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B&B Electronics SPECTRE User Manual

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    Spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com spectre router user manual.

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 2 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com international headquarters b&b electronics mfg. Co. Inc. 707 dayton road ottawa, il 61350 usa phone (815) 433-5100 -- general fax (815) 433-5105 website: www.Bb-elec.Com european headquarters b&b ...

  • Page 3: Used Symbols

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 3 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com used symbols danger – information regarding user safety or potential damage to the router. Attention – problems that can arise in specific situations. Useful tips or information of special interes...

  • Page 4: Contents

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 4 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com contents 1. Safety instructions 7 1.1 compliance 7 1.2 product disposal instructions 7 2. Router description 8 2.1 description 8 2.2 examples of possible applications: 8 2.3 package contents 9 2.4...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 5 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com figure list fig. 1: contents of package.................................................................................................................. 9 fig. 2: basic dimensions, metal box .......

  • Page 6: Table List

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 6 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com table list table 1: auxiliary port possibilities ................................................................................................... 10 table 2: model numbers ........................

  • Page 7: 1. Safety Instructions

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 7 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 1. Safety instructions 1.1 compliance please observe the following instructions: the router must be used in compliance with all applicable international and national laws and in compliance with an...

  • Page 8: 2. Router Description

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 8 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 2. Router description 2.1 description the spectre industrial router series is used to connect ethernet equipment and devices to the internet or intranet. The spectre 3g cellular router adds wirele...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 9 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 2.3 package contents the basic router package includes: router power supply (3g models only) crossover ethernet cable external antenna (3g models only) din rail adapter installation cd quick start...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 10 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 2.4 model numbers standard features on spectre routers: 10/100 ethernet, usb host port, binary i/o port, dual sim card slots auxiliary port functions (model dependent): the router can be connecte...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 11 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 2.5 dimensions fig. 2: basic dimensions, metal box.

  • Page 12: 3. Mounting Recommendations

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 12 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 3. Mounting recommendations for best performance, please consider the following: the router should be mounted on a flat solid work surface. The din rail adapter is included for din rail mounting....

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 13 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com the cables should be bundled together and kept as far away from the antennas as possible. 1. Length: the combination of power supply and data cables can be a maximum of 1.5 meters. 2. If the leng...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 14 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com fig. 5: space in front connectors the router must be securely grounded to earth ground for proper operation..

