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RACOM RipEX 1.5 User Manual

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Radio modem & Router
version 1.5
5/9/2013
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RACOM s.r.o. • Mirova 1283 • 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave • Czech Republic
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  • Page 1 RipEX Radio modem & Router version 1.5 5/9/2013 fw 1.3.x.x RACOM s.r.o. • Mirova 1283 • 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave • Czech Republic www.racom.eu Tel.: +420 565 659 511 • Fax: +420 565 659 512 • E-mail: racom@racom.eu...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.6. Power supply ........................75 7. Advanced Configuration ........................ 76 7.1. Menu header ........................76 7.2. Status ..........................77 7.3. Settings ..........................78 7.4. Routing ..........................116 7.5. Diagnostic ......................... 120 7.6. Maintenance ........................137 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 4 4.16. RipEX-HS ..........................58 4.17. RipeX-HS dimensions ......................58 4.18. X5 adapter ETH/USB ....................... 58 4.19. Demo case ..........................59 4.20. Fan kit mounting ........................60 4.21. Assembly dimensions with fan ....................60 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 5 7.19. Menu Maintenance Password ....................139 7.20. Menu Maintenance Configuration ..................140 10.1. Declaration of Conformity RipEX ................... 152 List of Tables 4.1. Pin assignement ......................... 43 4.2. Ethernet to cable connector connections ................... 45 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 6 4.11. FCC 25 kHz ..........................54 4.12. FCC 12.5 kHz ........................... 54 4.13. FCC 6.25 kHz ........................... 54 10.1. Minimum Safety Distance 160 MHz ..................145 10.2. Minimum Safety Distance 300–400 MHz ................147 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 7: Important Notice

    Under no circumstances is RACOM or any other company or person responsible for incidental, accidental or related damage arising as a result of the use of this product. RACOM does not provide the user with any form of guarantee containing assurance of the suitability and applicability for its application.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Design the addressing and routing scheme of the network (Chapter 2, RipEX in detail and RipEX App notes, Address planing Preconfigure all RipEX's (Section 5.4, “Basic setup”). Install individual sites Mount RipEX into cabinet (Section 6.1, “Mounting”). http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/routing.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 9 Check routing by the ping tool (the section called “Ping”) to verify accessibility of all IP ad- dresses with which the unit will communicate. Connect the SCADA equipment Test your application © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 10: Ripex - Radio Router

    - Fastest web access to remote units • Fast remote access - Only the effective data are transferred from remote RipEX over the air, html page is downloaded from the local unit. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 11 - Free Master-key trial – (all coded features) for 30 days in every RipEX • Reliability - 3 years warranty, rugged die cast aluminium case, military or industrial components - Every single unit tested in a climatic chamber as well as in real traffic © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 12: Standards

    IEEE 802.3i IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3af RS232 EIA-232-F RS485 EIA RS-485 IEC101 IEC 60870-5-101 IEC104 IEC 60870-5-104 DNP3 IEEE 1815-2010 Profibus DP IEC 61158 Type 3 SLIP RFC 1055 VLAN IEEE 802.1Q RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 13: Ripex In Detail

    2.2.1. Detailed Description Bridge mode is suitable for Point-to-Multipoint networks, where Master-Slave applications with polling- type communication protocol are used. RipEX in bridge mode is as easy to use as a simple transparent © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 14 RipEX's and SCADA equipment. Address configuration examples are given in the next chapter. Step 1 Polling cycle starts: FEP sends a request packet for RTU3 through COM1 to the connected RipEX. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 15 FEP through COM1. RipEX1 sends this packet to RTU1. RTU1 doesn’t react, because the packet is addressed to FEP. RipEX1 repeats the packet on Radio channel. All RipEXes receive the packet. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 16: Bridge Mode Example

    (= default) IP on the ETH interface may cause serious problems, when more RipEX's are con- nected to the same LAN, even if by accident (e.g. during maintenance). 192.168.5.13/24 192.168.5.3/24 192.168.5.12/24 192.168.5.2/24 192.168.5.51/24 REPEATER 192.168.5.50/24 192.168.5.11/24 192.168.5.1/24 Fig. 2.1: Bridge mode example RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 17 RPT1 is out of the range of the remote radio modem. This can be achieved for CEN RPT1 RPT2 REM example by reducing the output power or using a unidirectional antenna. Coverage area © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 18: Router Mode

    The proprietary link-layer protocol on the radio channel is very sophisticated, it can transmit both unicast and broadcast frames, it has collision RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 19 RipEX1 receives this packet, checks data integrity and transmits acknowledgement. At the same time packet is sent to PLC1 through COM1. Simultaneously the reply packet from RTU1 for FEP is re- ceived on COM2. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 20 (over repeaters), which is different from common IP networks. The example configuration below does not show such routing rules for the sake of simplicity (they are not needed in most cases). RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 21: Addressing

