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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Interfacing Protocols
The XTend Module Assembly (XTend RF Module mounted to the XTIB-R Interface Board) supports
the following interfacing protocols:
• RS-232
• RS-485 (2-wire) Half-Duplex
• RS-485 (4-wire) and RS-422
RS-232 Operation
DIP Switch Settings and Serial Port Connections
FigureB‐11. FigureB‐12.
RS‐232DIPSwitchSettings PinsusedonthefemaleRS‐232(DB‐9)SerialConnector
*‘X‐CTU’issoftwarethatcanbeusedtoconfigurethemodule.Thesoftwareincludesanamingconvention
whereʺGPIʺstandsfor‘GeneralPurposeInput’andʺGPOʺfor‘GeneralPurpose
Output’.
TableB‐04. RS‐232SignalsandtheirimplementationsontheXTendModuleAssembly
(Low‐assertedsignalsaredistinguishedbyhorizontallineoverpinname.)
DB-9 Pin
RS-232
Name
X-CTU
Name*
Description Implementation
1 DCD GPO2 Data-Carrier-Detect Connected to DSR (pin6 of DB-9)
2 RXD DO Received Data Serial data exiting the module assembly (to host)
3 TXD DI Transmitted Data Serial data entering into the module assembly (from host)
4 DTR GPI2 Data-Terminal-Ready Can enable Power-Down on the module assembly
5 GND - Ground Signal Ground
6 DSR GPO2 Data-Set-Ready Connected to DCD (pin1 of DB-9)
7 RTS
/ CMD GPI1
Request-to-Send /
Command Mode
Provides RTS
flow control or enables Command Mode
8 CTS
GPO1 Clear-to-Send Provides CTS flow control
9 RI - Ring Indicator
Optional power input that is connected internally to the
positive lead of the front power connector
DIPSwitchsettingsarereadandapplied
onlywhilepowering‐on.