Release Notes (version 3.02.09) for Summit 30AG radios
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1. Data Bits fa Sop Biz fi Port Settings Enabled 7 z Handshaking Hardware Peocrenendied bzi fh Save Settings on Exit fj ReadAtite vith AT Commands M Use Aulo BaudPort Auto Archive EEPROM Settings Mondor UDP tor new devices Product Product Conmex4490 Securiy Disable EEPROM Protection fe Show All Options Click Read Radio to populate the advanced feature settings Click the Configure tab The Radio Features list now displays the advanced features in the right column Note Configuration Utility User Manual For more detailed information on how to enable the security pane see the Laird Select the appropriate product trom the Product drop down menu Connex4490 4 Select the COM Port that is connected to your radio If you are unsure press the Find Ports button and the drop down list populates with available COM ports 5 Select the baud rate that matches the baud rate that the radio is programmed to the default baud rate for the 4490 family is 57600 6 Verity that the COM Port selected is OPEN and that CTS Port 1 is LOW Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Laird Technologies Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility Port1 Settings r Options USB COM Port Add Find Open Port V Save Settings on Exit TC2. as the Hop Master This server should be programmed to a numerically low RF Channel Number and should have Sync to Channel disabled All other servers in the area should have Sync to Channel enabled and have their Sync Channel set to the RF Channel Number of the server chosen as the Hop Master Preferably if a server is outside of the range of the Hop Master server it can have its Sync Channel set to the RF Channel Number of another server with a lower RF Channel Number than its own that Is in range of and synchronized to the Hop Master server The following rules apply to Sync to Channel 1 One server should perform the function of Hop Master 2 The Hop Master server should have its RF Channel Number set to a numerically low value and should have Sync to Channel disabled It is preferable to centrally locate the Hop Master server 4 All Servers in the collocated system those synchronized to the Hop Master server should have Sync to Channel enabled 5 All servers in the collocated system should have their Sync Channel set to a value lower than their RF Channel Number 6 All servers including the Hop Master server should have their RF Channel Numbers separated by a minimum of 4 5 Channels i e Server 1 Hop Master RF Ch 16 Server 2 RF Ch 21 Server 3 RF Ch 26 to avoid inter channel interference between the radios as they hop through their pseudo random hopping sequence 7 If the servers to be synchronized are in
3. 67 93 8A F6 Full Deplex 1 Firmware Version Y 8 7 1 D OB 58 2012 A Adonen wA his 1 Full Part Number CL4490 1000 232 01 SUA EEPROM i 4 current 0 records found for this radio gt gt I iew Editor View Pairing Show Default aut Co mpare EE L oad File 2 e e Arite Radio ft Port1 Open COM18 57 600 B N 1 RTS Portt High E CTS Portt Low Port Unavallabi RISI ah CTS Port Hi Communications idle Figure 5 Hop Master settings Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 7 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Laird Technologies Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note 9 Configure all radios that will communicate with the Hop Master server as C entand Auto Destination with the same RF Channel Number as the Hop Master server Then click Write Radio Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility Configure Radio Interface Interface Timeout se Darkat RF Packet S CTS On Hysteresis Max Transmit Retries Syne to Channel Sync tO Unanne icast Attempts s FS BE One Beacon Mode RTS Enable Stop Bit Delay FF P Range Refresh as Hex 7 485 DERE Protocol Status Parity 7 Receive API Enhanced API Enable Auto Destination Transmit API niew in Full Window er N Enhanced Receive API To simplif EEPROM programming Auto Destination can a be enables in Clients which allows the Client to NAE NEA O77 0A2400 Mm ro
4. range of the Hop Master server it is preferable to set their Sync Channel to the RF Channel Number of the Hop Master server 8 If some of the servers to be synchronized are outside of the range of the Hop Master server set their Sync Channel to the RF Channel Number of a server with a lower RF Channel Number than its own that is in range of and synchronized to the Hop Master server G Note All servers with Sync to Channel enabled depend on the server designated as Hop Master If the Hop Master is not powered on and in range the Sync to Channel servers will not synchronize their LINK LED will not illuminate and their networks will not communicate Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option 2 1 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note All collocated servers must be programmed to the same channel set as shown in Table 1 Table 1 RF Channels tor CL4490 O CL4490 1x1 0x00 OxOF 902 915 MHz 26 hop bins US Canada CL4490 200 1 CL4490 1x1 0x10 Ox2F 902 928 MHz 50 hop bins US Canada CL4490 200 CL4490 1000 2 CL4490 1x1 0x30 0x37 915 928 MHz 22 hop bins Australia 1x1 200 1000 CL4490 200 CL4490 1000 What happens if you don t enable Sync to Channel and you have collocated servers There are good odds that you will see a decrease in throughput due to the systems trying to occupy
