Time domain PulsON 200 Getting Started Manual

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P200-320-0048A

November 2002

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Getting Started Guide

PulsON 200

Time Domain Corporation

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7057 Old Madison Pike

Huntsville, AL 35806 USA

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Page 1 Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide PulsON 200 PulsON 200 UWB Evaluation Kit UWB Evaluation Kit Time Domain Corporation Cummings Research Park 7057 Old Madison Pike Huntsville, AL 35806 USA http://www.timedomain.com Tel: +1 256.428.6333 +1 888.826.8378 ext 6333 Fax: +1.256.922.0387...
Page 2 Xerox Corporation. Microsoft ® and Windows NT ®, 2000 ® ,98 ® and ME ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Xilinx ® is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Incorporated. “PulsON Triangle” logo, PulsON Technology Program ™ and PulsON 200 ™ are trademarks of Time Domain Corporation. MultiLINX ™ is a trademark of Xilinx, Incorporated. VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc.
Page 3: What Is In The Box
Congratulations on stepping in to the world of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology! The Evaluation Kit (EVK) is the key hardware tool for UWB evaluation and application development. Within the next thirty minutes, this guide will help you set up, configure and test your PulsON 200 radios.
Page 4: What You Will Need To Work With The Unit
• Ethernet Cables-- CAT-5 Standard or Crossover Ethernet cables will be needed to connect a PC to the PulsON 200 radio. Refer to section PC-to-PulsON 200 Radio Ethernet Connection Options of this document for information on specific configurations.
Page 5: Configuring The Hardware
Please inspect this connection and contact TDC if there appears to be a problem. Also inspect the PulsON 200 radios for damage, including loose or missing screws. Contact TDC if there is a problem.
Page 6: Loading The Pc Software
Getting Started Guide Fig. 1: Rear panel of the PulsON 200 radio 3. After several seconds, if an Ethernet cable is connected and an Ethernet network connection exists, the ENET LINK LED will turn on and remain lit with a steady glow. It may blink briefly before becoming steady.
Page 7 Getting Started Guide Fig. 2: Initial installation screen for the EVK software Follow the instructions on the screen When you reach the screen shown in Fig. 3, you will be given a choice of directories in which the TDC software can be loaded. What is actually loaded on your PC is the Host side of PAT and the Flash Loader utility, which contains all of the embedded files needed to rebuild the EVK radio embedded software if necessary.
Page 8: Pc-To-Pulson 200 Radio Ethernet Connection Options
"standard" or "uplink" mode, confirm that the port is in "standard" mode. If only one radio is connected, it can use its default IP address of 10.1.4.2. If additional radios are added, each radio must be configured with a different IP address. See Setting the PulsON 200 Radio IP Address below.
Page 9 Radio configured for static IP IP: 10.1.4.3 Fig. 5: A multiple PC/ PulsON 200 radio link using an Ethernet hub and multiple IP addresses Setting the PulsON 200 Radio IP Address This section describes how to assign a static IP address to the radio using a terminal connection. The default IP of each radio is 10.1.4.2.
Page 10 Getting Started Guide Fig. 6: Establishing a new connection for the radio using HyperTerminal 4. Using the screens shown in Fig. 7, select the correct COM port for your computer in the Connect Using drop down. In the COM1 Properties screen, set Bits per second to 9600, Flow control to "None", and click OK.
Page 11 Getting Started Guide 11 Fig. 8: The terminal display screen indicating that the PC and radio are communicating (outlined in red box) 6. Hit <enter> on the keyboard. A command prompt "->" should appear, indicating the radio will respond to PC commands. 7.
Page 12: Test The Radio-To-Pc Interface
PC, proper NIC card setup, correct Ethernet cabling and an operational radio. Use of the PAT application beyond connecting to the radio will not be covered here; for more detailed information on using the PAT application, refer to the PulsON 200 UWB Evaluation Kit Users’ Manual.
Page 13 Getting Started Guide 13 Fig. 10: Using the PAT interface to connect with the PulsON 200 radio 3. Click the Connect button. The status window should return with the message "Connected to Radio (radioserialnumber)” and will indicate the current operat state of the radio.
Page 14: Where Do You Go From Here
It will also serve to instruct or remind you of the fundamental concept of the PulsON 200 radio. The tutorial describes topics such as code files, integration rates, acquisition methods, modulation and demodulation. We encourage you to understand these terms thoroughly before you work with the radio.
Page 15: Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Radio
Installing and Configuring an Ethernet Network Interface Card Although an existing Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) normally used for computer LAN and internet communications can be used to communicate with the PulsON 200 radios, Time Domain recommends a separate NIC be dedicated to communications with the radios.
Page 16 Getting Started Guide Fig. A1: Selecting the Internet Protocol The Local Area Network Connection Properties dialog box opens In the Components checked are used by this connection, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. 7. When the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears, select Use the following IP address.
Page 17 Getting Started Guide 10. If the NIC used for communicating with the radio is also part of an established network, contact the network administrator to obtain a list of valid IP addresses for your network. Proprietary Information: Do not disclose unless authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement...
Page 18 18 Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide Proprietary Information: Do not disclose unless authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement Proprietary Information: Do not disclose unless authorized under the the PulsON Developers Program Nondisclosure Agreement...