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WINC 900A Wireless Modem
Owner’s Manual
TELETRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Rockville, Maryland, USA, 20850-3155
Page 1: ...1 WINC 900A Wireless Modem Owner s Manual TELETRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC Rockville Maryland USA 20850 3155 ...
Page 2: ...2 Serial Number Remote Unites Serial Number Remarks ...
Page 3: ...ed No part or parts of this document may be reproduced translated stored in any electronic retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright holder ...
Page 4: ...nance by any person or party other than a Teletronics International Inc employee or authorized service facility or any use in violation of instructions furnished by Teletronics International Inc This warranty is also rendered invalid if this product is removed from the country in which it was purchased if it is used in a country in which it is not registered for use or if it is used in a country f...
Page 5: ...ICABLE APPLICATIONS 5 1 2 1 POINT TO POINT AUTO CONNECTION OPERATION MODE 15 5 1 2 2 APPLICABLE APPLICATIONS 5 1 3 1 MULTIPLE TO ONE DYNAMIC DATA REPORTING MONITORING MODE 16 5 1 3 2 APPLICABLE APPLICATIONS 5 1 4 1 MULTIPLE TO MULTIPLE TRANSPARENT OPERATION MODE 19 5 1 4 2 APPLICABLE APPLICATIONS 5 2 FAQ AND SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT 20 6 0 WINC 900A INTERFACE STATUS 22 7 0 AT COMMAND SET 24 7 1 AT COMMAN...
Page 6: ...s AT command set and can be configured for point to point or networked operation A complete listing of the available AT commands is included in Section 7 0 The WINC 900A operates in the 902 928 MHz frequency band with a maximum power of 1 watt Eight independent 3 MHz wide channels are available within this band Outdoors the operating range of the modem is approximately 1 kilometer Depending on the...
Page 7: ...7 digit address that is used when two units attempt to establish a communications link The seven 7 digit address is found on the label affixed to the left side of the unit and is defined by the right most seven 7 digits of the serial number The device address can also be found by using the ATI0 command discussed in section 7 2 ...
Page 8: ...ial port of your computer using a straight through serial cable with RS 232 DB 25 connectors at each end please refer to Fig 4 2 Although the WINC 900A is configured to accept a DB 25 connector directly a DB 9 connector may be used with the proper adapter The cable with connector is not supplied with the WINC 900A but is available from most computer retailers and electronics suppliers 3 Connect th...
Page 9: ...cation software to reach 38 400Kbps Step 1 Activate your communication software 1 Running MS Windows and then activate the Terminal in Accessories 2 Click the Settings and then activate the Communications dialog box Step 2 Configure your communication software to meet default value of WINC 900A 1 Click on the available serial port from the Connector list 2 Click on the 9600 from the Baud Rate list...
Page 10: ...ailable to you 2 Connect your serial port with an external modem and work on the communication software setting until you get the dial tone dialing out successfully 3 Replace the external modem with WINC 900A At this point go through the factory default setting process above to make sure that 9600 is the default baud rate on WINC 900A 4 Please work from the beginning of chapter 4 0 again 5 If you ...
Page 11: ...e connection mode you may start to type some message on one of your computers The typed in message will be displayed on the screen of the remote side Step 3 Function test on file transfer 1 Click on the Transfers from the menu bar of Terminal 2 Click on the Send Text File 3 Select one of the text files from the file list and then click on OK 4 You should be able to see the content of the text file...
Page 12: ...led by industry oriented management systems in transmitting and receiving packet to from the air The correctness of the data is totally relay on the upper level management system There is no involvement of build in protocols from WINC 900A 5 1 Summary of various operation modes applicable applications and FAQ 5 1 1 1 Point to Point Dial up connection operation mode The spirit of WINC 900A asynchro...
Page 13: ...ection and go into connection mode The Master unit will automatically recover the established wireless connection after the drop of linkage resulting from power outage or interference Before issuing AT commands for configuration change or terminating the auto connection function users must issue the escape sequence holding the Shift key and pressing key 3 times to return to the command mode 5 1 2 ...
Page 14: ...de and receives all data packet on the air The broadcasting function of the slave unit is activated automatically after power on WINC 900 Multiple Transceiver Mode AT P6 Both monitor and remote units are staying in monitor mode and receive all data packet on the air Monitor and remote units will switch into broadcasting mode by in coming data from the connected external device and transmit receive...
Page 15: ...nel 0 only 925 MHz 2 channel 1 only 922 MHz 3 channel 2 only 919 MHz 4 channel 3 only 916 MHz 5 channel 4 only 913 MHz 6 channel 5 only 910 MHz 7 channel 6 only 907 MHz 8 channel 7 only 904 MHz 9 channel 0 1 2 3 non GSM 10 channel 4 5 6 7 11 channel 0 2 4 6 12 channel 1 3 5 7 13 channel 0 2 14 channel 4 6 15 channel 1 3 16 channel 5 7 Step 3 5 1 3 2 Applicable application The fleet management syst...
