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Sierra Wireless RavenXTV Instruction Manual

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Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem
Revision: 9/11
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  • Page 1 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Revision: 9/11 C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 1 C a m p b e l l S c i e n t i f i c ,...
  • Page 3 Warranty “PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. are warranted by Campbell Scientific, Inc. (“Campbell”) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless otherwise specified on the corresponding Campbell invoice.
  • Page 4 SCIENTIFIC, INC., phone (435) 227-2342. After an applications engineer determines the nature of the problem, an RMA number will be issued. Please write this number clearly on the outside of the shipping container. Campbell Scientific's shipping address is: CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.1 RavenXTV Cellular Coverage/Service Requirements......1 3. Specifications ..............2 3.1 RavenXTV Specifications ................2 4. Configuration ...............2 4.1 Base Station Requirements for RavenXTV ..........2 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment...............3 4.3 Power Considerations ................9 4.4 Automatic Provisioning (Activation)............9 5. Program the RavenXTV Modem .......10 5.1 Using AceManager to Configure the Modem.........11...
  • Page 6 RavenXTV Table of Contents Figures 4.2-1. Modem Interface Options ..............4-6 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems ......... 8 7-1. Device Port Configuration..............20 7-2. AceManager status page showing communications with modem ..22...

  • Page 7: General Description

    AceManagerGuide.pdf Raven_XT_UserGuide.pdf Raven_XT_QuickStart.pdf The RavenXTV digital cellular modem is manufactured by Sierra Wireless for use on the Verizon Wireless Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)/1xRTT network. The modem is accessed through the Internet using TCP/IP communications protocol using a Static or Dynamic IP address.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Power, Network, Signal, Activity Dimensions: 3”W x 1”D x 4”L (7.6 x 2.5 x 10 cm) Weight: <1 lb (<0.5 kg) 4. Configuration 4.1 Base Station Requirements for RavenXTV PC running Campbell Scientifics’ LoggerNet or PC400 software, with access to the internet.

  • Page 9: Datalogger Site Equipment

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment • Raven modem with power cable (included with modem). • Datalogger—21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR23X, CR7, CR1000, CR5000, CR3000, CR800. • SC105 or SC932A Interface—connects the modem to the 21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR7, or other dataloggers’...
  • Page 10 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used PN 18663 PN 18663 Null Modem Cable—connects the modem to the CR23X, CR3000, CR800, CR2XX, CR1000 or CR5000 RS-232 port (not compatible with the 21X, CR510, CR10X, or CR7 dataloggers).
  • Page 11 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used 10873 serial cable provided with the SC105 SC105 Settings: CS I/O Mode: SDC Address 7 RS-232 Mode: Modem Baud Rate: 115.2K or 9600 baud depending on datalogger model 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity SC105 interface connects the modem to a datalogger’s CS I/O port;...

  • Page 12: Modem Interface Options

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used 10873 serial cable provided with the SC932A SC932A interface connects the modem to the CS I/O port; recommended for dataloggers with the Mixed-Array Operating System.
  • Page 13 9-pin female cable. • Antenna—the following antennas are available from Campbell Scientific. Contact a Campbell Scientific Applications Technician for help in determining the best antenna for your application. The 20679 is a dual-band, omnidirectional antenna for our CDMA and GPRS digital-cellular modems. It covers both the 800-MHz band and the 1.9-GHz band.

  • Page 14: Antennas For Use With The Raven Modems

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem PN 20679 Omni Directional Antenna PN 18285 1 dBd Omni Directional Antenna PN 14454 9dBd Directional Yagi Antenna PN 21831 Half-Wave Dipole Whip Antenna FIGURE 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems...

  • Page 15: Power Considerations

    (assuming there is cellular coverage) rather than in the field. One of the special features of your RavenXTV is the ability to activate itself automatically. When you first power on the RavenXTV, it will check to see if it has been activated with account data.

  • Page 16: Program The Ravenxtv Modem

    Template files are available from Campbell Scientific’s Website: www.campbellsci.com/downloads. Indicator Lights When your RavenXTV is connected to power and an antenna, there is a specific pattern to the lights to indicate its operation mode. • Network—Indicates a successful connection to the cellular network with an IP address given and a channel acquired.

  • Page 17: Using Acemanager To Configure The Modem

    9600 (e.g. CR10X). The template file configures the modem to be compatible with CSI dataloggers. Template files are available from Campbell Scientific’s Website: www.campbellsci.com/downloads. Connect the Raven to a COM port on the PC with a direct RS-232 cable. Also...
  • Page 18 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Run AceManager to get the following screen: Click the Connect icon in the Configuration Panel to open the connection options dialogue box. Select PPP, and the COM port the modem is connected to. Do not change the Password (the default password is 12345). Click OK to continue.
  • Page 19 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click the Load icon in the Configuration Panel. When prompted for a template file name, select ravencdma_115200.xml or ravencdma_9600.xml file (downloaded from the CSI website). The following screens show the settings for the Miscellaneous and Serial settings after the template file has been loaded.

