FreeWave Technologies Inc. 1.427 – 1.432 GHz User Manual
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1. radio as a point to Multipoint Master e Press to set the radio as a point to Multipoint Slave e Press Esc to get back to Main menu 5 Press 1 in the main menu to change the Baud Rate e The baud rate in setup mode is always 19200 e The baud rate must be changed to match the baud rate of the device that the radio is attached to 6 Atthe Main Menu press 3 e All of the following settings must be the same on all radios throughout the network e FreqKey This setting is discussed later in this manual e Max Packet Size This setting is discussed later in this manual LAD0012AA Rev A 1 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a e Min Packet Size This setting is discussed later in this manual e RF Data Rate The LRS Licensed Radio can be configured to operate at one of two available throughputs To adjust this setting enter 4 RF Data Rate in the Radio Parameters Menu e For Maximum Throughput of 9 6 Kbps at 2 Level GFSK RF Data Rate 3 e For Maximum Throughput of 19 2 Kbps at 4 Level GFSK RF Data Rate 2 7 Atthe Main Menu press 5 e Number Repeaters should be set to 0 e Set the Network ID value to any value between 1 and 4095 except 255 e Make sure this value is the same on every radio in the network Operation in Single Frequency Mode Note It is imperative that all transceivers used in a network are set to identical frequency parameters To set the frequency to be use2. 0 81 93 104 115 127 138 150 1 41 53 64 76 87 98 110 121 132 144 INI 2 47 59 70 81 93 104 115 127 138 150 MI 53 64 76 87 98 110 121 132 144 4 59 70 81 93 104 115 127 138 150 5 64 76 87 98 110 121 132 144 6 70 81 93 104 115 127 138 150 7 76 87 98 110 121 132 144 E 8 81 93 104 115 127 138 150 9 87 98 110 121 132 144 93 1041115 127 138 150 B 98 110 121 132 144 C 104 115 127 138 150 D 110 121 132 144 E 115 127 138 150 121 132 144 MN Table 2 The following lists the Packet size settings by bytes when the Data equals 3 Max Packet Size LAD0012AA Rev 9 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a Packet 0 1 2 314151617 8 9 A 12 0 18 23 29 35 40 46 52 57 63 69 75 1 20 26 32 38 43 49 55 60 66 72 2 23 29 35 40 46 52 57 63 69 75 3 26 32 38 43 49 55 60 66 72 4 29 35 40 46 52 57 63 69 75 5 32 38 43 49 55 60 66 72 6 35 40 46 52 57 63 69 75 38 43 49 55 60 66 72 8 40 46 52 57 63 69 75 9 43
3. 1 432225 LAD0012AA Rev 5 of 10 FreeWave Technologies VALUE 5160 5164 5168 5172 5176 5180 5184 5188 5192 5196 5200 5204 5208 5212 5216 5220 5224 5228 5232 5236 5240 5244 5248 5252 5256 5260 5264 5268 5272 5276 5280 5284 5288 5292 5296 5300 5304 5308 5312 5316 5320 5324 5328 5332 5336 5340 5344 5348 FREQ MHz 1432 250 1432 275 1432 300 1432 325 1432 350 1432 375 1432 400 1432 425 1432 450 1432 475 1432 500 1432 525 1432 550 1432 575 1432 600 1432 625 1432 650 1432 675 1432 700 1432 725 1432 750 1432 775 1432 800 1432 825 1432 850 1432 875 1432 900 1432 925 1432 950 1432 975 1433 000 1433 025 1433 050 1433 075 1433 100 1433 125 1433 150 1433 175 1433 200 1433 225 1433 250 1433 275 1433 300 1433 325 1433 350 1433 375 1433 400 1433 425 FREQ GHz 1 432250 1 432275 1 432300 1 432325 1 432350 1 432375 1 432400 1 432425 1 432450 1 432475 1 432500 1 432525 1 432550 1 432575 1 432600 1 432625 1 432650 1 432675 1 432700 1 432725 1 432750 1 432775 1 432800 1 432825 1 432850 1 432875 1 432900 1 432925 1 432950 1 432975 1 433000 1 433025 1 433050 1 433075 1 433100 1 433125 1 433150 1 433175 1 433200 1 433225 1 433250 1 433275 1 433300 1 433325 1 433350 1 433375 1 433400 1 433425 VALUE 5352 5356 5360 5364 5368 5372 5376 5380 5384 5388 5392 5396 5400 5404 5408 5412 5416 5420 5424 5428 5432 5436 5440 5
