MaxStream 9 XTend- PKG- E Manual Download Page 6

9XTend

PKG

E™

 

Ethernet

 

RF

 

Modem

 

 

Product

 

Manual

 

v2.x4x

 

[2007.01.04]

©

 

2007

 

MaxStream,

 

Inc.,

 

Confidential

 

&

 

Proprietary

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All

 

Rights

 

Reserved

 

     

5

1 .2 . Spe cifica t ion s

The XTend- PKG- E RF Modem  ships configured t o provide im m ediat e long range wireless links 
bet w een devices. The m odem  can be configured for addit ional funct ionalit y using st andard AT and 

binary com m ands [ Refer t o t he Com m and Mode [ p18]  & RF Modem  Configurat ion [ p20]  sect ions] .

The built - in Et hernet  int erface m akes RF dat a available t o any TCP/ I P net work. Once connect ed t o 

a net work, t he XTend- PKG- E can be accessed t hrough t elnet ;  or, when used w it h t he included Com  

Port  Redirect or Soft ware, it  can be m apped t o a com  port  and accessed as a serial device. 

*

 

Divide

 

by

 

2

 

for

 

18V

 

supply

 

(constant

 

wattage

 

from

 

7

28V)

Table

 

1

01.

9XTend

PKG

E

 

Ethernet

 

RF

 

Modem

 

Specifications

9XTend 900 MHz Ethernet RF Modem Specifications

Performance

@9600 bps Throughput Data Rate

@115200 bps Throughput Data Rate

Transmit Power Output 
(software selectable using PL command)

1mW - 1 Watt

1mW - 1 Watt

Indoor/Urban Range

Up to 3000’ (900 m)

Up to 1500’ (450 m)

Outdoor
RF line-of-sight Range

Up to 14 miles (22 km) w/ dipole antenna

Up to 40 miles (64 km) w/ high-gain antenna

Up to 7 miles (11 km) w/ dipole antenna

Up to 20 miles (32 km) w/ high-gain antenna

Interface Data Rate
(software selectable using BD command)

1200 – 230400 bps

1200 – 230400 bps

RF Data Rate

10,000 bps

125,000 bps

Receiver Sensitivity

-110 dBm

-100 dBm

Power Requirements

Supply Voltage

7 - 28V

7 - 28V

Receive Current

270 mA

270 mA

Serial Port Sleep Power Down

210 mA

210 mA

Idle Currents
(9V supply 
voltage)

16 sec cyclic sleep (SM=8)

211 mA

210 mA

8 sec cyclic sleep (SM=7)

212 mA

210 mA

4 sec cyclic sleep (SM=6)

214 mA

211 mA

2 sec cyclic sleep (SM=5)

218 mA

212 mA

1 sec cyclic sleep (SM=4)

224 mA

215 mA

Networking & Security

Frequency

902-928 MHz

Spread Spectrum

FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum)

Modulation

FSK (Frequency Shift Keying)

Network Topologies Supported

Peer-to-Peer (“Master/Slave” relationship not required), Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint & Multidrop

Channel Capacity

10 hop sequences share 50 frequencies

Supported Network Protocols

ARP, UDP, TCP, ICMP, Telnet, TFTP, AutoIP, DHCP, HTTP and SNMP

Encryption

256-bit AES Encryption – Refer to the KY Command to implement

Physical Properties

RF Modem Board Size

2.750” x 5.500” x 1.125” (6.99cm x 13.97” x 2.86cm)

Weight

7.1 oz. (200g)

Serial Connector

RJ-45 Female Ethernet Connection

Operating Temperature

-40 to 85º C (industrial)

Antenna

Connector

RPSMA (Reverse-polarity SMA)

Type

Half-wave dipole whip, 6.75” (17.15cm), 2.1 dBi gain

Impedance

50 ohms unbalanced

Certifications 

(partial list)  

FCC Part 15.247

OUR-9XTEND

Industry Canada (IC)

4214A-9XTEND

Table

 

1

02.

9XTend

PKG

E

 

Ethernet

 

RF

 

Modem

 

Specifications

 ‐ 

Relative

 

to

 

user

selected

 

TX

 

Power

 

Output

Power Requirements (TX currents relative to each TX Power Output option)

Transmit Power Output

1 mW

10 mW

100 mW

500 mW

1 W

Typical Transmit Current* (@115.2 Kbps)

 

9 VDC supply voltage

270 mA

290 mA

380 mA

600 mA

830 mA

Summary of Contents for 9 XTend- PKG- E

Page 1: ...ss mainly focus on the distribution of electronic components Line cards we deal with include Microchip ALPS ROHM Xilinx Pulse ON Everlight and Freescale Main products comprise IC Modules Potentiometer...

Page 2: ...ww MaxStream net live chat support 9 XTend PKG E Ethernet RF Modem 9XTend Ethernet RF Modem System Setup RF Modem Operation RF Modem Configuration RF Communication Modes Appendices Pr odu ct M a n ua...

