Bb-electronics ZXT9-MB2A-KIT - Manual User Manual

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page13Section Three – Hardware Installation 3.0 Hardware Installation 3.1 Mechanical Diagram The mechanical dia

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page1396.6 Firmware Update 6.6.1 Caution A firmware update should never be interrupted before it is finished. 6.

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page143.2.2 Cable Gland Installation 1. The cable gland will accept cable diameters from 0.236 to 0.472 inches

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page140 5. Once connected, the software will determine which firmware versions are available on the PC and what

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page141Section Seven – Use Cases 7.0 Use Cases With any RF system it is best to set up and bench test before fie

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page142 7. Select a unique Network Identifier. This is the same for both radio modems 8. Select a destina

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page143 9. On the Advanced Modem Settings Tab, under the Networking and Security Tab, select the Source Address

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page144 11. On the Basic Modem Settings Tab, select parity and stop bit as desired. 12. Save settings by

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page145 14. The key entry box will appear. Enter up to 64 HEX digits and click OK. Click the Update Button to

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page1467.2 Point-to-Point Serial to Xtreme I/O 7.2.1 Use Case Parameters In this parameter, a radio modem is b

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page147Section Eight – Testing and Trouble Shooting 8.0 Testing and Trouble Shooting 8.1 RSSI Range Test The RS

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page148 Figure 8-2 RSSI Range Test Results Screen 5. RSSI Range Test Features • Test Results section of the

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page149Appendix A – Specifications A. Appendix A – Specifications RF Properties Physical Standard IEEE 802.15

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page153.4 IP67 Membrane Cable Gland 3.4.1 Description Themembranecableglan disuse dtopluganunusedho

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page150RS-422 Connector Terminal Block Lines TDA (-), TDB(+), RDA (-), RDB (+), GND Termination 120 Ohm sel

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page152Appendix B – Default Configuration Settings B. Appendix B – Default Configurations B.1 Restore Default C

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page153ST – Time Before Sleep – 64 HT – Time Before Wake-up Initializer – FFFF LH – Wake-up Initializer Timer – 1

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page154CT – AT Command Mode Timeout – 64 GT – Guard Times – 3E8 CC – Command Sequence Character – 2B 

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page155Appendix C – Dimensional Diagram C. Appendix C – Dimensional Diagram / Mounting Instructions C.1 Dimensio

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page156C.2 Mounting The radio modem can be mounted directly to a panel or bulkhead or by attaching the supplied

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page157C.3 Supplied Antenna The supplied antenna has a male RPSMA connector. The antenna is attached to the fema

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page1582.4 GHz Antenna Diagram 

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page159Appendix D – Radio Frequency Basics D. Appendix D – Radio Frequency Basics D.1 What is dBm? Radio Fre

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page163.5.2 ZXT24-RM Supplied Antenna Your Zlinx Xtreme 2.4 GHz product comes supplied with a “rubber duck” sty

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page160You can often improve your receive sensitivity, and therefore your range, by reducing data rates over the

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page161D.6 Remember Your Math Contrary to popular opinion, no black art is required to make a reasonable predic

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page162Beware leafy greens. While a few saplings mid-path are tolerable, it’s very difficult for RF to penetrate

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page163While long cable runs to an antenna create signal loss, the benefit of elevating the antenna another 25 fe

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page17 Figure 3-10 Representative Photograph of Optional Omni Antenna FG9023 – High Gain Omni Directional (90

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page18FG24008 – High Gain Omni Directional (2.4 GHz) Use With ZXT24-RM (2.4 GHz) Impedance 50Ω Connector N Fema

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page19YS8963 – High Gain Yagi (900 MHz) Use With ZXT9-RM (900 MHz) Impedance 50Ω Connector N Female VSWR 1.5:1

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page2Zlinx Xtreme IP67 Radio Modem ZXTx-RM Series Documentation Number: ZXTx-RM-2310m This product was designed a

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page203.7 Antenna Cables If you decide to use one of the optional antennas, you will need to select the appropri

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page21 Along with the type of cable, you need to select the correct connector. Our product uses an RPSMA Male (pl

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page22Section Four – Electrical Installation 4.0 Electrical Installation 4.1 Wiring 4.1.1 Terminal Block Both p

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page234.1.3 RS-232 Connections 4.1.3.1 RS-232 Signal Convention (DTE / DCE) There are two types of RS-232 ports

