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11 RADIO INTERFACE
Support is provided for direct connection to most popular industrial radio modems. Depending
upon the radio, the connection may be made via the RS-232C or RS-485 serial port, or via the
Ethernet port. Serial Port parameters may be tailored for the radio via the Settings Menu. The
following list, although not exhaustive, enumerates some of the most popular, compatible
industrial radio modems.
Microwave Data Systems
TransNet, entraNet, iNet, 1710, 2710, 4710,
4790, 9710, 9790
Maxstream
XTend-PKG 900 MHz, RS-232, Industrial or
Commercial
Zlinx
ZP9D, ZP24D Series
Cirronet
HopNet Serial and Ethernet Series
Calamp/Dataradio
DL-3400, Integra-IP, Integra-TR, Integra-H,
T96-SR, TSLM, JSLM, VIPR, HIPR
Calamp
819, 822, 882 Cellular Data Modems
Solar Energy-Saver Features:
The EtherMeter supports an energy-saver feature that may be useful in solar-powered
applications. When the Dout1 setting is PwrSavLo or PwrSavHi, the 1
st
auxiliary digital output
may be interfaced to a solid-state relay (or even directly to certain radio modems) to power down
a radio between polling sessions. The operation is described through the following example: