Digi XLR PRO User manual

XLR PRO™

Radio Frequency (RF) Modem

User Guide

Revision history—90002202

Revision Date Description

B March

2014

Removed the data sample RX indicator frame type.

Updated descriptions for the DN, ND, and FN commands; added clarification

note to the WR command documentation.

C May 2015 Updated web configuration and Device Cloud options available with XLR PRO

firmware version 1006.

Updated Device Cloud brand name and login URLs.

D December

2015

Added certifications for Mexico and Australia.

Added USB support available with XLR PRO firmware version 1007.

E February

2016

Noted that user guide applies to all XLR PROmodels (XLR PRO and XLR PRO

INTL).

Moved source content and made miscellaneous editorial corrections.

F January

2017

Added a serial cable warning. Added Brazil and Peru certification

information. Updated ATcommands and API frames.

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Contents

XLR PRO Radio Frequency (RF) Modem User Guide

Operational modes 10

For more information 11

Hardware

XLR PRO front panel 13

RJ45 serial port pinout 13

Hardware interfaces 14

Power supply 14

LEDs 14

Startup 15

Data transmission 15

Reset button 15

Antenna port 16

Set up the hardware

XLR PRO kit contents 18

Connect the hardware 19

Mount the XLR PRO 20

Right-angle mount DIN rail (not to scale) 20

Flush-mount bracket (not to scale) 21

Mounting guidelines 21

Antenna placement 22

Technical specifications

General 24

RF specifications 24

Rural range line-of-sight 24

Receiver sensitivity by RF data rate 24

UART interface data rates (software selectable) 25

Networking and security 25

Power requirements 25

Power supply 26

Environmental 26

Regulatory approvals 26

Connectors 26

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Operations

XLR PRO operational design 28

Ethernet RF bridging 28

Serial mode selection 29

USB mode 30

Serial mode 30

RS-232 30

RS-485/422 30

IP socket mode 31

Controlling parameters 31

Operational description 32

Serial communications 32

Serial buffers 32

Networking methods

MAC/PHY layers 34

Ethernet bridging 34

Ethernet packet handling 34

Bridging precautions 35

Enable bridging 35

64-bit addresses 35

Unicast 35

Broadcast 35

Serial addressing basics 36

64-bit addresses 36

Unicast 36

Broadcast 36

Delivery method 36

AT commands

Special commands 39

AC (Apply Changes) 39

FR (Software Reset) 39

RE (Restore Defaults) 39

WR (Write) 39

MAC/PHY commands 40

ID (Network ID) 40

BR (RF Data Rate) 40

PL (Power Level) 40

RR (Unicast Retries) 41

MT(Broadcast Multi-Transmits) 41

Diagnostic commands 41

DB (Received Signal Strength) 41

EA (MAC ACK Timeouts) 42

ER (Received Error Count) 42

GD (Good Packets Received) 42

TR (Transmission Failure Count) 43

UA (Unicasts Attempted) 43

%H (MAC Unicast One Hop Time) 43

%8 (MAC Broadcast One Hop Time) 43

N? (Network Discovery Timeout) 44

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Network commands 44

CE (Node Messaging Options) 44

BH (Broadcast Hops) 44

NH (Network Hops) 44

NN (Network Delay Slots) 45

RF Addressing commands 45

SH (Serial Number High) 45

SL (Serial Number Low) 45

DH (Destination Address High) 45

DL (Destination Address Low) 46

TO (Transmit Options) 46

NI (Node Identifier) 46

NT (Node Discovery Timeout) 47

NO (Node Discovery Options) 47

CI (Cluster ID) 47

DE (Destination Endpoint) 48

SE (Source Endpoint) 48

Addressing discovery and configuration commands 49

DN (Discover Node) 49

ND (Network Discover) 49

FN (Find Neighbors) 50

Security commands 50

KY (AES Encryption Key) 51

Serial interfacing commands 51

BD (Baud Rate) 51

NB (Parity) 51

SB (Stop Bits) 52

RO (Packetization Timeout) 52

FT (Flow Control Threshold) 52

AP (API Mode) 52

AO (API Options) 53

4E (Serial Protocol) 53

4D (RS-485 Duplex) 53

4T (RS-485 Termination) 54

D6 (RTS Flow Control) 54

D7 (CTS Flow Control) 54

Hardware diagnostics commands 55

TP (Temperature) 55

RP(RSSI PWM Timer) 55

Ethernet and IP socket mode commands 55

ES (IP Socket Mode Enable) 55

IB (IP Socket Baud Rate) 56

IP (IP Protocol) 56

DX (Destination IP Address) 57

C0 (Source Port) 57

DY (Destination Port) 57

TM (TCP Client Connection Timeout) 57

TS (TCP Server Connection Timeout) 58

MA (IP Addressing Mode) 58

MY (XLR IP Address) 58

MK (Subnet Mask) 59

GW (Default Gateway Address) 59

NS (DNS Address) 59

%M (Ethernet MAC address) 60

Device Cloud commands 60

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DO (Device Cloud Enable) 60

KP (Device Description) 60

KC (Device Contact) 60

KL (Device Location) 61

LX (Latitude) 61

LY (Longitude) 61

EQ (Device Cloud FQDN) 61

DI (Device Cloud Indicator) 61

Web configuration commands 62

HE (Web Configuration Enable) 62

HU (Web Configuration User Name) 62

HW (Web Configuration Password) 62

Ethernet bridging commands 63

BE (Ethernet RF Bridging Enable) 63

BA (Bridge Destination MAC) 63

Command mode options 63

CC (Command Sequence Character) 63

CN (Exit Command mode) 64

CT (Command Mode Timeout) 64

GT (Guard Times) 64

Firmware commands 64

VB (Firmware Version) 64

VR (XLR PRO Firmware Version) 65

HV (Hardware Version) 65

VH (XLR PRO Baseboard Hardware Version) 65

*C (compatibility) 65

