ELPRO 805U, User Manual

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Contents
Man_805U Rev 1.8 Page 5
CONTENTS
WARNING ............................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 7
1.1 G
ENERAL
........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 T
RANSPARENT
M
ODE
...................................................................................................... 8
1.3 C
ONTROLLED
M
ODE
....................................................................................................... 9
1.4 R
EPEATER
U
NITS
.......................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 11
2.1 G
ENERAL
...................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 A
NTENNA
I
NSTALLATION
.............................................................................................. 11
2.2.1 3dB/6dB Collinear antenna.................................................................................. 12
2.2.2 Yagi antennas....................................................................................................... 13
2.3 P
OWER
S
UPPLY
............................................................................................................. 14
2.4 S
ERIAL
C
ONNECTIONS
................................................................................................... 14
2.4.1 RS232 Serial Port........................................................................................................ 14
2.4.2 RS485 Serial Port........................................................................................................ 15
CHAPTER THREE OPERATION..................................................................................... 17
3.1 P
OWER
-
UP AND
N
ORMAL
O
PERATION
........................................................................... 17
3.2 S
ERIAL AND
R
ADIO
D
ATA
............................................................................................. 17
3.2.1 Character Type ..................................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Serial Data Rate ................................................................................................... 18
3.2.3 Radio Data Rate ................................................................................................... 19
3.3 A
DDRESSING
................................................................................................................. 19
3.4 T
RANSPARENT
M
ODE
.................................................................................................... 20
3.5 T
RANSPARENT
M
ODE
R
EPEATERS
................................................................................. 20
3.6 C
ONTROLLED
M
ODE
..................................................................................................... 22
3.6.1 Auto-Connect Controlled Mode ................................................................................. 24
3.6.2 Low Power Auto-Connect Mode ............................................................................... 24
3.6.3 Single-Connect Controlled Mode .............................................................................. 24
3.6.4
Fast Operation Controlled Mode Not used. ...................................................... 25
3.6.5 CTS/RTS Flow Control ............................................................................................. 25
3.6.6 Intermediate Repeaters................................................................................................ 25
3.7 W
HAT
O
PERATING
M
ODE TO
U
SE
? .............................................................................. 26
3.7.1 Transparent or Controlled Mode? ........................................................................ 26
3.7.2 Error Check ? ....................................................................................................... 26
3.8 S
ERIAL
/ R
ADIO
R
ATES
................................................................................................. 27
3.9 O
PERATING
P
ROBLEMS
................................................................................................. 27