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BreadCrumb
ME3
USER GUIDE
Version: 1.02
Date: April 16, 2010
Corporate Headquarters
Rajant Corporation
400 East King Street
Malvern, PA 19355
Tel: (484) 595-0233
Fax: (484) 595-0244
http://www.rajant.com
Document Part Number: 03-100116-001

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  • Page 1 ® BreadCrumb USER GUIDE Version: 1.02 Date: April 16, 2010 Corporate Headquarters Rajant Corporation 400 East King Street Malvern, PA 19355 Tel: (484) 595-0233 Fax: (484) 595-0244 http://www.rajant.com Document Part Number: 03-100116-001...
  • Page 2 BCAdmin and BCAPI are trademarks; Rajant, the Rajant logo, BreadCrumb, Instamesh, BC| Commander, and Bring Your Network with You! are registered trademarks of Rajant Corp. in the United States and certain other countries. BreadCrumb ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.1.2 DHCP........................13 3.2 Channel Assignments....................13 3.3 Physical Placement and other Considerations............14 3.3.1 Line-of-Sight.......................14 3.3.2 Distance......................14 3.3.3 Weather......................15 3.3.4 Interference......................15 3.3.5 Placement of BCWN Components..............15 3.4 Deployment Guidelines and Methodology..............15 3.4.1 Deployment Guidelines..................16 3.4.2 Deployment Methodology...................16 4 BreadCrumb ME3 USB Firmware Upgrade..............19...
  • Page 4 List of Figures Figure 1: All BreadCrumbs Use the Same ESSID..............3 Figure 2: ESSID of BreadCrumb C Changes to "lonely."............3 Figure 3: BreadCrumb ME3 Enclosure Features..............5 Figure 4: 18-Pin Amphenol Connector...................6 List of Tables Table 1: ME3 Model versus Radio Frequency...............4 Table 2: 2.4 GHz Radio Channels and Frequencies..............4...

  • Page 5: Preface

    The user of this manual is encouraged to submit comments and recommended changes to improve this manual. Please send any comments or changes to support@rajant.com. Be sure to include the version number of the manual you are using and please provide the page numbers related to your comments wherever possible.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (such as a DSL, cable, or satellite modem). BreadCrumb ME3 provides high bandwidth applications to stream video, audio as well as data over large distances. The network traffic can be secured by using different security features offered by the BCWN.

  • Page 8: Mobility Through Meshing

    Two BreadCrumbs establish a mesh link to each other when they share both a radio channel and an ESSID. An ESSID is essentially a name for a wireless network. By default, BreadCrumb ME3 uses the ESSID “breadcrumb54-v10.” Also by default, BreadCrumb ME3-09 model devices use channel 6, and BreadCrumb ME3-24 model devices use channel 11.

  • Page 9: Description Of Breadcrumb Me3

    Note that BreadCrumb C can no longer communicate with A or B, and vice versa. Description of BreadCrumb ME3 BreadCrumb ME3 is a portable, battery operated, wireless device deployable in almost any environment. It is light in weight, offers one external antenna and a rechargeable battery, and is...

  • Page 10: Radio

    03-100116-001 1.3.1 Radio BreadCrumb ME3 comprises one 802.11g radio, which depending on the ME3 model, operates either in the 900 MHz or the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The ME3 model versus radio frequency options are listed in Table 1 below.

  • Page 11: Enclosure

    The enclosure dimensions are 176 mm x 95 mm x 48 mm (6.94” x 3.75” x 1.88”). The external features of the enclosure are shown in Figure 3 below. Figure 3: BreadCrumb ME3 Enclosure Features.

  • Page 12: 18-Pin Amphenol Connector

    4-pin Amphenol connector on the ME3 cable assembly to provide power to the device. The power consumption of BreadCrumb ME3 ranges from a minimum of about 6 W at idle to a maximum of about 10 W at full load, using the ME3 external power supply. In general, the device is more efficient at lower voltages.

  • Page 13: Usb

    Rajant sales representative. 1.3.3.3 The signals that interface to the BreadCrumb ME3 device's USB port are located on the 18-pin Amphenol connector on the enclosure (see Figure 3 and Figure 4). The port is compliant to the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and USB Transceiver 2.0 Macrocell Interface (UTMI+)

  • Page 14: Zeroize Keys And Restore Factory Defaults / Led Configuration Switch

    (with short and long pauses between blinks) All Status LED colors scrolling in succession Success/Completion During a boot-up, the BreadCrumb ME3 Status LED initially starts as turned off. Then, if the LED state is ON (see Section 1.3.6.2) it first becomes solid yellow, then Note cyan, then cycles between red, blue, and green until the boot-up is complete.

