Campbell Scientific RF401-series and RF430-series Spread Spectrum Data Radios/Modems User Manual
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RF401-series and RF430-series Spread Spectrum Radio/Modems
d. If using an RF401, plug AC adapter into AC outlet and plug barrel
connector into the base radio’s “Power” jack. The RF430 is powered
through its USB port. After connecting the radio to its power source, you
will see the red “Pwr/TX” LED light immediately followed by the green
RX LED in about 5 seconds. The green LED goes off after a second and
the red after ten seconds indicating a successful power-up. The red LED
then begins to flash on and off. The red LED flashes once every half
second in the default “< 4 mA, ½ sec Cycle” standby mode as the radio
wakes up briefly and listens for RF transmissions with an average current
consumption less than 4 mA.
e. Access the Device Configuration (DevConfig) Utility to configure radio
(see Section 5.1, DevConfig, for more information).
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Active Interface: Use AutoSense (default).
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Protocol: Use PakBus Aware (default for RF430s and RF401s with
OS4 or higher) if remote radio is connected to a PakBus datalogger
(CR200(X), CR800, CR1000, CR3000). Otherwise, use Transparent
(default for RF401’s with OS3 or lower).
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SDC or CSDC Address: Use default “7” (only needed if remote radio
is connected to a PakBus datalogger).
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RS-232 Baud Rate: Use 38.4 kbps setting if the datalogger attached to
the remote radio supports 38.4 kbps. Use 9600 kbps setting if the
datalogger does not support 38.4 kbps (e.g., CR200(X), CR10X,
CR510). The 38.4 kbps setting is default for RF401 radios with OS4
or higher and all RF430 radios. RF430 radios with OS1 only support
38.4 kbps.
If the RF430’s operating system is prior to OS2, its USB port will
only communicate at 38.4 kbps. Therefore, the RF430 operating
system will need to be updated to a newer version if the network
will contain dataloggers that do not support 38.4 kbps. Operating
system updates are available from
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Net Address: Use “0” (default) unless there is a neighboring network.
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Radio Address: Use “0” (default); only used when Protocol setting is
Transparent.
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Hop Sequence: Use “0” (default) unless there is a neighboring
network.
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Standby Mode: < 4 mA ½ second (default)
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Retry Level: Use Low (default)
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