4. 29025 1 429050 1 429075 1 429100 1 429125 1 429150 1 429175 1 429200 1 429225 1 429250 1 429275 1 429300 1 429325 1 429350 1 429375 1 429400 1 429425 1 429450 1 429475 1 429500 1 429525 1 429550 1 429575 1 429600 1 429625 1 429650 1 429675 1 429700 1 429725 1 429750 1 429775 1 429800 1 429825 LAD0012AA Rev 4 of 10 FreeWave Technologies VALUE 4776 4780 4784 4788 4792 4796 4800 4804 4808 4812 4816 4820 4824 4828 4832 4836 4840 4844 4848 4852 4856 4860 4864 4868 4872 4876 4880 4884 4888 4892 4896 4900 4904 4908 4912 4916 4920 4924 4928 4932 4936 4940 4944 4948 4952 4956 4960 4964 FREQ MHz 1429 850 1429 875 1429 900 1429 925 1429 950 1429 975 1430 000 1430 025 1430 050 1430 075 1430 100 1430 125 1430 150 1430 175 1430 200 1430 225 1430 250 1430 275 1430 300 1430 325 1430 350 1430 375 1430 400 1430 425 1430 450 1430 475 1430 500 1430 525 1430 550 1430 575 1430 600 1430 625 1430 650 1430 675 1430 700 1430 725 1430 750 1430 775 1430 800 1430 825 1430 850 1430 875 1430 900 1430 925 1430 950 1430 975 1431 000 1431 025 FREQ GHz 1 429850 1 429875 1 429900 1 429925 1 429950 1 429975 1 430000 1 430025 1 430050 1 430075 1 430100 1 430125 1 430150 1 430175 1 430200 1 430225 1 430250 1 430275 1 430300 1 430325 1 430350 1 430375 1 430400 1 430425 1 430450 1 430475 1 430500 1 430525 1 430550 1 430575 1 430600 1 4
5. 30625 1 430650 1 430675 1 430700 1 430725 1 430750 1 430775 1 430800 1 430825 1 430850 1 430875 1 430900 1 430925 1 430950 1 430975 1 431000 1 431025 VALUE 4968 4972 4976 4980 4984 4988 4992 4996 5000 5004 5008 5012 5016 5020 5024 5028 5032 5036 5040 5044 5048 5052 5056 5060 5064 5068 5072 5076 5080 5084 5088 5092 5096 5100 5104 5108 5112 5116 5120 5124 5128 5132 5136 5140 5144 5148 5152 5156 User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver FREQ MHz 1431 050 1431 075 1431 100 1431 125 1431 150 1431 175 1431 200 1431 225 1431 250 1431 275 1431 300 1431 325 1431 350 1431 375 1431 400 1431 425 1431 450 1431 475 1431 500 1431 525 1431 550 1431 575 1431 600 1431 625 1431 650 1431 675 1431 700 1431 725 1431 750 1431 775 1431 800 1431 825 1431 850 1431 875 1431 900 1431 925 1431 950 1431 975 1432 000 1432 025 1432 050 1432 075 1432 100 1432 125 1432 150 1432 175 1432 200 1432 225 V1 0a FREQ GHz 1 431050 1 431075 1 431100 1 431125 1 431150 1 431175 1 431200 1 431225 1 431250 1 431275 1 431300 1 431325 1 431350 1 431375 1 431400 1 431425 1 431450 1 431475 1 431500 1 431525 1 431550 1 431575 1 431600 1 431625 1 431650 1 431675 1 431700 1 431725 1 431750 1 431775 1 431800 1 431825 1 431850 1 431875 1 431900 1 431925 1 431950 1 431975 1 432000 1 432025 1 432050 1 432075 1 432100 1 432125 1 432150 1 432175 1 432200
6. 32 CNOGOGm POgormd rs c Exit to Main Menu the Single Channel i i 7 04887 23 04903 39 04919 99 04935 NES LE A NM X gere e SES DES 1 430781 GHz 14 04894 30 04910 46 04926 04942 62 15 04895 31 04911 47 04927 63 04943 Hop Table Size 36 Single Channel Uses 45 Enter 0 To Edit Hop Table 1 For Single Freq 2 For Number of Hopping Channels LAD0012AA RevA 7 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a Min Max Packet Sizes Min Max Packet Sizes allow the user to designate the size in bytes of the packets used by the transceiver in its communication link This may be of particular