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HiPR-900

Dataradio HiPR-900

Wireless Radio Modem

242-5099-100 HiPR-900

User Manual

001-5099-000 Rev6

January 2009

Summary of Contents for Dataradio HiPR-900

Page 1: ...HiPR 900 Dataradio HiPR 900 Wireless Radio Modem 242 5099 100 HiPR 900 User Manual 001 5099 000 Rev6 January 2009...

Page 2: ...ix 3 Version 3 April 2007 Restructured several sections and general order of the user manual Added Section 4 Browser Based Interface Added Section 5 Network Applications Added Forwarding Mode Selectio...

Page 3: ...Added IP Broadcast Multicast Overview Section 4 8 3 4 1 Added UL listing Version 1 17 March 2006 Updated Figure 22 Mask address Updated Figure 23 and Table Descriptions Unit status Updated Figure 29 A...

Page 4: ...LEDS 9 3 2 USER CONNECTOR PIN OUTS 9 3 2 1 Ethernet LAN Port 9 3 2 2 SETUP COM Ports 10 4 BROWSER BASED INTERFACE 11 4 1 INTERFACE SETUP AND STATUS 11 5 NETWORK APPLICATIONS 12 5 1 OPERATING MODES 12...

Page 5: ...ces Setup 43 6 7 3 3 1 SNMP Overview 44 6 7 3 3 2 NAT Overview 47 6 7 3 4 IP addressing modes 52 6 7 3 4 1 IP Broadcast Multicast Overview 53 6 7 3 5 IP Optimization Tuning 61 6 7 3 6 IP Routing 61 6...

Page 6: ...ODE WITH HOST 20 FIGURE 16 IP NETWORK SETTINGS IN ROUTER MODE WITH ROUTER 21 FIGURE 17 IP NETWORK SETTINGS IN ROUTER MODE WITH REPEATER 21 FIGURE 18 IP NETWORK SETTINGS IN BRIDGE MODE WITH REPEATER 22...

Page 7: ...ONFIGURATION IP ROUTING 61 FIGURE 64 ADVANCED IP CONFIGURATION TIME SOURCE 62 FIGURE 65 ADVANCED IP CONFIGURATION ETHERNET PHY 63 FIGURE 66 ADVANCED IP CONFIGURATION RF LINK 63 FIGURE 67 TWO RF COVERA...

Page 8: ...DECODING SAMPLE OUTPUT FOR ROUTER MODE 88 TABLE 10 HIPR 900 WIRELESS RADIO MODEM FIRMWARE VERSIONS 89 APPENDIX 1 DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT FORMAT FOR HIPR 900 UNITS FIRMWARE BUILD V2 7_RXXX OR EARLIER 87 APPE...

Page 9: ...designed to connect directly to a DTE Default Gateway A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network DCE Data Communications Equipment This designation is applied to equipment su...

Page 10: ...that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device MIB Management Information Base MIB a logical hierarchically organized data base of network management information Used in SNMP Midspan PSE Power...

Page 11: ...erations Smart Combining Digital processing method used to combine Spatial Diversity signals to optim ize performance SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Provides a means to monitor and control ne...

Page 12: ...rk Transparent A transparent unit transmits all data without regard to special characters formats etc Terminal Server Acts as a converter between Ethernet IP and RS 232 protocols Tx Rx LED Airlink dat...

Page 13: ...ral Description CalAmp s Dataradio HiPR 900 FHSS modem with patented Parallel Decode is a Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum wireless radio modem that operates in the license free 902 928 MHz band HiPR...

Page 14: ...arameters are set via a web browser 1 2 1 Characteristics HiPR 900 has the following operational characteristics HiPR RF deck frequency range of 902 to 928 MHz simplex 490 kHz channel bandwidth and 51...

Page 15: ...n the United States call 1 800 992 7774 or 1 507 833 8819 For International inquiries call 507 833 8819 1 3 Factory Technical Support M F 7 30 AM to 4 30 PM Central Time CalAmp 299 Johnson Ave Ste 110...

Page 16: ...rned out of warranty customers are responsible for all shipping charges Return shipping instructions are the re sponsibility of the customer 1 4 2 PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION CalAmp reserves the right to up...

Page 17: ...operating The installer of this equipment must ensure the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population Recommended...

