Chapter Three
Configuration
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3.5.5 Addressed Network
Alternatively the messages can be directed through fixed addresses – using the same network
as used in the broadcast above
The first ring of repeaters
(units 14 and 15) need to be configured as below:
The “Forward Broadcast Messages” box is selected to allow these units to repeat the
broadcast messages on.
The “Copy broadcast messages out serial port” box is selected to pass any broadcast radio
messages it receives to the device connected on the serial port.
The “Hops” box indicates the number of hops that the message has to go through before
this unit will repeat the broadcast message. This is to prevent units repeating messages in
the wrong sequence. In this case, “Hops” is set to 1 - repeater after the first hop.
Note that the address path for return messages is <1>.
The second ring of repeaters
(units 21 and 22) need to be configured as above:
The “Forward Broadcast Messages” and the “Copy broadcast messages out serial port”
boxes are both ticked so the message will be repeated and sent to the serial port.
The “Hops” box is set to 2 - repeater after the second hop. If unit 21 hears a weak
message from unit 1 on the first hop, it will not repeat it.
Note that the address path for return messages is <14,1>.
The last ring
of units (units 36 and 37) need to be configured as above:
The “Forward Broadcast Messages” box is NOT selected as these units are not required to
act as repeaters.
The “Copy broadcast messages out serial port” box is selected to pass any broadcast radio
messages it receives to its host device connected to the serial port.
FIRST REPEATER
SECOND REPEATER
LAST UNIT
