Intuicom Communicator
TM
User Manual
Revision A © 2001 Intuicom, Inc.
50
September 2001
17 Establishing Data Communication Links
The Communicator's versatility allows data communication links to be established using a
variety of different configurations. This, in turn, makes it possible to extend the range of The
Communicator and get around obstacles.
Diagram (A) shows the most common and straightforward link, a master communicating to a
slave in a dedicated link.
Master
Slave
(A)
Diagram (B) depicts how a link might be set up using a repeater. The repeater may be sitting on
a hilltop or other elevated structure to link the master to the slave. In this setup it may be
desirable to use an external omnidirectional antenna on the repeater; to extend the range Yagi
antennas could be used on either or both of the master and slave.
When a repeater is used the RF speed is cut in half, making 115 KBaud uncompressed
throughput unachievable. The baud rate, however, may still be set at 115200.
Repeater
Slave
Master
(B)
