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Reference 

RLX-FHE, RLX-FHES, RLX-FHS 

 RadioLinx FH 

 

Frequency-Hopping Industrial Radio 

 

ProSoft Technology, Inc. 

Page 123 of 151 

November 25, 2008 
 

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Cancel:

 Click the Cancel button to close the dialog box and discard your 

changes.  

15.1.20 

Radio Color Dialog Box 

The Radio Color dialog box opens when you select a radio, and then open the 
Radio menu and choose Radio Colors. Use this dialog box to assign a unique 
color to the selected radio. The radio color is for your reference only, and does 
not affect the operation of the network.  

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Radio Colors:

 Choose a color for the radio from the selections on this dialog 

box.  

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OK: 

Click the OK button to save your selection and close the dialog box. 

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Cancel:

 Click the Cancel button to close the dialog box and discard your 

changes.  

15.1.21 Radio 

Configuration Status Dialog Box 

The Radio Configuration Status dialog box opens when you attempt to 
communicate with a radio network in Diagnostic mode, and  is not able to 
connect with any radios on the network.  

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  Click Retry to attempt an automatic baud rate detection sequence. 

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  Click Cancel to quit attempting to connect to a radio.   

15.1.22 

Radio Status Dialog Box - Local Radio 

The Radio Status dialog box opens when you select a local radio (a radio 
physically connected to the configuration PC) in Diagnostic mode. Use this dialog 
box to view the current status of the selected radio.  

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Radio Name:

 The name of the radio, configured on the Radio Configuration 

dialog box.  

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Address: 

This radio's address on the network. The master radio is always 1. 

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Serial Number:

 This is the radio's serial number.  

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Firmware Version: 

The radio's firmware version. All radios on the network 

must use the same firmware version.  

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Hardware: 

The radio's hardware version.  

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FPGA

: the version number of the Field Programmable Gate Array logic in the 

radio. This logic determines the hardware characteristics of the radio. 

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Baudrate: 

The configured baud rate for this radio.  

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Channel Number:

 The configured channel number for this radio. All radios 

on the network must use the same channel number.  

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Network Type: 

This is the network type configured on the Network 

Properties dialog box.  

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OK: 

Click the OK button to save your selection and close the dialog box. 

15.1.23 

Radio Status Dialog Box - Remote Radio 

The Radio Status dialog box opens when you select a remote radio (a radio 
connected wirelessly to the RadioLinx network) in Diagnostic mode. Use this 
dialog box to view the current status of the selected radio.  

Содержание RadioLinx FH Series

Страница 1: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio 11 25 2008 USER MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...aphical errors RadioLinx FH FCC Part 15 Industry Canada Rules The statements contained in this Regulatory Approvals section are required If the ProSoft Technology RadioLinx wireless modem and switches...

Страница 3: ...SUITABILITY FOR CLASS I DIVISION 2 WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD DO NOT DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NON HAZARDOUS The following is the label that is...

Страница 4: ...tates except in France where restrictive use applies ISA Standard 12 12 01 Approval In accordance with Canadian Standard CSA C22 2 213 M1987 the RadioLinx radio modems ONLY have been ISA Listed for op...

Страница 5: ...t RF fields in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population refer to Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and...

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Страница 7: ...1 Summary of Function and Use 11 2 Getting Started 13 2 1 System Overview 13 2 2 The Setup Diagnostic Software 13 2 3 Install Configuration Software 14 2 4 Functional Conventions 15 3 Radio Networks 1...

Страница 8: ...1 Modify 75 9 2 Delete Network 76 9 3 Modify Radio Settings 77 9 4 Change a Network s Channel 78 10 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 79 10 1 Diagnostics Overview 79 10 2 View Operating Network 79 10 3...

Страница 9: ...net Start 101 13 2 Ethernet Addressing Overview 102 14 BootP Server 103 15 Reference 105 15 1 Dialog Boxes 105 15 2 On Line Help Options 129 15 3 Serial Port Basics 130 15 4 Wireless Glossary 131 16 S...

