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AIRcable Industrial Hardware Manual

Support : Industrial : Hardware Manual

AIRcable Industrial Wireless Cables, a set of intelligent Bluetooth(R) connections for data communications, are flexible and "ruggedized" in design (able to withstand extreme environmental conditions). Enclosed in an aluminum case, they have a large rechargeable Lilion battery and a charger that works with solar or wired power. When communication or security parameters need to be modified, these devices can be reprogrammed wirelessly. This is made possible by our advanced BASIC software, which is embedded in these devices. The software can be modified so that the devices operate in connection mode or in autonomous mode. In addition, the software can also access a built-in temperature sensor for applications that require environmental data. For additional information, see the AIRcable AIRmotes Programming Handbook.

External Connectors

DB9 Connector: RS232 speeds supporting 1200 - 230400 baud rate

DB9 Connector-pin configuration:

  • Pin 1: NC
  • Pin 2: input RX, Received Data--incoming Data from a DCE
  • Pin 3: output TX, Transmitted Data --outgoing Data to a DCE
  • Pin 4: output DTR, Data Terminal Ready --outgoing handshaking signal
  • Pin 5: GND, Signal Ground Common reference voltage
  • Pin 6: input DSR, Data Set Ready --incoming handshaking signal
  • Pin 7: output RTS, Request To Send --outgoing flow-control signal
  • Pin 8: input CTS, Clear To Send --incoming flow-control signal
  • Pin 9: input POWER 4-14V, or 12V solar panel

Power Connector Specifications2.5 mm industrial power plug

  • Plus on pin
  • Minus on sleeve
  • standard unregulated 9V DC power supply or 12V solar panel
  • input voltage range: 4-14V DC

Antenna

  • Reverse-polarity SMA connector
  • Antenna output power: 7dBm
  • Input sensitivity: -85dBm
  • Antenna: 3.3dBi

Power Switch

LEDs

The LED is controlled by a BASIC program. When the yellow LED is "on", the Lilion battery is charging.

Size

  • 3 inches wide
  • Aluminum case: 3.25 inches long

 

General Purpose Digital IO

PIO 1: configured for security overwrite (see config.txt)
PIO 2: LED
PIO 3: RS232_ON
PIO 4: DSR (input)
PIO 5: RS232_OFF
PIO 6: DTR (output)

Pioclr 6 will turn the DTR output low (+5V on pin 4 of the DB9 connector)

Analog Input

The AIO pin for the sensor readings is connected to the Lithium Ion battery voltage. The battery-charge voltage is 4.2V, divider 150/370.

Automatic Hardware Handshake Detection

The AIRcable Industrial recognizes the presence of the hardware handshake lines RTS and CTS. If connected to a 3-wire serial connection hardware, the handshake is turned off automatically.

RS232 Power Controls
RS232 always on RS232_ON = 1 and RS232_OFF = 1
RS232 automatic power save when nothing plugged in RS232_ON = 0 and RS232_OFF = 1
RS232 always off RS232_OFF = 0

Configuration

// date
@cccc = 20051002T143300Z
// BT Class of device & version
@0000 = 00c2 0104 0013
// Name of device
@0001 = 0041 0049 0052 0069 006e 0064
// sniff max, min intv, attempt, timeout
@0002 = 012c 00c8 0002 0014
// pg scan intv, wind, inq scan intv, wind
@0003 = 0800 0012 1000 0012
// default and max RF output power
@0004 = 0000 0006
// default PIN code
@0005 = 0030 0030 0030 0030
// config sec
@0006 = 0000 0001
// baud rate, stop bits, parity
@0007 = 01d8 0000 0000
// analog input correction
@0008 = 03e8

BASIC Program, Installed

@ERASE

@INIT 10
0 REM LED output and on
10 A=pioout 2
11 A=pioset 2
0 REM RS232_off set
12 A=pioout 5
13 A=pioset 5
0 REM RS232_on set
14 A=pioout 3
15 A=pioset 3
0 REM DTR output clear
16 A=pioout 6
17 A=pioclr 6
0 REM DSR input
18 A=pioin 4
0 REM set DSR to IRQ so that PIO_IRQ is called
19 A=pioirq "P000100"
20 RETURN

@IDLE 30
0 REM disconnect RS232
30 B = unlink 1
31 B = slave 5
0 REM blink LED
32 B = pioset 2;
33 B = pioclr 2
34 RETURN

@SLAVE 400
0 REM 5 seconds timeout to start shell with '+' and enter
400 TIMEOUTS 5
401 INPUTS $0
402 IF $0[0] = 43 THEN 407
403 B = pioset 2
0 REM set baud rate to 9600
404 C = baud 96
0 REM connect RS232
405 C = link 1
406 RETURN
407 PRINTS "shell started\r\nTAG$ "
408 RETURN

@PIN_CODE 440
0 REM fixed PIN code
440 $0="1234"
441 RETURN

@PIO_IRQ 480
0 REM when DSR on the RS232 changes
480 IF $0[4]=48 THEN 483
0 REM modem control to other side
481 A=modemctl 1
482 RETURN
483 A=modemctl 0
484 RETURN

@CONTROL 495
0 REM remote request for DTR pin on the RS232
495 IF $0[0] = 49 THEN 498
496 A=pioset 6
497 RETURN
498 A=pioclr 6
499 RETURN

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