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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

10.15 RadioTxPwr

Specifies the power level at which the RF module transmits.

Levels are approximate. It is very important that the TX power level selected and the gain of the
attached antenna do not exceed the maximum allowed ERP permitted by local laws. These rules
vary from region to region.

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Long data type

Where to find:

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Settings Editor tab in

Device Configuration Utility

: Radio > Radio TX Power Level

RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio

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Содержание RF407 Series

Страница 1: ...Revision 11 2022 Copyright 2001 2022 Campbell Scientific CSL I D 1143...

Страница 2: ...under guarantee or not Please state the faults as clearly as possible and if the product is out of the guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order Quotations for repairs can be give...

Страница 3: ...f the information in the manual is correct for all countries certain information is specific to the North American market and so may not be applicable to European users Differences include the U S sta...

Страница 4: ...beginning work Wear a hardhat and eye protection and take other appropriate safety precautions while working on or around tripods and towers Do not climb tripods or towers at any time and prohibit cl...

Страница 5: ...6 6 7 1 Compatible antennas 16 6 7 2 Electrostatic issues and surge protection 17 6 7 3 Antenna cables 17 7 Using the RF407 series as a stand alone repeater router 18 7 1 Configure stand alone repeate...

Страница 6: ...F407 series radio settings 32 10 1 RadioAvailFreq 33 10 2 RadioChanMask 33 10 3 RadioEnable 33 10 4 RadioHopSeq 33 10 5 RadioMAC 34 10 6 RadioModel 34 10 7 RadioModuleVer 34 10 8 RadioNetID 34 10 9 Ra...

Страница 7: ...t to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generate...

Страница 8: ...RF interference from other spread spectrum devices by providing user selectable frequency hopping patterns The RF407 series radios can provide up to three mile transmission range with an inexpensive...

Страница 9: ...surges Use coaxial antenna surge protection Keep RS 232 CS I O and USB connections short or use protective isolation and surge protection when appropriate l A Campbell Scientific wall charger is recom...

Страница 10: ...Contact Campbell Scientific immediately about any discrepancies Model numbers are found on each product On cables the model number is often found at the connection end of the cable 4 QuickStart Basic...

Страница 11: ...rivers using Device Configuration Utility select your radio then on the main page click Install USB Driver 3 Connect the USB port on your RF407 series radio to your computer 4 Using Device Configurati...

Страница 12: ...sec by default 9 Leave the radio connected to the computer If the Active Interface was set to RS 232 disconnect the USB cable Use a serial cable to connect the computer RS 232 port to the RF407 RS 23...

Страница 13: ...device with default settings is added to the system it will not create a conflict 1 Ensure the antenna is connected 2 For data loggers with an external radio connect the radio and data logger CS I O...

Страница 14: ...ier or project name and click Next 7 Select the Direct Connect connection type and click Next 8 Select the communications port used to communicate with the RF407 series radio from the COM Port list It...

Страница 15: ...you need to make changes click Previous to return to a previous window and change the settings Setup is now complete The EZSetup Wizard allows you to Finish or you may click Next to test communicatio...

Страница 16: ...educing interference through channel hop l RF427 Eight 25 channel hop sequences sharing 43 available channels Receive Sensitivity l RF407 RF412 and RF427 101 dBm l RF422 106 dBm RF Data Rate l RF407 R...

Страница 17: ...VDC Maximum nodes in network l RF407 RF412 and RF427 50 l RF422 20 Connections l USB o USB Type B jack o Can draw enough power for normal operation from standard USB host l RS 232 o 9 pin socket fema...

Страница 18: ...o Industry Canada IC 1846A XB900HP o Mexico Federal Telecommunications Institute o IFT RCPDIXB15 0672 A1 l RF412 o ACMA RCM o United States FCC Part 15 247 MCQ XB900HP o Industry Canada IC 1846A XB90...

Страница 19: ...mpbell Scientific Field Power Cable or AC to DC power adapter can be used for supplying 12 VDC to the power connector The power connector of the radio uses the inner conductor for positive voltage and...

Страница 20: ...ation 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...

Страница 21: ...the RS 232 port of a data logger computer or another RS 232 device This connection is most commonly used when connecting the radio to a device without a CS I O port or when linking two communications...

