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1. Exits the Spectrum Analyzer Help Evokes the help cursor Displays help information when displayed over a button 28 Firmware Update The Firmware Update utility enables the user to update the SS900FH firmware using files of extension gdi These files are distributed by GDI Communications and are not to be altered or changed by the user The Firmware Update form is shown in Figure 16 Jal Use the Browse button to select the firmware update file and then select the COM port the radio is connected to Update Firmware COM1 Help Exit As shown in the figure above the user can use the help button to get some tips on the controls present in the form To update the firmware follow the steps below 1 Select a COM port and set the Port Profle _ Connect to Port Disconnect COM4 Seral Number 87400422 COMS Fimware Version 2067 Hardware Version 1404 communications parameters by using the Get I O Info function on the Main menu Click on the FIRMWARE button A A Click on the Select Firmware button to browse to the desired firmware button 4 Click on Update Firmware Note Do not turn the SS900FH off once the firmware update starts Doing so could cause the SS900FH to be unresponsive to further communications 29 Help Menu Typical and first time users of the software might wonder what some controls are meant to do If so they can go the Help Me
2. GDI Communications LL Transportation Communications Specialists GDI Communications LLC Graphical User Interface User Manual Version 1 0 1 Table Of Contents Kal ge tel Bye e AA E Ein o ice peer eee ne ease mare mrt i wee eee ete a 1 A ie telco dated cae ieee tal a ci diae nee inne 2 SV SLO IN Requirements ina 2 YSES Ma TIO n SUC IO Sinai als 2 EN EELEE si ad EE Sons A E ce 4 Fea tU Sita lis 4 COMPA 4 Scala DI A AAA 4 Bajo tne Progra A Po o lated E cet tectnlone 5 Mati Menta 5 He Mella ad 6 Mantua lO nigara COM arrasa laa orto 7 CONTIGUA TON Wiza dear cds 9 VIEW Men Uso odios 13 TO OUD CIS PPC A ee ere esa asa oe ees ara nate a Pea hee iene 13 MO OIS IV Onil dolia 14 TEV PO CG Misa daa ai 14 PO TEC OMPIG Ue COIN aia 15 E 18 A aceasta S A 23 Spectum Ana IV ZOU ea 26 PETA te Update soriana alta dado 28 HelIMen aaa 29 UAT O A E EE E A A EE A E NE E E E E A 31 Introduction This user s manual provides information on using the GDI Communications software with its products The GDI Communications Graphical User Interface is designed to enable users to communicate and configure several GDI products in various setups and scenarios This software targets users who sustain different levels of experience when it comes to traffic communications The GUI is designed to allow a man in the street to connect to the radio and do basic troubleshooting On the other hand it is also designed to meet advance requirements fo
3. to the end of transmitted data ICLFs when checked will append the carriage return and line feed characters to incoming data When Hardware handshaking is selected the RIS and DIR check boxes assert or deassert RTS and DTR They are disabled when the handshaking is set to None The three status displays CTS DSR and DCD indicate the current state of those signals When the signal is asserted the display will be green i RTS F DTR ETs fosa pco Otherwise it is black l RTS FT DTR CTS joss OCC BERT The BERT Tester is a very useful utility for testing and troubleshooting SS900FH modems and other GDI modems It has been designed to be a general purpose BERT tester that can be used on a wide range of devices The BERT tester transmits a selected data packet to the device under test It then waits for the device to send the data packet back A comparison is made between the transmitted packet and the received packet The test then repeats until the user intervenes Unlike other windows based test programs this program performs dynamic hardware handshaking Typically windows based test programs use the control signal RTS and CTS as a means to enable the PCs COM port UART Data is then transmitted and received without control But this program asserts RTS and then waits for CTS to be asserted by the attached modem and then transmits the selected pattern At the end of the transmission RTS is de as
4. This function is used for creating ee Tes Hep E FIRMWARE ETA GDI Communications Transportation Communications Specialists a configuration file from scratch When File gt New File gt Manual Configuration IS clicked in the File menu an extended portion of the main menu is opened that contains all necessary tools to establish a configuration file SS Current Configuration File 4067 03m m Networking Security NB Parity SB Stop Bits RB Packetization Threshold RO Packetization Timeout i PK Maximum RF Packet Size 05 GPO1 Configuration a RT GPI Configuration CD GPO Configuration FL Software Flow Control i FT How Control Threshold AP API Enable e Radio VO i RF Interfacing Read an Write An g Diagnostics To get started the firmware version must first be selected in the Firmware Defaults pop up window Selecting the firmware populates the configuration parameters that are on the left side of the extended section seen here in green When a parameter is selected its value and description are loaded into the edit pull down and the description box Ifthe parameter is of the indexed type ie Baud rate the possible values are loaded into the pull down menu lf the parameter is of the variable type ie Maximum RF Packet Size only the value will be loaded To change a value either use the pull down menu or highlight the old va
