INSTRUCTION MANUAL RavenXT-Telus Airlink™ Cellular Modem June 2014 Copyright © 2011 - 2014 Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp.
1. General Description .....................................................2 2. Establish Cellular Service ...........................................2 2.1 Raven XT-Telus Cellular Coverage/Service Requirements..............................................2 3. Specifications...............................................................3 3.1 Raven XT-Telus Specifications ........................................................................................3 4. Configuration .............................
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 1. General Description This manual provides information for interfacing the Sierra Wireless Raven XT-Telus cellular modem to Campbell Scientific dataloggers. A Sierra Wireless CD ships with the modem that includes Sierra Wireless manuals and software utilities. Sierra Wireless manuals referenced in this manual include: AceManagerGuide.pdf Raven_XT_UserGuide.pdf Raven_XT_QuickStart.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem What you receive from Telus: Activation Code (MSL) 10-digit Mobile Directory Number (MDN or MIN/MSID) IP address (for a Static IP account only) Recommended Dealers: 1. Communications Group, Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0777 3. Specifications 3.1 Raven XT-Telus Specifications Sierra Wireless Raven XT, model V2227 Technology: CDMA: EV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 4. Configuration 4.1 Base Station Requirements for Raven XT-Telus PC running Campbell Scientifics’ LoggerNet or PC400 software, with access to the internet. 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment x Raven modem with power cable (included with modem). x Datalogger—21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR23X, CR7, CR1000, CR5000, CR3000, CR800. x SC105 or SC932A Interface—connects the modem to the 21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR7, or other dataloggers’ CS I/O port.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: Red 12V (or switched 12V) Black G White Not Used PN L18663 PN L18663 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-Telus CDMA 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-Telus CDMA 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-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem x 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. x 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 CDMA and GPRS digital-cellular modems.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem PN L18285 1 dBd Omni Directional Antenna PN C2445 9dBd Directional Yagi Antenna PN L21831 Half-Wave Dipole Whip Antenna FIGURE 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems x Power Supply (see power considerations). x Environmental Enclosure— ENC 10/12, ENC 12/14, or ENC 16/18. 4.3 Power Considerations x A power cable included with the modem connects to the datalogger's 12 V or switched 12 V terminal.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem x When using the switched 12 V terminal, the modem can typically be powered with a BP12 battery, CH100 charger/regulator, and MSX10 solar panel. 5. Program the Raven XT-Telus Modem The following software is used to program the modem: If an account is setup for the modem, it should automatically provision and activate on the Telus network once the antenna is connected and power is applied to the modem.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem x The Reset button (on the left side of the Raven XT) has two functions. If it is quickly depressed and released, the modem will simply power cycle the internal hardware. If, however, the reset is depressed and held for several seconds (count 10 slowly, and wait for the power light to go off after the light pattern stops), the ALEOS configuration settings will return to the factory defaults.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Run AceManager to get the following screen: Click the Connect icon in the Configuration Panel to open the connection options dialogue box. Select PPP, and the COM port the modem is connected to. Do not change the Password (the default password is 12345). Click OK to continue. If the modem has been configured for “PPP” (see appendix B), then you may have to check the “Use SOS Mode” box.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click the Load icon in the Configuration Panel. When prompted for a template file name, select the appropriate .xml file (downloaded from the CSC website). The following screens show the settings for the Miscellaneous and Serial settings after the template file has been loaded. Change “AT Verbose Mode” to “Numeric” for use with CR10(X), CR510, and CR23X dataloggers. Click the Write icon to save the changes made by the template file.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click the Disconnect icon to terminate communications with the modem. WARNING Unless you Write the commands, the changes made in New Value will not be sent to the modem. For some commands unless you Reset the modem, the newly written values will not take effect. 5.3 Configuring the Raven for Dynamic IP Dynamic IP addresses are granted only when a modem or other device is connected and can change each time the modem or device reconnects to the network.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 1. Modem name: A unique name for the modem (the 10-digit MDN number is recommended). 2. Domain: The domain name to be used by the modem (eairlink.com). 3. IP Manager IP Address: The IP or domain name of the dynamic DNS server which is running IP Manager. IPMANAGER1: eairlink.com IPMANAGER2: edns2.eairlink.com 4. IP Manager update interval refers to how often you want the address sent to the IP Manager.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem LoggerNet Device Map Preceding zeros are not entered in the Internet IP Address (e.g. 070.218.074.247 is entered as 70.218.74.247). For a Dynamic IP using Sierra Wireless’s IP Manager, 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. If using this option, please ensure that “Cache IP Address” is unchecked. Uncheck “PakBus Port Always Open”.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Enter PakBus address that has been set in the datalogger (default is 1, change the address using DevConfig).
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 7. Troubleshooting If LoggerNet/PC400W software is unable to establish a connection with the modem: 1. 18 Check your account information (you may have to call your provider for this or look at your agreement). a. Verify there is coverage at your location. b. Check the Network light. Network – indicates a successful connection to the cellular network with an IP Address given and a channel acquired. c. Make sure the modem has sufficient power. d.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 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). If the modem answers but you do not get a connection to the datalogger: 1. Check your connection to the datalogger. a. a. An SC932A or SC105 interface is required to connect the modem to a datalogger’s CSI/O port (Section 4).
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Baud rate of the SC105 must match the baud rate in the modem (which has to be supported by the datalogger). SC105 settings for use with the RavenXT are listed below, which are configured using the DevConfig utility. SC105 settings for the RavenXT: 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 b.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 3. 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. Verify the PakBus address in the setup screen matches that of the datalogger. ii. If you have multiple PakBus networks/ports setup in LoggerNet, uncheck the ‘PakBus Port Always Open’ options on all PakBus ports.
Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem FIGURE 7-2. AceManager status page showing communications with modem.
Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File AceManager is used to program settings in the Raven XT modems to make the modems compatible with CSI dataloggers. Sierra Wireless CDMA and GPRS template files to send the modems are available on the CSC website (http://www.campbellsci.ca/download). The procedure for sending the template files is described in Section 5.2. When the template files are not available, AceManager can be used to change the settings described below.
Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File A-2 x 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. x \Q – Serial Port Flow Control – This should be set to None. x V – AT Verbose Mode – Set this to Verbose for CR800, CR1000, CR3000; Numeric for CR10(X), CR510, CR23X.
Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File x S0 – TCP Auto Answer – Set to ON x TCPT – TCP Idle Timeout -- Set to a reasonable value like 2 min. See Section 5.3 for information on configuring the modem for use with a Dynamic IP.
Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP The Raven XT’s template file configures the Raven XT to function as a serial server. As a serial server, the modem has an IP address, and port number 3001 for the Raven XT’s 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 B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP Datalogger Settings: Using the Device Configuation Utility, configure the following setting on the TCP/IP tab: x x x x x Config Port Used = RS232 IP Address = 0.0.0.0 Modem Dial String = PPP Modem Dial Response = CONNECT User Name and Password are blank Using the Device Configuation Utility, select the “Net Services” tab. The “Pakbus/TCP Service Port” default is 6785.
Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP Using the Device Configuration Utility, fix the RS232 Baud Rate to “115200 Fixed” from the “Port Settings” tab. Loggernet Settings: Enter the IP address of the Raven XT, and the PakBus/TCP Service Port number of the datalogger (e.g. 6785 as explained above).
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