The units of the RSSI are dBm; –40 is a stronger signal than –70. Because the received signal
strength can vary due to multipath signals, interference, or other environmental effects; this
setting may not give a true indication of communications performance or range. However,
received signal strength can be useful for activities such as:
Determining the optimal direction to aim a Yagi antenna
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Determining the effects of antenna height and location
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Trying alternate (reflective) paths
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Seeing the effect of vegetation and weather over time
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Long data type
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Read only
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Where to find:
Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > RFSignalLevel (first number)
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23.3.60.13 RadioRSSIAddr
Indicates the PakBus address of the RadioRSSI signal radio.
Long data type
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Read only
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Where to find:
Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: Radio > RFSignalLevel (second number)
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23.3.60.14 RadioStats
Provides performance statistics for the data logger integrated radio. The data logger will
maintain a radio routing table for each PakBus neighbor accessed using the integrated radio and
this setting is generated from that table. The fields reported for this setting are as follows:
PakBus Address: Specifies the PakBus address of the neighbor reached through an
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integrated radio link.
Sent Packets: Reports the number of radio packets that have been transmitted to the
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PakBus neighbor using the integrated radio link.
Received Packets: Reports the number of radio packets that have been received from the
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PakBus neighbor using the integrated radio link.
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