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page24 Figure 4-3 RS-232 Wiring 4.1.4 RS-485 Two Wire Connections  Figure 4-4 RS-232 Wiring 

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page254.1.5 RS-422/485 Four Wire Connections  Figure 4-5 RS-422 / 485 4-Wire Wiring 4.1.6 Termination and B

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page264.1.7 Fault Output The radio modem has a sourcing (PNP) 50 mA output that is used as a fault indicator. Th

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page27Figure 4-8 RP – RSSI PWM Timer, ZXT9-RM Figure 4-9 Fault Output Wiring 

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page28Section Five – Software Installation 5.0 Software Installation 5.1 Zlinx® Manager Software Overview 5.1.1

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page292. Click the “Next” Button. The software release note screen will be displayed. This screen displays impor

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page30 Figure 5-4 User Information Screen 5. The Destination Folder Screen will be displayed. You can accept

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page31 Figure 5-6 Ready to Install Application Screen 7. The Installation Wizard will start to copy files to

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page325.2.2 Installing USB Drivers 1. The USB Driver is installed with the manager software. You should not con

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page335.3.2 Radio Modem Configuration Screen The Radio Modem Configuration Screen is used to configure your rad

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page34 Figure 5-13 Baud Rate Pull Down Menu Data Bits: This allows you to select the number of data bits. Cho

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page35Parity: This allows you to select the parity. Choices are None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space, or 9 Bit Passing.

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page36Stop bits sent at the end of every character allow the receiving signal hardware to detect the end of a cha

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page37 Figure 5-19 Radio Modem Settings Screen If the settings are not correct an error screen will be displaye

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page38Auto Search Button: The Auto Search Button will search for Zlinx devices connected to a COM port and connec

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page39Pressing the Advanced Command Button will bring up the following screen. Figure 5-23 Advanced Command Bu

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page405.3.2.1 Radio Modem Settings (ZXT9-RM) Figure 5-24 Basic Radio Modem Settings (ZXT9-RM) Basic Modem

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page42Networking and Security: Used to configure addressing and security options. Figure 5-26 Networking and

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page43MT – Multiple Transmit: Set/read number or retransmissions. If MT parameter is a non-zero value, RR is igno

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page44Serial Interfacing: Used to change modem interfacing options. Figure 5-28 Serial Interfacing (ZXT9-RM)

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page45 RB – Packetization Threshold: Set/read character threshold. RF transmission is begun after receiving RB b

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page46 Figure 5-28 RF Interfacing (ZXT9-RM) BR – RF Data Rate: Select RF data rate (over-the-air transmission

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page47 Figure 5-29 Diagnostics (ZXT9-RM) Diagnostics: Access diagnostic parameters. VR – Firmware Version: R

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page48GD – Receive Good Count: Set/read number of RF Packets successfully received. Read Only Function. TR – Del

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page49LH – Wake-up Initializer Timer: Set/read time of the Wake-up Initializer used to wake remote radios that ar

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page56.4.1.2 PROGRAMMING USING BINARY COMMANDS ...

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page50 5.3.2.2 Radio Modem Settings (ZXT24-RM) Figure 5-29 Basic Radio Modem Settings (ZXT24-RM) Basic Mod

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page51Click “Update” to save changed settings. Click “Restore Defaults” to restore the default settings. Click “E

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page52 Networking and Security: Set/read the channel number (Uses 802.15.4 channel numbers). The range is 0xC to

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Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page542 – 14dBm (Medium) 3 – 16dBm (High) 4 – 18dBm (Highest) CA – CCA Threshold: Set/read the Clear Channel Ass

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page55associated to a Coordinator. Maximum sleep period is 268 seconds (0x68B0). Range is 0x1 to 0x68B0. Serial

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page561 – RTS Flow Control D5 – DIO5 Configuration: Configure options for the DIO5 line of the module. Options i

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page57updated with each received packet and is shut off when the timer expires. The range is 0x0 to 0xFF. AT Com

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page585.3.4 Radio Modem Firmware Update Screen From time to time firmware updates will become available. These

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page59Section Six – Startup and Configuration 6.0 Startup and Configuration 6.1 Basic Settings  Figure 6-1 Ra

Document Number: ZXTxRM-5110m Page6Section One – Overview 1.0 Overview 1.1 Prerequisites This manual assumes you have a basic understanding of

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