
DNT500
2008 by RF Monolithics,
Inc.
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M-0500-0000 Rev D
overhead required for headers of these packets, which must be factored into the slot size
budget. To ensure that there is never a restriction on when registration or renewal may
take place, space for a registration reply packet is always assumed. If this packet is not
needed on a given hop, this space is unused.
LeasePeriod
This sets the duration for network address leases that remotes may receive from the base.
If a period of zero is specified, then lease and network address functions are disabled.
ARQ_Mode
This sets the ARQ mode for delivery of application messages. In full ARQ mode, an
ACK is expected from the receiving radio for each message addressed and sent to it. If no
ACK is received, up to ARQ_AttemptLimit, efforts to send the data will be made, after
which the message is discarded. In redundant transmit mode, each message is sent ex-
actly ARQ_AttemptLimit times. No ACKS are sent or expected. This is primarily useful
in cases where the number of attempts is 2 or 3, the data flow is time-critical, and the
overhead of sending ACKs is not desired.
ARQ_AttemptLimit
This sets the maximum number of attempts that will be made to send a data packet on the
RF link. Setting this parameter to the maximum value of 15 is a flag value indicating that
there should be no limit to the number of attempts to send each packet (infinite number of
attempts). This mode is intended for point-to-point networks in serial data cable replace-
ment applications where absolutely no packets can be lost.
TDMA_MaxNumSlots
In TDMA access modes, this sets the number of slots that are allowed. In fixed slot
mode, this allocates the number of slots directly. In dynamic slot mode, this sets the
maximum number of slots that may be allocated according to the number of remotes that
are registered.
CSMA_Persistence
In CSMA mode, this sets the 'persistence' parameter, or probability that a remote will
transmit when it senses an open channel. Please refer to the section on Channel Access
for more information.
CSMA_MaxBackoff
In CSMA mode, this sets the maximum length of time that a remote will back off for af-
ter a failed transmit attempt. Please refer to the section on Channel Access for more in-
formation.
MaxPropDelay
This is the maximum propagation delay that remotes and base will use in their slot timing
calculations, in units of microseconds. This is used to pad the amount of time dedicated