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- Page 1 User Manual Version V2.0-20210728 User Manual For Tersus Radio RS400H3 Wireless Data Transceiver ©2021 Tersus GNSS Inc. All rights reserved. Sales & Technical Support: sales@tersus-gnss.com & support@tersus-gnss.com More details, please visit www.tersus-gnss.com...
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Page 2: Revision History
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Revision History Version Revision Date Change summary 20200714 Initial Release 20210728 Upgrade section1.2... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Table of Content Revision History........................1 Table of Content........................2 List of Figures........................... 3 List of Tables..........................4 Introduction........................ 5 Overview......................5 Specification.......................6 Accessories......................8 General Operation....................12 Basic Operation....................12 Software Configuration.................. 19 Firmware Upgrade..................23 Installation Tips....................26... -
Page 4: List Of Figures
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 List of Figures Figure 1.1 External Radio RS400H3..............5 Figure 1.2 High Gain Radio Antenna............... 8 Figure 1.3 Telescopic pole for radio antenna..........8 Figure 1.4 Serial-5pin to Ext-Radio-DC-5pin & Bullet-DC Cable....9 Figure 1.5 Bullet-DC to Alligator Clips..............9 Figure 1.6 Serial-5pin to DC JACK &... -
Page 5: List Of Tables
Figure 2.19 Select firmware upgrade file............25 Figure 2.20 Start upgrade................25 Figure 2.21 Upgrade firmware successfully..........26 List of Tables Table 1.1 Specifications of Radio RS400H3........... 6 Table 1.2 LED indicators..................7 Table 2.1 Buttons description of radio RS400H3......... 12 Table 2.2 Devices in Figure 2.11..............19... -
Page 6: Introduction
This chapter mainly introduces the overview and specification of the Tersus Radio RS400H3. Overview The Tersus Radio RS400H3 is a base radio solution for wireless applications. It provides reliable data communications for mission-critical applications where a combination of stability, superior performance and long range are required. -
Page 7: Specification
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Specification Table 1.1 Specifications of Radio RS400H3 General Specification Frequency range 410~470MHz Operating mode Simplex Channel width 25KHz, 12.5KHz Modulation Type GMSK/4FSK Operating voltage 9~16V DC High power (28W) 78W @ DC 12V... -
Page 8: Table 1.2 Led Indicators
View from outside to radio The definition of the LED indicators are as follows. Table 1.2 LED indicators Description BT is Bluetooth green indicator light. Currently RS400H3 does not support Bluetooth. RX/TX RX/TX is data transmitting-receiving red and green indicator light, green indicator light represents data receiving, red indicator light represents data transmitting. -
Page 9: Accessories
Accessories When using Radio RS400H3 to set up a base with Oscar GNSS receiver, a high gain radio antenna and a telescopic pole are needed which are shown as below. -
Page 10: Figure 1.4 Serial-5Pin To Ext-Radio-Dc-5Pin & Bullet-Dc Cable
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 1.4 Serial-5pin to Ext-Radio-DC-5pin & Bullet-DC Cable Figure 1.5 Bullet-DC to Alligator Clips The Serial-5pin to DC JACK & DB9 Male cable and the DC JACK male with two wires below are optional. It is to power Oscar using external power source... -
Page 11: Figure 1.6 Serial-5Pin To Dc Jack & Db9 Male Cable
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 1.6 Serial-5pin to DC JACK & DB9 Male cable Figure 1.7 DC JACK male with two wires The DB9 Female to USB Type A Male converter cable is to convert DB9 male to USB Type A male connector, so that it can connect to the USB port of a computer. -
Page 12: Figure 1.9 Configuration Cable For External Radio
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 The Configuration cable for external radio below is used to configure parameters of the external radio instead of the default setting. Figure 1.9 Configuration cable for external radio... -
Page 13: General Operation
Basic Operation The basic operations include buttons, indicator status and device menu. 1) Buttons There are five buttons on the radio RS400H3. The following table shows the detailed description of these buttons. Table 2.1 Buttons description of radio RS400H3 Icon... - Page 14 User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 In the case of abnormal shutdown for the last time, power on again after outage, the radio powers on automatically; In the case of normal shutdown for the last time, short press the power button about 1 second to power on the radio;...
