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Datasheet of XC09-009-DK - KIT DEV FOR 900MHZ 9600BPS 1MW
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9XCite™

OEM

Module

–

Product

Manual

v2.1

[2007.01.04]

2007

MaxStream,

Inc.

9XCite

OEM

Module

The XCite OEM RF Module provides OEMs and system
integrators with a low power wireless solution that is
easy-to-use.

No configuration is necessary for out-of-box RF opera-
tion. Simply feed data into one module; then the data is
sent out the other end of the wireless link. If more
advanced functionality is needed, the module support
an extensive set of commands.

The RF module operates within the ISM 900 MHz fre-
quency band.

1.1. Key Features

Long Range Data Integrity

4 mW Power Output (0 dBm)

• Indoor/Urban: up to 300' (90 m)
• Outdoor RF line-of-sight:

up to 1000' (300 m) w/ 2.1 dB dipole antenna

Receiver Sensitivity

• -108 dBm (@ 9600 baud),
• -104 dBm (@ 38400 baud)

Advanced Networking & Security

True Peer-to-Peer (no "master" required),
Point-to-Point & Point-to-Multipoint networking

Hopping (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum)
or Single Frequency Modes

7 hopping channels: each with over 65,000

network addresses available

Up to 9 non-overlapping simultaneous networks

Low Power

Power-down current as low as 20 µA

55 mA transmit / 45 mA receive current

consumption

Easy-to-Use

No configuration required

Advanced configurations available through A
commands

2.85 to 5.50 VDC power supply

Continuous RF data stream of

up to 38.4 kbps

XII™ Interference Immunity

X-CTU Software included

Cover more ground with fewer radio

modems due to market-leading range

Free & Unlimited Technical Support

1.1.1. Worldwide Acceptance

FCC Certified (USA) [Refer to Appendix A for FCC Requirements]

Systems that contain XCite Modems inherit MaxStream's FCC Certification

IC (Industry Canada) Certified

ISM (Industrial, Scientific & Medical) license-free 902-928 MHz frequency band

Manufactured under ISO 9001:2000 registered standards

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Summary of Contents for 9XCite XC09-009 Series

Page 1: ...mited Excellent Integrated System Limited Stocking Distributor Stocking Distributor Click to view price real time Inventory Delivery Lifecycle Information Click to view price real time Inventory Delivery Lifecycle Information Digi International Digi International XC09 009 DK XC09 009 DK For any questions you can email us directly For any questions you can email us directly sales integrated circuit...

Page 2: ...MaxStream 355 South 520 West Suite 180 Lindon UT 84042 Phone 801 765 9885 Fax 801 765 9895 rf xperts maxstream net www MaxStream net live chat support 9XCite OEM RF Module 9XCite OEM RF Module RF Module Operation RF Module Configuration Advanced Networking Appendices Product Manual v2 1 For RF Module Part Numbers XC09 009 XC09 038 Low Power Low Cost OEM RF Modules by MaxStream Inc M100043 2007 01 ...

Page 3: ...com 9XCite OEM RF Module Product Manual v2 1 2007 01 04 2007 MaxStream Inc ii 2007 MaxStream Inc All rights reserved No part of the contents of this manual may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of MaxStream Inc XCite is a trademark of MaxStream Inc Technical Support Phone 801 765 9885 Live Chat www maxstream net E mail rf xperts maxstream net ...

Page 4: ... Mode 10 2 2 3 Receive Mode 11 2 2 4 Sleep Modes 12 2 2 5 Command Mode 14 3 RF Module Configuration 15 3 1 Command and Parameter Types 15 3 1 1 AT Commands 15 3 1 2 Non AT Settable Parameters X CTU Soft ware configurable only 15 3 2 Configuration Software 16 3 2 1 Installation 16 3 2 2 Serial Communications Software 16 3 3 Command Reference Tables 17 3 4 Automatic DIP Switch Configurations 19 3 5 ...

