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ESI RF BRIDGE User Guide DRAFT, rev 4

ESI RF Bridge — Factory Defaults

Power Up

Observe the ESI RF Bridge LED for initialization during power-up:

9 Yellow, 7 Blue (Beta)

Baud rate

9600 8N1

Flow Control

Xon/Xoff

Echo received characters

Off

End-of-line sequence

CR (carriage return)

Flip position when using RQ

Yes

RQ Address

BSB (may be reassigned)

NOTE: RTS/CTS (hardware flow control) is not available for Beta versions of the ESI RF Bridge but will be

supported in the Production release.

Setup

Hardware Requirements

 ESI RF Bridge (with 5 volt DC power supply and USB to Mini-B cable).

 PC computer or laptop with DB-9 style (DE-9) serial port, or USB port for a USB Serial Adaptor cable.

o Terminal program for the PC, such as HyperTerminal or Tera Term.

o RS-232 male to female cable or USB Serial Adaptor cable (USB with DB-9 style male connector).

 OPTIONAL: SUITE remote, to provide an additional method of motor administration and control, in

addition to the automation system.

Terminal Emulator Settings

 Serial Port Settings: 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity

 Flow Control: Software Xon/Xoff

 Local Echo: off

 Do not insert a linefeed after CR.

RS-232 Cable and Pinout

Standard DB-9 style to DB-9 style RS-232 serial cables are used to connect a PC/laptop or automation

system to the ESI RF Bridge.

NOTE: the CTS and RTS wires can be omitted when using Xon/Xoff flow control.

1. Hook it up. (also, see the Specifications and Installation Instructions document)

a. Turn on PC and configure terminal program to the correct terminal emulator settings.

b. Connect the RS-232 cable (or USB Serial Adaptor cable) from the PC to the RS-232 port on the ESI RF

Bridge.

c. Connect the “USB to Mini-B” cable from the 5 volt DC external power supply to the ESI RF Bridge.

NOTE: The USB ports are only for power, not data. Plug the cable into the power supply provided.

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