WSN Manual
Page 2 of 34
Rev. G
– 4 March 2007
CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 3
1.1
PRODUCTS COVERED .................................................................................................... 3
1.2
IMPORTANT NOTICES ..................................................................................................... 3
2
PRODUCT OVERVIEW .......................................................................... 4
2.1
GENERAL .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2
TRANSMITTER .................................................................................................................. 4
2.3
RECEIVER ......................................................................................................................... 4
2.4
MPU CONTROL ................................................................................................................. 5
2.5
PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION ............................................................................. 5
2.6
SOFT MODEM: .................................................................................................................. 5
2.7
MODES OF OPERATION .................................................................................................. 5
2.8
HANDSHAKING ................................................................................................................. 5
2.9
ADDITIONAL FEATURES ................................................................................................. 5
3
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 7
3.1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 7
3.2
APPROVALS AND LICENSING ......................................................................................... 9
4
PRE-PROGRAMMED CHANNEL PLANS ........................................... 10
4.1
UK MPT1411/VNS2111 CHANNELS .............................................................................. 10
4.2
UK MPT1329 CHANNELS ............................................................................................... 12
5
SETUP & INTERFACING ..................................................................... 13
5.1
INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION.......................................................................................... 13
5.2
INTERFACE PORT PIN CONNECTIONS ....................................................................... 13
5.3
12VDC POWER ............................................................................................................... 15
5.4
ANTENNA PORT ............................................................................................................. 15
5.5
CHANNEL SWITCHES .................................................................................................... 15
5.6
PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 15
5.7
RF POWER ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.8
TIME-OUT-TIMER ........................................................................................................... 15
5.9
INTERNAL MODEM ......................................................................................................... 16
5.10
RADIO DATA FORMATS ................................................................................................. 16
5.11
FORWARD ERROR CORRECTOR ................................................................................. 17
5.12
SQUELCH TAIL (DRIBBLE BITS) ELIMINATION ............................................................ 17
5.13
SERIAL INTERFACE & HANDSHAKING ........................................................................ 17
5.14
TRAFFIC PROTOCOL & ROUTING MODES .................................................................. 19
5.15
TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TIMING ..................................................................................... 20
5.16
POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................ 23
5.17
POWER SAVE MODE ..................................................................................................... 23
5.18
“RSSI” RECEIVE SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATION ..................................................... 23
5.19
STATUS LEDS................................................................................................................. 24
6
STORE & FORWARD........................................................................... 25
6.1
STORE & FORWARD BASED ON CLIENT PROTOCOL. ............................................... 25
6.2
MODBUS ......................................................................................................................... 25
6.3
RFT ROUTING PROTOCOL............................................................................................ 27
7
INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 30
7.1
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 30
7.2
POWER SUPPLIES ......................................................................................................... 30
7.3
EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER (ERP) ......................................................................... 30
7.4
ANTENNAS, COAX FEEDERS & PERIPHERALS .......................................................... 31
7.5
MOUNTING & INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 33
7.6
FIXING DETAILS ............................................................................................................. 33