DD (Device Type Identifier) 65

PN (Part Number) 66

NP (Maximum Packet Payload Bytes) 66

CK (Configuration CRC) 66

Operate in API mode

API mode overview 68

Use the AP command to set the operation mode 68

API frame format 68

API operation (AP parameter = 1) 68

API operation-with escaped characters (AP parameter = 2) 69

API serial exchanges 70

AT command frames 70

Transmit and receive RF data 71

Remote AT commands 71

Code to support future API frames 71

API frame types 72

AT Command Frame - 0x08 72

AT Command - Queue Parameter Value frame - 0x09 74

Transmit Request frame - 0x10 75

Explicit Addressing Command frame - 0x11 77

Remote AT Command Request frame - 0x17 80

AT Command Response frame - 0x88 82

Modem Status frame - 0x8A 84

Transmit Status frame - 0x8B 85

Receive Packet frame - 0x90 87

Explicit Rx Indicator frame - 0x91 89

Remote Command Response frame - 0x97 91

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Advanced application features

Network commissioning and diagnostics 94

Local configuration 94

Remote configuration 94

Send a remote command 94

Apply changes on remote devices 94

Remote command response 94

Test links in a network 95

Test links between adjacent devices 96

Example 97

RSSI indicators 97

Discover devices 98

General Purpose Flash Memory 98

Access General Purpose Flash Memory 99

Work with flash memory 110

Over-the-air (OTA) firmware updates 110

Distribute the new application 111

Verify the new application 111

Install the application 112

Keep in mind 112

Configure the XLR PRO using the web configuration interface

Access the XLR PRO web configuration interface 114

Set general options 114

Set Ethernet network options 114

Set Ethernet RF bridging options 115

Set Device Cloud connectivity options 116

Set XLR radio options 116

Set XLR radio serial options 117

Set XLR radio IP socket (Ethernet) options 118

Update firmware 119

Set web configuration options 119

Configure the XLR PRO using XCTU

Download and install XCTU 122

Download and install the USB driver 122

Connect XLR PRO to your PC 122

Launch XCTU and add the XLR PRO 122

Configure parameters using XCTU 122

Determine or assign an IP address 123

Determine the assigned DHCP address 123

Assign a static IP address 123

Update firmware with XCTU 123

Configure the XLR PRO using Digi Remote Manager

Create a Remote Manager account 126

Get the XLR PRO MAC address 126

Add a Digi XLR PRO to Remote Manager 126

Update firmware with Device Cloud 127

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Configure Device Cloud connectivity options 127

Configure Ethernet network options 128

Configure Ethernet RF bridging options 128

Configure IP socket mode options 129

Configure serial mode options 130

Configure system options 131

Configure web configuration options 132

Configure XLR radio configuration options 132

Schedule Device Cloud configuration changes 134

Troubleshooting

Serial interface issues 136

Condition 136

Solution 136

Condition 136

Solution 136

Ethernet issues 136

Condition 136

Solution 136

General issues 136

Condition 136

Solution 136

Safety notices and certifications

RF exposure statement 138

Class 1, Division 2 (C1D2) certification—USA and Canada 138

FCC (United States) certification 139

Industry Canada (IC) certification 139

Australia certification 140

Mexico IFETEL 140

Brazil (ANATEL) 140

XLR PRO antennas

Omni-directional antennas 143

Yagi antennas 144

XLR PRO Radio Frequency (RF) Modem User Guide

The XLR PRO is a high performance, industrial grade long-range radio solution that offers serial,

Ethernet socket, and Ethernet bridging connectivity to ensure reliable wireless data communications

over long distances. There are two models:

nThe XLR PRO RF Modem for North American distribution

nThe XLR PRO INTL RF Modem for international distribution

In this documentation, the term XLR PRO refers to both models.

Packaged in a sturdy, rugged enclosure and using patent-pending Punch2™ Technology to maximize

range and significantly increase immunity to interference, the XLR PRO 900 MHz radio can connect a

variety of devices across many industrial applications.

Punch2 Technology leverages chirp spread spectrum (CSS) modulation to provide better receiver

sensitivity, multipath performance, and interference rejection than is available through commonly

used frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) systems.

The advantages of Punch2 Technology arise from the characteristics of the chirp signal as well as

several digital-signal-processing techniques that enhance performance and reliability. With Punch2

Technology, data is spread to a higher bandwidth by multiplying each transmit modulation symbol

with a chirp signal. Operating at an expanded bandwidth provides several benefits:

nGreater receiver sensitivity

nInterference immunity

nImproved multipath performance

nAdjustable data rates

Flexible configuration and management options allow you to quickly set up and deploy one or more

XLR PRO modems, as well as apply firmware updates, get device status information, and more.

Operational modes

The XLR PRO offers the following operational modes:

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