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RFD900x Data Sheet

 

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Last update 09/07/2018

 

 
 

AT&R

 

Record  default PPM  stream  for  PPM output  (vehicle  side)  (Not  recommended. 
Latency will vary with number of nodes and data traffic)

 

AT&T

 

Disables debugging report

 

AT&T=RSSI

 

Enables RSSI debugging report

 

AT&T=TDM

 

Enables TDM debugging report

 

AT&E=X

 

Set new encryption key (128-bit AES in 16 hex bytes e.g. 5A02D5BB...)

 

AT&E?

 

Shows current encryption key

 

ATPP

 

Shows GPIO configuration and state

 

ATPO=X

 

Sets GPIO X to output

 

ATPI=X

 

Sets GPIO X to input

 

ATPM=X

 

Sets input GPIO pin to mirror on remote radio (local GPIO must be set to input 
and remote GPIO pin must be set to output)

 

ATPR=X

 

Shows GPIO input state

 

ATPC=X,S

 

Sets output GPIO X to state S

 

AT+F?

 

Show the forwarding table and forwarding buffer size, set MAX_DATA lower to get more 
forwarding buffer

 

AT+Fx=?

 

Show element x of forwarding table

 

AT+Fx=Src,Dst

 

Set element x to forward from address Src to Address Dst

 

Table 3-1: AT Commands and their description

 

 

Table 3-2 shows more details about the parameters that can be set in the RFD900x modem.

 

Re

g #

 

S Register

 

Description

 

Default 

Value

 

Maximum 

Value

 

Minimum 

Value

 

Must be the same 

at both ends of 

the link?

 

S0

 

FORMAT

 

This is for EEPROM version, it should not 
be changed. It is set by the firmware

 

Firmware 

dependant

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

No

 

S1

 

SERIAL_SPEED

 

Serial speed in ‘one-byte form’. Accepted 
values are 1, 2, 4, 9, 19, 38, 57, 115, 230, 
460, 571 corresponding to 1200bps, 
2400bps, 4800bps, 9600bps, 19200bps, 
38400bps, 57600bps, 115200bps, 
230400bps, 460800bps, 571428bps and 
1000000 bps respectively.

 

115

 

1000

2

 

1

 

No

 

S2

 

AIR_SPEED

 

Air data rate in ‘one-byte form’. Accepted 
values are 64,125,250,500,830 
corresponding to 64000bps, 125000bps, 
25000bps, 500000bps and 830000bps 
respectively.

 

64

 

830

2

 

64

 

Yes

 

S3

 

MAX_DATA

 

Maximum size of packet data section

 

4068

 

4068

 

1

 

Yes

 

S4

 

MAX_RETRIES

 

Maximum number of retries

 

10

 

100

 

1

 

Yes

 

Summary of Contents for RFD900 Series

Page 1: ...www rfdesign com au Last update 09 07 2018 RFD900x Asynchronous firmware User Manual Configuration and usage guide Flash Programmer User Manual...

Page 2: ...upport 4 3 AT commands 5 3 1 Setting up data encryption 8 3 2 Setting the air data rate 8 4 Asynchronous Network 10 4 1 Forwarding 11 5 FAQ 13 5 1 How many antennas do I need to use 13 5 2 How do I co...

Page 3: ...sh it to the radio Use the latest version of the RF Design modem tools see Useful Links to update the firmware Figure 1 1 depicts an asynchronous non forwarding mesh network diagram In this configurat...

Page 4: ...is is most easily performed by using the latest version RFD Modem tools see Useful links Parameters such as power levels air data rates and serial speeds etc can all be custom set by the user using th...

Page 5: ...s the value to assign 2 Use the command AT W to save the new values to the RFD900x modem 3 Use the command ATZ to reboot the RFD900x modem for changes to take effect Table 3 1 shows a gives a list of...

Page 6: ...element x of forwarding table AT Fx Src Dst Set element x to forward from address Src to Address Dst Table 3 1 AT Commands and their description Table 3 2 shows more details about the parameters that...

Page 7: ...NODEID 2 65535 32768 1 No S12 TXPOWER Transmit power in dBm Maximum is 30dBm 10 30 0 No S13 MAVLINK1 Enables or disables the MAVLink framing and reporting 0 1 0 No S14 MIN_FREQ Min frequency in KHz 9...

Page 8: ...The encryption key may be of any 32 character hexadecimal string of the users choosing Any devices with different encryption settings will not communicate After entering command mode send the followin...

Page 9: ...rfdesign com au 9 Last update 09 07 2018 It is important to note that when using asynchronous firmware the air rate should be set to a lower value then the baud rate An example of setting the air data...

Page 10: ...patible parameters communication between them will succeed Figure 4 2 Asynchronous non hopping mesh topology Each node can only communicate to other nodes within its RF range Also it is mandatory to a...

Page 11: ...nown destination nodes This can be used to communicate without direct link between modems by passing data through an intermediate node i e 3 nodes located in a straight line all spaced at the maximum...

Page 12: ...et www rfdesign com au 12 Last update 09 07 2018 Node 3 sets node 3 destination 1 ATS11 1 AT W ATZ You can add up to ten forwarding paths to the array This would allow up to five nodes to pass data in...

Page 13: ...1 should connect to pin 1 on the modem as shown in Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 An FTDI cable connected to the RFD900x modem 5 3 What do I need to upload the firmware or to change the modem configuration Do...

Page 14: ...aka peer to peer firmware is the standard firmware loaded on the modem based on the open source SiK development RFD Asynchronous the firmware as outlined in this datasheet RF Design Modem Tools http...

Page 15: ...u 15 Last update 09 07 2018 7 Document revision history Version Date Changes 1 22 09 17 Release document 1 1 09 07 18 Updated settings values and information for current firmware versions and added ne...

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