XStream-PKG-R™ RS-232/485 RF Modem – Product Manual v5.x00
1 .3 . Ex t e r n a l I n t e r fa ce
1 .1 a . Pow e r Sw it ch
Figure 1.1.
Front View
1 .1 b. I / O a n d Pow e r LED s
The LED indicator s v isualize diagnost ic st at us infor m at ion. The
m odem ’s st at us is r epr esent ed as follows:
Ye llow
( t op LED) = Ser ial Dat a Out ( t o host )
Gr e e n
( m iddle) = Ser ial Dat a I n ( fr om host )
Re d
( bot t om ) = Power / TX I ndicat or ( Red light is on w hen
powered, off br iefly dur ing RF t r ansm ission)
1 .1 c. Se r ia l Por t ( D B- 9 Conn e ct or )
St andar d fem ale DB- 9 ( RS- 232) DCE connector – This connect or
can be also used for RS- 485 and RS- 422 connect ions.
1 .1 d. Pow e r Con n e ct or
7- 18 VDC Pow er Connector ( Cent er posit iv e, 5.5/ 2.1m m ) – Pow er
can also be supplied t hr ough Pin 9 of t he DB- 9 Ser ial Por t .
1 .2 a . D I P Sw it ch
Figure 1.2.
Back View
N OTE:
I n cases w her e AT Com m ands should not be sent each t im e
t he RF Modem is pow er ed- on, t he pr ocessor m ust be disabled by
populat ing J7 on t he int erface board inside t he m odem ( p21) .
1 .2 b. Con fig ( Con figu r a t ion) Sw it ch
The Configur at ion Sw it ch pr ovides an alt er nat e w ay t o ent er “ AT
Com m and Mode” . To ent er “ AT Com m and Mode” at t he RF
m odem ’s default baud r at e, hold t he Configur at ion Sw it ch dow n
w hile pow er ing on t he m odem using t he Power Sw it ch ( 1.1a) .
1 .2 c. An t en na Port
Figure 1.3.
DIP Switch Settings
Mov e t he Pow er Sw it ch t o t he on ( up) posit ion t o power t he
I nt erface Board. DI P Sw it ch ( 1.2a] set t ings ar e only r ead
dur ing a power - up sequence.
The DI P Sw it ch aut om at ically configur es t he XSt r eam RF Modem
t o oper at e in different m odes. Each t im e t he m odem is power ed-
on, int elligence inside t he XI B- R int erface board ( inside t he
m odem ) pr ogr am s t he m odem according to t he posit ions of t he
DI P Sw it ch. ( See figur e below for DI P Sw it ch set t ings]
Refer to table in the “Automatic
DIP Switch Configurations” (p19]
section for more information about
configurations triggered by the
DIP Switch.
1.1a.
Power
Switch
1.1b.
I/O and
Power LEDs
1.1c.
DB-9
Serial Port
1.1d.
Power
Connector
1.2a.
DIP Switch
1.2b.
Config Switch
1.2c.
Antenna Port
Port is a 50Ω RF signal connector for connecting to an external
ant enna. The connect or t y pe is RPSMA ( Rev er se Polar it y SMA) fem ale.
The connect or has t hr eads on t he out side of a
barr el and a m ale cent er conduct or .
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