User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Foreword
- Important Safety Information
- Contents
- About this Document
- Related Publications
- Product Description
- Features
- Specifications
- Air Interface
- Product Functionality
- Contents
- Integration Goal and Objectives
- Customer Problem Isolation
- Wireline and Wireless Communications
- Design Tips for Serviceability
- Environmental Issues
- Regulatory Requirements
- Contents
- Power Supply
- Host Interface
- Power Management
- Antenna Systems
- Hardware Recommendations
- Battery Selection Criteria
- Contents
- Hardware Integration
- Application Software
- Final Assembly
- Installation
- Troubleshooting
- End User Problem Resolution
- Service Depot Repair
- Contents
- Accessories and Options
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Desense Overview
- Desense Measurement Techniques
- Preparing the Device Under Test
- Performance Goals
- Methods of Controlling Emissions
- Antenna
- Summary
- FLEX Application Protocol Licensing
- Licensing
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CreataLink2 XT Hardware Integrator’s Guide Integration Overview
Integration Goal and Objectives
Antenna Configuration
The data transceiver is available with an optional antenna from SmartSynch, Inc.
See Section 4, "Hardware Integration" for other antenna suppliers.
Use the following guidelines when you mount the data transceiver:
• Mount the device away from any metallic or conductive enclosures.
• Mount the device away from items that produce RF noise, such as a poorly-
shielded PC.
• Use an antenna with a gain of 0 dBi to +3 dBi to maximize the effective
radiated power (ERP) of the antenna.
• Mount the antenna according to the guidelines in Section 4.
• If you must mount the device in a metallic or conductive enclosure, mount the
antenna outside the enclosure and connect it to the data transceiver via the
female SMA connector with the coaxial cable (RG58).
Software Applications Development
In addition to the specific software application, SmartSynch, Inc. encourages you
to incorporate wireless-specific reporting and monitoring features into the
application, so as to make it more sensitive to the wireless environment
(registration states and messaging status information, for example). The data
transceiver uses a packetized serial interface (CLP) to enable the application to
monitor wireless link-related information and application-specific data
simultaneously. The Communication Linking Protocol Reference Manual describes
this interface in more detail. If you use an on-board application configuration, the
required information is available via the API in the Software Integrator’s Guide.
EMI and Desense Testing
Data transceiver operation requires that there is minimum electromagnetic
interference radiating from the product platform. Excess noise significantly reduces
the effectiveness of the wireless data transceiver, making it less likely to receive
network messages.
Regulatory Approval
Every commercial RF device must display an FCC regulatory label on the outside
host case. The FCC also requires the wireless data transceiver to transmit random
data patterns on specific frequencies while incorporated in the host platform. The
data transceiver incorporates special debug modes to help test for regulatory
compliance with this requirement. For most applications, no additional FCC
certification is required.
Final Assembly Test
To verify proper assembly of the final product (antenna connection and operational
serial and/or parallel port) perform an end-to-end test. This test verifies that the
final product can receive and transmit at the required signal levels and has
operational I/O ports.