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
2. Basic Radio Programming and Setup
FGR3
User-Reference Manual
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2.2. Establishing Communication with Instrumentation and
Computers
The settings on the Baud Rate tab are the communications settings between the radio and the
instrument or computer it is connected to (radio serial port to the device).
Important!: These settings are unique to each radio, and do not need to match across the network.
Example: A pair of radios may be used in an application to send data from remote process
instrumentation to an engineer's computer.
In this application, the Baud Rate for the radio on the instrumentation might be set to 9600 and the
radio on the polling host might be set to 57,600.
These settings are available in the Baud Rate menu in the terminal interface, and apply to both
Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint networks.
Note: See the Parameter Preference (on page 10) for a description of the parameter table's content.
2.2.1. Baud Rate
Baud Rate
Setting Description
Default Setting 115200
Options 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 76800, 115200, 230400
Terminal Menu (1) Set Baud Rate
Description: l This is the communication rate between the radio's data port and the
instrument it is connected to.
l This setting is independent from the baud rate for the other radios in the
network.
Note: With a poor RF link, this may actually result in slower data
communications.
l The Setup Port Baud Rate always defaults to 19,200 no matter how the Data
Port Baud Rate is set.
l The only exception is Mode 6.
l For more information, see Application Note #5476, Mode 6.
FREEWAVE Recommends: With a Baud Rate setting of 38,400 or
higher, FreeWave recommends using the lines of the Flow Control (on
page 36).