User manual

AGM Spread Spectrum Radio Manual
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................3
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Theory of Operation and Construction...............................................................................................................4
General Specifications ..........................................................................................................................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................6
ANTENNA CONNECTION.........................................................................................................................................6
Short range antenna (Under 1500 feet)...............................................................................................................6
Long range external antenna................................................................................................................................6
POWER CONNECTION.............................................................................................................................................7
CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER.....................................................................................................7
CONNECTING TO RS485 DEVICES........................................................................................................................8
CONNECTING TO AGM DATA HANDLER (DH) RS232.......................................................................................8
CONNECTING TO AGM INTEGRATED CONTROL STATION (ICS)...................................................................9
CONNECTING TO AGM UNIVERSAL WEB STATION (UWS).............................................................................9
RS-232 connection.................................................................................................................................................9
RS-485 connection.................................................................................................................................................9
CONNECTING TO A 3
RD
PARTY PLC...................................................................................................................10
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................................................................11
TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................11
CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................................................................................12
ENTERING COMMAND MODE ..............................................................................................................................12
EXIT COMMAND MODE (CN).................................................................................................................................12
SAVE CHANGES (WR)............................................................................................................................................13
BAUD RATE (BD) ....................................................................................................................................................13
PARITY (NB).............................................................................................................................................................13
COMMUNICATIONS MODE (CS)...........................................................................................................................13
HOPPING CHANNEL (HP)......................................................................................................................................13
SSR’S AS REPEATERS.............................................................................................................................................14
STORE AND FORWARD ........................................................................................................................................14
STREAMING.............................................................................................................................................................14
APPLICATION SPECIFIC........................................................................................................................................15
TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................................16
DIAGNOSTICS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING..........................................................................................................17
INDICATOR LIGHTS................................................................................................................................................17
DIAGNOSTIC INDICATOR LIGHTS 2 AND 4 .......................................................................................................17
DIAGNOSTIC / CONFIGURATION JUMPER........................................................................................................18
APPENDIX A................................................................................................................................................................19
FCC COMPLIANCE INFORMATION......................................................................................................................19
APPENDIX B................................................................................................................................................................20
WIRING AND SIMPLIFIED DIAGRAM...................................................................................................................20