User's Manual

Table Of Contents
1. General Information about the FireLine ................................................................4
1.1. Congratulations!..........................................................................................................................................4
1.2. NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................................4
1.3. Safety / Warning Information.....................................................................................................................4
1.4. Safety Training information:......................................................................................................................4
1.5. FCC Compliance Information....................................................................................................................6
1.6. Overview.......................................................................................................................................................7
1.7. Features........................................................................................................................................................7
2. Specifications............................................................................................................8
2.1. General.........................................................................................................................................................8
2.2. Transmitter...................................................................................................................................................8
2.3. Receiver........................................................................................................................................................8
2.4. User Input and Output Signals..................................................................................................................8
2.5. Frequencies .................................................................................................................................................9
3. Electrical Inputs and Outputs ...............................................................................10
3.1. LEDs............................................................................................................................................................10
3.2. DC Power...................................................................................................................................................10
3.3. Serial I/O Connector.................................................................................................................................11
4. Using the FireLine Modem – Packet Mode........................................................12
4.1. Setup...........................................................................................................................................................13
4.2. Selecting Channels ...................................................................................................................................14
4.3. Data Transmission....................................................................................................................................14
Serial Port Baud Rate ............................................................................................14
Flow Control............................................................................................................15
Packet Size .............................................................................................................15
Key-On_Data ..........................................................................................................15
Busy-Channel Lock Out ........................................................................................15
4.4. Data Reception..........................................................................................................................................16
4.5. Addressing (Packetized Mode only) ......................................................................................................16
Addressing Basics..................................................................................................16
Hexadecimal Numbers ..........................................................................................17
Setting A System-Wide Address..........................................................................17
Broadcast Transmissions......................................................................................17
The Address Mask .................................................................................................18
Addressing Examples:...........................................................................................19
4.6. Error Correction.........................................................................................................................................19
Using the FireLine Modem – Streaming Mode..........................................................21
4.7. Streaming Mode Operation.....................................................................................................................21
4.8. Baud Rate Selection.................................................................................................................................21
4.9. Bit Errors.....................................................................................................................................................22
4.10. Carrier Detect ............................................................................................................................................22
4.11. Serial Data Flow Control..........................................................................................................................23
5. Installation...............................................................................................................24
6. User Serial Port Commands.................................................................................25