    The router compares the destination IP 192.168.2.2 with its own ethernet address 192.168.2.1/24 and determines that the packet’s destination is within its ETH network and sends the packet over the ethernet interface – eventually, the packet is received by RTU 2. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 22: Optimised Addressing

    ETH interface, unless you are perfectly certain that a packet to non- existing destination IP may never appear (remember you are dealing with complex software written and configured by humans). RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 23: Serial Scada Protocols

    These features allow for the most efficient SCADA application arrangements to be used, e.g. multi-master polling and/or spontaneous communication from remote units and/or parallel communication between remote units, etc. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 24: Combination Of Ip And Serial Communication

    This feature allows to extend the number of simultaneously opened TCP connections between the RipEX and the locally connected application up to 10 on each Terminal server. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 25: Diagnostics & Network Management

    RSScom, DQcom, TXLost[%], Ucc, Temp, PWR, VSWR, ETH[Rx/Tx], COM1[Rx/Tx], COM2[Rx/Tx], HW Alarm Input and/or for some internal warnings and errors. See chapter RipEX App notes, SNMP for RACOM RipEX for more. MIB table can be found there too.

  • Page 26: Firmware Update And Upgrade

    2.7. Firmware update and upgrade Occasionally RipEX firmware update or upgrade is released. An update improves functionality and/or fix software bugs. Updates can be downloaded for free from www.racom.eu A firmware upgrade implements significant improvements and new functions which take the product to a new level.

  • Page 27: Software Feature Keys

    Software keys are always tied to a specific RipEX production code. Software keys are always tied to a specific RipEX production code. See chapter Model offerings SW feature keys for more. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 28: Network Planning

    The bench test layout should include the application centre, two remotes (at least) and the use of a repeater. See the following picture for an example. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#calculation RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 29: Frequency

    This band requires planning the network in “microwave” style. Hops longer than about 1 km have to have “almost” clear LOS (Line-of-sight). Of course a 2–5 km link can handle one high building or a © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 30: Signal Budget

    +TX antenna gain [dBi] +2.1 dBi (half-wave dipole, 0 dBd) - Path loss [dB] -125.0 dB calculated from field measurement) + RX antenna gain [dBi] +9.7 dB (7-al Yagi antenna, 7.6 dBd) RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 31 RipEX diagnostic tools (ping) report the mean deviation of the RSS, which is a good indication of the signal stability. A multiple of the mean deviation should be added to the fade margin. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 32: Multipath Propagation, Dq

    For a value of 125, short packets should get through with some retransmissions, 150–200 means occasional problems will exist (long term testing/evaluation of such link is recommended) and values above 200 should ensure reliable communication. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 33: Antenna Location

    We have to remember our hop has two ends, i.e. the solution may be to change antenna or its placement at the opposite end. If everything fails, it is better to use another site as a repeater. Even if such prob- © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 34: Network Layout

    Fortunately for RF network designers, the real world is seldom that simple. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 35: Dominant Repeater

    The placement of repeaters which serve the respective areas is crucial. They should be isolated from each other whenever possible. incorrectly Repeater Centre Fig. 3.6: Dominant repeater © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 36: Hybrid Networks

    RipEX's over a nested IP network is a standard routing issue and the concrete solution depends on that network. 3.7. Assorted practical comments Let us mention few issues, whose influence on network reliability or performance is sometimes neglected by less experienced planners: RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 37: Antenna Mounting

    (several metres) from any electronic equipment as well as the antenna itself. A metallic plate used as shielding against interference must not form a part of the antenna. incorectly correctly Power supply Fig. 3.8: Antenna mounting © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 38: Recommended Values

    Fade margin [dB] = RSS (Received Signal Strenght) [dBm] – RX sensitivity [dBm]. Respective RX sensitivity for different data rates can be found in Section 4.4.1, “Detailed Radio parameters”. • DQ (Data Quality) Min. 180 • PER (Packet Error Rate) Max. 5 % RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 39: Product

    Product 4. Product RipEX is built into a rugged die-cast aluminium casing that allows for multiple installation possibilities, see Section 6.1, “Mounting”. 4.1. Dimensions Fig. 4.1: RipEX dimensions © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 40: Ripex Dimensions - Bottom

    Product Fig. 4.2: RipEX dimensions – bottom DIN Rail Clip DIN 35 Rail Fig. 4.3: RipEX with DIN rail RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 41: Ripex Dimensions With Connectors

