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Addressable pointAddressable pointAddressable pointAddressable point----totototo----point point point point PointPointPointPoint----totototo----Multipoint and broadcast modesMultipoint and broadcast modesMultipoint and broadcast modesMultipoint and broadcast modes Inverted RS232 interface at 5V or 3VCMOS levelInverted RS232 interface at 5V or 3VCMOS levelInverted RS232 interface at 5V or 3VCMOS levelInverted RS232 interface at 5V or 3VCMOS level DTE speed 600DTE speed 600DTE speed 600DTE speed 600----115200bps115200bps115200bps115200bps Overall throughput: Overall throughput: Overall throughput: Overall throughput: 17kbps wit17kbps wit17kbps wit17kbps with ACKh ACKh ACKh ACK 28kbps without ACK28kbps without ACK28kbps without ACK28kbps without ACK Single 5V or 3V supplySingle 5V or 3V supplySingle 5V or 3V supplySingle 5V or 3V supply 15mA during data streaming at maximum rate15mA during data streaming at maximum rate15mA during data streaming at maximum rate15mA during data streaming at maximum rate Flow control Flow control Flow control Flow control –––– Hardware (CTS), None0 Hardware (CTS), None0 Hardware (CTS), None0 Hardware (CTS), None0 Usable range up to 300mUsable range up to 300mUsable range up to 300mUsable range up to 300m BuiltBuiltBuiltBuilt----in command line configurationin command line configurationin command line configurationin command line configuration BuiltBuiltBuiltBuilt----in RFin RFin RFin RF link diagnostics link diagnostics link diagnostics link diagnostics Remote overRemote overRemote overRemote over----air unit configurationair unit configurationair unit configurationair unit configuration Low operating current, Auto standby modeLow operating current, Auto standby modeLow operating current, Auto standby modeLow operating current, Auto standby mode Conforms to European ETSI EN 300 220Conforms to European ETSI EN 300 220Conforms to European ETSI EN 300 220Conforms to European ETSI EN 300 220----3 and EN 301 4893 and EN 301 4893 and EN 301 4893 and EN 301 489----3 3 3 3 Dimensions: 39mm X 23mm X 10mmDimensions: 39mm X 23mm X 10mmDimensions: 39mm X 23mm X 10mmDimensions: 39mm X 23mm X 10mm
Applications
Telemetry and telecontrolTelemetry and telecontrolTelemetry and telecontrolTelemetry and telecontrol EPOS equipment, barcodEPOS equipment, barcodEPOS equipment, barcodEPOS equipment, barcode scanners, belt clip printers, stock control, job allocatione scanners, belt clip printers, stock control, job allocatione scanners, belt clip printers, stock control, job allocatione scanners, belt clip printers, stock control, job allocation Remote data acquisition system, data loggersRemote data acquisition system, data loggersRemote data acquisition system, data loggersRemote data acquisition system, data loggers InInInIn----building, environmental monitoring and control systemsbuilding, environmental monitoring and control systemsbuilding, environmental monitoring and control systemsbuilding, environmental monitoring and control systems HighHighHighHigh----end security and alarm signallingend security and alarm signallingend security and alarm signallingend security and alarm signalling Automated Monitoring and Control SystemsAutomated Monitoring and Control SystemsAutomated Monitoring and Control SystemsAutomated Monitoring and Control Systems FFFFleet management, vehicle data acquisition leet management, vehicle data acquisition leet management, vehicle data acquisition leet management, vehicle data acquisition UHF Radio Packet Modem Radiometrix Hartcran House, 231 Kenton Lane, Harrow, HA3 8RP, England
24 April 2007 RPM2A
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8909 9595, Fax: +44 (0) 20 8909 2233 Figure 1: RPM2A-914-17
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1.1 OPERATING STATES
ADIO PACKET MODEM has three normal operating states:
- SHUTDOWN
- STANDBY
- CONNECTED SHUTDOWN The SHUTDOWN state is entered by asserting the WAKE/DTR input pin high (Vcc). It effectively forces the RPM2A into a suspended state. Communications cannot be made with the RPM2A in this state. WAKE/DTR pin should be pulled Low by host or connected to 0V to Enable the RPM2A. STANDBY Immediately after power up and during normal operation, the RPM2A will automatically enter standby mode where it is waiting for a connection request from a remote RPM2A module. While in this mode a remote connection request can be received which will place the RPM2A into a connected state allowing it to then start receiving data from the remote unit. The connected host device can also send data to the RPM2A via the serial interface which will force the module to send a connection request to the remote RPM2A module, thus effectively setting up a logical connection between two units and allowing data to be transferred. C ONNECTED On receipt of a connection request from a remote unit, the RPM2A immediately enters a connected state. This effectively allows the RPM2A modems to start sending and receiving data. In-coming data is sent to the host via the serial port in the same form as it was given to the remote RPM2A module. Figure 4: RPM2A transmitting data at 28kbps during ZMODEM file transfer to a remote RPM2A
