INSTRUCTION MANUAL Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Dec 2011 Copyright © 2010 Campbell Scientific (Canada)Corp.
WARRANTY AND ASSISTANCE This equipment is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC (CANADA) CORP. (“CSC”) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. ***** Batteries are not warranted. ***** CSC's obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing (at CSC's option) defective products. The customer shall assume all costs of removing, reinstalling, and shipping defective products to CSC.
Raven XT-Rogers Table of Contents PDF viewers note: These page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the Adobe Acrobat® bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. General Description.....................................................1 2. Establish Cellular Service...........................................1 2.1 Raven XT-Rogers Cellular Coverage/Service Requirements...................1 3. Specifications ..............................................................2 3.
Raven XT-Rogers Table of Contents Figures 4.2-1. Modem Interface Options ................................................................. 4-6 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems ......................................... 6 7.3-1. Device Port Configuration................................................................. 22 7.4-1. AceManager status page showing communications with modem ..... 23 B-1. Modem Faceplate...............................................................................
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 1. General Description This manual provides information for interfacing the Sierra Wireless Raven XT-‐Rogers cellular modem to Campbell Scientific dataloggers. A Sierra Wireless CD ships with the modem that includes Sierra Wireless manuals and software utilities.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem When completed Rogers should provide you with the following information: 10-digit MSISDN number (used for billing) IP Address and APN for GPRS service 3. Specifications 3.1 Raven XT-Rogers Specifications Sierra Wireless RavenXT, model G2212-C GPRS modem Technology: GPRS (MS-12) Bands: Quadband, 1900/850 MHz and 1800/900 MHz Transmit Frequency: 1850 to 1910 MHz and 824 to 849 MHz Transmit Power: 1.0 W for 1900 MHz; 0.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 4. Configuration 4.1 Base Station Requirements for Raven XT-Rogers • A PC running Campbell Scientifics’ LoggerNet or PC400 software, with access to the internet. 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment • Raven XT-Rogers modem with power cable (included with modem). • Datalogger—21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR23X, CR7, CR1000, CR5000, CR3000, CR800. • SC105 or SC932A Interface—connects the modem to the 21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR7, or other dataloggers’ CS I/O port.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: Red 12V (or switched 12V) Black G White Not Used PN L18663 PN 18663 Null Modem Cable—connects the modem to the CR23X, CR3000, CR800, CR2XX, CR1000 or CR5000 RS-232 port (not compatible with the 21X, CR510, CR10X, or CR7 dataloggers).
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: Red 12V (or switched 12V) Black G White Not Used L10873 serial cable provided with the SC105 SC105 Settings: CS I/O Mode: SDC Address 7 RS-232 Mode: Modem Baud Rate: 115.2K or 9600 baud depending on datalogger model 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity SC105 interface connects the modem to a datalogger’s CS I/O port; recommended for dataloggers with the Pakbus Operating System.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: Red 12V (or switched 12V) Black G White Not Used L10873 serial cable provided with the SC932A SC932A interface connects the modem to the CS I/O port; recommended for dataloggers with the Mixed-Array Operating System. FIGURE 4.2-1. Modem Interface Options.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem • PN L14394 Raven Mounting Kit—includes mounting hardware for securing the modem to below referenced environmental enclosure and a 9pin male to 9-pin female cable. • Antenna—the following antennas are available from Campbell Scientific. Contact a Campbell Scientific Applications Technician for help in determining the best antenna for your application. o The C2446 is a dual-band, omnidirectional antenna for our digital-cellular modems.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem PN C2445 9dBd Directional Yaggi Antenna PN L21831 Half-Wave Dipole Whip Antenna FIGURE 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems • Power Supply (see power considerations). • Environmental Enclosure— ENC 10/12, ENC 12/14, or ENC 16/18. 4.3 Power Considerations • A power cable included with the modem connects to the datalogger's 12 V or switched 12 V terminal.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem The template files are available from Campbell Scientific’s Website: http://www.campbellsci.ca/download. 5.1 Using AceManager to Configure the Modem To install AceManager from the Sierra Wireless CD, click on the “AceManager” link under “Modem Utilities” and follow the prompts. Once the application has been installed, it can be run from the Windows Start menu or from the icon on the desktop.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Template files are available from Campbell Scientific’s Website: http://www.campbellsci.ca/download. NOTE 10 Baud rate can be changed from 9600, to a higher baud rate supported by the datalogger (e.g., 115200 for a CR1000).