5. Closing the port allows access to it from other programs The Help button when activated will show help messages when the cursor is maneuvered over a button or window The button will turn green when active There are two ways to exit the Terminal program Using the cursor position it over the X box O x found in the upper right hand corner of the window and depress the left mouse button The other way is to click on the Exit button The Clear button clears the text from the terminal window The AT Command String pull down list can save up to six command strings that can be sent to the device by clicking on the Send button The user can also delete these commands by first selecting the command and then click on the Delete button The Save button saves the entire AT Command String list to a file which will be recalled when the program is used again ES Terminal COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware O xj Port Configuration Close Port Help Ext AT Command String Send Clear Delete Save W Local Echo M CRLFs ATS F DTR TS Iv ICLFs Figure 14 Terminal Program 17 The Local Echo check box when checked enables the printing of characters typed on the keyboard When it is not checked The attached device must echo the characters back to the screen CRLFx when checked will append carriage return OxD and line feed OxA characters
6. can be used with other devices during a Loopback test 23 Polling Polling COM1 9600 8 0 1 Oj x He ee rote Master Range 4 Polling Interval ms y Wait Time ms 799 Retries lo Polls Sent Responses Retries Response O RSS Time ms Write to File Constant T RTS lt DTR To use the Polling utility there must be two modems attached to the PC or two PCs each with one modem attached There are similar items on this menu as there were on the BERT menu and therefore will not be discussed here Master Master Check box Selects the attached modem as the polling master Master Range Sets the number of slave modems to poll M Master Range 1 3 Polling Interval Set the time between each poll In Polling Interval ms lo ms Wait Time ms 100 Wait Time Set the time to wait for the poll Retries 1 response from each slave modem Retries Set the number of times the poll will be retried Slave Slave Check Box Selects the attached modem as a polling slave ID Set the ID of the slave modem Response Time Time to wait in ms to transmit a polling response Transmitted Window Displays the Poll that is Slave Slave Response Time ms ERE 24 being transmi A PA Received Window Displays the polling Response Responses Range The ID of the slave modem of which to report 0 indicates all Polls Sent Total number
7. Write to write the settings to an attached SS900FH PREVIOUS Cancel 13 View Menu The View Menu contains an option to display a Tools toolbar that will appear on the main E Main Menu COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware mfe xj File View Tools Help ET Toobars gt FIRMWARE WIZARD ij SETUP 7 E communication Figure 11 View Menu __Tersvestation Communications Speciation page when selected Figure 11 Toolbars Figure 12 shows the B Main Menu COMS5 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware MEA Tools toolbar present He Vew Tods Hep 7 omineen page A A EA ARA a EA Figure 12 Main Page with Tools Toolbars 14 Tools Menu The Tools Menu contains five main utilities Terminal BERT Polling Firmware Update and Spectrum Analyzer Figu re 13 Tools Main Menu COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware Menu File View Help gt Terminal Program BERT Polling Spectrum Analyzer m cations L Firmware Update ications Specialists Por Profle Connect io Por Get l O nto Disconmeci Terminal Program The Terminal Program is a terminal emulation tools that can be used with any modem Terminal COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware 2 Of x Port Configuration Open Port Ha p En e far Command String cend E Clear Delete Save MW LocalEcho CRLFs RTS DTR fe M ICLFs The first button on the upper lef
8. address and phone support Figure 18 About GDI Communications L Transportation Communications Specialists 00 Interstate 80 Exit 1 PO Box 1330 Yerdi Nevada 09439 64 Tel 75 345 8000 Fax 77D 345 8010 Version 1 0 1 GOI Communications Gul 009 GO Communications LLE All rights reserved Figure 18 About 7 5 2 Online Help Users who have access to the Internet can utilize two online help features in this software They can click on the logo present in the Main Page which will direct them to the support link in the GDI Communications website Also under the Help Menu the users can get to the official website of GDI Communications 31 Summary In this manual we have detailed the features of the software and explained how all its functions work This software helps users to communicate with GDI products in a user friendly environment This manual has been written for version 1 0 1 of the software If more information is needed please visit GDI Communications website at www sgdi net where you can download the latest version of this software or any available user manual for any GDI product You can also find the suggested reference material of section 9 on GDI Communications website for more details on AT Commands the SS900FH radio or the bit error rate tester Suggested Reference Material 1 SS900FH User Guide GDI Communications http www sgdi com User 20Guides Manuals SS900FH 20Us
