User Manual
Table Of Contents
- RK-5409-5 Reference Kit for 916 MHz MeshScape™ Systems
- Contents
- About This Guide
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Installing the MeshScape System
- 3: Running MeshScape Network Monitor
- MeshScape Network Monitor Overview
- Configuring a Node’s Operation
- Configuring Sample Interval of Single Node
- Configuring Sample Interval of all Network Nodes
- Configuring Digital I/O Operation
- Configuring UART Operation
- Configuring AD (analog-to-digital) Converter Operation
- Configuring RS-232 Operation (MN-5409 only)
- Configuring RS-485 Operation (MN-5409 only)
- Using Watch Function to Display Configuration Information
- Labeling an End Node or Mesh Node
- Configuring Persistence Attributes
- Selecting a Com Port on the Host PC
- Configuring Serial and ADC Data Formats
- Turning Event Tracking On/Off
- Broadcasting Data to All Nodes.
- Creating an Event Log File
- Viewing the Contents of an Event Log File
- Viewing MeshScape Statistics
- 4: Using the MeshScape API
- A: Sample Application
- B: Performing Firmware Upgrades and Configuring Device IDs
- Glossary
- Index
3-12 Millennial Net
Running MeshScape Network Monitor
Configuring UART Operation
The following procedures describes how to use the end node’s digital I/O connections or the
mesh node’s UART connector for serial/UART communications (see
Figure 3-17). Refer to the
technical specification sheets for the end node and mesh node for additional information
required when using the device for serial communications.
1. Connect to the following:
– end node’s P2 terminal block (pins D0–D3, GND).
– mesh node’s SL5 connector.
2. From MeshScape Network Monitor, double-click on the desired device from the list of
discovered sensor nodes. The Device window is opened, displaying the device’s current
configuration.
3. From the Config panel, select Serial Data: Digital UART, then Update. The UART
terminal block is ready for UART operation (digital function is disabled).
4. (optional) To send serial data to the node, enter the data in the Out panel, then select
Send Data.
Note:
The end node supports the following serial communication parameters:
9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits
The mesh node supports the following serial communication parameters:
9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 2 stop bits
Serial data and digital I/O are mutually exclusive operations for end nodes.
Caution
When making serial connections to an end node,
use an adapter to scale the RS-232 voltages to 3 volt digital logic.