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Zlinx

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 Xtreme 

IP67 Radio Modem

 

 
 
 

 

 

ZXT9-RM                       ZXT24-RM 

 

 

 

Model Number: ZXT9-RM, ZXT24-RM 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for Zlinx Xtreme ZXT9-RM

Page 1: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 1 Zlinx Xtreme IP67 Radio Modem ZXT9 RM ZXT24 RM Model Number ZXT9 RM ZXT24 RM...

Page 2: ...ics Mfg Co Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photography recording or any information storage and retrieva...

Page 3: ...9 2 5 1 Signal Strength RSSI LED s 9 2 5 2 Transmit LED 10 2 5 3 Receive LED 10 2 5 4 Power LED 10 2 5 5 Internal User Interfaces 10 2 5 6 Push Button 11 2 5 7 USB Connector 11 2 5 8 Terminal Block 1...

Page 4: ...3 2 1 Radio Modem Settings ZXT9 RM 40 5 3 2 2 Radio Modem Settings ZXT24 RM 50 5 3 3 Radio Modem Configuration Screen Off Line 57 5 3 4 Radio Modem Firmware Update Screen 58 5 3 5 Return to Manager 5...

Page 5: ...ns 149 B Appendix B Default Configurations 152 B 1 Restore Default Configurations 152 B 2 ZKT9 RM Default Configuration 152 B 3 ZKT24 RM Default Configuration 153 C Appendix C Dimensional Diagram Moun...

Page 6: ...Terminals Use Copper Wire Only One Conductor Per Terminal Wire Range 30 to 12 AWG Tightening Torque 0 5 to 0 6 Nm Temperature Rating of Field Installed Conductors 105 C minimum sized for 60 C ampacity...

Page 7: ...ation about trouble shooting aids Appendix has additional information 1 5 Product Features Summary Need to extend an RS 232 422 485 signal across a highway or across the building Your Zlinx Xtreme Rad...

Page 8: ...em to a remote Xtreme I O or Zlinx I O module to monitor or control discrete devices via Modbus The serial master PLC HMI SCADA is a Modbus RTU master and must be connected to the serial port of the R...

Page 9: ...when data is no longer detected or an error is detected 2 4 4 Sleep State This allows the radio modem to enter a state of low power consumption when not in use 2 4 5 Command Mode Enters AT Command mod...

Page 10: ...data is received by the serial port See figure 2 2 below Figure 2 2 Transmit and Receive LED s 2 5 4 Power LED The green power LED is ON when power is applied Figure 2 3 Power LED 2 5 5 Internal User...

Page 11: ...ode This is not the preferred method to enter Command Mode Default settings are Baud rate 9600 Data bit 8 Parity None Stop bit 1 Figure 2 4 Push Button 2 5 7 USB Connector The USB connector is located...

Page 12: ...Block 2 5 9 DIP Switch OFF ON Switch RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 4 Wire RS 485 2 Wire 4 Wire 2 Wire 1 OFF OFF OFF ON 4 Wire 2 Wire 2 OFF OFF OFF ON Termination Out Termination In 3 OFF OFF OFF OFF RS 422 RS...

Page 13: ...information for mounting your radio modem 3 2 IP67 Cable Gland Installation 3 2 1 Cable Gland Description The Cable Gland is used to maintain the water tight rating while allowing a cable to enter the...

Page 14: ...of the Cable Body to compress ensuring a water tight seal 3 3 Watertight Threaded Conduit Hub 3 3 1 Description Another method to bring a cable into the enclosure is to use the water tight threaded co...

Page 15: ...l fit into the indentation between the inside and outside portions of the gland 3 5 Supplied Antenna 3 5 1 ZXT9 RM Supplied Antenna Your Zlinx Xtreme 900 MHz product comes supplied with a rubber duck...

Page 16: ...rt Number ZZ24D ANT1 3 6 Optional Antennas 3 6 1 Omni Antenna Description In some applications a higher gain Omni directional antenna may be required An Omni directional antenna is an antenna system w...

