Campbell Raven100 Instruction Manual - Raven100 Table of Contents

Manual is about: AirLink Cellular Modem

Summary of Raven100

  • Page 1

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem revision: 3/08 c o p y r i g h t © 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 8 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 raven100 cdma modem 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 scientific, inc.'s...

  • Page 3: Raven100 Table of Contents

    Raven100 table of contents pdf viewers note: these page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the adobe acrobat® bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. General description .....................................................1 2. Establish cellular service ...............

  • Page 4

    Raven100 table of contents ii this is a blank page..

  • Page 5: Modem

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 1. General description this manual provides information for interfacing the airlink raven100 cellular modem to campbell scientific dataloggers. An airlink cd ships with the modem that includes airlink manuals and software utilities. Airlink manuals referenced in ...

  • Page 6: 3.  Specifications

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem what you receive from verizon: 10-digit mobile directory number (mdn) mobile identification number (min) system identification number (sid) ip address (for a static ip account only) the mdn and min are typically the same number, but make sure you get both numbers...

  • Page 7

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 4.2 datalogger site equipment • raven modem with power cable (included with modem). • datalogger—21x, cr510, cr10(x), cr23x, cr7, cr1000, cr5000, cr3000, cr800. • sc105 or sc932a interface—connects the modem to the 21x, cr510, cr10(x), cr7, or other dataloggers’ ...

  • Page 8

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem pn 18663 null modem cable connects the modem to a datalogger's rs-232 port (not compatible with the 21x, cr510, cr10x, or cr7 dataloggers). Figure 4.2-1. Modem interface options. • pn 13493 raven mounting kit—includes mounting hardware for securing the modem to b...

  • Page 9

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem pn 18285 1 dbd omni directional antenna pn 14454 9dbd directional yaggi antenna pn 14453 half-wave dipole whip antenna figure 4.2-2. Antennas for use with the raven modems • power supply (see power considerations). • environmental enclosure— enc 10/12, enc 12/14,...

  • Page 10

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 4.3 power considerations • a power cable included with the modem connects to the datalogger's 12 v or switched 12 v terminal. Connection to the switched 12 v terminal allows the datalogger to switch power to the modem during scheduled transmission intervals if de...

  • Page 11

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem follow the prompts from the setup wizard and enter the information as described below: click next. Select “connected to serial port”, select the com port from the pull down menu, and check “auto detect port settings”. 7.

  • Page 12

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem this window should show the details for your modem. If the incorrect modem is displayed, press the reset button on your modem. Click next to get the following screen. Check all boxes except the “setup dun connection”, and click next. 8.

  • Page 13

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem click on “check for updates”. While checking for updates, the setup wizard needs to use the internet connection on your computer to connect to the airlink server. Your modem is not connected to the wireless network for this process. Airlink frequently releases up...

  • Page 14

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem if the rssi is insufficient to provision the modem, change the antenna or relocate the modem and try again. Once you have entered these settings, the modem will begin “provisioning” and setting the configuration into memory, which may take a few minutes. Using th...

  • Page 15

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem the tests, depending on the strength of your signal, may take a few minutes. Initially, while the tests are being performed, there may be red xs in the boxes. At this point your modem is configured and activated to work on the verizon network. The figure below sh...

  • Page 16

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem to install wireless ace 3g from the airlink cd, click on the “wireless ace 3g” link under modem utilities and follow the prompts. Once the application has been installed, it can be run from the windows start menu, or from the icon on the desktop. Campbell scienti...

  • Page 17

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem click the load icon in the configuration panel. When prompted for a template file name, select ravencdma_115200.Xml or ravencdma_9600.Xml file (downloaded from the csi website). The following screens show the settings for the miscellaneous and serial settings aft...

  • Page 18

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem unless you write the commands, the changes made in new value will not be sent to the modem. For some commands unless you reset the modem, the newly written values will not take effect. Warning click the disconnect icon to terminate communications with the modem. ...

  • Page 19

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 1. Modem name: a unique name for the modem (the 10-digit mdn number is recommended). 2. Domain: the domain name to be used by the modem (eairlink.Com). 3. Ip manager ip address: the ip or domain name of the dynamic dns server which is running ip manager (eairlink...

