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Determining the optimal direction to aim a Yagi antenna.
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Determining the effects of antenna height and location.
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Trying alternate (reflective) paths.
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Seeing the effect of vegetation and weather over time.
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Long data type
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Read only
Where to find:
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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > RFSignalLevel (first number)
18.3.58.13 RadioRSSIAddr
Indicates the PakBus address of the RadioRSSI signal radio.
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Long data type
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Read only
Where to find:
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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > RFSignalLevel (second number)
18.3.58.14 RadioStats
Provides the performance statistics for the integrated radio for the data logger. The data logger
will maintain a radio routing table for each PakBus neighbor accessed using the integrated radio
and this setting is generated from that table. The fields reported for this setting are as follows:
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PakBus Address: Specifies the PakBus address of the neighbor reached through an
integrated radio link.
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Sent Packets: Reports the number of radio packets that have been transmitted to the
PakBus neighbor using the integrated radio link.
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Received Packets: Reports the number of radio packets that have been received from the
PakBus neighbor using the integrated radio link.
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Packet Retries: Reports the number of radio packet transmissions to the PakBus neighbor
using the integrated radio link that had to be retransmitted by the radio module.
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Packet Failures: Reports the number of radio packet transmissions to the PakBus neighbor
that were never acknowledged.
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String data type
Where to find:
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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > Radio Performance Statistics
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