Equipment

In use by UNAVCO Boulder Facility -

Radio modem: FreeWave DGR115-H

Antennas: directional Yagi antennas

CPU: UNIX (Sun OS 2.3)

Receiver: Trimble 4000SSi/SSE

Possible Substitutions (based on site parameters) -

Radio modem: Any radio modem which meets suggested minimum requirements as listed on our Radio Modem page.

Antennas: omnidirectional antennas

CPU: UNAVCO, Boulder currently supports UNIX or LINUX operating systems.

NOTE: The use of a repeater and directional vs. omnidirectional antennas depends on the specifics of the site, distances signals need to travel, topography etc. For more information contact UNAVCO Communications Help (supportunavco.org).

Connections in use by Boulder Facility

1=DB25-9 serial

2=Radio wave

3=Trimble serial 5 or 7 pin null cable (p/n 21295 or 21296)

Equipment Configuration in use by Boulder Facility

Radio modems

Baud rate 19200 bps

8-None-1

RTS/CTS HW flow control

packet size max=8 (144 bytes) min=2 (16 bytes)

The transceivers are set to Point to Point Master, Point to Point Repeater, and Point to Point Slave respectively in order from the computer to the receiver.

Recommended master FreeWave radio modem register settings
Recommended FreeWave repeater radio modem register settings
Recommended FreeWave slave radio modem register settings

Receiver

Confirm these settings in the receiver's CONTROL menu:

BAUD RATE/FORMAT: I/O port 1 or 2, 19200 bps, 8-None-1, no HW flow control

REMOTE PROTOCOL: Data Collector Compatible

Download Specifications

Download software: Trimble Remote Control version 2.09 (27 JUN 1994) for UNIX. All functions of Remote Control software work. Effective receiver file download speed: 4300 bps.

NOTE: Download rates will vary depending upon site location, local interference, phone line quality, and cellular service.

Last modified Thursday, 17-Nov-2005 03:57:00 UTC

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