value when using FreeWave with different communications software packages In addition packet sizes should be changed for every network especially when overlapping or adjacent networks are installed The combination of Max and Min Packet Size settings determines the allocation of the communication link from the Master to the Slave and vice versa With a given Max Packet Setting the Master will transmit up to that number of bytes on every hop If fewer than that number of bytes is transmitted the balance is allocated to the Slave s transmission in addition to the quantity in the Min Packet Size Setting Packet size is determined by a combination of the settings entered by the user and RF Data Rate The following tables provide the packet sizes for each diffe
7. 427 0125 MHz 1400 MHz 0 00625 Value 27 0125 0 00625 Value 4322 Enter the value 4322 to use the frequency 1 4270125 GHz 1 427 1 432 GHz Frequency Table VALUE FREQ MHz FREQ GHz VALUE FREQ MHz FREQ GHz 4320 1427 000 1 427000 4356 1427 225 1 427225 4324 1427 025 1 427025 4360 1427 250 1 427250 4328 1427 050 1 427050 4364 1427 275 1 427275 4332 1427 075 1 427075 4368 1427 300 1 427300 4336 1427 100 1 427100 4372 1427 325 1 427325 4340 1427 125 1 427125 4376 1427 350 1 427350 4344 1427 150 1 427150 4380 1427 375 1 427375 4348 1427 175 1 427175 4384 1427 400 1 427400 4352 1427 200 1 427200 4388 1427 425 1 427425 LADOO12AA Rev A 3 of 10 FreeWave Technologies VALUE 4392 4396 4400 4404 4408 4412 4416 4420 4424 4428 4432 4436 4440 4444 4448 4452 4456 4460 4464 4468 4472 4476 4480 4484 4488 4492 4496 4500 4504 4508 4512 4516 4520 4524 4528 4532 4536 4540 4544 4548 4552 4556 4560 4564 4568 4572 4576 4580 FREQ MHz 1427 450 1427 475 1427 500 1427 525 1427 550 1427 575 1427 600 1427 625 1427 650 1427 675 1427 700 1427 725 1427 750 1427 775 1427 800 1427 825 1427 850 1427 875 1427 900 1427 925 1427 950 1427 975 1428 000 1428 025 1428 050 1428 075 1428 100 1428 125 1428 150 1428 175 1428 200 1428 225 1428 250 1428 275 1428 300 1428 325 1428 350 1428 375 1428 400 1428 425 1428 450 1428 475 1428 500 1428 525 1428 550 1428 575 1428 600 1428 625 FREQ G
8. 444 5448 5452 5456 5460 5464 5468 5472 5476 5480 5484 5488 5492 5496 5500 5504 5508 5512 5516 5520 5524 5528 5532 5536 5540 User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver FREQ MHz 1433 450 1433 475 1433 500 1433 525 1433 550 1433 575 1433 600 1433 625 1433 650 1433 675 1433 700 1433 725 1433 750 1433 775 1433 800 1433 825 1433 850 1433 875 1433 900 1433 925 1433 950 1433 975 1434 000 1434 025 1434 050 1434 075 1434 100 1434 125 1434 150 1434 175 1434 200 1434 225 1434 250 1434 275 1434 300 1434 325 1434 350 1434 375 1434 400 1434 425 1434 450 1434 475 1434 500 1434 525 1434 550 1434 575 1434 600 1434 625 V1 0a FREQ GHz 1 433450 1 433475 1 433500 1 433525 1 433550 1 433575 1 433600 1 433625 1 433650 1 433675 1 433700 1 433725 1 433750 1 433775 1 433800 1 433825 1 433850 1 433875 1 433900 1 433925 1 433950 1 433975 1 434000 1 434025 1 434050 1 434075 1 434100 1 434125 1 434150 1 434175 1 434200 1 434225 1 434250 1 434275 1 434300 1 434325 1 434350 1 434375 1 434400 1 434425 1 434450 1 434475 1 434500 1 434525 1 434550 1 434575 1 434600 1 434625 LAD0012AA Rev 6 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a VALUE FREQ MHz FREQ GHz VALUE FREQ MHz FREQ GHz 5544 1434 650 1 434650 5576 1434 850 1 434850 5548 1434 675 1 434675 5580 1434 875 1 434875 5552 1434 700 1 434700 5584 1434 900 1 434900 5