Page 5: ...Receiver Sensitivity 108 dBm 9600 baud 104 dBm 38400 baud Advanced Networking Security True Peer to Peer no master required Point to Point Point to Multipoint networking Hopping Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum or Single Frequency Modes 7 hopping channels each with over 65 000 network addresses available Up to 9 non overlapping simultaneous networks Low Power Power down current as low as 20 µA 55...

Page 6: ...rements Supply Voltage 2 85 to 5 50 VDC Transmit Current 2 85V 55 mA Receive Current 2 85V 45 mA Receive Current 5V 55 mA Power down Current 20 µA Networking Security Frequency 902 928 MHz Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping Wide band FM modulator Modulation FSK Frequency Shift Keying Network Topologies Supported Peer to Peer Master Slave relationship not required Point to Point Point to Multipoint ...

Page 7: ...lled in the module Pin utilizes 100K Pull Up resistor already installed in the module Note When integrating the XCite Module onto a Host PC Board all lines that are not used should be left disconnected floating Table 1 03 J2 Pin Descriptions J2 pins are used primarily for mechanical stability and may be left disconnected Module Pin Signal Name I O When Active Description 1 DO2 O low Clear to Send ...

Page 8: ... the serial data goes into the DI Buffer is packetized and then transmitted to XCite Module B Figure 1 04 Timing Specifications ʺAʺ and ʺBʺ are associated with Figure 6 Table 1 04 DC Characteristics Vcc 2 85 to 5 50V Reset pulse must last at least 250 nanoseconds VI the input voltage on the pin Symbol Parameter Condition Min Typical Max Units VIL Input Low Voltage All input signals 0 5 0 3 Vcc V V...

Page 9: ...vices that have a UART interface can connect directly through the pins of the XCite OEM RF Module as is shown in the figure below Figure 2 01 Data Flow in a UART interfaced environment Low asserted signals distinguished with horizontal line over signal name 2 1 2 RS 232 and RS 485 422 Data Flow The XCite Module can enable a host device to communicate wirelessly To transmit the host device simply s...

Page 10: ...imal ʺ31ʺ as transmitted through the XCite Module Data Format is 8 N 1 8 bits No Parity 1 Stop Bit In the example above the MaxStream RF module transfer 8 bits over the air Selectable using BI Number of Bits Parameter Start and stop bits of the UART signal are not transmitted over the air but are regenerated by the receiving modem The MaxStream OEM RF Modules support the following data formats See...

Page 11: ...e DI Buffer Receive Mode Valid RF data is received through the antenna Sleep Mode Sleep Mode condition is met Command Mode Command Mode Sequence is issued 2 2 2 Transmit Mode When the first byte of serial data comes through the DI Pin and arrives in the DI Buffer the modem transitions into Transmit Mode Once in Transmit Mode the modem initializes a communi cations channel During channel initializa...

Page 12: ... goes through the receiving end of a CRC cyclic redundancy check to ensure that the data was transmitted without error If the CRC data bits on the incoming packet are invalid the packet is discarded If the CRC is valid the packet is placed the DO Buffer This process is shown in the figure below Figure 2 06 Receive Mode Data Flow The modem returns to Idle Mode after valid data is no longer detected...

Page 13: ...r in Sleep Mode When Pin 2 is asserted high the modem transitions to Sleep Mode and remains in its lowest power consuming state until the Sleep pin is de asserted The XCite Module requires 40ms to transition from Sleep Mode to Idle Mode Pin 2 is only active if the modem is setup to operate in this mode otherwise the pin is ignored Once in Pin Sleep Mode CTS is de asserted high indicating that data...

Page 14: ... returns to Idle Mode and listens for a valid data packet for 100 ms If the modem does not detect valid data on any frequency the modem returns to Sleep Mode If valid data is detected the modem transi tions into Receive Mode and receives the incoming packets The modem then returns to Sleep Mode after a Period of inactivity that is determined by ST Time before Sleep Parameter The modem can also be ...

