Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic Radio Programming and Setup
- 2.1. Setting the Radio's Role in the Network and the Network Type
- 2.2. Establishing Communication with Instrumentation and Computers
- 2.3. Establishing Communication with Other Radios in the Network
- 2.4. Designate the RF Transmission Characteristics
- 2.4.1. 900MHz Channel Select Parameters
- 2.4.2. 900MHz Frequency Key (Golden Setting)
- 2.4.3. 900MHz Frequency Zones
- 2.4.4. High Noise
- 2.4.5. 900MHz Hop Frequency Offset
- 2.4.6. 900MHz Hop Table Size
- 2.4.7. 900MHz Hop Table Version
- 2.4.8. Max Packet Size and Min Packet Size (Golden Setting)
- 2.4.9. MCU Speed
- 2.4.10. Remote LED
- 2.4.11. Retry Time Out
- 2.4.12. RF Data Rate (Golden Setting)
- 2.4.13. RTS to CTS
- 2.4.14. Slave Security
- 2.4.15. Transmit Power
- 2.4.16. Transmit Rate
- 3. Configuring Point-to-MultiPoint Networks
- 3.1. Point to MultiPoint Network Characteristics
- 3.2. Point-to-MultiPoint Network Quick Start
- 3.3. Point-to-MultiPoint Operation LEDs
- 3.4. Overlapping MultiPoint Networks
- 3.5. Establishing Communication with Other Radios in a MultiPoint Network
- 3.6. Routing Communications through the Network
- 3.7. Setting Other MultiPoint Parameters
- 3.7.1. 1 PPS Enable Delay
- 3.7.2. Diagnostics
- 3.7.3. DTR Connect
- 3.7.4. Local Mode
- 3.7.5. Master Packet Repeat
- 3.7.6. Master Packet Repeat in MultiPoint Networks with Repeaters
- 3.7.7. Max Slave Retry
- 3.7.8. Radio ID
- 3.7.9. Radio Name
- 3.7.10. Repeaters
- 3.7.11. Repeater Frequency
- 3.7.12. Retry Odds
- 3.7.13. Slave / Repeater
- 3.8. Conserving Power
- 3.9. Reading Diagnostics in Tool Suite
- 4. Configuring Point-to-Point Networks
- 5. Advanced Programming
- 6. Viewing Radio Statistics
- 7. Approved Antennas
- 8. FGR3 Wireless Data Radios Pinouts
- 9. Troubleshooting
- 10. FGR3 Release Notes
- Appendix A: FGR3 Technical Specifications
- Appendix B: FGR3 Board Level Mechanical Drawing
- Appendix C: 900MHz Factory Default Settings
- Appendix D: 900MHz Channel Frequency IDs
- Appendix E: FreeWave Legal Information
5. Advanced Programming
FGR3
User-Reference Manual
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Important!: When AES is enabled, every radio in the network must have matching encryption
strengths, encryption keys, and encryption channel keys, and the MCU Speed parameter set to 3 for
successful communication and data transmission.
5.3.1. Encryption Channel Key
Note: AES encryption settings are available only through the Setup menu in the terminal interface. If
the radio does not have Encryption enabled, menu option E in the (3) Edit Radio Transmission
Characteristics menu is blank and has no function.
Important!: This setting MUST match across all radios in the network.
Encryption Channel Key
Setting Description
Default Setting Blank
Options Any set of hexadecimal pairs identified in Description.
Terminal Menu (3) Edit Radio Transmission Characteristics > (E) Encryption >
(6) Channel Key
Description: The channel key is required when AES encryption is enabled for radios in the
network to link when AES encryption is enabled.
This setting is different from the Encryption Key parameter because it does not
encrypt the actual data but is required with the other Golden Settings, described in
a network, for the communication to take place.
Channel keys should be random and entered as hexadecimal values (e.g.,0 to F in
two-character pairs). Any combination of characters can be used for the key.
Example: A combination of numbers, or a sentence or phrase converted
into hexadecimal format.
Various string-to-hexadecimal converters are available on the Internet.
Enter the encryption key in 2-character hexadecimal combinations in lines 00 to
07 in the lines provided.