Dust Networks SmartMesh IA-510 D2511 User manual

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SMARTMESH IA-510 D2511 MANAGER GUI
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Document Number: 040-0075 rev 3 SmartMesh IA-510 (I) D2511 Manager Guide
Last Revised: August 10, 2010

Contents
SMARTMESH IA-510 D2511 MANAGER GUIDE i
About This Guide
Related Documents............................................................ iii
Conventions Used............................................................... iii
Revision History .................................................................iv
1Introduction
What is a SmartMesh Network?.........................................1
SmartMesh Network Features ................................................2
SmartMesh Manager’s Role....................................................2
Manager Packing List..........................................................2
Manager Overview ..............................................................3
10/100Base-T Ethernet Interface ...........................................3
Serial 1 Interface.................................................................4
Serial 2 Interface.................................................................6
2 Specifications
Detailed Radio Specifications.............................................7
Antenna Specifications .......................................................8
Power Supply.......................................................................8
Mechanical Drawings..........................................................9
Regulatory and Standards Compliance ...........................10
Normal Operating Conditions...........................................11
3 Installing the D2511 Manager
Ports Used by the D2511 Manager..................................13

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Connecting the Manager Directly to a Computer ...........14
Installing the Manager on the LAN..................................15
A Configuring Serial 1 Operation
Configuring the Serial 1 Interface...................................17
Using Admin Toolset to Configure Serial 1 .............................17
Using Linux Commands to Configure Serial 1.........................19
B Assembling a 9-pin D-SUB Adapter for Serial 1
C Restoring Manager Factory Default Settings

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About This Guide
Thank you for purchasing the SmartMesh®IA-510 D2511 manager. This guide provides
an overview of the hardware and software resources of the D2511 manager in addition
to detailed specifications.
Related Documents
This guide is a part of a documentation suite for the IA-510 family of products. The
following documents contain important information for software and firmware
development with an IA-510 manager:
•SmartMesh Manager Serial API Guide—provides information about manager’s
packet-based API and instructions on configuring the serial port application
function.
•SmartMesh Manager XML API Guide—provides information about manager’s
hierarchical tag-based XML API.
•SmartMesh CLI Commands Guide—describes manager’s CLI commands, used for
debugging and troubleshooting.
Conventions Used
The following conventions are used in this guide:
•Computer type indicates information that you enter, such as specifying a URL.
•Bold type indicates buttons, fields, and menu commands.
•Italic type is used to introduce a new term.
dNote: Notes provide more detailed information about concepts.
bCaution: Cautions advise you about actions that might result in a loss of data.
cWarning! Warnings advise you about actions that may cause physical harm to the
hardware or your person.

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Revision History
Revision Date Description
040-0075 rev 1 8/5/2009 Final (product release).
040-0075 rev 2 11/18/2009
040-0075 rev 3 8/10/2010

SMARTMESH IA-510 D2511 MANAGER GUIDE 1
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Introduction
The SmartMesh IA-510 D2511 network manager combines Dust Networks’ robust
intelligent networking and industry-leading low-power radio technology to achieve the
high data reliability, lower latency, and deterministic power management required for
condition monitoring applications. The D2511 acts as both a gateway and network
manager for up to 250 SmartMesh IA-510 motes (DN2510 or M2510), creating a self-
configuring, reliable wireless mesh network.
What is a SmartMesh Network?
SmartMesh networks are reliable, ultra low-power, wireless mesh networks that can be
used for a wide variety of condition monitoring applications such as vibration
monitoring, HVAC monitoring at large commercial sites, wind monitoring, solar tracker
monitoring, and environmental monitoring and control. A SmartMesh network consists
of a network manager and up to 250 motes—low-power wireless transceivers that have
connections for analog, digital, and serial sensors and actuators.
Figure 1 A SmartMesh Network
•SmartMesh manager is a line powered network node that controls and monitors
network performance.
The manager coordinates routing, aggregates mote packets,
collects network statistics, and publishes data to a wired network.
The manager can
publish data in XML format over the Ethernet port, or in serial format over the
serial port.
Mote
Mote
Manager
LAN/
WLAN
PC

