SPYDER User Manual
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1. fast we can enter into AT command mode to configure the module EE LinkSprite NEC Serial Port Terminal V1 0 Start Conti Packet Length 10 s Port Settings Close COM Port Clear Content tart rd Interval 100 ms 5 2 17 9600 N81 Handshake None OPEN R18 TX 13 Next we can click Start Continuous Send to toggle continuous send and receive2. 13 2 2 Commands without Arguments 14 2 3 Modified arguments Hr 14 3 Command Liston 4005 tees one ean a ena me 14 NK RODS ATS EI eO Cos 18 Neva ee 18 2 FARO SENGA 19 2 1 Turn on repeater function sooo ace cuore ce reote Seen rent 19 2 2 Turn off repeater function 19 2 9 Setting Illustration coo tio ie Dn I PAS For PESE rer 20 3 HOPS Je 20 V Logic Address t c de 21 LEGGE see 21 2 Address SENO eee ted 22 XE ADpliGauob USE ABO vi oo C RE ehe Eee 23 ere 23 2 Start of Narrow Band Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 25 UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module I Summary 1 Introduction This document documents LinkSprite second generation powerline communication modem Based on the feedbacks of the first generation LinkSprite second generation powerline communication modem products are consisted of a Spyder motherboard UART RS232 daughter board UART RS485 daughter board UART USB daughter board UART Ethernet daughter board On the Spyder motherboard there is a 20 pin receptacle users can choose different daughter boards based on the interface needs This 20 pin receptacle is pin compatible with Xbee module from Digi www digi com So a Xbee module can also be used on Spyder and Spyder will become a powerline communication to Zig
3. and to the DIP pins to user s board 5 RESET Input Module Reset Route daughter card final interface signal 6 EX3 Depending on model of daughter card back to mother board and to the DIP pins to user s board Route daughter card final interface signal 7 EX2 Depending on model of daughter card back to mother board and to the DIP pins to user s board Route daughter card final interface signal 8 EX1 Depending on model of daughter card back to mother board and to the DIP pins to user s board 9 SLEEP Input Pin Sleep Control Line 10 GND Ground 11 Unused 12 Unused 13 14 Unused 15 Associate Output Associated Indicator 16 Unused gt 17 Unused 18 Unused 19 Unused 20 Unused UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Command Interface 1 Command Mode 1 1 Enter command mode The module can be put into command mode by sending through serial port The module will respond with an ok In order to prevent the situation where the user data mistakenly triggers the command mode there must be no serial port data input one second before and after the receiving of At the same time the gap between the three should not be more than one second otherwise it will be considered as a data rather than a command 1 2 Exit command mode
4. 3V TTL UART Optional RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet Zigbee interfaces e FSK Frequency Shift Keying modulation used in physical layer UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Low power RoHS Small module size 55mm X 85mm including the on board power switch regular keep out area and easy to be implemented into existing products 3 Specifications Product name SPYDER Interface 3 3V TTL UART Optional interface cards RS232 model ordering no UART RS232 RS485 model ordering no UART RS485 USB model ordering no UART USB Ethernet model ordering no UART Ethernet Zigbee model Xbee from Digi com Communication 230VAC 50Hz 110VAC 60Hz Line Voltage 0 400V DC Supply Voltages 5V to 24V 500mA Modulation FSK Frequency Shift Keying Carrier frequency 144KHz Error Correction FEC Forward Error Correction Data rate on 2Kbps Powerline Maximum packet 300bytes data length Repeater Hops 3 Hops Transmission 300 feets no repeater distance Support nodes 65535 number LED Power Line Activity LED system LED serial port LED UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 4 Applications e AMR e Industry manufacture and control e Safeguard fire alarm smoke alarm e Collect and transmit instrument data e Safeguard and monitor e Home automation Solar Wind electricity g
