About this Guide, Introduction | Sierra Wireless DART 300 specification

Introduction

1.About this Guide

1.1. Introduction

This User’s Guide is designed to assist application software developers with the set-up, installation, testing, and design of applications for the DART 300.

You should be familiar with the use of modems, communication media (PSTN and Cellular), protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP, and the use of AT commands.

DART 200

For users already familiar with the Sierra Wireless DART 200, there is a detailed migration guide (document 2110291) identifying differences between the models. It is intended to guide the user to the functional areas needing changes for the DART 300 implementation.

Boxes like this one appear as needed throughout this guide to highlight particularly important migration notes.

1.1.1.How to Proceed

Integrating the DART 300 into a system requires a good understanding of the modem, the local host device that the DART will connect to, and the communication network that connects the field units to the monitoring host(s). All users are strongly encouraged to read this guide to ensure that the configuration choices are the best ones to meet your needs.

For those users with a clear grasp of the issues, a Focus List is provided to direct you to the key sections of this guide that will quickly get a modem configured for UDP or TCP operation and test it in your system. There are boxes in the margin to highlight these key sections throughout this guide.

Focus List

• 2.2 Project Stages – an overview of the integration project

• 3.2 Service Activation – acquiring a CDPD service account

• 3.3 Set-up Considerations – setting up the DART on the test bench

•3.4 Connections – connecting to a PC for modem configuration

•3.5 CDPD Configuration – setting the modem NEI

•6.6 Packet Assembly Management – using the PAD and escaping data state

•8.2 Configuration Checklist for UDP/TCP Service – steps to configure the modem

•8.4 Sample UDP/TCP Configurations – additional configuration guidance

•10 Device Attachment – connecting to the host device for system testing

•11 Installation Considerations – field installation issues

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Contents

Sierra Wireless Dart 300 Cdpd Modem 2110212 Rev November Safety and Hazards Important NoticePatents Copyright Regulatory Information RSA Licensee Contact Information Dart 300 Modem User’s Guide 2110212 Rev Contents Introduction Feature Reference Cdpd Network Registration Protocols and Packet Assembly Features Transmission Control Protocol TCP Configuration and Use Intstallation Installation Considerations AT Commands and Status RegistersReferences 119 Specifications 123 How to Proceed About this GuideIntroduction Focus List Book 2 Feature Reference Book 3 Configuration and UseDocument Structure Introduction Dart 300 Modem Dart 300 Checklist Book 4 InstallationUser’s Guide About This Guide Book 5 References References CurrencyConventions Used in this Reference Dart 300 / SB300 Dart Introduction Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev System Overview Typical System View Field Network Connection Project Stages Central MonitorClient / Server Stage 1 Application Planning Stage 2 Bench Integration and Testing Stage 3 Field Installation and TestingStage 4 Rollout Service Activation Getting Started Power Supply Set-up ConsiderationsAntenna Serial Cable Cdpd Configuration ConnectionsUser’s Guide Getting Started Cdpd Network Registration Verifying Network Registration Ping Obtaining a Ping from the Modem Local DTE/DCE Interface Modem Modes and StatesModes Command to Data State StatesConditions Sessions Data to Command State User’s Guide Local DTE/DCE InterfaceDetails Command Buffer Modem BuffersData Buffers Speed Buffering AT Command Handling and Defaults General NotesParameters Responses and Results Returned by the Modem Framing Framing CharactersResponses For Commands without a Response Result CodesResponse Framing Echo Verbose Quiet Result Framing No Response Echo Verbose Quiet For Commands with a Response RegistersPossible Result Codes Result Framing After Response Echo Verbose Quiet RS-232C Interface and Control Signals Interface SettingsFixed Rate Setting +IPR Flow Control Control Signals DTR Flow ControlData Terminal Ready DTR Ring Indicator RI Data Set Ready DSRRequest to Send RTS Clear to Send CTS Data Carrier Detect DCD DCD Product Features Friends Only Dial Directory Implementation User’s Guide Product Features Auto-dial on Start-up Sleep Mode Cdpd Sleep Logic Sleep Using Ring Indicator RI with Host Sleep Logic Deep SleepTo force re-registration now UDP/TCP Cdpd Radio and Booster Support Upgradability Protocols and Packet Assembly Features Communication Protocols and StacksOSI Model Packet Service Modes User Datagram Protocol UDPDart 300 Internal Protocol Stacks UDP Server Features User’s Guide Protocols and Packet Assembly FeaturesAnswering UDP Server Sessions UDP Server Receive Lock Disabling the UDP Server UDP Client Features Closing UDP Sessions Configuration and Use