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XStream‐PKG‐E™ Ethernet RF Modem – Product Manual v4.2B5
XSt ream -PKG-E Ethernet RF Modem – Product Manual v4.2B5
( Par t num b er 900 02 20 8 B)
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Contents
1 . X St r e am Et h e r ne t RF Modem 4
1 .1 . Feat u res Ove rview 4
1. 1.1. Wor ldw ide Accept ance 4
1 .2 . Pr oduct Ove r view 5
1. 2.1. Specificat ions 5
1 .3 . Ex tern al I n t erface 6
1. 3.1. Front and Back Views 6
2 . Sy stem Se t up 7
2 .1 . Da t a Radio Syst em Com ponent s 7
2. 1.1. System Descript ion 7
2 .2 . Com Por t Com m un ica tion s 8
2. 2.1. I nstall Sof t w ar e 8
2. 2.2. Range Test ( XCTU) 8
3 . RF M ode m Op era t io n 9
3 .1 . I dle Mode 9
3 .2 . Tra nsm it M ode 1 0
3. 2.1. RF Packet 10
3 .3 . Re ceive Mode 1 1
3 .4 . Sleep Mode 1 2
3 .5 . Com m a nd M ode 1 4
3. 5.1. AT Com m and Mode 14
3. 5.2. Binar y Com m and Mode 15
4 . RF M ode m Con fi gu ra t io n 1 6
4 .1 . Hand s-On Program m in g Ex a m ples 1 6
4. 1.1. Configurat ion Set up Opt ions 16
4. 1.2. AT Com m and Mode 17
4. 1.3. Binar y Com m and Mode 17
4 .2 . Com m a nd Reference Ta ble 1 8
4 .3 . Com m a nd D escr ip t io ns 1 9
Appe ndix A: Agency Ce r t if ica t ions 3 0
FCC Cer t ifica tion 3 0
FCC Notices 30
OEM Labeling Requir em en ts 31
Ant enna Usage 31
FCC Appr oved Ant ennas 32
I C ( I n du st r y Can ada ) Cer tification 3 3
Appendix B: Add it ion a l I n for m a t ion 3 4
Con ta ct Digi 3 5
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1. XStream Ethernet RF Modem
XSt r eam - PKG- E Ether net RF Modem s extend system per for m ance and
flex ibility by adding serial connectivity to Ether net net wor ks.
Digi RF Modem s handle the com plexit ies inherent to RF
com m unications ( m odulat ion, dem odulat ion, frequency synt hesizers,
am plifiers, filt er s, FCC appr ovals, etc.) , so OEMs and int egrat or s can
focus resour ces beyond t he w ir eless p or t ion of t he dat a syst em .
1 .1 . Fe a t ur es Overview
Long Rang e at a Low Cost
9XSt ream - PKG- E (9 00 MHz) Range:
• I ndoor/ Urban: u p t o 1 5 0 0 ’ (450 m )
• Out door line-of-sight : up t o 7 m iles (11 k m )
w/ 2.1 dBm dipole ant enna
• Out door line-of-sight : up t o 2 0 m iles (32 k m )
w/ high gain ant enna
24XSt ream - PKG- E (2 .4 GHz) Range:
• I ndoor/ Urban: u p t o 6 0 0 ’ (180 m )
• Out door line-of-sight : up t o 3 m iles (5 k m )
w/ 2.1 dBm dipole ant enna
• Out door line-of-sight : up t o 1 0 m iles (16 k m )
w/ high gain ant enna
Receiver sensit ivity: -1 1 0 dBm ( @ 900 MHz) ,
–1 0 5 dBm ( @ 2.4 GHz)
Adva nce d N et w o rkin g a n d Se cu rit y
True Peer-t o- Peer ( no “ m ast er” required) , Point -to-
Point , Point -to-Multipoint and Multidr op
Ret r ies and Ack now ledgem ent s
FHSS ( Frequency Hopping Spr ead Spectr um )
7 hopping channels, each with over 65,000 unique
n et w or k addresses available
Ea sy-t o-Use
Out-of-Box RF Experience -
no configur at ion r equir ed
No Mast er/ Slave set up dependencies
Adv anced config ur ations using
Window s sof t ware and AT
Com m ands
7- 28 VDC power supply
Transparent Operation
Suppor t for m ult iple data for m at s
( par it y and dat a bit s)
Por table ( sm all form f act or
and
low pow er)
Soft ware-select able int erfacing r at es
Suppor t for m ult iple data for m at s
XI I ™ I nt er ference I m m unity
Pow er-sav ing Sleep Modes
(as low as 230 m A)
1 .1 .1 . W orldw ide Acce pt a n ce
FCC Cer t ifie d ( USA) Refer to Appendix A for FCC Requir em ent s.
