
9XTend‐PKG‐E™EthernetRFModem–ProductManualv2.x4x[2007.01.04]
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1.9XTendEthernetRFModem
The 9XTend RF Modem affords OEMs and int egrat ors an easy- to- use RF
solution that sustains reliable delivery of dat a bet ween r em ot e devices.
Out -of- box, t he m od em is configu red t o im m ediat ely sust ain long range
wir eless link s bet ween dev ices. Sim ply feed serial dat a int o one m odem
then t he dat a will surface on t he other end of the wir eless link. The
m od em t r an sfer s a st andar d asy nchr on ou s ser ial dat a st ream bet w een dev ices.
1 .1 . Ke y Fe at u re s
Lo ng Ra n ge D at a I n t egr it y
1 W a t t Pow e r Ou t pu t ( var iable 1m W - 1 W)
Ran ge ( @9, 600 bp s t hr oug hput dat a r at e) :
• I ndoor / Ur ban: up t o 3 0 0 0 ’ ( 9 00 m )
• Out door RF line-of-sight :
u p t o 1 4 m ile s ( 2 2 k m ) w/ dipole an t en na
• Out door RF line- of- sight:
u p t o 4 0 m i le s ( 64 k m ) w / h igh - gain ant enn a
Ran ge ( @11 5, 200 bp s t hr ough put dat a r at e) :
• I ndoor / Ur ban: up t o 1 5 0 0 ’ ( 4 50 m )
• Out door RF line- of- sight:
u p t o 7 m ile s ( 11 k m ) w/ dip ole an t en na
• Out door RF line- of- sight:
u p t o 2 0 m i le s ( 32 k m ) w / h igh - gain ant enn a
Cont inuous RF dat a st ream up to 1 1 5 ,2 0 0 bps
Receiver Sensitivity: - 1 1 0 dBm ( @ 9600 baud) ,
–1 0 0 dBm (@ 115200 baud)
Ad va nce d N e t w or k in g & Se cu r it y
Tru e Peer - t o- Peer ( n o Mast er dev ice r eq uir ed) ,
Point - to- Poin t, Poin t- t o- Mult ipoint & Mult idr op
Ret ries and Acknow ledgem ent s
FHSS ( Frequency Hopping Spread Spectr um )
10 hopping channels, each wit h over 65,000
unique net wor k addresses available
2 5 6 - bit AES Encrypt ion
( AES algor it hm is FI PS- 197 cer tified)
Low Pow e r
7 - 28 V Supply Voltage
Serial Port and Cyclic
soft ware sleep m odes support ed
Ea sy - t o- U se
No configuration necessary for out- of box
RF com m unicat ions
Fr ee X-CTU Soft ware
( Test in g and configu rat ion sof tw ar e)
RF Modem s easily configured using
st andar d AT & binary com m ands
Transparent Operat ion
( Wir eless links r eplace ser ial w ir es)
API Operat ion
( Fr am e- based com m unicat ion s)
Por t able
( sm all for m - fact or easily designed in t o
a wide range of dat a syst em s)
Sof t war e- select ab le I / O int erfacing rat es
Mult iple dat a form at s support ed
( par it y, st art an d st op bit s, et c. )
XI I ™ I nt erfer ence I m m unit y
No Master/ Slave setup dependencies
Fr ee & U nlim it e d T echn ica l Su p po rt
1 .1 .1 . W orldw ide Acceptance
FCC Appr ove d ( USA) Refer t o Ap pendix A [ p56] for FCC Requirem ent s.
Syst em s t hat inclu de XTend RF Modem s inher it Max Str eam ’s Cert ificat ions.
I SM ( I ndu st rial, Scien t if ic & Medical) license- f ree 902- 928 MHz fr equency b an d
Manufact ured under I SO 9 0 0 1 :2 0 0 0 registered st andards
ESD ( El ect r ost a t ic D isch a rge ) im m u nit y - ESD- har den ed an d I EC1 00 0- 4- 2 ( Level 4 ) t est ed
9XTend RF Modem s are opt im ized for use in t he US, Ca n a da , Au st r a lia a nd I sr a e l