User Manual

Contents
RFI-9256 Radio Modem User Manual Page 3 of 96
Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 OEM Applications............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Product Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2. Installation................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Radio Frequency Hazard Information ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 RFI-9256 Location ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Antenna Installation ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 User Interfaces ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Terminal Menu Interface.................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Hayes AT Command Interface ......................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Front Panel Interface ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
4. Operation................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.1 Serial Port Operation..................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Radio Operation............................................................................................................................................................. 17
4.3 Protocol Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
4.4 Auxiliary I/O................................................................................................................................................................... 27
5. Applications............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.1 Basic Point-to-point Network......................................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 Simplex Point-to-point Network ..................................................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Multiple Slave Point-to-point Network........................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Point-to-point Network with Back-to-back Repeaters.................................................................................................... 27
5.5 Broadcast Network......................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.6 Broadcast Network with Back-to-back Repeaters .......................................................................................................... 27
5.7 Hayes Dial-up Networking............................................................................................................................................. 27
5.8 Dial-up Networking with Back-to-back Repeaters......................................................................................................... 27
5.9 SCADA Network with Routing Table ............................................................................................................................. 27
5.10 SCADA Network with a Back-to-back Repeater ............................................................................................................ 27
5.11 Point-to-point Auxiliary I/O ........................................................................................................................................... 27
5.12 Point-to-point Auxiliary I/O with a Back-to-back Repeater........................................................................................... 27
5.13 Hayes Dial-up Auxiliary I/O .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Appendix A Technical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 27
A.1 Radio Specifications....................................................................................................................................................... 27
A.2 Connector Pin Assignments ........................................................................................................................................... 27
A.3 Back-to-back Repeater Connector ................................................................................................................................. 27
A.4 Power Supply Notes ....................................................................................................................................................... 27