Devices that con t ain XSt ream RF Modem s inher it Digi’s FCC Cer t ificat ion.
I SM (I ndustrial, Scient ific and Medical) frequency band
Manufact ured under I SO 9 0 0 1 :2 0 0 0 r eg ist e re d st an d a rds
9XStr eam -PKG- E (9 00 MHz) RF Modem s appr oved for use in US, Cana da, Aust r alia,
I sra el (and m or e) .
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1 .2 . Product Ov er v iew
The XSt ream - PKG- E RF Modem com es configured to pr ov ide im m ediat e w ir eless link s between
devices; however , t he RF m odem can be configured for additional funct ionalit y thr ough the use of
a sim ple AT com m and interface ( Refer t o the Com m and Mode ( p18) and RF Modem Configuration
(p20) sect ions for pr ogr am m in g options) .
1 .2 .1 . Specificat ion s
Table 1‐01. XStream‐PKG‐E Ethernet RF Modem Specifications
Specification
9XStream-PKG-E (900 MHz)
24XStream-PKG-E (2.4 GHz)
Performance
Indoor/Urban Range
Up to 1500’ (450 m)
Up to 600’ (180 m)
Outdoor LOS Range
Up to 7 miles (11 km) w/ 2.1 dBm dipole antenna
Up to 20 miles (32 km) w/ high-gain antenna
Up to 3 miles (5 km) w/ 2.1 dBm dipole antenna
Up to 10 miles (16 km) w/ high-gain antenna
Transmit Power Output
100 mW (20 dBm)
50 mW (17 dBm)
Interface Data Rate
Software selectable 125 – 65,000 bps
(Including non-standard baud rates)
Software selectable 125 – 65,000 bps
(Including non-standard baud rates)
Throughput Data Rate
9,600 bps
19,200 bps
9,600 bps
19,200 bps
RF Data Rate
10,000 bps
20,000 bps
10,000 bps
20,000 bps
Receiver Sensitivity
-110 dBm
-107 dBm
-105 dBm
-102 dBm
Power Requirements
Supply Voltage 7-28 VDC 7-28 VDC
Receive (RX) Current*
240 mA (@ 9V)
260 mA (@ 9V)
Transmit (TX) Current*
320 mA (@ 9V)
340 mA (@ 9V)
Power Down Current*
230 mA (@ 9V)
230 mA (@ 9V)
General
Frequency
902-928 MHz
2.4000-2.4835 GHz
Spread Spectrum
Frequency Hopping, Wide band FM modulator
Network Topology
Peer-to-Peer, Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Multidrop
Supported Network Protocols
ARP, UDP, TCP, ICMP, Telnet, TFTP, AutoIP, DHCP, HTTP and SNMP (read-only)
Channel Capacity
7 hop sequences share 25 frequencies
Data Connection
RJ-45 Female Ethernet Connection
Physical Properties
Enclosure Extruded aluminum, black, anodized
Enclosure Size
2.750” x 5.500” x 1.125” (6.99cm x 13.97cm x 2.86cm)
Weight
7.1 oz. (200g)
Operating Temperature
0 to 70º C (commercial), -40 to 85º C (industrial)
Antenna
Type ½ wave dipole whip, 6.75” (17.1 cm), 2.1 dBi Gain
Connector
Reverse-polarity SMA (RPSMA)
Impedance
50 ohms unbalanced
Certifications
FCC Part 15.247 OUR9XSTREAM OUR-24XSTREAM
Industry Canada (IC)
4214A-9XSTREAM
4214A 12008
* Divide by 2 for 18V supply (constant wattage from 7 to 28V)
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1 .3 . Ex t er na l I n t er face
1 .3 .1 . Front and Ba ck View s
Figure 1‐01. Front View
1 - 0 1 a . Pow e r Sw it ch
Move Pow er Swit ch to the ON ( u p) posit ion t o power the
XSt r eam PKG-E Ether net RF Modem .
