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  • Page 1 Outdoor Base/Remote User Guide Revision History Revision Date Author Change Description 09/02/2005 F. Perkins Initial issue 01/27/2015 R. Willett Reformatted to comply with new Murata V.I. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-250/HN-250X Rev. 2.0 01-27-15 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
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  • Page 3 Notice to users/installers using the 24 dBi parabolic dish antenna in conjunction with all Murata RF products. FCC rules limit the use of this antenna, when connected to Murata RF products for point-to-point applications only. It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the system is prohibited from being used in point-to-multipoint applications, omni-directional applications, and applications where there are multiple co-located intentional radiators transmitting the same information.
  • Page 4 Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Industrie Canada. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-250/HN-250X Rev. 2.0 01-27-15 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Transceiver Requirements ..................46 ..................47 OMMON YSTEM ROBLEMS ..............48 UIDELINES FOR EDUCING NTERFERENCE Introduction ......................48 ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-250/HN-250X Rev. 2.0 01-27-15 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from...
  • Page 6 Appendix A ........................53 INIT.INI F ....................53 BOUT THE Appendix B ........................54 ....................54 LOSSARY OF ERMS Warranty ........................55 ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-250/HN-250X Rev. 2.0 01-27-15 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Robustness in the presence of interfering signals The HN-250 and HN-250X are NEMA 4X weatherproof versions of the HopNet product line. The HN-254, which is an HN-250 with a 4 ft. cable, is also available. The interface to the 250 and 250X allows the Host to communicate with the Remote unit through an integrated 50 ft (15 meter) cable.

  • Page 8: Hopnet Data Integrity

    • Fast acquisition – less than 2 seconds is the typical time to acquire hopping pattern • Smart power management features External Antenna HN-250X Base/Remote Unit Built-In Antenna HN-250 Base/Remote Unit ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 3 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com.

  • Page 9: Accessories

    Accessories Antennas Adapter Power Supplies ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 4 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Install the HopNet Configuration Wizard on a PC. The HopNet Configuration Wizard is located on the software and documentation CD included in the HN-250 package. Install the program by inserting the CD in the PC and following the installation wizard. If Autorun has been turned off, double-click on setup.exe on the CD to start the wizard.

  • Page 11: Set One Hn-250 To Act As The Base

    HopNet Configuration Wizard program by double-clicking on the icon on the desktop. The HopNet Configuration Wizard will automatically detect which serial port the HN-250 is connected to and the baud rate of the HN- 250. When the radio has been detected, the Continue button will appear.
  • Page 12 The program will read and display the current settings of the HN-250. The HN-250 is shipped from the factory as a remote. The Remote button on the Wizard screen will appear depressed indicating the HN-250 is a remote. NOTE: The S/N displayed in the bottom left corner is the serial number of the radio inside the unit and is different from the serial number of the HopNet unit.

  • Page 13: Run A Communications Test

    Wizard. Open the second window by simply double-clicking on the Wizard icon on your desktop. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 8 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 14: The Serial Adapter Box

    232 DB-9 serial interface. To have all functions of the HN-250 available, including configuration and hardware flow control, the eight signal lines must be connected. The HN-250 serial connector is set up as a DCE device. This allows communication with a PC using the straight through serial cable provided with the HN-250.

  • Page 15: Wire Operation

    (e.g. Xon-Xoff). Not Used Not Used Note: When the HN-250 and HN-250X are used as three wire serial devices, DTR and RTS do not have to be used. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 10 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 16: Guidelines For Installation

    Because the antenna in the HopNet Remote is inside the unit, the antenna must have a clear line of sight. Use the sticker on the HN-250 Remote unit to help you locate and aim the antenna. The sticker indicates which direction the antenna is pointing.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Network

    NOTE: The HopNet configuration Wizard is used with a variety of Murata radios. Not all radios support all the functions and features of every Murata radio. Thus, some selections in the Wizard will be grayed out if they are not applicable to the radio in use.
  • Page 18 NOTE:The changes are not sent to the HopNet radio until the Apply Settings button is clicked. Context sensitive help is available through the F1 key or Help menu. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 13 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 19: Parameters Tab

