AeroComm CL4424 user manual Optional Settings, PC Settings, Additional Features

CL4424 User’s Manual

Destination Address: Programmed in the Point-to-Point Server, Destination Address is the MAC Address of the CL4424 Client. Used to optimize Point-to-Point communications by utilizing RF Acknowledgement.

RF Delivery: Shows if the CL4424 is configured in Broadcast mode or Addressed mode. This is controlled by the System Config selection that was made when the CL4424 was configured.

Firmware Version: Displays the CL4424’s firmware version.

MAC Address: A unique 6 Byte, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet address assigned by AeroComm to each CL4424.

4.2.2Optional Settings

RTS Enable: Enables the Request To Send control line. When enabled, enables Hardware Flow Control. Refer to Section 2.3 Hardware Flow Control.

Full Duplex: This mode restricts Client radios to transmitting on odd numbered frequency hop bins and the Server to even numbered frequency hop bins. Though the RF hardware is still technically half duplex, it makes the transceiver seem full duplex. This can cause overall throughputs to be cut in half. Note: All transceivers on the same network must have the same setting for Full Duplex.

4.2.3PC Settings

Port: On startup, the software will search the Windows Registry to locate all serial communications ports. It will designate each port it finds by displaying the full Windows identifier for the port. Select the port that is connected to the CL4424 unit.

Baud Rate: Must be equal to the Interface Baud Rate setting of the CL4424 unit that is to be configured.

System Config: Type of CL4424 network to be configured. Valid choices are Point-to-Point(one Server and one Client) or Point-to-Multipoint(one Server and multiple Clients).

Attention: When setting up a Point-to-Point network the Server’s Destination address must be programmed with the Client’s MAC Address.

4.2.4Additional Features

Show Defaults: When this button is clicked, the default values will be shown for all the ConnexLink Settings parameters.

Save File: This will save all the ConnexLink Settings parameters to a file.

Load File: This will load a previously saved file and put all the values from that file into the ConnexLink Settings parameters.

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