1‐01d. RJ‐45 Port
1‐01c. RSSI LEDs (all green)
1‐01b. I/O and Power
LEDs
1‐01a. Power Switch
1‐01e. Power
Connector*
1 - 0 1 b . I / O a nd Pow e r LEDs
LEDs indicat e m odem act ivit y as follows:
Yellow ( t op LED) = Ser ial Dat a Out ( to host)
Green ( m iddle) = Ser ial Dat a I n ( fr om host )
Red ( bot t om ) = Po w er / TX I ndicat or ( Red light is on
when powered and pulses off briefly during RF t r an sm ission)
1 - 0 1 c. RSSI LEDs
RSSI LEDs indicate the am ount of fade m ar gin present in an act ive
wireless link. Fade m ar gin is t he difference between the incom ing
* The Et hernet RF Modem does not suppor t
Power -over -Et her net ( PoE). The device
cannot be powered direct ly from a PoE por t
on a com patible hub.
How ev er, it m ay be useful to send pow er on
the unused wir es of the CAT- 5 cable in
sit uat ion where the r adio will be m ount ed in
a locat ion t hat opt im izes radio cover age but
m ay not have a pow er out let nearby . Ther e
are sever al thir d part devices available that
can inject the power ont o t he cable and t hen
rem ove it at t he r em ot e side.
Figure 1‐02. Back View
signal strengt h and the m odem ’s receiv er sensit ivity .
3 LEDs ON = Very St rong Signal ( > 30 dB fade m argin)
2 LEDs ON = St r on g Signal ( > 20 dB fade m argin)
1 LED ON
=
Mod er at e Signal ( > 10 dB fade m ar gin)
0 LED ON = Weak Signal ( < 10 dB fade m ar gin)
1 - 0 1 d . RJ-4 5 Et h ern et Port
St andar d Fem ale RJ-45 connect or is used t o connect unshielded
twist ed- pair CAT5 cabling.
1 - 1 e. Pow e r Connect o r *
7- 28 VDC Power Connect or .
1 - 2 a. Reset Sw itch
Reset Switch for ces the RF Modem t o reset ( o r re-boot ) .
1 - 0 2 b . An t enna Por t
Ant enna Por t is a 50 ΩRF signal conn ector for connecting t o an
ext ernal ant enna. Connector type is Reverse Polarity (RPSMA)
fem ale. The RPSMA has t hreads on t he out side of a barrel and a
m ale cent er conductor .
1‐02a. Reset Switch
1‐02c. Config
Switch
1‐02b. Antenna Port
1 - 0 2 c. Config ( Co nfig ur a t ion) Sw it ch
The Config Swit ch pr ovides an alt er nate way to enter AT Com m and
Mode.
To ent er Com m and Mode at t he Modem ’s default baud rat e:
Sim ult aneously pr ess the Reset (1- 02a) and Config swit ches;
release t he Reset Sw itch; t hen aft er 1 sec., r elease t he Config
Sw it ch. The RF Modem t hen ent ers AT Com m and Mode at t he
m odem ’s default baud rat e.
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2. System Setup
2 .1 . D at a Ra dio Syst em Com pon ent s
XSt r eam Radio Modem s ar e designed to pr ovide long range w ir eless links bet w een dev ices of a
dat a sy st em . The PKG- E Ethernet RF Mod em connects ser ial m odem s t o Et hernet network s.
