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WARRANTY AND ASSISTANCE This equipment is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC (CANADA) CORP. (“CSC”) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. ***** Batteries are not warranted.
Introduction ............2 Specifications.............2 Base Station Requirements ..............2 Datalogger Site Equipment ..............2 Power Considerations ................3 Configuration............4 Establish Cellular Service ..............4 Program the Modem................4 Activation Wizard ..........5 Setup Modem using Wireless Ace 3G....12 Setup LoggerNet ..........14...
Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 1 Introduction The Raven CDMA Airlink Cellular Modem is a full-duplex, 1xRTT cellular modem that communicates with a base station PC via Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The Raven CDMA modem is for use on Bell, Alliant, ManitobaTel, and SaskTel networks only.
Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem • Datalogger—CR510, CR10(X), CR23X, CR7, CR1000,CR 3000, CR5000, or CR2XX • SC105 or SC932A Interface—connects the modem to the CR510, CR10(X), or CR7 dataloggers’ CS I/O port • L14392 Null Modem Cable—connects the modem to the CR23X, CR2XX, CR1000, CR3000 or CR5000 RS-232 port •...
Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 6. Start the Activation Wizard. 4 Activation Wizard 1. Uncheck “Setup a DUN connection” and click Next. Key in the COM port you are using and click Next. Wait until the ESN number field has updated before proceeding...
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem Click Check for Updates and if there are updates available, press the ‘Update Now’ button.
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 5. A 6-digit Program Lock Code is written on the box the Raven CDMA modem was shipped in. Enter this code in the MSL area. If the Lock Code only has 5 digits put a “0” in front of the number...
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 6. Enter the 10 digit phone number provided by the carrier in the MDN field. The number will be echoed in the lower field.
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 7. The screen shown below is a confirmation of the input settings to this point. This password is the default network password and is different for each carrier Wizard. Unless instructed otherwise leave the password as it appears.
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 10. When the modem is finished all of the boxes will have a green check mark. 11. At this point the modem is now ready for advanced programming using Wireless Ace 3G.
3. Connect using the default password as shown. 4. The next step assumes that you have a working template to load into the modem. This template is available from Campbell Scientific’s website at www.campbellsci.ca/download. Use the “Load” option to select the...
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 5. The new file parameters will appear in the “New Value” boxes as shown above. 6. Next select the “Write” option and the parameters will be written to the modem. The “Write Successful” message will be displayed in the...
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 7. At this point the modem is fully programmed to communicate to a Campbell Scientific datalogger at 9600 baud using a wireless IP connection. 8. Turn off the power to the modem and disconnect from the PC. Turn the power back on and the modem will register itself on the network within 2 minutes.
Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem Modem name: A unique name for the modem (the 10-digit MDN number is recommended), as this ensures no one else has chosen it. Domain: The domain name to be used by the modem (eairlink.com).
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 2. Add a Datalogger to the IP Port A. On the IP Port page for static IP: a. Select Communications Enabled. b. In the Internet IP Address field,Enter the IP address of the modem followed by the Device port ID. This number is 6781 and is found in the “Common”...
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem 4. Select the datalogger in the device map Enter setup information for the datalogger as per the appropriate instruction manual. Apply the changes.
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Raven CDMA1X (C3211) AirLink Cellular Modem If you have a black SC12 cable, that is not Rev 1 or newer, NOTE it is a CS I/O cable only and will not work for RS-232. Connect the black SC12 cable between the datalogger and the SC932A.
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