AeroComm CL4424 User Manual

Page of 20
Table of Contents
 
6/21/2005  
USER’S MANUAL
........................................................................................... 1 
1. 
CL4424 RF TRANSCEIVER................................................................................... 5 
1.1 O
VERVIEW
........................................................................................................... 5 
1.2 CL4424 
S
PECIFICATION
....................................................................................... 6 
1.3 CL4424 
I
NTERFACE
............................................................................................. 7 
2. 
INTERFACING PROTOCOL .............................................................................. 10 
2.1 RS-232............................................................................................................... 11 
2.2 RS-485 
(2-
WIRE 
H
ALF 
D
UPLEX
) ........................................................................ 13 
2.3 H
ARDWARE 
F
LOW 
C
ONTROL
............................................................................. 14 
3. 
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES.................................................................................. 15 
3.1 P
OINT
-
TO
-P
OINT
................................................................................................ 15 
3.2 P
OINT
-
TO
-M
ULTIPOINT
...................................................................................... 15 
4. 
CL4424 CONFIGURATION UTILITY SOFTWARE........................................ 16 
4.1 I
NSTALLATION
.................................................................................................... 16 
4.2 CL4424 
S
ETTINGS
............................................................................................. 16 
4.2.1 
ConnexLink Settings.................................................................................. 17 
4.2.2 
Optional Settings ....................................................................................... 18 
4.2.3 
PC Settings ................................................................................................ 18 
4.2.4 
Additional Features................................................................................... 18 
4.3 P
ROGRAMMING 
T
HE 
CL4424 
UNITS
................................................................... 19 
5. 
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................... 20 
Figures
 
Figure 1- RS-232/RS-485 CL4424 Front View.............................................................. 7 
Figure 2- RS-232 CL4424 Back View ............................................................................ 8 
Figure 3- RS-485 CL4424 Back View ............................................................................ 8 
Figure 4- CL4424 Mechanical Diagram......................................................................... 9 
Figure 5- RS-232 Male/Female Connector Pin out ................................................... 11 
Figure 6- DCE to DTE Interface.................................................................................... 11 
Figure 7- DCE to DCE Interface ................................................................................... 13 
Figure 8- Point-to-Point Network.................................................................................. 15 
Figure 9- Multiple Networks of Point-to-Multipoint CL4424s ................................... 15 
Tables
 
Table 1 – DTE, DCE and Null Modem Signal Definitions......................................... 10