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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide 41110485 Rev. 5...
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C programming to write IoT applications for any connected machine. The FX30S is also available as an Octave edge device. Octave is Sierra Wireless' all-in- one edge-to-cloud solution for connecting industrial assets. See sierrawireless.com/ octave/devices for more information.
The following items come with the FX30S gateway: • DC power cable • Mounting bracket You can order the following items separately from Sierra Wireless: • Universal AC power adapter · Voltage input: 100– 240 VAC · Current output: 1.5 A •...
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide If you are mounting the FX30S on a DIN rail, you will also need 35 mm DIN rail clips. For more information, see Accessories page Warranty The FX30S comes with a 3-year warranty. Reference Documents...
2: Installation and Startup This chapter shows how to connect, install and start the Sierra Wireless FX30S. It also describes the front panel LEDs and I/O functionality. Note: The FX30S must be installed by a qualified technician. Tools and Materials Required •...
Step 1—Insert the SIM Card and Optional IoT Expansion Card The Sierra Wireless FX30S has one mini-SIM (2FF) card slot. If the SIM card has not already been installed, insert the SIM card into the gateway before connecting any external equipment or power to the FX30S.
Installation and Startup Figure 2-2: Installing the IoT Expansion card Step 2—Mount and Ground the FX30S Chassis You can flat mount the FX30S or mount it on a DIN rail. An optional compatibility bar allows you to use existing mounting holes if you are replacing a Fastrack Supreme or a Fastrack Xtend programmable gateway.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Flat Mount To mount the FX30S on a flat surface: 1. Attach the bracket to the mounting surface, using the attachment points shown in Figure 2-3. Attachment point Attachment point Attachment point Figure 2-3: Mounting Bracket, showing attachment points 2.
Optional—Mounting in a High Vibration Environment If you are mounting the FX30S in a high vibration area, Sierra Wireless strongly recommends using two nylon cable ties to secure the FX30S on the bracket. To secure the FX30S on the bracket: 1.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide 3. Tighten and secure the ties around the FX30S and trim off the excess length of the ties. Figure 2-7: Cable ties tightened and trimmed 4. You are now ready to flat mount the FX30S in a high vibration environment. If you are...
If you are mounting the FX30S in a location where you previously had a Fastrack Supreme or a Fastrack Xtend mounted, attach the compatibility bar to the bracket. The compatibility bar is available from Sierra Wireless. Note: Adding the compatibility bar does not change the height of the gateway and mounting bracket.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide To attach the compatibility bar to the bracket: 1. Note the large and small raised tabs on the bracket. Each tab has a small hole in the center of the raised portion. Also note the large and small rectangular openings in the compatibility bar.
4. The mounting holes in the adapter bar match the existing mounting holes for the Fastrack Supreme or Fastrack Xtend. For DC installations (with a fixed “system” ground reference), Sierra Wireless recommends always grounding the FX30S chassis to this system ground reference.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide To install the antennas: 1. Connect the cellular antenna to the SMA cellular antenna connector. Mount this antenna so there is at least 20 cm between the antenna and the user or bystander. 2. If used, connect a GNSS antenna to the SMA GNSS antenna connector.
Separate the antenna, data, and power cables from other wiring. Route the cables away from sharp edges. Cable Strain Relief Sierra Wireless recommends using cable strain relief for installations in high-vibration environments. Place the cable strain relief within 200 mm (8 inches) of the FX30S to reduce the mass of cable supported by the power connector under vibration.
The FX30S supports an operating voltage of 4.75–32 V. Fusing The Sierra Wireless DC power cable has a 3 A fuse installed in the cable. If that cable is used, no additional fusing is required. Power and I/O Connections Table 2-1 describes the functions for the pins on the FX30S power connector.
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Installation and Startup Table 2-1: Power Connector Pin and DC Cable Wires Function Associated Description DC Cable Wire Color On/Off Yellow (28 AWG) On/Off: Control line to turn the gateway on and off. Pin 3 must be connected either to the input power source or to an on/off switch between power and pin 3.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Wiring Diagrams In the following diagrams, FX30 refers to either FX30 and FX30S. Always On Installation For an Always On application, connect the wires as shown in Figure 2-15. FX30 Gateway DC power source 1 Power...
