RS
‐
232/485
RF
Modem
Product
Manual
–
MAN0782
‐
02
Page
9
RS-232/485 Interface
1.1a. Config (Configuration) Switch
Figure
1.1.
Front
View
1.1b. I/O LEDs
LEDs indicate modem activity as follows:
Yellow
(top LED) = RX
Green
(middle) = TX
Red
(bottom)
= Power/TX Indicator (Red light is on when
powered, pulses off briefly during RF transmission)
1.1c. Serial Port (DB-9)
Standard female DB-9 (RS-232) DCE connector – Connector can be
also used for RS-485 and RS-422 connections.
1.1d. RSSI LEDs
RSSI LEDs indicate the amount of fade margin present in an active
wireless link. Fade margin is the difference between the incoming
signal strength and the modem’s receiver sensitivity.
3 LEDs on
= Very Strong Signal (> 30 dB fade margin)
2 LEDs on
= Strong Signal (> 20 dB fade margin)
1 LED on
= Moderate Signal (> 10 dB fade margin)
0 LED on
= Weak Signal (< 10 dB fade margin)
1.1e. Power Connector *
7-28 VDC Power Connector (Center positive, 5.5/2.1mm)
1.2a. DIP Switch
Figure
1.2.
Back
View
Refer to Automatic DIP Switch Configurations [p29] for more info.
1.2b. Antenna Port
Port is a 50
Ω
RF signal connector for connecting to an external
antenna. The connector type is RPSMA (Reverse Polarity SMA)
female. The connector has threads on the outside of a barrel and a
male center conductor.
Figure
1.3.
DIP
Switch
Settings
The Configuration Switch provides an alternate method for
entering into Command Mode. To enter Command Mode at the
default RF data rate of the RF modem, depress the Config
Switch for two seconds.
During the power-on sequence, the DIP Switch automatically
configures the RS-232/485 RF Modem to operate in different
modes. Each time the RF modem is powered-on, intelligence inside
the RS-232/485 RF Modem programs the modem according to the
positions of the DIP Switch. [Refer to Figure 1.3 for DIP Switch
settings.]
2a.
DIP
Switch
1.1b.
I/O
LEDs
1.1d.
RSSI
LEDs
1.1c.
Serial
Port
1.1e.
Power
Connector
*
1.1a.
Config
Switch
*
Note:
The
RS
‐
232
‐
485
RF
Modem
can
accept
voltages
as
low
as
5
(±5%)
V.
Contact
Horner
technical
support
to
implement
this
option.
2b.
Antenna
Port