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2.3 Power Supply
The RM-240 module can be powered from a 9 – 30VDC power supply. The power sup-
ply should be rated at 1 Amp. The positive side of the supply must not be connected to
earth. The supply negative is connected to the unit case internally. The DC supply may be
a floating supply or negatively grounded.
The power requirements of the
RM-240 unit is 240mA @ 12V or
150mA @ 24VDC. This is inclu-
sive of radio and Ethernet ports
active, & serial port plugged in.
Transmission current is nominally
350mA at 12V (200mA at 24V) for
the 100mW RF unit, and 500mA
at 12V (350mA at 24V) for the 300mW RF unit.
A Ground Terminal is provided on the back of the module. This Terminal should be con-
nected to the Main Ground point of the installation in order to provide efficient surge
protection for the module (refer to the Installation Diagram)
2.4 Serial Connections
2.4.1 RS-232 Serial Port
The serial port is a 9 pin
DB9 female and provides for
connection to a host device
as well as a PC terminal
for configuration, field test-
ing and for factory testing.
Communication is via stand-
ard RS232 signals.
The RM-240 is configured as DCE equipment with the pinouts detailed below.
Hardware handshaking using the CTS/RTS lines is provided. The CTS/RTS lines may be
used to reflect the status of the local unit’s input buffer, or may be configured to reflect
the status of CTS/RTS lines at the remote site. The RM-240 does not support XON/
XOFF.
Example cable drawings for connection to a DTE host (a PC) or another DCE hosts (or
modem) are detailed above.
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