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Installation and Startup • Pin 1 (Power)—Use the red wire in the DC cable to connect Pin 1 to the power source. • Pin 2 (Ground)—Use the black wire in the DC cable to connect Pin 2 to ground. See also Step 2—Mount and Ground the FX30S Chassis on page 13.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Installation with I/O Input Triggered by Standby Mode If you have an installation where you want to use the I/O to monitor an external device such as a motion detector or gate sensor, refer to Figure 2-18.
Installation and Startup I/O Pins You can use the I/O pins as: • Digital inputs (See Table 2-2 on page 27 and Figure 2-19 on page 27.) • High side pull-ups/dry contact switch inputs (See Figure 2-20 on page 28.) •...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide High Side Pull-up / Dry Contact Switch Input The three external I/O pins on the FX30S power connector have a high side pull-up available. This high side pull-up can be driven low using a dry contact switch or NPN/PNP transistor.
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Installation and Startup Gateway FX30 V or 3.3 V 3.3V Internal pull-up I/O 2 on the power al Pull-up 10 kResistor connector Off (default) Off (default)* Solar panel or battery Figure 2-22: Analog Input Note: When using an analog input, the pull-up should be Off. Table 2-3: Analog Input Pull-up Minimum...
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Digital Output/Open Drain Digital output/open drain is only available using I/O 3 on the power connector. Gateway FX30 Internal pull-up 10 kResistor Internal Pull-up External pull-up On/Off Output Protection circuitry Figure 2-24: Digital Output/Open Drain...
Installation and Startup LED Behavior User LED Power LED Table 2-5: LED Behavior Color / Pattern Description Power No power or input voltage ≥ 32 VDC or ≤ 4.75 VDC (Default Behavior) Solid Red Gateway is powered on, not attached to cellular network.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Set the Serial Port Mode You can configure the serial port in either RS232 or RS-485 mode using Linux commands. Note: Before executing these commands, ensure that the UART is set correctly. If the UART is not set correctly, you will not see serial data.
Installation and Startup To query the serial mode status, use: rs485.py/sys/devices/platform/msm_serial_hsl.0/rs_mode which will return either RS232 or RS485. By default, the RS-485 termination resistor is disabled. To enable or disable the RS-485 termination resistor, use the following Linux command: rs485.py/sys/devices/platform/msm_serial_hsl.0/rs485_term <NEW MODE>...
Sierra Wireless LEGATO Ethlink ECM is the Ethernet network adapter over USB, which allows you to SSH to the FX30S. • The Sierra Wireless DM Port is a serial port that allows firmware updates via external tools. • The Sierra Wireless NMEA Port is a serial port that outputs GPS information.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Here are some Linux shell command examples for GPIOs: Table 2-6: Linux shell command examples To... Use... Turn on the green User LED echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio48/value Turn off the green User LED echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio48/value...
Deployment Configuration • Legato Application Lifecycle Management Free and unlimited OTA Firmware Updates are offered with the FX30S. To get started, call your Sierra Wireless reseller or visit https://airvantage.net/ Octave FX30S Octave is the all-in-one Edge-to-Cloud solution for connecting industrial assets.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Reset to Factory Default Settings Warning: Resetting the gateway to the factory default settings will remove all customized configu- ration settings in /etc and /data, including the root password. Warning: Performing a factory reset could result in your FX30S no longer automatically connecting to AVMS.
3: Specifications This chapter describes the FX30S gateway specifications. Table 3-1: Specifications Certification and Emissions / Immunity CE (Including EMC Test case for vehicle installation EN301489) • Interoperability ACMA RCM • • Industry Canada • Safety CB Report IEC 60950-1 •...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table 3-1: Specifications (Continued) Network LTE, HSPA+ For lists of supported bands, see Radio Frequency Bands Technology GSM /GPRS / EDGE page 44. Host Interfaces Antenna connectors Cellular • GNSS • USB 2.0 micro-B connector complies with USB Version 2.0 for •...
