Wavetronix Click 400 User manual

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Using the Click 400

The Click 400 is a 900 MHz spread spectrum radio with two RS-485 ports and one RS-232 port which are active

at all times. The unit also auto-detects the serial settings of a SmartSensor network for quick and easy installation.

Supporting baud rates of 9600 bps to 115.2 Kbps, all Click 400 units can have dierent serial baud rates and still

communicate perfectly.

Physical Features

The Click 400 has several communication ports, as well as features for conﬁguration.

T-Bus

Connector

RS-485

Connector

RS-232

Connector

Antenna

Connector

LED Indicators

Mode

Switch

TOP

FRONT

Communication Ports

The back of the Click 400 features a 5-position connector that plugs into a T-bus connector and provides power

and RS-485 communication to the device. It also passes RS-485 communication from the Click 400 to all other

devices on the T-bus.

The top of the device has a pluggable screw terminal block that features four terminals—one -485, one +485

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and two grounds—for wiring RS-485 communication. This screw terminal block can be removed for easy

preinstallation wiring. It will not be necessary, however, to wire RS-485 through the screw terminal block if the

device is connected to a T-bus with uninterrupted RS-485 communication.

The front of the device has a DB-9 connector for RS-232 communication. Connect a straight-through cable from

this port to a computer to conﬁgure the device using Click Supervisor.

Any data on one port will be transmitted simultaneously on all other ports.

Antenna

The Click 400 has a reversed polarity SMA antenna connector. An external antenna can be mounted on the

exterior of the trac cabinet or up on a pole for maximum range. A whip antenna can also be used inside the

cabinet. If the antenna is installed inside a metal cabinet, the range will be diminished.

Conﬁguration Features

The faceplate of the Click 400 has the following four LEDs:

■ PWR (red) lights up when the device has power.

■ Wireless Link (blue) lights up when the device is set to be a client and can see a server. If the device is set up

to be a server, this LED will blink.

■ TD (green) lights up when the device is transmitting data.

■ RD (yellow) lights up when the device is receiving data.

The LEDs are also used to indicate operation modes, which will be discussed later in the On-device Conﬁguration

section of this document.

The front also has a push-button labeled Mode Switch, which is used to cycle the Click 400 through operation

modes. This will be discussed in the On-device Conﬁguration section of this document.

On-device Conﬁguration

The Click 400 can be conﬁgured using the push-button on the lower part of the faceplate. Press and hold the

push-button to cycle through the dierent operation modes; release the button when the desired mode is

reached. A quick press and release of the push-button will exit out of any mode and return the unit back to normal

operation. The table below and the following sections describe the dierent operating modes.

Mode LED Deﬁnition

Autobaud Green (solid) To autobaud the Click 400, press the push-button, then release when the

green LED turns on. The Click 400 is autobauding when the green LED is on

and the red LED is blinking. When it is ﬁnished autobauding, the red LED will

turn on. If you autobaud a Click 400, the device will always be set up as a

client.

Link Test (Client) Blue (solid) To set the Click 400 in Link Test mode as a client, press the push-button, then

release when the blue LED turns on. If the yellow LED is blinking, then the

module is receiving data out of sequence (missing some data). If the green

LED is blinking, then the module is receiving all data in order.

Link Test (Server) Blue (ﬂashing) To set the Click 400 in Link Test mode as a server, press the push-button, then

release when the blue LED is blinking. The Click 400 is transmitting data if the

red and blue LED stay on and the green LED blinks.

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Reset Red (ﬂashing) To reset the Click 400 to factory defaults, press the push-button, then release

when the red LED is blinking.

Autobaud (solid green)

The Autobaud mode is used to match baud rates with an external device. By default, the device will attempt to

match baud rates with a SmartSensor on the bus; however, the device can be conﬁgured to autobaud with any

device that supports a serial interface.

During the autobaud process, the green LED will stay on and the red LED will ﬂash after every autobaud cycle (the

cycle time increases as latency is added after each cycle). If the autobaud was successful, the radio will be set up

as a client and the green LED will turn o and the yellow LED will start to ﬂash as data arrives over the bus; if the

autobaud was not successful, the green LED will turn o and the yellow LED will be solid.

