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AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge
User's Guide
802.11b/g
ABDG-SE Series
WLNG-SE Series
802.11b
ABDB-SE Series
WLNB-SE Series
Document number 100-8006-152G
Quatech, Inc. Confidential

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  • Page 1 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 802.11b/g ABDG-SE Series WLNG-SE Series 802.11b ABDB-SE Series WLNB-SE Series Document number 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 2 Quatech, Inc. This document may not be used as the basis for manufacture or sale of any items without the prior written consent of Quatech, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Reset Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) ................. 56 CHAPTER 5 USING VCOM...........................59 ..............................59 VERVIEW VCOM C ...................... 60 ESCRIPTION OF OMPONENTS Network Management Service (NMS) ....................60 VCOM Serial Device Driver ........................ 60 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page i Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 4 APPENDIX E ASLIP PROTOCOL ........................95 IP D ™ S ........95 RANSMISSION OF ATAGRAMS OVER ERIAL USING IRBORNE IRECT ERIAL Introduction ............................95 Protocol ............................... 95 Packet Transfer........................... 96 GLOSSARY................................97 INDEX..................................101 Page ii AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 5 Figure 36. Screen Prompting You to Reboot Figure 37. VCOM Configuration Utility Window Figure 38. Selecting Virtual COM Port 7 Figure 39. Adding a Virtual COM Port Figure 40. Reboot Message Figure 41. Reboot Message 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page iii Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 6 Table 14. Slave Configuration and Set-up ..................79 Table 15. Master Configuration and Set-up ................80 Table 16. Specifications......................83 Table 17. Heavy-Duty Power Supply Specifications ..............88 Table 18. Heavy-Duty DC Specifications ..................88 Page iv AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This guide describes the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge from Quatech, Inc. AirborneDirect™ is a fully integrated, 802.11 wireless Local Area Network (LAN) bridge designed to provide wireless LAN and Internet connectivity in industrial, scientific, medical, and transportation applications where an existing communications interface already exists. Examples of applications for which the AirborneDirect™...

  • Page 8: Features And Benefits

    Industrial specifications ensure robust and reliable performance in industrial, scientific, medical, and demanding system environments. automotive applications Connectivity options include Reliable data transport for serial client devices. TCP/IP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, DNS, Telnet, and UDAP Page 2 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 9: Sample Application

    AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge over a wireless network connection via an attached Access Point or directly in Ad Hoc mode. Figure 1. Basic Application Involving a LAN Host and Serial Client 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 3 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 10: Figure 2. Sample Application Involving A Customer Device

    Figure 2 shows a sample application that uses the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge and the VCOM driver from Quatech. In this application, a customer device (or “serial client”) is an instrument or data logger that is connected directly to the Bridge and exchanges data wirelessly with an Access Point.

  • Page 11: Using This Document

    Datagrams over Serial using Airborne WLN. Glossary ⎯ defines the terms associated with the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge and wireless networks in general. For convenience, an Index appears at the end of this guide. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 5 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 12: Conventions

    The following convention is used for cautions. A caution contains information that, if not followed, can cause damage to the product or injury to the user. Caution: Page 6 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 13: Related Documentation

    Adobe Web site: www.adobe.com. Additional literature about AirborneDirect™ products and the Airborne WLN Module that powers them, such as application notes, product briefs, and white papers, can be found on the Quatech site: www.quatech.com. Quatech also offers developer documentation for its AirborneDirect™ products. Please contact Quatech for more information.
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  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide, product briefs and application notes, Adobe® Reader® for viewing the documents, an Airborne Control Center (ACC), and a VCOM driver. If any item is missing, damaged, or improperly functioning, contact Quatech. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 9 Quatech, Inc.