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Specifications Table 3-1: Specifications (Continued) Serial Port Configurations The FX30S has one serial port that can be configured as a: 9-pin RS232 serial port that connects directly to most computers or other devices with a • standard serial straight-through cable Half-duplex RS-485 serial interface (See RS-485 Serial Interface on page 42)
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table 3-1: Specifications (Continued) RS-485 Serial Serial port configured for RS-485: Interface Half-duplex (2-wire) interface • Software-configurable termination resistor • Maximum baud rate: 115.2 k • Maximum cable length: 25 meters at maximum baud rate •...
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Specifications Table 3-1: Specifications (Continued) Mechanical Specifications Housing—The FX30S is made of ruggedized powder-coated • aluminum. For mechanical drawings, dimensions, and weight, see Mechanical Specifications RoHS2—The FX30S complies with the Restriction of • page 47. Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS2). This directive restricts the use of hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Radio Frequency Bands Table 3-4: FX30S Radio Module WP8548 Radio Technology Band Frequency (Tx) Frequency (Rx) HSPA+ Band 1 1920–1980 MHz 2110–2170 MHz Band 2 1850–1910 MHz 1930–1990 MHz Band 5 824–849 MHz 869–894 MHz Band 6 830–840 MHz...
Specifications Table 3-5: FX30S Radio Module WP7702 Radio Technology Band Frequency (Tx) Frequency (Rx) GSM / GPRS / EDGE Band 850 824–849 MHz 869–894 MHz Band 900 880–915 MHz 925–960 MHz Band 1800 1710–1785 MHz 1805–1880 MHz Band 1900 1850–1910 MHz 1930–...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table 3-8: Radio Module WP7702 Conducted Transmit Power Band Conducted Notes Tx Power (dBm) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, +23±1 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850 +32±1 GMSK mode (Class 4; 2 W, 33 dBm) +27±1...
Specifications Mechanical Specifications Top view 60 mm 75 mm 82 mm End views SIM card/IoT card cover GNSS antenna connector Cellular antenna connector Power connector Weight: 158 g (5.57 oz.) LEDs Dimensions (l × w × h) Ethernet (FX30 only. 75 ×...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide 9 mm 16.1 mm 8.3 mm Mounting Bracket— side view 115 mm 12.7 37.1 62.7 77.4 mm 25 mm Compatibility bar 73.7 mm Mounting Bracket— top view Assembly Figure 3-4: Mounting Bracket Mechanical Specifications Rev. 5 September 2020...
Specifications Top View End Views Side View Note: “Unit” refers to the gateway itself. FX30 with Ethernet port shown Figure 3-5: FX30S on mounting bracket Power Modes The FX30S is designed to handle extremely low power. It has three power modes: •...
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide FX30 Pin 1 (Power) Internal power circuits Power input Pin 3 (On/Off) Enable Internal GPIO circuits GPIO58 (power hold) output GPIO24 (monitors Pin 3) input If GPIO24 is low (0), Pin 3 is “On”. If GPIO24 is high (1), Pin 3 is “Off”.
Specifications Active Mode In Active mode the FX30S application processor is running and the modem is operating in one of the following modes: • Full function—The application processor is fully functional and the WWAN radio is on; the GNSS radio can be turned on/off. •...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table 3-10: Power Consumption — Active Mode FX30S Cat-M (WP7702) Mode Conditions Voltage Max continuous Burst Active Idle USB and Serial cables are plugged in 5267 5925 1244 5596 Active Full Max Tx power (+33 dBm)
Specifications Table 3-11: Power Consumption — Off and Ultra Low Power Modes (all FX30S variants) Mode Conditions Voltage Maximum continuous µW µA On/Off is set to Off 1697 Ultra Low Power Triggering timer 8414 2059 a. The FX30S protection circuitry results in the increase in current as voltage increases. IoT Expansion Card The FX30S is compatible with single slot, category 1 (14 mm maximum), power category 1 and 2 IoT Expansion cards.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide XSEC0001 XSEC0001 Front end plate Front end plate Front PCA edge Section XSEC0001 - XSEC0001 1.89 mm Front end plate to front PCA edge Figure 3-7: IoT Expansion Card Alignment Rev. 5 September 2020 41110485...
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Sierra Wireless could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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Antenna gain limit when module collocated with Wi-Fi/Wimax/BT radios c. B4—CAT-M1 only d. B17—CAT-NB1 only Sierra Wireless hereby declares the Sierra Wireless FX30 device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. The FX30 displays the CE mark.
