B&B Electronics Zlinx ZP Series, Manual

Page 1: ...P Series Documentation Number ZPXXx XXXXx MR 0812 pn 7696R3 This product designed and manufactured in Ottawa Illinois USA of domestic and imported parts by 707 Dayton Road P O Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Website www bb elec com European Headquarters B B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Co Galway I...

Page 2: ...Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com This document contains information that is proprietary and confidential to B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc The methods described herein are for the exclusive use of B B Electronics authorized personnel Any unauthorized use or dissemination of the information contained in the document is strictly forbidden ...

Page 3: ...om Table of Contents Introduction 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS 4 Hardware Installation 5 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS 5 MOUNTING AND POWER 5 SERIAL CONNECTIONS 6 RS 232 6 RS 422 485 7 WIRELESS LINK FAILURE OUTPUT 8 LED INDICATORS 9 RADIO FREQUENCY INFORMATION 9 Zlinx Manager Software 11 INSTALLATION 11 SET UP 11 ON LINE CONFIGURATION 13 TEST TROUBLESHOOT 17 FIRMWARE UPDATE 19 Specifications 20 Advanced Programming 2...

Page 4: ...easier and at less cost than running cable Plug n play Modbus compatible signal strength indicator space saving DIN rail mounting Heavy duty wide temperature design handles most industrial power configurations and tough indoor outdoor environments Package Contents Radio Modem Table Above Antenna Software CD Manual on CD Will require separate 18 30VAC or 10 48VDC Power Supply ZP24D xxxx MR 1 5W max...

Page 5: ...ay Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Hardware Installation Dip switch Settings Dipswitch OFF ON 1 4 wire 2 wire 2 4 wire 2 wire 3 No termination Termination 4 RS 422 RS 485 Mounting and Power Install on properly grounded DIN rail o Operating Temperature is 40 to 85C o Operating Humidity is 10 90 non condensing Connect Power Supply o Power supply is 10 48 VDC or 18 30 VAC...

Page 6: ...9 Pins 1 6 are not used They are tied together DB9F Pin Signal Name Direction 1 Data Carrier Detect 2 Receive Data Out 3 Transmit Data In 4 Data Terminal Ready In 5 Signal Ground 6 Data Set Ready 7 Request To Send In 8 Clear To Send Out 9 Not used Note The DTR input is used to put the radio into sleep mode The radio sleep option must be enabled first using the configuration software Once enabled l...

Page 7: ...cs Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com RS 485 2 Wrie RS 422 485 4 Wire RS 422 485 ...

Page 8: ...ercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Wireless Link Failure Output Zlinx Radio modems offer a source PNP transistor output when the wireless signal strength drops below a critical level link failure or miss packets 40 mA max current Note In order for the RSSI LED to continuously indicate the signal strength set the RP command RSSI PWM Timer to FF ...

Page 9: ...ped with an antenna with the following expected ranges o These ranges are for line of sight installations and may vary depending on your particular installation o The antenna connection on the radio modem is an RPSMA female plug o B B Electronics has a wide variety of accessory antennas Visit www bb elec com Front Panel LED Status Power Red ON OFF No Power RSSI Signal Strength Green Strong Yellow ...

Page 10: ...tronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com The radio frequency power and data rate vary depending on model Refer to the table below Model Frequency Radio Power RF Data Rate ZP24D 192RM MR 2 4GHz 50mW 19 2Kbps ZP24D 96RM MR 2 4GHz 50mW 9600bps ZP9D 192RM MR 900MHz 100mW 19 2Kbps ZP9D 96RM MR 900MHz 100mW 9600bps ...

Page 11: ...eland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Zlinx Manager Software Installation The Zlinx Manager Software is contained CD Insert the CD into the drive The installation program should auto start Follow the on screen prompts Set Up 1 Connect your PC to the modem using a straight through serial cable 2 Start the Zlinx Manage Software and click on the radio modem button 3 The radio mod...

Page 12: ...nk Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 3 Click on the Radio Modem Configuration button to configure the modem on line or the Radio Modem Configuration Button offline to configure the modem offline Follow the on screen directions to configure the modem Note using the off line configuration button skips the auto modem discovery process ...

Page 13: ...433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com On Line Configuration 1 Click the Radio Modem Configuration Button The following screen will appear 2 Use the pull down menu items to set up the communication parameters ...

