AeroComm CL4490-1000 manual

CL4490-1000 Industrial 900MHz ConnexLink User’s Manual Version 1.4 11160 THOM PSON AVE LENEXA, KS 66219 (800) 492-2320 www.aerocomm.com sales@aerocomm.com[...]

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FCC Information FCC Notice RF Exposure/Installation Instructions WARNING: This devi ce complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subj ect to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and (2) This device mu st accept any interference received, including interference that may cause unde sire d operat[...]

Table of Contents USER’S MANUAL ........................................................................................... 1 FIGURES .............................................................................................................................. 4 TABLES ..............................................................................[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 1. CL4490 RF Transceiver The CL4490 transceiver i s a Freq uen cy-Hopping Spread Spect rum (FHSS) radi o desi gned for license-free operatio n in the 900MHz ISM band. Ou t-of-the box, the radio sustai ns a standard asynchronous serial data strea m between two or more radios. House d in a co mpact and rugged die-cast enclosure[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 1.2 CL4490 Specification Specifications CL4490 - 1000 TRANSCEIVER PERFORMANCE Output power 1000mW Transmission range Up to 1500 feet (450m) indoors ; U p to 20 miles (32 km) line-of-sight Data rate Up to 115.2 Kbps RF Data Rate 76.8kbps fixed Receiver Sensitivity - 100dBm typical @ 76.8kbps RF Data Rate Power Consumption (@ 1[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 1.3 CL4490 Interface The CL4490 support s RS-232/RS -485 (2-wire Half Duplex) protocols. By definition, RS-48 5 protocol can tolerate high noise and push sign als over long cable lengths. When using ca bles, RS-485 will communicate as far a s 4000feet (120 0m) and offer multi-drop capability where u p to 32 nodes may be conne[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual RS-232 Pin Assignments Figure 2- RS-232 CL4490 Back View Power Connector DB9 Male Connector 15 69 Pin Description NC DCD 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 DSR 5 GND 6 DTR 7 CTS 8 RTS NC RI RS-485 (2-wire Half Duplex) Te rminal Block Pin Assignments Figure 3- RS-485 CL4490 Back View 16 Power Connector Terminal Block Pin Description 1 VCC (6V-18V)[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual CL4490 Mechanical Diagram Figure 4- CL4490 Mechanical Diagra m 0.000 0.250 Antenna Connector SMA Jack, Reverse Polarity 0.000 0.375 0.000 0.536 0.060 9 Pin Male D-Connector Power Jack w/ 0.100 dia. pin and 0.250 opening, pin is PWR. 0.538 J3 J4 2.375 2.750 4.500 4.750 2.000 0.150 dia. mounting holes (4) places 1.170 0.565 4.1[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 2. Interfacing Protocol The CL4490 is a DCE (Data Communications Equi pment). A DCE can be interfaced to a DTE using a straight through se rial cable (the serial cabl e provided with the CL4490 is a straight through cable). Typically, PC’s are defined a s a DTE and peripherals are defined as DCE. To interface a DCE with ano[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 1.4 RS-232 RS-232 is a single ended data tran smission protocol. The RS-232 signals are repre sente d by voltage levels with respect to a system common (power / logic ground). The "idle " state (MARK) has the signal level negative with respect to common, and the "active" state (SPACE) has the signal level [...]

CL4490 User’s Manual Figure 7- DCE to DCE Interface RI OEM Host NC RI NC NC NC CL4490 M odem DTR D C D DSR DSR DTR D C D GND GND RXD TXD TXD RXD RT S RT S CTS C T S DCE DCE Crossove r Cable Note: The Straight Through Cable provi ded with the CL4490 has female conn ectors on both ends and the Crossover cable h as a male connector at on e end and a[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 1.6 Hardware Flow Control Flow control refers to the control of data fl ow between the host and the CL4490. It is the method used to handle data in the transmit/rec eive buffer of the CL4490 interface, and determines how data flow between the host and the CL4490 is throttled. Often in seri al communication, one devi ce is cap[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 3. Network Topologies Topology refers to the shape of a network, or the network's layout. How different nodes in a network are connected to e ach other and how they communicate, is determine d by the network's topology. The CL4490s support a Point-to-Point and a Point-to-M ultipoint network topology. 3.1 Point-to-Po[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 4. CL4490/CN4490 Configuration Utility Software AeroComm provides the easy to use CL 4490/ CN4490 Utility Software for programming the CL4490/CN4490. The G U I based software does not requi re any hardware configuratio n and works by itself. The software is compatible wi th Microsoft® Wi ndows 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT and XP. CL[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 4.2.1 CL4490 Settings The CL4490 Settings Page is shown be low, as it will appear the first time the program is run. 4.2.1.1 ConnexLink Settings C lient/Server : Designates CL4490 type. In each ne twork, there must be only one Server. All other CL4490 units must be progra mmed a s Clients. The number of Clients in the network[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual Max Transmit Retries (For Clients and Servers in Point-to-Point net works only) : This value represents the maximum number of times a particular data packet will be transmitted unsuccessfully, or without an acknowled gem ent, before the CL4490 discards the packet. The default value is 16 attempts. If communication is lost and[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual F ull Duplex : This mode restri cts Client r adio s to transmitting on odd numbered frequen cy hop bins and the Server to even numbered fr equency hop bin s. Though the RF hardware is still technically half duplex, it makes the transceiv er seem full duplex. This can cause overall throughputs to be cut in half. Note: All tran[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 4.2.2 CN4490 Settings The CN4490 Settings Page is shown be low, as it will appear the first time when the CN4490 check box is che cked. 4.2.2.1 CN4490 Settings C lient/Server : Designates CN4490 type. In each netw ork, there must be only one Serve r. All other CN4490 units must be programm ed as Clients. The number of Clients[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual Broadcast A ttemp ts (For Servers in Point-to-Multi point networks only ) : This value represents the number of times a data p acket will be transmitted by the Server ConnexLi nk. The default value is 4 attempts. If co mmunication is lost and the Clie nts’ Link LED is on, try increasing this value in small increments until [...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 4.2.2.3 PC Settings IP Address: IP Address of the CN4490 unit. Port: Port number of the CN4490 unit, the Port number is always 2 101. S ystem Config : Type of CN4490 netwo rk to be configured. Valid choice s are Point-to-Point (one Server and one Client ) or Point-to -Multipoint (one Server and multiple Clients). Attention: W[...]

CL4490 User’s Manual 5. Troubleshooting Solution Problem CL4490 CN4490 Read Radio displays error message: “Radio not responding.” 1. Make sure the PC Settings are right. See Section 4.2.3 PC Settings. 2. Make sure the CL4490 unit uses the right ser ial cable. Refer to Section 2.1 RS-232 . 3. If an y other program that is using the same COM po[...]