    “Remote Parameters” or “Base Parameters.” If the radio has a Modbus adapter, Transparent, Modbus and DNP3 selections will appear above the Point-Point-Multipoint selection as shown below. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 14 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 20 Roaming Mode This parameter is the same as and allows remote radios to Roam or only link to specific base stations. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 15 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.
  • Page 21 The Send Data button (shown below) initiates the transmission of data. Default The Default button (shown above) returns all parameters to Factory settings. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 16 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.
  • Page 22 ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 17 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 23 In packet modes, the length parameter in the data packet will override this value. This value is subject to the maximum data length even in packet mode. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 18 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 24 NOTE: If the hop speed is too fast, there may not be time to send a long packet on a single hop. Refer to the Protocol Commands section of this manual for details on these commands. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 19 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 25: Protocol Tab

    The Protocol tab brings up the configuration screen above. On the next page are descriptions of the commands/parameters that are available for modification. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 20 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.
  • Page 26 High Power. Because of the built-in antenna of the HopNet radio, the 10mW power setting must be used when operating in an EU country. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 21 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 27: Rf Tools

    NOTE: RF Tools only work on HopNet radios operating as remote radios. The radio must be linked with its base radio for the functions on this screen to work. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 22 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 28 The values on the Y-axis are only approximate and should not be used as absolute reading values. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 23 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 29 This display also shows multipath fading when a channel drops noticeably below the surrounding channels. Over time, one can see clearly how different channels are affected to differing degrees. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 24 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 30: Wincom Window

    WinCOM de-asserts and re-asserts the DTR line to the radio which resets the radio causing the sign-on banner to be displayed as shown below. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 25 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 31 DTR by pressing the F1 key twice, which de-asserts then re-asserts DTR, then pressing the F3 key (or Config Mode button). ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 26 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 32 Transmit String window will be transmitted as shown below. If the other radio is sending data, the received data will be displayed in the WinCOM window. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 27 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 33: Function Keys

    WinCOM. PgDn Sets data rate of PC serial port to next lower value. Value is displayed in status line. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 28 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 34: Recover

    Loading the file will load the parameters into the Wizard program but will not program the settings into the HopNet radio until the Apply Settings button is clicked. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 29 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 35: Configuration Commands

    Configuration Commands The HN-250 is configured and controlled through a series of commands. These commands are sent to the modem directly when the modem is in Control Mode when the modem is in Data Mode if the escape sequence is enabled. The command syntax is the same for either method, a one- or two-letter command followed by one or more parameters.

  • Page 36: Store And Forward Repeater Operation

    This avoids the expense of dedicated repeaters whose only purpose is to repeat data transmissions it receives. The HN-250 in S&F mode, listens on one hop and then relays or repeats the received data on the next hop. Thus the throughput of data passing through an S&F repeated is cut in half.
  • Page 37 5 and 6 may be in close proximity to each other, since there are no downstream remotes, they can use the same repeat network number. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 32 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 38: Serial Commands

    Refer to the Section 3 on Protocol Modes for details on each format. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 33 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 39: Network Commands

    Network Commands Network commands are used to set up a HN-250 network and to set radio addressing and configuration. Command Description wb[?|0|1] Set Transceiver Mode 0 = remote (default) 1 = base station 2 = repeater 3 = root repeater...
  • Page 40 New mode settings: For more information see the WB=2 = "REPEATER" . WIT2450-910_Software Specification WB=3 = "ROOT" or Top Node. document, section Eight. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 35 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com.
  • Page 41 Set Hopping Pattern The HN-250 has 32 preprogrammed hopping patterns (also referred to as network numbers). By using different hopping patterns, nearby or co-located networks can avoid interfering with each other’s transmissions. Even if both networks tried to use the same frequency, on the next hop they would be at different frequencies.
  • Page 42 This mode fixes the remote handle assignment to always be and improves the re-registration process. Must be set in both base and remote radios. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 37 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 43: Protocol Commands