Page 18: ...to 29 dBm Figure 2 Sample equation 2 2 3 Spacing and Constraints Referring to Figure 3 HiPR 900 radio modems commonly use two separate antennas T Main transceiver Constraints are the limit of 14 58 in...

Page 19: ...mo tion the changing wavelengths inherent in frequency hopping systems make it possible for stationary sites to experience frequency selective interference Parallel Decode technology receives and con...

Page 20: ...C type female antenna connector for the PD receiver RX antenna used may be of higher gain than the RX TX antenna One right angle power connector The 10 to 30 VDC wide range switching power supply perm...

Page 21: ...t will reset similar to power input recycling 5 minutes after self test hardware error is detected only done at Power ON Note Power LED steadily lit red or flashing red will require factory repair Pow...

Page 22: ...HiPR UART Depends on the serial port s con nection control mode The connection control mode dictates how the HiPR establishes breaks the connection referred to as session between the HiPR serial port...

Page 23: ...r interface is used to configure and view your network settings Figure 5 shows the welcome screen of the Web Interface The screen is subdivided in two frames the frame on the left allows the user to n...

Page 24: ...ater Mode By setting a unit to repeater mode it becomes possible to extend the coverage of a HiPR 900 network without requiring back to back repeaters A unit in repeater mode follows the master s lead...

Page 25: ...p PC can be connected via the serial port allowing for setup and configu ration of the HiPR 900 as well as local and remote diagnostics It may be left connected at all times but is not required for no...

Page 26: ...900 can be setup to allow connections to legacy equipment such as serial RTUs and PLCs 5 4 Selectable Data Rates Switchable data rates of 256 or 512 Kbps allow optimizing installations for highest th...

Page 27: ...k devices are on the same IP Subnet In router mode the Ethernet connection on master unit and the remote s use different IP Subnets A hub or switch may be used to allow multiple Ethernet devices to co...

Page 28: ...2 1 Repeater Mode Keeping your network in Sync In a network topology with more than one coverage area units that are not directly reachable by the mas ter unit have to be synchronized through Repeater...

Page 29: ...e to allow for additional remote units Figure 12 Expanded Network Notes Repeater unit extends Master sync and unicast data Relay Point unit extends broadcast data Master unit can be located anywhere i...

Page 30: ...es 4 On the Local Area Connection Properties screen scroll the List Box until Internet Protocol TCP IP is highlighted click Properties 5 On the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen follow either...

Page 31: ...the HiPR 900 as a Master Set the IP addresses and IP netmask In the illustration Host RTU HiPR Master and Remote are part of the same IP subnet This se tup not only acts as a transparent Bridge but a...

Page 32: ...the Host route add and add Default Gateway to RTU In the illustration Host and RTU are part of different IP subnet Figure 15 IP Network Settings in Router Mode with Host HiPR 900 Master Dynamic Regist...

Page 33: ...nabled Figure 17 IP Network Settings in Router Mode with Repeater HiPR 900 Master Dynamic Registration RIPv2 DHCP Server Eth1 IP 172 30 1 2 MASK 255 255 255 0 RF IP 10 x y z MASK 255 0 0 0 HiPR 900 Re...

Page 34: ...ure 18 IP Network Settings in Bridge Mode with Repeater HiPR 900 Master Eth1 IP 172 30 1 2 MASK 255 255 255 0 RF IP unused HiPR 900 Repeater Eth1 IP 172 30 1 3 MASK 255 255 255 0 Host RTU IP 172 30 1...

Page 35: ...st you will need to contact CalAmp support as detailed in section 1 3 earlier For subsequent access to the HiPR 900 unit use the User Name and Password that you will have confi gured Note The User Nam...

Page 36: ...button before leaving a web page will result in the loss of temporarily entered selections addresses and values Save Config writes in flash thus failure to use the Save Config command button will resu...

Page 37: ...the Attention sub window Figure above 2 On step one Figure of the Setup Wizard read the on screen instructions Once the Operating mode is selected click Apply Your Changes Wait for the Progress bar a...

Page 38: ...ption dialog box click on Proceed to Next Step Important Be sure to record your encryption pass phrase for future reference Figure 24 Setup Wizard Step Three 5 On Step 4 6 Figure of the Setup Wizard r...

Page 39: ...eports Success Click on Reset Unit button Wait for the Progress bar activity to stop A Station Reset 20 second timer counts down while the status reports Working When done the sta tus reports Ready No...

