Campbell RF450, Instruction Manual

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RF450 Spread Spectrum Radio
This same network will be depicted in PakBus Graph as shown in FIGURE
4-3 . Dataloggers numbered 1 and 2 have RF450 radios configured as
Slave/Repeaters. The RF450 radios are doing the networking, not the PakBus
dataloggers.
FIGURE 4-3. RF450 Point to Multi-Point Network with
Two Routers as Displayed in PakBus Graph
4.3 Location of the Transceivers
Placement of the radio is likely to have a significant impact on its performance.
The key to the overall robustness of the radio link is the height of the antenna.
4.4 Using the
Device Configuration Utility
Radios are configured using the CSI Device Configuration Utility ( DevConfig )
software tool that comes with LoggerNet (see FIGURE 4-4 ). To avoid COM
port conflict, DevConfig is usually run when LoggerNet is shut down, and vice
versa. The following general procedure is used to configure the RF450 radios
via DevConfig :
1. Launch DevConfig by double clicking the icon on the Windows Desktop
or through the Windows Start Menu | Start | All Programs | LoggerNet |
Device Configuration Utility.
2. From the Device Type list, select the RF450. Information, instruction and
help are provided on each screen.
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