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R R a a v v e e n n a a n n d d P P i i n n P P o o i i n n t t C C D D M M A A User Guide Version 1.12 AirLink Communica tion s, Inc. March 24, 2004.
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Preface Important Notic e Because of the natur e of wireless communi cations, transmission and reception of data can ne ver be guarante ed . Data may be dela yed, corrupt ed (i.
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Raven and PinPoint CDMA User Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 CDMA2000 1X ..........................................................................
6.10 Configuring the Polling Host Application Raven ....................................... 34 Configuring the Remote Ravens 35 7 PinPoint Notes .................................................................................... 36 7.1 Low-power Mode .
13.2 Power Specifications: ................................................................................... 66 13.3 Environmental: ............................................................................................ 66 13.4 Status LED Display: .
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Raven and PinPoint CDMA User Guide WARNING The antenna(s) used for thi s transmitter must be in stalled to provide a separation distance of at lea st 20 cm from all person s and must not be co- located or operating in conjunction wi th any other antenna or transmitte r and must not have a gain exceedi ng 2 dBi.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 1.2 Raven Product Overview The AirLink Ra ven CDMA is a rugg ed, full duplex 1xRT T CDMA m odem that provides wirel ess transport capabilit ies fo r fixed and mobile applications. CDMA is an efficient and secure wi reless technology that works well fo r fixed or mobile applications.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 3 March 24, 2004 2 Network Connection The AirLink Raven and PinPoint C DMA modems are capable of prov iding network connections for 1xRTT, Circu it Switched and SMS data.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 If the host establishes a PPP link to the Ai rLink modem, a second PPP link is created between the modem and the host.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 5 March 24, 2004 3 Modem Configuration Modem configuration of the AirLink CDMA modems ca n be performed using the Wireless Ace application, or a terminal emulation program like H yperTerminal in Windows, or using a telnet appl ication.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 6. For "Connect usin g" select th e COM port t hat the m odem is on (d o not select a modem driver), then select OK . 7. Select 115200 for the "Bits per secon d." Ensure Data Bits: 8 , Parity: None , Stop bits: 1 and Flow control: Hardware .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 7 March 24, 2004 8. Type AT followed b y [Enter] . You should receive an "OK" in response. 9. Type ATI1 followed by [Enter ] . This displays the modem firmware version and you should also see "AirLink Co mmunications, Inc.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 8 March 24, 2004 If however the Reg light is not lit, your modem ma y need to be configured with a phone number and other parameters.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 9 March 24, 2004 ~NAMVAL NAMVAL = “NAM Value” The NAMVAL command has (3) functions: Setting the Active Account index The modem supports two accounts. One is always the ‘active’ account.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 2. Enter the name of th e connection and select OK . 3. Select TCP/IP (Winsock) for "Con nect using." (Note: Ear ly versions of Windows do not h a v e t h i s o p t i o n i n HyperTerminal. The C ommand Prompt application telnet.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 11 March 24, 2004 7. If the correct parameters have been entered, and the modem is currently online, you will ge t a "Password" prompt as shown above. 8. Enter 12345 (default pas sword) and press [Enter] .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 4 Windows Dial-Up Networking Setup This section describes the setup of Windows to enable co mmunications over the CDMA 1xRTT network. Windows 2000 is used a s the example because it the on e Windows OS revision that carri es the most sim ilarity to bo th Windows 98 as w e ll as Windows XP.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 13 March 24, 2004 4. Check "Don't detect my mode m..." and select Next . 5. Select "(Standard Mode m Types)" from the Manufacturers and t hen select "Standard 33600 bps Modem" under Models.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 7. Check Selected Ports, then select th e COM port th e modem is connected to and select Next . 8. Select Finish to exit the "Install New Modem" wizard. 9. You should see th e modem added to the correct COM p ort.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 15 March 24, 2004 4.2 Windows Dial-Up Networking (PPP) Configuration This section describes how to setup a Wi ndows Dial-up N etworking connection using an AirLink CDMA Mode m.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 3. When the Connection Wizard starts, select Next . 4. Select "Dial-up to privat e network" and select Next . 5. Check the box next to " Modem – Standard 33600bps " and select Next .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 17 March 24, 2004 6. Enter the 1xRTT Access number: #19788 and then select Next . (Note: the Phon e Number may vary, depending o n your carrier.) 7. Select whether you want all users or just yourself to have access to this connection, and sel ect Next .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 12. Examine the General tab settings. 13. “ Connect using ” should have a ch eck next to “ Modem – Standard 33600bps Modem (COMx) .” 14. “ Phone number ” should equa l the 1xRTT Access Number provided b y the carrier.