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XStream-PKG-R™ RS-232/485 RF Modem – Product Manual v5.x00
XSt ream -PKG-R RS- 232/ 485 RF Modem – Product Manual v5.x00
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Contents
1 . X St r e a m RS-2 3 2 / 4 8 5 RF Mode m 4
1 . 1 . Fe at u res 4
1.1.1 . Wor ldwide Accept ance 4
1 .2 . Sp ecifica t ion s 5
1 . 3 . Ex t er na l I n t e rfa ce 6
2 . I nt e rf a ci ng Pr o t ocol 7
2 .1 . RS-2 3 2 Op er at ion 7
2.1.1 . DI P Sw it ch Set t ings and Pin Signals 7
2 .2 . RS-4 8 5 ( 2 -w ir e) Op e ra t ion 9
2.2.1 . DI P Sw it ch Set t ings and Pin Signals 9
2 .3 . RS-4 8 5 ( 4 -w ire) and RS-4 2 2 Op er at ion 1 0
2.3.1 . DI P Sw it ch Set t ings and Pin Signals 10
3 . RF M od em Ope r a t ion 1 2
3 .1 . Seria l Com m unica t ions 1 2
3.1.1. RS-232 and RS-485/ 422 Dat a Flow 12
3.1.2 . Host and RF Modem I / O Sett ings 12
3.1.3 . Flow Cont rol 13
3 . 2 . M ode s of Op er at ion 1 4
3.2.1 . I dle Mode 14
3.2.2 . Transm it Mode 14
3.2.3. Receive Mode 16
3.2.4 . Sleep Modes 16
3.2.5 . Com m and Mode 19
4 . RF M ode m Config ur at ion 2 1
4 . 1 . Au t om at ic DI P Sw it ch Con fig ur at io ns 2 1
4 .2 . Progr am m in g Ex a m ples 2 2
4.2.1 . AT Com m ands 22
4.2.2 . Binar y Com m ands 23
4 . 3 . Com m a n d Re fe r e nce T a ble 2 4
4 .4 . Com m and Descript ions 2 5
5 . RF Com m u n ica t ion M ode s 4 0
5 .1 . Addressing 4 1
5.1.1 . Address Recognition 41
5 .2 . Ba sic Com m u nica t io ns 4 2
5 .2 .1 . St r eam ing Mode ( Def ault ) 42
5.2.2. Repeater Mode 43
5 .3 . Acknow ledged Com m un ica t ions 4 6
5.3.1 . Acknow ledged Mode 46
5.3.2 . Mult i-St ream ing Mode 48
App en dix A: Age n cy Ce r t ifi ca t ion s 5 2
FCC Ce rt if ica t i on 5 2
OEM Labeling Requ ir em en ts 53
Ant enna Usage 53
FCC-Approved Ant ennas 54
I C ( I n dust ry Ca na da ) Ce rt ifica t ion 5 5
Appe ndix B: De ve lopm e nt Guide 5 6
RS-2 3 2 Acce ssor ie s Kit Con t ent s 5 6
Adapters 57
Ant ennas 58
App en dix C: Addit ion a l I nf or m a t ion 5 9
1 - Yea r W a r r a n t y 5 9
Or de r in g I n fo rm at ion 5 9
Con t a ct D igi 6 0
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1. XStream RS-232/485 RF Modem
The XStr eam -PKG-R RF Modem prov ides long r ange data
com m unicat ions and advanced net work ing for OEMs and syst em
int egr ators. Out-of -box, t he m odem is equipped t o sust ain long range
wir eless link s betw een dev ices. Sim ply ent er serial data int o one
m odem and t he dat a surfaces on t he ot her end of t he wireless link.
The m odem t ransfers a st andar d asy nchr onous ser ial dat a st ream
bet ween t wo or m or e m od em s. I t s b uilt -in RS-232/ 485/ 422 inter facing facilitat es rapid
int egr at ion int o ex ist ing dat a syst em s.
1 .1 . Fe at u re s
Lon g Ran g e
9XStr eam -PKG- R ( 9 00 MHz) Range:
•I ndoor/ Urban: up to 1 5 0 0 ’ ( 450 m )
•Out door line-of-sight: u p t o 7 m ile s ( 11 k m )
w/ 2.1 dBm dipole ant enna
•Out door line-of-sight: u p t o 2 0 m ile s ( 3 2 k m )
w/ high gain ant enna
24XSt ream -PKG- R ( 2.4 GHz) Range:
•I ndoor/ Urban: up t o 60 0 ’ (180 m )
•Out door line-of-sight: u p t o 3 m iles ( 5 k m )
w/ 2.1 dBm dipole ant enna
•Out door line-of-sight: u p t o 1 0 m iles ( 1 6 k m )
w/ high gain ant enna
Receiver Sensitiv ity: -1 1 0 dBm ( 90 0 MHz) ,
-1 0 5 dBm ( 2. 4 GHz)
Ad va n ce d N e t w ork in g an d Se cu r it y
True peer-t o-p eer ( no “ m ast er ” r eq uir ed ) ,
point -t o-point , point-t o-m ultipoint , m ult idr op
Ret ries and Ack nowledgem ent s
7 hopping channels, each with over 65 ,000
available net work addresses
FHSS ( Fr equen cy Hop ping Sp read Spect r um )
1 .1 .1 . W or ld w ide Accept an ce
FCC Cer t ifie d ( USA) - Refer to Appendix A for FCC Requirem ent s.
