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Getting Started Guide

 

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Introduction 

Congratulations on stepping in to the world of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology!  The Evaluation 
Kit (EVK) is the key hardware tool for UWB evaluation and application development. Within the 
next thirty minutes, this guide will help you set up, configure and test your PulsON 200

TM

 radios.  

The initial functionality of the EVK includes tools to examine the performance of the PulsON 200 
radio and a development environment that allows users to explore the possibilities provided by UWB. 

 

This 

Getting Started Guide

 takes the user from initial radio setup through first power-up and to the 

radio connection to the computer interface.  At the completion of this guide, you will have confirmed 
that the radios are functional and the correct setup configuration between the radios and the user’s 
computer. 
 

What is in the box? 

Upon receipt of your shipment, inspect the shipping container and contents.  If the contents of the 
shipment are incomplete or if there is mechanical damage, notify Time Domain Corp. (TDC) 
immediately at 1-800-826-6333.  TDC has supplied the following items with your shipment. 

 

Proprietary Information:  Do not disclose unless authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement

 

Qty. Name  Part 

2 PulsON 

200

TM

 Radio 

100-0017 

 Broadspec® Model P200 Antenna, EVK 

220-0126 

Power Supply, 90-264 VAC in/7.5 VCD out 

024-0003 

2 Power 

Cord 

017-0029 

1 Software 

CD 

150-0015A 

1 Documentation 

CD 

10D-0014A 

Table 1:  Supplied components of the Evaluation Kit 

Summary of Contents for PulsON 200

Page 1: ...Corporation Cummings Research Park 7057 Old Madison Pike Huntsville AL 35806 USA http www timedomain com Tel 1 256 428 6333 1 888 826 8378 ext 6333 Fax 1 256 922 0387 P200 320 0048A November 2002 Pro...

Page 2: ...ual are the property of its respective company Rights Rights to use this documentation are set forth in the Terms and Conditions accompanying the Evaluation Kit Regulatory Notice This device does not...

Page 3: ...nterface At the completion of this guide you will have confirmed that the radios are functional and the correct setup configuration between the radios and the user s computer What is in the box Upon r...

Page 4: ...t least one PC hardware and software as described below PC running Windows 2000 or Windows NT EVK software has been developed to work with Windows 2000 and Windows NT The EVK software will work with W...

Page 5: ...ment other than the one provided in the kit is a violation of FCC rules governing the transmission of UWB signals Ensure that the cable connector nut is firmly tightened over the connection to avoid a...

Page 6: ...he HEARTBEAT again blinks at a fast rate then the radio is reporting a BIT error At this point you have two options You can proceed to the PC Configuration section of this document and attempt to make...

Page 7: ...What is actually loaded on your PC is the Host side of PAT and the Flash Loader utility which contains all of the embedded files needed to rebuild the EVK radio embedded software if necessary Fig 3 Sc...

Page 8: ...net crossover cable eliminates the need for an Ethernet hub or other interfacing hardware This configuration allows the radio to be used with its default IP address of 10 1 4 2 Proprietary Information...

Page 9: ...ing a radio to a single PC and the IP address of the radio has not been changed previously it is not necessary to set the IP to begin using the radio This procedure describes how to connect using the...

Page 10: ...Flow control to None and click OK Fig 7 Designating the connection port left and specifying its settings right 5 Power on the radio The terminal window should scroll as boot information from the radi...

Page 11: ...ayed Caution Do not change the other boot entries or your radio may fail to boot 8 Do not overwrite or try to erase the old address Position the cursor after the currently displayed IP address and ent...

Page 12: ...blishing an Ethernet connection to the radio confirms correct installation of application software on the PC proper NIC card setup correct Ethernet cabling and an operational radio Use of the PAT appl...

Page 13: ...cted to Radio radioserialnumber and will indicate the current operat state of the radio The default operating state of the radio after power on will indica stopped Fig 11 Fig 11 Performance Analysis T...

Page 14: ...on methods modulation and demodulation We encourage you to understand these terms thoroughly before you work with the radio Users who have experience with the P100 PADs should look through the tutoria...

Page 15: ...results will be displayed in the terminal window Installing and Configuring an Ethernet Network Interface Card Although an existing Ethernet Network Interface Card NIC normally used for computer LAN...

Page 16: ...Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties 7 When the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box appears select Use the following IP address Fig A2 Fig A2 IP Address menu 8 In the IP address box ty...

Page 17: ...less authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement 17 10 If the NIC used for communicating with the radio is also part of an established network contact the network admini...

Page 18: ...18 Proprietary Information Do not disclose unless authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement Proprietary Information Do not disclose unless authorized under the the Pul...

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