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RAVEN II DIGITAL CELLULAR MODEM
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
5/02
COPYRIGHT (c) 2001-2002 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.

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  • Page 1 RAVEN II DIGITAL CELLULAR MODEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5/02 COPYRIGHT (c) 2001-2002 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
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  • Page 3: Warranty And Assistance

    Warranty and Assistance The RAVEN II DIGITAL CELLULAR MODEM is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. 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 have no warranty.
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  • Page 5: Raven Ii Digital Cellular Modem

    Weight: <1 lb. (<0.5 kg) This manual is a supplement to the AirLink Raven II CDPD Modem User’s Manual that is also shipped with the modem. The AirLink manual describes the modem’s features and the software used to configure the modem. This manual...
  • Page 6 Section 2 of the AirLink manual describes getting the required information from your CDPD service provider, installing the software and configuring the modem. The easiest way to set the configuration for a Campbell Scientific datalogger is to use a template file. The template file is available at Campbell Scientific’s FTP resource page:...
  • Page 7 Raven II Digital Cellular Modem In the “ Open” dialog box, select the template file that you downloaded. After selecting the file, the values from the template file will appear in the New Value column in the configuration listing.
  • Page 8: Power Considerations

    If the installation’s power supply has a battery charger connected to reliable AC power, the Raven II can be left on continuously, allowing the station to be called at any time. If the Raven II is powered continuously, the power requirements make it unfeasible to power the system from batteries alone for other than short periods.
  • Page 9: Installation

    SC932 or SC932A Interface—converts the modem’s RS-232 port to the datalogger's CS I/O port. The 10871 9-to-25-pin adapter is required to connect the Raven II to an SC932 Interface. The adapter is not necessary for the SC932A. Alternatively when using a CR23X or CR5000, a 14393 Null Modem Cable can be used to connect the modem to the datalogger’s...
  • Page 10 Raven II when upgrading from analog cellular to CDPD. An RF adapter connector is required to connect the TNC female connector on the Raven II to the mini UHF male connector on the 10530 cable (e.g., Radio Shack Part No. 278-148).
  • Page 11: Programming To Switch Transceiver Power

    Raven II Digital Cellular Modem 6. Programming to Switch Transceiver Power Switching power to the transceiver allows the datalogger to maintain a lower power budget by limiting communication to predetermined times. The transceiver must be switched on before it can answer a call.
  • Page 12 Raven II Digital Cellular Modem To allow contacting the station throughout the day, the transceiver can be turned on for the first 10 minutes of each hour: ;{CR10X} *Table 1 Program 01: 10.0 Execution Interval (seconds) 01: If time is (P92)
  • Page 13 Raven II Digital Cellular Modem Another option is to power the transceiver for the first 15 minutes of each hour. ;{CR10X} *Table 1 Program 01: 10 Execution Interval (seconds) 1: If time is (P92) 1: 0 Minutes (Seconds --) into a...
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  • Page 15: Appendix A. Configuration For Use With Csi Dataloggers

    Appendix A. Configuration for use with CSI Dataloggers [\N] Side Preference=3 [S110] Device Port=3001 [S116] Service ID Preference=3 [S111] Service ID=0/0/0 [S112] Channel List Mode=2 [S113] Channel List=715,706,708,790,793,792,796,794,791,798,795,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0 [3W] 3 Watt Booster Support=0 [*DSIDE] Disable Side Switch=0 [#X] Debug Output=0 [S0] TCP Auto Answer Mode=1 [S7] TCP Establishment Timeout=20 [S50] Data Forwarding Timeout=1...
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