Communications - Mantracourt T24 User Manual

The noise generated due to the USB 3.0 data spectrum can have an impact on radio
receivers whose antenna is placed close to a USB 3.0 connector. The noise is a broadband
noise that cannot be filtered out, since it falls within the band of operation of the wireless
device (2.4–2.5 GHz). The noise degrades the signal-to-noise ratio that the wireless
receiver sees and limits its sensitivity. This then reduces the operating wireless range of
the device. The operation of the Base Station Dongle devices may be adversely affected
by some USB 3.0 ports depending on their location and whether they employ shielded
receptacles. This may manifest itself in the inability to 'pair', reduced range or intermittent
data reception.
Performance may be recovered by plugging the device into a different USB 3.0 port,
plugging the device into a USB 2.0 port or using a short USB 2.0 extender cable (USB A
male to USB A female).

Communications

In a lot of installations the base station is used to configure and calibrate the T24 modules by use of the T24
Toolkit software.
In this case the user needs only connect the base station to the PC by means of a suitable interface as described
above. The Toolkit software can then be configured to use the desired interface to the base station.
If you intend to write your own software to connect to a T24 module please refer to the T24 Technical Manual for
descriptions of communications protocols.
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