RFT-868-USB WIRELESS NETWORK USER MANUAL 868.3 MHz RFT-868-USB USB RFTide Network Interface Release A - 01/09/2015 Copyright 2015 Udoit Srl - All rights are reserved www.udoit.eu...
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Home and building automation. Industrial monitoring and control. Remote wireless control. Revision History Date Version Revision 15/09/2015 Initial Release Refer to SEMTECH SX1211 Transceiver datasheet http://www.semtech.com/images/datasheet/sx1211.pdf Release A - 01/09/2015 Copyright 2015 Udoit Srl - All rights are reserved www.udoit.eu...
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Failure to observe recommendations included in this manual may be dangerous or cause a violation of the law. The manufacturer Udoit Srl will not be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instruction of operating manual.
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RFT-868-USB DESCRIPTION ............................5 FIRST CONFIGURATION ........................6 RFTIDE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL..................9 Release A - 01/09/2015 Copyright 2015 Udoit Srl - All rights are reserved www.udoit.eu...
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(see RFT-868- MAG, RFT-868-PIR. RFT-868-4CH and RFT-868-RELAY-S manuals) . For its controlling access and to have full management of the network a Control Unit must be connected to the RFT-868-USB device in order to setup and configure the RFTide network.
In order to control data exchange it is possible to send commands through a serial port using an esternal microcontroller or a PC. Referring to Figure 2, follow these configuration steps: 1. Connect the RFT-868-USB device to a usb 2.0 port (e.g. Personal Computer, Raspberry Pi…).
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RFT-868-USB Figure 3 Software apllication for the RFT-868-USB After connecting the RFT-868-USB select the proper serial Port and push “Set”(see Figure 3). Pressing “Local Status” will show the address number, the Network ID, the Profile (None) and the firmware version.
(see PING Message RFTIDE section on COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL Doing chapter). the same activity for all the RFTide devices permit to establish the desired RFTide network. Release A - 01/09/2015 Copyright 2015 Udoit Srl - All rights are reserved www.udoit.eu...
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Referring to Figure 3, on the “Ping” section of the “Network Install” part, it can be tested the radio communication between the RFT-868-USB device and the other node by sending a “ping” packet. Just filling the “Ping Address” field and click the ”Ping” button, if everything goes well, an answer message will be received.
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Figure 5 Send Packet Sequences Depending on the text, this kind of message is multi-purpose: • STATUS_REQUEST (for RFT-868-PIR, RFT-868-MAG, RFT-868-RELAY-S). • ON-OFF Command (for RFT-868-RELAY-S). Release A - 01/09/2015 Copyright 2015 Udoit Srl - All rights are reserved www.udoit.eu...
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