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Sierra Wireless RavenXT-Telus Instruction Manual

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RavenXT-Telus
Airlink™ Cellular Modem
June 2014
Copyright © 2011 - 2014
Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp.

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  • Page 1 RavenXT-Telus Airlink™ Cellular Modem June 2014 Copyright © 2011 - 2014 Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. General Description .............2 2. Establish Cellular Service ...........2 2.1 Raven XT-Telus Cellular Coverage/Service Requirements..........2 3. Specifications...............3 3.1 Raven XT-Telus Specifications ..................3 4. Configuration ...............4 4.1 Base Station Requirements for Raven XT-Telus ..............4 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment ....................4 4.3 Power Considerations .......................9 5.

  • Page 5: General Description

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 1. General Description This manual provides information for interfacing the Sierra Wireless Raven XT-Telus cellular modem to Campbell Scientific dataloggers. A Sierra Wireless CD ships with the modem that includes Sierra Wireless manuals and software utilities.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem What you receive from Telus: Activation Code (MSL) 10-digit Mobile Directory Number (MDN or MIN/MSID) IP address (for a Static IP account only) Recommended Dealers: Communications Group, Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0777 3. Specifications 3.1 Raven XT-Telus Specifications Sierra Wireless Raven XT, model V2227 Technology:...

  • Page 7: Configuration

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 4. Configuration 4.1 Base Station Requirements for Raven XT-Telus PC running Campbell Scientifics’ LoggerNet or PC400 software, with access to the internet. 4.2 Datalogger Site Equipment Raven modem with power cable (included with modem). Datalogger—21X, CR510, CR10(X), CR23X, CR7, CR1000, CR5000, CR3000, CR800.
  • Page 8 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used PN L18663 PN L18663 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 9 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used L10873 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 10 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Wiring: 12V (or switched 12V) Black White Not Used L10873 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. FIGURE 4.2-1.
  • Page 11 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem PN L14394 Raven Mounting Kit—includes mounting hardware for securing the modem to below referenced environmental enclosure and a 9- pin male to 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.

  • Page 12: Power Considerations

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem PN L18285 1 dBd Omni Directional Antenna PN C2445 9dBd Directional Yagi Antenna PN L21831 Half-Wave Dipole Whip Antenna FIGURE 4.2-2. Antennas for Use with the Raven Modems Power Supply (see power considerations). Environmental Enclosure—...

  • Page 13: Program The Raven Xt-Telus Modem

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem When using the switched 12 V terminal, the modem can typically be powered with a BP12 battery, CH100 charger/regulator, and MSX10 solar panel. 5. Program the Raven XT-Telus Modem The following software is used to program the modem: If an account is setup for the modem, it should automatically provision and activate on the Telus network once the antenna is connected and power is applied to the modem.

  • Page 14: Using Acemanager To Configure The Modem

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem The Reset button (on the left side of the Raven XT) has two functions. If it is quickly depressed and released, the modem will simply power cycle the internal hardware. If, however, the reset is depressed and held for several seconds (count 10 slowly, and wait for the power light to go off after the light pattern stops), the ALEOS configuration settings will return to the factory defaults.
  • Page 15 Raven XT-Telus 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 16 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Click the Load icon in the Configuration Panel. When prompted for a template file name, select the appropriate .xml file (downloaded from the CSC website). The following screens show the settings for the Miscellaneous and Serial settings after the template file has been loaded.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Raven For Dynamic Ip

    Raven XT-Telus 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 18: Loggernet/Pc400W Software Setup

    Raven XT-Telus 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 19 Raven XT-Telus 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:6785, where xxxx is the modem name, yyyy is the Domain name, and 6785 is the port number.
  • Page 20 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Enter PakBus address that has been set in the datalogger (default is 1, change the address using DevConfig).

  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 7. Troubleshooting If LoggerNet/PC400W software is unable to establish a connection with the modem: Check your account information (you may have to call your provider for this or look at your agreement). Verify there is coverage at your location. Check the Network light.
  • Page 22 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Select the “Serial” Group, and make sure the “AT Verbose Mode” is set to “Numeric” for use with the CR10(X), CR510, and CR23X dataloggers, or “Verbose” for other dataloggers (e.g. CR1000). If the modem answers but you do not get a connection to the datalogger: Check your connection to the datalogger.
  • Page 23 Raven XT-Telus 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 24 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 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 25 Raven XT-Telus CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem FIGURE 7-2. AceManager status page showing communications with modem.

  • Page 26: Acemanager Setup Without Template File

    Appendix A. AceManager Setup without Template File AceManager is used to program settings in the Raven XT modems to make the modems compatible with CSI dataloggers. Sierra Wireless CDMA and GPRS template files to send the modems are available on the CSC website (http://www.campbellsci.ca/download).
  • Page 27 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. V –...
  • Page 28 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. See Section 5.3 for information on configuring the modem for use with a Dynamic IP.

  • Page 29: Configuring The Raven Xt Modem For Ppp

    Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP The Raven XT’s template file configures the Raven XT to function as a serial server. As a serial server, the modem has an IP address, and port number 3001 for the Raven XT’s RS232 port. LoggerNet sends data via TCP/IP over the internet to the datalogger.
  • Page 30 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP Datalogger Settings: Using the Device Configuation Utility, configure the following setting on the TCP/IP tab: Config Port Used = RS232 IP Address = 0.0.0.0 Modem Dial String = PPP Modem Dial Response = CONNECT User Name and Password are blank Using the Device Configuation Utility, select the “Net Services”...
  • Page 31 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT 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 XT, and the PakBus/TCP Service Port number of the datalogger (e.g.
  • Page 32 Appendix B. Configuring the Raven XT Modem for PPP...
  • Page 33 Appendix C. EmailSend Using the Gmail Outgoing SMTP Server NOTE C.1 Setting up a Gmail Account • • • C.2 Sending to Multiple Addresses C.3 Sending a Text Message to a Phone...
  • Page 34 Appendix C. EmailSend Using the Verizon Outgoing SMTP Server...
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