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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900MHz Frequency Zones
Setting Description
Default Setting All zones selected
Options See Description.
Terminal Menu (3) Edit Radio TransmissionCharacteristics > (0) FreqKey > F > (3) Frequency
Zone
Description: Divides the available band (902 MHz to 928 MHz) into smaller bands.
In this case 16 smaller bands each consisting of 5, 7, and 8 frequency channels
depending on the frequency zone.
l These 16 zones are stored in a binary word, which is made up of 16 bits
numbered 0 to 15.
l Displayed in LSB to MSB, these bits directly represent the zones that the
radio operates on from lowest frequency to highest.
l A value of 1 in the bit sequence instructs the radio to operate within the
represented band.
l A value of 0 bypasses the represented band. This feature should only be
used with the standard hop table.
Caution: Set the Hop Table Version to 902 to 928 MHz when using
Frequency Zones.
If another Hop Table Version is selected, the limitations of that
selection are also applied to the hopping pattern.
Example: If 916 to 920 is used as the Hop Table Version, only the
middle of the band is available in the pattern.
Then, if Frequency Zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are set to 0, no allowable
frequencies are available for the radio to use.
900MHz Frequency Zones Table
Warning! FCC regulations require a minimum of 50 separate channels be used within a hop
pattern.
Use the 900MHz Frequency Zones Table to determine the number of frequency zones
required for legal FCC use.
Example: Using zones 1 to 7 is equal to 49 channels; this is NOT legal according to the FCC.
Using zones 0 to 6 is equal to 50 channels; this is legal according to the FCC.