9. 49 55 60 66 72 INI A 46 52 57 63 69 75 B 49 55 60 66 72 c 52 57 63 69 75 D 55 60 66 72 E 57 63 69 75 60 66 72 Table 3 LAD0012AA Rev 10 of 10
10. 556 1434 725 1 434725 5588 1434 925 1 434925 5560 1434 750 1 434750 5592 1434 950 1 434950 5564 1434 775 1 434775 5596 1434 975 1 434975 5568 1434 800 1 434800 5600 1435 000 1 435000 5572 1434 825 1 434825 Programming Single Frequency Mode To operate the transceiver in single frequency mode enter a 0 in the Radio Parameters section of the menu corresponding to Frequency Key Next enter F for more You will then go through the following series of choices 1 Enter a 1 to program the transceiver to operate in single frequency mode 2 You will then be prompted to enter the frequency to be used with the prompt Enter New Frequency Channel 0 63 3 Once the single frequency has been entered it will appear at the bottom of the table as the Single Channel being used In addition the FreqKey in the Radio Parameters menu will now be programmed as Single Channel Please see below for examples of these settings WARNING Do not change parameters without reading manual FreaKey Single Channel 4 Max Packet Size 8 Min Packet Size Xmit Rate RF Data Rate RF Kmit Power Slave Security RTS to CTS Retry Time Out 25 Lowpower Mode High Noise s In this example the radio is programmed to transmit and receive at Erequenoy Erle Fe 0 8 LE fa more uos 1 430781 GHz This 04881 17 04897 33 04913 49 04929 is understood because 3 84885 19 04599 35 04915 51 00931 4 04884 20 04900 36 04916 52 049
11. FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a FreeWave Technologies Inc 1 427 1 432 GHz User Manual Addendum The FreeWave Technologies LRS Family 1 427 1 432 GHz Licensed Radios operate in substantially the same manner as the 900 MHz and 2 4 GHz transceivers They can be used in point to point and multipoint modes with essentially the same parameter options Quick Start on a Point to Multipoint System The following is a quick start guide for setting up two transceivers in Point to Multipoint mode This mode allows for a Master to communicate with several Slaves simultaneously In addition to the Quick Start Guide there will be detailed instructions on how to set up the frequency min and max packet sizes 1 Connect the transceiver to the serial port of your computer either through a serial cable or via the diagnostics cable 2 Open up a HyperTerminal session e Use the following settings in connecting with HyperTerminal e Connect to COMx depending on which COM port your cable is connected to e Set data rate to 19 200 data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 1 Flow Control none 3 Press the setup button next to the serial port on the radio If you are using the diagnostics cable press Shift U capital U e The three lights on the board should all turn green indicating Setup mode e The main menu will appear on the screen 4 Press 0 to get into the Operation Mode menu e Press 2 to set the
12. Hz 1 427450 1 427475 1 427500 1 427525 1 427550 1 427575 1 427600 1 427625 1 427650 1 427675 1 427700 1 427725 1 427750 1 427775 1 427800 1 427825 1 427850 1 427875 1 427900 1 427925 1 427950 1 427975 1 428000 1 428025 1 428050 1 428075 1 428100 1 428125 1 428150 1 428175 1 428200 1 428225 1 428250 1 428275 1 428300 1 428325 1 428350 1 428375 1 428400 1 428425 1 428450 1 428475 1 428500 1 428525 1 428550 1 428575 1 428600 1 428625 VALUE 4584 4588 4592 4596 4600 4604 4608 4612 4616 4620 4624 4628 4632 4636 4640 4644 4648 