DART 300 Migration Guide

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3.1.2.Control Lines

The DART 300 does not allow configuration of the DCD and DSR signals; a feature supported in the DART 200.

Flow control on the DART 300 is through hardware only via RTS/CTS and DTR.

 

DART 200

DART 300

 

 

 

RTS/CTS

Hardware and software flow

Hardware flow control only.

 

control both supported via AT

RTS must be asserted to allow

 

command.

 

serial communication from the

 

 

 

Only active in online mode.

DART 300 to the host.

 

 

DTR must also be asserted to

 

 

allow received data state traffic to

 

 

flow to the host.

DCD

Configurable to track CDPD

Asserted while online with an

 

registration state, link established,

active session. Not configurable.

 

or connection established

 

DSR

Configurable to track CDPD

Always on when the modem is

 

registration state, link established,

powered up. Not configurable.

 

or connection established

 

DTR

Supports &D0, and host activated

&D0 ignores DTR transitions1.

 

escape via &D1, and &D2.

&D1 enters command state

 

Hardware debounce is 15μs.

 

without changing on/off-line

 

 

condition.

 

 

&D2 hangs up and enters

 

 

command state with auto-answer

 

 

disabled.

 

 

Software polling used to

 

 

determine state. No debounce.

 

 

DTR must be asserted to allow

 

 

received data to flow to the host.

RI

Not supported.

Triggered on UDP/TCP mode

 

 

connection requests.

 

 

Configurable operation in

 

 

SLIP/PPP modes.

1The DART 300 using the &D0 setting still requires DTR to be asserted in order to pass received data to the local host.

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Sierra Wireless 300 manual Control Lines, Rts/Cts