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STARModem™ 4 2.1.2 STAR-System™ Mode In STAR-System™ mode, STARModem™ uniquely provides a wireless bi-directional communication between the Hos
MOUNTING AND CONNECTIONS 5 2.2 STARModem™ INSTALLATION STARModem™ can be installed to operate in different positions by means of two different mo
STARModem™ 6 Figure 5 - STARModem™ Standard Positions Using Mounting Brackets = 50 == 40 =4.5 n. 2 15322646257.5= 35 =3= 1.96 == 1.57 =0.1
MOUNTING AND CONNECTIONS 7 2.2.2 Antenna WARNING Before proceeding with this operation ensure that the modem is not powered. An adjustable antenn
STARModem™ 8 2.3 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS CAUTION Connections should always be made with power off! STARModem™ has a dedicated 9-pin female cable
MOUNTING AND CONNECTIONS 9 NOTE By inserting the power supply connector into the power jack, pin 9 is automatically disconnected. 5 Vdc or 10 - 3
STARModem™ 10 Figure 13 - Pen Emulation Interface Connection 2.3.3 Wedge Interface Connection CAUTION Before proceeding with this connectio
INTIAL SETUP 11 3 INITIAL SETUP For a correct STARModem™ configuration keep in mind the following guidelines: • when using the modem for the fir
STARModem™ 12 3.1 DEFINING THE SETUP For STARModem™ two different setups are provided to select communication either in Stand Alone mode or in S
INTIAL SETUP 13 3.1.1 Configuration Strings STARModem™ initial setup must be performed via serial interface by sending the configuration strings t
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STARModem™ 14 3.2 SETUP FOR STAND ALONE MODE 3.2.1 STARModem™ Receiver (Server) RESTORE DEFAULT Whenever necessary, send the following strin
INTIAL SETUP 15 Wedge Interface IBM AT or PS/2 PCs $+CP500$-CR 2 IBM XT $+CP503$-CR 2 PC Notebook $+CP505$-CR 2 IBM SURE1 $+CP506$-CR 2 IBM Terminal
STARModem™ 16 3.2.2 STARModem™ Transmitter (Client) RESTORE DEFAULT Whenever necessary, send the following string to STARModem™ via RS232 to r
INTIAL SETUP 17 3.3 SETUP FOR STAR-SYSTEM™ MODE RESTORE DEFAULT Whenever necessary, send the following string to STARModem™ via RS232 to restore
STARModem™ 18 4 CONFIGURATION Once the modem is setup, you can change the default parameters to meet your application needs by sending the desir
CONFIGURATION 19 In this manual, the configuration parameters are divided into logical groups making it easy to find the desired function based on it
20 RS232 PARAMETERS ~ BAUD RATE ~ ~ PARITY ~ ~ DATA BITS ~ ~ STOP BITS ~ ~ HANDSHAKING ~ ~ ACK/NACK PROTOCOL ~ ~ FIFO ~ ~ INTER-CHARACTER DELAY~
RS232 21 Description String BAUD RATE 150 baud CD0 300 baud CD1 600 baud CD2 1200 baud CD3 2400 baud CD4 4800 baud CD5 9600 baud CD6 19200 baud
RS232 22 Description String HANDSHAKING see par. 5.2.1 Disable CE0 Hardware (RTS/CTS) CE1 Software (XON/XOFF) CE2 RTS always ON CE3 Modem (RTS/C
23 WEDGE PARAMETERS ~ KEYBOARD NATIONALITY ~ ~ CAPS LOCK ~ ~ NUM LOCK ~ ~ STOP BITS ~ ~ INTER-CHARACTER DELAY~ ~ INTER-CODE DELAY ~ ~ KEYBOARD SE
iii CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ...vi 1 INTRODUCTION ...