The follow ing devices will be used t o descr ibe a dat a system t hat includes t he XStream - PKG- E
Et hernet RF Modem :
XSt r ea m -PKG- E Et h erne t RF Modem ( “ PKG- E” ) : The Ethernet RF Modem is
an Ether net-connect ed serial m odem used for com m unication w it h ot her Digi
ser ial m odem s. The Ethernet RF Modem is not a w ir eless Et her n et
Bridge
int ended for Ethernet connectivit y on bot h t he rem ote and base sides of
a
wireless link.
XSt r eam - PKG- R RS- 2 3 2 / 4 8 5 RF Modem ( “ PKG- R” ) : The RS-232/4 85 RF
Modem is a serial m odem t hat can be ident ified by it s DB- 9 serial port and 6-
switch DI P Switch.
XSt r eam OEM RF M odule (“OEM RF Module” ) : The OEM RF Module is
m ount ed inside all XSt ream - PKG RF Modem s and m ay be int eg r ated into OEM-
designed product s to tr ansm it and receive dat a over -the- air .
2 .1 .1 . Syst e m D escr ip t ion
The PKG- E Ether net RF Modem can be used as an access point in a net work of Digi RS-
232 / RS-
485 RF Modem s ( or other OEM RF Module Em bedded Devices) . XStream RF Modem s
support point -
to-point , peer-t o- peer, point -t o-m ult ipoint and m u lt idrop net w ork topologies. Below
is an exam ple
of a t ypical point - to- m ult ip oint application:
Figure 2‐01. XStream‐PKG‐E Ethernet RF Modem in a Point‐to‐Multipoint Data Radio System
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2 .2 . Com Por t Com m unica t ions
2 .2 .1 . I n st a ll Soft w are
The XCTU and Com Por t Redirector software facilit at e com m u nications through a PC’s com port .
Follow the instr u ctions below t o setup a com por t for configur ing and t esting RF m odem s.
I nst a lla t ion # 1 : XCTU Softw a re
Go t o t he XTCU Sof tw ar e p age at www .digi.com / x ct u and click “ Dow n lo ad ” . Lau nch t h e appr op r iat e
XCTU inst aller and follow t he pr om pt s on the inst allat ion scr eens.
I nst a lla t ion # 2 : Et hern et Com Port Redir e ct or
Go t o t he Know led ge Base p age at w ww .digi. com / support/ kbase. I n th e “ Keyword ” box, ty pe
“ 203 3” and pr ess “ Sear ch” . Click t he link t o t he Know ledge Base ar t icle for detailed inst ruct ions on
how t o in st all t h e Dev ice I n st aller and Com Por t Red ir ect or .
2 .2 .2 . Ra n ge Te st ( XCTU)
When test ing a w ireless link, Digi suggests creat ing t he link using t he following
com ponents:
• XSt r eam - PKG- E Ether net RF Modem ( connected t o a local net work)
• XSt ream - PKG- R RS-232/485 RF Modem (w/ loopback adapt er)
• PC ( connect ed t o a local net work )
• Accessor ies ( Loopback adapt er, CAT5 UTP cable, pow er supplies and RPSMA antennas)
Har dw a re Se t u p:
1. Connect t he XSt r eam - PKG-E ( Ether net) RF Modem and a PC to act ive Ether net por ts of t he
sam e local net w or k using CAT5 cables ( included w / PKG- EA accessories pack age) .
2. At t ach t he serial loopback adapt er to the DB-9 serial connect or of t he XSt ream - PKG-R (RS-
232) RF Modem . The serial loopback adapter configures t he PKG- R RF Modem t o function as
a r ep eat er by looping ser ial dat a back in t o t he m odem for ret ransm ission.
3. Configure the PKG- R (RS- 232) RF Modem for RS- 232 oper at ion using
the built -in DI P Swit ch. Dip Sw it ch 1 should be ON ( u p) and t he
rem aining sw it ches should be OFF ( dow n) .