Page 17: ...MHz Impedance 50 Connector N Female VSWR 2 1 Max In Band Gain 3 dBi Polarization Vertical Length 25 inches 63 5 cm Mounting Brackets Not Included FM2 FG9026 High Gain Omni Directional 900 MHz Use With...

Page 18: ...losely coupled parasitic elements usually a reflector and one or more directors The dipole in the array is driven and another element typically 5 longer effectively operates as a reflector Other paras...

Page 19: ...Female VSWR 1 5 1 Max In Band Gain 9 dBi Polarization Vertical Length 27 8 inches 70 6 cm Mounting Brackets Included YS89612 High Gain Yagi 900 MHz Use With ZXT9 RM 900 MHz Impedance 50 Connector N Fe...

Page 20: ...f loss your system will lose one half the output power emitted from the radio We offer three basic cable types LMR100 LMR195 and LMR400 LMR400 cable offers lower loss but is thicker and more difficult...

Page 21: ...ses this portion of the part number will be NMSL for Zlinx Xtreme products LLLL Length in inches ex 6 six inches leading zeros are not necessary So 400M NMSL 24 is an LMR400 cable with a N Male on one...

Page 22: ...Conductor Per Terminal Wire Range 30 to 12 AWG Tightening Torque 0 5 to 0 6 Nm Temperature Rating of Field Installed Conductors 105 C minimum sized for 60 C ampacity Figure 4 1 Terminal Block 4 1 2 Po...

Page 23: ...to a DCE port and Output signals on a DCE port are Inputs to a DTE port The signal names match each other and connect pin for pin Signal flow is in the direction of the arrows The Radio Modem is a DCE...

Page 24: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 24 Figure 4 3 RS 232 Wiring 4 1 4 RS 485 Two Wire Connections Figure 4 4 RS 232 Wiring...

Page 25: ...n the PCB behind the cover Termination is switchable using DIP Switch Position 3 To enable the termination set switch 3 to ON Termination IN To disable the termination set switch 3 to OFF Termination...

Page 26: ...when the received signal strength drops below a critical level To use this function the RSSI indicator must be set to continuously update This is accomplished by setting the RP RSSI PWM Timer to FF i...

Page 27: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 27 Figure 4 8 RP RSSI PWM Timer ZXT9 RM Figure 4 9 Fault Output Wiring...

Page 28: ...talled Windows XP 32 or 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7 32 0r 64 bit 5 2 Installing Zlinx Manager Software 5 2 1 Installing Zlinx Manager Software The manager software is contained on...

Page 29: ...the latest release of the manager software Figure 5 2 Software Release Notes Screen 3 Click the Next Button The software license agreement screen will be displayed Accept the license agreement and cli...

Page 30: ...ed You can accept the default location C Program Files B B Electronics or choose your own location by clicking on the Browse Button When your selection is complete click on the Next Button Figure 5 5...

Page 31: ...ll start to copy files to your system It may take a few minutes to copy all of the required files The status bar will show the progress of the installation Figure 5 7 Installation Progress Screen 8 Th...

Page 32: ...s folder on the CD 5 3 Starting Zlinx Manager Software 5 3 1 Starting the manager software Double Click on the Zlinx Desktop Icon or press the start button and locate the software The manager software...

Page 33: ...pull down menu items to select the following options Model This allows you to specify the model number you are trying to connect to Figure 5 11 Model Number Selection Pull Down Menu COM Port This all...

Page 34: ...re from five to eight Figure 5 14 Data Bits Pull Down Menu The number of data bits in each character can be 5 for Baudot code 6 rarely used 7 for true ASCII or 8 for any kind of data as this matches t...

Page 35: ...t to none N odd O even E mark M or space S None means that no parity bit is sent at all Mark parity means that the parity bit is always set to the mark signal condition logical 1 and likewise space pa...

Page 36: ...nnect Button The Connect Button will connect to a radio modem using the configuration selected using the pull down menu items Figure 5 17 Connect Button When you press the Connect Button the manager s...