  • Page 16: Items Supplied By The User

    “best-quality” AP). If you encounter difficulties with connecting to your chosen AP, either remove power from these Access Points or move to an isolated location, and then perform the setup in Figure 1 on page 3. Page 10 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 17: Standard Package Hardware Description

    Bridge parameters to their factory default firmware settings. To reset Bridge parameters, press (and hold) this switch for at least 5 seconds after power is applied to the Bridge. To protect against accidental resets, the Reset switch is recessed. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 11 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 18: Figure 4. Reset Switch And Interface Selector Shunts & Header On Bottom Of Bridge

    The bottom of the AirborneDirect™ Bridge provides access to a Reset button and interface selector shunts & header (see Figure 4). Figure 4. Reset Switch and Interface Selector Shunts & Header on Bottom of Bridge Page 12 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 19: Interface Selector Shunts

    The interface type selected by the interface selector shunts must match the Interface Type setting on the Serial Interface Configuration page of the ACC Note: interface (see page 35). Otherwise, this mismatch prevents data from being exchanged. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 13 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 20: Indicator Leds

    Bridge’s power-up status, link, connection, and data-activity status. Table 2 (on page 15) describes the status of the indicator LEDs. Figure 6. Indicator LEDs on the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge Page 14 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 21: Table 2. Airbornedirect™ Serial Bridge Indicator Leds

    A wireless TCP session is established, a physical serial connection Green is detected, but there is no active data movement across the wired serial port. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 15 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 22: Mounting Cradle

    When mounting the Bridge vertically, attach the cradle to the vertical surface, and then insert the Bridge into the cradle. Figure 7. Mounting Cradle Dimensions Page 16 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 23: Heavy-Duty Package

    There is no mounting cradle for the Heavy-Duty Bridge. Figure 8. AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge Hardware (heavy-duty package) Figure 9 shows the universal adapter cable supplied with AirborneDirect™ Heavy-Duty Evaluation Kits. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 17 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 24: Figure 9. Airbornedirect™ Heavy-Duty Cable (Evaluation Kit Item)

    Hardware Installation Figure 9. AirborneDirect™ Heavy-Duty Cable (Evaluation Kit Item) Page 18 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 25: Indicator Leds

    The connectors required to attach to the device are: Interface and Power: Deutsch DTM-06-12SSA RP-SMA (Male) Note: FACTORY RESET hole is optional, if a sealed enclosure is required. Figure 10. End Cap Pin-out and Connector Location 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 19 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 26: Selecting A Location

    A floor can interfere with signals if the Bridge is mounted too low. Mount the Bridge so the antenna is high enough to allow adequate clearance from the floor. Page 20 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 27: Connecting The Bridge

    If your Access Point is using WEP or WPA, disable the security. You can re-enable WEP or WPA after the Bridge has been configured. • Connect the supplied power adapter to the Bridge and to a grounded 110/240V, 50- 60Hz power source. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 21 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
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  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Initial Configuration

    IP address for the Bridge and record it in Table 4 (on page 24). You will need it to access the Bridge with the Airborne Control Center (ACC). 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 23 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 30: Table 4. Recording Information From Your Access Point's Configuration Application

    IP address (192.168.10.1) and subnet (255.255.255.0). The bridge can be accessed using this address, after DHCP fails, by the attached host using a different IP address in the same subnet (192.168.10.8). Page 24 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 31: Verifying Your Connections

    “best-quality” AP). If you encounter difficulties with connecting to your chosen AP, either remove power from these Access Points or move to an isolated location and perform the setup shown in Figure 1 on page 3. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 25 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 32: Wpa-Leap Security

    Until the bridge is authenticated by either the WPA-PSK enabled AP or the RADIUS server, no IP network communication can proceed. Symptoms of an unauthenticated client include: A bridge with serial-default set to “PASS” will not connect to the network client. Page 26 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 33 Re-Keying The session key may expire and the authentication process will be executed again causing streaming data to stop until a new key is authorized. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 27 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
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  • Page 35: Chapter 4 Airborne Control Center

    LAUNCHING THE ACC On the Windows XP Start menu, navigate to the Quatech submenu and click on Airborne Control Center. The ACC scans the local subnet for Airborne devices and displays a list like the one shown in F igure 5 Figure 11.