4. At t ach RPSMA antennas t o both RF Modem s.
5. Pow er bo t h RF Modem s w ith power supplies ( included w/ accessor ies pack age) .
Figure 2‐06. Hardware Setup for Range Test
Run Range Te st :
Launch XCTU and click on “ Help Cont ent s” locat ed under t he quest ion m ar k but ton. Refer to
Sect ion 5. 5 – Ran ge Test Tool of t he XCTU User ’s Gu ide f or det ailed in st r uct ions on h ow t o
co nd uct a r an ge t est using XCTU.
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3. RF Modem Operation
An on-board RF m odule enables the XSt r eam - PKG-E RF Modem to send and receive dat a over -
the-air . The RF m odule oper at es in five m odes.
Figure 3‐01. RF Modem Modes of Operation
The m od em can only be in one m ode at
a t im e.
3 .1 . I dle Mode
When not receiving or t r ansm it ting dat a, t he m odule is in I dle Mode. The m odule uses t he sam e
am ount of power in I dle Mode as it does in Receiv e Mode.
The m od em shif ts int o t he ot her m odes of oper ation under the following condit ions:
• Serial dat a is receiv ed in t he DI Buffer ( Tr ansm it Mode)
• Valid RF dat a is r eceived t h r ough the antenna (Receive Mode)
• Com m and Mode Sequence is issued ( Com m and Mode)
• Sleep Mode cond it ion is m et ( Sleep Mode)
Aft er responding to any of t he preceding cond it ions, t he m odem aut om atically t ransit ions back
int o I dle Mode.
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3 .2 . Transm it M od e
When t he fir st byte of ser ial dat a is received from the UART in the DI buffer , t he m odem
attem pt s to shift t o Transm it Mode and init iate an RF connect ion wit h ot her m odem s.
Figure 3‐02. Transmission of Data
Once in Tr ansmit Mode, t he
modem init ializes a
comm unications channel.
Channel init ializat ion is the
process of sending an RF
init ializer t hat sy nchr onizes
receiving m odem s with the
t r ansm itting m odem . When
st ream ing m ult iple RF packet s,
the RF I nit ializer is only sent in
front of t he fir st p ack et . During
channel init ializat ion, incom ing
serial data accum ulat es in t he
DI buf fer .
Aft er the channel is init ialized,
dat a in t he DI buffer is
grouped int o pack et s ( u p to 64
by tes in each packet ) and is t ransm it ted. The m odem continues t o t r ansm it dat a packet s unt il the
DI buff er is em p t y . Once t ransm ission is finished, t he m odem ret ur ns t o I dle Mode. This
progression is show n above.
As t he transm it ting m odem nears the end of t he t r ansm ission, it inspect s the DI buffer to see if
m or e dat a ex ists to be t r ansm itt ed. This could be t he case if m ore byt es ar rived fr om t he host
aft er t he transm ission began. I f m or e data is pending, the t ransm itting m odem assem bles a
subsequent packet for transm ission.
3 .2 .1 . RF Pa ck e t
The RF pack et is t he sequence of d at a used for com m unicat ing inform at ion bet ween Digi
Modem s. An RF Packet consist s of an RF I nitializer and RF Data.
Figure 3‐03. RF Packet Components
* When streaming multiple RF packets, the RF Initializer is only sent in front of the first packet.
RF I n it ia lize r
An RF init ializer is sent each tim e a new connect ion sequence begins. The RF initializer cont ains
channel infor m at ion t hat not ifies receiving m odem s of in form at ion such as the hopping pat t ern
used by the t ransm it ting m odem . The f ir st t r ansm ission always sends an RF initializer.
An RF init ializer can be of various lengths depending on t he am ount of t im e det erm ined t o be
required t o pr epare a receiv in g m odem . For exam ple, a wake- up initializer is a t ype of RF
init ializer used t o w ake r em o t e m odem s from Sleep Mode (Refer to t he FH, LH, HT and SM
Com m ands for m ore inform at ion) . The length of the wake- up initializer should be longer than t he
lengt h of tim e r em ot e m odem s are in cyclic sleep.
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