    Product Fig. 4.4: RipEX dimensions with connectors For more information see Section 6.1.1, “DIN rail mounting” and Section 6.1.2, “Flat mounting” © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 42: Connectors

    Fig. 4.6: Antenna connector TNC Note Frequency split (different Rx and Tx frequency) is independent from the presence of two antenna connectors. It can be set even on standard RipEX with one antenna connector. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 43: Separated Rx And Tx Antennas

    INPUT +(POWER) – for HW ALARM OUTPUT HW ALARM OUTPUT + 10–30VDC +POWER (10 to 30 V) − 10–30VDC −POWER (GND) Pins 3 and 7, 4 and 6 are connected internally. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 44: Supply Connector

    The POWER pins labelled + and - serve to connect a power supply 10–30 VDC. The requirements for a power supply are defined in Section 6.6, “Power supply” and Section 4.4, “Technical specification”. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 45: Rj-45F

    B In/Out line A In/Out — — Fig. 4.11: Serial connector — — — — — RipEX keeps pin 6 DSR at the level of 1 by RS232 standard permanently. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 46: Serial Connector

    While power cycle resets, or rather reboots the RipEX, its software will not terminate correctly resulting in logs, statistics and graphs not being saved properly. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 47: Indication Leds

    – is “On” when any controlled item in Alarm management, (see Adv. Conf., Alarm man- agement for more) is in alarm status (out of thresholds) and “SNMP Trap", "HW Alarm Output" or "Detail graphs start” for any line in the Alarm configuration table are checked. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 48: Technical Specification

    Adjacent channel power < −60 dBc Transient adjacent channel power < −60 dBc Receiver Sensitivity Detail Anti-aliasing Selectivity 50 kHz @ −3 dB BW Tx to Rx Time < 1.5 ms RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 49 −40 to +70 °C (−40 to +158 °F) Operating humidity 5 to 95 % non-condensing Storage −40 to +85 °C (−40 to +185 °F) / 5 to 95 % non-condensing Mechanical © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 50 Trap alarms generation as per settings Real time/Save to file analysis of all physical interfaces (RADIO, ETH, COM1, COM2) and some internal interfaces between Monitoring software modules (e.g. Terminal servers, Modus TCP server etc.) RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 51: Recommended Cables

    V03VH-H 1×0,5 Max. 3 m COM1 LiYCY 4×0,14 Max. 3 m COM2 LiYCY 4×0,14 Max. 3 m USB to 10/100 Ethernet Adapter ADE-X5 Max. 3 m STP CAT 5e As needed © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 52: Ce 25 Khz

    41.66 1.00 π/4-DQPSK 24K0G1DDN -111 -108 -104 46.87 0.75 D8PSK 24K0G1DEN -106 -103 62.49 1.00 D8PSK 24K0G1DEN -104 -101 -9.5 62.49 0.75 16DEQAM 24K0D1DEN -104 -101 83.32 1.00 16DEQAM 24K0D1DEN -102 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 53: Ce 12.5 Khz

    6K0G1D -111 -109 -104 -1.0 15.63 1.00 D8PSK 6K0G1D -111 -109 -104 -3.0 -1.0 15.63 0.75 16DEQAM 6K0D1D -110 -107 -103 -7.5 -2.0 20.83 1.00 16DEQAM 6K0D1D -107 -104 -5.5 -3.5 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 54: Fcc 25 Khz

    -117 -114 -111 9.77 0.75 D8PSK 5K00G1D -112 -110 -105 13.02 1.00 D8PSK 5K00G1D -110 -107 -102 13.02 0.75 16DEQAM 5K00D1D -110 -107 -103 17.36 1.00 16DEQAM 5K00D1D -108 -105 -100 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 55 75 dB. The radio circuits in RipEX were designed to provide protection from the output of the power amplifier and no oscillation, no damage into infinite VSWR at any phase angle occurs. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 56: Model Offerings

    Others: 69.44 and 52.08 kbps (Part No. RipEX-SW-83) COM2 – enables the second serial interface configurable as RS232 or RS485 (Part No. RipEX- SW-COM2) – enables RF output power 10 W for CPSK modulations (Part No. RipEX-SW-10W) RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 57 RipEX-HS – 19" Hot standby chassis, RipEX units excl., pow.supplies incl. (has got its own ordering codes, see RipEX-HS User manual) RipEX-HSB – 19" Battery pack chassis for RipEX-HS, batteries excl. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 58: Accessories

    Fig. 4.16: RipEX-HS Fig. 4.17: RipeX-HS dimensions For more information see RipEX-HS datasheet or User manual on www.racom.eu X5 – ETH/USB adapter ETH/USB adapter for service access to the web interface via USB connector. Includes a built-in DHCP server. To access the RipEX always use the fixed IP 10.9.8.7.

