User's Manual

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PRELIMINARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Network Configuration
The Network Configuration defines the radio personality as Master, Slave, or Repeater. There must be
one Master on a network. For a point-to-point network, there must be one slave with optional
repeaters. On a point-to-multipoint network, there must be at least one slave.
Option “0” sets the radio as either Master or Slave or Repeater.
Option “1” sets the radio network as either a point-to-point, or point-to-multipoint.
Option “2” is a unique identifier that all radios must share on this network. This unique number allows
multiple radio networks to be in the same geographic area but not in communication with each other.
Option “3” is the device address of the upstream radio – either the master if this device is a slave in a
point-to-point network, or the unit closer to the master if in a pipeline or repeater configuration. If the
unit is the master, then this value is not used.
Option “4” is the device of the downstream radio. Thus, for a point-to-point configuration, the
master/repeater will contain the address of the repeater/slave. If the unit is a slave or the network is
configured as point to multipoint, then this value is not used.
Options “5” and “6” set the payload size from the master and from the slave. The payload size may be
balanced (the same for Master to Slave traffic as for Slave to Master traffic) or unbalanced. If there is
more traffic from Master to Slave than from Slave to Master, then to improve throughput performance
the Master payload should be set larger than the Slave payload. This value may need to be adjusted in
the field based on performance criteria.
Network Configuration Menu
0 : Operating mode Master
1 : Network type Point-to-point
2 : Network address 012345678
3 : Upstream device address 0
4 : Downstream device address 256
5 : Maximum payload size, master 1024 bytes
6 : Maximum payload size, slave 1024 bytes
7 : Our device address 1
Esc: Return to previous menu
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