Страница 10: ...Contents RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 10 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 11: ...ng frequency several times per second following a pre determined sequence of frequencies is defined as frequency hopping The transmitting and receiving radios are programmed to follow the same frequen...

Страница 12: ...Canadian regulations users of certain certified spread spectrum products do not require their own license Manufacturers of such products are required to apply for and receive a license for the device...

Страница 13: ...6 Install the antennas and radios test the network s installation page 49 7 Use software Diagnostics page 79 if necessary to view a graphical representation of the operating network page 55 and query...

Страница 14: ...is installed on only one computer All subsequent network related configurations are done using that one computer The computer where the RadioLinx ControlScape FH Setup Application has been installed w...

Страница 15: ...oviding a consistent function throughout the application Ok to confirm enter any changes made and return to the application s main screen Cancel to discard any changes and return to the application s...

Страница 16: ...FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Getting Started Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 16 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 From the Main Screen From either the Configuration or the Diagnosti...

Страница 17: ...a Master radio cabled to one device and a Remote radio cabled to another device As examples Master device Remote device pairs could be computer printer computer scanner scanner printer Modbus control...

Страница 18: ...DF1 Half Duplex CRC BCC Ethernet page 23 including Modbus TCP IP Encapsulated Serial and Serial Server Network Radio Sharing page 27 can include any of the above networks Note There is only one Master...

Страница 19: ...ther radios return their data to the Master radio After the network has been created the settings in the radios can be modified to allow data from one radio to be passed to any other or all other radi...

Страница 20: ...s The device dials another radio in the network using the standard Hayes modem AT command set The radio indicates to the device that a connection has been made The device can then begin transferring d...

Страница 21: ...t or ASCII communication modes Each device has its own Modbus address in a Modbus network and each radio s address must be correlated with the Modbus address of the device cabled to it during the netw...

Страница 22: ...are attached to This allows the radios to direct DNP packets through the network to the correct destination Although the structure of the radio network consists of a Master radio and connecting Repea...

Страница 23: ...ing the DF1 Half Duplex standard protocol The Master radio sends data to a Remote radio based on the address of the device Data is only sent to the single Remote device if it has the right address Eac...

Страница 24: ...Modbus TCP Network Modbus is a serial protocol that has been an industrial communications standard used in many applications over the years It is a communications protocol that was designed to communi...

Страница 25: ...ket interface Legacy serial only HMI software may continue to be used with Ethernet by installing a third party COM port redirection driver on the host computer The redirection driver provides the cli...

Страница 26: ...industrial radios have been configured using a radio s dedicated programming DB9 serial port problematic in the field because newer laptop computers do not feature serial ports The RLX FHES allows th...

Страница 27: ...echnology radio network is placed into rf packets In order to properly route these packets between radios each radio in the network is assigned a unique Radio Address The rf packets include a header c...

Страница 28: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Radio Networks Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 28 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 29: ...Cable Specifications for Serial connection page 44 o Cable Specifications for Ethernet connection page 46 Tip ProSoft Wireless Designer simplifies the task of planning and specifying your ProSoft Wire...

Страница 30: ...cur Radios are designed to detect specific radio frequencies An interferer is an unwanted signal that has been transmitted at the same frequency that the radio was designed to detect There are many ma...

Страница 31: ...hould be mounted so that its direction of strongest radiation intensity points toward the other antenna or antennas with which it will exchange signals Complete antenna patterns are three dimensional...

Страница 32: ...d by the transmit antenna gain multiplied by the receiving antenna gain Therefore the antenna gains and transmitting power can be traded off For example doubling one antenna gain has the same effect a...

Страница 33: ...ght Whip or 1 2 Articulating Whip 2dBi Most commonly used antenna Length approximately 5 inches Likely to be connected to a remote radio connected directly to the radio enclosure Does not require a gr...