  • Page 59: Demo Case

    Outside dimensions: 455 × 365 × 185 mm • Weight approx. 4 kg (excluding the RipEx’s and M!DGE) Fan kit External Fan kit for additional cooling in extreme temperatures. For connection see chapter Con- nectors. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 60: Fan Kit Mounting

    Fig. 4.20: Fan kit mounting Fig. 4.21: Assembly dimensions with fan L-bracket Installation L bracket for vertical mounting. For details on use see chapter Mounting and chapter Dimensions. Fig. 4.22: L-bracket RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 61: Flat Bracket

    Product Fig. 4.23: RipEX with L-bracket Flat-bracket Installation bracket for flat mounting. For details on use see chapter Mounting. Fig. 4.24: Flat bracket L - bracket Fig. 4.25: RipEX with Flat-bracket © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 62: 19" Rack Shelf

    ○ 100 – 256 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 230 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 48 V DC / 24 V DC ○ MS2000/12 + back up battery 7.2 Ah Fig. 4.27: 19" Rack shelf RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 63: 19" Rack Shelf - Double

    ○ 100 – 256 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 230 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 48 V DC / 24 V DC ○ MS2000/12 + back up battery 7.2 Ah © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 64 Product Fig. 4.29: 19" Rack shelf – double Fig. 4.30: 19" Rack shelf–double – dimensions RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 65: Dummy Load

    (RipEX side) and N Male connectors on the ends. It is intended for use between RipEX and cab- inet panel. 11. Others For other accessories (Power supplies, Antennas, Coaxial overvoltage protection etc.) kindly visit http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#accessories © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 66: Bench Test

    You’ll find the description of the individual LED states in Section 4.3, “Indication LEDs”. 5.3. Connecting RipEX to a programming PC To configure a RipEX you can connect it to your PC in two ways: RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 67: Connecting To A Pc Over Eth And Over Eth/Usb Adapter

    IP address 192.168.169.250 - for RipEX in the default state Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Default gateway leave empty OK (Internet Protocol Properties window) OK (Local Area Properties window) Some Operating systems may require you to reboot your PC. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 68: Pc Address Setting

    The certificate is signed by the certification authority Racom s.r.o. It meets all security regulations and you need not be concerned about importing it into your computer. Confirm the import with all warnings and exceptions that your browser may display during installation.

  • Page 69: Status Menu

    Bridge mode when in factory settings.) IP address unknown If you don’t have the adapter or you have forgotten the password, you can reset the access para- meters to defaults, see Section 4.2.6, “Reset button”. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 70: Basic Setup

    If the radio communication between RipEX’s is functional, you can proceed with a test of communication between the connected devices. You can monitor the status of configuration using the diodes on the LED panel, see Section 4.3, “Indic- ation LEDs”. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/routing.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 71: Installation

    Fig. 6.1: Flat lengthwise mounting to DIN rail – recommended Fig. 6.2: Flat widthwise mounting to DIN rail For vertical mounting to DIN rail, L-bracket (optional accessory) is used. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 72: Vertical Lengthwise Mounting To Din Rail

    For flat mounting directly to the support you must use the Flat bracket (an optional accessory). Fig. 6.5: Flat mounting using Flat bracket Fig. 6.6: Vertical lengthwise mounting to DIN rail For more information see Section 4.6, “Accessories” – Flat-bracket. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 73: Rack Shelf

    (recommended) or it can run permanently (it should be connected in parallel to the RipEX’s power supply). Configuration of the Alarm Output is described in chapter Advanced Configuration, Device. For more information see Section 4.6, “Accessories” – Fan kit. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 74: Antenna Mounting

    The antenna feed line should be chosen so that its attenuation does not exceed 3 to 6 dB as a rule of thumb, see Chapter 3, Network planning. Use 50 Ω impedance cables only. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 75: Grounding

    EMC standards. Never install a power supply 10 – 30VDC close to the antenna. Maximal supply cable length is 3 m. +10 to +30 V Fig. 6.11: 10–30 VDC Supplying © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 76: Advanced Configuration

    The Unit name (Settings/Device/Unit name) of the RipEX from which data is currently displayed and which is currently managed. Remote IP address of the remotely connected RipEX. After filling-in the Connect button shall be pressed. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 77: Status

    On-line help for each individual item is provided by balloon tips (when cursor is placed over an item name). When an item goes red, it means that the item is monitored for alarm and its value is in the alarm range (see Settings/Device/Alarm management) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 78: Settings