Page 14: ...3 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 3 Click the Auto Modem Search button The Zlinx Manager software will find the radio modem If the modem is not found the following screen will appear 4 When the modem is found the following screen will appear ...

Page 15: ...cs Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 5 Click OK The following screen will appear ...

Page 16: ...unique channel number network identifier and destination address This will prevent interference from other modems Click the Update button to save the parameters Click the Restore Defaults button to revert to the default configuration 6 Use the advanced tab to configure additional parameters When each option is highlighted the text box will display an explanation of the command and the associated h...

Page 17: ...B Electronics Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Test Troubleshoot 1 The RSSI Range Test allows you test your installation Cross connect TD and RD on the remote modem before running the test 2 The basic screen shows test results and signal strength Check the Show Advanced Option Box to customize the test ...

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Page 19: ... the radio modem using a straight through serial cable and the auto connect function The new firmware must be stored on the PC s local drive 2 From the Zlinx Manager Radio Modem launch screen click the firmware update button 3 Once connected the software will determine which firmware versions are available on the PC and what version is loaded in the modem The following screen allows you to chose w...

Page 20: ...or ZP9D MR 900MHz up to 1500 feet indoor or 7 mile outdoor Frequency 900MHz 2 4GHz Transmit Power Radio Dependant ZP9D MR 100mW 900MHz ZP24D MR 50mW 2 4GHz Software Zlinx Radio Modem Support Windows 2000 2003 Server XP and Vista Features AT Command Terminal emulation RSSI signal range test Modem emulation Antenna Options External Reverse Polarity SMA male jack connector omni directional included w...

Page 21: ...signal or RSSI LED off Connector Removable terminal block with RS 422 485 Output type Open collector dry contact 40mA Power Supply Connector Removable terminal block Input Voltage 10 48VDC 18 30VAC Power Consumption ZP24D xxxx MR 1 5W max ZP9D xxxx MR 1 5W max Dimensions 1 2W x 3 3D x 4 7H Environmental Intended for indoor use only Operating Temperature 40 to 85ºC 40 to 185ºF Storage Temperature 4...

Page 22: ...al Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com FCC FCC Part 15 Class B CE CISPR EN55022 Class B EN61000 6 1 Generic Standards for Residential Commercial Light Industrial EN61000 4 2 ESD EN61000 4 3 RFI EN61000 4 4 EFT EN61000 4 5 Surge EN61000 4 6 CI EN61000 4 8 Power Frequency Magnetic EN61000 4 11 Voltage Dips Interruptions UL UL cUL RoHS directive lead free...

Page 23: ...dio modem Method 1 One line per command Send AT Command System Response OK CR Enter into Command Mode ATDT Enter current Destination Address CR Read ATDT1A0D Enter OK CR Change destination address ATWR Enter OK CR Write to non volatile memory ATCN Enter OK CR Exit Command Mode Method 2 Multiple commands on one line Send AT Command System Response OK CR Enter into Command Mode ATDT Enter current De...

Page 24: ...ware flow control must be disabled as will hold off parameter bytes Example Use binary commands to change the Zlinx Module s destination address to 0x1A0D and save the new address to non volatile memory 1 RT Command must be set to 1 in AT Command Mode to enable binary programming 2 Assert CMD Pin 5 is driven high Enter Binary Command Mode 3 Send Bytes parameter bytes must be 2 bytes long 00 Send D...

Page 25: ...ctory Default AM v4 30 0x3A 58d Auto set MY Networking Security AT 0x05 5d Guard Time After 0x02 0xFFF F x 100 msec Command Mode Options 2 0x0A 10d BD v4 2B 0x15 21d Baud Rate Stand ard baud rates 0 6 custo m rates also suppor ted Serial Interfacing 2 factory set RF data rate BK v4 30 0x2E 46d Serial Break Passing 0 1 Serial Interfacing 1 0 BO v4 30 0x30 48d Serial Break Timeout 0 0xFFF F x 1 seco...

Page 26: ...AT Command Mode Command Mode Options CO v4 30 0x2F 47d DO3 Timeout 0 0xFFF F x 1 secon d Serial Interfacing 2 0x03 CS v4 27D 0x1F 31d DO2 Configuration 0 4 Serial Interfacing 1 0 CT 0x06 6d Command Mode Timeout 0x02 0xFFF F x 100 msec Command Mode Options 2 0xC8 200d DC v4 30 0x37 55d Disconnect Networking Security DR v4 30 0x2D 45d DI3 Configuration 0 4 Serial Interfacing 1 0 DT 0x00 0d Destinati...