Link Test in Server (ﬂashing blue) and Client (solid blue) Modes

The Link Test modes are used to test the wireless link between two Click 400 modules. Follow the steps below to

perform a link test:

1. Set one of the devices in Link Test mode as a server by pressing the push-button, then releasing when the

blue LED begins ﬂashing. A server in Link Test mode will have a solid blue and red LED and the green LED will

begin ﬂashing as it sends data for the test.

2. Set the other device in Link Test mode as a client by pressing the push-buttonm then releasing when the blue

LED turns on solid. The client device will have a solid red LED.

3. Watch the client to be sure it has found a server: if the device ﬁnds a server on the same channel, the blue LED

will be solid. If the blue LED does not turn on, then the client cannot ﬁnd a server.

4. Once you’re sure the client has found a server, watch the LEDs on the client to see the results of the link test. A

blinking green LED means that the client is receiving valid link test data from the server; a ﬂashing yellow LED

means that the device is receiving invalid link test data; and a solid yellow LED means no data is being received.

5. If the Click 400 is receiving invalid link test data, verify that the server is in link test mode. If this does not ﬁx the

problem, then check the line of sight and the antenna for possible problems.

6. Once the test is complete, the devices must be taken out of link test mode in order to operate. Press and

release the mode button on each device to get back to operational mode.

Factory Reset (ﬂashing red)

The Factory Reset operation will erase all user-conﬁgured ﬁelds and the Click 400 may have to be reconﬁgured to

work properly in its current application. If a device is not responding and not communicating, resetting the device

may ﬁx the problem. Once the device is responding, restore the conﬁguration needed for its current application

(i.e. loading a SmartSensor client driver or changing to the correct channel).

To reset the Click 400 to factory defaults, release the push-button when the red LED begins ﬂashing. The red LED

should be solid and the green and yellow LEDs will ﬂash. Wait for a few seconds and the device will now have the

original factory conﬁguration.

Computer Conﬁguration

The Click 400 can be conﬁgured more exactly using the Click Supervisor software. See the knowledge base

article 0514 Installing and Using Click Supervisor for instructions on how to download and install Click Supervisor

and how to connect to your device using the software.

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The Click 400 can be conﬁgured using one of ﬁve drivers (see the ﬁgure below).

Which driver you use will depend on what you need to use the device for. The ﬁrst four drivers are known as

application drivers and are used to set the Click device to work in speciﬁc applications. Use the list below to ﬁnd

the appropriate driver for your application:

■ Client – If you intend to connect multiple clients to a single server, use the Client driver.

■ Server – If you intend to connect a single radio to another single radio, use the Server driver.

■ SmartSensor Client – If you intend to connect a wireless sensor station to a wireless base station, use the Smart-

Sensor Client driver.

■ SmartSensor Server – If you intend to connect a wireless base station to a wireless sensor station, use the

SmartSensor Server driver.

To see advanced settings, use the Expert driver. This driver, which exposes every available ﬁeld for the Click 400,

should only be used under the direction of Wavetronix Support.

After you have made conﬁguration changes on a driver and saved it to the Click device, the word “current” will

appear after that driver to indicate the driver that is currently loaded onto the device.

Note. Some settings appear on multiple drivers. Changing one of those settings on any driver and saving them to

the Click device will change that setting on all other drivers it appears on.

The Backups option can be used to read conﬁgurations that have previously been saved to ﬁle.

Application Drivers

The four application drivers have essentially identical ﬁelds and settings, so the section that follows will use

images of just one of those drivers as an example. Under the Setup tab, you can change the settings aecting the

setup of the device and sensor (see the ﬁgure and table below).

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The following settings are common to all four application drivers:

Setting Description

Description Shows a description of the device being conﬁgured. This is only for your information and does not

aect the operation of the device.

Location Displays the location of the device being conﬁgured. This is only for your information and does not

aect the operation of the device.