UDP Broadcast and MulticastBroadcast Multicast TCP Server Features Transmission Control Protocol TCPTCP Handshaking Answering TCP Server Sessions TCP Client Features Closing a TCP SessionDisabling the TCP Server TCP and Sleep Mode Serial Line Interface Protocol SlipPoint-to-Point Protocol PPP Packet Assembly Management Assembling a PacketForwarding a Packet Local Echo Escaping Data State Time Dependent Escape Sequence Tdes Important Relationships Guard TimeEscape Character Time Independent Escape Sequence Ties PAD Session Timeout Data and Telemetry ConsiderationsDTR Transition TCP Remote Disconnect User’s Guide Protocols and Packet Assembly Features Feature Reference Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev Advanced Features Multiple Cdpd Accounts Controlling Network Registration Channel AcquisitionChannel Scanning User’s Guide Advanced Features Side PreferenceSpni Matching Assign a Channel Spni Table Configuration Disable Spni MatchingEnable Spni Matching Determining Channel Acquisition Status Registration Active and Auto-register NEI Indices Automatic Registration Manual RegistrationDetermining Registration Status De-registration +WPNEILIST LED Indicator Radio Signal MonitorsMonitoring the Network Connection Registration Mode Registration Status Feature Reference Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev UDP/TCP Service Configuration Checklist for UDP/TCP ServiceNEI and Channel Restrictions Registration and Sleep Mode Service OptionsConfiguration and Use Dart 300 Modem Packet Assembly and Forwarding Options User’s Guide UDP/TCP ServiceEscape Options Using UDP/TCP Service Save ConfigurationServer Sessions Server Initialization Using an Open UDP Session UDP Server SessionsOpening a UDP Server Session Receiving Data TCP Server Sessions Transmitting DataClosing UDP Server Sessions Opening a TCP Server Session Using an Open TCP Session Client Sessions Closing TCP Server SessionsNo Carrier result UDP Client Connection By +WS198 TCP Client Connection Using a Client Session Closing a Client Session Sample UDP/TCP Configurations Case 1 Semi-intelligent RTUCabling DCE male Modem Configuration Case 2 Dumb Meter Protocol Considerations+IPR=9600 Sample Configuration Meter Command Remarks +WPNEI= ip +WS179=0+WS212=0 +WS213=1 Using This Configuration Configuration and Use Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev SLIP/PPP Service Configuring Slip Service Configuration and Use Dart 300 Modem Using Slip Service TransmittingReceiving Escaping Data State Configuring PPP Service Using DTR to EscapePoint to Point Protocol PPP Closing a Slip Session User’s Guide SLIP/PPP Service Using PPP Service Closing a PPP Session User’s Guide SLIP/PPP Service Configuration and Use Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev Device Attachment Antenna Connection Installation Dart 300 Modem Watt Class I Booster OperationConnection Serial Connector Pin Signal DirectionNull-Modem Connection User’s Guide Device Attachment Cable Length DCE modemDCE host Power Connection Installation Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev Installation Considerations Temperature and Auto ShutdownTemperature vs. Duty Cycle Minutes Time Ambient Temperature C Access Power SupplyWire Splicing Grounding Mounting Crimp TerminalsUser’s Guide Considerations Installation Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev AT Commands and Status Registers AT Command Set1AT Commands in Cdpd Mode Command Description AT+++ AT Commands in Cdpd Mode Command Description 0xC0 References Dart 300 ModemResult Codes User’s Guide AT Command Reference AT Commands in Cdpd Mode Description OptionsOptions AT Commands in Cdpd Mode Quiet Result Code Display Option Framing of responses. See .3.3 for detailsSn=x Sn? AT Commands in Cdpd Mode Command Description AT & Commands in Cdpd Mode Description AT + Commands in Cdpd Mode Command Description +IPR=n AT + Commands in Cdpd Mode Command Description Change c.c.c.c to n.n.n.n? +WPSPNI= n,n,...n +WSn? Change c.c.c.c.q to n.n.n.n.p? Registers in Cdpd Mode S-Registers in Cdpd Mode Description Range Default UnitsCdpd Status Registers Auto-answer Disabled OffWord WS-Registers in Cdpd Mode WS-Registers in Cdpd Mode Description Range Default UnitsPAD Packet Service DTE side stack Logic Sleep References Dart 300 Modem PAD Inter-Character Timer 174 175 User’s Guide AT Command Reference 201 209210 216 217 +WS197, also setting +WS176=+WS197 Result Codes in Cdpd Mode Verbose MeaningImportant Notes and Dependencies Result Codes Stored Profile Settings for Cdpd Mode References Dart 300 Modem 2110212 Rev Troubleshooting General Communication ProblemsProblem Description Suggestions General Modem Problems Error #ReferencesDART 300 Modem Cdpd Network / Connectivity Problems WarrantyWarranty Registration User’s Guide Troubleshooting Obtaining Service Specifications Power SpecificationsRadio Specifications Power Connector Antenna Specifications Antenna SpecificationsRegulatory Approvals FCC Environmental Specifications Application Interface SpecificationsUser’s GuideSpecifications Environmental Specifications