Страница 34: ...ger it is and the more gain it has It is fed in on one end The antenna pattern page 31 is toroidal its azimuthal beamwidth is 360 omni directional its vertical beamwidth depends on the number of eleme...

Страница 35: ...horter elements The beamwidth varies with antenna geometry but generally is proportional to the length where longer length produces a narrower beam The antenna gain varies with antenna geometry but ge...

Страница 36: ...r antennas Antennas with 12dB gain and below are acceptable for Point to Point Point Multipoint and Ethernet networks Antennas with over 12dB gain can only be used for Point to Point networks they can...

Страница 37: ...Bi for point multipoint networks using the RadioLinx radio modems All of the antennas approved for operation may be used for Point to Point applications as they fall within the 24dB limit however ante...

Страница 38: ...directly with each other should be mounted so they have the same antenna polarity Small antennas with a reverse polarity sma connector can be mounted directly on the radio Screw the antenna onto the a...

Страница 39: ...it may be advantageous for some customers to use a single antenna for lower cost when maximum distance is not the primary objective A Repeater radio can be configured to use either the same single ant...

Страница 40: ...he reverse direction if an antenna is connected to port B See Repeater Antennas page 39 and Connecting Antennas page 38 Refer to the Antenna Installation Overview page 38 section for more installation...

Страница 41: ...lation Overview page 38 section for more installation topics 5 3 Radio RLX FHS 5 3 1 Radio External Connections The RadioLinx RLX FHS model radio modem can communicate with its assigned device using e...

Страница 42: ...e clamp This connector supports both the 2 wire and 4 wire modes of operation internal switch 3 sets the 2 wire vs 4 wire operating mode The vertical array of LED indicators at the right edge of the m...

Страница 43: ...n or Diagnostic features The default Console Port Settings are Baud Rate 115 2Kbps Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Handshaking None Terminating Resistor Switch For termination of RS485 2 wire and...

Страница 44: ...pecification Radio RS 232 Cable Specifications The Radio is a DCE device The PC is a DTE device The following shows the wiring of the straight through DB 9 serial cable used to connect The Configuring...

Страница 45: ...e RLX FHE and RLX FHES models are enclosed within a din rail mount enclosure for ease of mounting alongside industrial devices that its communicate with Descriptions of the connectors and LED indicato...

Страница 46: ...it when radio connected to Ethernet network ACTIVITY network activity indicator green LED lit when data is flowing thru the network From left to right across the top of the enclosure ANT A and ANT B a...

Страница 47: ...o ProSoft Technology Inc Page 47 of 151 November 25 2008 A Cross Over cable is used when connecting the Ethernet radio directly to any device that is NOT a switch or a hub direct connection to a PC PL...

Страница 48: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Hardware Installation Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 48 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 49: ...owever with this testing method one person must hold the antenna while another monitors the Remote radio s signal strength page 81 as displayed on the Configuration PC To improve the signal quality of...

Страница 50: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Test the Network Installation Plan Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 50 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 51: ...er Set Up the Network 51 Set Radio Color 52 Graphical Layout Screen 55 Add Remote Radios 55 Add Repeaters 56 Graphically Define the RF Link 58 Auto Layout of Network Icons 59 Rename Radios 61 Change a...

Страница 52: ...does not affect a network s function some applications may be more clearly represented with color coded radios Radio color can be set for the entire network or for individual radios Note If radio colo...

Страница 53: ...nique colors may be added later to existing Point Multipoint networks of either variety and select Ok or press Enter With this action the dialog box goes away and the focus is returned to the Main Men...

Страница 54: ...trial Radio Page 54 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 Click Set Radio Color to bring up the Radio Color selection box Note When radios are first added to a network they appear grayed out...

Страница 55: ...e radio until they are configured This is the default Add additional Repeaters with Add Repeater Radio page 56 function or Remote radios with the Add Radio page 55 function Note Any remote radio can b...

Страница 56: ...ag the additional Remote radio icon off the Master Radio icon Continue on to Graphically Define the RF Link page 58 to define the communication links between radios Note See When to Re Configure Radio...

