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The Range Test page allows packets of data to be sent between two radios and reports the numbers of 
successes and errors.

T E S T   S E L E C T I O N

There are six test options that can be selected.  There are three typical hardware setups.

1

One radio is plugged into a serial or USB port on a PC.  The second radio is plugged into a separate 
power supply with a loopback adapter connected.   

2

One radio is plugged into a serial or USB port on a PC.  The other radio is plugged into a different 
serial or USB port on the same computer.

3

One radio is plugged into a serial or USB port on a PC.  The other radio is connected to a serial or 
USB port on another PC.

If using two PCs for the test, the software run on both sides should have the second COM port disabled on 
the settings page.

Содержание MDR29x

Страница 1: ...eless 900 MHz Modem User s Manual Version 1 5 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Website www blackbox com Email info blackbox com Order Toll Free in the US Call 877 877 BBOX Outside the US call 72...

Страница 2: ...environmental requirements such as military medical life support or life sustaining equipment are specifically not recommended without additional testing for such application Limited Warranty Disclai...

Страница 3: ...O V E R V I E W The MDR29x uses Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum modulation where the units hop from frequency to frequency many times per second using a specific hop pattern applied to all the tran...

Страница 4: ...on specifications interface definition configuration information and mechanical drawings The OEM is responsible for ensuring the final product meets all appropriate regulatory agency requirements list...

Страница 5: ...quency Band 902 928 MHz USA 915 928 MHz Australia RF Data Rate 76 8 kbps fixed RF Technology Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Output Power Conducted no antenna EIRP 3dBi gain antenna MDR292 4A 743mW...

Страница 6: ...en On indicates that the unit is powered up Link Red On indicates that the Client unit s and Server unit are in range of each other Client units activate the Link LED when in Range of the Server unit...

Страница 7: ...T H E R R S 2 3 2 E Q U I P M E N T The MDR292A is a DCE Data Communications Equipement device Typically devices like PC s are considered DTE Data Terminal Equipment devices while periphial devices a...

Страница 8: ...C E t o D C E I n te r fa c e J1 J 2 SIG NAL F i g u r e 7 D B 9F t o D B 9F S t r ai gh t T hr o u g h C a bl e 1 1 DCD 2 2 RXD 3 3 TXD 4 4 DTR 5 5 GND 6 6 DSR 7 7 RTS 8 8 CTS 9 9 RI Shell Shell GND...

Страница 9: ...e m al e N u l l Mo d em C a b l e 1 N C DCD 2 3 RXD 3 2 TXD 4 6 DTR 5 5 GND 6 4 DSR 7 8 RTS 8 7 CTS 9 N C RI Shell Shell GND J1 6 1 9 5 1 70 72 00 1 1 70 5 9 6 J2 If you previously used a straight th...

Страница 10: ...RS 485 traffic over the RF Conversely as soon as a MDR294A receives a packet over the RF it will transmit the packet over the RS 485 bus Note When using RS485 2 wire Half Duplex a RS485 to RS232 conv...

Страница 11: ...USB Slave device peripheral and cannot be connected to another USB Slave device U S B D R I V E R The MDR291A is a stand alone RF module that interfaces to a USB port on the Host device It uses a Vir...

Страница 12: ...nd to its host it checks the state of Ready To Send and if it is logic low will send data to its host If RTS is logic high it will not send data to its host These signals are sent apart from the data...

Страница 13: ...can be enabled A D D R E S S E D P A C K E T S When sending an addressed packet the RF packet is sent only to the receiver specified in destination address To increase the odds of successful delivery...

Страница 14: ...mmands F I G U R E 1 0 P E N D I N G R F A N D D A T A I N B U F F E R F L O W Receive Mode Broadcast Packet Receive full packet and check CRC Addressed Packet Matching Destination MAC Validate CRC Du...

Страница 15: ...and Client pair Sometimes referred to as a wireless bridge a point to point link replaces a single communications cable P O I N T T O M U L T I P O I N T Point to Multipoint systems have one base sta...

Страница 16: ...the number of times a data packet will be transmitted by the Server MDR29x The default value is 4 attempts If communication is lost and the Clients Link LED is on try increasing this value in small in...

Страница 17: ...ation Utility 4 Select the COM Port that is connected to the MDR29x unit on the PC Settings page 5 Select the Interface Baud Rate of the MDR29x unit All MDR29x units are shipped with a default rate of...

Страница 18: ...PC to complete the installation Click OK to complete the installation By default the software is stored in the following location on the Start Menu Start All Programs Black Box Network Services Black...

Страница 19: ...will attempt to open the port and list its status as Unavailable Open or Closed Although menus are shown for Data Bits Parity and Stop Bits only the Parity menu selection can be changed F I N D P O R...

Страница 20: ...required the software will prompt the user to type a description of the changes made Auto Archive can be used to restore the radio to a previously known working configuration The first time that a rad...

Страница 21: ...on the Product Mode The Info Center provides a quick description of each setting mode For detailed decriptions of the individual settings please refer to the OEM Module user s manual R E A D R A D I...

Страница 22: ...utton is pressed the GUI view will be updated with the default settings for the selected product This feature is only available on the GUI Page and will not work when using the EEPROM Editor View P A...

Страница 23: ...mation will be filled in and the Update button will be enabled An example is shown below Clicking the Save button will cause the baud rate shown in the Actual Baud Rate window to be displayed in the B...

Страница 24: ...S E N D B U T T O N This button sends the data in the textbox out the selected port s The current user s Windows username is also sent over the RF with the data H E X A D E C I M A L A S C I I D I S P...

Страница 25: ...hardware setups 1 One radio is plugged into a serial or USB port on a PC The second radio is plugged into a separate power supply with a loopback adapter connected 2 One radio is plugged into a serial...

Страница 26: ...ceived packets can either be displayed in ASCII or Hexadecimal format marked with a time stamp and show only when an error has occurred T A B L E 6 T E S T S E L E C T I O N S E T T I N G S TE S T S E...

Страница 27: ...7 F i g u re 1 1 M D R 29 x M ec h an i c a l 0 000 0 250 Ante SMA 0 000 0 375 0 000 0 536 0 060 D Connector 0 dia pin and g pin is PWR J3 J4 2 375 2 750 4 500 4 750 2 0 0 15 4 p 1 170 0 565 4 185 Sta...

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