Page 40: ...001 5099 000 HiPR 900 User Manual 28 Figure 27 Setup Wizard Step Five Switch to Bridge mode...

Page 41: ...tion build Vx y Major minor version number Rxx Sequential Package Release Build Number Station Name Displays name of the connected unit Configured under Setup Basic General Station Name System ID Disp...

Page 42: ...have the displayed H W Status message or combination of messages handy if contacting CalAmp support Also required if returning unit for ser vice under RMA Homologation Factory set Shows the territory...

Page 43: ...packets types Use this setting to transport protocols such as IPX 802 1Q etc Note that the Everything option is not available in router mode Broadcast Relay Point Enabled Disabled default For units th...

Page 44: ...A unit can learn about any unit that is not directly reachable from a unit that is directly reachable Each unit keeps at most two paths to each destination The primary path is the one with the least n...

Page 45: ...set tings automatically assigned if your network supports the DHCP Server capability NOTE Activating this option will reset the unit s IP address If your network supports the DHCP Server capability m...

Page 46: ...F Setup Item Description Power Level Set power level between 20 0 dBm and 30 0 dBm 0 1 and 1 0 watt Default is 30 0 dBm Airlink speed 256kBits S 512kBit S Default Sets the maximum speed the HiPR 900 w...

Page 47: ...001 5099 000 HiPR 900 User Manual 35 6 7 2 4 Serial Ports Setup Figure 33 Setup Basic Serial Port Setup...

Page 48: ...Serial RF bridge for COM port IP Gateway Transport Available only if IP Gateway Service selection is Custom choose the socket connection mode from the drop down list box choices of TCP Server TCP Clie...

Page 49: ...Thinning value Item Description Thinning Value Number of packets before a packet delivers a diagnostic message Default is 25 Using value of 1 may flood a network as each diagnostic message may also se...

Page 50: ...is parameter indicates that only one out of every x packets delivered will generate an online diagnostic message The thinning value can be ad justed using the web interface see paragraph 6 7 2 5 and s...

Page 51: ...degrees Packet error rate or PER 0 or negative decimal value good bad 10 log 10 See Figure for details Thus 51 is CRC error rate of 10 5 1 since reset or when net stats were cleared See Table 7 Table...

Page 52: ...be zero Note No overhead is generated in the HiPR 900 unit if no online diagnostic connection is actually made Sample output for bridge mode no IP address available 00 00 03 89 3 5 5 0 135 33 0 00 00...

Page 53: ...10 packets re ceived will generate a diagnostic mes sage 5 Flags 0 DC input 6 Voltage Level 103 10 3 V 7 Internal Temperature 42 42 C 8 PER 53 10 5 3 Type 4 Output 1 Source IP address 192 168 36 204...

Page 54: ...s also called the Access Point unit 6 7 3 1 1 Access Point Default Gateway When all units of a network are operating in router mode the user can select one and only one of the units to be the Access P...

Page 55: ...factory default and high lights the Factory name active address Entering nnn nnn nnn nnn RF IP Address of your choice overrides the factory default and highlights the Override name active address RF N...

Page 56: ...es the Lease Start Address equal to Ethernet IP Address plus one Lease Duration The period over which the IP Address allocated to a DHCP client is referred to as a lease Lease Duration is the amount e...

Page 57: ...SNMP manager to work 6 7 3 3 1 SNMP Overview SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is used by network management systems to manage and monitor network attached devices SNMP is based on the manager a...

Page 58: ...various other parameters When an SNMP manager wants to obtain information on an object it will assemble a specific message e g GET packet that includes the OID of the object of interest If the OID is...

Page 59: ...en branches expand into additional branches and leaves Again all hipr900 mib objects can be accessed through a MIB browser Figure 41 HiPR 900 OID Tree hipr900Module 1 hipr900Identity 2 hipr900Settings...

Page 60: ...ost 2 device does not see the private IP address of Host 1 When Host 2 sends a reply to Host 1 it uses the destination IP address 172 31 1 1 this gets trans lated back to the appropriate destination I...

Page 61: ...ivate An IP packet whose source IP address originates from the Ethernet network and is sent towards the RF network will have its source IP address replaced by the RF IP address of the HiPR 900 unit In...

Page 62: ...example Figure and Figure NAT is enabled on HiPR 900 2 on the Ethernet inter face and that on the HiPR 900 1 unit on the RF interface Packet 1 Src Address 172 30 1 2 Dst Address 200 1 1 1 Packet 1 Sr...

