Campbell Scientific RF450 Spread Spectrum Radio - Manual (Page 26)

RF450 Spread Spectrum Radio
Master Slave Repeater
Repeater and
Slave linked to
Master, Master
sending data to
Slave Solid
bright
red Solid
dim red Off Solid
green
Off Solid
bright
red (a)
Solid
green Solid
dim red Solid
bright
red (a)
Repeater and
Slave linked to
Master, Slave
sending data to
Master Solid
bright
red
OR
Solid
green
RCV
data Solid
dim red Intermittent
flashing
red Solid
green Intermittent
flashing
red Solid
bright
red (a) Solid
green Solid
bright
red Solid
bright
red (a)
Master with
diagnostics
program
running Solid
bright
red Solid
dim red Intermittent
flashing
red Solid
green Intermittent
flashing
red Solid
bright
red (a) Solid
green Solid
bright
red Solid
bright
red (a)
(a) Clear to Send will be solid red with a solid link, as the link weakens the CTS on the Repeater and Slave will begin to
flash.
If DevConfig is unable to establish a connection with the RF450:
1. Check that other Campbell Scientific software is closed.
2. Check power to the radio. The Carrier Detect (CD) light should be
flashing red.
3. Check serial cable connections.
4. Check serial port assignment for DevConfig.
5. Press green Setup button on the RF450 and wait several seconds. CD and
Clear to Send (CTS) lights should be solid green.
Radios not networked together, not communicating:
1. Check the baud rate of all RF450s; they should be the same.
2. Check Network IDs of all RF450s; they should be the same.
3. Check Frequency Key Number of all RF450s; they should be the same
unless two branches of the network are operating in a parallel manner. See
Appendix A, Example 3 for settings used in a parallel network.
4. Check the “Repeaters Used” box for all RF450s.
5. Check the PakBus address of dataloggers connected to RF450s and in
LoggerNet.
6. Check that antenna and antenna cables are SMA (SubMiniature version
A). They will have a yellow heat shrink label to distinguish them from
RPSMA (Reverse Polarity SubMiniature version A) devices. RPSMA
antennas and cables are not compatible with the RF450.
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