User's Manual

UM04725
June 7, 2004
Rev -
2
2.1 Base Station Description. The base station controls message traffic flow
between the PC and the Remote units. Note that the base station is a modified version of
the Remote. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface and and a different software
package are the major differences between the base station and Remote physically. The
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display and keypad are used for diagnostic test and status
display on the base station. Also the base station features an external antenna. Figure 2
illustrates the features of the base station.
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Figure 2. IRespond Base Station
The base station contains software to collect and distribute information between the
Remotes and the IRESPOND software package on the PC. The software has two main
functions; first the software manages the radio frequency traffic between the devices and
then secondly communicate data to the PC via the USB port.
Base Station Set Up. Connect the supplied USB cable to the base station USB
connector at the bottom of the unit. The base station derives DC power from the USB
port. Press the power button to power the unit on. A second key press to the power
switch will turn the unit off. The base station will display connection status to the PC
USB link and status of the RF links indicating by the universal identification number for
each Remote device logged into the base station.This display is shown in Figure 3.