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Wireless Radio Modem
User Manual
Preliminary – For Internal Use Only
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DATARADIO
April 2007
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  • Page 1 ViPR Wireless Radio Modem User Manual Preliminary – For Internal Use Only Copyright Inc. DATARADIO April 2007 Part no.:...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    IP Network Settings in Bridge Mode ....................33 4.7.3 IP Network Settings in Router Mode (with Host) ................33 4.7.4 IP Network Settings in Router Mode (with Router) ................34 4.8 A IP S ..........................35 DVANCED ETTINGS 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 3 ....................18 IGURE OINT OINT ETWORK YSTEM 7 - P ....................... 18 IGURE OINT ULTIPOINT YSTEM 8 - V PR F ..........................19 IGURE RONT ANEL 9 - P PER ........................24 IGURE ACKETS OUNTS FOR 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 4 OUT FOR RECEPTACLE CONTACTS 5 - P DCE J11A & B, 9- DE-9 ..............21 ABLE OUT FOR CONTACT CONNECTOR 6 - S (PER) ........ 24 ABLE IMPLIFIED RATING OF OUTPUT VALUE REPRESENTING ACKET RROR 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 5 7 – D ..................25 ABLE ECODING AMPLE UTPUT FOR OUTER 1 - D ......................72 PPENDIX ELEMETRY ARRANTY 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 6 Draft leading to Initial release of Dataradio® ViPR™ wireless ra- dio modem User Manual Version 2.00, Preliminary, 11 April 2007 • Changed iPR radio name to ViPR. Made numerous updates to speci- fications. Removed references to HiPR-900. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 7 Our products are found at the heart of mobile data and SCADA networks around the world. With over 25 years dedicated to data technology and innovation, Dataradio is the premier source for wire- less data solutions. Our products include mobile data products, telemetry devices, integrated wireless mo- dems for fixed point-to-point and point to multi-point applications, and OEMs.
  • Page 8 Connection is established but collisions are occurring. COM Port Both RS-232 serial communications ports of the ViPR wireless radio modem are configured as DCE and are designed to connect directly to a DTE. Default Gateway A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network.

  • Page 9: Network

    PSE and endspan PSE; it is insensitive to polarity PWR LED Indicates presence of DC power input. RIPv2 Dynamic IP routing protocol based on the distance vector algorithm. Router A networking device that connects multiple networks together. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 10 A Windows 98 and Me utility that displays the IP address for a particular net- working device. WLAN Wireless Local Area Network - A group of computers and associated devices that communicate with each other wirelessly. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 11: Product Overview

    The ViPR radiomodem supports serial and Ethernet/IP Remote Terminal Units (RTU) and programmable logic controllers (PLC). It is standard IEEE 802.3af compliant. The ViPR wireless modem consists of two logic PCBs; one that includes the modem circuitry and the other the radio module. Both are installed in a cast aluminum case.

  • Page 12: Characteristics

    The ViPR product has the following operational characteristics: • An ViPR RF deck, frequency range of 406.1-470 MHz, 450-512 MHz and 136-174 MHz • High-speed user-selectable data rates of up to 32 Kbps in full channel, 16 Kbps in half channel, and 8 Kbps in quarter channel.

  • Page 13: Accessories And Options

    Product Warranty, RMA and Contact Information Dataradio guarantees that every ViPR Radiomodem will be free from physical defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of purchase when used within the limits set forth in the Specifications section of this manual.

  • Page 14: Product Documentation

    RETURN REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION. For units in warranty, customers are responsible for shipping charges to Dataradio. For units returned out of warranty, customers are responsible for all shipping charges. Return shipping instructions are the re- sponsibility of the customer.

  • Page 15: Installation

    UL Approved for Class I, Division 2 or Zone 2 The ViPR radiomodem is suitable for use in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, A, D or non-hazardous lo- cations. To meet UL compliance, the ViPR unit must be installed in an enclosure and power must be sup- plied by a SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage , non-energy hazardous source.