9. folder Set rara te ti n cick Her Ta reial is a ciiasan lote enter below on eb naa to the default Leave the user access to Just me Click on the Next Button Tokia f Perras F frega Tem ml eee pou rte yore e eee coe a oe E heim Cancel lt Run Hars Click Next to start the installation Wait for the installation to complete Click Close when the installation is complete Click on the Start button and then select All Programs gt GDI Communications gt gdiGui to run the program Getting Started This program is designed to allow users to communicate with and configure SS900fh modems Users utilizing this software can have varying levels of expertise in the field from beginners to experts Features This program includes several features including but not limited to Store and upload configuration sets to the SS900FH radio Update the SS900FH firmware Communicate and configure GDI SS900FH modems Serial port loopback testing using the BERT function Polling Spectrum Analyzer Power and Data Monitoring Terminal Interface Compatibility This program was tested on several windows platforms Its is not compatible with Linux or other non windows operating systems Scalability This software is designed to run multiple instances if required on the same workstation This can come in handy if the workstation has multiple COM ports connected to different radio
10. 1 spane 20n 7 orr user can click on it to open concer KopeN a pdf file of the image connor There are currently four different versions of the SS900FH SS900FH V1 is the original modem SS900FH V1 with FSK option SS900FH V2 is the latest version of the hardware Ss900FH V2 with FSK option PREVIOUS Cancel next Figure 5 Guimiyurauun wizaru Jep 10 Step 3 of the wizard In this serial Interface Configuration step the user is asked to Baud Rate BD 9600 Y emmen Disabled y Parity NB NONE GPO1 CS CTS Flow Control y enter the baud rate and El cial Stop Bits SE fi GPo2 cD Defaut Low parity that the radio will be Double Click the message area to see a graphic of the jumpers communicating on Set the Baud Rate Parity and Stop bits to be Compatible with your network GP GPO1 and GPO are pins that can be configured for different functions GPI1 connects to the RTS pin of the DBS For V1 modems it is set to Disabled and Figure 6 Configuration for V2 modems it is set to RTS Flow Control i When RTS is asserted the SS900FH will not propogate received Wizard Step 3 data to the RXD pin PREVIOUS Cancel mexr Hopping Sequence Vendor ID Configuration Hopping Sequence Vendor ID Step 4 asks the user py p2 to input the hopping sequence the radio is There are currently four diferent versions of the SS9O00QFH to be o
11. ay have to be adjusted to accommodate the store and forward nature of the SS900FH lts value will depend on the packet settings 26 Spectrum Analyzer COM1 9600 8 0 1 15 xl Port Configuration Cont Duration Fan Print Save Exit Help d E CAEN ES Spectrum Analyzer Power in dBm 910 915 Frequency in MHz The Spectrum Analyzer provides a means to monitor the transmissions levels of the SS900FH by reporting the receive level of the modem that the Spectrum Analyzer is being ran on The signal strength can then be adjusted through the standard means The chart represents the 50 channels that the SS900FH Hops through for each transmission versus its received signal strength Note that the frequencies are not accurate and are representative of the actual frequencies 21 Port Configuration works the same as the other utilities Lid WE He Soe Run The run button starts the Spectrum Analyzer according to the Cont and Duration setups Stop Stops execution and keeps the last sweep on the screen for examination and or saving to a file Cont When checked the analyzer runs continuously When not checked the analyzer will run once Duration Defines the time in seconds that the analyzer will sample the receive levels Print Prints the chart to the default printer Save Based on user input saves either an image file or a text based data output SS Image File No Cancel Exit
12. byte long non repeating data pattern 511 BIT A 511 byte long non repeating data pattern 2047 BIT A 2047 byte long non repeating data pattern BERT BIT patterns are designed to test every combination of a specific number of bits or word length For instance for a six bit word length there would be 2 or 64 combinations of bits If O is the starting pattern then hex number patterns 0 63 will be generated arranged into a random order packed into 8 bit serial bytes and transmitted out the serial port To transmit all 64 different combinations of 6 bits a data string of 63 bytes is generated 20 Packet Delay Sets a delay in ms between data packets during the BERT test Receive Delay Sets a delay in ms to check for data on the receive port When working with the store and forward technology of the SS900FH it is sometimes necessary to wait for the data to pass through the network before receiving it This is equivalent to the TIMEOUT delay on a controller TXD Hold Off This is the time interval between when CTS is asserted and when data is transmitted When the BERT transmits s data packet it first asserts RTS It then waits for CTS to be asserted by the modem The BERT then waits the time specified by the TXD Hold Off value in ms before transmitting the data The time interval between RTS and CTS is dependent on the modem If the modem asserts CTS immediately this setting can be used to create an artif