5. the same frequency at the same time In severe cases you could lose communications all together depending on how much bandwidth your system requires Due to crystal differences between the servers you may see intermittent interference Sync to Channel is pictured in Figure 1 and Figure 2 env l 3oth Servers are Server RE Channel Number 2 i ae RE C hannel Number 4 Syne to Channel Disabled Bs Syne to Channel Disabled a frequency atthe i Syne Channel N A he syne Channel N A i same time a Frequency LLL Figure 1 Two servers without Sync to Channel enabled Server server 2 RF Channel Number 2 RF Channel Number 4 Sync to Channel Disabled Syne to Channel Enabled Syne Channel N A Sync Channel 2 Frequency _ oywuoe Figure 2 Two servers with Sync to Channel enabled Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 2 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note How do configure Sync to Channel To contigure Sync to Channel use the Laird Configuration Utility available here The installer prompts you to install the software on your PC Once the install is completed you can open the software trom Start gt All Programs gt Laird Technologies Wireless gt Laird Technologies Config exe Note Items 2 6 in the following list correlate to the numbered items in Figure 3 1 The softw
6. 00 Hex Stop Bit Delay FF Hex Range Refresh as Hex T A Auto Destination V Broadcast Mode Sync to Channel 10 Hex Max Power Ful Powe x Unicast Only 1 Hex Auto System D R Sync to Channel One Beacon Mode 7 RTS Enable 7 Modem Mode 485 DERE Protocol Status Parity Channel Sync Channel iew in Full Window These transceivers use Sequency hopping protocol with a Exes pseudo random hopping sequence This protocol yields superior interference rejection and multipath immunity The Server radio sends timing beacons out on a regular interval The Clients hear these beacons and synchronize their Sequency hopping to the Server Though Servers cannot send packets to each other they can hear the timing beacons sent out by other Servers Normally they simoiv ianora the haarana sont mu hw rha arher EEPROM GUI View Editor View Port 1 Port 2 a Receive API 7 Enhanced API Enable Transmit API Enhanced Re e API E pce ee cari 7 Auto Calibrate Long Range RF Delivery Addressed MAC Address 00 50 67 93 8A F6 Firmware Version V 8 7 1 D O B 58 2012 Full Part Number CL4490 1000 232 01 KM 4 Current 0 records found for this radio gt il Pairing Show Defaut Compare EE Load File Save to File Print Write Radio Read Radio Port1 Open COM18 57 600 8 N 1 RTSPortt High CTSPortt Low Pon2 Unavalable RTS Port2 Hgh CTS Po
7. 21 Sync to Channel Enabled Server Radio RF Channel 26 Sync to Channel Enabled Sync Channel 16 Figure 9 Sample Centralized Sync to Channel Network contiguration Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 11 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Laird Technologies Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note Server Radio RF Channel 21 Sync to Channel Enabled Sne Channel 16 Server Radia RF Channel 16 Sync to Channel Disabled Sync Channel N A Server Radio RF Channel 26 Syneto Channel Enabled Syne Channel 21 Figure 10 Sample Daisy Chain Sync to Channel Network configuration Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 l2 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Laird Technologies
8. Laird SYNC TO CHANNEL AC4490 AND CL4490 Application Note April 2013 INTRODUCTION Laird Wireless uses frequency hopping protocol with a fixed pseudo random hopping sequence on our transceivers This protocol yields superior interference rejection and multipath immunity The server radio sends timing beacons out on a regular interval and the clients hear these beacons and synchronize their frequency hopping to the server Though servers cannot send packets to each other they can hear the timing beacons sent out by other servers Normally the servers ignore these beacons However when Sync to Channel is enabled and a specific server is designated as the synchronization master the other servers listen for the beacons from the master server and then synchronize their hop timing to that server Why is this important If two servers and their clients are operating in the same area and their frequency hopping is not synchronized to each other they might try to occupy the same frequency at the same time In severe cases they could interfere with each other on every frequency causing very sluggish communications To avoid interference collocated servers can use Sync to Channel Sync to Channel synchronizes the frequency hop timing between these servers so that they never occupy the same frequency at the same time CONFIGURING SYNC TO CHANNEL To use Sync to Channel you should designate one server preferably the most centrally located server
