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B&B Electronics, Inc. 

 

 

SPECTRE User Manual 

 

 

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SPECTRE_User_Manual_2912m 

www.bb-elec.com 

www.bb-europe.com 

 

Figure List 

 

Fig. 1: Contents of package

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Fig. 2: Basic dimensions, metal box

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Fig. 3: Recommended clearance around antennas

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Fig. 4: Cable routing

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Fig. 5: Space in front connectors

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Fig. 6: Front panel SPECTRE 3G

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Fig. 7: Power connector

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Fig. 8: Connection of power supply connector

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Fig. 9: Connection of power supply

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Fig. 10: External antenna

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Fig. 11: Connecting the antenna

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Fig. 12: Ejected SIM card holder

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Fig. 13: Ethernet connector

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Fig. 14: Ethernet Cable Connection

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Fig. 15: Example of router connection

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Fig. 16: RS232 port connector

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Fig. 17: Meter connection to router

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Fig. 18: PC connection to router

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Fig. 19: RS-232 equipment connection to router

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Fig. 20: Jumper Position for external supply

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Fig. 21: Jumper Position for RS-485

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Fig. 22: Jumper Position for internal supply

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Fig. 23: Jumper Position for RS-422

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Fig. 24: RS485/422 connector

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Fig. 25: Connection to the router with data cable length less than 10 m

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Fig. 26: Connection to the router with data cable length more than 10 m

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Fig. 27: Connection to the router with data cable length less than 10 m

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Fig. 28: Connection to the router with data cable length more than 10 m

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Fig. 29: Connection of the I/O Port circuitry

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Fig. 30: USB connector

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Fig. 31: Connecting a PLC to the router

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Fig. 32: Connecting USB memory stick to the router

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Fig. 33: I/O connection

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Fig. 34: Connection I/O cable

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Fig. 35: Connection of binary input and output of router

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Fig. 36: Router reset

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Fig. 37: Router connections

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Summary of Contents for SPECTRE

Page 1: ...SPECTRE_User_Manual_2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com SPECTRE Router USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...eproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photography recording or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent Information in thi...

Page 3: ...s or information of special interest GPL license Source codes under GPL license are available free of charge by sending an email to support bb elec com Router version The properties and settings assoc...

Page 4: ...2 1 3I O Ports 17 4 2 1 4RS 485 422 Ports 17 4 3 Power Connector 18 4 4 Antenna Connector 19 4 5 SIM Card Reader 20 4 6 Ethernet Port 21 4 7 Auxiliary Port Connectors 22 4 7 1 RS 232 Ports 22 4 7 2 RS...

Page 5: ...PC connection to router 24 Fig 19 RS 232 equipment connection to router 24 Fig 20 Jumper Position for external supply 25 Fig 21 Jumper Position for RS 485 25 Fig 22 Jumper Position for internal suppl...

Page 6: ...RS 485 422 LED status indication 17 Table 9 Connection of power connector 18 Table 10 Ethernet connector 21 Table 11 RS232 connector Pinout 23 Table 12 Connector Pinout in RS 485 Mode 26 Table 13 Conn...

Page 7: ...ions where flammable and explosive materials are present including gas stations chemical plants or locations in which explosives are used Switch off the router when travelling by plane Use of the rout...

Page 8: ...may be done via a password protected Web interface The router supports the creation of VPN tunnels using IPsec OpenVPN and L2TP to ensure safe communication The Web interface provides detailed statis...

Page 9: ...912m www bb elec com www bb europe com 2 3 Package Contents The basic router package includes Router Power supply 3G models only Crossover Ethernet cable External antenna 3G models only DIN rail adapt...

Page 10: ...S485 422 XC SW together with PORT 1 Table 1 Auxiliary port possibilities Spectre 3G Wireless Routers Auxiliary Ports Model No Port 1 Port 2 RT3G 300 No connect No connect RT3G 302 No connect RS 232 RT...

Page 11: ...B B Electronics Inc SPECTRE User Manual 11 SPECTRE_User_Manual_2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com 2 5 Dimensions Fig 2 Basic dimensions metal box...

