Intuicom Communicator
TM
User Manual
Revision A © 2001 Intuicom, Inc.
29
September 2001
Figure 8-3: Frequency Key and Hop Table Options, 2.4 Ghz
8.3 (1) Max Packet Size and (2) Min Packet Size
Selections (1) and (2) allow the user to designate the size of the packets (in bytes) used by the
transceiver in its communication link. This may be of particular value when using The
Communicator with different communications software packages; you may find that
throughput is optimized when packet sizes are restricted by the transceiver. It should be
noted, however, that in Point to Point modes the Max and Min Packet Settings will not have
any material impact on throughput unless 115.2 KBaud is desired.
The combination of Max and Min Packet Size Settings determines the allocation of the
communication link from the Master to the Slave and vice versa. With a given Max Packet
Setting the master will transmit up to that number of bytes on every hop. If fewer than that
number of bytes is transmitted the balance is allocated to the slave's transmission, in addition
to the quantity in the Min Packet Size Setting.
Packet size is determined by a combination of the setting entered by the user and the RF Data
Rate. Tables 7, 8, and 9 provide the packet sizes for each different combination of settings.