Page 3: ...ons and disclaimer Distributions in binary form include the above copyright notice this list of con ditions and disclaimer in the documentation and or other associated materials The copyright holder s...

Page 4: ...e 16 3 2 5 Command Mode 18 4 RF Modem Configuration 2 0 4 1 Program m ing Exam ples 2 0 4 1 1 Configuration Setup Options 20 4 1 2 AT Command Examples 21 4 1 3 Binary Command Example 21 4 2 Com m and...

Page 5: ...True Peer to Peer no Master device required Point to Point Point to Multipoint Multidrop Retries and Acknowledgements FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum 10 hopping channels each with over 65 000 u...

Page 6: ...eceiver Sensitivity 110 dBm 100 dBm Power Requirements Supply Voltage 7 28V 7 28V Receive Current 270 mA 270 mA Serial Port Sleep Power Down 210 mA 210 mA Idle Currents 9V supply voltage 16 sec cyclic...

Page 7: ...wer connector 1 0 2 a Antenna Port Figure 1 02 Back View The antenna port is a 50 RF signal connector for connecting to an external antenna The connector type is RPSMA Reverse Polarity SMA female The...

Page 8: ...that can be identified by its DB 9 serial port and 6 switch DIP Switch XTend OEM RF Module OEM RF Module The OEM RF Module is mounted inside all XTend PKG RF Modems and may be integrated into OEM des...

Page 9: ...m Port Redirector MaxStream provides com port redirection software that creates a com port in the operating sys tem that will forward serial data to the I P address of the Ethernet connected RF modem...

Page 10: ...PC if prompted to do so 2 Launch the X CTU Software and select the PC Settings tab then select the Ethernet Com Ports sub tab Figure 2 03 After the Com Port Redirector is installed PC is re booted a...

Page 11: ...Com Port dialog box will appear the first time the Ethernet Com Ports sub tab is selected The following steps are written under the assumption the sub tab has already been selected at least one time 3...

Page 12: ...on 3 Configure the PKG R RS 232 RF Modem for RS 232 operation using the built in DIP Switch Dip Switch 1 should be ON up and the remaining switches should be OFF down 4 Attach RPSMA antennas to both R...

Page 13: ...Windows Select Start Run then type cmd without quotation marks in the text box of the Run dialog box Then select the OK button If using Linux or UNIX Run a command shell If using Mac OS X Run Applica...

Page 14: ...surrounded by the before and after guard times BT AT parameters If the DI buffer becomes full hardware or software flow control must be implemented in order to prevent overflow loss of data between t...

Page 15: ...ria is m et Figure 3 02 Transmit Mode Data Flow The character timeout trigger can be disabled by setting RO to zero In this case transmission will not begin until RB bytes have been received and are p...

Page 16: ...each time a new connection sequence begins The RF initializer contains channel information that notifies receiving modems of information such as the hopping pattern used by the transmitting modem The...

Page 17: ...to enter Sleep Mode the following condition must be met in addition to the modem hav ing a non zero SM parameter value When in Sleep Mode the modem will not transmit or receive data until the modem fi...

Page 18: ...the modem When the modem awakens to listen for data GPO1 is asserted and any data received on the DI Pin is transmitted The PWR pin is also de asserted low when the modem is in Cyclic Sleep Mode The m...

Page 19: ...eding example would change the modem s Destination Address to 0x1F To store the new value to non volatile long term memory the Write ATWR command must subsequently be sent before powering off the mode...

Page 20: ...the command will essentially be executed in the order it is received If the modem is continuously receiving data the radio will wait for a break in the received data before executing the command The C...

Page 21: ...on Connect the Ethernet RF Modem directly to the PC through the PC s Ethernet port as shown in the figure below Figure 4 02 Direct PC Connection Configuration Setup 1 Install both the X CTU Software a...

Page 22: ...store RF modem default parameter values OK CR Write to non volatile memory OK CR Exit Command Mode Method 2 Multiple commands on one line Send AT Com m and ATRE WR Enter ATCN Enter System Response OK...

Page 23: ...stination Address 0 0xFFFF Networking Security 2 0 E0 0x0A 10d Echo Off Command Mode Options E1 0x0B 11d Echo On Command Mode Options ER 0x0F 15d Receive Error Count 0 0xFFFF Diagnostics 2 0 FH 0x0D 1...

Page 24: ...acing 1 0 SB 0x37 55d Stop Bits 0 1 Serial Interfacing 1 0 SH 0x25 37d Serial Number High 0 0xFFFF read only Diagnostics 2 varies SL 0x26 38d Serial Number Low 0 0xFFFF read only Diagnostics 2 varies...

Page 25: ...esult of this command AP API Enable Com m and Serial Interfacing The AP command is used to enable the modem to operate using the frame based API operation AT Guard Tim e After Com m and Command Mode O...

Page 26: ...MaxStream s X CTU Software non standard interface data rates can only be set and read using the X CTU Terminal tab Non stan dard rates are not accessible through the Modem Configuration tab When the B...

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