Page 12: ...a flat solid work surface The DIN rail adapter is included for DIN rail mounting Whip antennas should be kept at least 6 cm from cables and metal surfaces on all sides When using an external antenna i...

Page 13: ...gth The combination of power supply and data cables can be a maximum of 1 5 meters 2 If the length of the data cables exceeds 1 5 meters overvoltage protectors surge suppressors should be used 3 Do no...

Page 14: ...Electronics Inc SPECTRE User Manual 14 SPECTRE_User_Manual_2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com Fig 5 Space in front connectors The router must be securely grounded to earth ground for proper opera...

Page 15: ...pin Power supply ETH RJ45 Connection to the local computer network PORT 1 RJ45 RS 232 422 485 ETHERNET or I O PORT 2 RJ45 RS 232 422 485 or ETHERNET ANT SMA Main antenna DIV SMA Diversity antenna USB...

Page 16: ...is from 90 dBm to 113 dBm or the difference between neighboring cells is smaller than 3 dBm USR Yellow Function selected by user OUT Green On Binary output active IN Green On Binary input active ETH G...

Page 17: ...he network cable is not connected Table 5 Ethernet LED status indication 4 2 1 2 RS 232 Ports LED port indicator Green LED Blinks on Receive data Yellow LED Blinks on Transmit data Table 6 RS 232 LED...

Page 18: ...connector The router requires a 10 V to 30 V DC supply Protection against reversed polarity is built into the router The power consumption during receiving is 1W The peak power consumption during data...

Page 19: ...t the main antenna The port is labeled as ANT The ANT connector is used to connect the main antenna router To connect the second antenna for diversity use the connector labeled DIV Example of antenna...

Page 20: ...the router The router will not operate on UMTS networks unless an activated SIM card with an unblocked PIN is in the reader The SIM cards may use different access point names APN Changing the SIM car...

Page 21: ...Data positive pole Input Output 2 TXD Transmit Data negative pole Input Output 3 RXD Receive Data positive pole Input Output 4 5 6 RXD Receive Data negative pole Input Output 7 8 Table 10 Ethernet co...

Page 22: ...NT based on the router model number Port Two may be configured for serial communications RS 232 485 422 or I O CNT Either port can be fitted with internal switch XC SW Port 2 Port 2 may be configured...

Page 23: ...k Description Direction 1 RTS Request To Send Input 2 CTS Clear To Send Output 3 DTR Data Terminal Ready Input 4 DSR Data Set Ready Output 5 GND Signal ground 6 RXD Receive Data Output 7 CD Carrier De...

Page 24: ...selected by jumpers J2 and J3 on the RS 485 module daughter board To use internal power place jumpers J2 and J3 across pins 2 and 3 To select external power jumpers J2 and J3 must be on pins 1 and 2 I...

Page 25: ...912m www bb elec com www bb europe com Fig 20 Jumper Position for external supply Fig 21 Jumper Position for RS 485 Fig 22 Jumper Position for internal supply Fig 23 Jumper Position for RS 422 Jumper...

Page 26: ...4 TxRx RS485 A Input Output 5 TxRx RS485 B Input Output 6 TxRx RS485 A Input Output 7 12 V EXT External power supply 8 12 V EXT External power supply Table 12 Connector Pinout in RS 485 Mode ATTENTIO...

Page 27: ...umber Signal mark Description Data flow direction 1 SGND Signal and power supply ground 2 SGND Signal and power supply ground 3 RxD Receive Data Output 4 RxD Receive Data Output 5 TxD Transmit Data In...

Page 28: ...elec com www bb europe com Fig 27 Connection to the router with data cable length less than 10 m Fig 28 Connection to the router with data cable length more than 10 m With a RS422 data cable more tha...

Page 29: ...ch input The ADC value stored in memory is calculated using the following equation ADC Value 12b value addit constant multiplic constant 1000 where the constants are programmed into memory by the user...

Page 30: ...d for detecting a logic 1 can be set at either 8uA or 20mA using a jumper on the module board When jumper J4 is shorted the threshold current level is 20 mA When jumper J4 is not shorted the threshold...