Страница 57: ...ter radio The remote radio has only one link point located on the left side of the radio As with all new radios it will show the radio needs to be updated Initially a new network will start out with a...

Страница 58: ...rom the network s Graphical Layout Screen Use the left mouse button to select the Master radio s link point the black dot to the right of the Master radio icon Note Select the Master radio s link poin...

Страница 59: ...ween the two radios or the radios could be connected to other radios 7 7 Auto Layout of Network Icons Radios may be moved manually or aligned automatically If the graphical representation of the netwo...

Страница 60: ...Radio Page 60 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 Graphical representation of the network before Auto Layout Graphical representation of the network after Auto Layout The application automa...

Страница 61: ...Linx ControlScape FH Setup Diagnostic Application s Main Menu select Configure o Modify the network by name The Graphical Layout Screen is displayed There are two different methods to access the Radio...

Страница 62: ...fy radio settings page 71 page 77 section 7 9 Change a Radio s Type When radios are first added to a network they are added as a Remote Radio or a Repeater Radio However it is easy to change the radio...

Страница 63: ...o you select The following example shows a RadioLinx IFHS Industrial Frequency Hopping Serial radio Refer to the user manual for your radio for an explanation of each configuration item The following...

Страница 64: ...trial Radio Page 64 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 7 10 Remove Radio From the network s Graphical Layout Screen Select the icon for the radio to be deleted Click the following Radio o...

Страница 65: ...nu select File o Save The standard windows Save As dialog box will be displayed the network name can be accepted as it is or it can be edited here Note This is the last time that the network s name ca...

Страница 66: ...new password and click OK If no password protection is desired leave the password blank and click OK 7 12 Change Password To change the current password from the Properties menu select Properties o C...

Страница 67: ...assword This dialog box is used to confirm the password that is used to access Network Configuration through the Setup and Diagnostics Software Make sure to remember the password used After it is ente...

Страница 68: ...settings can be checked or modified in the Print Setup dialog box Refer to the printer s User s Guide for more information on these settings The Print Setup dialog box can be accessed from three diffe...

Страница 69: ...d Print from the Configure screen Print from the Diagnostics screen From the Configure screen File o Print Prints a text list of network parameters that have been stored in the RadioLinx Setup Diagnos...

Страница 70: ...RadioLinx FH Network Configuration Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 70 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 Prints a graphic representation of the network s current operating status a...

Страница 71: ...m performance may be degraded Disconnect antennas from radios during bench testing or move the radios further apart from each other Configure the radios themselves after the network is designed Radios...

Страница 72: ...ot all network types are supported on all radios Refer to the user manual for your radio to determine what network types are available 8 2 Save Once the radio has been configured these changes need to...

Страница 73: ...ure Radios All radios need to be configured before initial installation in a network In general after radios are functioning in a network they do not need to be re configured if the network changes Th...

Страница 74: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Radio Configuration Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 74 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 75: ...fy network settings select the following menu items from the Main Menu Configure o Modify A drop down list will appear to the right of the Modify function with a list of the existing network names as...

Страница 76: ...to try again Passwords must be between 5 and 7 characters The allowable values are the alphanumeric characters a through z and 0 through 9 The values are case insensitive If the password has been forg...

Страница 77: ...elete Icon in the Menu Bar The network is now deleted from the RadioLinx ControlScape FH Application 9 3 Modify Radio Settings Existing radios contain elements that may be edited To modify settings fo...

Страница 78: ...o Radio Network The Networks Properties dialog box will then display Important The items on this dialog box depend on what type of radio you select The following example shows a network of RadioLinx...

Страница 79: ...os do not communicate 88 Contact the Manufacturer 89 10 1 Diagnostics Overview Use the Diagnostic function in to view a graphical representation of the overall function of a network page 79 query an i...

Страница 80: ...s full network diagnostics are available only when you are connected to the Master radio If you are connected to a Remote or a Repeater radio you will only be able to retrieve status information for t...

