Campbell Sierra Wireless RavenXTV, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem Revision 3 17 C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 6 2 0 1 7 C a m p b e l l S c i e n t i f i c I n c...

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Page 3: ...ucts to CSI CSI will return such Products by surface carrier prepaid within the continental United States of America To all other locations CSI will return such Products best way CIP port of entry per...

Page 4: ...address is CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC RMA _____ 815 West 1800 North Logan Utah 84321 1784 For all returns the customer must fill out a Statement of Product Cleanliness and Decontamination form and comply...

Page 5: ...beginning work Wear a hardhat and eye protection and take other appropriate safety precautions while working on or around tripods and towers Do not climb tripods or towers at any time and prohibit cl...

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Page 7: ...PN 18663 Null Modem Cable 6 4 3 2 Modem Connections Using the SC105 7 4 3 3 Modem Connections Using the SC932A 8 4 4 Power Considerations 9 4 5 Automatic Provisioning Activation 9 4 6 Indicator Lights...

Page 8: ...ted States F 1 F 3 Industry Canada F 2 F 4 RF Exposure F 2 Figures 4 1 Antennas for use with the Raven modems 5 4 2 Connections using PN 18663 Null Modem Cable 6 4 3 Connections using the SC105 7 4 4...

Page 9: ...figuring the Raven for Dynamic IP p 13 to translate a domain name to a dynamic IP address so that the Raven can be contacted by name as if it had a static IP A Verizon account can be setup for a Stati...

Page 10: ...RavenXTV Specifications Sierra Wireless RavenXT model 2227 V Technology CDMA 1xRTT EVDO Rev A CDMA IS 95 Bands 800 MHz Cellular 1900 MHz PCS Transmit Frequency 1850 to 1910 MHz and 824 to 849 MHz Tran...

Page 11: ...Device Configuration Utility Settings should be 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 If connecting...

Page 12: ...1 5 in in diameter o The 31128 Yagi Antenna is a wideband high gain directional antenna that must be aimed at the service provider s antenna It is uniquely suited for cellular applications because of...

Page 13: ...ess Cellular Modem 5 PN 20679 Omni Directional Antenna PN 18285 1 dBd Omni Directional Antenna PN 31128 Wideband Directional Yagi Antenna PN 21831 Half Wave Dipole Whip Antenna FIGURE 4 1 Antennas for...

Page 14: ...nections 4 3 1 Modem Connections Using PN 18663 Null Modem Cable PN 18663 Null Modem Cable is used to connect the modem to the CR23X CR3000 CR800 CR2XX CR1000 or CR5000 RS 232 port not compatible with...

Page 15: ...port and is recommended for dataloggers with the PakBus operating system 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 b...

Page 16: ...SC932A interface is used to connect the modem to the CS I O port and is recommended for dataloggers with the mixed array operating system e g the CR10X FIGURE 4 4 Connections using the SC932A 10873 s...

Page 17: ...er up the datalogger loads default CRX if no other program takes priority see Executable File Run Priorities in the datalogger manual It should configure the appropriate settings to allow you to estab...

Page 18: ...is attempting to authenticate on the network Signal Light shows the strength of the signal and may be nearly solid strong signal or flashing weaker signal A slow flash indicates a very weak signal Ac...

Page 19: ...twork Signal and Activity LEDs blink every 3 seconds 5 Using DevConfig to Program the Modem After the Raven has been provisioned certain settings have to be changed for the modem to be compatible with...

Page 20: ...lay the modems Network State Signal Strength current Modem IP Address and other values related to the modem The Settings tab displays user configurable settings to configure the modem for use with a C...

Page 21: ...allows concurrent communications between networked dataloggers and LoggerNet 5 1 Configuring the Raven for Dynamic IP Most networks assign dynamic IP addresses when a modem or other device is connecte...

Page 22: ...assigned a different IP The value can be set from 0 to 255 minutes Restrictions for modem name Must begin with a letter or number Can include a hyphen Cannot contain spaces Must be no longer than 20...

Page 23: ...the Internet IP Address field enter the IP address or domain name and the port number The IP address or domain name and port number are entered on the same line separated by a colon Preceding zeroes...

