User's Manual

Set Up
Basic Configuration
Thermo Electron Corporation AutoRADIO User Guide 3-3
4. Radio ID: Enter a number from 1–65535 which identifies the radio.
The assigned ID should be unique for every radio within a radio
network. The maximum number of radios in the network is 65535.
5. Subnet Address: For master and slave stations, this is the number
assigned to all radios within a particular cell. For repeater stations, it is
the number of the cell to which the radio is relaying data.
6. Parent Subnet: This field is only selectable if you have set the radio as a
repeater. A repeater radio relays data from a master or a repeater radio
that has a matching subnet number with its parent subnet.
7. Hopping Key: This field is only selectable if you have set the radio as a
repeater. Enter a number from 1–50. The default setting is 1. It is very
important that the hopping key is different for every repeater located in
the same cell with the master. The different hopping key will ensure
that only repeater transmits in any instance.
Use these guidelines to help you set a hopping key:
a. Within the master radio cell, select a unique hopping key (1–25)
for each of the repeaters.
b. Select a hopping key (1–50) for any repeaters in a subsequent cell.
c. Repeaters in subsequent cells may have the same hopping key.
8. Turn off LED: Enable this power-saving feature by clicking the check
box. The 3 status indicator LEDs will turn off if checked.
9. Password: Click this button to enter or change a password. The default
password field is none. A password is not required to configure the
radio; however, if one is used, store it in a safe place where it can be
retrieved if forgotten.
Contact Thermo’s engineering department if you need to reset the
password. The radio configuration profile (filename.cfg) is needed for
this task.
10. Uart Baud Rate: Select the baud rate of the data interface port, 115.2
Kbps maximum.
11. Data Bits: This selection applies to the data interface port.