Страница 81: ...Network the network by name from the displayed list of configured networks After the network is displayed double click the Remote radio to open the Radio Status dialog box This dialog box shows infor...

Страница 82: ...ge 30 10 5 Query a Radio Directly A radio can be queried so that it reports its settings to the Configuration PC Radios may be queried directly through a cable connected to the Configuration PC or rem...

Страница 83: ...RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio ProSoft Technology Inc Page 83 of 151 November 25 2008 Serial Radio Parameters dialog BEFORE getting data Serial Radio Parameters dialo...

Страница 84: ...e is no communication between the cabled radio and the Configuration PC Select the Done button to close the Radio Parameters dialog box 10 6 Query a Radio Remotely A radio can be queried so that it re...

Страница 85: ...nd parameters Radio Name as defined during network configuration page 105 Address the radio s address as automatically set during network configuration Serial the radio s serial number as programmed b...

Страница 86: ...on verification Messages indicates if the radio is responding or not 10 7 Troubleshooting Overview Following is a Troubleshooting guide to address specific situations Auto Detection Sequence page 86 C...

Страница 87: ...nated If the power connection to the radio is intact compare the radio s serial port settings page 82 to those of the Configuration PC s serial port page 97 If the following error dialog box is displa...

Страница 88: ...serial port settings to restore communication o View the radio s serial port settings page 82 o Set the Configuration PC s COM port settings page 98 There are two error messages Following are the mess...

Страница 89: ...y do not reconfigure page 71 page 77 the radio s to correct the mismatch Problem Modbus device remote radio does not communicate to the Master radio via modbus device remote radio Corrective Action Ma...

Страница 90: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 90 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 91: ...anging the screen view for greater clarity smaller larger or custom area or for overall global network comprehension making it easier to move radio icons around Zoom In page 91 moves view to focus the...

Страница 92: ...ping Industrial Radio Page 92 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008 Before Zoom In After Zoom In Return to Zoom View of Graphical Layout page 91 for other Zoom commands 11 3 Zoom Out Access t...

Страница 93: ...Industrial Radio ProSoft Technology Inc Page 93 of 151 November 25 2008 Before Zoom Out After Zoom Out Return to Zoom View of Graphical Layout page 91 for other Zoom commands 11 4 Zoom To Fit Access...

Страница 94: ...te Firmware The Download Code utility allows the user to upgrade the Serial and Ethernet radios firmware when radio feature updates are implemented Code updates can be obtained from the ProSoft Techno...

Страница 95: ...k the Download Code button to begin the download Status dialogs like the one below will be shown as the download progresses The following dialog will be shown after the code has been successfully down...

Страница 96: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Miscellaneous Options Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 96 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 97: ...the Serial Port Settings 97 Configuring the Serial Port 98 Serial Port Defaults 99 12 1 Viewing the Serial Port Settings Before radio communication can begin the Configuration PC s serial port must b...

Страница 98: ...isplayed with the first of the tabbed dialog boxes Port See Setting the Serial Port page 98 to understand how to customize these settings 12 2 Configuring the Serial Port These are the default serial...

Страница 99: ...displays the serial ports To detect the identity of each COM port Look for a COM port label near the serial port connector on the back of the PC Refer to the computer s documentation Check and or adj...

Страница 100: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Serial Port Settings Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 100 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 101: ...ware when the network is installed The Serial port will be used to configure the Ethernet radio and to do Diagnostics on that specific radio page 82 2 Choose a default color for the network s radio ic...

Страница 102: ...software needs to be changed only if you are going to select an IP address for the radios that reside on a different sub network a network with a different network ID than the sub network currently co...

Страница 103: ...5 2008 14 BootP Server New Radio IP Address Configuration Start RadioLinx ControlScape FH Plug the Ethernet Cable into the Radio Apply power to the Radio Set the Radio IP Address in the Dialog The Rad...

