Campbell Com100 Instruction Manual

Summary of Com100

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    Instruction manual com100 cellular phone package revision: 9/01 c o p y r i g h t ( c ) 1 9 8 7 - 2 0 0 1 c a m p b e l l s c i e n t i f i c , i n c ..

  • Page 2: Warranty and Assistance

    Warranty and assistance the com100 cellular phone package is warranted by campbell scientific, inc. To be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty. Campbell scientif...

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    Warning: the red led power indicator/switch on the rj11c interface box is lit when the cellular transceiver is on. The control line from the datalogger must be used to turn the transceiver off and on. Do not use the red led power button as a switch. If the transceiver is manually switched off while ...

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    How to get started: 1. Take the com100 phone package to your cellular service provider to program the phone and setup your service agreement. If your service provider has any questions regarding programming of the phone, have them contact the motorola cellular information center at 1-800-331-6456. 2...

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  • Page 7: Operator'S Manual

    1 com100 cellular phone package operator's manual 1. Introduction telecommunication using cellular telephones is a convenient alternative to standard phone or rf telemetry. In areas with cellular coverage, it has an advantage over ordinary phone lines where the lines are not established and would be...

  • Page 8: 2.  Specifications

    Com100 cellular phone package 2 to the transceiver at the same time. Programmable phones will not work with the transceiver. 2. Specifications m600 transceiver dimensions: 8.4” x 3.9” x 1.0” operating temperature: -30 to +60 ° c supply voltage: +10 to +16 vdc rf power output: 3 watts nominal average...

  • Page 9: 3.  Antennas

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  • Page 10: 4.  Power Considerations

    Com100 cellular phone package 4 aspd912m trunk mount antenna gain: 3 db frequency: 806-869 mhz or824-876 mhz bandwidth: 60 mhz @ 1.5:1 75 mhz @ 1.9:1 impedance: 50 ohms height: 24" aspd913 mirror or side body mount antenna gain: 3 db frequency: 824-896 mhz vswr max 1.9:1 impedance: 50 ohms cable/con...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 5 users must also figure datalogger, modem, and sensor contribution into their power budgets. For example a standard weather station has minimal current drain but requires an additional 0.25 ahr/day battery capacity. Campbell scientific offers several sealed rechargeabl...

  • Page 12: 5.  Installation

    Com100 cellular phone package 6 datalogger storage capacity approx. Time for entire memory # of data points collection at 1200 baud cr500 24,000 6.6 minutes cr10 29,908 8.3 minutes cr10x 62,280 17.3 minutes 21x 19,296 5.3 minutes cr7 18,396 5.1minutes 5. Installation dc112, vs1, com200 4 (field mode...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 7 led will glow a steady red when a cellular communications tower and dial-tone has been detected by the com100. Current campbell scientific dataloggers provide 12 vdc to the com210 via the sc12 cable (figure 2). Older dataloggers do not provide 12 vdc on the datalogger...

  • Page 14: 6.  Communication Notes

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    Com100 cellular phone package 9 6.1 datalogger support software datalogger support software (pc208, pc208e, pc208w) checks the signature of each block of data as it is received from the datalogger. A poor connection will result in the retransmission of incorrectly received blocks. If a link is consi...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 10 7. Programming to switch transceiver power switching power to the transceiver allows the datalogger to maintain a lower power budget by limiting communication to predetermined times. The transceiver must be switched on before it can answer or call. This section provi...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 11 ;{cr10x} ; *table 1 program 01: 10.0 execution interval (seconds) 01: if time is (p92) 1: 0 minutes (seconds --) into a 2: 60 interval (same units as above) 3: 41 set port 1 high 02: if time is (p92) 1: 10 minutes (seconds --) into a 2: 60 i nterval (same units as ab...

  • Page 18: 8.  Troubleshooting

    Com100 cellular phone package 12 when initiating a call from the datalogger (instruction 97), the transceiver must be switched on at least 15 seconds before the call is placed. 8. Troubleshooting below are common things to check when trying to troubleshoot a cellular phone problem. 1. No-answer. You...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 13 on. (this is for testing purposes only.) do not turn if off. See warning in front of manual. Q. Can you call in or out of the site with a standard touch-tone telephone? A simple analog touch-tone telephone can be used to test the cellular phone system. Disconnect the...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 14 campbell scientific’s pc208 and pc208w software has error checking algorithms to ensure the integrity of your data even on very noisy links. Given that the com100 system typically has power cycled to it, noisy links will take more time because the suspect data packet...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 15 ground of the separate power supply connected to the datalogger’s ground? 4) verify the com210 is the only modem enable device connected to the datalogger. Other common campbell scientific modem enable devices are the sc32a, some rf modems, and the md9. 5) verify the...

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    Com100 cellular phone package 16 the following 5 steps must be performed in the exact order listed to restore the proper “ power on” state: 1. Connect the antenna via the coaxial cable to the transceiver. 2. Apply primary power (ground and +12vdc) to the black and red wires respectively. 3. Apply +5...

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