Specifications

RV-M7 Technical Manual
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Packet Size .................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Key-On_Data................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Busy-Channel Lock Out .................................................................................................................................................. 34
6.4 Addressing (Packetized Mode only) ....................................................................................................................... 34
Addressing Basics .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Group Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
Hexadecimal Numbers .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Setting A System-Wide Address ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Broadcast Transmissions ............................................................................................................................................... 36
The Address Mask ......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Listen Address (Version C21 and higher firmware): ........................................................................................................ 37
Addressing Examples:.................................................................................................................................................... 37
6.5 Error Correction.................................................................................................................................................... 38
6.6 Store-and-Forward Repeating ............................................................................................................................... 39
Automatic Repeater Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 39
Manual Configuration of the Repeat Feature ................................................................................................................. 39
7. Using the M7 Modem – Streaming Mode ...................................................................................... 43
7.1 Streaming Mode Operation................................................................................................................................... 43
7.2 Baud Rate Selection .............................................................................................................................................. 43
7.3 Bit Errors .............................................................................................................................................................. 44
7.4 Carrier Detect ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
7.5 Serial Data Flow Control........................................................................................................................................ 44
7.6 Setting the Over-The-Air Data Rate ....................................................................................................................... 45
8. Installation .................................................................................................................................... 47
9. FCC Licensing Information ............................................................................................................. 47
10. Debug Related Commands ............................................................................................................ 48
11. M7 Diagnostic Provisions .............................................................................................................. 50
11.1 Overview of Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................ 50
11.2 Reading the Diagnostic Information ...................................................................................................................... 50
11.3 Status and Statistics Command ............................................................................................................................. 50
11.4 ATST Command .................................................................................................................................................... 52
11.5 ATST2 Command .................................................................................................................................................. 52
11.6 ATST3 Command .................................................................................................................................................. 53
11.7 ATST4 Command .................................................................................................................................................. 53
12. Tune-up and Alignment ................................................................................................................. 53
12.1 Periodic Calibration .............................................................................................................................................. 53
12.2 Calibration Commands.......................................................................................................................................... 54
12.3 Center Frequency ................................................................................................................................................. 54
12.4 TX Deviation ......................................................................................................................................................... 55
12.5 TX Modulation Balance ......................................................................................................................................... 55
12.6 RX Carrier Detect .................................................................................................................................................. 55
13. SkyLine Compatibility .................................................................................................................... 56
13.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 56
13.2 Configuring M7 to Communicate with a SkyLine .................................................................................................... 56
14. Antenna Information ..................................................................................................................... 56
15. Appendix A. Serial Port Hardware ................................................................................................ 58
15.1 Serial Port Data and Handshaking Signals .............................................................................................................. 58
TxD (INPUT) ................................................................................................................................................................. 58
RxD (OUTPUT) .............................................................................................................................................................. 58
RTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 58
CTS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 58
CD ................................................................................................................................................................................ 59