Campbell Scientific RavenXTG Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem - Manual (Page 17)

RavenXTG GPRS/EDGE Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem
• Authentication Failure—The Network, Signal, and Activity LEDs blink
every 2 seconds. Contact the cellular provider and have the account
information verified, and verify the modem is located in an area covered
by cellular service.
• Data Retry—The Network, Signal, and Activity LEDs blink every 3
seconds.
5. Using AceManager to Program the Modem
After the RavenXTG has been provisioned, certain settings have to be changed
for the modem to be compatible with CSI dataloggers. The recommended way
to change the settings is to send a template file to the modem using the
AceManager utility.
The AceManager utility is on the CD that ships with the RavenXTG modem
and is also available from Sierra Wireless (
www.sierrawireless.com/support ).
To install AceManager from the Sierra Wireless CD, click on the
“AceManager” link under Modem Utilities and follow the prompts. Once the
application has been installed, it can be run from the Windows Start menu or
from the icon on the desktop.
Template files from CSI’s website ( www.campbellsci.com/downloads ) are used
to configure the RavenXTG modem to function as a serial server or in Point-to-
Point protocol (PPP):
Template files for the RavenXTG Description
RavenXTG GPRS/EDGE Template
115200 Serial server mode, for newer
dataloggers* that support 115200
baud, recommended for most
applications
RavenXTG GPRS/EDGE Template
9600 Serial server mode, for older
dataloggers** that support 9600 baud
RavenXTG GPRS/EDGE PPP
Template 115200 PPP mode, for newer dataloggers*
* CR1000, CR800, CR3000
** CR200(X), CR10(X), CR510, CR500, 21X, and CR7
As a serial server, the modem has an IP address and port number (3001) for the
RavenXTG’s RS-232 port. LoggerNet sends data via TCP/IP over the Internet
to the datalogger. The modem removes the data from the TCP packet and
sends the data out the RS-232 port to the datalogger. Returning data is put into
a TCP packet by the modem and sent back to LoggerNet.
When configured as PPP, the RavenXTG functions as a router, routing TCP/IP
communications to the IP stack of the datalogger. PPP enables the datalogger
to send/receive messages via email, HTTP, FTP to and from the datalogger,
and it allows concurrent communications between networked dataloggers and
LoggerNet.
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