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click on EDGE/HSDPA Group to get the following screen: For a data account with the VPN.COM APN, enter the APN as shown in the following screen. The example is for an APN = “I2GOLD.COM”. After the template file has been loaded, and the APN entered, click the Write icon to save the changes in the modem. Click the Reset icon to restart the modem.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem will then be the address for the Raven’s configured name. Once the Raven’s IP has been updated in IP Manager, it can be contacted via name. AceManager is used to configure the Dynamic IP settings in your Raven so that it will use IP Manager as described below. Connect with modem using AceManager. Select the Dynamic IP group to configure your modem to use IP Manager.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem • Can include a hyphen (-) • Cannot contain spaces • Must be no longer than 20 characters total Click the Write icon to save the changes. Click the Reset icon to restart the modem. Click the Disconnect icon to terminate communications with the modem. 5.3 Raven XT-Rogers Indicator Lights When your Raven XT-Rogers is connected to power and an antenna, there is a specific pattern to the lights to indicate its operation mode.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Light Patterns The LEDs on the front of the modem will respond in different patterns to indicate modem states. • Normal—Each LED, mentioned above, lit as applicable. • Start up—The LEDs will cycle from left to right. • PassThru mode—Network and Signal LEDs will blink in tandem. The Activity LED will blink when transmitting or receiving data. • SOS—The Network LED blinks.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem LoggerNet Device Map For a Dynamic IP using Sierra Wireless’s IP Manager (Section 5.2), enter the internet IP address as: xxxx.yyyy:6785, where xxxx is the modem name, yyyy is the Domain name, and 6785 is the port number. Uncheck “Pakbus Port Always Open”. Enter Pakbus address that has been set in the datalogger (default is 1).
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem In some cases where signal strength is low, you may have to decrease the packet size of the CR1000. A recommended value of 400 bytes should be sufficient. 7. Troubleshooting If LoggerNet/PC400W software is unable to establish a connection with the modem: 7.1 Check the Modem Configuration 16 a. Check the GPRS cellular account information, and verify there is GPRS coverage at the site.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem The Device Port gets changed from the default 12345 to 6785 when the template file is loaded into the modem (Section 5). The Device Port number gets entered with the IP address in LoggerNet (Section 6).
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Connect to the modem with AceManager (Section 5.3). Select the “Serial” Group, and make sure the “AT Verbose Mode” is set to “Numeric” for use with the CR10(X), CR510, and CR23X dataloggers, or “Verbose” for other dataloggers (e.g. CR1000). The “Raven XT Template 9600” template file sets the baud rate to 9600, which is the maximum baud rate for the CR10X and older dataloggers.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Verify the APN has been entered in the NETAPN and +CGDCONT fields as shown above (where VPN.COM is the APN). d. If an SC105 interface is used, its default baud rate of 9600 will have to be changed to match the baud rate of the modem (using CSI’s DevConfig utility). e. Check the Network light. Network – indicates a successful connection to the cellular network with an IP Address given and a channel acquired. f. Make sure the modem has sufficient power. g.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 7.2 Verify Connections at the Datalogger Verify the modem is connected to 12 V and the power led is on (green). Check the Network light on the modem. The Network light should be solid green, which indicates the modem is registered with the cellular network. Make sure the antenna is properly connected and oriented. Signal strength should be the -60 to -80. An SC932A or SC105 interface is required to connect the modem to a datalogger’s CSI/O port.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 7.3 LoggerNet/PC400W Device Map Check your LoggerNet setup. a. Make sure the port number at the end of the IP address matches the port number of the Raven (e.g. 6785, see Figure 7.3-1). FIGURE 7.3-1. Device Port Configuration b. Try adding a few seconds to the extra response time on the IP Port in LoggerNet (you should not need more than 5 seconds). c. If you are trying to communicate to a PakBus datalogger: i.
Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 7.4 Using AceManager to Check Modem Communications with Datalogger The modem’s “Host Serial Bytes Sent” and “Host Serial Bytes Received” windows can indicate whether or not the modem is communicating with the datalogger. Establish a connection with the modem through the cellular network using AceManager (click on the Modem menu item, Connect, UDP. Enter the IP address, and click OK).
Appendix A. Wireless Ace Setup without Template File Wireless Ace 3G is used to program settings in the Raven XT-Rogers modem to make the modem compatible with CSI dataloggers. Airlink template files to send the modems are available on the Campbell Scientific website (http://www.campbellsci.ca/download). The procedure for sending the template files is described in Section 5. When the template files are not available, Wireless Ace 3G can be used to change the settings described below.
Appendix A. Wireless Ace Setup without Template File A-2 • S23 – Configure Serial Port – The baud rate needs to be configured to match a valid datalogger baud rate. For a CR10X: 9600,8N1 and for a CR1000: 115200,8N1. • \Q – Serial Port Flow Control – This should be set to None. • V – AT Verbose Mode – Set this to Numeric.
Appendix A. Wireless Ace Setup without Template File • S0 – TCP Auto Answer – Set to On • TCPT – TCP Idle Timeout -- Set to a reasonable value like 2 min.
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Appendix B. Installation of SIM Card in the RavenXT-Rogers The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in the Raven XT-Rogers is a smartcard securely storing the key identifying a mobile subscriber. Generally, you will only need to install the SIM once in the life of the modem. Installing the SIM To install the SIM, you will only need a small Phillips head screw driver. Opening the Case 1. Unplug the modem power and all cables. 2.
Appendix B. Installation of SIM Card in the RavenXT-Rogers 4. B-2 Replace the faceplate; the installation of the SIM is complete.
Appendix C. Configuring the Raven XTRogers for PPP The Raven XT-Rogers template file configures the Raven XT-Rogers to function as a serial server. As a serial server, the modem has an IP address, and port number (6785) for the Raven XT-Rogers’ RS232 port. LoggerNet sends data via TCP/IP over the internet to the datalogger. The modem removes the data from the TCP packet and sends the data out the RS232 port to the datalogger. Returning data is put into a TCP packet by the modem and sent back to LoggerNet.
Appendix C. Configuring the Raven XT-Rogers for PPP Use AceManager to configure the following Misc setting: • DPort = 3001 (Changed from 6785) This setting change allows information to be passed from loggernet to the the Datalogger. If we were to leave the DPort setting at 6785 the Raven XT-Rogers would trap the information as its own and Loggernet will show an error of “Connection Refused” when you try to connect to the Datalogger.
Appendix C. Configuring the Raven XT-Rogers for PPP Using the Device Configuration Utility, select the “Net Services” tab. The “PakBus/TCP Service Port” default is 6785. This is the “Port” number that will follow the “IP address” for LoggerNet to communicate with the datalogger. Using the Device Configuration Utility, fix the RS232 Baud Rate to “115200 Fixed” from the “Port Settings” tab.
Appendix C. Configuring the Raven XT-Rogers for PPP LoggerNet Settings: Enter the IP address of the Raven XT-Rogers, and the PakBus/TCP Service Port number of the datalogger (e.g. 6785 as explained above).
Appendix C. Configuring the Raven XT-Rogers for PPP Example CR1000 Program The following example sends an email message when an alarm condition is True. Both the CR1000 and Raven XT-Rogers modem must be configured as PPP as described above. CR1000 Program Example to Send Email Message 'Main program variables Public Batt, RefTemp, Temp 'declare Email parameter strings (as constants), Message String & Result Variable Const ServerAddr="smtpauth.earthlink.net"'"207.69.189.201" Const ToAddr="datalogger@hotmail.
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