Product specifications
Table Of Contents
- 1.0 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
- 2.0 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
- 2.1 Transceiver Features
- 2.2 Model Number Codes
- 2.3 Spread Spectrum Radios— How Are They Different?
- 2.4 Typical Applications
- Multiple Address Systems (MAS)
- Point-to-Point System
- Adding a Tail-End Link to an Existing Network
- Extending a TransNET Network with a Repeater
- 2.5 Accessories
- 3.0 INSTALLATION PLANNING
- 3.1 General Requirements
- 3.2 Site Selection
- Terrain and Signal Strength
- Conducting a Site Survey
- 3.3 A Word About Radio Interference
- 3.4 Antenna & Feedline Selection
- Antennas
- Feedlines
- Antenna System Ground
- 3.5 How Much Output Power Can be Used?
- 4.0 INSTALLATION
- 4.1 Transceiver Installation
- 4.2 Configuring Multiple Remote Units
- 4.3 Tail-End Links
- 4.4 Configuring a Network for Extensions
- 5.0 OPERATION
- 5.1 Initial Start-up
- 5.2 Performance Optimization
- Antenna Aiming
- Antenna SWR Check
- Data Buffer Setting—Modbus Protocol
- Hoptime Setting
- TotalFlow™ Protocol at 9600 with Sleep Mode
- Operation at 115200 bps
- Baud Rate Setting
- Radio Interference Checks
- 6.0 RADIO PROGRAMMING
- 6.1 Radio Programming Methods
- Terminal Interface
- PC-Based Configuration Tool
- 6.2 User Commands
- Entering Commands
- 6.3 Detailed Command Descriptions
- ADDR [1–65000]
- AMASK [0000 0000–FFFF FFFF]
- AT [ON, OFF]
- ASENSE [HI/LO]
- BAUD [xxxxx abc]
- BAND [A, B, C]
- BUFF [ON, OFF]
- CODE [NONE, 1…255]
- CSADDR [1–65000, NONE]
- CTS [0–255]
- CTSHOLD [0–60000]
- DEVICE [DCE, CTS KEY]
- DLINK [xxxxx/ON/OFF]
- DKEY
- DTYPE [NODE/ROOT]
- FEC [ON, OFF]
- HOPTIME [7, 28]
- INIT
- HREV
- KEY
- LED [ON, OFF]
- LPM [1, 0]
- LPMHOLD [0–1000]
- MODE [M, R, X]
- MRSSI [NONE, –40...–90]
- OT [ON, OFF]
- OWM [xxxxx]
- OWN [xxxxx]
- PORT [RS232, RS485]
- PWR [20–30]
- REPEAT [0–10]
- RETRY [0–10]
- RSSI
- RTU [ON, OFF, 0-80]
- RX [xxxx]
- RXD [0–255]
- RXTOT [NONE, 0–1440]
- SAF [ON, OFF]
- SETUP
- SER
- SHOW CON
- SHOW PWR
- SHOW SYNC
- SKIP [NONE, 1...8]
- SLEEP [ON, OFF]
- SREV
- STAT
- TEMP
- TX [xxxx]
- UNIT [10000–65000]
- XADDR [0–31]
- XMAP [00000000-FFFFFFFF]
- XPRI [0–31]
- XRSSI [NONE, –40...–120]
- ZONE CLEAR
- ZONE DATA
- 7.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
- 7.1 LED Indicators
- 7.2 Alarm Codes
- Checking for Alarms—STAT command
- Major Alarms versus Minor Alarms
- Alarm Code Definitions
- 7.3 Troubleshooting Chart
- 7.4 Performing Network-Wide Remote Diagnostics
- 7.5 Internal Fuse Replacement
- 8.0 RADIO FIRMWARE UPGRADES
- 8.1 Obtaining New Firmware
- Saving a Web-Site Firmware File Onto Your PC
- 8.2 Installing Firmware Into Your Radio
- 9.0 OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND CONFIGURATION
- 9.1 SAF Operation with Extension Radios
- Simple Extended SAF Network
- Extended SAF Network
- Retransmission and ARQ Operation
- SAF Configuration Example
- 9.2 Synchronizing Network Units
- Synchronization Messages
- 9.3 Using AT Commands
- 9.4 Configuration Parameters for Store-and-Forward Services
- 9.5 Using the Radio’s Sleep Mode (Remote Units Only)
- Sleep Mode Example
- 9.6 Low-Power Mode (LPM)—Master Enabled
- Setup Commands
- Reading RSSI and Other Parameters with LPM Enabled
- Power Consumption Influence by HOPTIME and SAF Settings
- 9.7 Low-Power Mode versus Remote’s Sleep Mode
- 9.8 Mobile Operation Support
- Introduction
- Operational Influences—Hoptime & SAF
- 9.9 MIRRORED BITS™ Protocol Support
- 9.10 Seamless Mode Emulation
- Master Station Configuration
- Antenna System for Co-Located Master Stations
- 10.0 TECHNICAL REFERENCE
- Pin Descriptions—RS/EIA-232 Mode
- Pin Descriptions—RS/EIA-422/485 Mode
- Using the I/O Points with InSite™ NMS Software
- Application Example—Digital Input and Output at a Remote
30 MDS TransNET Ref. Manual MDS 05-2708A01, Rev. E
The first parameter (xxxxx) is baud rate. Baud rate is specified in
bits-per-second and must be one of the following speeds: 300, 600, 1200,
1800, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200. At baud rates of
19200 bps or less, the radio can support unlimited continuous data transmis-
sion at any hop rate.
The second parameter of the
BAUD command (abc) is a 3-character block
indicating how the data is encoded. The following is a breakdown of each
character’s meaning:
a = Data bits (
7 or 8)
b = Parity (N for None, O for Odd, E for Even)
c = Stop bits (
1 or 2)
The factory default setting is 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
(Example:
9600 8N1).
NOTE: 7N1, 8O2, and 8E2 are invalid communication settings and are not supported
by the transceiver.
BAND [A, B, C]
Select Sub-Band (Normally used for 2.4 GHz model)
This command sets or displays the receiving and transmit operating band for
the radio.
A = 2.4016–2.4270 GHz
B = 2.4272–2.4526 GHz
C = 2.4528–2.478.2 GHz
NOTE: The same
BAND must be programmed at the time of installation and
must be common across each radio in a given network.
BUFF [ON, OFF]
Data Buffer Mode
This command sets or displays the received data handling mode of the radio.
The command parameter is either
ON or OFF. (The default is OFF.) The
setting of this parameter affects the timing of received data sent out the
DATA
connector. Data transmitted over the air is unaffected by the BUFF setting.
If data buffering is set to
OFF, the radio will operate with the lowest possible
average latency. Data bytes are sent out the DATA port as soon as an incoming
RF data frame is processed. Average and typical latency will both be below
10 ms, but idle character gaps may be introduced into the outgoing data flow.
If data buffering is
ON, the radio will operate in a seamless mode. That is, data
bytes will be sent over the air as quickly as possible, but the receiver will
buffer the data until the entire packet has been collected. The delay introduced
by data buffering is variable and depends on message size and the number of
retransmissions required, but the radio will not create any gaps in the output
data stream. This mode of operation is required for protocols such as
MODBUS™ that do not allow gaps in their data transmission.