Sy st em s t hat cont ain XSt r eam RF Modem s aut om at ically inherit Digi Cer t ifications.
I SM (I ndustrial, Scientific and Medical) frequency band
Manufact ured under I SO 9 0 0 1 :2 0 0 0 regist er e d st a n da rds
9XStream (900 MHz) RF Modem s are appr ov ed for use in US, Ca n a da , Au st r alia and I sr a e l
( an d m or e) .
Ea sy-t o-Use
Out -of-Box RF Com m unications -
no configuration required
Ex ter nal DI P Swit ch for configur ing:
•RS-232/ 485/ 422 support
( m u lt idr op in cluded )
•2- w ir e ( h alf -duplex) or 4-w ir e
RS-485/ 42 2 operat ion
•Par ity options
7- 18 VDC pow er supply
Sim ple AT and Binar y com m ands for
program m ing t he m odem
Soft w ar e-select able ser ial
int er facing rates
MODBUS, CTS, RTS, DTR, DCD
(and m ore) I / O Support
XI I ™ I nterference Blocking
Power -saving Sleep Modes
( as low as 6 m A)
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1 .2 . Spe cifica t ions
Table 1.1. XStream-PKG-R RS-232/485 RF Modem Specifications
Specification 9XStream-PKG-R (900 MHz) 24XStream-PKG-R (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/ dipole antenna
Up to 20 miles (32 km) w/ high-gain antenna
Up to 3 miles (5 km) w/ 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
125 – 65,000 bps (software selectable)
125 – 65,000 bps (software selectable)
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
7-18 VDC
7-18 VDC
Receive Current
70 mA
90 mA
Transmit Current
170 mA
180 mA
Pin Sleep Power-Down
6 mA
6 mA
General
Frequency
902-928 MHz
2.4000-2.4835 GHz
Spread Spectrum
Frequency Hopping, Wide band FM modulator
Frequency Hopping, Wide band FM modulator
Network Topology
Peer-to-Peer, Point-to-Multipoint, Point-to-Point, Multidrop
Peer-to-Peer, Point-to-multipoint, Point-to-Point, Multidrop
Channel Capacity
7 hop sequences share 25 frequencies
7 hop sequences share 25 frequencies
Data Connection
DB-9
DB-9
Physical Properties
Enclosure
7.1 oz. (200g), Extruded aluminum, black anodized
7.1 oz. (200g), Extruded aluminum, black anodized
Enclosure Size
2.750” x 5.500” x 1.125”
(6.99cm x 13.97” x 2.86cm)
2.750” x 5.500” x 1.125”
(6.99cm x 13.97” x 2.86cm)
Operating Temperature
0 to 70º C (commercial), -40 to 85º C (industrial)
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
½ wave dipole whip, 5.25” (13.3 cm), 2.1 dBi Gain
Connector
Reverse-polarity SMA
Reverse-polarity SMA
Impedance
50 ohms unbalanced
50 ohms unbalanced
Certifications (Refer to www.digi.com for additional certifications)
FCC Part 15.247
OUR9XSTREAM
OUR-24XSTREAM
Industry Canada (IC)
4214A-9XSTREAM
4214A 12008
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1 .3 . Ex t er na l I nt e rfa ce
1 .1 a . Pow e r Sw it ch
Figure 1.1. Front View
1 .1 b. I / O a n d Pow e r LED s
The LED indicator s visualize diagnost ic st at us infor m at ion. The
m odem ’s st at us is represent ed as follows:
Ye llow ( t op LED) = Ser ial Dat a Ou t ( t o host )
Green ( m iddle) = Ser ial Dat a I n ( f rom h ost )
Re d ( bot t om ) = Pow er / TX I nd icat or ( Red lig ht is o n w hen
power ed, off briefly dur ing RF tr ansm ission)
1 .1 c. Seria l Port ( DB-9 Con ne ct or )
St andard fem ale DB-9 (RS-232) DCE connector – This connector
can be also used for RS-485 and RS-422 connect ions.
1 . 1 d . Pow e r Con ne ct or
7- 1 8 VDC Pow er Connect or ( Cent er p osit iv e, 5 .5 / 2 .1m m ) – Pow er
can also be supplied t hrough Pin 9 of t he DB-9 Serial Por t .
1 .2 a . D I P Sw it ch
Figure 1.2. Back View
N OTE: I n cases where AT Com m ands should not be sent each t im e
t he RF Modem is pow er ed-on, t he pr ocessor m ust be disabled by
populat ing J7 on t he in ter face boar d in side t he m odem (p21) .
1 . 2 b . Con fig ( Con fig ur at ion ) Sw it ch
The Conf igu rat ion Sw it ch pr ovides an alt er nat e w ay t o en ter “ AT
Com m and Mode” . To ent er “ AT Com m and Mode” at t he RF
m odem ’s default baud rate, hold t he Configuration Sw it ch down
while power ing on t he m odem using t he Power Sw it ch (1.1a).
