Four-Faith F8916-L-C, User Manual

Page 1: ...LoRa GPRS IP MODEM F8916 L C LoRa CDMA IP MODEM F8916 L W LoRa WCDMA IP MODEM F8916 L V LoRa EVDO IP MODEM F8916 L TL LoRa TDD LTE IP MODEM F8916 L FL LoRa FDD LTE IP MODEM F8916 L L LoRa LTE IP MODEM Xiamen Four Faith Communication Technology Co Ltd Add J1 J3 3rd Floor No 44 Guanri Road Software Park Xiamen China Postal Code 361008 Tel 86 592 6300320 Fax 86 592 5912735 http en four faith com ...

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Page 5: ...ion 17 3 1 Configuration Connection 17 3 2 Configuration Introduction 17 3 3 IP Modem s Parameters Configuration 18 3 3 1 Run the Configure Tools 18 3 3 2 Re Power IP Modem 19 3 3 3 Work Mode 19 3 3 3 1 App protocol 19 3 3 3 2 Trigger mode 23 3 3 3 3 Debug Level 26 3 3 4 Data Service Center Settings 27 3 3 4 1 Data Service Center 27 3 3 4 2 Multi Center Connection Check 28 3 3 5 Serial port 29 3 3...

Page 6: ...h only basic configuration It has low power consumption states in which the power consumption could be lower than 5mA 12VDC It has compatible digital I O channel ADC input pulse counter and pulse wave output function It has been widely used on M2M fields such as intelligent transportation smart grid industrial automation telemetry water supply environment protection post weather and so on The typi...

Page 7: ...ectual mode enter into communication state automatically when powered Provide management software for remote management Support several work modes Convenient configuration and maintenance interface High performance Support TCP server and support multi TCP client connection optional Support double data centers one main and another backup Supply 2 I O channels compatible 2 pulse wave output channels...

Page 8: ...ODEM Standard and Band EGSM 900 GSM 1800MHz GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz optional Compliant to GSM phase 2 2 GPRS class 10 class 12 optional Bandwidth 85 6Kbps TX power GSM850 900 33dBm GSM1800 1900 30dBm RX sensitivity 107dBm F8916 L C LoRa CDMA IP MODEM Standard and Band CDMA2000 1xRTT 800MHz 450MHz optional Bandwidth 153 6Kbps TX power 30dBm RX sensitivity 104dBm F8916 L W LoRa WCDMA IP MODEM Stand...

Page 9: ...ps Upload speed 5 4Mbps optional TX power 23dBm RX sensitivity 104dBm F8916 L TL LoRa TDD LTE IP MODEM Standard and Band LTE TDD 2600 1900 2300MHz Band 38 39 40 800 1400 1800MHz Band 27 61 62 optional TD SCDMA 2010 1900MHz A F frequency band Band 34 39 GSM GPRS EDGE 900 1800 1900MHz Bandwidth LTE TDD Download speed 61Mbps Upload speed 18Mbps TD HSPA Download speed 4 2Mbps Upload speed 2 2Mbps TD H...

Page 10: ...speed 5 76Mbps TD HSPA Download speed 4 2Mbps Upload speed 2 2Mbps EVDO Rev A Download speed 3 1Mbps Upload speed 1 8Mbps TX power 23dBm RX sensitivity 97dBm LoRa Parameter Item Content Communication Frequency Band 410MHz 441MHz 1000KHz Step Recommend 433 5MHz Factory Setting 433 0 MHz Indoor Urban Communication Distance 2km Outdoor Visual Communication Distance 9km TX Power 30dBm RX Sensitivity 1...

Page 11: ...IM Standard user card interface support 1 8V 3V SIM UIM card 15KV ESD protection Power Terminal block interface reverse voltage and overvoltage protection Note There may be different components and interfaces in different model please in kind prevail Power Input Item Content Standard Power DC 12V 0 5A Power Range DC 5 36V Consumption Working condition Consumption Standby 35 50 mA 12VDC 55 105 mA 5...

Page 12: ... of 39 Add J1 J3 3rd Floor No 44 Guanri Road Software Park Xiamen 361008 China http en four faith com Tel 86 592 6300320 Fax 86 592 5912735 Weight 210g Environmental Limits Item Content Operating Temperature 35 75ºC 31 167 Storage Temperature 40 85ºC 40 185 Operating Humidity 95 Non condensing ...

Page 13: ...hapter 2 Installation Introduction 2 1 General The IP MODEM must be installed correctly to make it work properly Warning Forbid to install the IP MODEM when powered 2 2 Encasement List Name Quantity Remark IP MODEM host 1 Cellular Antenna 1 LoRa Antenna 1 Power adapter 1 RS232 data cable 1 optional RS485 data cable 1 optional Manual CD 1 Certification card 1 Maintenance card 1 2 3 Installation and...

