User Manual

About this guide
This document is a guide to integrating the RIM 801D OEM DataTAC radio
modem into an embedded system, such as a laptop computer, PDA, vending
machine, POS terminal, or alarm system.
Topics covered in this guide include:
• physical size and mounting requirements
• power and battery characteristics
• interfacing to the RIM 801D
• antenna selection and placement
• communication protocols
Throughout the guide, there are suggestions and precautions that will ease
the implementation of a wireless communication solution. Attention is
drawn to these through the use of the two symbols below.
This symbol represents a hint or a suggestion. Although the ideas presented
are not necessary to the integration of the RIM 801D, they are useful to
many applications, and they may save integrators time.
This is an important note or a warning. The text will advize integrators of a
potentially hazardous situation, or a necessary precaution to take when
designing applications.
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