Page 31: ...mark Description Data flow direction 1 BIN1 CNT1 Binary input counter input Input 2 BIN2 CNT2 Binary input counter input Input 3 BIN3 Binary input Input 4 BIN4 Binary input Input 5 GND Signal ground...

Page 32: ...onfigure the I O board read the input status and control the output The I O port communicates at 9600 baud 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit 8N1 Address space Address Access Description 0x0000 R Firmwar...

Page 33: ...N1 with sign 0x0400 R Recalculate value of analog input AN2 with sign 0x0500 R W Upper 16 bits of counter CNT1 value 0x0501 R W Lower 16 bits of counter CNT1 value 0x0502 R Prompt frequency CNT1 0x050...

Page 34: ...Minimal frequency CNT1 0x0F0D R Maximal frequency CNT1 0x0F0E R Upper 16 bits of counter CNT2 value 0x0F0F R Lower 16 bits of counter CNT2 value 0x0F10 R Prompt frequency CNT2 0x0F11 R Average frequen...

Page 35: ...el on input BIN4 bit 4 analog input AN1 lower limit overrun bit 5 analog input AN1 upper limit overrun bit 6 analog input AN2 lower limit overrun bit 7 analog input AN2 upper limit overrun bit 8 limit...

Page 36: ...s period sec 0xF401 W AN2 multiplicative constant with sign 0xF402 W AN2 additive constant with sign 0xF403 W AN2 hysteresis value with sign 0xF404 W AN2 lower limit with sign 0xF405 W AN2 upper limit...

Page 37: ...ww bb elec com www bb europe com 0xF600 W CNT2 multiplicative constant 0xF601 W CNT2 upper limit 0xF602 W CNT2 time of limit overrun sec 0xF603 W CNT2 time for metering reset sec 0xFFFF W Switch main...

Page 38: ...L SOCKET USB A Pin number Signal mark Description Data flow direction 1 5V Positive pole of 5V DC supply voltage 2 USB data USB data signal negative pole Input Output 3 USB data USB data signal positi...

Page 39: ...r_Manual_2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com Example of connecting devices with a serial interface to the USB router Fig 31 Connecting a PLC to the router Connecting a USB flash drive to the USB r...

Page 40: ...7 I O port Connection Fig 33 I O connection The user interface I O is for the processing of binary input signals and for control settings of binary output signals Binary output is not switched to grou...

Page 41: ...cs Inc SPECTRE User Manual 41 SPECTRE_User_Manual_2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com Circuit example of a binary input or output connected to the router Fig 35 Connection of binary input and outp...

Page 42: ...ctory default configuration and reboot the router Press RST button Table 18 Ways to reset or restart the router After the green LED starts to blink you may restore the router s initial settings by pre...

Page 43: ...com 6 Initial Setup Before you can set up the router you will need to make all of the necessary connections The router cannot operate without a connected antenna SIM card for UMTS networks and a power...

Page 44: ...the router will not operate without a SIM card The SIM card must have activated HSPA UMTS EDGE GPRS For CDMA networks the router is provisioned over the air Refer to the Configuration manual for detai...

Page 45: ...ntenna connector SMA 50 Ohm User interface ETH USB PORT 1 PORT 2 Ethernet 10 100 Mbit s USB 2 0 type A host Model Dependent Model Dependent Wireless parameters refer to 3G models only Table 19 Specifi...

Page 46: ...rocessor Memory 512 Mb DDR SDRAM 128 Mb FLASH 1 Mb MRAM Interface Serial interface RS232 Ethernet interface 10 100Mbit s USB 2 0 interface Table 21 Processor Specifications Port IO Input Output Binary...

Page 47: ...ar signal strength you will need to use a directional antenna For proper operation the signal levels have to be in the range from 50dBm to 90dBm It is necessary to set ping which will check the connec...

Page 48: ...2912m www bb elec com www bb europe com Q I switched the router to offline mode by SMS message but the router is in online mode after restart SMS messages do not permanently change the router configur...

Page 49: ...lec com Maintenance Handle the SIM card carefully Do not bend scratch or expose the card to static electricity Do not clean the router with harsh chemicals solvents or abrasive cleaners B B Electronic...

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