13. e before transmitting Maximum Packet Size is the maximum number of bytes the SS900FH will transmit in one packet Packetization Time Out is the time in bytes that the SS900FAH will wait for data before it transmits So even if the Packetization Threshold has not been reached the SS900FH will still transmit previous Cancel wet Po Step 7 is for adjusting the power and frequency of the radiated RF signal One watt works for most applications However it can be decreased if necessary The last step of the configuration wizard Figure 9 shows a summary of the radio configuration with the user s changes included The user can then upload the configuration to the radio If the user clicks the Finish button before uploading then all changes are lost 12 RF Configuration Power Level PL 7yy r RF Data Rate 115200 Power level at which the SS900FH transmits RF Data Rate is the bit rate that the SS900FH modulates the carrier i PREVIOUS Cancel Configuration Summary Radio Type 2 Vendor ID 3332 Hopping Sequence HP 0 Source Address MY FFFF Destination Address DT 0 Address Mask MK FFFF RF Mode MD 0 Baud Rate BD 3 Parity NB 0 Select Cancel to delete the settings and return to the active configuration Select Next to save the settings to the active configuration Use Main Menu Save or Save As to write the settings to a file Use Main Menu
14. er 20 Guide pdf 2 BT 1 BIT ERROR RATE TESTER USERS MANUAL GDI Communications http www sgdi com User 20Guides Manuals GDI 20BT 1 20Manual pdf 3 SS900FH AT Command Reference GDI Communications http www sgdi com User 20Guides Manuals SS900FH 20AT 20Command 20Refe rence paf Abbreviations RTS Request to Send DTR Data Terminal Ready CTS Clear to Send DCD Data Carrier Detect DSR Data Set Ready WOO Windows of Opportunity SRT Slave Response Time
15. icial delay Values are in ms RTS Hold Over After the entire data packet has been transmitted the BERT de asserts RTS Some of the data may be cut off if there is a delay between the input and output of the attached device This setting can extend the time that RTS remains asserted past the end of the data transmission Values are in ms Constant RTS Sets RTS in the asserted mode Constant DTR Set DTR in the asserted mode Ignore DCD When checked the BERT will ignore DCD Ignore CTS When checked the BERT will ignore CTS 21 The Status box shows the status of CTS DCD and DSR for the connected COM port During any testing these status indicators are active A yellow green light indicates that the signal is on or high whereas black indicates the signal is off or low The three buttons in the middle are special function buttons Als o Button A performs an analysis of the timing and shows both the CTS delay time and the data Round Trip Delay time RTD is from start of transmitted data to end of received data Button S is used to test the anti streaming function To use this function click on the button After it turn green start the BERT program As long as there is RXD data the counter will continue when RXD data stops so does the counter Button D is used to test smart modems Clicking on this button opens the Dialer window with which you can send AT commands to the at
16. lue and enter the new value All changes will be saved but not written to the SS900FH until the Write or Write All button is depressed The Load Defaults button restores all parameters to the currently displayed version default settings The File I O buttons allow configurations to be saved and recalled from files These files can be used to configure multiple SS9DOFH modems The Radio I O buttons allow configurations to be read from or written to the currently attached SS900FH To exit the setup mode and collapse the extended display click on the SETUP button again Configuration Wizard i Configuration Wizard a xj The configuration wizard was designed to step through the E communications configuration of a A ae SS900FH modem Figure 4 shows the welcome page of the wizard In few easy steps you will be able to configure your Radio Welcome to the Configuration Wizard This Configuration Wizard is mainly used with the SS900FH Radio If other devices are connected some of the steps might not apply Click Next to get Started Figure 4 Configuration Wizard S Configuration Wizard ul The second step in the Econ ii wizard selects the version _Tansportation Communications Specialists of SS900FH Upon Step 2 selection a picture of the SS900FH Version Selection switching configurations a a neser O shown to the left The SS900FH Rev