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2 The Host Interface
2.1 SIGNALS
The connection to the RPM2A is a full duplex serial interface supporting baud rates from 600bps to 115200bps. Additional control signals are provided to assist in flow control, configuration and power saving in the RPM2A. 39 mm 39 mm 36.5mm 33mm top view side views recommended PCB hole size: 0.9 mm 23 mm 23 mm pin pitch: 2 mm GNDRF GND VccRF DEFAULTRF GND RXFLOW/CTSRX SELECT RXDTX SELECT TXDGND WAKE/DTRTXD/AF SETUP SIGNAL RESET RXR RXARST 5mm 10 mm Figure 5: Physical dimensions and pinouts Pin name Pin Pin Function In/Out Description RF GND 1, 3 RF signal ground BNC casing/coax braid connection RF 2 RF signal Input or Output Antenna pin/coax core connection RXSELCT 4 Receiver Select Input or Output Internal RF Receiver Enable to BiM2A or RF Receiver Active Indicator TX SELECT 5 Transmitter Select Input or Output Internal RF Transmitter Enable to BiM2A or RF Transmitter Active Indicator TXD/AF 7 Transmitted Data or demodulated signal Input or Output Transmitted Packetised Data to BiM2A Analogue Demodulated signal from BiM2A D3 8 FRPC Data line NC Internal data line between RPM and FRPC D2 9 FRPC Data line NC Internal data line between RPM and FRPC SIGNAL 10 Preamble Detect Output Valid preamble indicator RST 11 FRPC reset NC Resets FRPC which also isolates BiM2A RXA 12 Receive Acknowledge NC RPM to FRPC download Request Acknowledge RXR 13 Receive Request Output Valid Data packet indicator RESET 14 Reset Input Hardware reset of the RPM2A SETUP 15 Enter Setup Input Enter RPM2A configurator after a RESET WAKE/DTR 16 Wake or Shutdown Input Wakes RPM2A when low, shuts down when high TXD 17 Serial transmitted data Input Host (DTE) to RPM2A serial transmit data RXD 18 Serial Received data Output RPM2A to host (DTE) serial received data CTS 19 Clear To Send Output Hardware flow control of data from host (DTE) DEFAULT 20 Force 9600bps Input Force the RPM2A serial interface to 9600bps VCC 21 Vcc Supply Input +5VDC or +3VDC regulated supply GND 6, 22 Ground - Supply Ground internally connected to GND Notes: 1. RXD/TXD lines are true data 2. Active low SETUP, DEFAULT inputs r equire external 10kΩ pull-up to VCC. 3. Logic levels are 5V CMOS unless 3V variant is used. 4. WAKE pin should be pulled to ground if DTE cannot provide DTR signal 5. TXSELECT, RXSELECT, SIGNAL, RXR, CTS can be connected to LEDs via 1k Ω series resistors
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2.2 RADIO PACKET MODEM RESET
The Reset signal is internally pulled up to Vcc via a 10kΩ resistor. A reset aborts any transfers in progress and restarts the RPM2A. H OST DRIVEN RESET Minimum low time: 1.0 µs, after reset is released (returned high). The host should allow a delay 1ms after reset for the RPM2A to initialise itself. 2.3 H OST TO RADIO PACKET MODE DATA TRANSFER Data is transferred between the RPM2A and the HOST using an asynchronous serial protocol. The default protocol settings are 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit (8n1). The baud rate setting for the serial interface is user settable from 600bps to 115200bps. TXD Data from the connected host (DTE) is received by the RPM2A through TXD pin. CTS A single handshake line, CTS, controls the flow of data into the RPM2A. The serial receive buffer of the RPM2A is 96 bytes deep. The CTS will be asserted High (VCC) by the RPM2A when the receive buffer hits approximately 66% full. It is advisable to limit the number of characters sent to the RPM2A after the CTS control line is asserted. This will help to reduce the possibility of lost data due to internal buffer overruns in the RPM2A. The RPM2A will clear the CTS when the internal serial receive buffer falls below 33% full. RXD Upon the RPM2A receiving data from a remote unit, the received data is sent to the connected host (DTE) device through the RXD pin.. 2.4 E NTERING RADIO PACKET MODEM CONFIGURATOR Configuring the RPM2A is accomplished by using a built-in command line configurator. The configurator is entered by asserting the S ETUP input of the RPM2A while resetting the RPM2A. SETUP Holding SETUP low during a reset cycle will force the modem into the configurator. The state of this input is checked while the RPM2A starts up from either power on or reset. H OST DRIVEN SETUP The Setup pin may either be driven by the host (recommended) to enable host controlled configuration of the RPM2A or pulled up to VCC via a suitable pull-up resistor (10kΩ ).