Page 63: ...s 172 30 1 2 Dst Address 200 1 1 1 Packet 1 Src Address 172 31 1 2 Dst Address 200 1 1 1 HiPR900 2 NAT Enabled ETH is private Remote Host 1 172 30 1 2 24 External Host 1 200 1 1 1 24 Private ETH netwo...

Page 64: ...e HiPR 900 1 unit was changing the source IP address of the packet making the HiPR 900 2 unit believe that the packet was originating from the RF network Packet 1 Src Address 172 30 1 2 Dst Address 20...

Page 65: ...mote unit Multicast Address List Add Delete Address To add an address to the Multicast List Select the Add radio button and type in the dialog box the new address to be added to the read only Address...

Page 66: ...ts are routable like any other unicast packets 6 7 3 4 1 1 Broadcast DIRECTED BROADCAST Each interface of a unit has its own IP address and netmask From the IP address and netmask it is easy to calcul...

Page 67: ...the Master unit and on Re mote 1 unit If Sender wants to reach Remote Host 1 Remote Host 2 and Remote Host 3 with a single packet he can send to destination address 172 30 1 255 Sender Master RF Airl...

Page 68: ...the unit must forward or not limited broadcast packets Upon reception of a limited broadcast packet the unit takes the following actions Keeps a copy for itself passes to internal applications if any...

Page 69: ...destination address 255 255 255 255 Notice that Sender and the Master units are on the same LAN routing equipment does not usually forward limited broadcast packets Sender Master RF Airlinks Remote H...

Page 70: ...o the discarding of the limited broadcast packets then the limited broadcast forwarding must be disabled on the Master unit itself Then no Remote Host unit would ever be receiving a limited broadcast...

Page 71: ...tocol to build the proper path from the sender to the receivers a tree like path is formed from the sender to the receivers Figure 57 Registration to multicast group First Step Figure 58 Registration...

Page 72: ...network ALL multicast groups MUST be identified in the main HiPR 900 unit because it uses IGMP to register the memberships to the multicast groups on behalf of the other units and Hosts Remote HiPR 90...

Page 73: ...nit Multicast Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the registration of the multicast groups by the main HiPR 900 unit Outbound unit address Indicates the All Remote HiPR 900 unit multicast group Multi...

Page 74: ...g Table Displays the table of IP routes that are active in the HiPR 900 Destination IP address of the route Netmask Netmask of the route Gateway Gateway of the route next hop Type Static routes User d...

Page 75: ...escription SNTP Client Disabled Default Enabled Server address IP of the SNTP Server in dot decimal format Period Period at which the SNTP Server is polled SNTP UTC Time Last update received from the...

Page 76: ...led Default Normally used in a point to point network carrying Ethernet traffic Maximizes RF link effi ciency for carrying two way traffic Note This parameter can only be set for the Master Unit Repea...

Page 77: ...uration that includes a repeater unit enable TDD mode and Timed Preset Segments The time between the syncs known as a dwell period is equally distributed between the three units Figure Note TDD Mode m...

Page 78: ...66 Figure 69 Repeater and two remotes Note Set Timed Preset Segments for any network configuration with a single repeater Use TDD Mode for Point to Point and Point to Multipoint topologies Repeater Re...

Page 79: ...g of any letters or numbers of at least 8 and not exceeding 15 characters CAUTION Do not lose the new password or you will not be able to gain access to the unit you will need to contact CalAmp for su...

Page 80: ...try Adds entry in the Access Control List Delete Entry Deletes entry in the Access Control List Import Access list from file Imports Access List from file Populates Access Control table from the file...

Page 81: ...on LAN RX Pkts The total number of packets received by Ethernet interface LAN TX Pkts The total number of packets transmitted by Ethernet interface RF OIP sublayer RX Pkts The total number of input pa...

Page 82: ...7 6 Maintenance 6 7 6 1 Ping Test Figure 73 Maintenance Ping Test Item Description Enter IP address Enter IP address in dot decimal format Execute This button executes the ping command Ready field dis...

Page 83: ...er Configuration the radio button is available if User Configuration Settings have been previously saved To restore to user configuration click the Restore User Configuration radio button Check the ti...

Page 84: ...if contacting CalAmp system en gineering Figure 75 Package Control 6 7 6 4 Radio Tests To guard against an inadvertent or accidental mishap CalAmp strongly recommends saving the parame ters to the uni...