17. nu on the main page or click the help button on other tools and get offline and online help Figure 17 shows the Help Menu on the main page GDI Communications v 1 0 1 Sliced File Edit view Tools i 47 Command Reference 55900FH User Guide GDI Communications Website About _Search forModem_ Close Connection Figure 17 Help Menu Users of this software can be testing a radio on the streets where Internet access is nonexistent Thus offline help can be very handy Offline Help consists of the Ask Me function two pdf files for the AT Commands and the SS900FH radio Help buttons distributed on different forms and About When selected the Ask Me tool converts the cursor from its default style to the Help style a cursor with a question mark attached With that cursor the user can click any control and a balloon tip will show explaining what that control is used for The Help buttons on the BERT Tester Terminal Program etc does the same thing To remove this help cursor the user has to click the Ask Me again same for the help buttons The software comes with two pdf files present in the Help Menu The first is the AT Command Reference which shows all the AT commands used with the SS900FH radio 30 The second file is the SS900FH User Guide which details more information about the radio The About shows the software version and GDI Communications physical
18. of polls transmitted Responses Total number of responses received Retries Number of retries Write to File Write data to a log file Range 0 Polls Sent Responses Retries Write to File 25 EE COMS Master ml iol xj Status Good IV Master Range 13 Polling Interval ms 100 Wait Time ms 500 Responses 16 Retries 0 RTS Hold Over ID 1 amp 0 ms Response r Mra Time ms T Write to File Rica RSSI 0 ims Constant Transmitted Packet Length 10 8ms Received Packet Length 10 8ms A A dessa OT Rts EDTA P1GDI280173 R1GDI280161 139 lgnore M oco I crs k Se TE tan so fr e o To start a polling test I Mester Range 1 3 Polling Interval ms 100 Wait Time ms 320 Retries 0 Range 0 y Polls Recvd 447 Resp Sent 447 launch two instances of the GDI GUI program Set Slave Retries 0 one up for one COM port sae 1 3 ae can 0 TT White to File 0 M RSSI the other for another COM a 0 Paus soe Clear Reset Save o port USING the Port Constant Transmitted Packet Length 10 2ms Received Packet Length 10 8ms Round Trip Detay RTS DTR R1GDI280171 P1GDI280171 Configuration tool Fa ren loco Tf cts Set the first instance as the master and the second instance as the slave Click run on the slave first and then click run on the master The Wait time on the master m
19. perating on and The SS900FH spreads the transmission of data over 50 frequencies in a pseudo random pattern the Vendor ID There are 10 different pseudo random hopping patterns to select from All SS900FH modems in the network must use the same hopping pattern Figure The Vendor ID is used to qualify packets of information It must be the Configuration Wizard same on both the transmitting modem and the receiving modem Step 4 previous Cancel wet Step 5 is used to set the radio in a repeater network as either a repeater a master or an end node If the user selects one of the three options then he is prompt to specify values for addressing parameters Step 5 is shown in Figure 8 Step 6 is where the network performance is adjusted Higher values yield more stable communications Lower values minimize the round trip delay 11 Network Configuration ls this device a part of a repeater network Yes Source Address Destination Address Address Mask FF FF Double Click he message area lo see a graphic of he address recogni on process Source Address Destination Address and Address Mask are used for network partitioning Please refer to the users manual for a complete description of these setting previous Cancel Network Performance Packetization Threshold gg Max RF Packet Sie gg Packetization Timeout ho Packetization Threshold sets the number of bytes the SS9S00FH will stor
20. r testing and troubleshooting radios and modems Although the GUI was primarily made to connect and configure the SS900FH radio it can also be used to connect and configure smart modems and other serial interfaced devices This new approach was developed to overcome the setbacks of the old utilities used to communicate with GDI s products The GUI contains the main functions present in other graphical interfaces used for the same purpose and other new features This enables the GUI to perform better and give the user a more efficient and controlled testing environment In this manual a detailed description of the functions of the GUI will be presented A summary and a list of suggested reference Material will follow Installation System Requirements Windows 98 or higher Installation Steps The installation script is compressed into a zip file gdiGUI zip for ease of deployment After decompressing the file unzipping it run the installation script gdiGUI msi If there is a previous version of the GDI GUI already installed the msi will prompt you to remove it After the previo installation is removed re run the gdiGUI msi oda Welcome lo the gael Setup Wirard When the Setup Wizard appears click on the Next button Fa ota Al pus ce ao a 141 ud Se pa eo eo pata WALLA E Tha Fe a ep dere a oar calacci Installation Pallar Fire tds vall rd o k ds Dolar Pad Leave the Installation