Page 37: ...5110m Page 37 Figure 5 19 Radio Modem Settings Screen If the settings are not correct an error screen will be displayed Correct your COM Port Settings or use the Auto Search Button Figure 5 20 Radio...

Page 38: ...em search screen will be displayed figure 5 18 Click the OK button and the manager software will display the Radio Modem Settings Screen figure 5 19 If a modem is not attached the Radio Modem Not Foun...

Page 39: ...into AT Command Modeso that data entering the modem from the h ost is recognized as a command instead of payload The default value of 2B is equivalent to in ASCII BT Guard Time Before AT Guard Time A...

Page 40: ...between multiple sets of modems operating in the same vicinity The Range is 0x0 to 0x9 Default is 00 Network Identifier Set read radio modem Vendor Identification Number VID Only radio modems with ma...

Page 41: ...rol or No Flow Software Flow Control Default is No Software Flow Control Click Update to save changed settings Click Restore Defaults to restore the default settings Click Exit to exit Advanced Modem...

Page 42: ...dems operating in the same vicinity The range is 0x0 to 0x9 DT Destination Address Set read module s destination address The range is 0x0 to 0xFFFF MY Source Address Set read module s source address I...

Page 43: ...TT Streaming Limit Set read maximum number of continuous bytes transmitted by one module before forcing a delay that allows other modules to transmit 0 disabled The range is 0x0to 0xFFFF KY AES Encryp...

Page 44: ...he BR command If the serial data rate is set higher than the RF data rate CTS may need to be observed to prevent DI buffer overrun This is a pull down option Selections are 0 1200 1 2400 2 4800 3 9600...

Page 45: ...BR 1 The range is 0x1 to 0x800 CS Pin 9 Configuration Select behavior of serial Terminal Block position 9 CTS This is a pull down option Selections are 0 CTS Flow Control 1 RS 485 Enable Low 2 GP01 S...

Page 46: ...will be limited PL TX Power Level Select transmit power level This is a pull down option Selections are 0 1 mW 1 10 mW 2 100 mW 3 500 mW 4 1 Watt TX Transmit Only Select TX RX or TX Only This is a pul...

Page 47: ...ut encodes fade margin RX signal strength relative to RX sensitivity by varying the duty cycle of a 125Hz square wave The range is 0x0 to 0xFF TP Board Temperature Read current temperature of module i...

Page 48: ...trade idle current consumption for transmission latency This is a pull down option Selections are 0 No Sleep 1 Pin Sleep DTR Pin used for this feature 2 Serial Port Sleep 3 Reserved 4 Cycle 1 Second 5...

Page 49: ...nce Characters of the Command Mode Sequence BT CC_AT The DI silent time is used to prevent inadvertent entrance into Command Mode The range is 0x0 to 0xFFFF CC Command Sequence Character Set read ASCI...

Page 50: ...et the PAN Personal Area Network ID Use 0xFFFF to send message to all PAN s The range is 0x0 to 0xFFFF Destination Address Set read the lower 32 bits of the 64 bit destination address Set the DH regis...

Page 51: ...onfigure Networking Security RF Interfacing Sleep Modes Non Beacon Serial Interfacing Diagnostics and AT Command Mode features Click Update to save changed settings Click Restore Defaults to restore t...

Page 52: ...led during the first iteration of the algorithm 802 15 4 macMinBE The range is 0x0 to 0x3 MM Mack Code Set Read MAC Mode value MAC Mode enables disables the use of a the header in the 802 15 4 RF pack...

Page 53: ...ns Options enabled when bits are set bit2 Allow Association bit1 Allow Channel reassignment bit0 Allow PanId reassignment This is a pull down option Selections are 0 000b 1 001b 2 010b 3 011b 4 100b 5...

Page 54: ...leep 1 Pin Hibernate 2 Pin Doze 3 Reserved NOT USED 4 Cycle Sleep Remote 5 Cycle Sleep Remote with Pin ST Time Before Sleep Set read time period of inactivity no serial or RF data is sent or received...