Device ID Gives the ID number of the device being conﬁgured, which is used to identify the device when you

are connecting to it. By default, this number is the last ﬁve digits of the serial number, which can be

found under the About tab or on the barcode sticker on the bottom of the device. It is recommended

that you do not change this number unless another device on your network has the same ID number.

RF Channel Speciﬁes the frequency channel of the device (the channels range from 0 to 47). Each client

and server must be on the same channel. It is recommended that each system be on a dierent

channel, since the ranges on these devices extend for miles and sharing the same channel with

another location could result in interference.

Tx Power (1W Max) Allows you to modify the power level in increments of 10%. The Click 400 transmit power can be

reduced to decrease interference caused by multiple radios.

Baud Rate Allows you to change the baud rate at which the device connects to the sensor.

Under the About tab, you can view information about your Click 400 (see the ﬁgure and table below).

The following settings are common to all four application drivers:

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Settings Description

Driver Names the driver you are currently working with.

Serial Number Displays the serial number of your device.

Firmware Version Shows the version of ﬁrmware your device currently has installed. If Click Supervisor detects a

discrepancy between this version and the most current version it currently has access to, you will be

prompted to upgrade when you connect to the device.

MAC ID The MAC ID is the unique identiﬁer of the MAC layer of the Click 400.

Under the Diagnostics tab, you can run diagnostics on your device (see the ﬁgure below). Click the General or

900 MHz buttons to run diagnostics on the items listed below each button. If a problem is detected, the program

will display a red square next to the item in question. If no problems are detected, a green circle will appear.

The RSSI display will show the relative RSSI strength of the radio, which is useful for detecting a low signal. If a low

RSSI strength is shown, you can boost the transmit power of the radio (if it isn’t already at 100%), check line of sight to

determine if any obstacles are blocking the signal or check the gain on the antenna and replace the antenna if needed.

Once you have ﬁnished, use the menu bar at the top of the screen to save your settings, return to the Select

Driver screen, and more.

■ The Save menu allows you to save your settings. Select Save to File to save your settings to a ﬁle. Selecting this

will open a directory box, allowing you to name your settings ﬁle. This ﬁle will always be saved in the Wavetronix

folder created when you installed Click Supervisor, under Wavetronix > ClickHome > Drivers > 400 > User. You

can also select Save to Device to save your settings to your Click 400.

Note. If you do not save your settings to your Click 400, they will be lost the next time you power the device down.

■ The Tools menu contains ﬁve options for working with your device. Reset > System power cycles your device,

while Reset > Factory Default restores your device to the settings with which it was shipped. Restore will restore

the driver to the settings currently saved on the Click 400, erasing any unsaved changes. Upgrade can be used

to manually upgrade to the most current ﬁrmware for your device. Hex View changes the view of certain settings

in the driver to hexadecimal.

■ Clicking the Quit menu exits the driver and returns you to the Click Supervisor main page.

Expert Driver

The Expert driver allows you to see all possible settings and ﬁelds, both those available in other drivers and those

available only through this driver. The driver is divided into three tabs—System, 900 MHz and Diagnostics—which

are then subdivided further.

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The System > General tab combines elements of the Setup and About tabs from the other drivers (see the ﬁgure

and table below).

Setting Description

Module Allows you to enter a name for the device.

Driver Names the driver you are currently working with.

Description Shows a description of the device being conﬁgured. This is only for your information and does not

aect the operation of the device.

Location Displays the location of the device being conﬁgured. This is only for your information and does not

aect the operation of the device.

Serial Number Displays the serial number of your device.

Firmware Version Shows the version of ﬁrmware your device currently has installed. If Click Supervisor detects a

discrepancy between this version and the most current version it currently has access to, you will be

prompted to upgrade when you connect to the device.

Subnet ID Shows the subnet ID number. This option is currently not available.

Device ID Gives the ID number of the device being conﬁgured, which is used to identify the device when

you are connecting to it. By default, this number is the last ﬁve digits of the serial number, which

can be found under the About tab or on the barcode sticker on the bottom of the device. It is

recommended that you do not change this number unless another device on your network has the

same ID number.