  • Page 16: Rf Path And Communications Range

    Only one radio model is needed because any ViPR unit can be configured for bridge or router mode, router gateway (access point), remote station, or even as a combined store-and-forward remote with a local drop.

  • Page 17: Selectable Data Rates

    24 VDC supply system. A setup PC can be connected via the serial port, allowing for setup and configu- ration of the ViPR unit as well as local and remote diagnostics. It may be left connected at all times but is not required for normal operation once the unit has been configured.

  • Page 18: Point To Point System

    Subnet. In router mode, the Ethernet connection on Master unit and the remote(s) use different IP Sub- nets. A hub or switch may be used to allow multiple Ethernet devices to connect to the ViPR radio- modem. Serial connections are transparent pass-through connections, allowing the use of legacy serial devices in the ViPR product environment.

  • Page 19: Physical Description

    LED indicators make it simple to verify that Ethernet cables and connections are good. • Two DE-9F RS232 ports. Serial baud rates from 300 to 115,200 are supported. ViPR units are factory set (default) for 115,200 b/s, 8 bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. •...

  • Page 20: Leds

    LEDS The ViPR unit has five dual-color LED indicators. Their functions are shown in Table 3. Table 3 - ViPR LEDs indications ViPR LEDs indications Power-on Sequence (LEDs are grouped) RX / TX STATUS Indication ViPR Off Solid Red Boot in progress...

  • Page 21: User Connector Pin-Outs

    • Negates the DCD signal when it no longer has data queued up for TX on the UART DTR (Data Terminal Ready) (pin 4) signal handling by ViPR UART - Depends on the serial port's con- nection control mode. The connection control mode dictates how the ViPR establishes/breaks the connection (referred to as "session") between the ViPR serial ports and the selected ViPR service (CLI, Serial/RF...
  • Page 22 Upon DTR assertion: the session in established (bringup) phase Upon DTR negation: the session in closed (teardown) phase CTS (Clear to Send) (pin 8) signal handling by the ViPR UART • If CTS-based flow control is not used, always asserts CTS •...

  • Page 23: Diagnostic Connections

    It is also pos- sible that one of the four connections use a serial port instead by enabling it on the ViPR’s web browser interface.
  • Page 24 Value –20 Mediocre Value –30 Good Value –40 Very Good Value –50 Excellent “Bad” Packets Counts for Packet Error Rate 32-Bit Basic Valid “Good” Packets Counts for Incoming Packet Packet Error Rate Packets Header Validation Valid 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 25: Output Samples

    Note: No overhead is generated in the ViPR unit if no online diagnostic connection is actually made. Sample output for bridge mode (no IP address available) [00:00:03:09], 0, 9, 100, 1, 5, 38, -51, -70, -108, 1000, 200...

  • Page 26: Operation & Configuration

    FTP protocol. LAN Setup Check that DC power is applied to the ViPR radio modem. On a PC running MS-Windows with an exist- ing LAN connection, connect to the RJ-45 input of the ViPR. Set-up PC as follows: 1.

  • Page 27: Interface

    ViPR radiomodem login password as detailed in section 4.8.4.1 below. Do not lose the new password! Should the password be lost, you will need to contact Dataradio support as detailed in section 1.3 earlier. For subsequent access to the ViPR unit, use the User Name and Password that you will have configured. Note: The User Name entry is currently not an access-limiting factor.
  • Page 28 If there are changes to be saved, a sub-window prompts user to confirm resetting. • If there are no changes to be saved, resetting occurs automatically. A “Station Reset” 20-second timer counts down while the status reports: “Working…” When done, the status reports: “Ready” 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 29: Setup Wizard (Bridge Mode)