    " (Double quote) ` (Grave accent) \ (Backslash) $ (Dollar symbol) ; (Semicolon) Important Unit name is solely for the user's convenience, no DNS (Domain Name Server) is used in the RipEX network. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 79 MUST be set in all units in the network, including the Repeater units themselves. After transmitting to or receiving from the Radio channel, further transmission (from this RipEX) is blocked for a period calculated to prevent collision with a frame transmitted by a Repeater. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 80 The COM ports are treated in the standard way as router devices, messages can be delivered to them as UDP datagrams to selected port numbers. Destination IP address of COM port is either the IP of RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 81 HW alarm on unit “A” or unit “A” power source is down or when Auto Toggle Period expired. When mentioned events passed, RipEX “A” goes to be active again. • © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 82 Default = (GMT +1:00) Central Europe This time zone is used for conversion of internal Unix epoch time to "human readable date&time" in RipEX logs. ○ Daylight saving List box: On, Off RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 83 The Jitter of received times when RipEX asked for time synchronization from NTP server(s). SNMP You can read more about SNMP in RipEX (MIB table description incl.) in Application note "RipEX SNMP Configuration Guide" here: http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/snmp.html © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 84 • Related – a connection related to the “Established” one. e.g. FTP typically uses 2 TCP connections – control and data - where data connection is created automatically using dynamic ports. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 85: Menu Alarm Management

    PWR, VSWR - approx. 10 sec. after booting and after the first transmission Others – approx. 200 sec. of respective communication • Threshold List box: Default, Manual, Default = Default Default – Default (recommended) values are set and can not be edited. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 86 Power supply mode List box: Always On, Save Mode, Sleep Mode Default = Always On • Always On RipEX is always on, no special power saving modes are active. • Save Mode RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 87 (Neighbour = RipEX, which can be accessed directly over the radio channel, i.e. without a repeater). There is statistic information about the traffic volume in the Statistic table. ○ Watched values broadcasting period [min] Default = 10 min, [0 = Off] © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 88 Alarm – if a tickbox in Detail graph column (Settings/Alarm management) is checked, then the Detail graph file is stored in case of that alarm. Twenty samples prior the alarm event and forty RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 89: Menu Radio

    The value entered must be within the frequency tuning range of the product as follows: RIPEX-135: 135–154 MHz RIPEX-154: 154–174 MHz RIPEX-300: 300–320 MHz RIPEX-320: 320–340 MHz RIPEX-340: 340–360 MHz RIPEX-368: 368–400 MHz RIPEX-400: 400–432 MHz RIPEX-432: 432–470 MHz © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 90 Modulation rates (CPFSK) and only when the corresponding SW feature key is active. Note: Max. RF power for RipEX-470 is 8 W even if 10 W is set. List box: possible values Default = Off RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 91 Generate button. The same key must be in all units within the network, i.e. it has to be gener- ated only in one unit and copied to the others. MTU [bytes]* Default = 1500 Bytes [70 - 1500] (max. packet size) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 92: Menu Ethernet

    When Operating mode is set to Bridge, it is the default gateway (applies to whole RipEX). When Oper- ating mode is set to Router, it is not displayed here. Default GW can be set only in the Routing menu. DHCP* List box: Off, Server Default = Off RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 93 Modbus TCP* Use this setttings only for Modbus TCP Master when it communicates with both types of Modbus slaves using either Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP protocols. Or when TCP/IP communication should © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 94 − SCADA devices on all sites have to be connected to the same interface (COM1 or COM2) − only one SCADA device to one COM port can be connected, even if the RS485 interface is used ■ Base IP Default = IP address of ETH interface http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/modbus.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 95 You may tick/untick each translation line in order to make it active/not active. ■ Modify Delete and Add buttons allow to add or to delete a line. The lines can be sorted using up and down arrows. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 96 Protocol follows the same principles as a protocol on COM interface. You may tick/untick each in- dividual Terminal server in order to make it active/inactive. Note: Max. user data length in a single datagram processed by the Terminal server is 8192 Bytes. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/modbus.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 97 You may tick/untick each line in order to make it active/not active. • Modify Delete and Add buttons allow to add or to delete a line. The lines can be sorted using up and down arrows. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 98 List box: On, Off Default = Off To create Subnet click on Add Subnet. The new Subnet line appears. Fill in IP/MASK. Unlimited number of virtual Ethernet interfaces (Alias IP addresses) can be set. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 99 You may tick/untick each line in order to make it active/not active. VLAN is active when at least one of its subnets is active (even the first line can be inactive). © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 100: Menu Com