Page 15: ... 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 module System Response When a command is sent to the module the module will parse and execute the command Upon successful execution of a command the module returns an OK message If execution of a command results in an error the module returns an ERROR message To...

Page 16: ...hin the set are organized under the following categories AT Commands Non AT Settable Parameters 3 1 Command and Parameter Types 3 1 1 AT Commands AT Commands can be changed at any time by entering AT Command Mode and sending commands to the modem AT Commands can be modified using the any of the following means X CTU Software Modem Configuration tab X CTU Software Terminal tab Terminal software pro...

Page 17: ...le click the setup_X CTU exe file and follow prompts of the installation screens This file is located in the software folder of the MaxStream CD and also under the Downloads section of the following web page www maxstream net support downloads php Setup Serial Communications Software A terminal program is built into the X CTU Software Other terminal programs such as HyperTer minal can also be used...

Page 18: ... last received packet 0x25 0x6A Read only Diagnostic 1 DT Destination Address Set the address that identifies the destination of the RF packet Only radio modems having matching addresses can communicate with each other 0 0xFFFF Networking 2 0 FH Force Wake up Initializer Force a Wake up Initializer to be sent on the next transmission WR Write Command does not need to be issued with FH Command Use ...

Page 19: ...ically exits from AT Command Mode 0x02 0xFFFF x 100 ms AT Command Mode Options 2 0xC8 200d FL Software Flow Control Enable serial software flow control on the radio modem Hardware flow control CTS is on by default 0 1 0 disable 1 enabled Serial Interfacing 1 0 HT Time before Wake up Initializer Set time period of inactivity no serial or RF data is sent or received before a Wake up Initializer is s...

Page 20: ... time the RF Modem is powered on it is necessary to disable a processor located on the XIB R interface board To disable the processor populate J7 of the XIB R Interface Board By default J7 jumper is not populated Table 3 03 RF Modem Power up Options J7 jumper and Config Switch AT Commands Sent as result of DIP Switch Settings SW DIP Switch Condition Behavior If J7 is populated Processor is disable...

Page 21: ...AT Parameter is used to adjust the period of silence that follows the command sequence character Parameter Range 0x02 0xFFFF x 1 millisecond of bytes returned 2 Default Parameter Value 0x1F4 500 decimal Related Commands BT Guard Time Before CC Commands Sequence Character BD Interface Data Rate Parameter Non AT Settable Parameter Serial Interfacing BD Parameter allows the user to adjust the UART ba...

Page 22: ...ter Range 0 0xFFFF x 1 millisecond of bytes returned 2 Default Parameter Value 0x1F4 500 decimal Related Commands AT Guard Time After CC Commands Sequence Character CC Command Sequence Character Parameter Non AT Settable Parameter AT Command Options CC Parameter is used to adjust the com mand sequence character used when entering AT Command Mode The AT Command Mode Sequence used to enter AT Comman...

Page 23: ...nds DB Receive Signal Strength Command AT Command Diagnostic DB Parameter returns the receive signal strength in decibels of the last received packet This Parameter is useful in determining range characteristics of the XCite Modules under various conditions AT Command DB Parameter Range 0x25 0x6A Read only of bytes returned 1 DT Destination Address Command AT Command Networking DT Command is used ...

Page 24: ...dio Modem can operate both in Hop ping and Single Frequency Channel Modes Switching between Single Channel and Hopping Modes can only be done only using the Function Set dropdown list on the Modem Configuration tab of the X CTU Software A Hopping Channel is a channel comprised of a group of frequencies When in Hopping Channel Mode the radio modem hops between the fre quencies them when transmittin...