WEDGE 24 Description String KEYBOARD NATIONALITY Belgian FJ7 English FJ4 French FJ2 German FJ3 Italian FJ1 Spanish FJ6 Swedish FJ5 USA FJ0
WEDGE 25 KEYBOARD SETTING ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD SETTING The reader can be used with terminals or PCs with various keyboard types and nationaliti
WEDGE 26 01 : Shift 02 : Alt 03 : Ctrl 04 : Backspace 05 : SPACE 28 : 7 51 : N 06 : ! 29 : 8 52 : O 07 : " 30 : 9 53 : P 08 : # 31 : : 54 :
27 PEN EMULATION ~ OPERATING MODE ~ ~ MINIMUM OUTPUT PULSE ~ ~ CONVERSION TO CODE 39 AND CODE 128~ ~ OVERFLOW ~ ~ OUTPUT LEVEL ~ ~ IDLE LEVEL ~
PEN EMULATION 28 Description String OPERATING MODE Interpret mode (does not require $+ or $-) $] Transparent mode (does not require $+ or $-) $
PEN EMULATION 29 Description String OUTPUT LEVEL see par. 5.3.4 Normal (white = logic level 0) DD0 Inverted (white = logic level 1) DD1 IDLE
30 DATA FORMAT NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES ~ CODE IDENTIFIER ~ ~ CUSTOM CODE IDENTIFIER ~ ~ HEADER ~ ~ TERMINATOR ~ ~ HEADER POSITION ~ ~ CODE LENGT
DATA FORMAT 31 CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE CODE AIM STANDARD DATALOGIC STANDARD Custom 2/5 interleaved ] I y N 2/5 industrial ] X y P 2/5 norm
DATA FORMAT 32 • AIM standard identifiers are not defined for all codes: the X identifier is assigned to the code for which the standard is not
DATA FORMAT 33 Description String HEADER No header EA00 One character header EA01x Two character header EA02xx Three character header EA03xxx F
iv Inter-Character Delay... 22 RX Timeout ...
DATA FORMAT 34 Description String HEADER POSITION see par. 0 First frame field ES0 Before message field ES1 CODE LENGTH TX Code length not
35 RADIO PARAMETERS ~ RF BAUD RATE ~ ~ TRANSMISSION MODE ~ ~ RADIO PROTOCOL TIMEOUT ~ ~ SINGLE STORE ~ ~ ACK/NACK FROM REMOTE HOST ~ ~ BEACON
RADIO PARAMETERS 36 Description String RF BAUD RATE (not for USA model) see par. 5.5.1 9600 baud MF0 19200 baud MF1 TRANSMISSION MODE (Clien
RADIO PARAMETERS 37 Description String ACK/NACK FROM REMOTE HOST (Client only) see par. 5.5.5 Disabled MR0 Enable ACK/DATA/NACK MR1 BEACON (
STARModem™ 38 5 REFERENCES 5.1 RADIO AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION CONTROLS STARModem™ communication (both radio and serial) can be controlled by
REFERENCES 39 To help understand the various communication control possibilities among the different communication modes, we will analyze the communi
STARModem™ 40 • If Modem - ACK/NACK = enabled when the Local Host receives a message correctly, it answers STARModem™ with the ACK character. Onl
REFERENCES 41 Case 3 – STARModem™ in STAR-System™ Mode Figure 18 – STAR-System™ Mode Both STARModems™ are in STAR-System™ Mode and are therefo
STARModem™ 42 • If Modem 1 - Transmission Mode = 2 ways ACK/NACK from Remote Host = enabled FIFO = enabled Handshaking = any Single Store
REFERENCES 43 Case 4 – STARModem™ in Stand Alone Mode as Server (for an intelligent printer) Figure 19 – Stand Alone Mode with STARModem™ 2 Ser
v 5.2.5 Frame Packing... 48 5.3 PEN Emulation Parameters
STARModem™ 44 5.2 RS232 PARAMETERS 5.2.1 Handshaking Modem: (RTS/CTS) STARModem™ deactivates the RTS line when it cannot receive a character
REFERENCES 45 Hardware handshaking: (RTS/CTS) The RTS line is activated by STARModem™ before transmitting a character. Transmission is possible only
STARModem™ 46 5.2.2 ACK/NACK Protocol This parameter sets a transmission protocol which takes place between STARModem™ (Server) and Local Host i
REFERENCES 47 If the modem does not receive an ACK, DATA or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout (see par. 5.2.3 ). See also Radio Protoc
STARModem™ 48 5.2.5 Frame Packing This parameter defines the format of the frame to be transmitted between STARModem™ and the Host. The frame re
REFERENCES 49 Correct FRAME identification is managed by frame packing. Three different types of frame packing can be selected: • Frame+ [CR] (defa
STARModem™ 50 Example 1 Sending the $+$![CR] command to transmit the modem software release: 1st Frame = #+++PROG_REQ+++# 2nd Frame = $![CR]
REFERENCES 51 5.3.4 Output and Idle Levels The following state diagrams describe the different output and idle level combinations for Pen emulation