Page 14: ...d insert card sheath back to the SIM UIM card outlet Warning Forbid to install SIM UIM card when powered Installation of antenna Screw the SMA male pin of the cellular antenna to the female SMA outlet of the IP MODEM with sign ANT Screw the SMA male pin of the LoRa antenna to the female SMA outlet of the IP MODEM with sign LoRa Warning The cellular antenna and the LoRa antenna can not be connected...

Page 15: ...counter ADC and pulse output 11 IO2 GPIO Reserved compatible pulse wave input counter ADC and pulse output 12 ADC1 ADC N A Installation of cable IP MODEM adopts industrial terminal block interface The recommendatory cable is 28 16AWG The detail description of standard layout adapter and communication cables as is following Adapter Rating Output 12VDC 0 5A Cable Color Power Output Polarity Black Wh...

Page 16: ...Lights Introduction The IP MODEM provides three indicator lights Power ACT Online LoRa Indicator Light State Introduction Power ON IP MODEM is powered on OFF IP MODEM is powered off ACT BLINK Data is communicating OFF No data Online ON IP MODEM has logged on network OFF IP MODEM hasn t logged on network LoRa ON LoRa has been identified OFF LoRa is not recognized F8916 L F8916 L User Device DB9M Us...

Page 17: ...roduction There are two ways to configure the IP MODEM Configuration software tool All the settings are configured through the shipped software tool It s necessary to have one PC to run this tool Extended AT command All the settings are configured through AT command so any device with serial port can configure it Before configuration with extended AT command you should make IP MODEM enter configur...

Page 18: ...igure Tools The Serial area shows the current serial port settings To configure IP MODEM please choose the correct serial port which connects to IP MODEM and the baud rate is 115200 with no parity then open the serial port If the button text is Close it shows the serial port now has been opened If the text is Open you should open the port first When the port opened the Output Info column will disp...

Page 19: ...me time the software will load current settings from IP MODEM and displays on the right configure columns It s now ready to configure Note To enter configure state for 4G device may need more time It is about 40 seconds 3 3 3 Work Mode 3 3 3 1 App protocol The IP Modem can be configured many communication protocols to adapt for different applications Note The tool will show the reference parameter...

Page 20: ...nsfer meaning to 0xfd and 0xfe To know detail transfer meaning method please refer IP MODEM Transfer Meaning Explanation In the PROT work mode If this item is set to Yes all the transmission is transparent DCTCP This protocol is used in electric power field with TCP protocol PhoneNo Phone number DCUDP This protocol is used in electric power field with UDP protocol PhoneNo Phone number TRNS The dev...

Page 21: ...e number Max phone number is 5 for one group Show Phone Number If send phone number to serial port or not Hex To Text If convert HEX data to ASCII data or not SMSSER IP MODEM work as a SMS DTU All the data paced with special format send to any phone number he SMS from phone number will send to serial port Show Phone Number If send phone number to serial port or not Hex To Text If convert HEX data ...

Page 22: ...e IP Modem work as a client Login Heartbeat Enable custom login and heart packet Disable no login and heart packet The flowing items can be ignored Data Format Text the flowing items are Text format Hex the flowing items are Hex format Login Packet Login packet Login Reply Login packet respond Heartbeat Packet Heart packet Heartbeat Reply Heartbeat packet respond Custom protocol Server mode It sup...

Page 23: ...n There are total five methods to make IP MODEM online AUTO IP MODEM always keeps online SMSD send a special short message to make IP MODEM online Any phone number s SMS can wake up IP Modem if the trigger number is empty Otherwise only the trigger phone number s SMS can trigger the IP Modem SMS Phone No Trigger phone number If it is empty sms received from any phone no can trigger the device SMS ...

Page 24: ...leep state If it is not empty only the data matching to the online data can trigger the IP Modem Data Trigger Off If it was empty the IP Modem kept online If it is not empty only the data matching to the offline data can made the IP Modem offline Trigger Port Set the trigger data source from PORT1 or PORT2 Data Format Format of the trigger data Text or HEX I O Sleep and Wake up Made the IP Modem s...

Page 25: ...d trigger the IP Modem online I O type Once it select Online Offline the bind IO state indication as follow 1 high level made corresponding center online 2 low level make corresponding center offline I O1Control ALL all center online offline NONE do noting Center 1 center 1 online offline Center 2 center 2 online offline Center 3 center 2 online offline Center 4 center 4 online offline Center 5 ce...

Page 26: ...SMS can wake up IP Modem if the trigger number is empty Otherwise only the trigger phone number s SMS can trigger the IP Modem Data Trigger On Online data Data Trigger Off Offline data Trigger Port Set the trigger data source from PORT1 or PORT2 Data Format Format of the trigger data Text or HEX 3 3 3 3 Debug Level Debug information is used to debug software when there is software problem Debug Le...

