Appendix B. Setup Menu

Here is the structure of the RF400 series’ built-in Setup Menu system which can be accessed by configuring a terminal emulator program such as ProcommTM or HyperTerminalTM to 9600 baud (8-N-1) and pressing the “Program” button on the RF400 with RF400’s RS-232 port cabled to appropriate COM port of PC. Also displayed is a number representing the radio’s software and RF module versions. For example: 6.425.

MAIN MENU

SW Version 6.425

1)Standard Setup

a)Active Interface

i)Auto Sense

ii)RS-232

iii)Datalogger Modem Enable

iv)Datalogger SDC

(not for Table Based Loggers)

v)Datalogger CSDC

(only for Table Based Loggers)

vi)COM2xx to RF400

b)Net Address (0 – 63)

c)Radio Address (0 – 1023)

d)Hopping Sequence ( 0 - 6)

e)Standby Mode (select one of the following)

i)<24 mA Always On

ii)< 4 mA 1/2 sec Cycle

iii)< 2 mA 1 sec Cycle

iv)< .4 mA 8 sec Cycle

2)Advanced Setup

a)Radio Parameters

i)Radio Address Parameters

(1)Net Address (0 – 63)

(2)Radio Address (0 – 1023)

(3)Net Address Mask (0 – 3fh)

(4)Radio Address Mask (0 – 3ffh)

(5)Hop Table (0 – 6)

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