  • Page 15: Led Configuration

    Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 1.02 Release the switch. • When the Zeroize Keys and Restore Factory Defaults operation is complete, the Status LED • changes to the error indicator of blinking red (see Table 4 above and error code 32 in Appendix A ).

  • Page 16: Internal Battery

    Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 The BreadCrumb ME3 Status LED may exhibit a short blink after a warm reset Warning condition that occurs due to system error or is initiated by the user (e.g., performing a reboot command through BC|Commander, performing the Zeroize Keys and Restore Factory Defaults procedure).

  • Page 17: Using Bc|Commander

    Version: 1.02 Using BC|Commander BC|Commander is Rajant’s software package used for monitoring the status of BreadCrumbs with version 10 firmware on a BreadCrumb Wireless Network (BCWN). BC|Commander is also used for configuring version 10 BreadCrumbs and to graphically portray the network topology.

  • Page 19: Deploying The Breadcrumb Wireless Network

    Each BreadCrumb radio has one IPv4 address in the Class A network 10.0.0.0/8. These addresses are assigned during manufacturing and cannot be changed in the field. Rajant ensures during manufacturing that these addresses are not duplicated between any two BreadCrumb devices.

  • Page 20: Physical Placement And Other Considerations

    BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 BreadCrumb channel configuration. Physical Placement and other Considerations Commonly occurring environmental factors have a significant impact on performance and behavior of the BreadCrumb Wireless Network. LOS (Line of Sight) obstructions, distance, weather, and device placement should all be considered when deploying a wireless network.

  • Page 21: Weather

    A device placed directly on the ground has a significantly reduced effective range. Elevating a device above the ground dramatically increased the maximum effective range. Rajant recommends elevating the components a minimum of 6 ft. above the surrounding surface.

  • Page 22: Deployment Guidelines

    300 ft. Also, the maximum distance between a wireless client and the nearest BCWN component is approximately 300 ft. ii. Rajant recommends elevating each BCWN component a minimum of 6 ft. above the surrounding terrain for maximum range. Elevating the BCWN components, as little as 14 inches, has proven to increase the range out to approximately 600 ft.
  • Page 23 Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 1.02 BC|Commander while another deploys the BreadCrumbs. This method requires some form of communication (radio, cell phone, etc.) between the two persons. 3. Determine the location for the first BreadCrumb. 4. Power ON the device.

  • Page 25: Breadcrumb Me3 Usb Firmware Upgrade

    For procedures to install and upgrade the BC|Commander management application, Note refer to the BC|Commander User Guide document. To upgrade the firmware on a BreadCrumb ME3 through the device's USB port, follow these procedures: 1. Obtain the appropriate firmware file from Rajant for your BreadCrumb model. Save the file on a computer on which the BC|Commander management application has been installed.
  • Page 26 Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 An alternative method of upgrading the firmware of a BreadCrumb ME3 is explained in the BC|Commander User Guide document. This method, called Over Note The Air (OTA) firmware upgrade, offers the convenience of remote and completely...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 1.02 Troubleshooting Sporadic Network Connectivity Table 6: Sporadic Network Connectivity Issues. Problem Resolution As a BreadCrumb device’s battery approaches exhaustion, network connectivity will become Monitory battery usage and charge/replace sporadic for the BreadCrumb device and its batteries as necessary.

  • Page 28: Breadcrumb Device Cannot Connect To Bcwn

    BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 Problem Resolution your wireless card. Ensure that the wireless client’s IP address ● settings are configured properly. Ensure that the security settings on the client ● device and BreadCrumb devices match.

  • Page 29: Appendix A: Error And Warning Codes

    Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 1.02 Appendix A: Error and Warning Codes All possible BreadCrumb error and warning codes are listed below: LX/LX3/ME3 Firmware Upgrade Codes (1*). 11 – Flash image file does not exist. 12 – Current flash image version is greater than versions of files found on USB drive.
  • Page 30 BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 128 – Failed to checksum file system image. 129 – Failed to create directory for next file system image. 131 – Failed to mount next file system image. 132 – Failed to create directory for settings.
  • Page 31 Rajant Corporation BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide 03-100116-001 Version: 1.02 FIPS Codes (4*) 41 – FIPS self-tests failed. 411 – OpenSSL FIPS vector test programs not found. 412 – OpenSSL FIPS vector test hash mismatch. 413 – 802.11i AES-CCMP test vectors failed.
  • Page 32 BreadCrumb ® ME3 User Guide Rajant Corporation Version: 1.02 03-100116-001 Battery Gas Gauge Codes (6*) 61 – Battery gas gauge i2c device could not be found. 62 – Incorrect gas gauge revision 1 EEPROM settings. 63 – Incorrect gas gauge revision 2 EEPROM settings.

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