Thermo Scientific AutoWAVE 1-0479-013 User manual

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AutoWAVE®
Handheld Radio
User Guide
P/N 1-0479-013
Revision B

AutoWAVE®
Handheld Radio
User Guide
P/N 1-0479-013
Revision B

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AutoWAVE
HAND-HELD RADIO
USER MANUAL
CONTENTS
Section Title Page
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................3
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................4
2.0 QUICK SETUP ........................................................5
3.0 TUNING TRANSCEIVER PERFORMANCE .................................6
3.1 (0)Set Operation Mode ................................................7
4.0 OPERATION MODE SELECTIONS ........................................8
(0)Point-to-PointMaster............................................8
(1)Point-to-PointSlave.............................................8
(2)Point-to-MultipointMaster .......................................8
(3)Point-to-Multipointslave.........................................8
(4)Point-to-PointSlave/Repeater .....................................8
(5)Point-to-PointRepeater ..........................................9
(6)Point-to-PointSlave/MasterSwitchable .............................9
(7)Point-to-MultipointRepeater.....................................13
5.0 MULTIPOINT OPERATION .............................................14
(0)NumberRepeaters .............................................14
(1)MasterPacketRepeat...........................................14
(2)MaxSlaveRetry...............................................15
(3)RetryOdds ...................................................15
(4)DTRConnect .................................................15
(5)RepeaterFrequency ............................................15
(6)NetworkID...................................................15
(8) Multimaster Synch .............................................16
6.0 BAUD RATE SELECTIONS ............................................17
(1)SetBaudRate.................................................17
(2)DataWordLengthandParity ....................................17
(3)ModBusRTU.................................................18

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7.0 CALL BOOK SELECTIONS .............................................19
(2)EditCallBook ................................................19
8.0 RADIO TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS .................................22
(0)FreqKey .....................................................22
(1)MaxPacketSizeand(2)MinPacketSize...........................23
(3)XmitRate ....................................................25
(4)RFDataRate .................................................25
(5)RFXmitPower................................................25
(6)SlaveSecurity.................................................26
(7)RTStoCTS ..................................................26
(8)RetryTimeOut................................................27
9.0 RADIO STATISTICS ...................................................27
10.0 TRANSCEIVER LOCATION .............................................27
11.0 STATUS LEDS ........................................................28
12.0 USING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA ......................................30
13.0 RS-232 PIN ASSIGNMENTS .............................................31
14.0 DATA COMMUNICTIONS SETTINGS ....................................32
15.0 ESTABLISHING DATA COMMUNICTION LINKS ..........................33
16.0 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................36

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
This document describes applications for the AutoWAVE hand-held
radio when used with Thermo Scientific AutoPILOT, AutoMATE
or SuperFlo II Flow Computers.
The AutoWAVE hand-held radio uses spread spectrum technology
which allows a high bit rate (1200 baud to 115.2 kilobaud) while
maintaining low bit error rates. The radios operate in the 902-928
MHZ frequency band which does not require Federal Communications
Commission (USA) licensing.
Features of the AutoWAVE hand-held radios include:
* 1,005 frequencies over 902-928 MHZ, with 15
selectable hop patterns.
* Compact size (4” wide x 1.75” deep x 6.3” high
without antenna) and low weight. Compact enclosure
contains radio/ modem and power supply (including
batteries).
* Standard RS-232 asynchronous interface operates at up
to 115.2 Kbps.
* AllconfigurationoptionsbyprogrammingradiousingapersonalcomputerorASCII
terminal.
* Same radio hardware used for master or remote radio.
* Low power consumption:
650 ma at 12V for 1W.
600 ma at 8.5V for 400 mW.
5 mA sleep mode current.
* Operates on standard AA batteries (4) or external 5-15 Vdc..

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1.1 SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency.................................................. 902 - 928 MHZ
Transmitter
OutputPower.................................. 1W(+30dBm)at9.5V to 14V
400 mW (+25 dBm) at 7.5V to 9.5V
Modulation .......................................... GFSK,120 kBs-170kBs
OccupiedBandwidth ............................................... 230kHz
Receiver
Sensitivity ....................................... -108 dBm at 10-6 raw BER
Selectivity .............................................40dB at fc ±230 kHz
60dB at fc ±460kHz
Data Transmission
ErrorDetection ................................... 32bitCRC, resend on error
Dataencryption .....................................Substitution, dynamic key
Link throughput .................................................115 Kbaud
Interface ..................RS-232, 0- to 5V TTL levels, 1200 Baud to 115.2 Kbaud
Power Requirements:
Transmitcurrent................ 650 ma at 12V for 1W, 600ma at 8.5V for 400 mW
Receive current ..............................................100 ma at 12V
Idle ...............................................................65ma
Sleep...............................................................5ma