    Progress bar activity to stop (right side of the Status bar). Click on Proceed to Next Step. If no change is made to the System ID dialog box, click on Proceed to Next Step. Figure 14 - Setup Wizard - Page Two 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 30 Progress bar activity to stop (right side of the Status bar). Click on Proceed to Next Step. If no changes are made to the IP dialog boxes, click on Proceed to Next Step. Figure 16 - Setup Wizard - Page Four 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 31 Reset” 20-second timer counts down while the status reports: “Working…”When done, the status reports: “Ready”. Figure 17 - Setup Wizard - Page Five (Router mode) Figure 18 - Setup Wizard – Page Five (Bridge mode) 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 32: Default Ip Settings

    4.7.1 Factory Settings in Bridge Mode Referring to Figure 19, set one of the ViPR unit as a Master for a basic transparent Bridge network. In the illustration, Host and RTU are part of the same IP subnet and IP addresses of ViPR units are irrelevant in transparent Bridge mode setup.

  • Page 33: Ip Network Settings In Bridge Mode

    4.7.3 IP Network Settings in Router Mode (with Host) Referring to Figure 21, set one of the ViPR unit as a Master. Set the Router mode on the Master and Re- mote. Set the Eth1 IP addresses and IP netmask of both Master and Remote.

  • Page 34: Ip Network Settings In Router Mode (With Router)

    4.7.4 IP Network Settings in Router Mode (with Router) Referring to Figure 22, set one of the ViPR unit as a Master. Set the Router mode on the Master and Re- mote. Set the Eth1 IP addresses and IP netmask of both Master and Remote.

  • Page 35: Advanced Ip Settings

    Advanced IP Settings 4.8.1 Unit Status Figure 23 - Unit Status Item Description Displays ViPR unit software revision information retrieved from the connected unit. Banner Have this information handy if contacting Dataradio support. Displays name of connected unit. Station Name...

  • Page 36: Setup (Basic)

    Upper limit is 16,382 Remote/Master Within an ViPR network, one unit has to be configured as a master that the remotes Operating mode synchronize to. It can be any unit in a system but is normally the one considered the base unit for coverage and support reasons.

  • Page 37: Basic Ip Configuration

    In “Use fixed IP settings” window, set to valid IP netmask for each individual unit (may be Netmask same or different depending on customer’s IP network topology). In “Use fixed IP settings” window, set to valid Default Gateway. Default Gateway May change for different groups or locations. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 38: Rf Setup

    Set power level between 30.0 dBm and 40.0 dBm (1.0 and 10 watt) Power Level Default is 40.0 dBm Sets the maximum speed the ViPR will use for data packet transmissions. Slower Airlink speed speed preferred for longer range. 120 40520-100a...

  • Page 39: Serial Ports Setup

    4.8.2.4 Serial Ports Setup Figure 27 - Setup (Basic) – RF Setup 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 40 CLI Service (Command line interface)- RS-232 connection to Host PC Access to the Command Line Interface command shell is password protected and is reserved to authorized Dataradio maintenance personnel. IP Gateway Service Serial/RF bridge – IP Gateway service using UDP transport protocol (baud rate = 9600) Diagnostics –...

  • Page 41: Diagnostics

    4.8.2.5 Diagnostics Figure 28 - Diagnostics – Thinning value Item Description Number of packets before a packet delivers a diagnostic message. Thinning Value For further Diagnostics details, see paragraph 3.2 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 42: Setup (Advanced)

    Default IP Gateway Con- acts as Default IP Gateway for the remote(s). In some networks (such as store and trol forward), setting one of the remotes to “Enable” permits designating it as the Default IP Gateway unit. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 43: Rf (Ip)

    “Override” name (active address) RF Net Mask Set to valid common IP netmask for all units within a ViPR network Default 1500. Range 576 to 1500 bytes. Entering a value lower than 1500 RF MTU may reduce system performance.