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•Motes are ultra low-power wireless transceivers that receive serial data from
attached sensors and use an onboard radio to send the packets to neighboring
motes. These motes pass the packet on to other motes—and, in a series of “hops”
deliver the data to the SmartMesh manager. Motes run SmartMesh software and are
designed as a simple-to-integrate wireless modules.
SmartMesh Network Features
SmartMesh networks provide a simple, reliable way to monitor and control processes
and equipment. Using redundant, multi-hop networking and ultra low-power hardware,
SmartMesh networks offer unprecedented access to information about the physical
world.
SmartMesh networks are:
•Easy to Install—They are self-configuring, battery-powered networks that require
no site survey or wireless expertise to install.
Benefit: You can deploy a SmartMesh Network within hours, not days.
•Reliable—They provide redundant, self-healing routing that approaches the
reliability of a wired network.
Benefit: You have the reliability of a wired network with the flexibility of wireless.
•Manageable—They provide network-wide quality-of-service metrics and control
commands that simplify network management.
Benefit: You can manage multiple networks from a single PC. No device-level
coding or management is needed.
SmartMesh Manager’s Role
The D2511 manager provides configuration, management, and gateway functionality
for a network of SmartMesh IA-510 motes. At its core, the D2511 manager utilizes the
SmartMesh IA-510 embedded manager (PM2511), which includes a wireless
transceiver, processor and memory, embedded networking software, and multiple
interfaces to host systems, including PPP and Ethernet.
SmartMesh IA-510 managers host well defined application interfaces (via both XML
API and serial API) that allow programmatic access to network control commands,
performance statistics, and connectivity details. In addition, the D2511 manager offers
administrative interfaces via its Web-based Admin Toolset utility and text-based
command line interface (CLI).

Manager Packing List CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
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Manager Packing List
The components shipped with the D2511 manager are listed in Table 1.
Manager Overview
The D2511 manager provides a 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface and three serial
interfaces, a power supply connector, and status LEDs, as shown in Figure 2. The data
interfaces are described in detail in the following sections. For power supply
specifications, refer to Chapter 2.
The status LEDs provide the following information:
•Power (Green)—The Power LED is on when the 12 V power supply provided with
the D2511 is connected and functioning properly.
•Subscription (Yellow)—Indicates that a client program is subscribed to the
manager via Ethernet or the Serial 1 interface.
•Radio (Yellow)—Blinks when there is data activity over the radio.
Figure 2 Manager Features
Table 1 Packing List for the D2511 Manager
Component Amount Description
D2511 manager 1 Controls and monitors the network.
Power cable 1 Connects the manager to an AC outlet.
International adapter kit 1 The kit includes power adapters for most
countries.
Status LEDs
10/100Base-T
Ethernet
Serial 1
Power supply
Serial 2
Serial 3

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10/100Base-T Ethernet Interface
The 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface is a standard RJ45 connector which provides users
with access to manager’s XML-RPC API and the Admin Toolset utility.
XML-RPC API
The XML-RPC API is an open Extensible Markup Language (XML) interface that lets
a client application send Remote Procedure Call (RPC) requests to the manager and
receive responses and other data from the manager via XML-RPC. The API consists of
a Control Channel and a Notification Channel. The Control Channel is used to establish
connection and exchange commands and information about the SmartMesh Network.
The Notification Channel is used to stream data and network events to the client
program. The API is fully documented in the SmartMesh IA-510 Manager XML API
Guide.
Admin Toolset
The D2511 manager provides a Web-based administrative tool, called Admin Toolset
(see Figure 3), which can be used to view network statistics and mote and alarm
information, configure serial and Ethernet port settings, configure the Real Time Clock
or enable the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, set the network security mode, and
execute selective commands. You can also use Admin Toolset to upgrade the manager
software as well as perform remote software updates on motes in the wireless network.
The Admin Toolset utility is described in detail in the SmartMesh IA-510 Admin Toolset
Guide.
Figure 3 Admin Toolset
Table 2 Ethernet Port Hardware Specifications
Port Description Signaling
Ethernet 10/100Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10/100Base-T