  • Page 15: 4. User Interfaces

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 15 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4. User interfaces 4.1 connectors front panel label connector description pwr 2-pin power supply. Eth rj45 connection to the local computer network. Port 1 rj45 rs-232/422/485, ethernet, or i/o p...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 16 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.2 status indicators label color state description pwr green blinking on router is ready router is initializing. Wan* red blinking communication in progress dat* yellow flashing ppp connection e...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 17 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.2.1 auxiliary port status indicators 4.2.1.1 ethernet ports led port indicator green led on ...................... Selected 100 mbit/s off ...................... Selected 10 mbit/s yellow led o...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 18 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.3 power connector . 2-pin panel socket pin number signal mark description 1 vcc (+) positive input of dc supply voltage (+10 to +30 vdc) 2 gnd (-) negative input of dc supply voltage table 9: c...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 19 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.4 antenna connector the antenna is connected to the router using the sma connector on the front panel. The router cannot operate without the main antenna. (the port is labeled as ant.) the ant ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 20 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.5 sim card reader the sim card reader supports 3 v and 1.8 v sim cards. It is located on the front panel of the router. The router will not operate on umts networks unless an activated sim card...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 21 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.6 ethernet port panel socket rj45 pin number signal mark description data flow direction 1 txd+ transmit data – positive pole input/output 2 txd- transmit data – negative pole input/output 3 rx...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 22 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com the ethernet router connection: fig. 15: example of router connection 4.7 auxiliary port connectors port 1 port one may configured for ethernet, serial communications (rs-232/485/422), or (i/o – ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 23 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com fig. 16: rs232 port connector pin no. Signal mark description direction 1 rts request to send input 2 cts clear to send output 3 dtr data terminal ready input 4 dsr data set ready output 5 gnd si...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 24 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com example of a pc connection to the router: fig. 18: pc connection to router cable kd2 is connected to serial port pc (example com1) example of the rs232 equipment connection to router (possibility...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 25 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com fig. 20: jumper position for external supply fig. 21: jumper position for rs-485 fig. 22: jumper position for internal supply fig. 23: jumper position for rs-422 jumper j2 jumper j3 jumper j2 jum...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 26 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com connector pinout fig. 24: rs485/422 connector rs-485 mode pin number signal mark description data flow direction 1 gnd signal and supply ground 2 gnd signal and supply ground 3 txrx- rs485 b (-) ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 27 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com fig. 26: connection to the router with data cable length more than 10 m with a rs-485 data cable more than 10m, it is necessary to use overvoltage protection on the router side! Rs-422 mode pin n...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 28 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com fig. 27: connection to the router with data cable length less than 10 m fig. 28: connection to the router with data cable length more than 10 m with a rs422 data cable more than 10m long, it is n...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 29 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.7.3 i/o port the i/o port user interface (cnt) is used to monitor analog and binary input signals and to control binary output signals. The interface has 6 inputs and 1 output. Two of the input...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 30 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.7.3.5 selecting the binary input current the input threshold for detecting a logic 1 can be set at either 8ua or 20ma using a jumper on the module board. When jumper j4 is shorted, the threshol...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 31 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.7.3.6 input/output connector panel socket rj45. Pin number signal mark description data flow direction 1 bin1/cnt1 binary input/counter input input 2 bin2/cnt2 binary input/counter input input ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 32 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com typical connection of the i/o port circuits: fig. 29: connection of the i/o port circuitry the i/o port registers are read and written using modbus ascii slave protocol over serial port 1. Using ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 33 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com bit 8 – binary output out1 bit 9 – automatic feeder control bit 10 – full duplex counter cnt1/cnt2 0x0004 r/- maximum log entries in buffer 0x0005 r/w marker of log launching and alarms work 0x00...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 34 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com bit 5 – analog input upper limit overrun an1 bit 6 – analog input lower limit overrun an2 bit 7 – analog input upper limit overrun an2 bit 8 – limit frequency overrun cnt1 bit 9 – limit frequency...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 35 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 0x100f r/- 1. Log – lower 16 bits of counter cnt2 value 0x1010 r/- 1. Log – prompt frequency cnt2 0x1011 r/- 1. Log – average frequency cnt2 0x1012 r/- 1. Log – minimal frequency cnt2 0x1013 r/- ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 36 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 0xf305 -/w an1 – upper limit (with sign) 0xf306 -/w bits 7-3: an1 – metering circuit switch time 0 → 1/64 sec 1 → 2/64 sec ... 30 → 31/64 sec bits 2-0: an1 – samples number for average 0 → 1 samp...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 37 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 0xf600 -/w cnt2 – multiplicative constant 0xf601 -/w cnt2 – upper limit 0xf602 -/w cnt2 – time of limit overrun [sec] 0xf603 -/w cnt2 – time for metering reset [sec] 0xffff -/w switch main supply...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 38 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.8 usb port panel socket usb-a pin number signal mark description data flow direction 1 +5v positive pole of 5v dc supply voltage 2 usb data - usb data signal – negative pole input/output 3 usb ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 39 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com example of connecting devices with a serial interface to the usb router: fig. 31: connecting a plc to the router connecting a usb flash drive to the usb router: fig. 32: connecting usb memory sti...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 40 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4.9 i/o port 3-pin panel socket pin no. Signal mark description data flow direction 1 bin0 binary input input 2 gnd signal ground 3 out0 binary output output table 17: i/o port connection fig. 33...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 41 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com circuit example of a binary input or output connected to the router: fig. 35: connection of binary input and output of router.

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 42 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 5. Resetting or rebooting the router it is important to distinguish between resetting and rebooting the router. Action router behavior actions reboot turn off and then turn on router disconnect a...

  • Page 43: 6. Initial Setup

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 43 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 6. Initial setup before you can set up the router you will need to make all of the necessary connections. The router cannot operate without a connected antenna, sim card (for umts networks), and ...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 44 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 6.1 starting the router connect power to the router. In the default setting the router will start to login automatically to the preset apn. The ethernet port dhcp server will assign device addres...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 45 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 6.3 technical parameters spectre router complies with standards en 301 511, v9.0.2, en 301 908-1&2, v3.2.1, etsi en 301 489-1 v1.8.1, en 60950-1:06 ed.2 + a11:09 + a1:10 temperature range functio...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 46 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 32b arm microprocessor memory 512 mb ddr sdram 128 mb flash 1 mb mram interface serial interface rs232 ethernet interface 10/100mbit/s usb 2.0 interface table 21: processor specifications port io...

  • Page 47: 7. Troubleshooting

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 47 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 7. Troubleshooting 7.1 faq q. I have nat enabled. My equipment is not connecting to the network the device's gateway has to be configured as the router. Q. The router resets itself and the ethern...

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    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 48 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com q. I switched the router to offline mode by sms message, but the router is in online mode after restart. Sms messages do not permanently change the router configuration. They remain in effect onl...

  • Page 49: 8. Customer Support

    B&b electronics, inc. Spectre user manual 49 spectre_user_manual_2912m www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 8. Customer support up to date information product information is on the product website: http://www.Bb-elec.Com/ maintenance:  handle the sim card carefully. Do not bend, scratch or expose the ...