Four-Faith F8L10T User manual

F8L10T LoRa
Terminal User
Manual
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F8L10T LoRa Terminal
User Manual
Xiamen Four-Faith Communication Technology Co., Ltd.
Add：11th Floor, A-06 Area, No.370, Chengyi Street, Jimei,
Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Files Revised Record
Date Version Remark Author
2016-12-19 V1.0.0 Initial version WSP
2017-02-20 V1.1.0
According to the product line , modify the
radio frequency description.
Adjust the parameter configuration
section with multiple details.
ZDD
2017-08-17 V1.1.1
Add Formulas to calculate collected
value of ADC YSL
2017-11-09 V1.1.2
Add Fcc Warning
Add Working Principle
Modify Communication Frequency Band
Modify TX Power
Modify F8L10T transmit data
YSL

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FCC WARNING
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This product needs a professional installation.The installer must be trained by our
company. Installer must follow the instructions to install.

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C
Co on nt te en nt ts s
Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product ....................................................................................... 7
1.1 General ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Features and Benefits ....................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Specifications ................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2 Installation Introduction ............................................................................................. 10
2.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 Encasement List ............................................................................................................. 10
2.3 Installation and Cable Connection ................................................................................. 10
2.4 Power ............................................................................................................................. 14
2.5 Indicator Lights Introduction ......................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3 Configuration .............................................................................................................. 15
3.1 Configure connection ..................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Introduction of parameter configuration ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Detailed parameters ........................................................................................................ 16
3.3.1 serial port configuration ...................................................................................... 16
3.3.2 serial port work mode .......................................................................................... 17
3.3.3 ID ........................................................................................................................ 17
3.3.4 working frequency .............................................................................................. 17
3.3.5 Relay address ...................................................................................................... 17
3.3.6 sleep mode ......................................................................................................... 177
3.3.7 Debug level ......................................................................................................... 18

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Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product
1.1 General
F8L10T LoRa data transmission terminal is a wireless data transmission terminal
based on LoRa spread spectrum technology. At the same time using Lora wireless
transmission technology for short distance data transmission.
This product adopts industrial grade Lora scheme with high performance, based on
embedded real-time operating system as the software platform, while providing RS232
and RS485 (or RS422) interface, can be directly connected to the serial device, realize
the transparent data transmission function; low power design, lowest power consumption
is less than 5ma@ 12VDC; 5 I/O, can achieve the digital input output, analog input, pulse
counting function.
It has been widely used on M2M fields, such as electric power, intelligent trafic, wireless
metering, industrial automation, telemetry, water supply, environment protection, weather, and so
on.
1.2 Features
and Benefits
Design for Industrial Application
High-powered industrial LoRa chip and MCU
High-powered industrial 32 bits CPU
Support low power consumption mode, including multi-sleep and trigger modes to
reduce the power dissipation farthest
Housing: iron, providing IP30 protection
Power range: DC 5~36V
Stability and Reliability
Support hardware and software WDT
RS232/RS485/RS422 port: 15KV ESD protection
Power port: reverse-voltage and overvoltage protection
Antenna port: lightning protection(optional)
Standard and Convenience
Adopt terminal block interface, convenient for industrial application
Support standard RS232 and RS485(or RS422) port that can connect to serial
devices directly
TTL logic level RS232 interface can be customized, ADC interface can be customized
Support intellectual mode, enter into communication state automatically when
powered
Provide management software for remote management

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Support several work modes
Convenient configuration and maintenance interface
High-performance
Support Lora wireless short-range data transmission capabilities, with self-organizing
network capabilities
Relay routing and terminal device functionality
Network capacity: 65000 nodes (typical number of 300)
Send mode flexible: Broadcast send or destination address send mode optional
Supply 5 I/O channels, can achieve the analog input of the 3 channels, the digital
input and output of the 2 channels; compatible with the pulse count function of the 2
channels
1.3 Specifications
LoRa Specification
Item Content
Module Industrial LoRa module
Communication
Frequency Band
The product family supports a wide range of frequency bands
ISM: 903-927MHz
Indoor/Urban
Communication
Distance
F8L10T:1km
Outdoor/Visual
Communication
Distance
F8L10T:3.5km
Rate 6 level adjustable（0.3、0.6、1.0、1.8、3.1、5.5Kbps）
TX Power 903-927 MHz：92.91dBuV/m@3m
RX Sensitivity -140dBm
Channel Number 25
Hardware System
Item Content
CPU Industrial 32bits CPU
FLASH 128KB
RAM 16KB
Interface type
Item Content
Serial
1 RS232 port and 1 RS485(orRS422) port, 15KV ESD protection
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1, 2
Parity: none, even, odd, space, mark

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Baud rate: 300、600、1200、2400、4800、9600、19200、38400、57600、115200bps
Indicator “Power”, “ACT”, "Online”
Antenna LoRa : Standard SMA female interface, 50 ohm, lighting protection(optional)
Power Terminal block interface, reverse-voltage and overvoltage protection
Power supply
Item Content
Standard Power DC 12V/0.5A
Power range DC 5~36V
Consumption
Item Working condition Consumption
F8L10T
Sleep 3.1～3.2mA@12 VDC
Receive data 13.2～13.4mA@12 VDC
Transmit data 60.3～61.2mA@12 VDC
Sleep 7.3～7.4mA@5 VDC
Receive data 26.1～26.2mA@5 VDC
Transmit data 107.3～115.1mA@5 VDC
Physical Characteristics
Item Content
Housing Iron, providing IP30 protection
Dimensions 101x74x23 mm
Weight 205g
Environmental Limits
Item Content
Operating
Temperature -40~+85ºC（-40~+185℉）
Storage
Temperature -40~+125ºC（-40~+257℉）
Operating
Humidity
95% ( unfreezing)

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Chapter 2 Installation Introduction
2.1 General
The LoRa Terminal must be installed correctly by professional Installer to make it
work properly.
Warning: 1.Forbid to install the MODEM when powered!
2.This device will not be sold to the general public,it will be sold to dealers only.
3.This device requires controlled installation location by professional installers.
4.This device requires prfessional configuration for use.
5.Be sure to install the original antenna, the installation of other antenna, it will cause
disputes, need to bear the relevant legal responsibility.
2.2 Encasement
List
Name Quantity Remark
LoRa Terminal host 1
LoRa Antenna 1
Power adapter 1
RS232 data cable 1 optional
RS485 data cable 1 optional
Manual CD 1
Certification card 1
Maintenance card 1
2.3 Installation and Cable Connection
Dimension: (unit: mm)