Page 16: ...e from the point to point to transparent Otherwise units can not receive packets Please note the transparent mode can not be terminated by restoring manufacture default or hardware reset process User must issue AT Q to exit the transparent mode 5 1 4 2 Applicable application The multiple to one remote data acquisition application The one to multiple remote control application R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 ...
Page 17: ...from the connected external device will stay in the data buffer before transmission Please refer to register 50 6 How can I reduce the waiting period and speed up the transmission process of the in coming data from the connected external device Please refer to register 51 and 52 7 Where can I find the remote unit s address if the connection request was initiated from remote unit Please refer to re...
Page 18: ... idle mode Please refer to register 61 11 How can I adjust the length of the BREAK signal in order to activate the connected external PLC or SCADA device Please refer to register 62 12 How can I adjust the length of the carry detection function in the transparent mode Please refer to register 63 ...
Page 19: ...ght ending with RXD the right most indicator Panel L E D Function Ring Indicator RI Signals incoming connection request Data Carrier Detect DCD Indicates connection established with remote Data Terminal Ready DTR Signal from host to device May indicate command mode escape or ignored by device Data Set Ready DSR Signal from device to host May indicate connection established or always on Clear To Se...
Page 20: ...irst power down the unit and then power it on while depressing the reset button To the right of the serial line LEDs are two small rectangular LED indicators The upper red indicator lights when the power is on while the lower green LED indicates the receive signal level Solid ON indicates sufficient signal strength while solid OFF indicates either no received signal or a signal too weak to sustain...
Page 21: ...ists of the characters AT and the body is a command string restricted to the printable ASCII characters The default terminator is the CR character and is required for all commands except the A command The WINC 900A accepts command strings that adhere to the following rules a Commands begin with the two character sequence AT or A Any preceding characters are ignored The command line is terminated b...
Page 22: ... enters the on line state Any following commands on the same command line are ignored If input is detected prior to entering the on line mode the command is aborted The destination address may be explicitly given on the command line or retrieved from the configuration file s S register containing the stored address string Format ATDs s destination address string plus optional dial modifiers Defaul...
Page 23: ...Transmit pending data then close connection ATH1 Return result code OK ATH2 Discard pending data and close connection immediately ATH3 Discard pending data close connection immediately and leave the network Result codes OK Valid argument ERROR Invalid argument I Identify The ATI command returns information about the WINC 900A or equivalent DCE device Format ATI0 Identifies modem s address ATI1 Ide...
Page 24: ...ly The register remains selected until the next S command is given The complete set of S register commands is provided in Appendix B Format ATSn Select register n Result Codes OK Valid register selected ERROR Unsupported register Read Selected Register The ATS command returns the value of the selected register specified by the S command Format ATSn Read value of register n AT Read value of last se...
Page 25: ...Response 0 OK 1 CONNECT 2 RING 3 NO CARRIER 4 ERROR 6 NO DIAL TONE 7 BUSY 8 NO ANSWER X Extended Result Codes The ATX command determines whether the device enables extended result codes All extended result codes are enabled in the default settings Format ATX0 Enable only codes 0 4 Extended results are mapped as appropriate to 0 4 ATX2 Enable all extended result codes default Z Soft Reset The ATZ c...
Page 26: ...etecting active to inactive transition of DTR Equivalent to executing ATH2 command Auto answer is disabled while DTR is inactive F Restore Factory Defaults The AT F command resets the modem to factory default settings Format AT F Restore factory defaults S Set DSR Operation For serial ports the AT S command defines the operation of the data set ready DSR signal at the modem interface Format AT S0 ...
Page 27: ... Although the WINC 900A automatically selects the best channel over which to communicate the communications channel may be changed using the AT C command Format AT C0 Channel 0 925 MHZ AT C1 Channel 1 922 MHZ AT C2 Channel 2 919 MHZ AT C3 Channel 3 916 MHZ AT C4 Channel 4 913 MHZ AT C5 Channel 5 910 MHz AT C6 Channel 6 907 MHZ AT C7 Channel 7 904 MHZ P Set RF Power Level The AT P command sets the ...
Page 28: ...forwarding characters S51 and S52 are included in packets to the remote modem default If only a single data forwarding character is required registers S51 and S52 should be set to the same value and AT F0 or AT F3 selected as appropriate M Manual Transmit Control The AT M command controls the recognition of data forwarding characters in the packet assembler while the device is in on line mode If e...
