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LRS455 Wireless Data Transceiver  

Quick Start Guide

 

 

QSG0016AA Rev B 

4   

6.  Press 

3

 in the Main menu. 

 

 

Set the following parameters so they are the same on all radios in the network: 

o

 

FreqKey

 (Tx Frequency and Rx Frequency) 

o

 

Max Packet Size

 

o

 

Min Packet Size

 

o

 

RF Data Rate

 (Only 

RF Data Rate 4

 and 

5

 are approved by the FCC for use in the 

United States.) 

 
The 

Tx Frequency

 and 

Rx Frequency

 options, or Frequency Key, are located in the F 

submenu after you press 

0

 to access the Frequency Key menu in Main menu 

3

 

Changing these values from the factory defaults may help to eliminate interference from other 
networks. 
 

 

Press 

Esc

 to return to the Main menu. 

 

7.  Press 

Esc

 to return to the Main menu. 

 

8.  Press 

5

 in the Main menu. 

 

 

Set the 

Network ID

 value to any value between 

1

 and 

4095

, except 

255

. FreeWave 

recommends setting the 

Network ID

 to the last three or four digits of the radio’s serial 

number, as this is a number you can look up if necessary. 

 

Ensure this value is the same on every radio in the network. 
 

9.  Press 

Esc

 to exit the Setup menu and resume normal radio operation. 

 

Point-to-MultiPoint Operation LEDs 

 

Master 

Slave

 

Condition 

Carrier Detect 

(CD) 

Transmit  

(TX) 

Clear to  

Send (CTS) 

Carrier 

Detect 

(CD) 

Transmit 

(TX) 

Clear to  

Send 

(CTS) 

Powered, not linked 

Solid red 

bright

 

Solid red 

dim

 

Off 

 

Solid red 

bright

 

Off 

 

Blinking 

red 

Slave linked to Master, 
no data 

Solid red 

bright

 

Solid red 

dim

 

Off 

 

Solid 

green

 

Off 

 

* Solid red 

bright

 

Slave linked to Master, 
Master sending data to 
Slave 

Solid red 

bright

 

Solid red 

dim

 

Off 

 

Solid 

green

 

Off 

 

* Solid red 

bright

 

Slave linked to Master, 
Slave sending data to 
Master 

Solid green

 

RCV data 

or Solid red 

bright

 

Solid red 

dim

 

Intermittent 

flash 

red

o

 

Solid 

green

 

Intermittent 

flash 

red

o

 

* Solid red 

bright

 

Master with diagnostics 
program running 

Solid red 

bright

 

Solid red 

dim

 

Intermittent 

flash 

red

o

 

Solid 

green

 

Intermittent 

flash 

red

o

 

* Solid red 

bright

 

* Clear to Send LED is solid red

 with a solid link, as the link weakens the Clear to Send LED light on the 

Slave begins to flash

Summary of Contents for LRS455-C-U

Page 1: ...ftware and is the recommended method for programming your transceivers It provides a group of tools for configuring the devices in your network and for monitoring your network s performance Using the...

Page 2: ...he Configuration ribbon 3 From the Networks section of the Configuration ribbon select the network in which the radio resides or click Add Network to create a new network in Tool Suite 4 Click Read Ra...

Page 3: ...ering up without a load attached will damage your radio and void your warranty 2 Open a HyperTerminal session and use the following settings when connecting the radio You can also use Setup Terminal w...

Page 4: ...a number you can look up if necessary Ensure this value is the same on every radio in the network 9 Press Esc to exit the Setup menu and resume normal radio operation Point to MultiPoint Operation LED...

Page 5: ...Port field in the Configuration ribbon 4 From the Networks section of the Configuration ribbon select the network in which the radio resides or click Add Network to create a new network in Tool Suite...

Page 6: ...ies radios to DC power without terminating the antenna port to a suitable load such as a 50 ohm antenna or an attenuator with a power rating greater than or equal to 2 W Powering up without a load att...

Page 7: ...hanging these values from the factory defaults may help to eliminate interference from other networks Press Esc to return to the Main menu Shortly after both transceivers are plugged in they should es...

Page 8: ...LRS455 Wireless Data Transceiver Quick Start Guide QSG0016AA Rev B 8...

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