- TX (Transmit Only) Command
- VL (Firmware Version - Verbose)
- VR (Firmware Version - Short) Command
- WA (Active Warning Numbers) Command
- WN (Warning Data) Command
- WR (Write) Command
- WS (Sticky Warning Numbers) Command
- API Operation
- 4. RF Communication Modes
- Appendix A: Agency Certifications
- Appendix B: Development Guide
- Appendix C: Additional Information
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The following table shows dB levels above sensitivity and PWM values (The total time period of the
PWM output is 8.32 ms. PWM output consists of 40 steps and therefore the minimum step size is
0.208 ms.):
A non-zero value defines the time that PWM output is active with the RSSI value of the last
received RF packet. After the set time when no RF packets are received, PWM output is set low (0
percent PWM) until another RF packet is received. PWM output is also set low at power-up. A
parameter value of 0xFF permanently enables PWM output and always reflects the value of the last
received RF packet.
The Config/RSSI pin is shared between PWM output and Config input. When the module is
powered, the Config pin is an input. During the power-up sequence, if RP parameter is a non-zero
value, the Config pin is configured as an output and set low until the first RF packet is received.
With a non-zero RP parameter, the Config pin is an input for RP ms after power up.
RR (Retries) Command
<Networking & Security> The RR command is
used to set/read the maximum number of retries
sent for a given RF packet. When RR Command is
enabled (RR>0), RF packet retries and ACKs
(acknowledgements) are enabled.
Exceptions: If the MT command in enabled
(MT>0) or if a broadcast Destination Address is
used (DT = 0xFFFF); RF packet retries and ACKs are disabled.
After transmitting a packet, the transmitting RF module waits to receive an acknowledgement
from a receiving module. If the acknowledgement is not received in the period of time specified by
RN (Delay Slots) Command, the original packet is transmitted again. The RF packet is transmitted
repeatedly until an acknowledgement is received or until the packet is sent RR times.
RT (GPI1 Configuration) Command
<Serial Interfacing> The RT command is used to
set/read the behavior of the GPI1 ping (pin 10) of
the RF Module. The pin can be configured to
enable binary programming or RTS
flow control.
SB (Stop Bits) Command
<Serial Interfacing> The SB Command is used to
set/read the number of stop bits in the data
packet.
Table3‐01. PWMValue s
dBm above sensitivity
PWM percentage
(high period / total period)
10 20%
20 35%
30 50%
AT Command: ATRR
Binary Command: 0x18 (24 decimal)
Parameter Range:0 - 0xFF
Default Parameter Value: 0x0A (10 decimal)
Number of bytes returned: 1
AT Command: ATRT
Binary Command: 0x16 (22 decimal)
Parameter Range:0 - 2
Default Parameter Value: 0
Number of bytes returned: 1
AT Command: ATSB
Binary Command: 0x37 (55 decimal)
Parameter Range: 0 - 1
Parameter Configuration
01 stop bit
12 stop bits
Default Parameter Value: 0
Number of bytes returned: 1