Страница 104: ...dioLinx ControlScape FH Setup Application s Main Menu select Utilities o Edit Radio IP Address The BootP table lists the IP Address of all radios in the network From the BootP table you can add IP add...

Страница 105: ...rom the dropdown list Note that all radios on a network must be the same type RLX FHS radios only Serial Protocol Some RLX models support a variety of serial protocol types Choose the protocol type fr...

Страница 106: ...e dropdown list Passphrase RLX IFH radios The passphrase is used to encrypt all radio traffic All radios in a network must be programmed with the same passphrase or they will not be able to communicat...

Страница 107: ...e send data mode from the dropdown list For some network types this setting is fixed and cannot be modified Data Serial Port Settings Data Port Mode Select the data port mode RS232 RS485 half duplex o...

Страница 108: ...ng received from the local attached device The timer is activated after the Minimum Packet Size has been accumulated in the radio after which if the radio detects a gap in the data exceeding the Chara...

Страница 109: ...igured This is the serial number of the radio being configured The information in this field is maintained by ControlScape and cannot be modified If this radio has never been configured as a part of t...

Страница 110: ...packet should be retransmitted if it doesn t get through 15 1 5 Radio Configuration Dialog Box Protocol Transparent The Radio Configuration Dialog Box opens when you select a radio in the Graphical La...

Страница 111: ...change this addressing scheme the address field is grayed out Device Network Select the Device Network for this radio from the dropdown list Device Networks are defined on the Device Network Propertie...

Страница 112: ...ify the settings for a radio Radio Name Identifies the radio in the Graphical Layout Screen Type the name for example Scanner Radio 1 or Repeater of the radio in this field Last Date Configured The da...

Страница 113: ...Settings Radio Address The software assigns a unique address to each radio in the network after the radio is configured The user cannot change this addressing scheme the address field is grayed out De...

Страница 114: ...al Layout Screen Type the name for example Scanner Radio 1 or Repeater of the radio in this field Last Date Configured The date and time reported here indicates o The last time that the configuration...

Страница 115: ...ange this addressing scheme the address field is grayed out Device Network Select the Device Network for this radio from the dropdown list Device Networks are defined on the Device Network Properties...

Страница 116: ...red The date and time reported here indicates o The last time that the configuration parameters were modified and saved o The last time the radio was configured page 71 configuration data was download...

Страница 117: ...lick the Configure Radio button to transfer the configuration to the radio Configure Radio Click the Configure Radio button to send the configuration settings to the radio When you click this button C...

Страница 118: ...use a peer to peer asynchronous protocol o Any other situation where multiple devices are regularly transmitting simultaneously Configure Via COM Port Select check this checkbox to use a connection b...

Страница 119: ...field For security reasons the characters you type are replaced with characters OK Click the OK button to save your selection and close the dialog box 15 1 12 Configuration Access Password Dialog Box...

Страница 120: ...remove the network from the list Edit Existing List OK Click the OK button to save your selection and close the dialog box Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the dialog box and discard your chan...

Страница 121: ...on the Radio Properties dialog box Baud Rate The encapsulated serial baud rate configured on the Radio Properties dialog box Parity The encapsulated serial parity configured on the Radio Properties d...

Страница 122: ...lick the Cancel button to close the dialog box and discard your changes 15 1 19 Network Device IDs Dialog Box The Network Device IDs dialog box opens when you click the View All Devices button on the...

Страница 123: ...o Status Dialog Box Local Radio The Radio Status dialog box opens when you select a local radio a radio physically connected to the configuration PC in Diagnostic mode Use this dialog box to view the...

Страница 124: ...field shows the signal strength relative to 100 Link Status The Link Status indicator changes color according to the quality of the link o Red Poor o Yellow Fair o Green Good Messages indicates if th...

Страница 125: ...In order for your RadioLinx Frequency Hopping Radio to communicate with other radio devices all radios on the network must use the same firmware version Select Radio Type Choose the correct radio type...