Page 24: ...reless s IP Manager enter the Internet IP Address as xxxx yyyy 3001 where xxxx is the modem name yyyy is the domain name and 3001 is the port number For modems configured as PPP the port number is 678...

Page 25: ...lar connection using the Connect screen as shown below Click on the appropriate station then click Connect to initiate a call to the datalogger If the call is successful the connectors at the bottom o...

Page 26: ...nection to the cellular network with an IP Address given and a channel acquired c Make sure the modem has sufficient power d Check the signal strength using DevConfig make sure your antenna is properl...

Page 27: ...ot get a connection to the datalogger 1 Check your connection to the datalogger a An SC932A or SC105 interface is required to connect the modem to a datalogger CS I O port Section 4 Configuration p 3...

Page 28: ...mber of the Raven e g 3001 see FIGURE 7 1 FIGURE 7 1 Device Port configuration 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...

Page 29: ...erNet PC400 If a connection cannot be established close LoggerNet and reconnect with AceManager and compare the current values with the previous values If the values are the same the modem is not atte...

Page 30: ...RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem 22...

Page 31: ...AceManager can be used to change the settings described below Establish a connection with the modem through the cellular network using AceManager via the web browser Internet Explorer for compatibili...

Page 32: ...a valid datalogger baud rate For a CR10X 9600 8N1 and for a CR1000 115200 8N1 Flow Control This should be set to None AT Verbose Mode Set this to Verbose for CR800 CR1000 CR3000 CR6 Numeric for CR10 X...

Page 33: ...atalogger port number for PakBus TCP communications is 6785 The datalogger will also respond to port 80 for HTTP 23 for Telnet and 21 for FTP These ports can be disabled in the datalogger s configurat...

Page 34: ...e and Password are blank These settings are case sensitive and need to be upper case Using DevConfig select the Network Services tab The PakBus TCP Service Port default is 6785 This is the port number...

Page 35: ...PPP B 3 Using DevConfig fix the RS 232 Baud Rate to 115200 Fixed from the ComPorts Settings tab LoggerNet Settings Enter the IP address of the Raven and the PakBus TCP Service Port number of the data...

Page 36: ...Appendix B Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP B 4...

Page 37: ...m 587 This will allow for the datalogger to establish a TLS connection with the correct SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol port on Gmail s SMTP servers Also a new security feature has been added to Gm...

Page 38: ...Variable Const ServerAddr smtp gmail com 587 Const UserName gmail account name Const Password datalogger Const ToAddr datalogger hotmail com 4355551234 vtext com Const FromAddr gmailaccount gmail com...

Page 39: ...d be covered May be out of Verizon s native network Self provisioning may not work in this case though this is increasingly rare Try setting up the modem in an area with strong cellular coverage and t...

Page 40: ...ay have been assigned IP behind Verizon s firewall do you have a mobile terminated IP Weak signals are more affected by RF noise This may prevent making a strong enough connection to send receive data...

Page 41: ...tes Sent Received try to connect to logger check Host sent received again Is DPort AceManager Misc Group set to 3001 Or 6785 Is LoggerNet trying to connect to same Could be wrong baud rate Should be c...

Page 42: ...tten to the modem and the modem reset Was APN entered and correct Go to page D 2 Contact AT T if don t have Yes Yes Yes I2Gold is best for static IP outside firewall but extra mo Note I2Gold does not...

Page 43: ...In LoggerNet is IP port Callback enable checked Connect with AceManager under Status what does HostMode say If none of these fix the issue the customer should check their firewall Uncheck Uncheck Some...

Page 44: ...Appendix D Troubleshooting Flowchart D 6...

Page 45: ...ct the PC RS 232 port to the modem RS 232 port 3 Using a terminal program for example DevConfig with Device Type set to Unknown issue the following command substituting XXXXXXXXXX with your modem s ne...

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Page 47: ...a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules This equipment generates radio frequency energy and is designed for use in accordance with the manufacturer s user manual However there is...

Page 48: ...his device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation F 4 RF Exposure At least 20 cm separatio...

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