Regulatory Information WEEE Notice If you purchased your Sierra Wireless FX30S in Europe, please return it to your dealer or supplier at the end of its life. WEEE products may be recognized by their wheeled label on the product label.
A: Accessories DC Power Cable (Black Connector) Table A-1: DC Power Cable DC Power Cable Part Number 2001013 Product Release 2016 Components: 1 UL2464 20 AWG × 6 core cable 6 × Molex Micro-Fit 3.0™ series female crimp connectors (part number 43030-0001) ...
AC Power Adapter (Black Connector) Table A-2: AC Power Adapter AC Power Adapter Part Number Product Release 2016 AC Power Adapter Input Table A-3: Input Specifications Minimum Typical Maximum Input Input Voltage 90 VAC 100–240 VAC 264 VAC Input Frequency 47 Hz 50/60 Hz 63 Hz...
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table A-5: AC Power Adapter Environmental Specifications (Continued) Relative Humidity 10% ~ 90% Vibration and Shock MIL-STD-810D, method 514 Reliability and Quality Control AC Power Adapter MTBF When the power supply is operating within the limits of this specification, the MTBF is at least 200,000 hours at 25°C (MIL-HDBK-217F).
Energy Efficiency The AC adapter complies with International Efficiency Levels, as shown in Table A-7. Table A-7: AC Adapter Energy Efficiency Supplied Input No-load Power Average Active International Consumption Mode Efficiency Efficiency Level 115 VAC, 60 Hz Less than 0.1 W Greater than 85% 230 VAC, 50 Hz Less than 0.3 W...
B: Using the FX30S as a USB Modem The following instructions provide examples based on Telus service. Substitute the name of your mobile network operator (MNO). Key values and parameters are bolded for emphasis in the examples. For detailed information about the AT commands used, refer to WP8548/WP75xx/ WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference (document number 4118047) available at source.sierrawireless.com.
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c. Confirm the PDP context is active. ACTIVE data session: at!gstatus? !GSTATUS: Current Time: 7209 Temperature: 33 Bootup Time: Mode: ONLINE System mode: WCDMA PS state: Attached WCDMA band: WCDMA 1900 WCDMA channel: 662 GMM (PS) state:REGISTERED NORMAL SERVICE MM (CS) state: IDLE NORMAL SERVICE WCDMA L1 State:L1M_DCH LAC:...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide IMS Srv State: UNKNOWN SMS,UNKNOWN VoIP The RMNET interface on the host computer should now be de-activated. The IP address should no longer be assigned, and data should no longer be flowing. Rev. 5 September 2020...
C: AT Commands Reference This appendix documents the AT commands that are specific to the FX30S. For a complete list of AT Commands for the radio modules available for the FX30S, refer to the WP8548/WP75xx/WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference (document number 4118047) available at source.sierrawireless.com.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description GPIO AT Commands To Query: AT!FWD?GPIO Reads the current value of any input AT!FWD?GPIO,<GPIO #> or output GPIO. where <GPIO #> is any available GPIO, i.e.: 2,7,8,13,21–25,32–66 Note: GPIO59 and 63 are unavailable for Read and Write via AT commands.
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Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!FWD?GPIOCFG AT!FWD?GPIOCFG,<GPIO #> Displays the direction and pull settings for exported GPIOs, as read from where <GPIO #> is any available GPIO, i.e. 2,7,8,13,21-25,32-66 sysfs. If the GPIO is not exported, this Returned values are: command reports “NOT SET”.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description USB AT Commands AT!FWD=USBMAC To set: AT!FWD=USBMAC,<MAC address> Sets the USB MAC address Note: Do not enter a MAC address with the first octet being a multicast (odd) number.
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Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!FWD?ALVER AT!FWD?ALVER Queries AirLink version The returned value is [ release -]xxxxxxx “release” will show if it is a proper release, otherwise the version will be xxxxxxx (the git log SHA in short form) Example: AT!FWD?ALVER 1.0.0.5...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!FWD?GETAPPINFO AT!FWD?GETAPPINFO,<LEGATO APP NAME> Query Legato application info Returned values are: <Legato app name> • status • running processes • app.name • app.md5 • app.version •...
