XStream‐PKG‐E™ Ethernet RF Modem – Product Manual v4.2B5
1 .3 . Ex t e r n a l I n t e r fa ce
1 .3 .1 . Fr on t a n d Ba ck V ie w s
Figure 1‐01. Front View
1 - 0 1 a . Pow e r Sw it ch
Mov e Pow er Sw it ch t o t he ON ( up) posit ion to power t he
XStr eam PKG- E Et her net RF Modem .
1‐01d. RJ‐45 Port
1‐01c. RSSI LEDs (all green)
1‐01b. I/O and Power
LEDs 1‐01a. Power Switch
1‐01e. Power
Connector*
1 - 0 1 b. I / O a n d Pow e r LED s
LEDs indicat e m odem act iv it y as follows:
Yellow ( t op LED) = Ser ial Dat a Out ( t o host )
Gr een ( m iddle)
= Ser ial Dat a I n ( from host )
Red ( bot t om )
= Pow er / TX I ndicat or ( Red light is on
w hen power ed and pulses off br iefly dur ing RF tr ansm ission)
1 - 0 1 c. RSSI LED s
RSSI LEDs indicate t he am ount of fade m ar gin present in an act iv e
w ir eless link . Fade m ar gin is t he difference bet w een t he incom ing
* The Et her net RF Modem does not suppor t
Power - over - Et her net ( PoE) . The dev ice
cannot be power ed direct ly from a PoE por t
on a com pat ible hub.
How ev er , it m ay be useful t o send pow er on
t he unused wir es of t he CAT- 5 cable in
sit uat ion w here t he r adio will be m ount ed in
a locat ion t hat opt im izes r adio cover age but
m ay not have a pow er out let near by . Ther e
ar e sever al t hir d par t dev ices av ailable t hat
can inj ect t he power ont o t he cable and t hen
r em ov e it at t he r em ot e side.
Figure 1‐02. Back View
signal str engt h and t he m odem ’s receiv er sensit iv ity .
3 LEDs ON
=
Very St rong Signal ( > 30 dB fade m ar gin)
2 LEDs ON
=
St r ong Signal ( > 20 dB fade m ar gin)
1 LED ON
=
Moder at e Signal ( > 10 dB fade m ar gin)
0 LED ON
=
Weak Signal ( < 10 dB fade m ar gin)
1 - 0 1 d. RJ- 4 5 Et h e rn e t Port
St andar d Fem ale RJ- 45 connector is used t o connect unshielded
t w ist ed- pair CAT5 cabling.
1 - 1 e . Pow e r Con n e ct or *
7- 28 VDC Power Connect or .
1 - 2 a . Re set Sw it ch
Reset Sw it ch for ces t he RF Modem t o r eset ( or r e- boot ) .
1 - 0 2 b. An t e nn a Por t
Ant enna Por t is a 50
Ω
RF signal connector for connect ing t o an
ex ter nal ant enna. Connector ty pe is Rev erse Polar ity ( RPSMA)
fem ale. The RPSMA has t hreads on t he out side of a bar r el and a
m ale cent er conductor .
1‐02a. Reset Switch
1‐02c. Config
Switch
1‐02b. Antenna Port
1 - 0 2 c. Con fig ( Con figu r a t ion ) Sw it ch
The Config Sw it ch pr ovides an alt er nat e w ay to ent er AT Com m and
Mode.
To ent er Com m and Mode at t he Modem ’s default baud r at e:
Sim ultaneously press t he Reset ( 1- 02a) and Config sw itches;
release t he Reset Sw it ch; t hen aft er 1 sec., release t he Config
Sw itch. The RF Modem t hen ent er s AT Com m and Mode at the
m odem ’s default baud r at e.
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