Page 25: ... elapses and the ST Time before Sleep Parameter is met the receiver goes into cyclic sleep Once in cyclic sleep the radio modem must first detect the wake up initializer and synchronize to the transmitter before it can receive data Thus when time HT time elapses the transmitter then knows it needs to send a long wake up initializer for all receivers to be able to synchronize to its next transmissi...

Page 26: ...e wake up initial izer to a specific amount of time in x 100 ms The long wake up initializer must be longer than the cyclic sleep time that is determined by SM Sleep Mode Command If the wake up initializer time were less than the Cyclic Sleep interval the connection would be at risk of missing the wake up initializer transmission The following data and figures illustrate this behavior Parameter Ra...

Page 27: ...r an odd number of 1 s or an even number of 1 s For example if parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1 s must contain an error PW Pin Wake up Parameter Non AT Settable Parameter Sleep Low Power Under normal operation a radio modem in Cyclic Sleep Mode cycles from an active state to a low power state at regular intervals until data is ready to be received If PW Pa...

Page 28: ...smission SH Serial Number High Command AT Command Diagnostic SH Command reads and returns the RF module serial number high word AT Command SH Parameter Range 0 0xFFFF Read only of bytes returned 2 Related Command SL Serial Number Low SL Serial Number Low Command AT Command AT Command Options SL Command reads and reports the RF module serial number low word AT Command SL Parameter Range 0 0xFFFF Re...

Page 29: ...ST Parameter sets the period of time in tenths of seconds in which the radio modem remains inactive before entering into Sleep Mode For example if the ST Parameter is set to 0x64 100 decimal the radio modem will enter into Sleep Mode after 10 seconds of inactivity no transmitting or receiving This command can only be used if either Cyclic Sleep or Serial Port Sleep Mode settings have been selected...

Page 30: ...d Desti nation Address layers The Destination Address is the last network layer and provides the most granular form of filtration If at any point during the incoming RF data flow the numbers in ques tion do not match the data is discarded XCite Modules and RF Modems are built around a peer to peer protocol that inherently supports a multidrop type network similar to RS 485 In their default state a...

Page 31: ... network can be configured with a 16 bit Destination Address to establish selective communications within a network This address is set to one of 65535 values using DT Destination Address Command The default Destination Address is 0 All radio modems with the same Destination Address can transmit and receive data among them selves Radio modems having different Destination Addresses still detect and...

Page 32: ...ng MK Address Mask Command The default value of the MK Parameter is 0xFFFF All transmitted data packets contain the Destination Address of the transmitting modem When a transmitted packet is received by a modem the Destination Address of the transmitter contained in the packet is logically ANDed bitwise with the Address Mask of the Receiver If the resulting value matches the Destination Address of...

Page 33: ...tions If the module will be used for portable applications the device must undergo SAR testing This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fr...

Page 34: ... manual instructions to remove adjust or install the device FCC approved Antennas WARNING This device has been tested with Reverse Polarity SMA connectors with the antennas listed in the tables of this section When integrated into OEM products fixed antennas require installation preventing end users from replacing them with non approved antennas Antennas not listed in the tables must be tested to ...

Page 35: ...01 765 9885 for more information IC Industry Canada Certification Labeling Requirements Labeling requirements for Industry Canada are similar to those of the FCC A clearly visible label on the outside of the final product enclosure must display the following text Contains Model 9XCite Radio 900 MHz IC 4214A 9XCITE Integrator is responsible for its product to comply with IC ICES 003 FCC Part 15 Sub...

Page 36: ...RS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT FOR ANY LOSS OF USE LOSS OF TIME INCONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL LOSS LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL...

Page 37: ...e and unlimited technical support is included with every MaxStream Radio Modem sold For the best in wireless data solutions and support please use the following resources MaxStream office hours are 8 00 am 5 00 pm U S Mountain Standard Time Documentation www maxstream net support downloads php Technical Support Phone 866 765 9885 toll free U S A Canada 801 765 9885 Worldwide Live Chat www maxstrea...

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