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Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description Enable / Disable UART To set: AT!MAPUART AT!MAPUART=<service>[,<UART number>] Configure UART 1 & 2 where: <service> can be: • Note: UART 1 & 2 are disabled by 0—UART disabled default. A reboot is required for the 1—AT Command service (Note: Not available for UART 2) changes to take effect.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table C-2: FX30S AT Commands Command Description To query: AT!MAPUART? AT!MAPUART? Query UART Status Values returned are !MAPUART: <service UART1>,<service UART2> where <service> can be: 0—UART disabled 1—AT Command service 2—Diagnostic Message service 3—Reserved 4—NMEA service 5–13—Reserved...
D: FX30S Linux Interface and GPIO Mapping This appendix documents FX30S Interface Mapping for the Linux Interface and radio module internal GPIO mapping. Table D-1 describes the Linux interface mapping to the external FX30S GPIOs and other configurable hardware features. Rev.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table D-1: FX30S Hardware Feature to Linux Interface Mapping Name Function Linux Interface Description GPIO/ On / Off (Pin 3) External On/Off GPIO24 /sys/class/gpio/gpio24 High: external On/Off signal is Low (in OFF Input state) (default)
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Table D-1: FX30S Hardware Feature to Linux Interface Mapping Name Function Linux Interface Description GPIO/ Power LED Red Power LED GPIO49 /sys/class/gpio/gpio49 High: Turns Power LED (Red) ON (default) Low: Turns Power LED (Red) OFF Note: Please Green Power GPIO50 /sys/class/gpio/gpio50 High: Turns Power LED (Green) OFF note the GPIO...
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table D-1: FX30S Hardware Feature to Linux Interface Mapping Name Function Linux Interface Description GPIO/ Serial port Enables RS-485 GPIO 60 HIGH: Enables RS-485 transmitter. Should transmitter only be enabled when there is an actual...
WP Module Internal GPIO Mapping Table D-2 shows the mapping of the FX30S function (or signal name) to the WP module GPIO pin number and to the WP module internal processor GPIO number. For example, the IOT DETECT function is GPIO25 on the WP module, which maps internally to GPIO73 on the MDM processor for the WP85 module and to GPIO51 for WP76/77 modules.
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Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide Table D-2: WP Module Internal GPIO Mapping FX30S Function WP Module GPIO Processor GPIO WP85 WP76/77 ON/OFF MON GPIO24 GPS LNA EN EXT_GPIO_LNA_EN IOT PCM OUT PCM_OUT IOT PCM IN PCM_IN IOT PCM CLK PCM_CLK...
E: FX30S Factory Configuration eSIM support Some FX30S variants (such as FX30S Cat-1 WP7607-1) support eSIM. The external 2FF SIM slot is the preferred slot, but the internal eSIM will be used if no external SIM is inserted. You can change the slot using the AT command AT!UIMS or the Legato command cm sim select.
Sierra Wireless FX30S User Guide AirVantage Management Services Polling Mode The default FX30S configuration setting for AVMS Polling Mode is 60 minutes. The AT command to change the setting is AT+WDSC=3,x where x is the number of minutes. See WP8548/WP75xx/WP76xx/WP77xx AT Command Reference for more information.
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F: RS485 Python Script For your reference, the contents of the rs485.py script appear below. #!/usr/bin/env python import sys fn = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 2: value = sys.argv[2] else: value = None ttyFile=open('/dev/ttyHSL0') if value is None: sysfsFile = open(fn, 'r') print sysfsFile.read().strip() else: sysfsFile = open(fn, 'w')
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Index Installation Connect data cables, 21 Connect power cable, 22 AC power adaptor, 61 Connecting antennas, 19 Accessories, 9, 60 Fixed (with I/O), 26 AirVantage Management Services (AVMS), 38, 82 Insert SIM cards, 12 Analog input, 28 Overview, 11 Antenna Tools and materials required, 11 Connecting, 19...
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Index Tools required for install, 11 UART, 56, 80, 82 Warranty, 10 Wiring diagrams, 24 WP radio module commands, 34 Interface mapping, 75 WP7702 radio module Conducted transmit power, 46 Frequency bands, 44 WP8548 radio module Conducted transmit power, 45 Frequency bands, 44 Rev.
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