Campbell Scientific RF500M Radio Modem - Manual (Page 16)

Section 3. Assembling the Radiotelemetry Network
To configure the RF500M, apply power to the modem, wait for the power-up
sequence lights to cycle and then turn off, connect the PC to the RF500M RS-
232 port with a null modem cable, open Device Configuration Utility,
highlight the RF500M option in the Device Type list, and click Connect. Press
the green configuration button on the RF500M either before or while
connected to enable the settings in Device Configuration Utility.
There are five configuration options for the RF500M
1. RF ID – Set the modem address with a value from 1-255. Each RF500M
in the network must have a unique RF ID.
2. CS I/O Settings – Set the CS I/O interface options. Choose the SDC
address that will be used to communicate with the datalogger or if a digital
radio is attached and this RF500M is used as an RF Base, select the
Connected to PC via SC532 option (requires an SC532(A) between the CS
I/O interface and the serial port of the PC). If using the Connected to PC
via SC532 option, make sure the RS-232 interface is not set as Connected
to PC. If using the CS I/O interface to connect a datalogger, make sure the
RS-232 interface is not set as a PakBus datalogger.
3. RS-232 Settings – Set the RS-232 interface options. Choose whether the
RF500M will be connected to the PC with a null modem cable, if a digital
radio will be connected to the RS-232 interface, or it will be connected to
a datalogger. If using the Connected to PC option, make sure the CS I/O
is not set as Connected to PC via SC532.
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