  • Page 36: Figure 12. Device Login

    OK button to login. To select a different device, click the Discover button to reinitiate the device detection scan. The Status page is displayed as shown in F igure 7 Figure 13. Status Page Page 30 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 37: Navigating Around The Acc

    Configure the Bridge to use the appropriate serial interface type, as well as the same baud rate, data bits, parity, and flow control as the attached serial device. See “Serial Interface Configuration Page” on page 35. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 31 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 38 R eset Page ” on page Modifying Device Services Settings Lets you change port numbers and timeouts for the TCP and telnet ports. See “ S ervices Page ” on page Page 32 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 39: Saving Configuration Changes

    ACC discover the Bridge. Otherwise, try the Bridge’s old IP address again. The ACC may timeout before the Bridge can obtain its DHCP lease. Figure 15. Saved Settings Screen Figure 16. Reset Notice Screen 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 33 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 40: Basic Configuration Settings

    Parameters to note on this screen are: MAC address is the MAC address of the Bridge. BSSID is the MAC address of the associated Access Point (AP). RSSI indicates the receive signal strength in dBm. Page 34 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 41: Serial Interface Configuration Page (Basic Configuration Settings)

    Serial Interface Configuration Page (Basic Configuration Settings) Figure 18. Serial Interface Configuration Page (scroll bars not shown) The Serial Interface Configuration page lets you change the Bridge’s serial port and network connection settings. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 35 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 42: Table 5. Serial Interface Configuration Settings

    When set to PASS, the Module will turn on this LED if a data bridge is active. If the data bridge becomes inactive (because of the escape sequence or lost of connection on the wireless interface), the Module will turn off this LED. Default is tcp. Page 36 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 43 Select TCP or UDP. Mode Default is TCP. TCP Listen Port to Defines the TCP port the Tunnel server will listen on for an inbound TCP Tunneling connection. Default is 8023. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 37 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 44 – enables UDP broadcast and unicast – a broadcast and a unicast both packet is transmitted. If wl-xmit-type is set to both, three packets will be transmitted: TCP, UDP unicast, and a UDP broadcast. Default is disable. Page 38 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 45: Miscellaneous Settings Page (Basic Configuration Settings)

    Clicking the Misc link in the navigation bar displays the Miscellaneous OEM Settings page. In this page, you can enter the Bridge’s OEM version string and discovery name. This page also lets you specify the OEM user name and password. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 39 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 46: Table 6. Miscellaneous Oem Settings

    Two fields where you type and retype the OEM password, from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters. Password is case-sensitive. For security, each password character appears as an asterisk. Default is oem. Page 40 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 47: Network Settings Page (Basic Configuration Settings)

    This page actually displays more than one page of information. Use the scroll bar to scroll down to see all of the items on the page. Note: F igure 20. Wireless Network Configuration Page 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 41 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 48 Airborne Control Center Figure 20. Wireless Network Configuration Page (continued) Page 42 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 49: Table 7. Wireless Network Configuration Settings

    Range is 1 to 14 channels. Default channel is 1. WLAN Region Code Bridge Operation Region Specifies the wireless channels allowed. See Table 8. Region Country Codes on page 48. Default is US. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 43 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 50 Configures the WPA-LEAP password. The LEAP password [1 to 32 characters] must match the LEAP password assigned to the LEAP user on the LEAP server. The LEAP password cannot contain spaces. Page 44 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 51 Bridge’s maximum wireless transmission rate. The Bridge will Maximum Transmission Rate attempt the highest specified rate and fallback to a lower rate if necessary. Default is 5.5 Mbps. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 45 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 52 Configures the IP address used by the DHCP fallback DHCP Fallback IP Address algorithm. Default is 192.168.10.1. Configures the Subnet Mask used by the DHCP fallback DHCP Fallback Subnet algorithm. Default is 255.255.255.0 Page 46 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 53 DNS server is unavailable. Default is 0.0.0.0. Discovery Settings User Discovery Name Sets the name_device field, which can be retrieved with the CLI name_device command. Default is Device. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 47 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 54: Table 8. Region Country Codes

