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RFI-9256 Radio Modem User Manual
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6.5 Broadcast Network
The basic configuration for point-to-multipoint broadcast networks is shown in Figure 18.
RFI-9256
Master
RFI-9256
Slave 1
Main
DT
E
Main
DT
E
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a MASTER
Network Address: 16
Hopping Pattern: 27
Rx Address: 1000
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
Main Port ARQ: 5
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
RFI-9256
Slave 2
Main
DT
E
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a SLAVE
Network Address: 16
Hopping Pattern: 27
Rx Address: 1001
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
Main Port ARQ: 20
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a SLAVE
Network Address: 16
Hopping Pattern: 27
Rx Address: 1002
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
Main Port ARQ: 20
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
Figure 18: Broadcast network
The master and all the slaves must be configured such that:
They have the same hopping pattern, network address, and security code.
Both the master and slave have the broadcast protocol selected on their main serial port.