    The settings of Data rate, Data bits, Parity and Stop bits of COM port and connected device must match. Baud rate [bps] List box: standard series of rates from 300 to 115200 bps RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 101 MTU, it is recommended to use values in 200 – 400 bytes range. This MRU and the MTU in Radio settings are independent. However MTU should be greater or equal to MRU. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 102: Menu Protocols Com

    SCADA serial packets to UDP datagrams. The Address translation settings are used to define the destination IP address and UDP port. Then these UDP datagrams are sent to RipEX router, processed RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 103 SCADA protocol to SCADA protocol, so this is one of the main reasons why an individual Protocol utility in RipEX for each SCADA protocol has to be used. ○ Broadcast © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 104 The Address translation is defined in a table. There are no limitations such as when the Mask translation is used. If there are more SCADA units on RS485 interface, their “Protocol ad- RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 105 COM1(2) or from a Terminal server 1-5 are sent without any processing transparently to Radio channel to set IP destination and UDP port. Received frames from Radio channel are sent to COM1 or COM2 or Terminal server 1-5 according UDP port settings. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 106 When a RipEX radio network runs in the Router mode, multiple Cactus Masters can be used within one Radio network and one Slave can be polled by more than one Master. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 107 • Block control mode List box: BCC, CRC Default = BCC According to the DF1 specification, either BCC or CRC for Block control mode (data integrity) can be used. • Broadcast © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 108 Broadcast - only On, Off. Protocol broadcast address is not configurable, it is defined by Address mode in Advance parameter (default 0xFF) Address translation Table Mask Slave Broadcast accept • Advanced parameters RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 109 Since the ITT Flygt protocol Master (centre) polls the Slaves (remotes) one by one without any addressing, number of slaves has to be defined. Address translation Table Mask Slave Broadcast accept © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 110 When a RipEX radio network runs in the Router mode, multiple RP570 Masters can be used within one Radio network and one Slave can be polled by more than one Master. Underlined parameters are described in Common parameters. Mode Connected device RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 111 RB Response timeout. When the RipEX does not receive the response(s) from the RP570 slave, the RipEX does not respond to the RB packet from the Master which it receives over the Radio channel. • RB Request period [ms] © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 112 Specify the sequence number of the byte, where the Protocol address starts. Note 1: 3964(R) protocol is using escape sequence (control sequence) for DLE(0x10). I.e. when 0x10 is in user data, 0x1010 is sent instead. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 113 . SLIP modifies a standard IP packet by prepending and appending a special SLIP END character to it, which allows packets to be distinguished as separate. SLIP requires a COM http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Internet%20Protocol http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ethernet http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/serial%20line © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 114 This subnet can not overlap with any other subnet in RipEX defined on Radio, ETH or VLAN. UNI is the "Universal" protocol utility designed by RACOM. It is supposed to be used when the applic- ation protocol is not in the RipEX list and the addressed mode of communication is preferable in the network (which is a typical scenario).
  • Page 115 E.g. spontaneous packets to be generated at remote sites. This mode is suitable for Master-Master communication scheme or a com- bination of the UNI and ASYNC LINK protocols. Broadcast Address translation Table Mask Slave Broadcast accept © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 116: Routing

    Ethernet. All devices which should be accessible directly have to be within the same LAN. If Subnets (Aliases) or VLAN’s are defined (menu Settings/Device/ARP proxy & VLAN) you can see them by clicking on VLAN & Subnets on the right side. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 117 Gateway is set to 0.0.0.0 and Backup is set to Off. The other lines keep their settings even when not- active. Modify Delete and Add buttons allow to delete or add a line. One may order the lines using up and down arrows. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 118 When a lower percentage of Hello packets than set has been delivered to the counterpart, the unit switches to the next alternative gateway in the line. (The info about successfully delivered outbound Hello packets are carried by received Hello packets) ○ RSS [-dBm] RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 119 Find - finds (highlights the respective line in the table) the route for a specific IP address if exists. • Check routing - highlights duplicate routes for specific IP if they exist. • Backup status - refresh the status of backup routes (Good, Failure, Unknown, Currently used) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 120: Diagnostic

    Note: Remember that both Neighbours and Statistic logs are cleared. Display button – displays values of the Difference log, i.e. the values accumulated from time when the Set button has been pressed. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 121 Graphs • green background indicates, that the item is monitored for alarm and its average value is within the “normal” range (Settings/Device/Alarm management) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 122 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (1.0=best, 1.0–1.8=acceptable, >2.5=indicates a serious problem in antenna or feeder) ○ Packets [Rx/Tx] The total number of packets received from / transmitted to ETH, COM1, COM2 interfaces. Can be used for interface activity diagnostic. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 123: Menu Statistic