    1-13 Indonesia 1-13 Israel 1-13 India 1-13 Korea 1-13 Malaysia 1-13 Singapore 1-13 Belgium 1-13 Thailand 1-13 Taiwan 1-13 South Africa 1-13 Japan Wideband 1-14 France 10-13 Spain 10-11 Page 48 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 55: Advanced Configuration Settings

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Services Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) The Services Page lets you configure the Bridge’s network services like Telnet and TCP Port settings. Figure 21. Network Services Page 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 49 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 56: Table 9. Network Services Configuration Settings

    Determines whether the Bridge looks for the escape sequence in the data stream from a LAN-based device and reacts to it. Default is On. Escape Sequence Defines the characters used as the escape sequence. Page 50 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 57: Security Settings Page (Advanced Configuration Settings)

    Security Settings Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) The Security Settings Page allows management of the authentication-based access services. You can change user names and passwords. Figure 22. Security Configuration Page 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 51 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 58: Table 10. Security Configuration Settings

    Two fields where you type and then retype the password required to pass data through the Password Bridge, from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters. Password is case-sensitive. For security, each password character appears as an asterisk. Default is password. Page 52 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 59: Update Firmware Page (Advanced Configuration Settings)

    Updating firmware may cause the Bridge to stop operating if it is not Caution: performed properly. Only advanced users should update firmware. If you encounter problems, contact Quatech, Inc. Figure 23. Update Firmware Page 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 53 Quatech, Inc.

  • Page 60: Figure 24. Precautionary Message

    Enter the name of the new firmware version source file. This file must be of type .bin and have come from Quatech, Inc. If the file is located on your hard drive, click Browse… and locate the source directory and file.

  • Page 61: Figure 25. Update Complete Message

    Upon restarting, the Status Page will be displayed. If this does not happen automatically, close the ACC and restart it. Updating firmware may cause loss of saved parameters. Caution: 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 55 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 62: Reset Page (Advanced Configuration Settings)

    Caution: customer changes. If the target AP has WEP or WPA enabled, the AirborneDirect™ unit will not be able to associate (WEP/WPA default is disabled). Figure 26. Reset Page Page 56 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 63: Figure 27. Confirm Restart

    IP address changed. If it did, click the Login link on the navigation bar and log in to the Bridge again. Otherwise, try the Bridge’s old IP address again. The ACC may timeout before the Bridge can obtain its DHCP lease. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 57 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
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  • Page 65: Chapter 5 Using Vcom

    Once configured, this allows applications that communicate through COM ports to use a TCP/IP network, without requiring changes to the application. This driver is designed specifically to provide LAN connectivity for the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 59 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 66: Description Of Vcom Components

    Through this interface a virtual serial port looks like a physical serial port on a system. A proprietary interface (unique to VCOM) that allows the application control of serial port functions and the ability to map them to physical IP addresses. Page 60 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 67: Vcom Configuration Utility

    VCOM to communicate with the serial client device and Bridge connected to the serial client. • Double-click the file nms_vcom_setup.exe. The InstallShield Wizard starts and the initial screen in Figure 29 appears. Figure 29. Initial Screen 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 61 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 68: Figure 30. Welcome Screen

    Figure 31. License Agreement • Click the Next button. The Customer Information screen appears, with the user name and organization completed (see Figure 32). Page 62 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 69: Figure 32. Customer Information Screen

    • Click the Next button. The Destination Folder screen appears, showing the location where VCOM will be installed (see Figure 33). Figure 33. Destination Folder Screen 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 63 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 70: Figure 34. Ready To Install The Program Screen