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 19 March 24, 2004 22. Check or Uncheck option s as your application requires. 23. Set the "Redialing options " that will meet your needs. Note: The options shown here should work for most applicatio ns.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 26. Set "Data en cryption" to " No encryption (server will disconnect if it requires encryption) .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 21 March 24, 2004 31. Type of dial-up se rver should show “ PPP: Windows 95/98/NT 4/2000, Internet .” 32. Select the Settings button. 33. Uncheck all three of the PPP Settings options.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 37. " Obtain an IP address automatically " should be check e d. 38. Normally, DNS server addresses are provided du ring PPP negotiations. If it is necessary for you to enter DNS entries, check/enable " Use the following DNS server addresses " and put in the proper addr esses.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 23 March 24, 2004 41. Select OK . 42. Leave th e options under the Sharing tab unchecked. 43. Select OK . 4.3 Making a 1xRTT Data Connection This section shows what to expect wh en dialing a 1xRTT data conn ection.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 Once connected, you will see the connection status displayed in the System Tray on the Task Bar. AirLink Communications, Inc.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 25 March 24, 2004 5 Dynamic IP Addresses Many modern wir eless data technologies use dynamic IP addresses rather than static IP addresses. This poses a problem for AirLink customer s since they cannot contact their modems unless th eir addresses are known.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 26 March 24, 2004 5.1 IPManager and Dynamic DNS Updates The IPManager system p rovides a mechanism to implement a wireless Dynamic DNS service.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 27 March 24, 2004 host connected via the serial link, you could set AT*IPMANAGER2=ppp-peer to cause updates to be sent to the serial host.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 28 March 24, 2004 6 Serial Communication Modes In this section the following term inology is used: Host : This is the computer or terminal that is attached to the serial p ort of the Raven.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 29 March 24, 2004 6.1 AT Mode AT commands are used to configure the modem, command it to do som ething, or query a setting. AT commands must always be terminated by <CR> (ASCII character 0x0D).
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 30 March 24, 2004 Using a private IP insu lates the PPP client from changes in IP addresses of the underlying network, as the AirLink modem will perform b asic NAT-like address translation on all packets.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 31 March 24, 2004 UDP packet assembly is affected by the val ues of S50 (PAD Forwarding Timeout) and S51 (PAD Forwarding Charact e r).
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 32 March 24, 2004 Although it adds relia bility, the simple implem entation of the Reliable UDP mode in the modem does not chec k for duplicat e packets.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 33 March 24, 2004 The TCP session will be terminated if no data is transmitted or received f o r the time interval spec ified in TCPT and TCPS . TCPT is the number of minutes [ TCPS=0 ] or seconds [ TCPS=1 ] used fo r this idle timeout.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 34 March 24, 2004 6.8 SLIP Mode SLIP mode is entered be using the “ ATASLIP ” command. As in PPP Mode, the IP address that the host assumes is affected by th e setting of S300 .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 35 March 24, 2004 ATMLISTX1B=123.456.133.45 Continue un til all the rem otes are entered.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 36 March 24, 2004 A new IP update will be sent anytime th e remote Raven detects that its IP has changed.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 37 March 24, 2004 RAP commands on port 17335 an d not TAIP commands on port 21000. To accept TAIP commands, *PPGPSR woul d have to be set to F0. 7.4 RAP Poll Command The RAP poll command can be issued by the local client (i.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 38 March 24, 2004 7.6 NMEA Reports PinPoints can be configured to output r eports containing the NMEA sent ences received from the GPS unit. NMEA reporting is configured by setting the reporting type ( *PPGPSR or *PPL ATSR ) to E0 or E1.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 39 March 24, 2004 8 PinPoint Specific AT Commands These AT commands are speci fic to the AirLink PinPoint. Command Description DTRP =n [?] Set or query the DTR po wer control.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 40 March 24, 2004 Command Description *MF =hh [?] Set or quer y GPS format, where hh is a hex value; 8E (transmit Lat/Long/Dir/Vel/Time in binary) or 8F. *POWERMODE ? Displays the current power state/ mode.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 41 March 24, 2004 Command Description *PPMINTIME =n [? ] Specifies the minimum am ount of time between reports generated due to either the tim e interval ( *PPTIME ) or the distance interval ( *PPDIST ).
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 42 March 24, 2004 Command Description *PPSNFR =n [?] Store and Forward Reliability GPS reports will be retransmitted if not acknowledged by the server.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 43 March 24, 2004 9 Using AT Commands Use a terminal emu lation program to conn ect up to the modem either locally (via the serial port of a computer) or re motely (o ver an existin g inte rnet connection on a PC to the mo dem at a re mote l ocatio n).