  • Page 20

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem loggernet device map preceding zeros are not entered in the internet ip address (e.G. 070.218.074.247 is entered as 70.218.74.247). For a dynamic ip using airlink’s ip manager, enter the internet ip address as: xxxx.Yyyy:3001, where xxxx is the modem name, yyyy i...

  • Page 21

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 17.

  • Page 22: 7.  Troubleshooting

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 7. Troubleshooting if loggernet/pc400w software is unable to establish a connection with the modem: 1. Check your account information (you may have to call your provider for this or look at your agreement). A. Verify there is coverage at your location. B. Check t...

  • Page 23

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem if the modem answers but you do not get a connection to the datalogger: 1. Check your connection to the datalogger. A. If you are connecting to the cs i/o port on the datalogger, you need to have an sc105 or sc932a i. If you have an sc105, the default settings sh...

  • Page 24

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem figure 7-1. Device port configuration b. Try adding a few seconds to the extra response time on the ip port in loggernet (you should not need more than 5 seconds). C. If you are trying to communicate to a pakbus datalogger: i. Verify the pakbus address in the set...

  • Page 25

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem compare them to the template from the campbell scientific website). See figure 7-1. The existing value is under the column heading ‘value’ and the value we recommend is under the column ‘new value’. B. If the serial out has increased, the modem attempted to conne...

  • Page 26

    Raven100 cdma airlink cellular modem 22 this is a blank page..

  • Page 27: Without Template File

    Appendix a. Wireless ace setup without template file wireless ace 3g is used to program settings in the raven100 and raven110 modems to make the modems compatible with csi dataloggers. Airlink cdma and gprs template files to send the modems are available on the csi website ( http://www.Campbellsci.C...

  • Page 28

    Appendix a. Wireless ace setup without template file • s23 – configure serial port – the baud rate needs to be configured to match a valid datalogger baud rate. For a cr10x: 9600,8n1 and for a cr1000: 115200,8n1. • \q – serial port flow control – this should be set to none. • v – at verbose mode – s...

  • Page 29

    Appendix a. Wireless ace setup without template file • s0 – tcp auto answer – set to on • tcpt – tcp idle timeout -- set to a reasonable value like 2 min. A-3.

  • Page 30

    Appendix a. Wireless ace setup without template file a-4 this is a blank page..

  • Page 31: Modem For Ppp

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp the raven template file configures the raven to function as a serial server. As a serial server, the modem has an ip address, and port number (3001) for the raven’s rs232 port. Loggernet sends data via tcp/ip over the internet to the datalogger. The mo...

  • Page 32

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp use wirelessace to configure the following udp setting: • md = 02-ppp datalogger settings: using the device configuation utility, configure the following setting on the tcp/ip tab: • config port used = rs232 • ip address = 0.0.0.0 • modem dial string =...

  • Page 33

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp using the device configuation utility, select the “net services” tab. The “pakbus/tcp service port” default is 6785. This is the “port” number that will follow the “ip address” for loggernet to communicate with the datalogger. B-3.

  • Page 34

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp using the device configuration utility, fix the rs232 baud rate to “115200 fixed” from the “port settings” tab. Loggernet settings: enter the ip address of the raven, and the pakbus/tcp service port number of the datalogger (e.G. 6785 as explained abov...

  • Page 35

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp example cr1000 program the following example sends an email message when an alarm condition is true. Both the cr1000 and raven modem must be configured as ppp as described above. Cr1000 program example to send email message 'main program variables publ...

  • Page 36

    Appendix b. Configuring the raven modem for ppp b-6 this is a blank page..

  • Page 37

    This is a blank page..

  • Page 38

    Campbell scientific companies campbell scientific, inc. (csi) 815 west 1800 north logan, utah 84321 united states www.Campbellsci.Com info@campbellsci.Com campbell scientific africa pty. Ltd. (csaf) po box 2450 somerset west 7129 south africa www.Csafrica.Co.Za cleroux@csafrica.Co.Za campbell scient...