5. There are two approaches to exit command mode One way is to input command The other is to timeout and automatically exit In either case the modules will response exited The timeout value can be set by command ATTO 2 Arguments and Responses 2 1 Arguments and Responses For all the commands with arguments if the parameters are correct the module will respond with an ok Otherwise the modules will response with an invalid para If there are no arguments associated with the commands it will be treated as polling modem and the module will respond with the existing arguments residing in the module UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 2 2 Commands without Arguments There are four commands without arguments e enter command mode will directly return ok ATEX exit the command mode return exited e ATRS software reset will reset the module immediately no return e ATSR in search for other modules on the power lines this will return the name of the found module Please wait for two seconds after sending a command The name of module received in two seconds will be shown in the serial port otherwise the name received after two seconds will be ignored Note In the course of searching all bytes input from serial port also will also be ignored 2 3 Modified arguments Except for serial arguments the modified arguments will be immedi
6. the logic address Logic address is composed of two parts domain and nodes For example the logic address 10 200 means that the domain value is 10 node value is 200 Logic address is the default setting 1 1 Module data packets can only be received and processed by the module at the same domain Other modules even detecting the carrier signal will not receive nor to transmit to the serial port or repeater H 10 8787 2002 1998 2002 65500 10 1000 UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module On the above figure A E are at the same network their domain values are 1 H are at the same network its domain values are10 G are at the same network their domain values are 2002 Although in the physically speaking all the modules are in a power line network the packet issued by A will only be received and processed by E other modules will not respond Similarly packet issued by F only B D H will receive and process packet issued by F other modules will not work 2 Address Setting step input response description 1 ok Enter command mode 2 ATDA 1 32767 Check domain values of present logic address Default factory setting is 1 3 ATNA 1 65535 Check nodes values of present logic address Default factory setting is 1 4 ATDA2 ok Set domain value of logic address as 2 5 ATNA 45 ok Set nodes of logic address as 45
7. 4 X4 gt NONE J6_1 GD gt gt GND J6 2 DO gt URRT TX TTL 16 382 gt URRT RX TTL 4 Module UART USB J7_1 X1 gt USB GND J7 2 X2 gt USBDP lt J7 3 X3 gt USBDMC J7 4044 gt UBUS J6_1 GD gt gt GND J6 2 DO gt UART_TX TTL JE XRX gt URRT RX TTL UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 5 Interface Card Socket Definition and Layout The pin layout of interface cards is compatible with Xbee module from Digi www digi com The socket on the Spyder motherboard can be used to receive any interface card with the pin out shown below top view 0 299 7 59mm 1 0 257 6 53 PIN 1 0 o o o o E PIN 20 o o o o 1 087 el 27 61mm o o o o PIN 10 9 PIN 11 2 0 866 gt 22 00mm 0 960 24 38mm top view 0 299 7 59mm 1 0 257 6 53mm PIN 1 0 o o o 2 20 4 e e 1 087 el 27 61mm o o o PIN 10 e PIN 11 NE x 0070 em 22 00mm 0 960 24 38mm UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Pin assignment of the interface card socket Pin Name Direction Description 1 VCC 3 3V Power supply 2 DOUT Output UART Data Out 3 DIN Input UART Data In Route daughtercard final interface signal 4 4 Depending on model of daughter back to mother board
8. 6 ATDA 2 Check domain values of logic address 7 45 Check node values of logic address 8 ATEX exited Exit command mode UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module VI Application Illustration 1 Introduction Intelligent instruments widely adopt RS485 bus to communicate For example the power meter automatic meter reading systems data concentrator through the RS485 bus read the message from power meter Data concentrator In order to automatically meter reading RS485 bus needs to be deployed Here using Spyder module one can use the existed power lines to directly complete data transmission UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Power lines Spyder Spyder Spyder Data concentrator UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 2 Quick Start of Spyder What you will need You need to have a pair of the items shown above 1 Spyder 2 RS232 card or USB card 3 Power line cable used to couple power communication signal to power line the power line can be 110V 220V 50 60Hz DC or unpowered UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 4 110V 220V to 12V 500mA power supply You need to install LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal software that is included in the CD that accompanies the Spyder by clicking setup exe I
9. UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet Over Powerline Narrow Band Communication Transceiver Module SPYDER User Manual July 2011 LinkSprite Technologies Inc www linksprite com UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module SPYDER_DATA_ENG1 UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet Doc Title Version Date Description Author 10 Nancy UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Table of Content SUMMA 4 De 4 2 Features seat 5 Or DECIICATON TT 6 4 Applications zs sce t ma ts Do o mae emt Dr mde rum Dc md cms 7 Didglalita exisset 8 1 Functional eT eT eT T 8 Layout ER 8 3 Switeh DGS 9 0 p 9 LLED S Sonus cA LA 9 5 Dennuor or DIP PIIs oui nho eee eee eae 9 6 Interface Card Socket Definition and 11 Command Interface eter ra oder eed e dep em e demens 13 13 1 1 Enter command Ode odio api ean on 13 12 Exitcomma mode so on oh ehe tho hoe 13 2 Argumenis ard RESPONSES vines 13 2 1 Arguments and Responses
10. ately saved into eeprom and take effect The serial arguments won t take effect immediately after being modified to avoid user from modifying PC serial arguments before inputting command Serial arguments will take effect through automatically resetting module when exiting the command mode 3 Command List Command Description Arguments Description Default Control Class none Enter command mode UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module ATEX Exit none Exit command mode Timeout value ATTO Time out 1 30 unit second ATRS Reset none Software reset This controls if the following setting will be saved to flash Save to ATWT flash YN ATDA ATNA memory control ATDT ATRT ATWT itself is not saved to flash Network class Domain Domain Address of Logic Address PRO Address Node Node Address of logical ALNA Address 1289389 address wenn set to 0 the packet gus will be broadcasted in the Destination Serial same logical domain ATDT 0 2147483646 Otherwise the packet will Number sent the node with Ge the specified physical Address P address serial number UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Function class Relay function Y is on N ATRP Repeater Y N for off Y Wh
11. bee bridge The new generation Spyder motherboard also support DIP by optional pins that can be used to directly plug to user s board without doing screwing The interface board signals such as RS232 RS485 USB signals are also routed back to motherboard through the 20 pin receptacle and again to users board through these DIP pins Powerline communication transceiver modules from LinkSprite LinkSprite modules are transceiver modules designed to send receiver serial data over the powerline network Spyder is designed to transparently move serial data over the powerline network and achieves the target of replacing cables by the ubiquitous powerline network UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module LinkSprite modules have the built in packet level repeater function This feature can greatly extend the coverage of the powerline communication LinkSprite module has both physical and logic addresses In a network both physical and logic addresses can be used to address different nodes in the network 2 Features www linksprite com A Spyder with a UART RS232 daughter card e AC and DC powerline Communications e Fully transparent mode plug and play coming out of the box without the need to do any programming Built in error correction codes Built in repeater function to extend the coverage e Physical and logic address e AT commands used for advanced configuration 3
12. en the received signal Bonds strength is below this ATRT 0 32708 threshold and the repeater 1023 Threshold function is enabled the packet will be repeated Turn on the repeater function remotely Remote Y N Y REAR Repeater 3 It may be set broadcast or individually depending on the ATDT settings A string with ATNM Name length less than Set the name of the PU R485A 15 module Communication class 1200 2400 ATBD Baud Rate 4800 9600 Baud Rate 9600 19200 ATDB Data Bit 5 6 7 8 Data bit 8 Parity bit odd Parity N O E N E even UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module ATST Stop Bit 1 2 Stop bit 1 Debug class The raw data for debugging The module will output sent raw ATRW Raw YN packets from Host to the N module and not just the payload Y means turn on this function N means turning off Search for peer module on ATSR Search none the power line network UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module IV Repeater Function 1 Introduction To extend the coverage Linksprite modules have built in repeater function When the module s repeater function is turned on off is the default setting the module echos the data packet from the power line while entertaining the data sent by host through the serial port reae Because of far di