STARModem™ 52 5.4 DATA FORMAT 5.4.1 Header/Terminator Selection The header/terminator selection is not effected by restore default command. In
REFERENCES 53 SET CUSTOM EXTENDED HEADER/TERMINATOR KEYS The extended Header/Terminator keys for Wedge Interface users can be customized by definin
vi HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Your modem is supplied with its own Quick Reference Manual which provides connection diagrams, basic application parame
STARModem™ 54 CUSTOM EXTENDED KEYBOARD SETTING TABLE Custom Order HEX KEY 01 - Shift 02 - Alt 03 - Ctrl 04 - Backspace 05 83 06 84
REFERENCES 55 Header Position This parameter defines the header position within the frame to be transmitted from STARModem™ to the Host. The header
STARModem™ 56 If STARModem™ as Client, is transmitting to more than one destination device in 1 way mode, it is necessary to set the Host applicat
REFERENCES 57 NOTE If communicating with only one RF device in 2 way mode, Address Stamping is not required, since the data/answer generated by the
STARModem™ 58 5.5.3 Radio Protocol Timeout (Client only) This parameter sets the valid time to wait before radio transmission between STARModem™
REFERENCES 59 One way mode: Host sends a message to STARModem™ which passes it to the destination device via radio. In case of good transmission, th
STARModem™ 60 5.5.6 Beacon (Client only) This parameter is available only when STARModem™ is used in STAR-System™ applications and is connected
DEFAULT CONFIGURATION 61 6 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION Configuration Parameter Default Setting RS232 Communication Baud Rate 9600 Parity, Data Bits, S
STARModem™ 62 Configuration Parameter Default Setting Radio Parameters European Models USA Models RF Baud Rate 19200 baud 36800 baud Transmissi
TECHNICAL FEATURES 63 7 TECHNICAL FEATURES Electrical Features 5 Volt Models 10-30 Volt Models Supply voltage 5 Vdc ± 5% 10 to 30 Vdc Power co
INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION STARModem™ is a radio modem developed to provide wireless 433 MHz RF (European models) / 910 MHz (USA model) commun
STARModem™ 64 A TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS The following examples give a graphical representation of STARModem™ application in 5 typical layouts an
TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS 65 A.1 STAND ALONE MODE - STARModem™ SERVER STARModem™ is connected to an Host PC via serial interface and receives data f
STARModem™ 66 DRAGON 2 - Setup for Stand Alone Mode - DRAGON™ M Radio Address = 1236 - STARModem™ Address = 0010 - Transmission Mode = Two ways
TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS 67 For connection with the DL8700 terminal, the STARModem™ 5 Volt model is powered directly by the terminal through pin 9 of
STARModem™ 68 Each system device may be configured as follows: STARModem™ - Setup for STAR-System™ mode - STARModem™ Radio Address = 0502 - Fi
TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS 69 HOST 1 - Run the desired application or a terminal emulation program. - Adjust the Host communication parameters and hand
STARModem™ 70 Each system device must be configured as follows: STARModem™ - Setup for STAR-System™ mode - STARModem™ Radio Address = 0682 - F
HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE 71 B HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE char hex char hex char hex NUL 00 * 2A U 55 SOH 01 +
72 GLOSSARY 1 way transmission a radio transmission in which STARModem™ transmits data without requiring an acknowledgement answer from the remo
73 STAR-System™ a Datalogic radio communication system that uses a Narrow Band RF radio and Datalogic proprietary CSMA/CA protocol to automatically
STARModem™ 2 Each LED signals a different modem functioning as reported in the table below: LED DESCRIPTION Power On Green constant STARModem™
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MOUNTING AND CONNECTIONS 3 2 MOUNTING AND CONNECTIONS 2.1 BASIC SYSTEM LAYOUTS There are two basic system layouts that can be employed: stand al
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