    Next button until you return to the Ready to Install the Program screen. • Click Install. A screen appears as InstallShield installs NMS_VCOM (this may take several minutes). After NMS_VCOM is installed, the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen appears (see Figure 35). Page 64 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 71: Figure 35. Installshield Wizard Completed Screen

    Figure 36. Screen Prompting You to Reboot • Click Yes to reboot your computer. You must reboot your computer to start using VCOM. Note: This completes the VCOM installation procedure. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 65 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 72: Starting The Vcom Configuration Utility

    • Click the Start button in the Windows taskbar. • Point to Programs. • Point to Quatech Airborne. • Click VCOM Configuration Utility. The VCOM Configuration Utility window appears (see Figure 37). Figure 37. VCOM Configuration Utility Window Page 66 AirborneDirect™...

  • Page 73: Understanding The Vcom Configuration Utility Window

    ⎯ lets you list the virtual COM ports (page 68). ⎯ lets you add virtual COM Ports (page 68). Delete ⎯ lets you remove virtual COM ports (page 70). 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 67 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 74: Listing Virtual Com Ports

    If you change the NMS Settings, you do not need to reboot. • Click the Save button. If you changed VCOM settings, the message in Figure 40 appears. Page 68 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 75: Figure 40. Reboot Message

    Default is dpac. Do not change this default setting. Buffer Count Maximum number of buffers allocated to the driver. Default is 5. Buffer Size Maximum size of buffers allocated to the driver. Default is 1500. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 69 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 76: Modifying Virtual Com Port Parameters

    Under the VCOM List pane, click the Delete button. The selected virtual COM port is deleted from the pane. • To delete additional virtual COM ports, repeat steps 1 and 2. Page 70 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 77: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    AP. The Bridge may be associated to another AP. Check the Link LED on the Bridge. If the problem remains, contact Quatech, Inc. You cannot access the Bridge’s You may have typed the wrong IP address.
  • Page 78 Update page and check the current level. Make sure effect. the one you will upload has a higher (later) revision level (see the Firmware Update Page on page 53). Repeat the procedure using the appropriate file. Page 72 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 79: Led Troubleshooting

    Power LED does not turn On. Remove power and re-apply. If the Power LED Power LED turns Red. remains Red, contact Quatech, Inc. Bridge has not established an IP address either Power LED is Amber. through DHCP or Static methods.
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  • Page 81: Appendix A Udp And Power Management

    UDP datagrams will be dropped. HOST INTERACTION USING UDP The UDP functions (between the Bridge and the Host) operate in pass-through mode. By factory default, the Module starts up in master-Listen mode. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 75 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 82: Pass-Through Mode

    The Host becomes the owner of the serial interface. The Module processes data received from the Host as CLI commands. Using Pass-Through Mode The UDP functions are kept active until the Host breaks PASS mode. Page 76 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 83: Power Management Modes - Uart Model Only

    From the Off mode, the Module goes to the Active state after receiving a UART Break. It remains in the Active state until the CLI command pm-mode off is issued. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 77 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
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  • Page 85: Appendix B Cable Replacement

    Save and Restart Reset commit unit. restart All parameters values are included for the purpose of demonstration only. Although valid, they should be changed to meet the application Note: requirements. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 79 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 86: Table 15. Master Configuration And Set-Up

    TCP/IP connection with the slave. The slave will accept the connection and a serial- to-serial data tunnel will be established between the two units. Once the tunnel is established data can be sent between the two devices. Page 80 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 87: Infrastructure Network Considerations

    (step 7 in Table 15). Again as long as the Slave is on and associated with the AP, the devices will establish a TCP/IP connection and bridge data between the serial ports. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 81 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 88 Cable Replacement This page intentionally left blank. Page 82 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 89: Appendix C Specifications