9. Max Transmit Retries fio Hex System ID fi Hex Be Sync to Channel Broadcast Attempts 4 He One Beacon Mode FF Hex RTS Enable Stop Bit Delay me Range Refresh 48 Hex _ I 485 DERE Wireless Configuration and Test Utility fx Protocol Status ST J Parity Read successful Receive API Enhanced API Enable Full Duplex Transmit API View in Full Window Lav f Enhanced Receive API In Half Duplex mode the transceiver will send a pack i 7 Send Data Complete over the RF immediately This can cause packets sent at the eee ee ee ee ee sii agarar soll Sacre same time by a Server and a Client to collide with each other adhesion tab a cle strates he Auto Calibrate over the RF To prevent this Full Duplex Mode can be Long Range enadles This mode restricts Clients to transmitting on odd numbered Sequency bins and the Server to transmitting on Delivery Addressed even Sequency bins Though the RF har ware is still ae i technically half duplex it makes the transceiver seem Sl MAC Address 00 50 67 93 8A F6 Goplex This can cause overall throughputs to be cut in half Firmware Version Y 8 7 1 Note All transceivers on the same network must have the D O B 58 2012 same setting for Full Duplex Full Part Number CL4490 1000 232 01 GUI View EEPROM HMI 4 icurrent 0 records found for this radio Editor View Port 1 Port 2 Pairing Show Defaut Compare EE Load File Save to File Print Write Radio Re
10. P IP Port Ports Ports V Readirite with AT Commands Port Status Open Use Auto BaudPort ae Port COM18 RadioShack USB to Serial v Auto Archive EEPROM Settings 57600 Monitor UDP for new devices Baud Rete 57800 x 5A Parity None recommended Product Connex4490 Handshaking Hardware recommended Product Data Bits fe Stop Bits f Securlly Port2 Settings Enabled V USB COM Port TCP IP Port Parity None recommended Handshaking None Data Bits 8 7 Stop Bits fi 6 Port1 Open COM18 57 600 8 N 1 RTS Port1 High CTS Port1 Low Port2 Unavailable RTS Port2 High Communications idle Figure 3 PC Settings tab Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 5 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note 7 Goto the Configure tab and click the Read Radio button at the bottom right of the screen A message stating Read Successful should appear after a successful read Figure 4 Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility Radio Interface _ Radio RF Radio Features Interface Timeout 2 Hex Client Server Client E ae RF Packet Size 45 Hex RF Channel Number 10 Data Encryption CTS On DC ne Sync to Channel f He VV Auto Destination ee A A A Broadcast Mode CTS On Hysteresis J C ne Max Power Full Power a Unicast Only Auto Channel
11. ad Radio Port1 Open COM18 57 600 8 N 1 RTS Port1 Low CTS Port1 Low Port2 Unavailable RTS Port2 High CTS Port2 High Communications idle Saas Figure 4 Configure tab Read Successful Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 6 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note 8 To configure the Hop Master select Server and Broadcast Mode Make note of the RF Channel Number Figure 5 Once the appropriate changes have been made click Write Radio A Write Successful prompt appears after a successful write Note that the values are shown using hexadecimal representation you may change this to decimal notation by double clicking on the word Hex it changes to Dec Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility 4 fx Max Transmit Retries f Broadcast Attempts 4 nex Stop Bit Delay FF se Range Refresh 48 sis Info Center Broadcast Mode View in Full Window In Broadcast Moda the transceiver will transmit the packet to all collocates transceivers with the same RF Channel Number an System ID settings There is no RF Acknowledgement sent fom the recipient s baci to the transmitter therefore the packet is sent owt the number of times specifies by Broadcast Attempts RF Delivery Addressed Time to transmit packet 20ms Broadcast Attempts MAC Address 00 50