  • Page 44: Ip Services Setup

    NAT technology is a method by which IP addresses are mapped from one ad- dress space to another. In ViPR product, it is normally used on the WAN side of an IP network to hide local IP addresses from an external IP network (i.e. Internet)

  • Page 45: Nat Overview

    NAT does a lot more then just translation of the IP source address. NAT does also some translation de- pending on the IP protocol. For the UDP and TCP protocol NAT, will also translate the source port num- bers. Special handling is also done for other more specific protocol like FTP. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 46 4.8.3.3.1.1 NAT on ViPR When NAT is enabled on an ViPR unit, the network covered by the Ethernet interface is considered pri- vate. External Network External Host 1 Ethernet 1 200.1.1.1/24 172.32.1.1/24 Master ViPR unit Public Network (External Network + RF Network) RF 172.31.1.1/24...

  • Page 47: Ip Addressing Modes

    Address List the unit and the destination IP address matches one of the multicast IP addresses in this list, it is forwarded over the RF interface. Remote units will send it over their Ethernet interface. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 48: Ip Broadcast/Multicast Overview

    Sender (owner of multicast group 226.1.2.3) Internet Receiver 3 Receiver 1 (Add membership 226.1.2.3) (Add membership 226.1.2.3) Receiver 2 (Add membership 226.1.2.3) Figure 36 - Registration to multicast group (First step) 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 49 For instance, if the Ethernet interface ad- dress of an ViPR unit is 172.30.1.1/24 and the RF interface address is 10.0.1.2/24, then the broadcast ad- dress of the Ethernet interface is 172.30.1.255 and the broadcast address of the RF interface is 10.0.1.255.
  • Page 50 The main ViPR unit is directly connected to the outside network. ALL multicast groups MUST be identi- fied in the main ViPR unit because it uses IGMP to register the memberships to the multicast groups on behalf of the other units and Hosts (Remote ViPR units, Remote Hosts).

  • Page 51: Groups

    Sender unit to reach all entities of the various groups. Setup is done on the Base side. Figure 40 - Multicast Window Details (On the Main ViPR unit) Enables or disables the registration of the multicast groups by the main ViPR Multicast (Enabled/Disabled) unit.

  • Page 52: Ip Optimization & Tuning

    Figure 42 - Advanced IP Configuration – IP Optimization & Tuning (Router Mode) Item Description RF ACK Disabled, Enabled (Default) OIP Retries Number of OIP retries. Default = 1 Note: No optimizations are available in Bridge Mode. Figure 42 shows Router mode screen. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 53: Time Source

    Period Period at which the SNTP Server is polled SNTP SNTP UTC Time Last update received from the SNTP Server (in seconds) – Read only TimeZone Select from drop-down list Daylight Savings Disabled (Default), Enabled 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 54: Ethernet (Phy)

    Figure 45 - Advanced IP Configuration – RF Link Item Description Disabled, Enabled (Default) – TDD Mode Normally used in a point- to- point network carrying Ethernet traffic. Maximizes RF link effi- ciency for carrying two-way traffic 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 55: Security

    New Password CAUTION: Do not lose the new password or you will not be able to gain access to the unit; you will need to contact Dataradio for support as detailed in section 1.3 earlier. New Password Re-enter the new password string...

  • Page 56: Access List

    Figure 47 - Security – Access List Item Description Access List is used to keep unauthorized unit(s) away from Dataradio RF network. Maximum number of Access List entries = 100. The Access List Control takes the following values: Access List...

  • Page 57: Statistics

    Total number of packets received by the IP Interface IP – RX Pkts Forwarded Total number of packets forwarded by the IP Interface IP – TX Pkts Total number of packets sent by the IP Interface 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 58: Airlink

    Total packets received by RF (OIP) interface RX Error Total packets received by RF (OIP) interface with errors RF(OIP) TX Pkts Total packets transmitted by RF (OIP) interface TX Error Total packets transmitted by RF (OIP) interface with errors 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 59: Maintenance

    Figure 51 - Maintenance – Ping Test Item Description Enter IP address Enter IP address in dot decimal format This button executes the ping command. Ready field displays the out- Execute come of the ping command. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 60: Unit Configuration Control

    4.8.6.2 Unit Configuration Control Important note: Record all original ViPR radiomodem factory settings for possible future use. Figure 52 - Maintenance - Unit Configuration Control (Initial screen) Item Description Active Configuration Description Field – available by selecting “Check- point User Configuration” radio button in the “User Configuration Set- Active Configuration Description tings “portion of this window below.