    None, Hardware (RTS/CTS), or Software (Xon/Xoff) Flow Control: Pin Assignments: RS-232 RS-422 RS485 RS485 (4-Wire) (2-Wire) RxD+ RxD+ RxD- RxD- -Tx/-Rx TxD+ TxD+ +Tx/+Rx TxD- TxD- RTS- RTS+ CTS+ CTS- 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 83 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 90 Factory RESET. Active LOW (internal pull-up). Default OFF Pulling signal low as power is applied will RESET device settings to factory default values. Receive Data Clear To Send No Connect No Connect Page 84 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 91 -85 dBm for 11 Mbps -87 dBm for 1 Mbps 128 K x 8 SRAM, 512 K x 8 Flash. SRAM and Flash are not Memory: available to external applications. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 85 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 92 Any operating system with TCP/IP (the Airborne utilities require Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000/XP) Compatibility: Environmental -40º C to 85º C Operating Temperature: -40º C to 100º C Storage Temperature: Page 86 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 93 (65.5 mm x 102.3 mm x 48.2 mm) Heavy-Duty Packaging Plastic Enclosure: 4.63 in. W x 5.24 in. L x 1.43 in. D Dimensions: (117.6 mm x 133.0 mm x 36.2 mm) 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 87 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 94: Table 17. Heavy-Duty Power Supply Specifications

    J1113 Power Line Conducted Emissions requirements. Table 18. Heavy-Duty DC Specifications Symbol Parameter Units Supply Voltage Supply Supply Current @ V = 12 V Supply Supply Peak Inrush Current For 25 ms Inrush Page 88 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 95: Appendix D Fcc Compliance

    To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not more than required for successful communication. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 89 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 96: S Declaration Of Conformity

    The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada’s web site: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/rpb. Page 90 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 97: Industrie Canada

    (ERM); Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 17: Specific conditions for 2.4 GHz wideband transmission systems and 5 GHz high performance RLAN equipment. EN 60950—Safety of information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 91 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 98 Directive 1999/5/EC. Finnish DPAC Technologies Corp. vakuuttaa täten että AirborneDirect™ Serial/Ethernet Bridge tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen. Page 92 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 99 Directiva 1999/5/CE. Portuguese DPAC Technologies Corp. declara que este AirborneDirect™ Serial/Ethernet Bridge está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 93 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 100 FCC Compliance This page intentionally left blank. Page 94 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 101: Appendix E Aslip Protocol

    END START sequence i.e. all data preceding the START will be sent as a data packet and a new data packet will be started. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 95 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 102: Packet Transfer

    Platform The above protocol will be implemented on the Airborne UART v4 WPA only firmware platform. It will be designed to be portable to the Airborne UART 802.11g product. Page 96 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...

  • Page 103: Glossary

    “processing gain”). A high processing gain increases the signal’s resistance (DSSS) to interference. The minimum processing gain that the FCC allows is 10, and most products operate under 20. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 97 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 104 RS-232. RS-422 uses differential transmission technology and thus provides high-speed transmission of up to 10 Mbps. The maximum transmission distance is 1.2 km at a transmission speed of 9600 bps. Page 98 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 105 LEAP protocol for initial key assignment. Wi-Fi Protected Access - Pre-Shared Key, an implementation based on the WPA-PSK IEEE 802.11i 2004 and IEEE 802.1X 2001 standards, where the PSK is stored on the client. 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 99 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
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  • Page 107: Index

    Saving Configuration Changes, 33 Security Settings Page, 51 Selecting a location, 20 Glossary, 97 Services Page, 49 Shunts, 12 interface selector shunts, 13 Software Hardware description, 11 WPA-LEAP Security, 23, 26 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 101 Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 108 Reset, 56 DELETING VIRTUAL COM PORTS, 70 Services Page, 49 INSTALLING, 61 Status, 34 LISTING VIRTUAL COM PORTS, 68 WPA-LEAP Security, 23, 26 MODIFYING VIRTUAL COM PORTS, 70 OVERVIEW, 59 Page 102 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User's Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential...
  • Page 109 100-8006-152G Revision 1.52 April 2007...

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