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5. Operation and Troubleshooting
This section describes how to operate and troubleshoot the Wireless Petro-Net Modem
®
.
Figure 5-1 DIP Switches
5.1
Hardware Setup
Wireless Petro-Net Modem
®
s will be referred to as “Radio 1” and “Radio 2”.
1. Set both Radio DIP switches to RS-232 mode: [Switch #1, #5, #6 up (ON) and the remaining switches
are down (OFF)].
2. Connect Radio 1 to a PC using an
RS-232 cable
(included with Wireless Petro-Net Modem
®
part
numbers that end with an “-RA” suffix).
3. Attach the
serial loopback adapter
(red connector) to the DB-9 serial port of Radio 2. [The serial
loopback adapter configures Radio 2 to function as a repeater by looping data back into the module for
transmission.]
4. Attach
RPSMA antennas
to Radio 1 and Radio 2.
5.
Power
Radio 1 and Radio 2 through their power connectors.
6.
Use the “PC Settings” and “Range Test” tabs of the X-CTU Software to:
Assign which PC Serial Com Port to use when communicating with Wireless Petro-Net Modem
®
s
[
Section 5.1.1:
Performing a Range Test
.]
Measure Wireless Petro-Net Modem
®
’s range [steps 1-7].
