R3 ECHORING R3HM1000 User manual

R3 HEALTH MONITOR
User Manual
Support Tool for the EchoRing Ethernet Bridge
R3HM1000
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Table of Contents
1 General Terms of Use of this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Please Observe the Following Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Product Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Device Assembly and Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.1 Use Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.1.1 Channel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5.1.2 Indepth Channel Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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1 General Terms of Use of this Document
It is the user’s responsibility to regularly confirm they have downloaded the latest version
of this manual, as R3 may edit, revise, or improve product documentation over time.
The user must ensure the product is used correctly according to this document’s guidelines,
in particular by observing all relevant standards and regulations.
This document, including all diagrams and illustrations, is copyrightprotected. Any and all
changes violate our Terms of Use.
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2 Please Observe the Following Notes
Please observe and obey the following note formats and instructions throughout the docu
ment:
TIP — Text in this format is information explaining correct use of the product.
!
ATTENTION — Text in this format must be observed in order to avoid malfunction and/or even damage,
or to avoid security risks.
iEXAMPLE — Text in this format provides examples.
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3 Product Description
The Health Monitor is a device that determines data traffic patterns and quality of signals
in a deployed wireless network. This allow the setup of a well operating wireless network.
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4 Product Specification
General
Model Panasonic Toughpad FZM1
Graphic Chip Intel® HD Graphics 615
Physical Dimensions (WxDxH) 203 mm x 18 mm x 132 mm
Weight Approx. 540g
Power Adapter Input: 100V  240V AC, 50Hz/60Hz
Output: 16V DC, 3.75A
Operating temperature 29°C to +60°C
Storage temperature 51°C to + 71°C
Scannable frequencies 5,725–5,875 MHz
Number of channels 5
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5 Device Assembly and Usage
5.1 Use Device
5.1.1 Channel Overview
The device scans the wireless channels for active traffic in the supported frequency bands.
Statistics of each scanned channel are shown in the upper horizontal bar.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(A) ”Packets/sec” displays the number of packets, transmitted with a device over EchoRing,
in each channel.
(B) ”NonEchoring/sec” displays the number of other Wlanbased packets, not transmitted
over EchoRing, on that channel.
(C) ”Number of Nodes” displays the number of EchoRingcapable devices currently active
in the channel.
5.1.2 Indepth Channel Diagnostic
1. Click the channel with active EchoRing devices that you would like to monitor more
closely. Click the selected channel again to enter channel overview scanning of the
frequency band.
2. You now see two graphical elements: a topology graph with its devices to the left and
statics diagrams to the right.
5.1.2.1 Network’s Signal Strength
1. Click the ”Show SNR” toggle.
2. The topology now shows a graphical representation of the signal strengths between
devices in network.
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Each device in the topology has a circle around them. This circle is cut in sections which rep
resents each link to every other device in the network. The color of the section determines
the signal strength to each device.
Color SNR Meaning
Red < 40 dB
 low chance of transmitting/receiving without interference
 poor link quality
 improvement is highly recommended
Orange 4080 dB
 medium chance of transmitting/receiving without interference
 medium link quality
 improvement is recommended
Green > 80 dB
 high chance of transmitting/receiving without interference
 good link quality
 improvement is not needed
Click on a specific device to investigate which respective link is to which device.
Arrows with a numerical value appear between devices displaying the links signal strength.
The signal strength does dynamically change since it is directly affected by objects in the
environment.
TIP — If possible, try improve SNR values by adjusting position of devices with poor signal strength or by
reconfiguring reliability parameters in network config, in order to make network more robust.
The SNR of all stations is also displayed in a graph to the right.
When clicking one device, the graph adjusts to compare the signal quality of the selected
device to the others.
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