Instruction Manual

Table of Contents
H. Distance vs. Antenna Gain, Terrain, and Other
Factors ................................................................... H-1
I. Phone to RF401 Series ............................................. I-1
I.1 PakBus Network................................................................................ I-1
I.2 Non-PakBus Network ....................................................................... I-7
J. Monitor CSAT3 via RF401 Series ........................... J-1
K. RF401/RF411 Pass/Fail Tests ................................ K-1
L. RF401/RF411 Average Current Drain
Calculations .......................................................... L-1
M. PakBus Networking Details ................................... M-1
M.1 PakBus Aware, PakBus Node, and RF PakBus .............................. M-1
M.2 Minimizing the Number of Small Link State Packets ..................... M-1
M.3 Maximizing the RF Packet Size ...................................................... M-1
M.4 Establishing an Ad Hoc Point-to-Point Link ................................... M-2
M.5 Net and Radio Address Settings ...................................................... M-2
M.6 Hop Metric, Signal Strength, and Standby Modes .......................... M-2
M.6.1 Hop Metric Code ...................................................................... M-3
M.7 RF Router ........................................................................................ M-3
M.8 Optimization .................................................................................... M-4
M.9 Idiosyncrasies .................................................................................. M-4
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1-1. The RF411 is one of the models available of our RF401-series
radios. ............................................................................................... 2
1-2. RF430 has a USB port allowing it to be connected directly to a
PC’s USB port. ................................................................................. 3
3-1. RF401 Basic Point-to-Point Network ................................................... 9
3-2. Point-to-Point or PakBus communications, select direct connect as
the connection type. ........................................................................ 10
3-3. The Baud Rate in LoggerNet must match the radio’s RS-232 baud
rate. ................................................................................................. 11
4-1. Item #14310 900 MHz Omnidirectional 1/4 Wave Whip, 0 dBd ..... 17
4-2. Item #14204 900 MHz Omnidirectional 1/2 Wave Whip, 0 dBd ..... 17
4-3. Item #14201 900 MHz Yagi, 9 dBd w/Mounts ................................. 18
4-4. Item #14205 900 MHz Yagi, 6 dBd w/Mounts ................................. 18
4-5. Item #14221 900 MHz Omnidirectional Collinear, 3 dBd w/
Mounts ............................................................................................ 18
4-6. Item #15970 900 MHz Indoor Dipole, 1 dBd Window/Wall
Mounted .......................................................................................... 19
4-7. Item #16005 2.4 GHz Omnidirectional 1/2 Wave Whip, 0 dBd ...... 19
4-8. Item #16755 2.4 GHz Enclosed Yagi, 13 dBd w/Mounts ................. 20
4-9. Example COAX RPSMA-L Cable for Yagi or Omni Colinear ......... 20
4-10. Antenna Surge Protector .................................................................... 20
4-11. Enclosure with Antenna Surge Protector for RF401 .......................... 22
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