    0 = ARQ enabled (default) 1 = ARQ disabled (redundant transmission) Note: Incorrect setting of these parameters may result in reduced throughput or loss of data packets. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 38 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.
  • Page 44 See Section 2.3.3 on the tradeoffs between hop duration and data length. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 39 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 45 208 bytes. If using a protocol mode, attempting to send a packet with a length longer than this setting will cause the packet to be discarded. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 40 of 55 www.murata.com...
  • Page 46 Thus the receiving host will receive just one copy of the transmission. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 41 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 47: Status Commands

    Set Duty Cycle Allows reduced power consumption by having a remote wake up only every 2 hops to receive and transmit. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 42 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.
  • Page 48 The tradeoff is it can take twice as long to acquire and register with a base although typically less than 4 seconds. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 43 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 49: Memory Commands

    Display Modified Parameters Recall Factory Defaults Resets the HN-250 to its factory default state. This is useful for testing purposes or if there is a problem in operation of the system and the configuration is suspect. Use the Store Memory command afterwards if you wish the factory default settings to be remembered the next time you cycle power or reset the radio.

  • Page 50: Modem Command Summary

    Exit Modem Control Mode z> Memory Commands Recall Factory Defaults Recall Memory m< Store Memory m> Display Modified Settings ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 45 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    For proper operation, all transceivers in the network must meet these basic requirements: Adequate and stable power Secure connections (Power, RF, and Data) Proper programming especially Hop Duration and Network Address ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 46 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 52: Common System Problems

    Check for properly aligned antenna headings. 4. Verify proper programming of the system parameters. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 47 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 53: Guidelines For Reducing Interference

    Proper antenna selection, data access, and feedline cabling A clear line-of-sight. Microwave radio signals travel primarily by line-of-sight, and obstructions between the sending and receiving stations will affect system performance. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 48 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 54: Guidelines For Avoiding Terrain Obstructions

    1-3 miles, then some obstructions may be tolerated with minimal impact. For longer-range systems, any substantial obstruction in the transmission path could compromise the performance of the system. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 49 of 55 www.murata.com...

  • Page 55: Customer Support

    Customer Support Introduction Murata products are designed for long life and trouble free operation. The following information is provided if servicing becomes necessary. Technical Assistance Technical assistance for Murata products is available during the hours of 8:30 A.M – 5:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. When calling, please have available the complete model name, serial number, and a complete description of the problem.

  • Page 56: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Refer to the tables below for the technical specifications for the HN-250 Remotes. Electrical Specification Value Transmitter FCC ID HSW-2450M Transmit Power EIRP: +24 dBm Hopping Patterns User configurable, 32 patterns (networks) available Number of Channels 86 US; 50 France Line-of-Sight Range Greater than 3.5 miles (up to 20 miles with HN-...

  • Page 57: Mechanical

    Connector Environmental Specification Value Temperature Range -30 to +70 degrees C Humidity 95% at +40 degrees C, Non-condensing ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 52 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com.

  • Page 58: About The Init.ini File

    One of the files unpacked with the program is the INIT.INI file. It contains the entries below and an explanation has been included on how each parameter may be used. ErrorLevel=0 Leave this value as is. Only change it at the request of Murata Tech Support. BiDirectionalHigh=55 BiDirectionalMedium=40...

  • Page 59: Glossary Of Terms

    Remote Terminal Unit. A device used in data collection. TDMA Time Division Multi Access. A time slot multiplexing protocol for multinode networking. ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 54 of 55 www.murata.com Arrow.com.

  • Page 60: Warranty

    SALE OR SUPPLYING OF THE GOODS. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY EXTENDS TO BUYER ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CUSTOMERS OF BUYERS ©2009-2015 by Murata Electronics N.A., Inc. HN-210D/X, HN-214 D/X Rev. 2.0 01-16-15 Page 55 of 55 www.murata.com...

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