4652 4656 4660 4664 4668 4672 4676 4680 4684 4688 4692 4696 4700 4704 4708 4712 4716 4720 4724 4728 4732 4736 4740 4744 4748 4752 4756 4760 4764 4768 4772 User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver FREQ MHz 1428 650 1428 675 1428 700 1428 725 1428 750 1428 775 1428 800 1428 825 1428 850 1428 875 1428 900 1428 925 1428 950 1428 975 1429 000 1429 025 1429 050 1429 075 1429 100 1429 125 1429 150 1429 175 1429 200 1429 225 1429 250 1429 275 1429 300 1429 325 1429 350 1429 375 1429 400 1429 425 1429 450 1429 475 1429 500 1429 525 1429 550 1429 575 1429 600 1429 625 1429 650 1429 675 1429 700 1429 725 1429 750 1429 775 1429 800 1429 825 V1 0a FREQ GHz 1 428650 1 428675 1 428700 1 428725 1 428750 1 428775 1 428800 1 428825 1 428850 1 428875 1 428900 1 428925 1 428950 1 428975 1 429000 1 4
13. d enter the Radio Parameters section of the transceiver setup from the Main Menu as shown below Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 8 Enter New Frequency Key 0 E F for more RADIO PARAMETERS WARNING Do not change parameters without reading manual 0 FreaKey 1 Max Packet Size 8 2 Min Packet Size 4 3 Mmit Rate 1 4 RF Data Rate 3 5 Xmit Power 0 6 Slave Security 1 7 RTS to CTS 0 8 Retry Time Out 255 9 Lowpower Mode 0 A High Noise 0 B WCU Speed 2 C RemoteLED 0 Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice LAD0012AA Rev 2 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a Editing the Hop Table Enter 0 in the Radio Parameters section of the menu corresponding to Frequency Key Next enter F for more options You will then go through the following series of choices 1 Enter 0 to edit Hop Table 2 Choose the Channel to edit 0 63 The Channel is the entry in the HyperTerminal Table for the value that represents the frequency being edited 3 Choose the frequency you want from the table below then enter the value associated with that frequency 4320 5280 NOTE If the frequency you want to use is not listed in the table below use the following formula to determine the value to enter for that frequency Value Desired Frequency in MHz 1400 MHz 0 00625 Example To determine the Value for the frequency 1 427 0125 MHz Value 1
14. rent combination of settings In the Radio Parameters menu enter the Min Packet size 0 F Max Packet size 0 F and the RF Data Rate 2 or 3 Please see the following tables to determine min and max packet sizes and RF Data Rate to be used based on the number of bytes of data being transmitted For example if you set the Minimum Packet Size to 4 Maximum Packet Size to 8 and the RF Data Rate to 3 you would be transmitting 104 bytes per hop If you refer to Table 1 found below with a Min Packet size of 4 and RF Data Rate of 3 that equals 29 bytes per hop Next refer to Table 3 With a Max Packet size of 8 and RF Data Rate of 3 that equals 75 bytes per hop This gives you a total of 104 bytes per hop The following lists the Min Packet size settings by bytes when the RF Data Rate equals 2 and 3 LAD0012AA Rev A 8 of 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum 1427 1435 GHz Transceiver V1 0a Setting Min Packet Size Min Packet Size RF Data Rate 2 RF Data Rate 3 0 36 18 1 41 20 2 47 23 3 53 26 4 59 29 5 64 32 6 70 35 7 76 38 8 81 40 9 87 43 93 46 B 98 49 104 52 110 55 E 115 57 F 121 60 Table 1 The following lists the Max Packet size settings by bytes when the RF Data Rate equals 2 Max Packet Size Mn Oe xS Sc A ee eee A Size 0 36 47 59 7
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