2.5 FORCING DEFAULT SERIAL BAUD RATE
Asserting this pin low forces the RPM2A to start-up with a default baud rate of 9600bps, 8 data bits, one stop and no parity. D EFAULT During a RESET the HOST must hold DEFAULT low to force the RPM2A serial interface to default to 9600bps. This is ideal if the serial baud rate has been forgotten or incorrectly set. H OST DRIVEN DEFAULT The DEFAULT pin may either be driven by the host (recommended) or pulled up to V CC via a suitable pull-up resistor (10kΩ ). 2.6 F ORCING RADIO PACKET MODEM INTO SLEEP MODE Asserting the WAKE input high forces the modem into a low power sleep mode. This effectively shuts down the RPM2A and prevents it from sending or receiving any data. It is a method for conserving power when the modem is not required. WAKE / DTR During normal operation WAKE pin can be pulled high to force the RPM2A to shutdown into low power sleep mode. H OST DRIVEN WAKE The WAKE pin may either be driven by the host (recommended) or pulled Low to 0V.
Radiometrix Ltd. UHF FM Radio Packet Modem page 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Note: 1. RPM2A uses BiM2A (64kbps UHF Wide Band FM) transceiver for its RF interface. Please refer to BiM2A data sheet for further details on the RF specification. 2. BiM2A consumes 14mA on transmit and 11mA on receive General Operating Voltage 5VDC or 3VDC Operating Current ACKMODE ON Transmitting Receiving Average 15mA (Data streaming) Average 15mA (Data streaming) ACKMODE OFF Transmitting Receiving Average 14mA (Data streaming) Average 15mA (Data streaming) Auto-Standby 4mA (Waiting for Connection) Power-down 70µA Standard Operating frequency 433.92MHz TX spectral bandwidth @ -40dBc 250kHz Operating Temperature -20ºC to +70ºC Configuring options Built-in command line configurator Interface Serial Interface Inverted RS232 at 5V or 3V CMOS level Serial Protocol 8 data/1 stop/no parity Serial Signals RXD, TXD, CTS, WAKE Power down Control Via WAKE/DTR signal Serial Handshaking Selectable as CTS signal or none DTE Interface Speed 600/1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 bps Air Interface Speed 64kbps Overall throughput – Acknowledged 17kbps (max) 3.6kbps (slots) 1.8kbps (slotsw) – Unacknowledged 28kbps (max) 3.6kbps (slots) 1.8kbps (slotsw) Receiver Sensitivity -100dBm for 1ppm BER LO leakage (conducted) -110dBm (max) Transmitter Output Power (typical) +10dBm Spurious Emissions -40dBm max
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3.0 RADIO PACKET MODEM CONFIGURATION
3.1 E NTERING THE CONFIGURATOR The RPM2A is configured by entering the built-in software configurator. Current argument can be displayed by entering parameter / command without argument 3.2 U SER CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS C ONFIG Display a list of the current RPM2A configuration. This will also set FLOW control to none to enable simple 3 wire serial communication Valid range None D EFAULT Set all RPM2A configuration settings to their factory default values. Valid range None R ESET Exit the modem and force a software reset. Any changed parameters will take effect after the modem has restarted. When exiting the configurator, the H OST device must ensure the SETUP pin is high otherwise the configurator will be re-entered after the reset. Valid range None U NIT Sets the unit number. Two RPM2A modules can communicate with each other provided they have matching Unit numbers and Site codes. default 0 Valid range 0 to 15 S ITE Sets the Site address The site number is used to distinguish between groups of operating modems. The site code is an address extension to the unit number. default 0 valid range 0 to 7 A DDR Updates the unit number value. This command is used for changing the unit number in RAM without updating the unit number stored in EEPROM. This enables the RPM2A to support point-to-multipoint communications. Upon using this command the configurator is exited and the modem operation is resumed. The modem is not reset when the configurator is exited. default 0 Valid range 0 to 15 B AUD Sets the host interface baud rate. The changed baud rate will take effect after resetting the RPM2A. default 9600 valid range 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 T HRUPUT Sets the on-air data throughput. Three possible settings are provided. max: sets the maximum data throughput of the RPM2A. slots: effectively reduces the on-air throughput. This opens up ‘time slots’ allowing other RPM2A pairs, operating within close proximity, equal opportunity to transmit data. slotsw: increases the ‘time slots’ even further to allow more RPM2A pairs to operate. default max valid range max, slots, slotsw