Page 55: ...a pull down option Selections are 0 1200 1 2400 2 4800 3 9600 4 19200 5 38400 6 57600 7 115200 RD Receive Packetization Timeout Set read number of character times of inter character delay required bef...

Page 56: ...s is a pull down option Selections are 0 API Disabled 1 API Enabled 2 API Enabled with PPI PR Pull Up Resistor Enable Set read bitfield to configure internal pullup resistors status for I O lines 1 in...

Page 57: ...and between the Command Mode Characters of the Command Mode Sequence GT CC GT The period of silence is used to prevent inadvertent entrance into AT Command Mode The range is 0x2 to 0xFFFF CC Command S...

Page 58: ...screen Figure 5 37 Manager Screen Clicking the Radio Modem Firmware Updater link will take you to the firmware update screen Section six contains instructions to update the firmware Figure 5 38 Firmwa...

Page 59: ...linx product you desire to communicate with If interference is experienced from other devices outside your control you can change to another channel to improve communications 6 1 2 Network Identifier...

Page 60: ...imeout or when the maximum packet size is received If the input buffer becomes full hardware or software flow control must be implemented in order to prevent overflow loss of data between the host and...

Page 61: ...erface Data Rate parameter than the RF data rate BR parameter Two cases in which the input Buffer may become full and possibly overflow If the serial interface data rate is set higher than the RF data...

Page 62: ...below The SM Sleep Mode command is central to setting all Sleep Mode configurations By default Sleep Modes are disabled SM 0 and the modem remains in Idle Receive Mode When in this state the modem is...

Page 63: ...modem returns to Sleep Mode If valid data is detected the modem transitions into Receive Mode and receives the incoming RF packets The modem then returns to Sleep Mode after a period of inactivity det...

Page 64: ...characters sent for one second refer to the AT Guard Time After Command All of the parameter values in the sequence can be modified to reflect user preferences 6 3 6 4 Sending AT Commands Send AT comm...

Page 65: ...to the serial port The application does not allow control over when data is received except by waiting for dead time between bursts of communication If the command is sent in the middle of a stream of...

Page 66: ...tination Address Command 0D Least significant byte of parameter bytes 1A Most significant byte of parameter bytes 08 Send WR Write Command 4 De assert CMD pin 10 is driven low Exit Binary Command Mode...

Page 67: ...04 4d Guard Time Before 0 0xFFFF x 100 msec Command Mode Options 2 0x0A 10d CC 0x13 19d Command Sequence Character 0x20 0x7F Command Mode Options 1 0x2B 43d CD 0x28 40d GPO2 Configuration 0 4 Serial I...

Page 68: ...ress Mask 0 0xFFFF Networking Security 2 0xFFFF 65535d MT 0x3D 61d Multi Transmit 0 0xFF Networking Security 1 0 MY 0x2A 42d Source Address 0 0xFFFF Networking Security 2 0xFFFF 65535d NB 0x23 35d Par...

Page 69: ...AT 3 0x7FFF x 100 msec Sleep Low Power 2 0x64 100d TP 0x38 56d Board Temperature 0 0x7F read only Diagnostics 1 TR 0x1B 27d Delivery Failure Count 0 0xFFFF read only Diagnostics 2 0 TT 0x1A 26d Stream...

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Page 139: ...the firmware directory C Program Files B B Electronics Zlinx Zlinx Manager update 2 Connect your PC to the radio modem using a USB cable 3 From the manager launch screen click on the radio modem firm...

Page 140: ...firmware updater screen will appear This screen is used to choose which firmware version to load Figure 6 1 Firmware Updater Screen 6 Select the firmware and version from the pull down menu 7 Click th...

Page 141: ...S 900 MHz Radio Modem with encryption 7 1 1 1 Setup Instructions 1 Wire your RS 232 devices and power as described in section three 2 Connect to the modem using the USB port 3 Configure both radio mod...

Page 142: ...r both radio modems 8 Select a destination address This should be different for each radio modem For example radio modem number 1 could be 0001 and radio modem number two could be 0002 Another option...

