Baseline Systems FreeWave Ethernet Radio - Manual (Page 78)

FGR2-PE Wirelss Data Transceiver
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higher the Slave Connect Odds setting, the more persistent that Endpoint
will be in attempting to acquire the Gateway’s connection.
This setting is a chance out of a total of 15. For example, a setting of 1 means the radio has a 1 in 15 chance
(6.66…%), and a setting of 9 means a 9 in 15 chance (60%). At each slot the Gateway is available, the
Endpoint “rolls the dice” to see if it retries connecting with the Gateway. If the radio retries and still cannot
connect with the Gateway, the cycle starts again. The odds determination (the “dice roll”) can happen an
unlimited number of times. The maximum number of connection retries are determined by the Endpoint’s
Broadcast Repeats and Addressed Repeats setting. After the Endpoint has tried reconnecting with the
Gateway for the number of Broadcast Repeats or Addressed Repeats (depending on the specific packet
type), the Endpoint then takes the action listed Slave Connect Odds parameter (second drop-down in the
Web Page).
Slave Connect Odds
Web Parameter: Salve Connect Odds in the MultiPoint Parameters section of the
Radio Setup page.
Network Type: MultiPoint
Default Setting: Drop Data
Options:
l
Drop Data - The Endpoint throws away the current data it failed to send.
The pattern begins again upon receipt of new data.
l
Drop Link - The Endpoint drops its link with the Gateway or Repeater for a
brief amount of time and then re-links.
l
Try Forever - The Endpoint waits a brief amount of time before starting
again with the data retries. It keeps retrying the same packet of data until it
succeeds.
Description: Controls how the Endpoint retries sending its data when it fails to receive a
connection acknowledgement from the Gateway. This can happen when
multiple Endpoints are in contention for the Gateway’s connection at the same
time.
Note: In Tool Suite, set the odds that an Endpoint retires the connection on the
Gateway’s next available slot in the Slave Attempts parameter. In the
configuration Web page, the number in the first drop-down box in the Slave
Connect Odds parameter indicates the odds that an Endpoint retries the
connection on the Gateway’s next available slot.
Subnet ID
Web Parameter: Subnet ID (RX) and Subnet ID (TX) in the MultiPoint Parameters section of
the Radio Setup page.
Network Type: MultiPoint using the Network ID option
Default Setting: F, F
Options: Any number between 0 and 9 or letter between A and F.
Description: In a MultiPoint Network with a Subnet ID (RX) of F and a Subnet ID (TX) of
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