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- Page 1 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Revision: 9/16 C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 1 6 C a m p b e l l S c i e n t i f i c , I n c .
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents PDF viewers: These page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the PDF reader bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. Introduction ..............1 2. Communication Setup ..........2 Basic Procedure: PC with RF407 to CRX-RF407 ....... 2 PC with RF407 to Multiple CRX-RF407s ......... -
Page 11: Introduction
Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Introduction This manual discusses the RF407-series frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) radio option for the CR6-series and CR300-series dataloggers. This manual will refer to these dataloggers collectively as “CRX-RF407.” Throughout the manual CRX-RF407 can be replaced with any datalogger and radio option, unless otherwise noted. -
Page 12: Communication Setup
This procedure assumes the RF407 and the CRX-RF407 are in NOTE their Factory Default settings. Click the Device Configuration Utility icon on the PC. Device Configuration Utility (DevConfig) opens. In DevConfig, select Device Type | Radio | RF407 Series. DevConfig displays RF407 series information in the right pane. - Page 13 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option On the right pane, click the Install the USB device driver link. The Device Driver Installation Wizard opens. Click Next. The device drivers are installed and the Wizard advances to the next screen.
- Page 14 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Click Finish. The Device Driver Installation Wizard closes. Connect the USB port on your RF407 to a USB port on your computer. The TX/PWR and RX LEDs flash once, after which the TX/PWR LED begins blinking at the Power Mode interval (0.5 sec, by default).
- Page 15 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option In the lower left of the DevConfig screen, click the Communication Port list button. A list of available communication ports appears. In the list of available communication ports, click RF407- Series (COMnn), where nn is the COM port number assigned by your PC.
- Page 16 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option In the lower left of the DevConfig screen, click Connect. If the Avoid Conflicts with the Local Server window appears, click OK. DevConfig displays the Deployment tab in the right pane. In the Deployment tab, set the Active Interface to USB or RS-232 depending on how your computer will be connected to the RF407.
- Page 17 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Click Apply. The Confirm Settings Apply dialog box appears. Click Yes. The TX/PWR and RX LEDs flash once, after which the TX/PWR LED returns to blinking at the Power Mode interval (0.5 sec, by default).
- Page 18 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Attach an antenna to the RF407. Provide power to the RF407. (The RF407 can be powered through the USB port or through the DC Power jack.) Attach an antenna to the CRX-RF407. Provide power to the CRX-RF407: •...
- Page 19 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option From the LoggerNet toolbar, select Setup from the Main category. If the Setup screen does not say EZ (Simplified) View at the top, click EZ View in the top-right corner, to switch to the EZ View. Click Add.
- Page 20 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Select CR6Series or CR300Series depending on your datalogger. Click Next. Select Direct Connect. Click Next. In the list of available communication ports, click RF407- Series (COMnn), where nn is the COM port number assigned by your PC.
- Page 21 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Enter the PakBus Address of your datalogger. The default address is 1. Keep all other defaults. Click Next. Leave the datalogger security settings at their default values. Click Next. The Communication Setup Summary screen shows a summary of the settings that you entered.
- Page 22 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Make sure that Yes is selected. Click Next. LoggerNet attempts to communicate with the CRX-RF407 and, if successful, the EZSetup Wizard advances to the Communication Test Succeeded screen. (If communication is unsuccessful, click Previous and verify all of the settings are correct.) Click Next.
- Page 23 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option The CRX-RF407 is added to the Setup screen. (Note that it will be named CR6Series or CR300Series. The radio option will not be indicated.) Use LoggerNet Connect to connect to the datalogger, send programs, and view and collect data.
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Page 24: Pc With Rf407 To Multiple Crx-Rf407S
With multiple CRX-RF407s, DevConfig must be used to give each CRX-RF407 a unique PakBus Address. This changes the hardware setting in the CRX-RF407. Most Campbell Scientific devices come from the factory with a NOTE default PakBus address of 1. For this reason, it is best not to assign PakBus address 1 to any device in the network. - Page 25 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option These unique PakBus® addresses must be entered on the Datalogger Settings tab of the LoggerNet EZSetup Wizard. This change is to make the software settings (LoggerNet) match the change we made in the hardware settings using DevConfig.
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Page 26: Crx-Rf407 As A Router
Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option CRX-RF407 as a Router The previous procedure can be extended to use one CRX-RF407 as a router in the network to go around an obstacle such as a hill or to reach longer distances. Leaf CRX-RF407 RF407... - Page 27 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Next, use the Advanced tab in DevConfig to set Is Router to True in the CRX-RF407 that will act as a router. As in the previous example, DevConfig should be used to give each CRX-RF407 in the network a unique PakBus Address.
- Page 28 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option To set up the network in LoggerNet, select Setup from the Main category. If the Setup screen says EZ (Simplified) View at the top, click Std View in the top-right corner to switch to the Standard View. Select Add Root | ComPort | PakBusPort (PakBus Loggers) | CR6Series or CR300Series (the type of datalogger that will be used as a router).
- Page 29 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Select the router datalogger in the network map. Set the PakBus Address to the address that was assigned in DevConfig. For each of the leaf CRX-RF407s in the network, right-click on the router CRX-RF407 and select the appropriate datalogger type. Select the newly added datalogger in the network map and set the PakBus Address to that assigned using DevConfig.
- Page 30 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option After all of the leaf dataloggers have been added to the network map, click Apply. All of the dataloggers will be added to the Connect screen, where you can connect to each datalogger, send programs, and view and collect data.
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Page 31: Communication Combinations
Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Communication Combinations The CRX-RF407 can be used in a system with multiple communication methods. For example, in the figure below, the router CRX-RF407 communicates with LoggerNet through an RV50 cellular modem connected to the CRX-RF407 using a CPI/RS-232 Data Cable. (An Ethernet connection could also be used between the RV50 and the CRX-RF407. -
Page 32: Troubleshooting
Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option Network Planner calculates the optimum settings for each device in the network and allows you to send these settings to the device. If any change is made to a device in the network, that change is propagated to every affected device setting. - Page 33 Datalogger RF407-Series Spread Spectrum Radio Option...
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