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Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem

Click the 

Load

icon in the Configuration Panel.  When prompted for a 

template file name, select the appropriate .xml file (downloaded from the CSC
website). The following screens show the settings for the Miscellaneous and 
Serial settings after the template file has been loaded.

Change “AT Verbose Mode” to “Numeric” for use with CR10(X), CR510, 
and CR23X dataloggers.

Click the 

Write

icon to save the changes made by the template file

.

Click the 

Reset

icon to restart the modem.  The other ways to reset the modem 

are by pressing the reset button on the front of the modem or removing the 
power from the modem. 

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Summary of Contents for Airlink Raven XT-Telus

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL RavenXT Telus Airlink Cellular Modem June 2014 Copyright 2011 2014 Campbell Scientific Canada Corp...

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Page 4: ...elus 4 4 2 Datalogger Site Equipment 4 4 3 Power Considerations 9 5 Program the Raven XT Telus Modem 10 5 1 Indicator Lights 10 5 2 Using AceManager to Configure the Modem 11 5 3 Configuring the Raven...

Page 5: ...late domain name to a dynamic IP address so that the Raven can be contacted by name as if it had a static IP x A Static IP address is permanently assigned to a particular account and will always be us...

Page 6: ...9 MHz Transmit Power 1 0 W for 1900 MHz 0 8 W for 850 MHz Receiver Frequency 1930 to 1990 MHz and 869 to 894 MHz CDMA Throughput up to 80 kbps RS 232 Data Rates 300 bps to 115 2 kbps Serial Interface...

Page 7: ...port x The SC105 must be configured for use with the modem using the Device Configuration Utility Settings should be CS I O Mode SDC Address 7 RS 232 Mode Modem Baud Rate 115 2K or 9600 baud dependin...

Page 8: ...lar Modem PN L18663 Null Modem Cable connects the modem to the CR23X CR3000 CR800 CR2XX CR1000 or CR5000 RS 232 port not compatible with the 21X CR510 CR10X or CR7 dataloggers Wiring Red 12V or switch...

Page 9: ...Rate 115 2K or 9600 baud depending on datalogger model 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity SC105 interface connects the modem to a datalogger s CS I O port recommended for dataloggers with the Pakbus Op...

Page 10: ...2A interface connects the modem to the CS I O port recommended for dataloggers with the Mixed Array Operating System FIGURE 4 2 1 Modem Interface Options Wiring Red 12V or switched 12V Black G White N...

Page 11: ...rongly recommended where cellular coverage is strong The L18285 includes a mount u bolt assembly for attaching the antenna to a mast post or crossarm up to 1 5 3 8 cm in diameter o The C2445 9dBd Yagi...

Page 12: ...ations x Environmental Enclosure ENC 10 12 ENC 12 14 or ENC 16 18 4 3 Power Considerations x A power cable included with the modem connects to the datalogger s 12 V or switched 12 V terminal Connectio...

Page 13: ...The CD that ships with the modem includes the utilities and manuals Campbell Scientific s Raven XT Template 115200 file is for dataloggers that support 115200 baud e g CR1000 the Raven XT Template 96...

Page 14: ...d Activity LEDs blink every 3 seconds 5 2 Using AceManager to Configure the Modem After the Raven XT has been provisioned certain settings have to be changed for the modem to be compatible with CSI da...

Page 15: ...con in the Configuration Panel to open the connection options dialogue box Select PPP and the COM port the modem is connected to Do not change the Password the default password is 12345 Click OK to co...

Page 16: ...show the settings for the Miscellaneous and Serial settings after the template file has been loaded Change AT Verbose Mode to Numeric for use with CR10 X CR510 and CR23X dataloggers Click the Write ic...

Page 17: ...s to a fully qualified domain name so you can contact your Raven XT by name as if it had a static IP If the Raven XT is configured for Dynamic IP when the Raven XT first connects to the Internet it se...

Page 18: ...umber x Can include a hyphen x Cannot contain spaces x Must be no longer than 20 characters total Click the Write icon to save the changes Click the Reset icon to restart the modem Click the Disconnec...

Page 19: ...g 070 218 074 247 is entered as 70 218 74 247 For a Dynamic IP using Sierra Wireless s IP Manager enter the internet IP address as xxxx yyyy 6785 where xxxx is the modem name yyyy is the Domain name...

Page 20: ...Raven XT Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Enter PakBus address that has been set in the datalogger default is 1 change the address using DevConfig 17...

Page 21: ...XT Telus this should be a CDMA 1xRTT EVDO account f If you have a Static IP account verify the Static IP Address Preceding zeros in the IP address are not entered in LoggerNet PC400W g If you have a D...

Page 22: ...her dataloggers e g CR1000 If the modem answers but you do not get a connection to the datalogger 1 Check your connection to the datalogger a a An SC932A or SC105 interface is required to connect the...

Page 23: ...232 Mode Modem Baud Rate 115 2K or 9600 baud depending on datalogger model 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity b Make sure the modem is connected to the DCE Device connector on the SC932A or the Modem c...

Page 24: ...and click OK Go to the Status group and note the Host Serial Bytes Sent and Host Serial Bytes Received values Figure 7 2 Try connecting with the datalogger using LoggerNet PC400W If a connection canno...

Page 25: ...Raven XT Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem FIGURE 7 2 AceManager status page showing communications with modem 22...

Page 26: ...ttp www campbellsci ca download The procedure for sending the template files is described in Section 5 2 When the template files are not available AceManager can be used to change the settings describ...

Page 27: ...or a CR10X 9600 8N1 and for a CR1000 115200 8N1 x Q Serial Port Flow Control This should be set to None x V AT Verbose Mode Set this to Verbose for CR800 CR1000 CR3000 Numeric for CR10 X CR510 CR23X x...

Page 28: ...Manager Setup without Template File A 3 x S0 TCP Auto Answer Set to ON x TCPT TCP Idle Timeout Set to a reasonable value like 2 min See Section 5 3 for information on configuring the modem for use wit...

Page 29: ...ive messages via email HTTP FTP to and from the datalogger and allows concurrent communications between networked dataloggers and LoggerNet The default datalogger port number for PakBus TCP communicat...

Page 30: ...P tab x Config Port Used RS232 x IP Address 0 0 0 0 x Modem Dial String PPP x Modem Dial Response CONNECT x User Name and Password are blank Using the Device Configuation Utility select the Net Servic...

Page 31: ...B 3 Using the Device Configuration Utility fix the RS232 Baud Rate to 115200 Fixed from the Port Settings tab Loggernet Settings Enter the IP address of the Raven XT and the PakBus TCP Service Port nu...

Page 32: ...Appendix B Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP B 4...

Page 33: ...EmailSend Using the Gmail Outgoing SMTP Server 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 Setting up a Gmail Account 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 4 5 C 2 Sending to Multiple Addresses 4 1 1 51 C 3 Sending a Text Message to a Phone 1...

Page 34: ...d Using the Verizon Outgoing SMTP Server C 2 1 1 B9 1 1 9 B9 9 B9 9 B9 1 1 9 B9 1 9 B9 9 B99 B 4 5A 4 5 6 6 4 2 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 7 1 5 4 5 B D B B 9 39 A A B A 9 1 9 B A 9 9 A A 9 19 A A B...

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