Page 29: ...at power up to establish the power on configuration state The saved profile is preserved across cold boots or power down A saved profile is created by writing the profile desired with the W command which copies the contents of the subset of the active profile registers into the saved profile The saved profile may be recopied over the active profile at any time with the soft reset Z command c Facto...
Page 30: ...ctive profile of the WINC 900A can be viewed at any time by using the AT V command In response to this command the configuration state of all registers will be displayed Changing the Communications Channel Unlike a telephone modem the WINC 900A establishes connections and facilitates communications over an air link in the ISM band between 902 and 928 MHz Within this band the WINC 900A provides eig...
Page 31: ...listed on the label on the left hand side of the unit 3 For a remote terminal this represents the destination address The local address can be verified using the ATI command where ATI0 refers to the equipment identification number or local address See Section 8 2 for additional information concerning the ATI command 3 See Section 3 0 ...
Page 32: ...o AT commands to host E1 Echo AT commands to host H Terminate Connection ATH0 Transmit pending data then close connection ATH1 Return result code OK ATH2 Discard pending data close connection immediately ATH3 Same as ATH2 plus depart network I Local Device Information ATI0 Identify modem ID address ATI1 Identify firmware version number ATI2 Identify manufacturer ATI3 Identify equipment model numbe...
Page 33: ...watt P2 10 milliwatts P3 100 milliwatts P4 1000 milliwatts S Set Data Set Ready DSR Operation AT S0 DSR always active AT S1 DSR follows state of Connection Established condition AT S2 DSR follows state of Battery OK condition V View Active Profile AT V View active profile W Save Active Profile AT W Save Active Profile n Automatic link re connection n 0 Automatic re connection disabled n 1 Automati...
Page 34: ...characters AT M1 Enable data forwarding character recognition Q Set Flow Control AT Q0 No flow control AT Q1 Bidirectional XON XOFF flow control AT Q2 Hardware flow control AT Q3 Both T Automatic Transmit Control AT T0 Disable automatic timed transmission AT T1 Enable automatic timed transmission according to register S50 ...
Page 35: ... Party Address Char String 0303030 S60 Idle Mode 0 1 0 S61 Idle Guard Time 1 5 0 1sec 5 S62 PLC Break Control Signal Length 0 255 10msec 30 S63 Enable the detection function or Listening time 0 10 0 01sec 3 S REGISTER DEFINITIONS The behaviors of WINC 900A can be adjusted via the AT commands and the content of register to meet application s requirement S0 Rings to Auto Answer Whether this unit wil...
Page 36: ...een receipt of the last character of the three escape character sequence from the DTE and sending of the OK result code to the DTE If any characters are detected over this time the OK will not be sent S14 Command Status Bitmap This is a read only bit mapped register defined as follows Bit 0 Unused Bit 1 Command mode echo see E command Bit 2 Quiet mode see Q command Bit 3 Verbose mode see V command...
Page 37: ...g the ceiling of this buffer or ending of waiting cycle data forwarding idle time out the received data will remain in the designated system buffer The content of register 51 maps to the ASCII code which designates the Primary Data Forwarding Character The modem recognizes the reception of the forwarding character from the host computer as a condition to transmit any pending data Range 0 255 ASCII...
Page 38: ...he burst mode But there is a delay during the wake up process This idle mode can be disabled via the register 60 If you disable the idle mode then modem would never go to Idle mode state even if there is no incoming data Range 0 1 Idle mode enable 0 Idle mode disable 1 Default 0 S61 Idle guard time To maintain the connection between two units in the idle mode one of the two units will act as the m...
Page 39: ...transmission process will be executed if there is no traffic on the air for a defined period time Otherwise the transmission process will be on hold and the monitoring function will re instated after a random time The required clear air time can be defined in register 63 You can use this register only for transparent mode Disable 0 Range 0 10 1 100 second Default 3 0 03 second ...
Page 40: ...ull Duplex Compatibility Hayes AT Command Set Radio Power Output 1 10 100 1000 milliwatts selectable Frequency Band 902 928 MHZ Independent Channels 8 Range 1 kilometer outdoors 100 meters indoors Antenna Omnidirectional rubber ducky Communication Modulation DQPSK Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Bandwidth per Channel 3 MHZ Sensitivity 85dbm not including spreading gain Power Primary Power 100 250 ...
Page 41: ...ustomers desiring to develop special WINC 900A applications Teletronics personnel will assist you in developing functional and technical requirements for your specific application and will work with you in implementing cost effective solutions Please contact Teletronics directly to discuss your particular needs ...
Page 42: ... Contact Person Title Telephone FAX E mail Address WINC 900A Serial Number S N 1 3 2 4 Connected External Device Communication Software ___ PC ___ Terminal Others please attach connector s pin out ___ MS Window s Terminal ___ Procomm Others Details of problem ...
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