User's Manual

UtiliNet® Endpoint User Guide 1-5-2007
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© Cellnet 2005
Revision History _____________________________________________________2
FCC/IC User Information_______________________________________________6
Chapter 1 Introduction _____________________________________________7
System Overview........................................................................................................... 7
UtiliNet Basics ............................................................................................................... 7
Network of Intelligent Radios..................................................................................... 8
Mesh Architecture....................................................................................................... 8
Radios With Programmable Intelligence.................................................................... 9
Packets Hop From Radio To Radio ............................................................................ 9
Polling and Report By Exception ............................................................................... 9
About This Manual....................................................................................................... 9
Icons............................................................................................................................ 9
Contacting Technical Support __________________________________________10
Chapter 2 UtiliNet Endpoint Under-Glass Radio__________________________10
System Overview......................................................................................................... 10
UtiliNet Module Overview ......................................................................................... 11
Technical Features of the UtiliNet Endpoint Under-Glass Radio.......................... 11
Residential Meter Modules ____________________________________________11
Chapter 3 UtiliNet Endpoint Configuration _____________________________13
Connecting to a radio.................................................................................................. 13
Adding new Radios to RadioShop............................................................................. 14
Communicating with integrated meter modules...................................................... 15
Setting the Latitude and Longitude .......................................................................... 15
Updating the Network ID (CRC Adder)................................................................... 16
Chapter 3 Network Engineering______________________________________17
Network Design Plan .................................................................................................. 17
OSI Layers ................................................................................................................ 17
Traditional Radio Comparisons................................................................................ 18
Line-Of-Sight............................................................................................................ 18
Network Design for 900 MHz Systems...................................................................... 18
Calculating Latitude/Longitude Coordinates............................................................ 19
Global Positioning System (GPS)............................................................................. 19
United States Geological Survey Maps - USGS Maps............................................. 20
MapInfo..................................................................................................................... 20
RF Considerations and System Design..................................................................... 21
Radio Link Budget.................................................................................................... 21
Transmitter................................................................................................................ 21