    IP addresses of RipEXes who transport them. ETH Protocol packets for TCP proxy are counted on "TCP socket", i.e. between RipEX Ethernet and Host device. Rx from Host device to RipEX, Tx from RipEX to Host. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 124: Menu Graphs

    There is a list of files, which are saved in RipEX and which can be displayed. Date and time corres- ponds with the start of the file. • 1st IP List box: possible values Default = This unit RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 125 Start/Stop - only for Detail graph. Active (displayed on the screen) when Detail Graph start (to be set in Settings/Graphs) is set to Single. Start button activates the sampling. Stop button can close the file before 60 samples are saved. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 126: Menu Ping

    Ping utility generates on-line report each 2 seconds while you are connected to Local unit and each 10 sec. while it is generated from Remote unit and it is transffered over Radio channel. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 127 The length of user data, the range from 8 to 4096 Byte. Some overhead to this Length is always added like these: ICMP - 28 bytes RSS - 43 bytes for IP+UDP+RACOM header + 8 bytes (Trace-RSS and DQ) per each radio hop + 4 bytes (marking in server) RSS ping can not be longer than 3/4 MTU.
  • Page 128 :56/209[RSS/DQ]-->10.10.10.243:51/225[RSS/DQ]-- >192.168.131.243" "192.168.131.243-->10.10.10.242 :46/214[RSS/DQ]-->10.10.10.241 :57/213[RSS/DQ]-- >10.10.10.241" 131 bytes = RSS packet size (RACOM header + data + trace) 10.10.10.242 = repeater IP 192.168.131.243 = destination IP seq = ping sequence number rtt = round trip time, the time from transmission to reception •...

  • Page 129: Menu Monitoring

    Monitoring is an advanced on-line diagnostic tool, which enables a detailed analysis of communication over any of the interfaces of a RipEX router. In addition to all the physical interfaces (RADIO, ETH, © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 130 ■ Filter parameters for IP/ARP packets (available for RADIO, ETH and Internal RADIO (router), COMn(router), TSn(router), Modbus TCP(router), TCP proxy (TCP), TCP proxy(router)): ○ IP src IP source address range in the following format: aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd/mask RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 131 • Off – Radio Link Control Frames (e.g. ACK frames) are never displayed. • On – Radio Link Control Frames which pass the other monitoring filters are displayed ○ Bridge mode © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 132 Packet (IP) – Headers up to Packet layer are included, i.e. the full IP packet is displayed. • Frame (ETH) – The full Ethernet frame is displayed, i.e. including the ETH header ■ Monitoring output control ○ Show time diff. Tick box. Default = Unticked RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 133 (e.g. adding one more interface) to the running monitoring process ■ Internal interfaces description Internal interfaces are the interfaces between a SW module and the central router module. All these interfaces can be located in Fig. 1 below: © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 134: Monitoring

    Displayed while "RADIO" (Rx) interface is being monitored as part of a packet header. ○ Bridge stream datablock header CRC error "Bridge stream DB-header" is header of Data block transmitted while Operating mode is Bridge and Frame closing (COM's) is Stream. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 135 The transmitting is blocked because radio board has reached a temperature higher than 95 °C. Displayed while "Internal-RADIO" (Tx) interface is being monitored as part of a packet header. ○ Frame reception cancelled © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 136 ○ Router mode frame The frame in "Router" format has been received, but Operating mode is set to Bridge. Displayed while "RADIO" (Rx) interface is being monitored as part of a packet header. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 137: Maintenance

    Master key. There are two ways to input the SW key into RipEX: Fill in the key you have received from RACOM or your distributor in the Key box using copy/paste or the SW key can be uploaded from a file. Fill in the SW Key file, or browse your disk in order to find the file.

  • Page 138: Menu Maintenance Configuration

    – “Active” and “Archive”. Unit is always using the Active version. The Archive version is there just for convenience and safety of firmware manipulations. It can also be uploaded to a remote unit over the Radio channel. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 139: Menu Maintenance Password

    Note: New firmware as well as SW feature keys can be uploaded directly from a USB flash disk. Only FAT32 file system on flash disk is supported. Download firmware file from www.racom.eu. Save this file without any change (name) in the root directory of USB flash. When SW key(s) will be uploaded, save the respective file(s) also in the root directory with the file name(s) unchanged.

  • Page 140: Menu Maintenance Configuration

    Apply – when pressed, the uploaded certificate is activated. Afterwards the unit automatically reboots itself. • Default – when pressed, the default RACOM SSL certificate is uploaded. To be activated, Apply button has to be executed. 7.6.7. RF transmission test It is intended to be used for laboratory measurements or antenna testing.
  • Page 141 Advanced Configuration Technical support package is the file where some internal events are recorded. It can be used by RACOM technical support when a deeper diagnostic is required. The most recent part of it can be downloaded to the local PC.