13. eneration system UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module Diagram 1 Functional Diagram Power lines Power Couplin lines ping circuit UART 20 pin socket 2 Board Layout 17 42 2 54 l2 5 08 2 54 Carrier signal Power lines carrier module Serial data 18 0 2 9 10000000 26 46 2 l a 4 D 5 5mm Hole 3 5mm UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 3 LED PLC LED PLC LED green mans module is sending data to PLC red means module is receiving data from PLC RDY_LED System LED green means system is in normal LED1 Serial port LED green means module is receiving data from aerial port red means module is sending data to serial port 4 Definition of DIP Pins 1 Module X BEE J7_1 X1 gt NONE 72 20425 gt NONE 72 3043 gt NONE 72 4044 gt NONE J6_1 GD gt gt GNO J6 2 DO gt UART_TX TTL JEL XRH gt URRT RX TTL 2 Module UART_RS232 J7_1 X1 gt GND 72 20272 gt UART_TX RS232 17 3043 gt UART_RX RS232 72 402744 gt NONE J6_1 GD gt gt GND J6 2 DO0 gt UART_TX TTL J6_3 RX gt UART_RX TTL UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 3 Module UART RS485 J7_1 X1 gt GND J7_2 X2 gt UART_485_A 17 30273 gt UART_485_B J7
14. f you are using a USB to RS232 converter you can use Device Manager tab to find out the COM port Device Ma nager File Action View Help gt 8 Computer Disk drives E Display adapters gt DVD CD ROM drives Human Interface Devices 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers amp IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers S Imaging devices gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Modems Monitors NECPCIF B Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT I Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM17 Processors EJ Secure Digital host controllers Sound video and game controllers X Storage volumes 3 System devices Open LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal by click program and follow the following fm LinkSprite LinkSprite Programs LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal will show up UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module LinkSprite NEC Serial Port Terminal V1 0 DER mm m m Click the Port Settings button to configure the serial port PortSettings COM17 From device manager we know that the COM port we are using is UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module COM17 The default baud rate for Spyder is 9600 Click OK and Click Open COM Port to open the COM port As shown in the following screen by typing three
15. sponse description 1 ok Enter command mode 2 ATRP YorN Check current repeater status Y is on N for off 3 ATRP ok Turn off repeater function 4 ATRP N Check current repeater status OFF 5 ATEX exit Exit command mode UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module 2 3 Setting Illustration eRepeater function is available in the factory eOnce repeater function is modified it will immediately take effect and be preserved permanently even if the module is restarted 3 Repeater Hops A data packet could at most pass through third repeater three times It is shown as follows EX The The The No first second third 7 re transition time time time Data packet is sent from module A to module B From module B to module C is the first time to module D is the second time and to module E is the third time Module F is the termination Therefore data packet won t be sent to module F UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V Logic Address 1 Logic Address Module data packets are transmitted in the way of broadcasting in power lines All modules will receive the data packets issued by the module and sent them through the serial port under carrier signals area When multiple modules are installed on the same power line network however one does not want them to communicate directly thus the networks can be addressed by
16. stance data transmission can not be reached After adding repeater function to proper locations the data can be transmitted farther Transceiver function is not influenced by repeater function that is to say each module can be used as a separate repeater or can be seen as repeater when sending and receiving data It can not only send and receive data from the power line but also repeat other data packets In order to prevent network congestion the module is smart smart enough to know the data were sent or repeated by itself and will discard the data packets when receiving the duplicated ones Note Due to the fact that repeaters will resent the received data packets UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module if the number of repeater is too large a number of repeaters will seize the channel and lead to increased communication time When deploying the repeater one should take full account of the balance of reliability and real time 2 Function Setting AT command ATRP is designed to set up the repeater function 2 1 Turn on repeater function Steps input response description 1 ok Enter command mode 2 ATRP YorN Poll current repeater status Y is on N for off 3 ATRP Y ok Turn on repeater function 4 ATRP Y Check present repeat status ON 5 ATEX exit Exit command mode 2 2 Turn off repeater function steps input re
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