  • Page 61: Package Control

    4.8.6.3 Package Control Package Control is used for verifying the integrity of the field upgrade of the ViPR radiomodem firm- ware. Click on Maintenance/Package Control and wait a few seconds for the results to display. Snapshot in Figure 53 shows a “PASS” result indication. If an upgrade problem arises and persists, click the “Package Control”...

  • Page 62: Radio - Rf Tests

    RF Power will be as configured in: “Setup (Basic)” “RF Setup” (30 to 40 dBm) Stop Test ViPR unit resets after 20 seconds if the Stop Test button is not pressed. 4.8.8 Help Figure 55 - Help Icon Item Description...

  • Page 63: Optimization & Troubleshooting

    5. Optimization & Troubleshooting After original setup is complete, you may wish to maximize performance by first optimizing the Airlink (or RF link) and then optimizing the ViPR radio modem to function in the resulting environment. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
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  • Page 65: Maximizing Tcp/Ip

    TCP/IP link. It requires some IP route planning to and from the ViPR units but is well worth the increase in link stability over the simpler bridge mode 5.2.2 Reduce RF network bit rate Normally the system is able to utilize the normal bit rate of (see section 4.8.2.3).

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting Tools

    Users with MS-Windows 2000 or XP who need additional information on network la- tency and network loss may also use the pathping command. EXAMPLE tracert www.yahoo.com at the command prompt displays the intermediate routers be- tween local host to the www.yahoo.com site. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 67: Configuration Information

    IP, TCP UDP … Available for MS-Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, and XP. EXAMPLE netstat ? displays help netstat -a display TCP and UDP connections and listening ports information For further information on TCP/IP troubleshooting, please visit: http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/466/14/1.html 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 68: Firmware Upgrading

    Firmware Upgrading The ViPR radiomodem firmware is field-upgradable using the unit’s Ethernet port. The process involves connecting to the IP address of the mobile from a host PC and transferring the firmware files via an FTP program. 5.4.1 Procedure 1. Using a file decompression program, such as WinZIP™ or WinXP’s right-click & select the “Expand to…”...

  • Page 69: File Integrity Failure

    If the message in the result screen points out that file(s) failed the integrity check, retry the FTP transfer for the failed files(s) again. If the problem persists, please have the Package Control result screen indications handy and contact Da- taradio system engineering for assistance 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 70: Specifications

    -105 dBm @ 32kb/s (typical) -105 dBm @ 16kb/s (typical) -96 dBm @ 8kb/s (typical) Adjacent Channel Rejection > 70 dB > 60 dB > 55 dB Spurious Response Rejection > 70 dB Intermodulation Rejection > 70 dB 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

  • Page 71: F C C (I )

    Message elements Error Rate, Carrier Level, Average Background Level, Forward power, Reverse power FCC / IC / UL Certifications IC (DOC) 136 – 174 MHz NP4-5018500 773B-5018500 Pending 406.1 - 512 MHz NP4-5048300 773B-5048300 Pending 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 72 Fuses, lamps and other expendable parts Effective 01/2004 Dataradio COR Ltd. 299 Johnson Avenue, Suite 110, Waseca, MN 56093-0833: Tel: (507) 833-8819 or (800) 992-7774; Fax: (507) 833-6748 Visit us on the web at www.dataradio.com 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...
  • Page 73 ® The entire contents of this manual are Copyright 2006 by Inc. DATARADIO Dataradio, ViPR and PARALLEL DECODE are registered trademarks. TRUSTED WIRELESS DATA is a trademark of Dataradio Inc. 120 40520-100a ViPR User Manual...

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