12. are opens to the Configure tab You must change to the PC Settings tab at the top of the window 2 RF Options mentioned in this procedure require that the Show All Options box is selected in the Security Pane on the PC Settings tab of the Configuration Utility To enable the Security Pane follow these directions a From the PC Settings tab click About b Inthe About window click anywhere next to the lines of text A blinking cursor displays Laird Technologies 11160 Thompson Avenue Lenexa KS 66219 800 492 2320 Fax 913 492 1243 www iairdtech com wireless email wireless support iairdtech cam Version c Type the following in all lower case letters showframe Note Nothing displays on the window when you type d When you finish typing the Wireless Configuration and Test Utility window appears and says Security Frame now visible e Click OK in the Wireless Configuration and Test Utility window ft Click OK in the About window g A Security section now displays on the PC Settings tab h Check the Show All Options check box Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 3 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note w Port Settings USB COM Port Add Find Open Port TEPIP Port Ports Ports Port Status Uinavediabbe Baud Rate 57600 Party None recommended
13. nd for this radio Diril jew gt Editor View Port 1 Port Pairing Show Defaut Co mpare EE Load File seml Arite Radio Es l Porti Open COM18 57 600 8 NA RTS Port1 High CTS Port1 Low Communications idle Figure 8 Client settings 12 Repeat Step 10 for each server that needs to synchronize to the Hop Master if the server will not be in range of the Hop Master server set its Sync to Channel to the RF Channel Number of another synchronized server that is in range of the Hop Master make sure the RF Channel Number of the server is higher than the Sync to Channel 13 Repeat Step 12 for all clients that you wish to communicate with each server from Step 12 I ve configured my radios what s next Once you have configured all radios set up your network similarly to the one shown in Figure 9 The main server or Hop Master must be powered on anytime that the other servers are connected to enable them to synchronize and communicate with their clients If a centralized network does not work and all servers are not in range of the Hop Master use a daisy chain network as shown in Figure 10 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 10 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note Server Radio RF Channel 16 Syneto Channel Disabled Syne Channel N A Client Radio RF Channel 16 Server Radio RF Channel
14. rt High Communications idle E Figure 7 Server 2 settings Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 9 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note 11 Configure the radios that will communicate with server 2 as Chentand Auto Destination and with the same RF Channel Number as server 2 Figure 8 Click Write Radio to write the changes to the radios EEPROM Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility Configure Radio Interface i Radio Features WV Auto Config Interface Timeout R Full Duplex Data Encryption Max Power Full Power M Unicast Only Auto Channel Max Transmit Retries System ID Hex ses One Beacon Mode RTS Enable 300 ee Modem Mode Range Refresh 485 DERE Radio Other Auto Destination interface Baud 57600 v Calc Baud View in Full Wingow FFFFFFFFFFFF Hex To simplify EEPROM programming Avto Destination can Destinat be enadle in Clients which allows the Client to 013 029 045 061 077 093 109 Dec automatically set its Destination Address to the s dress of the JES Server upon receiving the Server beacon Addeess 0x56 bit 4 RF Delivery Addressed Enable 1 Disable 0 MAC Address 00 50 67 93 84 F6 DeSuit Disabdied Rae OBE a irmvware Version Y 8 7 1 Version 1 7 an higher Stik 51872012 Full Part Number CL4490 1000 232 01 a EEPROM KI 4 Current 0 records fou
15. tomatically set its Destination Ad ress to the addeess of the ES Key UERN Auto Calibrate Server upon receiving the Server beacon I Long Range Ac ress 0x56 dit 4 RF Delivery Addressed Enable 1 Disable O MAC Address 00 50 67 93 8A F6 sam fe grame VANA Firmware Version V 8 7 1 mets D O B 5 8 2012 _ Full Part Number CL4490 1000 232 01 EEPROM H 4 Current 0 records found for this radio iN il GUI View Editor Vi Port 1 Port 2 Pairing Show Defaut Compare EE Load File Save to File Print Write Radio Read Radio Port1 siti Ne ome 57 600 8 N 1 RTS Port1 High CTS Portt Low Port2 Unavailable Send Data C omplete Figure 6 Client settings Americas 1 800 492 2320 Option2 8 Laird Technologies Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 www lairdtech com ramp Sync to Channel AC4490 and CL4490 Application Note 10 Configure server 2 as Server and Broadcast Mode with an RF Channel Number at least 4 5 steps above the RF Channel Number of the Hop Master Under the Radio Features section check the Sync to Channel box and in the Radio RF section set the Sync to Channel to the RF channel of the Hop Master Figure 7 Click Write Radio to write the changes to the radio s EEPROM Connex4490 Configuration Test Utility Configure Radio Interface Interface Timeout sA RF Packe CTS On Hys steresis Max Transmit Retries ho Hex Broadcast Attempts 44
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