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ENGLISH ® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial USER MANUAL SCM-1202-143 Version 2.0 Publication date 2022-04-07...
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The information in this document shall therefore not be construed as a commitment on the part of HMS Networks and is subject to change without notice. HMS Networks makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this document.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Table of Contents 1. Preface ..........................1 1.1. About This Document ......................1 1.2. Document Conventions ..................... 1 1.3. Trademarks ........................2 2. Safety ............................ 3 2.1. General Safety ......................... 3 2.2. Intended Use ........................3 3.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.12. Set Up Serial Communication ................... 32 5.9.13. Serial Communication ..................... 35 5.9.14. System Settings ...................... 36 6. Use Cases ..........................37 6.1. Bolt Serial Point-to-Point Installation ................... 37 6.2. Set Up Wireless Infrastructure ................... 38 6.3.
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® ™ Preface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 1. Preface 1.1. About This Document ® ™ This document describes how to install and configure Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial For additional documentation and software downloads, FAQs, troubleshooting guides and technical support, please visit www.anybus.com/support. 1.2.
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Helpful advice and suggestions. 1.3. Trademarks ® ™ Anybus is a registered trademark and Wireless Bolt Serial is a trademark of HMS Networks AB. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Page 2 of 60 SCM-1202-143 2.0...
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® ™ Safety Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 2. Safety 2.1. General Safety CAUTION This equipment emits RF energy in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band. Make sure that all medical devices used in proximity to this equipment meet appropriate susceptibility specifications for this type of RF energy.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Preparation 3. Preparation 3.1. Support and Resources For additional documentation and software downloads, FAQs, troubleshooting guides and technical support, please visit www.anybus.com/support. Have the product article number available, to search for the product specific support web page. You find the product article number on the product cover.
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® ™ I/O-Data Cycle Time Considerations Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 3.6. I/O-Data Cycle Time Considerations Based on recommendations from industrial equipment suppliers, such as Rockwell and Siemens, use the following minimum I/Odata cycle times for PROFINET and EtherNet/IP networks: • Wireless link Point-to-Point with Bluetooth PANU-PANU or Wi-Fi Access Point to Station: 32 ms •...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Installation 4. Installation 4.1. Mechanical Installation Placement • The device is intended to be mounted on top of a machine or cabinet through an M50 (50.5mm) hole using the included sealing ring and nut. •...
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® ™ Connector Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 4.2. Connector The 18-pin connector is common for several models of the Anybus Wireless Bolt. Some pins may have a different function depending on model. Unused pins should not be connected. Figure 2. 18-Pin connector The location of the RESET button can be used as a reference for the pin numbering when the connector is attached to the Bolt Serial.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Cabling Note: • Use RS-485 when connecting multiple devices to a Bolt Serial. • The Ethernet wire colors refer to the T568A standard. • If using a shielded Ethernet cable the shield must be unconnected. •...
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® ™ Reset Button Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 4.4. Reset Button Figure 3. Reset button The Reset button is located on the bottom of the Bolt Serial. SCM-1202-143 2.0 Page 9 of 60...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configuration 5. Configuration 5.1. Bolt Serial Built-In Web Interface The Bolt Serial built-in web interface is used to configure, maintain and troubleshoot the Bolt Serial. Parameters can be set individually or using pre-configured Easy Config modes. The web interface is accessed by pointing a web browser to the IP address of the unit.
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® ™ Access the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.2. Access the Built-In Web Interface 5.2.1. Required IP Address Settings To be able to access the Bolt Serial built-in web interface you may need to adjust the IP settings, choose one of the following methods.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Access the Built-In Web Interface 5.2.2. Log In to the Built-In Web Interface The Bolt Serial built-in web interface can be accessed from a standard web browsers. Before You Begin IMPORTANT Before installing Bolt Serial on a network, change the default administrator password. IMPORTANT Before installing the Bolt Serial on a network, change the Bolt Serial default username and password.
