DS8200-2 April ’07

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Synthesised Radio Modem

X8200

X8200HP

If a second PC is not available simply power up the second modem. Configure the ID

numbers and the Enable Remote Access option on both. Then use the Access Remote

Modem option to display the menu of the remote modem.

Fig 1 shows how an open network using the above configuration would work. All the data

transmitted from one modem will be received by all of the others. This is similar to an

RS485 network but instead of connecting the equipment by wire a radio modem is used.

FIGURE 1 OPEN NETWORK

5

Configuration

5.1

Access Configuration Menu

There are three ways the menu can be accessed:

Typing $ then pressing the Esc Key as the first two characters after the Radio Modems has

been switched on.

Connecting Pin 6 on the D-connector to 0V on Pin 5. Then switching the Radio Modem on.

Using the Remote Access feature to display the menu of a distant Radio Modem.

A PC configured as a dumb terminal with the following settings should be used:

9600 Baud

No Parity

1 Stop Bit

Echo off