The System > Comm tab allows you to conﬁgure how the Click device communicates (see the ﬁgure and table below).

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Setting Description

Baud Rate Allows you to change the baud rate at which the device connects to the sensor.

Flow Control Is used for conﬁguring hardware handshaking. This option is currently not available.

Parity Allows you to set parity error checking.

Stop Bits Allows you to set the number of stop bits.

Data Bits Shows you the number of data bits being sent. This option currently cannot be changed.

Active Port Indicates on which port you are communicating with the sensor. This option cannot be changed.

Latency Indicates the latency between the sensor and the Click device. This option cannot be changed.

The System > Autobaud tab allows you to conﬁgure how the device autobauds (see the ﬁgure and table below).

Setting Description

Command Allows you to set the command sent from the device during the autobaud process. Don’t

change these values unless instructed to by Wavetronix Technical Services.

Response Shows the response the device is expecting from the above command. Don’t change these

values unless instructed to by Wavetronix Technical Services.

SmartSensor ID Shows the ID number of the sensor with which the Click device is currently communicating.

This only shows the number after you have autobauded the Click device; when the Click

device is not communicating with a sensor, this option will display a 0.

Server/Client Allows you to set whether the device is a server or client in a point to multipoint setup. (This

option is not related to device autobauding.)

The 900 MHz > Conﬁg 1 tab allows you to change the RF channel and delivery settings (see the ﬁgure and table below).

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Setting Description

RF Channel Speciﬁes the frequency channel of the device (the channels range from 0 to 47). Each client

and server must be on the same channel. It is recommended that each system be on a dierent

channel, since the ranges on these devices extend for miles and sharing the same channel with

another location could result in interference.

Tx Power (1W Max) Allows you to modify the power level in increments of 10%. The Click 400 transmit power can be

reduced to decrease interference caused by multiple radios.

Receive Mode Allows you to select which data packets will be received. If the device is set up as a client, select

Address/Broadcast; if the device is set up as a server, select Address.

RF Delivery Allows you to send to a speciﬁc address or broadcast to all radios. If the device is set up as a

client, select Address; if the device is set up as a server, select Broadcast.

Auto Destination Allows you to choose the destination for the data packets. If Destination ID is selected, the Dest.

ID will need to be entered for the Click 400 you are communicating with; if Server ID is selected,

the Click 400 will automatically communicate with the Server.

Dest. ID Allows you to enter the MAC ID of the radio that the Click 400 you’re conﬁguring should connect

to.

MAC ID The MAC ID is the unique identiﬁer of the MAC layer of the Click 400.

The 900 MHz > Conﬁg 2 tab contains channel synchronization settings (see the ﬁgure and table below).

Setting Description

CTS Asserted Reserved for hardware handshaking. This ﬁeld is not editable.

CTS Deasserted Reserved for hardware handshaking. This ﬁeld is not editable.

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Sync to channel Allows you to synchronize channels with other servers.

Sync Channel Allows you to choose the channel number to synch to. This number must be lower than the RF

channel.

DES Encryption Allows you to encrypt data going across radios.

DES Key Must be the same on all radios you are using.

The 900 MHz > Conﬁg 3 tab contains timeout settings (see the ﬁgure and table below).

Setting Description

RF Packet Size Allows you to set the maximum size of an RF packet before it is sent.

Interface Timeout Allows you to set the amount of time in milliseconds to wait until your buer is full before sending.

Transmit Retries Allows you to set the number of times the radio will transmit after not getting a response (Address

mode).

Broadcast Attempts Allows you to set a number of times the radio will broadcast after not getting a response

(Broadcast mode).

System ID Allows you to set a network password.

Under the Diagnostics tab, you can run diagnostics on your device (see the ﬁgure below). Click the General or

900 MHz buttons to run diagnostics on the items listed below each button. If a problem is detected, the program

will display a red square next to the item in question. If no problems are detected, a green circle will appear.

Once you have ﬁnished, use the menu bar at the top of the screen to save your settings, return to the Select

Driver screen, and more.

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