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NL900S USER MANUAL 

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should be labeled something like “FT232R USB UART” and/or “USB Serial Port”. 
Highlight each one individually (if more than one exists), then browse to the “Action” menu 
and select “Uninstall”. Do this until all Items with yellow question marks labeled as noted 
above are gone. 

 Browse to the “Action” menu, and select “Scan for hardware changes”. 

 Now, follow the instruction in section 3 of the “Quick Start Guide”. 

 

LED Functionality 

 

 

 

LED Definitions Below 

 

LED# - Color

 

Normal Operation

 

4 - Green

 

MCU Activity [ Solid = Radio Base OS booting, Blinking = NL900S software loaded 
and running ]

 

4 - Red

 

MCU Error [ Solid only, indicates unrecoverable error, power cycle needed ]

 

3 - Green

 

Serial and/or USB data is being sent [ to the host computer ] 

3 - Red

 

Serial and/or USB data is being received [ from the host computer ]

 

1 - Green

 

Radio RX/Sync [ data or base station sync received ]

 

2 - Red 

2 - Green 

Radio TX [ transmitter active ] 
Radio RX (Receive Data)

 

 

2.0  Quick Start Trouble Shooting Guide

 

 

The following is a list of the most important fields of the radios programming. . 

 

Network  I.D.

  All  radios  on  the  same  network  must  have  the  same  ID  number.  The 

choices are 1-255. 

Содержание NL900S

Страница 1: ...NL900S 900MHz Spread Spectrum Wireless Transceiver User s Manual Version 1 7 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92126 800 233 1728 www rfneulink com rfneulink rfindustries com...

Страница 2: ...e information set forth herein RF NEULINK reserves the right to change specifications at any time and without notice RF NEULINK s products are intended for use in normal commercial applications Applic...

Страница 3: ...requirements for mobile transmitting devices this equipment must be professionally installed such that the end user is prevented from replacing the antenna with a non approved antenna The end user sh...

Страница 4: ...efinitions 7 1 5 USB Cable Pinout Definitions 7 1 6 NL900S Configuration Utility Software 11 1 7 Troubleshooting Tips 12 2 0 Quick Start Trouble Shooting Guide 12 3 0 Ethernet Device Bridge Setup Guid...

Страница 5: ...Nonvolatile memorystores NL900S configuration when powered off Simple serial interface handles data up to 115 2 kb s 1 1 Why Spread Spectrum A radio channel can be very hostile corrupted by noise pat...

Страница 6: ...the transmitted data stream by a much faster noise like repeating pattern The ratio by which this modulating pattern exceeds the bit rate of the base band data is called the processing gain and is eq...

Страница 7: ...5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 1 3 RS232 Cable Pinout Definitions Standard RS232 DB9 Female Connector Null Modem RS232 DB9 Male Connector Black DB9 Female Female Cable Gray DB9 Female Male Cable 1 4 RJ...

Страница 8: ...stallation is complete 3 Plug in the NL900S radio and install the drivers a Connect a compatible power supply to the NL900S radio b Wait until the radio has booted up completely Solid green PWR light...

Страница 9: ...Comport to select Open the Device Manager by clicking on Start Run enter devmgmt msc in the Open field and then click the OK button Expand the Ports COM LPT section The USB COM Port should be labeled...

Страница 10: ...dit your recovery info by selecting Change wizard settings when asked What task would you like to perform in the Master Wizard This login information will pertain only to the radio database rdb that w...

Страница 11: ...hen asked How is your radio connected to this PC select the appropriate COM Port from the list If the radio is set to defaults as it comes configured from the factory the appropriate baud rate should...

Страница 12: ...or Normal Operation 4 Green MCU Activity Solid Radio Base OS booting Blinking NL900S software loaded and running 4 Red MCU Error Solid only indicates unrecoverable error power cycle needed 3 Green Ser...

Страница 13: ...n Network I D This field must have the same ID as all radios on the same network 6 Encryption Encryption is turned on by default and it is important to note that the encryption code will be the same o...

Страница 14: ...n for both Master and slave for communications to occur Sequence of events to get a link light on the Master when configured as an Ethernet device bridge Radio module must generate Slave Linked messag...

Страница 15: ...M of 20 SECONDS for each radio to boot up and establish a radio link 3 Verify that the link light is on solid for both Master and Slave radios 4 Only connect the Ethernet Crossover cable between PC1 a...

Страница 16: ...other Slave 1 talks to Slave 2 and vice versa This will allow the slaves to talk to each other through the Master Repeater and there by extending the usable range Since the Master Repeater will repea...

Страница 17: ...ation Address 2 Repeater Radio Network 1 Destination Address 255 Repeater Radio Network 1 Destination Address 255 Repeater Radio Network 1 Destination Address 255 Slave Radio 2 Network 1 Destination A...

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