Installation guide

FireLine System Protocol Manual 4 Raveon Technologies Corp.
All Ethernet functions are implemented using the embedded Digi Connect ME
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module within the FireLine Ethernet radio modem. This module is made by Digi
International, Inc. of Minnetonka, Minnesota a division of NetSilicon. The Digi
Connect ME interface is built on leading 32-bit ARM technology using the
network-attached NetSilicon NS7520 microprocessor, the Digi Connect ME
combines true plug-and-play functionality.
The most straightforward method to implement the FireLine Ethernet is the “COM
Port Redirection” technique, using Realport software. The FireLine Ethernet uses
the patented RealPort COM/TTY port redirection for Microsoft Windows, UNIX,
and Linux environments. RealPort software provides a virtual connection to serial
devices, no matter where they reside on the network. The software is installed
directly on the host and allows applications to talk to devices across a network as
though the devices were directly attached to the host on a COM port.
In the system above, any application running on the system computer will talk
over the RF link as if it were a COM serial port on the PC. In most of these types
of applications, the user’s application software needs no customization. It simply
communicates to a COM port, and thinks the FireLine Ethernet is plugged into a
serial port on the system PC.
FireLine Ethernet modems may be used in radio networks with other FireLine
Ethernet modems, or with standard RS232/RS485 FireLine modems, effectively
connecting the System PC/Device to a remote serial port, via the wireless link as
shown below.
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Connectware, Digi Connect EM, Digi Connect ME, Digi Connect SP, Digi Connect Wi-EM, and Digi Connect Wi-ME are
trademarks of Digi International, Inc.