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Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode Document Control History Version Date Author Remarks 1.0 2/12/10 ORW Initial Release 1.1 2/29/10 ORW Updated with certification comments (Sect 4.3 and 4.4) 2.0 7/28/10 ORW Updated for ULPENODE110 2.1 09/03/10 ORW Updated max pwr consumption, input voltage range. Removed UART statement. Updated formatting 3 09/16/10 ORW Applied new formatting, modified footer to include copyright statement. 4 11/04/10 ORW Updated section 4.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode Table of Contents 2 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 What does this document cover? ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Who should use this Manual?................................................................................
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 5.4.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 5.4.2 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 12 5.5 Notes and Recommendations ............................................................................................................
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 2 Scope 2.1 What does this document cover? This document describes On-Ramp Wireless’ Ultra-Link Processing™ (ULP) eNode. It describes the use of the eNode within a ULP wireless packet data network and the hardware and software interfaces of the device. 2.2 Who should use this Manual? Customers integrating On-Ramp Wireless’ eNode module into their sensor and location tracking systems (referred to as Hosts in this document).
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 3 Introduction The ULP wireless packet data network, comprised of eNodes and Access Points operates at a breakthrough receive sensitivity of -142 dBm. This dramatic increase in receive sensitivity allows for a 2,000 mile wireless range in free space and 25x the range (600x the coverage) of typical wireless sensor systems while maintaining a small and low-cost form factor with multi-year battery operation.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 4 Approvals The eNode has been designed to meet regulations for world-wide use. 4.1 FCC This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 4.3.1 Integrators A label showing the FCC ID and IC designators, listed above, must be affixed to the exterior of any device containing the eNode (if the eNode is not visible). The exterior label must include: Contains FCC ID: XTE-ULPENODE110, IC 8655AULPENODE110. 4.3.2 RF Exposure Statement The air interface supports operation on channels in the 2402 MHz – 2476 MHz range for FCC/IC regulatory domains and 2402-2481 for the ETSI regulatory domain.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 5 eNode Overview and Interfaces The eNode platform provides ULP modem functionality on the client side. The eNode platform handles PHY & MAC layers (L1 and L2) for the ULP technology. The eNode platform supports interfacing over Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). The eNode easily integrates with Sensor or Locating tracking system using the software and hardware interfaces supported. The eNode acts as the slave device; the host board acts as master. 5.1 Hardware Interface 5.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode Pin Name Pin # Type Pin Description J701, 2 T_OUT J701, 3 RESET J701, 4 eNode Reset RXD1 J703, 3 Serial 1 Receive Reserved for future use TXD1 J703, 4 Serial 1 Transmit Reserved for future use VBATT1 J703, 1 VBATT2 J703, 2 GND J701, 9 GND J701, 10 GND J703, 5 GND J703, 9 GND J703, 10 5.1.4 In Remark Slave TXD0 5.1.3 Serial 0 Transmit Master Out Reserved for future use.
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Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 5.2 Software Interface On-Ramp Wireless’ eNode platform’s Software Interface includes the node resident SPI driver for the Interface Hardware and the node resident messaging application. While the driver enables the hardware for data transfer, the messaging application implements user level messages which enable the host to control the behavior of the node.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 5.3.2 Host Interface Protocol On-Ramp Wireless’ ULP eNode’s host interface supports reliable transfer of messages between the host and eNode over SPI. To support this functionality: Explicit ‘Connect’ and ‘Disconnect’ messages are supported. Each host-to-node message is acknowledged. This is useful in reliability and also for back-pressure, where the host needs to slow down or stop sending messages to the eNode.
Ultra-Link Processing™ - eNode 5.3.7 SPI Interface Driver The node SPI Slave Interface software driver provides a messaging protocol for interfacing to a host device running an On-Ramp Wireless host SPI master driver and for interfacing to a device running its own driver. The On-Ramp Wireless host SPI master driver uses a messaging protocol that is active only after the host has completed an arbitration sequence.