21. s and the user is running polling or loopback testing Using the Program Main Menu The main menu is designed to allow easy access to all the functions of the program The default view displays all the function buttons However these can be hidden and the functions can be accessed through the Tools menu ES Main Menu COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handsha ioj xi File View Tools Help B TERMINAL BERT POLLING SHEEN FIRMWARE WIZARD SETUP ANALYZER GDI Communications Transportation Communications Specialists Figure 1 Main Menu Using the mouse to click on the GDI logo will open the default web browser to the GDI web site This user guide and other documentation can be opened through the Help menu File Menu The file menu consists of several functions including Opening a new configuration opening an existing configuration file saving a configuration file A list of the most recent files opened printing the current configuration and exiting the program Figure 2 View Tools Help New l l Open Ctrl 0 The functions in the file ja Save Crl4 s menu are straight ie ie unications forward and are Print Ctrl P a rd ti commonly used except Recent Configuration for two main utilities the Manual Configuration and the Configuration Wizard used to create new configuration files Figure 2 File Menu Manual Configuration Main Menu COM5 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware Lol xl
22. serted until the next transmission Before the program will receive data DCD must be asserted by the attached modem In this way not only is the data path tested but also the control signals BH BERT COMS 9600 8 n 1 Handshaking set to Hardware RTS Hold Over T BIN Data 0 ms Tx Data TXD Hold CF D 4 ms Constant Rx Data IY Record all data FT rams DIR Ignore rT ocol cts Figure 15 BERT Tester The Help button when activated will show balloon tips that can provide the user with some information about each control The Help button will turn green when active The Exit button closes the BERT Tester and takes you back to the Main Page After the COM port is configured the first step for running a BERT test is to select a test Pattern One of the five standard patterns can be used or the user can input a custom pattern either by typing it in or Pasting it from a separate source The pattern selections are as follows User A default string is generated and may be used or a alternate pattern can be entered either by typing or by Copy and Pasting from another source of text The default string is useful because it creates a waveform on an oscilloscope with an easily recognizable marker QBF The following text string THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 0123456789 63 BIT A 63 byte long non repeating data pattern 255 BIT A 255
23. t of this utility is the Port Configuration button which activates the Port Configuration tool used to configure the COM Flow Control NONE y port and its properties After Data Bts s configuring the COM port the terminal window turns white and you can start communicating with Stop Bts El your device ames Port Configuration When the menu appears the currently active port is closed and deactivated Port Name When activated the Connection Configuration tool scans the system for available serial communications ports These ports can be real hardware ports or they can be virtual ports Baud Rate The baud rate can be selected from the pull down menu and ranges from 1200bps to 230400bps Flow Control There are three choices for flow control NONE Handshaking is turned off and the control signals are fixed in the transmit mode HARDWARE Activates the control signals to control the flow of data Xon Xoff This is a special software control of data flow and is not yet implemented The menu item is present only for display purposes Data Bits Select the number of bits per data packet Choices are 6 7 or 8 Parity Choices for parity are None Odd Even Mark and Space Stop bits Select the number of stop bits Choices are 1 or 2 Connect Activates the selected ports with the selected parameters 16 Next to the Port Configuration button is the Open Close Port toggle button
24. tached smart modem Finally it can be used call another smart modem After connection the BERT test can be ran across the two smart modems 0 xi Hang Up EXIT The loop count pull down box set the number of loops the BERT will run If it is set to 0 the BERT will run forever 0 Fle F White to File To log the data results click on file create a filename and then check the Write to File box This writes the send and receive data to a file 22 The Tx Data window displays the current test pattern It s length in bytes and its length in ms based on the current baud rate The Rx Data window displays RXD data for each loop Record all data turns off this display Tx Data Packet Length 8 10 4ms 0 RSSI Rx Data W Record all data On the right side of the BERT Tester are the Packets Meter and the RSSI Meter The Packet Meter indicates how many received packets were the same as the transmitted packets and how many were in error The meter shows the value where as the Serial Data Analysis group box shows the numeric representation The RSSI Meter shows the current value of the received signal strength off the SS900FH radio The RF Data Analysis group box indicates the number of good RF packets received the ones in error and the percentage of good RF packets Note The RSSI Meter can only be used with the SS900FH where as the Packets Meter

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