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Page 15: Figure 2.1 Device Information
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 power, battery status, device model, firmware version, hardware version and serial number are displayed. Figure 2.1 Device information Channel and frequency Under this menu, you can set up the current transmitting/receiving frequency,... -
Page 16: Figure 2.3 Data Protocol
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Note: After changing the protocol, you need reselect the air baud rate supported by the current protocol in the menu of “wireless link rate”. Figure 2.3 Data protocol Air baud rate Under this menu, you can set up the current communication air baud rate. -
Page 17: Figure 2.5 Transmit Power
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 press the power button to select this transmitting power as the current communication transmitting power, the star character “*” will appear after selection. Figure 2.5 Transmit power Serial baud rate Under this menu, you can set up the current serial port communication baud rate. -
Page 18: Figure 2.7 Serial Baud Rate Self-Adaption
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 triggering enabling does not have memory function, the system remains in the power up status after power-on; only if the self-adaptive master switch has been turned on can the adaptive function of serial port baud rate work normally. -
Page 19: Figure 2.9 Interference Detection
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Interference detection To detect whether there is any interference in the current channel, you can modify the detection channel number manually and press the power button for detection. There are three levels of detection result: superior, moderate, poor. -
Page 20: Software Configuration
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Software Configuration The detailed steps of software configuration are as follows: 1) Hardware connection Use the accessary cables listed in section 1.3 to connect the radio to the computer following the connection in the figure below. Power on the radio using 12V external power supply. -
Page 21: Figure 2.12 Radio Configuration Tool Interface
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 the shortcut on the desktop and select “Run as administrator”, the software interface is shown as below. Figure 2.12 Radio configuration tool interface Note: During the use of the configuration tool for radio parameter configuration and query, the radio is not allowed to enter the background parameter configuration mode by the buttons and OLED display. -
Page 22: Figure 2.13 Select Serial Port And Baud Rate
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 2.13 Select serial port and baud rate Figure 2.14 Read parameters successfully... -
Page 23: Figure 2.15 Channel Info
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 2.15 Channel info Figure 2.16 Personalized settings 4) Radio parameter configuration In the basic information tab, only radio information can be queried, configurations are not supported; In the channel information tab, the frequency range setting is between 410~470MHz, signs ‘-’... -
Page 24: Firmware Upgrade
1) First, use Serial-5pin to DC JACK & DB9 Male cable and the DC JACK male with two wires to connect to the Radio RS400H3 with 9~16V DC power supply. Use DB9 Female to USB Type A Male converter cable to connect to the DB9 male connector of the above cable and the USB port of a computer. -
Page 25: Figure 2.17 Firmware Upgrade Tool
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 2.17 Firmware upgrade tool 3) Select the correct serial port number and baud rate, open the serial port and select internally installed radio. Figure 2.18 Select serial port and baud rate 4) Click [Select] to select the firmware upgrade file (xxxxx.dwn). -
Page 26: Figure 2.19 Select Firmware Upgrade File
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 2.19 Select firmware upgrade file 5) Click [Start Update], it will pop out a confirmation window. Click [OK] and it will enter the upgrade status immediately. Figure 2.20 Start upgrade 6) After upgrade, it pops out indicating successful upgrade, click [OK] to... -
Page 27: Installation Tips
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 Figure 2.21 Upgrade firmware successfully 7) The radio will power off and power on again. If the radio cannot be powered on, short press the power button for 1 second to power it on. - Page 28 User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 2.4.2 Antenna installation Whether the antenna is properly installed and erected would seriously affect the transmission distance of the radio, hence the correct connection and installation of the antenna is of high importance.
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Page 29: Terminology
User Manual for Tersus Radio RS400H3 v2.0 3. Terminology Access Point Name ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Bluetooth Direct Current GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System Internet Protocol Light Emitting Diode Universal Serial BUS VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio... - Page 30 Proprietary Notice All Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not reflect the commitment on Tersus GNSS Inc. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted by all means without authorization of Tersus GNSS Inc.
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