1 .2 c. An tenna Port
Figure 1.3. DIP Switch Settings
Move the Power Sw itch t o the on ( up) position t o power t he
I nter face Board. DI P Swit ch ( 1.2a] sett ings ar e only read
during a power -up sequence.
The DI P Sw it ch aut om atically configures t he XSt ream RF Modem
t o oper at e in different m odes. Each t im e t he m odem is powered-
on, int elligence inside t he XI B-R interface board ( inside t he
m odem ) progr am s t he m odem according t o t he positions of t he
DI P Swit ch. (See figur e below for DI P Swit ch settings]
Refer to table in the “Automatic
DIP Switch Configurations” (p19]
section for more information about
configurations triggered by the
DIP Switch.
1.1a.
Power
Switch
1.1b. I/O and
Power LEDs
1.1c. DB-9
Serial Port
1.1d. Power
Connector
1.2a.
DIP Switch
1.2b.
Config Switch
1.2c.
Antenna Port
Port is a 50Ω RF signal connector for connecting to an external
ant enna. The connect or type is RPSMA ( Reverse Polarit y SMA) fem ale.
The connector has threads on t he outside of a
barrel and a m ale cent er conduct or .
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2. Interfacing Protocol
The XStr eam -PKG-R RF Modem support s t he follow ing int erfacing prot ocols:
•RS-232
•RS-485 (2-w ire) Half-Duplex
•RS-485 (4-w ire) and RS-422
2 .1 . RS-2 3 2 Opera tion
2 .1 .1 . D I P Sw it ch Se t t ings a n d Pin Sig na ls
Figure 2.1. Figure 2.2.
RS-232 DIP Switch Settings Pins used on the female RS-232 (DB-9)
Serial Connector
DIP Switch settings are read and applied
only while powering-on.
Table 2.1. RS-232 Signals and their implementations on the XStream RF Modem
(Low-asserted signals are distinguished by horizontal line over pin name.)
DB-9 Pin
RS-232
Name
AT Command
Reference*
Description Implementation
1
DCD
DO3
Data-Carrier-Detect
Connected to DSR (pin6)
2
RXD
DO
Received Data
Serial data exiting the RF Modem (to host)
3
TXD
DI
Transmitted Data
Serial data entering into the RF modem (from host)
4
DTR
DI3
Data-Terminal-Ready
Can enable POWER-DOWN on the RF Modem
5
GND
-
Ground Signal
Ground
6
DSR
DO3
Data-Set-Ready
Connected to DCD (pin1)
7
/
CMD
DI2 Request-to-Send
Provides flow control or
enables “Command Mode” on the RF Modem
8
DO2
Clear-to-Send
Provides flow control
9 RI - Ring Indicator
Optional power input that is connected internally to
the positive lead of the front power connector
* Inside the XStream RF Modem is an XStream OEM RF Module. The names in this column refer to the pin
signals of the embedded RF module. XStream Commands (p24) used to configure pin behaviors are named
according to the pins of the module, not the RS-232 connection pins.
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W irin g D iagr a m : RS-2 3 2 D T E D e v ice t o a D CE RF M ode m
Figure 2.3. RS-232 DTE (male connector) device wired to an XStream RF Modem (female connector)
W irin g D ia gr am : D CE RF M ode m t o a n RS-2 3 2 D CE Device
Figure 2.4. XStream RF Modem (female connector) wired to an RS-232 DTE (male connector) device
Sa m p le W ir ele ss Conn ect ion : D TE  D CE D CE  D CE
Figure 2.5.Typical wireless link between DTE and DCE devices
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2 .2 . RS-4 8 5 ( 2 -w ir e) Ope ra t ion
2 .2 .1 . D I P Sw it ch Se t t ings a n d Pin Sig na ls
Figure 2.6. Figure 2.7.
RS-485 (2-wire) Half-Duplex Pins used on the female RS-232 (DB-9)
DIP Switch Settings Serial Connector
Figure 2.8.
RS-485 (2-wire) with Termination (optional)
Termination is the 120 Ω resistor between T+ and T- .
DI P Swit ch set t ings ar e read and applied only while powering-on.
Note: Refer to Figures 2.15 and 2.16 for RJ-45 connector pin designations used in
RS-485/422 environments.
Table 2.2. RS-485 (2-wire half-duplex) Signals and their implementations on the XStream RF Modem
DB-9 Pin
RS-485 Name
Description
Implementation
2 T/R- (TRA) Negative Data Line
Transmit serial data to and from the
XStream RF Modem
5
GND
Ground Signal
Ground
8 T/R+ (TRB) Positive Data Line
Transmit serial data to and from the
XStream RF Modem
9 PWR Power
Optional power input that is connected internally
to the front power connector
1, 3, 4, 6, 7
not used
W irin g D iagr a m : RS-4 8 5 ( 2 -w ir e) H a lf-Duplex
Figure 2.9. XStream RF Modem in an RS-485 (2-wire) half-duplex environment
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