Introduction - Sierra Wireless AirLink RV50 Product Manual

1. Introduction

This manual provides information for interfacing the RV50 Sierra Wireless AirLink® 4G LTE Cel-
lular Modem to Campbell Scientific dataloggers.
The RV50 digital cellular modem is manufactured by Sierra Wireless® and supports network oper-
ator switching based on the SIM for use on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) networks. The modem is accessed through the Inter-
net using TCP/IP communications protocol.
Use of the RV50 requires a Verizon® CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO/LTE or AT&T®
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/HSPA+/LTE business account or an equivalent account from Campbell
Scientific or another service provider. For more information, see
For additional information on the RV50 module, see the Support section of the Sierra Wireless
website.
Before using the RV50, please study:
Safety (p. iii)
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Initial inspection
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Pre-installation
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QuickStart (p. 7)
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The RV50 module may be configured in one of two ways, depending on the communications
type and needs of the user. ACEmanager, a web based configuration tool is hosted by the RV50.
It can be accessed using a web browser over the cellular WAN or locally over Ethernet. A number
of templates will be provided for download to make most configurations very simple once con-
nected to ACEmanager.
For many applications, that just need a connection for data collection and datalogger main-
tenance or monitoring, setup as a serial server is sufficient. In this mode, the module receives IP
communications over the cellular network and converts those to serial (RS-232) communications
to pass on to the datalogger. From the datalogger perspective, this is no different than a serial
cable connecting it to a computer.
mode.
Alternatively, if IP communications are needed on the datalogger, the module may be set up in
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) mode. In this mode, the module simply passes IP communications
directly to the datalogger. This enables features such as FTP, HTTP, and emailing. For inform-
ation on configuring the RV50 in PPP mode, see
(p. 2)
(p. 3)
QuickStart
RV50 Sierra Wireless AirLink® 4G LTE Cellular Modem
Establish cellular service
(p. 7) describes setting up the RV50 in serial server
ACEManager and template files
(p. 3)
(p. 20) and
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