Table of Contents
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USER’S MANUAL ........................................................................................... 1
1. CL4424 RF TRANSCEIVER................................................................................... 5
1.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 5
1.2 CL4424 SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................6
1.3 CL4424 I
NTERFACE ............................................................................................. 7
2. INTERFACING PROTOCOL .............................................................................. 10
2.1 RS-232............................................................................................................... 11
2.2 RS-485 (2-
WIRE HALF DUPLEX) ........................................................................ 13
2.3 HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL ............................................................................. 14
3. NETWORK TOPOLOGIES.................................................................................. 15
3.1 POINT-TO-POINT ................................................................................................ 15
3.2 POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT ...................................................................................... 15
4. CL4424 CONFIGURATION UTILITY SOFTWARE........................................ 16
4.1 INSTALLATION.................................................................................................... 16
4.2 CL4424 SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 16
4.2.1 ConnexLink Settings.................................................................................. 17
4.2.2 Optional Settings....................................................................................... 18
4.2.3 PC Settings ................................................................................................18
4.2.4 Additional Features...................................................................................18
4.3 PROGRAMMING THE CL4424 UNITS................................................................... 19
5. TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................20
Figures
Figure 1- RS-232/RS-485 CL4424 Front View.............................................................. 7
Figure 2- RS-232 CL4424 Back View ............................................................................8
Figure 3- RS-485 CL4424 Back View ............................................................................8
Figure 4- CL4424 Mechanical Diagram......................................................................... 9
Figure 5- RS-232 Male/Female Connector Pin out ...................................................11
Figure 6- DCE to DTE Interface.................................................................................... 11
Figure 7- DCE to DCE Interface ...................................................................................13
Figure 8- Point-to-Point Network.................................................................................. 15
Figure 9- Multiple Networks of Point-to-Multipoint CL4424s ................................... 15
Tables
Table 1 – DTE, DCE and Null Modem Signal Definitions......................................... 10