  • Page 142: Cli Configuration

    Keys are unique for each individual RipEX Serial number. Private key is downloaded in RipEX, for public key kindly contact RACOM and provide RipEX S/N. Connecting with a putty client. Type the following command into the window Host Name (or IP address): admin@192.168.169.169...

  • Page 143: Troubleshooting

    All RipEX’s share the default IP address but their MAC addresses are different, meaning this record interferes with your purpose. The timeout for automatic cache clearing may be longer so you can delete the entry manually by typing: © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 144 (e.g. cars in front of the antenna), shifting reflective areas etc. If you cannot remove the cause of disturbances, you will need to ensure signal is strong enough to cope with it. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 145: Safety, Environment, Licensing

    Antenna Gain G Gain G General Population General Population Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV160.1 single dipole OV160.2 stacked double dipole © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 146 [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV160.1 single dipole OV160.2 stacked double dipole SA160.3 5 element directional Yagi SA160.5 9 element directional Yagi 12.5 17.8 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 147: Minimum Safety Distance 300-400 Mhz

    Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV380.1 single dipole OV380.2 stacked double dipole SA380.3 3 element directional Yagi SA380.5 5 element directional Yagi © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 148 Antenna Gain G Gain G General Population General Population Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV380.1 single dipole OV380.2 stacked double dipole RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 149: High Temperature

    Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. Racom has instigated a programme to manage the reuse, recycling, and recovery of waste in an envir- onmentally safe manner using processes that comply with the WEEE Directive (EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC).

  • Page 150: Important Notifications

    Only undermentioned manufacturer is entitled to repair any devices. 10.6. Important Notifications Sole owner of all rights to this operating manual is the company RACOM s. r. o. (further in this manual referred to under the abbreviated name RACOM). All rights reserved. Drawing written, printed or repro- duced copies of this manual or records on various media or translation of any part of this manual to foreign languages (without written consent of the rights owner) is prohibited.

  • Page 151: Product Conformity

    University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. 10.7. Product Conformity RACOM declares that the RipEX radio modem & router is in conformity with the es- sential requirements and other relevant requirements of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 1999/5/EC on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.

  • Page 152: Declaration Of Conformity Ripex

    Nove Mesto na Morave, 2 of April 2013 Jiri Hruska, CEO RACOM s.r.o. • Mirova 1283 • 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave • Czech Republic www.racom.eu Tel.: +420 565 659 511 • Fax: +420 565 659 512 • E-mail: racom@racom.eu Fig.

  • Page 153: Warranty

    The serviced equipment shall be returned by RACOM to the customer by prepaid freight. If circumstances do not permit the equipment to be returned to RACOM, then the customer is liable and agrees to reim- burse RACOM for expenses incurred by RACOM during servicing the equipment on site. When equipment does not qualify for servicing under warranty, RACOM shall charge the customer and be reimbursed for costs incurred for parts and labour at prevailing rates.

  • Page 154: Oid Mappings

    OID mappings Appendix A. OID mappings "MIB tables", and whole file "OID mappings" can be downloaded from: http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#download More details are described in Application note: See RipEX App notes, SNMP http://hnilux.racom.cz:3004/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#download http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/snmp.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 155: Abbreviations

    Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Receiver Internet Protocol SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition kbps kilobit per second Software Defined Radio Local Area Network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Line-of-sight Media Access Control © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 156 Abbreviations Transmission Control Protocol Terminal server 5 Transmitter User Datagram Protocol VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 157: Index

    46, 138 offerings, 56 demo case, 58 monitoring menu, 129 diagnostic, 25 mounting dimensions, 39 bracket, 60, 71 DIN rail, 71 rack, 62, 73 multipath propagation, 32 environment, 145 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 158 RoHS and WEEE, 149 router, 18, 80, 116 routing table, 116 safety, 145 distance, 145 SCADA, 23 sensitivity, 51 sleep, 44, 49 SNMPl, 83 standards, 12 start, 8 statistics, 87, 123 stream, 80 supply RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 159: Revision History

    Added information about new features: Backup routes, TCP proxy, ARP proxy& VLAN, FW and SW keys upgrade via USB, SLIP and Siemens 3964(R) SCADA protocols Upgraded chapters: Important Notice, Key Features, Bridge mode, Firmware update and upgrade, Technical specification, Model offerings, Accessories, Warranty, Advanced Configuration © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

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