Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CL4424 AeroComm
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CL4424 Industrial 2.4GHz ConnexLink User’s Manual Version 1.1 11160 THOMPSON AVENUE LEN EXA, KS 66215 (800) 492-2320 www.ae roco mm.com sales@aerocom m.
Docume nt Info rmation 6/21/20 05 2 Copyright Informa tion Copyright © 2005 A ERO C OMM , Inc. All rights reserved. The info rmatio n co ntained in t his man ual a nd the accom panying software programs are co pyrighted and all rights are reserv ed by A ERO C OMM , Inc.
FCC Information 6/21/20 05 3 FCC Notice RF Exposure/Installation Instructions WARNING: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is su b ject to the following two condit ion s: (1).
Table of Contents 6/21/20 05 4 USER’S MANUAL ........................................................................................... 1 1. CL4424 RF TRANSCEIVER ................................................................................... 5 1.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 5 1. CL4424 RF Transceiver The CL44 24 transc eiv er is a Fr equency-H opping Sprea d Spectrum ( F HSS) r adio desi gned for license-fr ee opera tio n in th e 2.4GHz ISM band. Out-of -the box, th e radio su stains a sta ndard asynchronous serial data stream between two or more radios.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 6 1.2 CL4424 Specification Spec ifications CL4424 TRANSCEIVER PERFORMANC E Output power (w/ 3dBi antenna) 100mW Transmission range Up to 500 feet (450 m) indoors; Up to 1 mile (1.6 km) li ne-of-sight Data ra te Up to 11 5.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 7 1.3 CL4424 Interf ace CL4424 tra nsceiver s su ppor t RS-2 32/ RS-4 85 (2-wir e Half Dupl ex) prot ocols. In a ca bled environm en t, the R S-4 85 protoc ol can tol er a te high noi se and push si gnals ov er long cabl e lengths.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 8 RS-232 Pin A ss i g n m ents Fig ur e 2- RS- 232 CL44 24 Ba ck View RS-485 (2- wir e Half Duplex) Terminal Bloc k Pin Assignments Fig ur e 3- RS- 485 CL44 24 Ba ck View Note: S tandard power is applied throu gh the power con nector.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 9 CL4424 Mechanical D iagram Figure 4- CL 4424 Mechan ical Di agra m 0.000 0.250 Antenna Connector SMA Jack, Reverse Polarity 0.000 0.375 0.000 0.536 0.060 9 Pin Male D-Connector Power Jack w/ 0.100 dia. pin and 0.250 opening, pin is PWR.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 10 2. Interfacing Protocol The CL4424 is a DCE (Data Communi cations Equipm ent). A DCE can b e interfaced to a D TE using a stra ight throu gh ser ia l cable (t he s erial ca ble pr ovided wi th the CL 44 24 is a str aight through cable).
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 11 2.1 RS -232 RS-232 is a sin gle ended d ata transmiss ion pro toc ol. The RS-2 32 signals ar e rep resented by voltage level s wit h r espect t o a system common ( po wer / logic ground).
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CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 13 Fig ure 7- DCE t o DCE Int erfa ce Note: The Straight Thr ough Ca bl e provided w ith the C L4424 ha s fem a le con ne ctors on both ends and the Cros sover ca ble has a m a l e conne ctor at one e nd and a femal e con nector at th e other end.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 14 2.3 Hardware Flow Control Often, the hos t device ca n send da ta to the CL 4424 fa ster than it ca n be sen t over the RF.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 15 3. Network To pologies Topology refers to the sha pe of a net work, or the n etwork's layout. How differ ent nodes in a network are co nnected to each ot her and how th ey communi cate is deter m i ned by the n etwork's topology.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 16 4. CL4424 Configuration Utility Software AeroComm pr ovides th e easy to use C L4424 U tility Sof tware for progr ammin g th e CL4 42 4. The software is com patibl e with M icr osoft® Windo ws 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT and XP.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 17 4.2.1 ConnexLink Settings C lien t/Ser ver : Designa tes CL4 424 type. I n each n etwork , there must b e only one Server.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 18 De stin atio n Add ress : Programmed in the Po int-to-P oint Serv er, Dest ination Addr ess is the M AC Address of th e CL 4424 Cli ent. Used to op timize Po int-to-Poi nt commun icatio ns by util izi ng RF Acknowledgemen t.
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 19 4.3 Programm ing The CL 4424 units 1. Connect a C L4424 unit to t he serial commu nications p ort on the PC. 2. Connect the pow er suppl y to the C L4 424 unit. Make s ur e the Pwr LED is on. 3. Start th e CL44 24 Config ur ation Ut il ity .
CL4424 User’s Manual 6/21/20 05 20 5. Troubl eshooting Problem Solution Read Rad io displays error me ssage: “Radio not responding.” 1. Verify the PC Settings. See Section 4.2. 3 PC Settings. 2. Make sure the CL4424 u nit uses the r ight serial cable.
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