Page 143: ...dem number two to 0002 the source address on modem number one should be 0002 Another option is to leave the source address at its default value of FFFF When the source address is FFFF the source and d...

Page 144: ...ab select parity and stop bit as desired 12 Save settings by clicking the update button 13 On the Advanced Modem Settings Tab set encryption Under the Networking Security tree double click the KY AES...

Page 145: ...to 64 HEX digits and click OK Click the Update Button to save the key Record this key and save in a safe location 15 Set the same key on the other radio modem 16 Your radio modems are now configured I...

Page 146: ...umber must match the channel selected in section 7 3 step 6 5 Network identifier must match the network identifier selected in section 7 1 1 1 step 7 6 Set the Modem RF data rate to match the I O modu...

Page 147: ...for RS 232 operation as described in Section Six 2 Configure the second modem to RS 232 operation as described in Section Six The second modem will also require a loop back connection a RS 232 Configu...

Page 148: ...alue displaying graphically on the progress bar The Start button will start the range test as configured Once the test is running the button will be shown as Stop The list box at the bottom will displ...

Page 149: ...or Supplied Antenna 1 5 Miles 2 4 Kilometers High Gain Antenna 10 Miles 16 Kilometers Range estimates based on optimal RF conditions and an unobstructed line of sight Transmission Method ZXT9 RM Frequ...

Page 150: ...s Maximum Power Consumption ZXT9 RM 1 2 Watts Typical 3 5 Watts Maximum Dimensions 5 12 x 5 12 x 2 37 in 130 1 x 130 1 x 60 2 mm Environmental Intended for indoor and outdoor use Operating Temperature...

Page 151: ...dicate the signal strength set the RP command RSSI PWM Timer to FF Front Panel LED Status RSSI Signal Strength 8 Green LED s indicate signal from weak to strong Power Green LED Receive Data Green LED...

Page 152: ...oftware Flow Control Advanced Modem Settings Networking Security ID Modem VID 3332 HP Hopping Channel 0 DT Destination Address 0 MY Source Address FFFF MK Address Mask FFFF RR Retries A MT Multiple Tr...

Page 153: ...stination Address High 0 DL Destination Address Low 0 MY 16 Bit Source Address 0 RN Random Delay Slots 0 MM MAC Mode 0 CE Coordinator Enable 0 SC Scan Channels 1FFE SD Scan Duration 4 A1 End Device As...

Page 154: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 154 CT AT Command Mode Timeout 64 GT Guard Times 3E8 CC Command Sequence Character 2B...

Page 155: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 155 Appendix C Dimensional Diagram C Appendix C Dimensional Diagram Mounting Instructions C 1 Dimensional Diagram...

Page 156: ...panel or bulkhead or by attaching the supplied mounting ears In either case the cover must be removed to allow access to the screw pass through holes The mounting ears are packaged with screws If you...

Page 157: ...5110m Page 157 C 3 Supplied Antenna The supplied antenna has a male RPSMA connector The antenna is attached to the female RPSMA jack on the enclosure In order to operate the antenna must be vertical 9...

Page 158: ...Document Number ZXTxRM 5110m Page 158 2 4 GHz Antenna Diagram...

Page 159: ...rica South America some other countries 868 MHz band Europe As frequency rises available bandwidth typically rises but distance and ability to overcome obstacles is reduced For any given distance a 2...

Page 160: ...argin is critical for reliable operation in adverse weather and interference Fade margin is a term critical to wireless success Fade margin describes how many dB a received signal may be reduced by wi...

Page 161: ...th loss by 9dB Doubling the distance increases path loss by 9dB Radio manufacturers advertise line of sight range figures Line of sight means that from antenna A you can see antenna B Being able to se...

Page 162: ...antennas or the antennas are located indoors D 9 Antennas Antennas increase the effective power by focusing the radiated energy in the desired direction Using the correct antenna not only focuses powe...

Page 163: ...ude higher than wired communications Most radios quietly handle error detection and retries for you at the expense of throughput and variable latencies Software must be well designed and communication...

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