Page 85: ...Maintenance Spectrum Item Description Spectrum Analyzer Continually monitors signal strength at each unit during normal opera tion See section 7 1 for further details Range 120 to 40 dBm Thresholds 9...

Page 86: ...he RF network and to add all necessary IP routes needed to reach all neighboring units Figure 79 Neighbor Discovery Module The neighbor discovery module only operates when the unit is configured in ro...

Page 87: ...d netmask Ethernet IP Address Displays unit s Ethernet IP address and netmask Status Displays the unit s status Unit s Operating mode Master Repeater or Remote Relay Point RP if enabled NAT if enabled...

Page 88: ...ea 2 and more hop neighbors are neighbors that cannot be reached directly Status Indicates if the route is active or inactive Toggle Switches between primary and backup route The toggle switching can...

Page 89: ...face IP address RF Mask Unit s RF interface IP netmask Ethernet IP Address Unit s Ethernet interface IP address Ethernet Mask Unit s Ethernet interface IP netmask Optional Information Attribute Unit s...

Page 90: ...ey can be found on the bottom of the navigation pane Figure 83 Site Map Link and Help Icon Item Description Site Map Click Site Map link to display a page that hierarchically lists all Web Pages on th...

Page 91: ...deal Spectrum Sample 7 2 Spectrum Display Prior to using the spectrum display for diagnostic evaluation ensure the system is in sync and receiving enough payload data to fill the display Note If exist...

Page 92: ...lti path signals are interfering with reception at this location A flat level indicates a better signal path than an uneven level Figure 85 Representative Multi path City Spectrum Example 7 2 2 Multi...

Page 93: ...ement is quicker to re spond or has bigger message buffers yet run at nearly the same speed over a pure Ethernet no RF link Network Address Translation NAT payload data compression and encryption have...

Page 94: ...up to five 5 in extreme cases may provide a slow but reliable link when none was possible with weak signals Use in conjunction with a 256K network bit rate 7 5 Troubleshooting Tools 7 5 1 Network Con...

Page 95: ...826 Once recognized the server or networking device returns a response containing the required address Available for MS Windows 9x ME NT 2000 and XP EXAMPLE arp a displays all entries in the ARP cache...

Page 96: ...ransfer firmware into the wrong unit 2 Using an FTP program of your choice Figure establish a connection to the unit IP address Please refer to paragraph 6 7 4 1 for Username and Password usage 3 CalA...

Page 97: ...In the left pane click on Unit Status The Unit Identification and Status pane should display the newly upgraded firmware in its Banner should correspond to the upgrade package version and the H W Stat...

Page 98: ...2 3af Power Over Ethernet PoE Typical Rx Current Drain at 25 C Master mode Power Out DC Input 12V DC Input 10V DC Input 30V PoE input 30 dBm 1W 405 mA 485 mA 170 mA 105 mA 20 dBm 1W 360 mA 430 mA 155...

Page 99: ...s Antenna Connector Dual TNC female Serial Setup Port DE 9F Serial Terminal Server DE 9F Ethernet RJ 45 10 100 BaseT auto MDIX Power I O right angle through hole 2 contacts male DRI p n 690 01512 002...

Page 100: ...thout a leading 0x 0 DC input 1 PoE input 2 5 C from Overtemp alarm for DC input 1 3 5 C from Overtemp alarm for PoE input 1 Volts Decimal indications in decivolts when source is DC input 125 for 12 5...

Page 101: ...are 10 3 Internal temperature is 42 C PER of 10 5 3 with a carrier level of 70 dBm signal an average background level of 110dBm a forward power of 1000 milliwatts 1 0 watt and a reverse power of 200 m...

Page 102: ...ible with V1 X releases Mar 2006 V2 4_R1 34 Radio DXCO error reporting added TCP proxy improve ments loss of sync repaired Compatible with V2 1 _R1 29 and V2 4_R1 34 Nov 2006 V2 5_R1 61 Added new Capa...

Page 103: ...s paragraph fulfills any and all warranty obligations on the part of DRL This warranty is void and DRL shall not be obligated to replace or repair any Products if i the Product has been used in other...

Page 104: ...p is the leading supplier of Direct Broadcast Satellite DBS outdoor customer premise equipment to the U S satellite television market The Company also provides wireless data communication solutions fo...

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