Page 27: ...ils to connect with Main DSC it will connect with Backup DSC at once Note If no Backup DSC exists please configure the Backup DSC same as Main DSC Multi Data Service Center IP MODEM can connect with at most five DSC at the same time All the multi DSC can receive the same application data Reconnect Int s reconnect time interval in second Connect Retry Times reconnect times Back To Main Server This ...

Page 28: ...DEM works in Multi Data Service Center method The back center is invalid The IP Modem will connect to mulit Data Center and transmit data 3 3 4 2 Multi Center Connection Check This item is valid only when the Data Center Number is greater than 1 When one of the configured data center lost connection IP MODEM will try to reconnect after the configured reconnect interval Reconnect Int s reconnect ti...

Page 29: ...orts Port1 Port2 and RS485 All the three ports can enter configuration state The default parameters of the port with baudrate 115200 data property 8N1 The data from the three port can bind to Data center COM1 baud the baud rate of the PORT 110 110 bps 300 300 bps 600 600 bps 1200 1200 bps 2400 2400 bps 4800 4800 bps 9600 9600 bps 14400 14400 bps 19200 19200 bps 38400 38400 bps 56000 56000 bps 5760...

Page 30: ...ata from the port send to center 1 Center2 the data from the port send to center 3 Center3 the data from the port send to center 3 Center4 the data from the port send to center 4 Center5 the data from the port send to center 5 ALL the data from the port send to all centers Close send to none COM2 The same as above RS485 The same as above 3 3 6 Dial 3 3 6 1 PPP Dial DialNo Network Dial number GPRS ...

Page 31: ...al Interval s The interval between ppp dial in second Dial Retry Times max times of ppp dial failure 3 3 6 3 DNS Parameters When the DSC Internet access uses domain name It s necessary to set DNS server resolving the DSC domain name When the Data Center Number is 1 Main and Backup Center DNS Server is used to resolve the Main center and Backup center correspondingly Main DNS The DNS server IP addr...

Page 32: ...erval should not be too small 60 is recommended in second Echo Times 3 times 3 3 7 2 ICMP Link Check ICMP link check send to server a icmp packet and wait reply to check the link status If the reply is lost it means that the link may be broken ICMP Check Enable or Disable Dest Address The destination address of ICMP packet to send Check Interval s The interval should not be too small 60 is recomme...

Page 33: ...o bytes transmit time interval larger than this item value in milliseconds MTU TCP Max packet length 3 3 8 Device Manage 3 3 8 1 Device Manage Center Parameters The IP Modem send device status information to the Device Manage Center The information include network signal network status traffic flow and so on The Device Manage Center also query and configure the device parameters Device Manage Enab...

Page 34: ...able or Disable Configure Password The password for SMS Configure Manage Phone No If it is empty any number can configure the IP Modem Parameters Otherwise only the Administrator Number can configure the IP Modem Parameters Exception Report Enable exception information report by SMS Disable do nothing when exceptions meet 3 3 9 LoRa Setting IP MODEM support transferring data via LoRa The LoRa para...

Page 35: ...Note The Bit Rate should keep the same value while transferring data between two module Work Mode The Data from COM the frame format includes two ways PRO and TRNS TRNS Transparent Data to LoRa The Transparent Address must be set PRO the data from COM is packet with a protocol to transfer the protocol can refer to LoRa API manual The length of payload data is 100 bytes Data Flow Control Data Flow ...

Page 36: ...35 WriteParam Send parameters to IP Modem ReadParam Read All parameters of IP Modem ReadLog Read log information of IP Modem Factory Factory the IP Modem s parameters QueryVer Query the version of IP Modem Quit Quit configuration state Import Import parameters from file to IP Modem Export Export parameters from IP Modem to file CheckCard Check SIM card QuerySignal Query the CSQ of IP Modem Clock S...

Page 37: ...ith com Tel 86 592 6300320 Fax 86 592 5912735 Appendix The following steps describe how to make IP MODEM enter configure state with the Windows XP Hyper Terminal 1 Press Start Programs Accessories Communications Hyper Terminal 2 Input connection name choose OK 3 Choose the correct COM port which connect to IP MODEM choose OK 4 Configure the serial port parameters as following choose OK ...

Page 38: ... Xiamen 361008 China http en four faith com Tel 86 592 6300320 Fax 86 592 5912735 Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 5 Complete Hyper Terminal operation It runs as following 6 Re power IP MODEM put mouse focus on the Hyper Terminal and press s key continuously until IP MODEM enter configure state as following ...

Page 39: ...cation Technology Co Ltd Page 39 of 39 Add J1 J3 3rd Floor No 44 Guanri Road Software Park Xiamen 361008 China http en four faith com Tel 86 592 6300320 Fax 86 592 5912735 7 IP MODEM has entered configure state you can configure the parameters through AT command ...