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® ™ To Save and Reboot Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Result You are logged in to the System Overiew page. Figure 7. System Overiew page 5.3. To Save and Reboot Cancel Changes To cancel changes you have made to the settings: •...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Factory Default Settings 5.4. Factory Default Settings Any one of these actions will restore the factory default settings: Default Network Settings IP Assignment Static IP Address 192.168.0.99 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 192.168.0.99 Internal DHCP Server Disabled DHCP Interfaces Default WLAN Settings...
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® ™ Configuration Methods Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.5. Configuration Methods There are different methods available for configuring the Bolt Serial. Built-In Web Interface Settings Bolt Serial can be configured via the settings in the built-in web interface. Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface (page 22).
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configuration with Easy Config 5.7. Configuration with Easy Config 5.7.1. Available Easy Config Modes Bolt Serial may be configured using one of the pre-configured Easy Config modes. NOTE By default, the unit starts in Easy Config Mode 4. The unit awaits automatic configuration during 120 seconds or until receiving a configuration.
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® ™ Configuration with Easy Config Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.7.3. How to Activate an Easy Config Mode Activate an Easy Config Mode in the Built-In Web Interface Figure 8. Built-in web interface Easy Config menu In the built-in web interface, navigate to the Easy Config page. To activate an Easy Config mode, select it from the drop-down menu and click Set.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configuration with AT Commands 5.8. Configuration with AT Commands Advanced configuration can be carried out by issuing AT commands via the web interface or over a Telnet or RAW TCP connection to port 8080 or over serial interface. Use AT commands to setting advanced parameters, that are not accessible in the Bolt Serial built-in web interface.
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® ™ Configuration with AT Commands Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.8.1. Enable Fast Roaming with AT Commands Fast Roaming is only used for Client Mode. Fast Roaming is enabled as default but can be permanently disabled using AT commands. Procedure Enable or Disable Fast Roaming.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configuration with AT Commands 5.8.3. Add Additional WLAN Channels with AT Commands WLAN Channels and World Mode is only used for Client Mode. World Mode can be disabled and additional channels added using AT commands. NOTE When World Mode is disabled and additional channels are used, WLAN communication may take a longer time to establish during startup.
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® ™ Configuration with AT Commands Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial For the change to take effect, reboot the Bolt Serial. Send the Reboot device AT Command: AT*AMREBOOT SCM-1202-143 2.0 Page 21 of 60...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9. Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.1. Network Settings Figure 10. Network Settings page Setting Description IP Assignment Select static or dynamic IP addressing (DHCP). IP Address Static IP address for the unit.
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Setting Description Example 3. Start address examples IP Address: 192.168.0.99, Start Address: 101 DHCP range = 192.168.0.101 – 192.168.0.107 IP Address: 192.168.0.103, Start Address: 101 DHCP range = 192.168.0.101 – 192.168.0.108 7 addresses are allocated but the address of the unit is skipped.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.3. WLAN Settings General Figure 11. WLAN Settings page Setting Description Enable Enable/disable the WLAN interface. Operating Mode Choose operation as WLAN Client or Access Point. When Access Point is selected, additional settings will be available. Channel Bands NOTE The unit can be configured to scan on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channel bands but can only communicate on...
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.4. WLAN Settings for Client Figure 12. WLAN Settings page Connect to settings for Client Setting Description Scan for Networks To scan the selected frequency band(s) for discoverable WLAN networks, click Scan for Networks. Select a network from the drop-down menu to connect to it.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.6. WLAN Channels and World Mode WLAN Channels and World Mode is only used for Client Mode. NOTE The maximum output power will be reduced on some channels depending on regulatory requirements.
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.7. WLAN Settings for Access Point Figure 13. WLAN Settings page Connect to settings for Access Point The following settings are specific for Access Point mode: Setting Description Network (SSID) Enter an SSID (network name) for the Bolt Serial.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.8. WLAN Advanced Settings Figure 14. WLAN Settings page Advanced Settings Setting Description Bridge Mode Layer 2 tunnel: All layer 2 data will be bridged over WLAN. Use when multiple devices on both sides of an Ethernet network bridge must be able to communicate via WLAN (many-to-many).
