Campbell RF450, Instruction Manual

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RF450 Spread Spectrum Radio
7. RF450s with RF401 or CR206(X) in the Same
Network
Using RF450s in the same network as Campbell Scientific's RF401 radios or
CR206(X) dataloggers is not recommended. RF450s will not communicate
directly with RF401s and CR206(X)s. The RF450s will interfere with the
RF401s’ and CR206(X)s’ transmissions. If RF450s and RF401/CR206(X)s
must be in the same network, there are some things you can do to get better
performance out of the RF401 portion of your network:
1. Use Yagi antennas and separate them.
2. Disable Frequency Zones 4 through 11 on the RF450. This is done
through the Settings Editor Tab of DevConfig .
8. Troubleshooting
LED Status
The RF450 has three red/green LED status indicator lights. TABLE 8-1 shows
the status of each light when the RF450 is in various states of communication.
FIGURE 8-1. RF450 Front Side View
TABLE 8-1. Multi-Point Network LED Status 1
Master Slave Repeater
Condition
Carrier
Detect
(CD)
Transmit
(TX)
Clear to
Send
(CTS)
Carrier
Detect
(CD)
Transmit
(TX)
Clear to
Send
(CTS)
Carrier
Detect
(CD)
Transmit
(TX)
Clear to
Send
(CTS)
Powered,
not linked
Solid
bright
red
Solid dim
red
Off Solid
bright
red
Off Blinking
red
Solid
bright
red
Off Blinking
red
2
Repeater
and Slave
linked to
Master, no
data
Solid
bright
red
Solid dim
red
Off Solid
green
Off Solid
bright
red 2
Solid
green
Solid dim
red
Solid
bright
red 2
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