Campbell Manufacturing R410, RF400, RF415 B-2

Appendix B. Setup Menu

ii) Radio Standby Modes
(1) Standby Mode			mA 1/2 sec Cycle)
(0 => 24		mA Always ON 3 => 4	mA 1/2 sec Cycle)
(4 =>	2	mA 1 sec Cycle 5 => 1	mA 2 sec Cycle)
(6 =>	.6	mA 4 sec Cycle 7 =>.4	mA 8 sec Cycle)

(2)Time of Inactivity to Sleep (units of 100 msec; 1 – 32767)

(3)Time of Inactivity to Long Header (units of 100 msec; 0 – 65535) Select 0 to always use long header Select 65535 to never use long header

(4)Long Header Time

(units of 100 msec; 0 – 255)

iii)Radio AT Command Sequence Setup Menu

(1)AT Command Sequence Character (any ASCII character)

(2)Silence time before Command Sequence (units of 100 msec; 1 – 32767)

(3)Silence time after Command Sequence (units of 100 msec; 1 – 32767)

(4)AT Command Mode Timeout (units of 100 msec; 1 – 32767)

iv)Radio Diagnostics

Number of Retry Failures:

Received Signal Strength:

v)Radio Retry Settings

(1)Number of Retries (0 – 255)

(2)Number of time slots for random retry (units of 38 msec; 0 – 255)

(3)Number of bytes transmitted before delay (1 – 65535)

(4)Sync Timer Setting;

(units of 100 msec; 0 – 255)

b)Interface Parameters

i)CSDC Address (Not Active): (7 or 8)

ii)RS-232 Auto Power Down Enable

0=> RS-232 always active to power RS-232 devices

1=> RS-232 TX automatically powers down when no activity for 30 sec

iii)RS-232 Parameters

(1) RS-232 Baud Rate:

0 => 1200

1 => 4800

2 => 9600

3 => 19.2k

B-2

Contents

RF400/RF410/RF415 Spread Spectrum Data Radio/Modem Warranty and Assistance – CAUTION – Page RF400 Series Table of Contents Introduction Quick Start Software Setup Troubleshooting D. Advanced Setup Standby Modes E. RF400 Series Port Pin Descriptions Short-Haul Modems H. Distance vs. Antenna Gain, Terrain, and Page Page RF400 Series Spread Spectrum Data Radio/Modems 1. Introduction 2. RF400 Series Specifications 3. Quick Start Step 1 – Set Up Base RF400 Step 2 – Set Up Remote RF400 Step 3 – LoggerNet/PC208W Set-up Step 4 – Connect 4. System Components 4.1 RF400 Series Data Radios 4.1.1 Indicator LEDs 4.1.2 Setup Menu 4.1.3 Networking 4.1.4Error Handling and Retries 4.1.4.2 Number of Retries 4.1.4.3 Number of Time Slots for Random Retry 4.1.4.4 Number of Bytes Transmitted before Delay 4.1.4.5 Sync Timer Setting 4.1.5 Received Signal Strength 4.2Power Supplies The RF400 series radio will sustain damage if the DC Pwr jack voltage ever exceeds Volts 4.3 Serial Cables 4.4 Antennas for the RF400 Series FCC OET Bulletin No. 63 (October 1993) approved antennas Page Page 4.5 Antenna Cables and Surge Protection 4.5.1 Antenna Cables 4.5.2 Electro-staticIssues 4.5.3Antenna Surge Protector Kit 5.Software Setup 5.1Point-to-point 5.2 Point-to-multipoint 5.3 Example Setups 5.3.1Direct PC to RF400 Series Base Station Setup Page 5.3.2Remote Station Setup Page 5.3.3 LoggerNet Configuration 5.3.4PC208W Configuration Page 6. Troubleshooting Page Page Appendix A. Part 15 FCC Compliance Warning Page Appendix B. Setup Menu B-2 B-3 B-4 Appendix C. RF400 Series Address and Address Mask Combined Network/ Radio Addresses C-2 C-3 C-4 Appendix D. Advanced Setup Standby Modes D-2 Appendix E. RF400 Series Port Pin Descriptions CS I/O FUNCTION E-2 Appendix F. Datalogger RS-232Port to RF400 Series Radio Page Appendix G. Short-HaulModems G-2 Appendix H. Distance vs. Antenna Gain, Terrain, and Other Factors Overview Link Analysis Transmitter Power Cable Loss Antenna Gain Receiver Sensitivity Path Loss Real World Distance Estimates Examples Range from ~9 to ~22 miles Range from ~14 to 30+ H-8 Appendix I. Phone to RF400 Series Page 2)AT Command Character: “-” Page Appendix J. Monitor CSAT3 via RF400 Series J-2 J-3 Page Appendix K. RF400/RF410 Pass/Fail Tests TESTING SC12 CABLE and PC COM PORT K-2 TESTING RF400/RF410s TESTING ANTENNAS K-5 TABLE K-1.900 MHz Gain Antenna Test Distances Antenna Power Ratio Distance Apart Over ¼ Wave Appendix L. RF400/RF410 Average Current Drain Calculations L-2 EXAMPLE #1 It ≈ 6.1 mA L-3 EXAMPLE #2 It ≈ 6.9 mA L-4 EXAMPLE #3 It ≈ 12.4 mA L-5 EXAMPLE #4 It ≈ 2.4 mA L-6 EXAMPLE #5 It ≈ 4.1 mA L-7 EXAMPLE #6 It ≈ 0.6 mA L-8 EXAMPLE #7 It ≈ 0.43 mA L-9 L-10 Page Campbell Scientific Companies Campbell Scientific, Inc. (CSI) Campbell Scientific Africa Pty. Ltd. (CSAf) Campbell Scientific Australia Pty. Ltd. (CSA) Campbell Scientific do Brazil Ltda. (CSB)