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RFI-9256 Radio Modem User Manual Page 40 of 96
5.6 Broadcast Network with Back-to-back Repeaters
Back-to-back repeaters can be used in point-to-multipoint broadcast networks to extend the network range.
This scenario is shown in Figure 15.
RFI-9256
Master
RFI-9256
Repeater
Slave
Main
DTE
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a SLAVE
Network Address: 43
Hopping Pattern: 14
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a MASTER
Network Address: 43
Hopping Pattern: 14
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
RFI-9256
Repeater
Master
RFI-9256
Slave 2
Aux
DTE
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a SLAVE
Network Address: 43
Hopping Pattern: 15
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
Main Null Modem Cable
Back-to-back Repeater
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a MASTER
Network Address: 43
Hopping Pattern: 15
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
RFI-9256
Slave 1
RADIO CONFIGURATION
Unit is a SLAVE
Network Address: 43
Hopping Pattern: 14
PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: Broadcast
SERIAL CONFIGURATION
Main Port: 115200, 8N1, Hardware Flow
Main
DTE
Figure 15: Point-to-multipoint broadcast network with three destinations and a back-to-back repeater