User's Manual

Contents
FCC Compliance Statement (USA)
........................................i
Industry Canada Certification
...............................................ii
About this guide.................................................................... v
1. Introduction............................................................... 1
Radio performance...................................................................... 1
Mobitex network technology....................................................... 4
FCC radio frequency exposure rules............................................ 5
2. Getting started........................................................... 9
Test board overview...................................................................10
How to connect the test board.....................................................11
The MENU diagnostics tool.......................................................12
3. Mechanical integration ........................................... 21
Environmental properties...........................................................21
Physical properties.....................................................................22
Mounting methods.....................................................................24
Cables and connectors................................................................27
4. Power requirements ................................................ 31
Load specifications ....................................................................31
Batteries ....................................................................................32
Plug-in supplies.........................................................................34
Automotive supplies...................................................................34
5. Interface specification............................................. 35
MASC and RAP link-layer protocols .........................................35
Pin descriptions .........................................................................37
How to turn the radio on and off ................................................42
Interface to an RS-232 device.....................................................43
Interface to microprocessor ........................................................43
6. Antenna selection .................................................... 45
Selecting an antenna..................................................................45