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.9. Bluetooth Settings General Figure 15. Bluetooth Settings page General settings Setting Description Enable Enable/disable the Bluetooth interface. Operating Mode PANU (Client): The unit will operate as a Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network) User device. It can connect to another single Bluetooth PANU device or to a Bluetooth Network Access Point.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.10. Bluetooth Settings for PANU Mode Figure 16. Bluetooth Settings page Connect to settings for PANU Mode Setting Description Scan for Devices Scans the network for discoverable Bluetooth devices. To connect to a device, select it from the dropdown menu when the scan has completed.
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.11. Bluetooth Settings for NAP Mode Figure 17. Bluetooth Settings page Bluetooth Settings for NAP Mode Setting Description Bridge Mode Standard: Default mode. Layer 3 IP forward = IP data will be bridged over Bluetooth. This mode must be used when connecting to an Android device over Bluetooth.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.12. Set Up Serial Communication Serial Settings example, TCP Mode Server with Modbus TCP to Modbus RTU Gateway function enabled Figure 18. Serial Settings page, TCP Mode Server Page 32 of 60 SCM-1202-143 2.0...
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Serial Settings example, TCP Mode Client enabled Figure 19. Serial Settings page, TCP Mode Client Serial Settings NOTE To avoid timing problems when different baud rates are set on the Master and the Slaves, set the lowest baud rate on the Master.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Setting Description TCP Mode Select a TCP Mode from the dropdown menu: Client: The Bolt Serial acts as a Client and establishes a connection to the TCP server. Server: The Bolt Serial acts as a server and listens for incoming connections from the TCP Client.
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® ™ Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 5.9.13. Serial Communication The serial functionality is used to transfer serial data from one point on a wireless link to another. The connection can be set up as a point-to-point link or a point-to-multipoint link. A message sent from a master to a Bolt Serial is forwarded to all the connected slaves.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Configure Settings in the Built-In Web Interface 5.9.14. System Settings NOTE Setting a secure password for the unit is strongly recommended. Figure 20. System Settings page Device Info Setting Description Device Name Enter a descriptive name for the unit. Password Enter a password for accessing the web interface.
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® ™ Use Cases Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 6. Use Cases 6.1. Bolt Serial Point-to-Point Installation Serial cable replacement is enabled by using two pieces of Bolt Serial which creates a wireless bridge for the Serial communication. Figure 21. Bolt Serial Point-to-Point Installation SCM-1202-143 2.0 Page 37 of 60...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Set Up Wireless Infrastructure 6.2. Set Up Wireless Infrastructure Connect two or more Bolt Serial units via WLAN or Bluetooth using Easy Config. Procedure Connecting the Devices Figure 22. Serial bridge Connect Client 1 to a Slave serial device. See also Connect to LAN, Serial and Power.
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® ™ Set Up Wireless Infrastructure Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Connect Client 1 to power. Automatic configuration of the units starts: • Client 1 starts up in Easy Config Mode 4 and is open for automatic configuration during 120 seconds. •...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Installing Multiple Bolt Serial Units Serial Configuration Figure 25. Serial port settings example From the PC connected to Access Point 2, navigate to the built-in web interface of each Bolt Serial Client. Select the Serial Settings tab. Configure the serial port settings, see Set Up Serial Communication (page 32).
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® ™ Installing on a Modbus Network Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 6.4. Installing on a Modbus Network Figure 27. Access Point on Modbus network When installing on a Modbus network, configure the Bolt Serial connected to the: • Master device as the Wireless Access point (AP). •...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Installing Using the Modbus TCP to RTU Gateway Function 6.5. Installing Using the Modbus TCP to RTU Gateway Function The gateway function is transparent. When a command is sent on Modbus TCP it is translated to Modbus RTU. The response is translated back to Modbus TCP and delivered to the Modbus TCP Client.
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® ™ Bolt Serial TCP/IP Socket Protocol Description Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 6.6. Bolt Serial TCP/IP Socket Protocol Description Figure 29. Bridge data to the Bolt Serial port The Bolt Serial may communicate with raw TCP/IP traffic and bridge the data to RS232, RS422 or RS485 on the serial port.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Verify Operation 7. Verify Operation 7.1. Network Connection Status The System Overview page shows current settings and network connection status. Figure 30. System Overview page example Page 44 of 60 SCM-1202-143 2.0...