Страница 126: ...l radio These fields are for information only and cannot be modified Serial Number This is the radio s serial number Firmware Version The version number for the radio s internal program firmware Radio...

Страница 127: ...Listen Port Select the UDP port number to use for encapsulated serial data transmission Data Port Mode Select the data port mode RS232 RS485 half duplex or RS485 full duplex from the dropdown list Th...

Страница 128: ...mber for the radio in this field IP Address Enter the IP address for the radio in this field This is the radio s identifier on the network Each radio must have its own unique address to be able to com...

Страница 129: ...clearly represented with color coded radios When defining a color the color page 52 must be defined before the radio is added From the RadioLinx ControlScape FH Applications Configure menu select Radi...

Страница 130: ...ort and two DTE serial ports both are male connectors To connect two DTE devices to each other the easiest and recommended connection method is with a Null Modem cable female connectors on each end Th...

Страница 131: ...02 11b Operates in the 2 4 GHz Industrial Scientific and Measurement ISM band Provides signaling rates of up to 11 Mbit sec and is the most commonly used frequency 802 11g Similar to 802 11b but suppo...

Страница 132: ...s the number of bits that can be sent or received per second Channel One portion of the available radio spectrum that all devices on a wireless network use to communicate Changing the channel on the a...

Страница 133: ...ed in the direction of maximum antenna gain Encryption Method of scrambling data so that only the intended viewers can decipher and understand it ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier A name used to i...

Страница 134: ...wn by the receiver to decrypt the data LAN A system of connecting PCs and other devices within the same physical proximity for sharing resources such as internet connections printers files and drives...

Страница 135: ...required the controller will construct the reply message and send it using ModBus protocol modem Stands for MODulator DEModulator a device that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice ver...

Страница 136: ...re communications devices will talk to each other QoS Quality of Service Required to support wireless multimedia applications and advanced traffic management QoS enables Wi Fi access points to priorit...

Страница 137: ...e sometimes conducted following the deployment to ensure that the WLAN is achieving the necessary level of coverage Site surveys can also be used to detect rogue access points Spectrum A range of elec...

Страница 138: ...rtificate A statement that a product has passed interoperability testing and will work with other Wi Fi CERTIFIED products Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Protected Setup previously called Wi Fi Simple Co...

Страница 139: ...1 November 25 2008 WPA2 An enhanced version of WPA It is the official 802 11i standard It uses Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP AES supports 128 bit 192 bit and 256 bit encryption keys Yag...

Страница 140: ...RLX FHE RLX FHES RLX FHS RadioLinx FH Reference Frequency Hopping Industrial Radio Page 140 of 151 ProSoft Technology Inc November 25 2008...

Страница 141: ...processor and user data files as viewed through and LED patterns on the processor 3 Details about the serial devices interfaced if any 16 1 How to Contact Us Technical Support Internet Web Site http w...

Страница 142: ...roducts must be shipped freight prepaid in the original shipping container or equivalent to the location specified by ProSoft and be accompanied by proof of purchase and receipt date The RMA number is...

Страница 143: ...ment as detailed in Limited Warranty page 143 The Warranty Period may be extended at the time of equipment purchase for an additional charge as follows Additional 1 year 10 of list price Additional 2...

Страница 144: ...ed in the terms specified above for new Product provided said warranty will be for the period remaining on the original new equipment warranty or if the original warranty is no longer in effect for a...

Страница 145: ...es from and against all liabilities losses claims costs and expenses including attorney s fees and expenses related to any claim investigation litigation or proceeding whether or not ProSoft is a part...

Страница 146: ...e and or other intellectual property 16 3 5 Disclaimer of all Other Warranties The Warranty set forth in What Is Covered By This Warranty page 144 are in lieu of all other warranties express or implie...

Страница 147: ...the Customer 16 3 9 Allocation of Risks This Warranty allocates the risk of product failure between ProSoft and the Customer This allocation is recognized by both parties and is reflected in the price...

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