UART/RS232/RS485/USB/Ethernet Over Powerline Communication
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1. ATSR Search Search for peer none module on the power line network LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 16 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 Because of far distance 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 if the number of repeater is too large a number of repeaters will seize the channel LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 17 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS482. 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 LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 22 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 Power lines Spyder Power meter Spyder Power Power Spyder meter meter Spyder Power Power Spyder meter meter Spyder Data concentrator Power Spyder meter 2 Start of Narrow Band Powerline Communication Transceiver Module What you will need LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 23 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 4 110V 220V to 12V 500mA power supply LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 24 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 You need to install LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal software that is included in the CD that accompanies the Spyder by clicking setup exe If you are using a USB to RS232 converter you can use Device Manager ta
3. i 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 LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 19 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 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 C 10 8787 2002 1998 G D 2002 65500 10 1000 LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 20 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication T
4. 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 immediately 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 Enter command none mode LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 13 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 flash ATWT memory Y N ATDA ATNA control ATDT ATRT ATWT itself is not saved to flash Network class Domain Domain Address of ee Address Da Logic Address Node Node Address of ATNA 1 Address ee logical address Packet When set 0 the on packet will be Destination Serial broadcasted in the ATDT a 0 21474836
5. 46 same logical Number j domain Otherwise Physical the packet will be Address r sent to the node with the specified LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 14 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 physical address serial number Function class Relay function Y is ATRP Repeater Y N an Niocaill Y Turn on the repeater function remotely ATRR Remote YN It may be set y Repeater broadcast or individually depending on the ATDT settings A string with ATNM Name length less Set the name of the PU R485A than 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 N no O odd ATPA Parity N O E N E even LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 15 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 ATST Stop Bit 1 2 Stop bit 1 Debug class ATRW Raw The raw data for debugging The module will output sent raw packets YN from host to the N module and not just the payload Y means turn on this function N means turning off ATMI MIO Support and Ariane MIO RS232 format interoperability Y N which means A3 N 04 data head encapsulated data packet
6. 5 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 Poll current repeater status Y is on N 2 ATRP Yor 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 response description 1 ok Enter command mode Check current repeater status Y is on N 2 ATRP YorN for off 3 ATRP N ok Turn off repeater function 4 ATRP N Check current repeater status OFF 5 ATEX exit Exit command mode LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 18 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 2 3 Setting Illustration e Repeater 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 ES PP LE pH E The The The first second third No
7. IP pins to user s board 5 RESET Input Module Reset Route daughtercard Depending on final interface signal 6 EX3 model of back to mother board daughter card and to the DIP pins to user s board Route daughtercard Depending on final interface signal 7 EX2 model of back to mother board daughter card and to the DIP pins to user s board LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 10 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 Route daughtercard Depending on final interface signal 8 EX1 model of back to mother board daughter card and to the DIP pins to user s board 9 SLEEP input Pin Sleep Control Line 10 GND Ground 11 Unused 12 Unused 13 Unused 14 Unused 15 Associate Output Associated Indicator 16 Unused 17 Unused 18 Unused 19 Unused 20 Unused LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 11 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 II 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 d
8. N 3 11 73 am ETT el 6 20 f al H A x mm i 480 5 Sem Hol e 3 Sem LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 8 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 LEDI Serial port LED green means module is receiving data from aerial port red means module is sending data to serial port 4 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 LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 9 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 side views 5 020 0 1mm a A l M j A shield to PcB 0 79mm 2 79m dr 180 0 020 d 2 03mm 40 51 7 050 1 27mm q as d 1 i q j i d 0 1607 gt q 4 06mm 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 Depending on final interface signal 4 EX4 model of back to mother board daughter card and to the D