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® ™ Maintenance Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 8. Maintenance 8.1. Firmware Update Before You Begin NOTE The configuration settings are not affected when updating firmware. Download the Firmware Update File Download the firmware update file from www.anybus.com/support. Connect Bolt Serial to your computer, refer to Connecting to PC and Power.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Firmware Update Firmware update progress Figure 32. Firmware Update, Transferring file • The progress bar, Transferring file, indicates the progress of the file transfer. Status messages show the progress of the firmware update stages. •...
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® ™ Settings Backup Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 8.2. Settings Backup 8.2.1. Create Settings Backup File Figure 34. System page Create Settings Backup • To save the current configuration in a backup file, click Generate. A backup file is automatically downloaded and saved in the Downloads folder on your PC. 8.2.2.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Troubleshooting 9. Troubleshooting 9.1. Reset Button Figure 36. Reset button The Reset button is located on the bottom of the Bolt Serial. Page 48 of 60 SCM-1202-143 2.0...
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® ™ Recovery Mode Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 9.2. Recovery Mode If the built-in web interface cannot be accessed, the unit can be reset by starting in Recovery Mode and reinstalling the firmware. Before You Begin IMPORTANT Use Recovery Mode only when the unit is unresponsive and the built-in web interface cannot be accessed.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Reset to Factory Default 9.3. Reset to Factory Default IMPORTANT If there is no Ethernet connection available after a factory reset, the Bolt Serial starts in the default Easy Config Mode 4. Any one of these actions will restore the unit to factory default settings. Reset Using the RESET Button Press and hold RESET for >10 seconds and then release it.
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® ™ Reset to Factory Default Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Reset Using AT Command To reset Bolt Serial to factory default, issue the AT command AT&F and then restart the unit. Configuration with AT Commands (page 18). Reset Using Digital Input To reset Bolt Serial to factory default, apply voltage to the digital input for >10 seconds.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Technical Data 10. Technical Data For complete technical specifications and regulatory compliance information, please visit www.anybus.com/support. 10.1. Technical Specifications Order code AWB2010 AWB2011 Color Black White top and black base Connector Included plug connector (2x9p;...
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® ™ Technical Specifications Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Order code AWB2010 AWB2011 RF output power: 9.75 dBm Max number of slaves for Access Point: 7 Power consumption: 36 mA@24VDC Net data throughput: ~1 Mbps Bluetooth version support: Classic Bluetooth v2.1 Security: Authentication &...
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Reference Guides 11. Reference Guides 11.1. RS232/RS485 Electrical Connection NOTE A and B marking differs between different devices, in this product A is TX-/RX- or D- and B is TX+/RX+ or D+. RS232 Typical Connection Figure 38.
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® ™ Wireless Technology Basics Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial 11.2. Wireless Technology Basics Wireless technology is based on the propagation and reception of electromagnetic waves. These waves respond in different ways in terms of propagation, dispersion, diffraction and reflection depending on their frequency and the medium in which they are travelling.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Radio Antenna Patterns 11.3. Radio Antenna Patterns This section presents information about the radio antenna patterns for the Anybus Wireless Bolt. The diagram scale shows relative RSSI values, where the outer ring represents maximum radio power and is labelled 0 dB.
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® ™ Radio Antenna Patterns Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Figure 42. Antenna pattern Horizontal Vertical Views These diagrams show the antenna pattern when looking at the Bolt from the side in two different rotations, 0° and 90°. The Bolt is mounted in a metal cabinet illustrated by the yellow box below the Bolt. Figure 43.
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® ™ Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Radio Antenna Patterns Figure 44. Front View – Vertical 0° Figure 45. Side View – Vertical 90° Throughput Diagram This diagram shows how data throughput decreases when distance increases. The huge difference between using a back shield to focus the radio energy, and not using a back shield. Using a back shield can greatly increase radio coverage if used correctly.
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® ™ Radio Antenna Patterns Anybus Wireless Bolt Serial Figure 46. SCM-1202-143 2.0 Page 59 of 60...
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