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Campbell Manufacturing R410, RF400, RF415 Appendix K. RF400/RF410 Pass/Fail Tests, TESTING SC12 CABLE and PC COM PORT, K-1

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Appendix K. RF400/RF410 Pass/Fail Tests

This appendix describes a method to functionally test RF400/RF410 system components including:

•PC COM port

•SC12 serial cable

•RF400/RF410

•RF400/RF410 Antenna

Hardware/Software Required

9PC with one available COM port

9Terminal Program (HyperTerminalTM or ProcommTM)

9Two RF400/RF410s

9Two SC12 serial cables

9¼ wave OMNI antenna (CSI Item # 14310)

9Two power supplies rated 12 Volts, 1 Amp

(recommend AC adapter Item # 15966 and any 12 V battery pack with Field Power Cable Item # 14291)

The following descriptions tell how to build an RF400/RF410 loop-back test system. Recommendations are given as to where to place the system to avoid rf-reflections (see TESTING ¼ Wave Antenna footnote 2 in this appendix).

The basic parts of the system are:

1)PC running a terminal program and a serial cable from PC COM port to base RF400/RF410

2)Base RF400/RF410

3)Remote RF400/RF410 with RS-232 port jumper wire between TX (pin 2) and RX (pin 3) for data loop-back.

Build the RF400/RF410 test system in the order shown:

1)TESTING SC12 CABLE and PC COM PORT

2)TESTING RF400/RF410s

3)TESTING ANTENNAS

Label components of the system “known-good” as they pass the test.

TESTING SC12 CABLE and PC COM PORT

(1)Run a terminal program such as HyperTerminalTM or ProcommTM

(a)Baud rate: 9600

(b)Data, Parity, Stop Bits: 8-N-1

(c)Flow control: none

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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)