Страница 22: ...RF signal being received 6 7 Antenna The radio has a reverse polarity SMA RPSMA jack antenna connection It is important to note the distinction between RPSMA and SMA connectors when selecting a compat...

Страница 23: ...fers an Antenna Surge Protection Kit The surge protection kit includes a PolyPhaser surge protector coax jumper for connecting the RF407 series radio to the PolyPhaser ground wire and mounting hardwar...

Страница 24: ...around an obstacle such as a hill or building or to reach longer distances 7 1 Configure stand alone repeater radio 1 Ensure that an antenna is connected to the RF407 series radio 2 If connecting via...

Страница 25: ...defaults 6 On the PakBus tab assign a unique PakBus address Set the Beacon Interval to 60 seconds or the amount of time you are willing to wait for the leaf data loggers in the network to be discovere...

Страница 26: ...repeater to LoggerNet Enter the stand alone repeater into the LoggerNet Setup screen Add a pbRouter device with the PakBus address of the RF407 series radio in the PakBus Address field If the repeater...

Страница 27: ...ltiple data loggers through a data logger router This type of network configuration is useful for communicating around an obstacle such as a hill or building or to reach longer distances RF407 Series...

Страница 28: ...reate a conflict 8 1 Configure the RF407 series base radio Configure the base radio This is the RF407 series radio that is connected to the computer see previous image for reference 1 Ensure that an a...

Страница 29: ...nect to the RF407 series radio 5 On the Main tab set the Active Interface to USB or RS 232 depending on how your computer will be connected to the RF407 series radio 6 Apply to save your changes 7 The...

Страница 30: ...d 2 For data loggers with an external radio connect the radio and data logger CS I O ports using an SC12 cable 3 Supply 12 VDC power to the data logger l connect 12 VDC at the green BAT terminals l or...

Страница 31: ...a router 6 On the Deployment Datalogger tab assign a unique PakBus address 7 On the Deployment tab click the Com Ports Settings sub tab 8 From the Select the ComPort list select RF 9 Set the Beacon In...

Страница 32: ...eaf data loggers in the network for example 90 seconds 11 Click the Advanced sub tab and set Is Router to True 12 Apply to save your changes CAUTION Typically only the base data logger is configured a...

Страница 33: ...n the Hardware tab on the right click the ComPort Connection list and select the communications port assigned to the RF407 series radio 7 In the Entire Network pane on the left side of the window sele...

Страница 34: ...left side of the window select the router data logger from the list 10 On the Hardware tab on the right type the PakBus Address you assigned to the router data logger in Device Configuration Utility R...

Страница 35: ...ew click the Setup option and click the View menu to ensure you are in the Standard view right click on the router data logger in the Entire Network pane on the left side of the window and select your...

Страница 36: ...previous procedure See the Konect Pakbus Router Getting Started Guide for more information on setting up that part of the network 9 Installation best practices 9 1 Avoiding interference Attempt to avo...

Страница 37: ...rformance can be improved by even slightly changing the horizontal or vertical position of the antenna See Line of Sight Technical Paper on our website for more information on line of sight obstructio...

Страница 38: ...ggers within a network For example the Network ID in all devices could be set to 1726 and the RF Hop Sequence in all devices could be set to 1 The Network ID can be any number between 0 and 32767 The...

Страница 39: ...String data type Where to find l Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility Radio Radio Channel Mask 10 3 RadioEnable Global control for the internal radio module Where to find l Settings Ed...

Страница 40: ...on Utility Radio Radio Model 10 7 RadioModuleVer Radio hardware version l Long data type l Read only Where to find l Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility Radio Radio Hardware Version 10...

Страница 41: ...PakBus router network overhead will increase due the increase in number of PakBus nodes in the network If Active Interface is also set to PakBus Router this mode will allow the device to function as a...

Страница 42: ...transmission following a period of RF inactivity l Long data type Where to find l Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility Radio Power Mode 10 11 RadioRetries Specifies the level to which...

Страница 43: ...n and weather over time l Long data type l Read only Where to find l Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility Radio RFSignalLevel first number 10 13 RadioRSSIAddr Indicates the PakBus addre...

Страница 44: ...orts the number of radio packet transmissions to the PakBus neighbor that were never acknowledged l String data type Where to find l Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility Radio Radio Per...

Страница 45: ...t interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and o...

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