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MultiHop Radio Product Manual
Process
Response
Steps
2
The master radio enters RUN mode.
Serial data packets begin transmitting between the mas-
ter and its children radios.
Conduct a Site Survey
A site survey analyzes the radio signal between a MultiHop child radio and its parent and reports the number of data packets missed or
received at relative signal strengths.
Conducting a MultiHop Site Survey from the LCD Menu
Perform the site survey before permanently installing your network to pre-screen a site for its radio communication potential, compare link
quality in different locations in a factory, or assist with final antenna placement and aiming.
Site surveys can be conducted from either the master, repeater, or slave radios. A master radio is always a parent and the slave radios
are always children radios within the radio communication relationship. A repeater radio, however, may be both a child radio to the mas-
ter or another repeater and a parent radio to other repeater or slave radios. For a more detailed description of the parent-child relation-
ships, refer to the device data sheets.
MultiHop Master Radio
Other radios bound within the same network remain synchronized to the network, but are blocked from sending data while the site survey
is running. The site survey analyzes the signal strength between the selected child and its parent radio only. Disable site survey on one
radio before initiating it from another.
Radios in site survey mode have a solid green LED for the duration of the site survey and the LCD display scrolls the results. Because
the statistics represent the lesser of the round-trip results, one person can ascertain the link quality from either device.
Single-click button 2 to pause or resume autoscrolling the site survey results. While paused, button 1 single-step advances through the
four signal strength categories: green, yellow, red, and missed. Double-click button 2 to exit the results display. (Refer to the data sheet
for the menu structure.)
1
On a data radio device, press button 1 until the display reads *SITE.
When the site survey runs, serial and I/O data radio communication between that parent and its children stops.
2
Single-click button 2 to enter the Site Survey menu.
Master radio: The displays reads CHLDRN. Repeater radio: The display reads PARENT. Slave radio: The display reads PA-
RENT.
3
From the Master
Single-click button 2 to display the
child radio's device address. (A ra-
151317 Rev 0
Site Survey
MultiHop Repeater Radio
From the Repeater
Single-click button 1 to cycle between PA-
RENT and CHLDRN.
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Two Button/LED Models
LED 1
LED 2
Flashes green
-
-
Flashes yellow
Site Survey
MultiHop Slave Radio
From the Slave
Single-click button 2 to display PA-
RENT.
Single Button/LED
Models
LED
Flashes green
Flashes red and green
(looks yellow/orange)
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