User's Manual

Table of Contents
1. General Information about the RV-M7 .......................................................... 4
1.1. Congratulations! ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. NOTICE ......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Safety / Warning Information ......................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Safety Training information: ........................................................................................................... 4
1.5. FCC Compliance Information ......................................................................................................... 6
2. Overview ....................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Features ......................................................................................................................................... 7
3. Specifications ................................................................................................ 8
3.1. General .......................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2. Transmitter ..................................................................................... E
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3.3. Receiver ......................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4. User Input and Output Signals ....................................................................................................... 8
3.5. Model Numbers.............................................................................................................................. 9
4. Electrical Inputs and Outputs ...................................................................... 10
4.1. LEDs ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4.2. DC Power .................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3. -WX weatherproof Version ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Power Cord ............................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.4. RS232 serial cable for –WX version .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.5. Optional EIA-485/RS-485 Serial I/O............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
RS-485 Connector Pin Out .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Configuring ............................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Bias and Termination Resistors ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.6. RS422/EIA-422 Serial I/O Connector ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Configuring for RS-422 .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Bias and Termination Resistors ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.7. Low Power Mode (LPM) ................................................................ E
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5. User Serial Port Commands ....................................................................... 12
5.1. Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 12
5.2. Command Mode .......................................................................................................................... 12
5.3. Setting a Parameter ..................................................................................................................... 12
5.4. Reading a Parameter ................................................................................................................... 13
5.5. CONFIG Button............................................................................................................................ 13
5.6. Exiting the Command Mode ......................................................................................................... 14
5.7. Password Protection .................................................................................................................... 14
5.8. Restoring Factory Defaults ............................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.9. Command Mode Commands ....................................................................................................... 15
5.10. Other non-AT commands ............................................................................................................. 17
5.11. Factory Default Settings ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
6. Using the M7 Modem – Packet Mode ......................................................... 18
6.1. Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 18
6.2. Programming Channels and Frequencies .................................................................................... 19
6.3. Data Transmission ....................................................................................................................... 19
Serial Port Baud Rate .......................................................................................................................... 19
Flow Control ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Packet Size .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Key-On_Data ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Busy-Channel Lock Out ....................................................................................................................... 20
6.4. Data Reception ............................................................................................................................ 20
6.5. Addressing (Packetized Mode only)............................................................................................. 21
Addressing Basics ............................................................................................................................... 21
Hexadecimal Numbers ......................................................................................................................... 21
Setting A System-Wide Address .......................................................................................................... 22