Radiometrix Ltd. UHF FM Radio Packet Modem page 8 FLOW Sets the serial flow control between the host and RPM2A. Using no flow control enables the RPM2A to be used with a 3 wire serial link (TXD, RXD, GND). Care must be taken in order to prevent overflowing the 96 byte serial receive buffer in the RPM2A. Using hardware flow control enables the RPM2A to control the flow of serial data being received. default none valid range hw, none SERDLY Sets the serial data receive to packet transmit delay. When the RPM2A receives the first byte of data from the host, it starts a timer running. Either a full buffer of data to send or a timeout of this timer will allow the packet to be transmitted. Fine tuning this delay for the baud rate the RPM2A is operating at can significantly increase throughput while reducing unnecessary transmissions. default 2 (x10ms) valid range 2 to 255 (x10ms) S HDN Sets the action of the WAKE input. Setting shutdown to ON will cause the RPM2A to monitor the WAKE input. When WAKE is taken high the RPM2A will be forced into low power sleep mode, thus reducing current consumption. Subsequently lowering the WAKE input will bring the RPM2A out of low power sleep mode. SHDN should be set to OFF or WAKE pin should be pulled Low when the host (DTE) cannot provide DTR control signal to wake RPM2A in a 3-wire serial interface. default On valid range on, off R ETRY Sets the number of data retry attempts. RF interference can cause a transmitted data packet to be lost or corrupt on reception. If this happens the RPM2A will retransmit any unacknowledged transfer. The transmission will be retried the specified number of times before the link to the remote unit is considered ‘lost’ and the data purged. default 5 valid range 1 to 63 S TRTMSG Enables the startup message. The startup message is enabled by default, thus giving an immediate indication of the operation of the RPM2A. The message can be disabled prior to deployment of the RPM2A module. default On valid range on, off A CKMODE Enables transfer acknowledgements. This function enables packet transfer acknowledgements to be returned for every outgoing packet. Packet acknowledgements aid in the delivery of error free and consistent data transfers between a pair of modems. Disabling the acknowledgements results in higher data throughput between modems, but does not protect against lost data due to RF interference. It should be disabled while using RPM2A in a broadcast mode. default On valid range on, off R EMOTE Enables remote configuration. Over-air remote configuration of a RPM2A module is possible once it has been enabled. The remote command is used to send remote configuration commands. See the following chapter for a overview of remotely configuring a RPM2A module. default On valid range on, off RADAR Starts the radar test. Used as a range or confidence test between RPM2A modules within the same site. parameter Unit number between 0 and 15.
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4.0 EXTENDED RADIO PACKET MODEM FEATURES
4.1 T HROUGHPUT The RPM2A supports three rates, max (17kbps), slots (3.6kbps) and slotsw (1.8bps), of over-air throughput. M AX: When set to maximum and streaming data at the RPM2A, the data is sent as quick as possible. For host baud rates above 9600bps, data is transmitted continuously with minimal delay between sequential packets. When this occurs, there is effectively no airtime for another pair, operating in close proximity, to transmit without causing collisions. The maximum over-air throughput that can be achieved is 17kbps with ACK and 28kbps without ACK.. Figure 8: RPM2A streaming data with ACK at maximum throughput In Figure 8, RS232 serial data bytes accumulated in the receive buffer is transmitted as two 10kbps bursts by transmitting RPM2A with gaps just enough to receive ACK from receiving RPM2A. Figure 9: RPM2A streaming data without gap for anotherRPM2A pair For continuous data transmission at baud rates above 9600bps (with ACK) or 19200bps (without ACK), hardware flow control should be used to prevent the host from causing receive buffer overrun errors. RPM2A will signal CTS pin to stop/allow the host depending on its Receiver Buffer level.