Page 27: ...x0A 10d LH 0x0C 12d Wake up Initializer Timer 0 0xFF x 100 msec Sleep Low Power 1 0x01 MD v4 30 0x32 50d RF Mode 0 4 Networking Security 1 0 MK 0x12 18d Address Mask 0 0xFFF F Networking Security 2 0xFFFF MY v4 30 0x2A 42d Source Address 0 0xFFF F Networking Security 2 0xFFFF NB v4 30 0x23 35d Parity 0 5 Serial Interfacing 1 0 PC v4 22 0x1E 30d Power up Mode 0 1 Command Mode Options 1 0 PK v4 30 0...

Page 28: ...2C 44d DI Buffer Size read only Diagnostics SB v4 2B 0x36 54d Stop Bits 0 1 Serial Interfacing 1 0 SH v4 27C 0x25 37d Serial Number High 0 0xFFF F read only Diagnostics 2 SL v4 27C 0x26 38d Serial Number Low 0 0xFFF F read only Diagnostics 2 SM 0x01 1d Sleep Mode 0 8 Sleep Low Power 1 0 ST 0x02 2d Time before Sleep 0x10 0xFFF F x 100 msec Sleep Low Power 2 0x64 100d SY 0x17 23d Time before Initial...

Page 29: ... used to automatically set the MY Source Address parameter from the factory set module serial number The address is formed with bits 29 28 and 13 0 of the serial number in that order AT Guard Time After Command Command Mode Options AT Command is used to set the DI time of silence that follows the AT command sequence character CC Command By default AT Command Mode will activate after one second of ...

Page 30: ...sest rate represented by the number is stored in the BD register For example a rate of 19200 bps can be set by sending the following command line ATBD4B00 When the BD command is sent with a non standard interface data rate the UART will adjust to accommodate the requested interface rate In most cases the clock resolution will cause the stored BD parameter to vary from the parameter that was sent r...

Page 31: ...the DI pin silence time that must precede the command sequence character CC Command of the AT Command Mode Sequence Refer to the AT Commands section to view the default AT Command Mode sequence AT Command ATBK Binary Command 0x2E 46 decimal Parameter Range 0 1 Parameter Configuration 0 disable 1 enable Default Parameter Value 0 Number of bytes returned 1 Related Commands BO Serial Break Timeout Mi...

Page 32: ...mand Networking Security Set Read the duration of inactivity that will cause a break in a connection between modules The base module will disconnect when no payload has been transferred for the time specified by the CE parameter Binary Command 0x33 51 decimal Parameter Range 0x01 0xFFFF x 100 milliseconds Default Parameter Value 0x28 4d seconds Number of bytes returned 2 Related Commands CE Connec...

Page 33: ...f the connected remote module CN Exit AT Command Mode Command Command Mode Options CN Command is used to explicitly exit AT Command Mode CO DO3 Timeout Command Serial Interfacing DO3 Data Output 3 output will return to default after no DI3 Data Input 3 status information is received during the timeout period Use with CD 1 or 2 DR 1 AT Command ATCF Binary Command 0x35 53 decimal Parameter Range 0 0...

Page 34: ...T Command Mode can also be exited manually using the CN Exit AT Command Mode Command DC Disconnect Command Networking Security DC Command is used when in Multi Streaming Mode MD 1 or 2 to explicitly force the disconnection of an active exclusive connection If MD 1 the base module will force the disconnection of an exclusive connection If MD 2 the remote module will send a Disconnect Request Packet...

Page 35: ... having the same addresses All modules that share the same Destination Address can communicate freely with each other Modules in the same network with a different Destination Address than that of the transmitter will listen to all transmissions to stay synchronized but will not send any of the data out their serial ports E0 Echo Off Command Command Mode Options The E0 command turns off character e...

Page 36: ...ed or the module is reset FH Force Wake up Initializer Command Sleep Low Power FH Command is used to force a Wake up Initializer to be sent on the next transmission WR Write Command does not need to be issued with FH Command Use only with cyclic sleep modes active on remote modules FL Software Flow Control Command Serial Interfacing FL Command is used to configure of module with software flow cont...

Page 37: ...e module is reset HP Hopping Channel Command Networking Security HP Command is used to set the module hopping channel number A channel is one of three layers of addressing available to the module In order for modules to communicate with each other the modules must have the same channel number since each network uses a different hopping sequence Different channels can be used to prevent modules in ...