  • Page 20: Configuring The Raven For Dynamic Ip

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click the Disconnect icon to terminate communications with the modem. WARNING Unless you Write the commands, the changes made in New Value will not be sent to the modem. For some commands unless you Reset the modem, the newly written values will not take effect.

  • Page 21: Loggernet/Pc400 Software Setup

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Modem name: A unique name for the modem (the 10-digit MDN number is recommended). Domain: The domain name to be used by the modem (eairlink.com). IP Manager IP Address: The IP or domain name of the dynamic DNS server which is running IP Manager.
  • Page 22 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem LoggerNet Device Map Preceding zeros are not entered in the Internet IP Address (e.g. 070.218.074.247 is entered as 70.218.74.247). For a Dynamic IP using Sierra Wireless’s IP Manager, enter the internet IP address as: xxxx.yyyy:3001, where xxxx is the modem name, yyyy is the Domain name,...
  • Page 23 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Uncheck “PakBus Port Always Open”. Enter PakBus address that has been set in the datalogger (default is 1, change the address using DevConfig).

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    -51 to -90 range (-51 is a strong signal, -90 is a weak signal). Make sure you have digital (not analog) coverage. For the RavenXTV this should be a CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO account. If you have a Static IP account, verify the Static IP Address.
  • Page 25 An SC932A or SC105 interface is required to connect the modem to a datalogger’s CS I/O port (Section 4). The default settings for SC105 (OS > 4) can be used with the RavenXTV when the modem is configured for 115200 baud (baud rate is set by the template file).

  • Page 26: Device Port Configuration

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Baud rate of the SC105 must match the baud rate in the modem (which has to be supported by the datalogger). SC105 settings for use with the RavenXT are listed below, which are configured using the DevConfig utility.
  • Page 27 RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem b. Try adding a few seconds to the extra response time on the IP Port in LoggerNet (you should not need more than 5 seconds). If you are trying to communicate to a PakBus datalogger: Verify the PakBus address in the setup screen matches that of the datalogger.

  • Page 28: Acemanager Status Page Showing Communications With Modem

    RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem FIGURE 7-2. AceManager status page showing communications with modem.

  • Page 29: Acemanager Setup Without Template File

    Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File AceManager is used to program settings in the RavenXT modems to make the modems compatible with CSI dataloggers. Sierra Wireless CDMA and GPRS template files to send the modems are available on the CSI website (http://www.campbellsci.com/downloads).
  • Page 30 Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File • S23 – Configure Serial Port – The baud rate needs to be configured to match a valid datalogger baud rate. For a CR10X: 9600,8N1 and for a CR1000: 115200,8N1. • \Q – Serial Port Flow Control – This should be set to None. •...
  • Page 31 Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File • S0 – TCP Auto Answer – Set to On • TCPT – TCP Idle Timeout -- Set to a reasonable value like 2 min.
  • Page 32 Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File This is a blank page.

  • Page 33: Configuring The Raven Modem For Ppp

    Appendix B. Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP The Raven template file configures the Raven to function as a serial server. As a serial server, the modem has an IP address, and port number (3001) for the Raven’s RS232 port. LoggerNet sends data via TCP/IP over the internet to the datalogger.
  • Page 34 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP Use AceManager to configure the following UDP setting: • MD = 02-PPP Datalogger Settings: Using the Device Configuration Utility, configure the following setting on the TCP/IP tab: • Config Port Used = RS232 •...
  • Page 35 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP Using the Device Configuration Utility, select the “Net Services” tab. The “PakBus/TCP Service Port” default is 6785. This is the “Port” number that will follow the “IP address” for LoggerNet to communicate with the datalogger.
  • Page 36 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP Using the Device Configuration Utility, fix the RS232 Baud Rate to “115200 Fixed” from the “Port Settings” tab. LoggerNet Settings: Enter the IP address of the Raven, and the PakBus/TCP Service Port number of the datalogger (e.g.

  • Page 37: Emailsend Using The Gmail Outgoing Smtp Server

    Appendix C. EmailSend Using the Gmail Outgoing SMTP Server The datalogger has a mail client in it similar to a mail client on a computer. For the datalogger to send an email, it needs an SMTP server to send through like any other mail client.
  • Page 38 Appendix C. EmailSend Using the Gmail Outgoing SMTP Server Email to Text Message Gateways T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com EmailSend Program Example The following example sends an email message when an alarm condition is True.
  • Page 40 Campbell Scientific Companies Campbell Scientific, Inc. (CSI) 815 West 1800 North Logan, Utah 84321 UNITED STATES www.campbellsci.com • info@campbellsci.com Campbell Scientific Africa Pty. Ltd. (CSAf) PO Box 2450 Somerset West 7129 SOUTH AFRICA www.csafrica.co.za • cleroux@csafrica.co.za Campbell Scientific Australia Pty. Ltd. (CSA)

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