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4.2 Remote Configuration
Remote configuration of a RPM2A module is possible using the R EMOTE command from within the configurator. The remote RPM2A unit should be on or in auto-standby mode. Initially the R EMOTE command is used to enable and disable the ability to remotely configure a module, as described in section 3.2: User Configurable Command. Once remote configuration is enabled the R EMOTE command is then used to issue configuration commands to a remote RPM2A. The format for the remote command then becomes: REMOTE <SERIAL NUM> <COMMAND> <PARAMTER> The <SERIAL NUMBER> of the remote RPM2A must be known in order for the remote configuration request to be executed on the appropriate RPM2A module. The <COMMAND> to be executed can be any of the following: Baud 600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,57600,115200 Unit 0 to 15 Site 0 to 7 Shdn on/off Flow hw/none Serdly 2 to 255 Retry 1 to 63 Strtmsg on/off The < PARAMETER> is optional, and if not specified the setting for that command is returned and displayed. 4.3 P OINT-TO-MULTIPOINT The RPM2A can be used for point-to-multipoint communications. One module must be considered to be the master, which is used to address up to 15 remote units in any one site. During normal operation, the base unit can be set to address another unit dynamically by entering the configurator and using the A DDR command to change the unit address. Upon execution of this command, provided the parameters are correct, the configurator is exited immediately. A period (‘.’) is sent to the connected host device to indicate that the change has been registered and the RPM2A is now ready for communications to the new unit address. A DDR is very similar to the Unit command, except that ADDR does not update the stored EEPROM unit value. As the EEPROM has a limited number of write cycles, using ADDR for addressing multiple units in a point to multipoint network is recommended. Also, the ADDR command will exit the configurator immediately, which is required to resume communications very quickly. 4.4 B ROADCAST MULTIDROP The RPM2A has a broadcast mutidrop mode which provides a mechanism for building a large networks. This mode of operation is determined by the configuration command keyword ACKMODE being set to OFF. In broadcast mutidrop mode, the RPM2A does not implement network layer functionality related to data packet routing, acknowledgement and retries. The connected host device should provide network layer functionality. The site code and unit address is still used by the radio modem when working in broadcast multidrop mode. For a given multipoint network all radio modems within a group must contain the same site code and unit address.
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4.5 RADAR: DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Built into the configurator is a diagnostic test suitable for range testing and link confidence testing. The Radar test effectively sends a small request packet to a remote unit then waits for a reply. The remote unit must not be in the configurator otherwise it will not respond. Upon receipt of a positive response from the remote unit, a success is recorded before the process is repeated. This test will continue indefinitely until it is ended by a key press.
4.6 Radio Packet Modem Error Handling
RPM2A’s radio decoder module is deliberately non bit error tolerant, i.e. no attempt is made to repair corrupt data bits. All of the redundancy in the code is directed towards error checking. For an FM radio link using short packet lengths, packets are either 100% or so grossly corrupt as to be unrecoverable. By the same reasoning, the Host is not informed or sent corrupt data since corrupt information is of little value. The RPM2A implements packet acknowledges, timeouts and re-transmission to accomplish reliable error handling.
Ordering information
European: 869.85MHz Supply SMA Connector SMA Antenna RPM2A-433-17 5V RPM2A-433-17-3V 3V RPM2A-433-17-SMA 5V Yes RPM2A-433-17-3V-SMA 3V Yes RPM2A-433-17-ANT 5V Yes Yes RPM2A-433-17-3V-ANT 3V Yes Yes Notes: 1. Standard RPM2A module will be supplied with neither the connector nor antenna and RF pin (2). 2. If an SMA (or Reverse Polarity SMA) connector or 1/4 wavelength wire antenna is soldered on the protruding PCB section for SMA connector, then the RF pin (2) should be cropped with side cutters for better RF performance. 3. If the RF output is going to be taken from the RF pin (2) to on-board antenna or connector on the host PCB (motherboard) via 50Ω microstrip, the protruding section of the RPM2A PCB can be cut along the width of the RPM2A to remove the redundant connector section. 4. RPM2A is supplied with 7mm long pins which need to be trimmed to mount the module as close as possible to the host PCB (motherboard). Ideally, the black coloured plastic spacer on the RPM2A pinheader should be touching (resting on) the host PCB.
Radiometrix Ltd. UHF FM Radio Packet Modem page 14 Appendix A Figure 12: Example circuit to make radio modem with DCE type RS232 interface
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