Page 38: ...ver wakes once per sleep interval to check for a wake up initializer When a wake up initializer is detected the module will stay awake to receive data The wake up initializer must be longer than the cyclic sleep interval to ensure that sleeping modules detect incoming data When HT time elapses the transmitter then knows that it needs to send a long Wake up Initializer for all receivers to be able ...

Page 39: ...p initializer LH Command must be used whenever a receiver is operating in Cyclic Sleep Mode This lengthens the Wake up Initializer to a specific amount of time in tenths of a second The Wake up Initializer Time must be longer than the cyclic sleep time that is determined by SM Sleep Mode Command If the wake up initializer time were less than the Cyclic Sleep interval the connection would be at ris...

Page 40: ... Parameter of the transmitting module When an RF data packet is received the transmitter s destination address is logically ANDed bitwise with the Address Mask of the receiver The resulting value must match the destination address or the address mask of the receiver for the packet to be received and sent out the module DO serial port If the ANDed value does not match either the destination address...

Page 41: ...T Command Mode This behavior allows module DTR emulation AT Command ATMY Binary Command 0x2A 42 decimal Parameter Range 0 0xFFFF Default Parameter Value 0xFFFF Disabled the DT Destination Address parameter serves as both source and destination address Number of bytes returned 2 Related Commands DT Destination Address HP Hopping Channel ID Modem VID MK Address Mask AM Auto set MY Minimum Firmware V...

Page 42: ...module will remain active for the period of time specified by ST Time before Sleep Command and will return to Cyclic Sleep Mode if no data is ready to be transmitted PW Command is only valid if Cyclic Sleep has been enabled RB Packetization Threshold Command Serial Interfacing RF transmission will commence when data is in the DI Buffer and either of the following criteria are met RO times out on t...

Page 43: ...ed to adjust the time delay that the transmitter inserts before attempting to resend a packet If the transmitter fails to receive an acknowledgement after sending a packet it will insert a random number of delay slots ranging from 0 to RN minus 1 before attempting to resend the packet Each delay slot lasts for a period of 38ms If two modules attempted to transmit at the same time the random time d...

Page 44: ...put will also be set low at power up A parameter value of 0xFF permanently enables the PWM output and it will always reflect the value of the last received RF packet PWM output shares the Config input pin When the module is powered the Config pin will be an input During the power up sequence the Config pin will be read to determine whether the module is going into AT Command Mode After this if RP ...

Page 45: ...6 and 0x36 0x36 represents a very strong signal level and 0x06 indicates a low signal level RT DI2 Configuration Command Serial Interfacing RT command is used to dictate the behavior of the DI2 RTS CMD line RT Command must be issued to enable RTS flow control or binary programming RZ DI Buffer Size Command Diagnostics The RZ command is used to read the size of the DI buffer UART RX Receive Note Th...

Page 46: ... SL Serial Number Low Command Diagnostics Set Read the serial number low word of the module AT Command ATSB Binary Command 0x36 54 decimal Parameter Range 0 1 Parameter Configuration 0 1 stop bits 1 2 stop bits Default Parameter Value 0 Number of bytes returned 1 Minimum Firmware Version Required 4 2B AT Command ATSH Binary Command 0x25 37 decimal Parameter Range 0 0xFFFF read only Number of bytes...

Page 47: ... of this manual ST Time before Sleep Command Sleep Mode Low Power Set Read the period of time in which the module remains inactive before entering into Sleep Mode For example If the ST parameter is set to 0x64 100 decimal the module will enter into Sleep mode after 10 seconds of inactivity no transmitting or receiving This command can only be used if Cyclic Sleep or Serial Port Sleep Mode settings...

Page 48: ...ave become synchronized SY Command allows the modules to remove this information from the RF Initializer after the initial synchronization For example changing the SY Parameter to 0x14 20 decimal allows all modules to remain in sync for 2 seconds after the last data packet was received Synchronization information is not re sent unless transmission stops for more than 2 seconds This command allows ...

Page 49: ...ssion is stopped allowing other modules time to transmit once it sends number of bytes specified by TT Command Inserted random delay lasts between 1 RN 1 delay slots where each delay slot lasts 38 ms VR Firmware Version Command Diagnostics Read the Firmware Version of the module WR Write Command Special WR Command writes configurable parameters to the module s non volatile memory Parameter values ...