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 44 March 24, 2004 9.2 Raven and PinPoint AT Command Reference Command Description +++ AT Escape sequenc e (not preced ed by AT). If modem is in a data mode, this se quence causes the modem to re- enter AT command mode.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 45 March 24, 2004 Command Description DAE =n [?] Disable AT Escape Sequence detection n = 0: Enable +++ AT escape sequence detection. n = 1: Disable +++ AT escape sequence detection.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 46 March 24, 2004 Command Description MD hh [?] Set or query the modem' s default power-up m ode hh (hex byte) = When the modem is pow er-cycled, it may enter the mode spec ified by this command after 5 seco nds.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 47 March 24, 2004 Command Description S50 =n [?] Set or query data forwarding idle timeout. n = tenths of seconds. ( Used in UDP or TCP PAD mode ) S51 =n [?] Set or query PAD data for warding character.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 48 March 24, 2004 Command Description S211 =n [?] Ignore DTR. For applications or situations where h ardware control of the DTR signal is not possib le, the modem can be configured to ignore DTR.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 49 March 24, 2004 Command Description &L <speed>,<databits> <parity><stop bits> Set serial line paramet e rs (see S23 ) &S n [?] Set DSR mode.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 50 March 24, 2004 Command Description *CTSE =n [?] Clear To Send Enabl e This feature asserts CTS when th ere is a network c onnection.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 51 March 24, 2004 Command Description *DOMAIN =[name] [?] (was *DOMAINSUFFIX) Domain (or domain zone) which th e modem is in. This value is used during name resolutions if a fully qual ified name is not provided and also for DNS updates.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 52 March 24, 2004 Command Description *IPMGRKEYn =[k ey][?] Sets the 128-bit key to us e t o authenticate the IP update notificatio ns. If the key’s value is all zeros, a default key will be used.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 53 March 24, 2004 Command Description *NETPHONE? Query the devic e ’s phone number, if a pplicable or obtainable. *NETPW =pw [?] The password that is used to login to the wireless n etwork, when required.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 54 March 24, 2004 Command Description *UALL =n [?] Accepts UDP packets from any IP address when a UDP session is active. If there is no UDP session active, an incoming UDP packet will be treated according to the UDP auto answer and AIP sett ings.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 55 March 24, 2004 10 Raven Installation This section details the hardware specs of the Raven and mounting it with ot her hardware, the power r e quirements, mo unting bracket, etc.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 Figure 2- Snap-in Mounting Bracket AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 56 March 24, 2004.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 57 March 24, 2004 10.1.1 Connecting the antenna Install an appropriate ext e rnal cellular an tenna. Connect the antenna to the external jack of the b ulkhead jack adapter wit h an appropriate RF cab l e.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 Figure 4 Raven mounted in an enclosure with RTU RTU RAVEN BATTERY REGULATOR TERMINAL BLOCK POWER DUCT LIGHTNING ARRESTOR BATTERY (BATTERY MOUNTED ON 1/2" THICK PLYWOOD.) AirLink Communications, Inc.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 59 March 24, 2004 COAX CABLE Lightening Arrestor (MOUNTED IN PANEL) Antenna OUTSIDE ANTENNA CABLE RTU SERIAL PORT SE.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 11 PinPoint Vehicle Installation This section covers instal ling a PinPoint CDMA modem into a vehicle in the m ost optimum way possible, ensuring no future 11.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 61 March 24, 2004 11.2 Mounting the PinPoint First locate a place in the vehicle where the Pi nPoint will go. Make sure the PinPo int will be away from d irect exposure to the elem ents (sun, rain, etc.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 11.3 Installing the Antennas There are three opt ions for an antenna: • magnetic roof-mount • through glass-mount • permanent mount 1. Mount the GPS Antenna in the vehicle. The less the cable i s wrapped and bound togeth er, the better it will perfor m.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 63 March 24, 2004 12 Raven CDMA Technical Specifications 12.1 Quick Look • Supports CDMA2000 1X, IS-95 Circu it Switched CDMA and SMS • Dual-band support for both 800 MHz cellular and 1.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 64 March 24, 2004 12.5 Status LED Display • Channel [Chan] LED Flashing = Searching for a channel On = Found a cha.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 65 March 24, 2004 12.8 CDMA and Cellular Standards • Adheres to CDMA authenticat ion as specified in CDMA2000 1X .
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 66 March 24, 2004 13 PinPoint CDMA Tec hnical Specifications 13.1 Physical Characteristics: • Weight: < 2 lb. • Size: 3.3” wide x 2” high x 6.8" long • RF Antenna Connect or: 50 Ohm TNC • Serial Interface: RS232 DB-9F 13.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 67 March 24, 2004 13.4 Status LED Display: • Channel [Chan] LED Flashing = Searching for a channel On = Found a ch.
Raven and PinPo int CDMA User Guide Ve rsion 1.12 AirLink Communications, Inc. Page 68 March 24, 2004 13.7 CDMA and Cellular Standards: • Adheres to CDMA authenticat ion as specified in CDMA2000 1X .
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