NOTE:
INSTALL the DEVICE DRIVER BEFORE connecting the radio to your computer via USB for the
first time. You will need the device driver properly installed before you can connect to the
radio via USB. To install the device driver, download the latest version of
Device Configuration
Utility
from our website. Under Device Type, select Radio > RF407 Series. Click Install USB
Driver and follow the prompts.
Most host USB ports will supply a sufficient amount of voltage and current for all normal
operations. When used as a base radio, an external power supply is generally not required. When
sourcing operational power from the computer USB port, connect the radio directly to the
computer or to an externally powered USB hub.
When the radio is connected to the computer, a virtual COM port will be added to the list of
available ports. It will be descriptively labeled, for example “RF407 Series (COM10)”, where
COM10 denotes the COM port enumerated by the Windows® operating system.
Regardless of the Active Interface radio setting, the USB port can always be used for connecting
with
Device Configuration Utility
for radio configuration.
The USB interface is only available for operational, network communications when the radio
Active Interface setting is set as USB.
6.4 CS I/O
The CS I/O port is a 9-pin (male) connector that is typically connected to a Campbell Scientific
data logger by using the supplied SC12 cable. See
(p. 15) for the pinout.
The CS I/O port is not a typical RS-232 connection and is specific to Campbell Scientific products.
CS I/O cannot be used for radio configuration using
Device Configuration Utility
.
For a typical remote radio site, the radio only needs to be connected to the data logger CS I/O
port by using the supplied SC12 cable. This connection supplies operational power to the radio
and serves as the data connection between the radio the data logger. The Active Interface setting
must be set to CS I/O SDC.
An alternative, but much less common, use of CS I/O is connection to another communications
peripheral through an A100 CS I/O null modem adapter. This is typically only used when creating
a “phone to RF base” configuration. The radio Active Interface setting must be set to CS I/O ME
Master and the other device (for example COM220) must be capable of being configured as a
modem enabled (ME) peripheral.
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