9. NS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module User Manual July 2011 LinkSprite Technologies Inc www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 IA4TV UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet SPYDER_DATA1 Doc Title Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module User Manual Version Date Description Author 1 0 07 11 2011 The front page Nancy LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 2 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 Table of Content Summat sete ee ete eres A E T E Rhee 4 Tine CTO M23 oi ig cede siecsdadaniegidecaseocaain icc iiiki ania Era EE S TEES aE Eases 4 2 Fatre S ense ii a E T E R T R 5 3 Specifications arsenate aes ikar sie a aa aee ansa sieaas 6 4 POD CANONS cirsio E E A E EEE EEEE A EEE 7 IT Diagrami esre e E EE E ter E E 8 Functional Diagr n Satire de ce aoedesusceacednasshecegeteaalonquciasvasstaedaoe nicaugastenicaqnacaeeeseaeivetes 8 2 Board NAY OUR sssri iaaieo E a e E aa S 8 3 LED sosoca an AEE T EE E E 9 4 Interface Card Socket Definition and Layout sssseesseereeseeresersererresserererressresres 9 IM Command Interface eseseseesseesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesessssnsssssesessseseesesesesesesesesesesesese 12 l Command WIGS 5 02555 detesancsiuenp iene saibsttesanqiaiintnseteannan
10. ata 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 There are two approaches to exit command mode One way is to input command ATEX 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 LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 12 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 2 2 Commands without Arguments There are four commands without arguments enter command mode will directly return ok e 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
11. b to find out the COM port Device Manager File Action view Help e amp 1 Computer See Disk drives a Display adapters 4 DVD CD ROM drives 1 amp 5 Human Interface Devices p IDE ATAJATAPI controllers gy IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers l 53 Imaging devices Se Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Modems Monitors NECPCIF i Network adapters UY Ports COM amp LPT J Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM17 MB Processors E3 A Secure Digital host controllers Sound video and game controllers S e Storage volumes HY System devices RO ROR CRO M P P E H Open LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal by click program and follow the following fan LinkSprite E LinkSprite Programs LinkSprite NEC serial port terminal will show up as LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 25 www linksprite com S LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 LinkSprite EC Serial Port Terminal V1 0 Click the Port Settings button to configure the serial port PortSettings com w EME From device manager we know that the COM port we are using is COM17 The LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 26 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 default baud rate for Spyder is 9600 Click OK and Click Open COM Port to ope
12. e network LinkSprite modules have the built in packet level repeater function This LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 4 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 ww 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 e Built in error correction codes e Built in repeater function to extend the coverage e Physical and logic address e AT commands used for advanced configuration e 3 3V TTL UART Optional RS232 RS485 USB Ethernet Zigbee interfaces e FSK Frequency Shift Keying modulation used in physical layer e Low power LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 5 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 e RoHS e 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 Transceiver Module 3 3V TTL UART Optional interface cards RS232 model order
13. ing no UART RS232 Interface 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 7V 12V DC Internal External Modulation FSK Frequency Shift Keying Carrier frequency 262K 144KHz Error Correction FEC Forward Error Correction Data rate on 30Kbps Powerline Maximum packet 300bytes data length Repeater Hops 3 Hops Transmission 300 feets No Repeater distance Support nodes 65535 number Power Line Activity LED LED System LED Serial port LED LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 6 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 e Solar Wind electricity generation system LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 7 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 II Diagram 1 Functional Diagram Power lines re signa Power Coup mug Power SS circuit lines lines carrier module Serial data 2 Board Layout oo 8 a ve yo
14. n the COM port As shown in the following screen by typing three fast we can enter into AT command mode to configure the module EI LinkSprite NEC Serial Port Terminal V1 0 ee PacketLenath ho s Port Settings Close COM Port Clear Content tart eee Interval 100 ms COM17 9600 N81 Handshake None OPEN PX18 TX13 Next we can click Start Continuous Send to toggle continuous send and receive LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 27 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 LinkSprite Technologies Inc Add 1067 S Hover St Unit E 186 Longmont CO 80501 Tel 720 204 8599 Email sales linksprite com Web www linksprite com NS LinkSprite LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 28 www linksprite com
15. nc 3 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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 and 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 Zigbee 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 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 powerlin
16. ransceiver Module V1 0 On the above figure A E are at the same network their domain values are 1 B D F H are at the same network its domain values are10 C 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 Check domain values of present logic 2 ATDA 1 32767 address Default factory setting is 1 Check nodes values of present logic 3 ATNA 1 65535 address Default factory setting is 1 4 ATDA 2 ok Set domain value of logic address as 2 5 ATNA 45 ok Set nodes of logic address as 45 6 ATDA 2 Check domain values of logic address 7 ATNA 45 Check node values of logic address 8 ATEX exited Exit command mode LinkSpriteTechnologies Inc 21 www linksprite com SS LinkSprite UART RS232 RS485 USB Ethetnet Over Powerline Communication Transceiver Module V1 0 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
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