Getting Started Guide PulsON 200 UWB Evaluation Kit TM Time Domain Corporation Cummings Research Park 7057 Old Madison Pike Huntsville, AL 35806 USA http://www.timedomain.com Tel: +1 256.428.6333 +1 888.826.8378 ext 6333 Fax: +1.256.922.
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Getting Started Guide 3 Introduction Congratulations on stepping in to the world of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology! The Evaluation Kit (EVK) is the key hardware tool for UWB evaluation and application development. Within the next thirty minutes, this guide will help you set up, configure and test your PulsON 200TM radios.
Getting Started Guide The software CD (150-0014A) contains a copy of the embedded elements already loaded on your radios as well as the necessary PC software. These elements include: • UWB Kernel (in executable form) • Performance Analysis Tool (PAT) embedded (in executable form) • PAT GUI (Self-extracting executable) • Basic Host Translator (Host API) • Flash Loader Utility The embedded code is provided should the radio software need to be reloaded.
Getting Started Guide 5 • RS-232 Cable (optional) A DB9 male-to-female RS-232 cable is needed if the user intends to communicate with the PulsON 200 using a terminal application ( e.g. `HyperTerminal’) running on a PC. Examples of RS 232 use include Built-In Test (BIT) results and radio internet protocol (IP) address modification. Both topics are covered later in this document. Configuring the Hardware Please be careful when you remove the units and the antenna assemblies from their boxes.
Getting Started Guide Fig. 1: Rear panel of the PulsON 200 radio 3. After several seconds, if an Ethernet cable is connected and an Ethernet network connection exists, the ENET LINK LED will turn on and remain lit with a steady glow. It may blink briefly before becoming steady. 4. After several seconds, the TX/RX LED will turn on and glow steadily, indicating the radio is configured for transmit mode. This does not mean the radio is actively transmitting.
Getting Started Guide 7 Fig. 2: Initial installation screen for the EVK software 4. Follow the instructions on the screen 5. When you reach the screen shown in Fig. 3, you will be given a choice of directories in which the TDC software can be loaded. What is actually loaded on your PC is the Host side of PAT and the Flash Loader utility, which contains all of the embedded files needed to rebuild the EVK radio embedded software if necessary. Fig.
Getting Started Guide On your desktop you should find a short cut icon to the PAT Host . You can also access the PAT Host by going to Start\Programs\Time Domain\P200 EVK Release 1.0\Performance Analysis Tool. PC-to-PulsON 200 Radio Ethernet Connection Options TDC strongly recommends that there be a dedicated Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) in the PC you intend to use with the Radios.
Getting Started Guide 9 PC Ethernet Hub PulsON 200 radio #1 P200 EVK 1 TM Ethernet CAT-5 Standard Cable (to LAN) Two NICs Default (static) IP for NIC: 10.1.4.1 Ethernet CAT-5 Standard Cable Radio configured for static IP IP: 10.1.4.2 (default) PulsON 200 radio #2 TM P200 EVK 2 Radio configured for static IP IP: 10.1.4.3 Fig.
Getting Started Guide Fig. 6: Establishing a new connection for the radio using HyperTerminal 4. Using the screens shown in Fig. 7, select the correct COM port for your computer in the Connect Using drop down. In the COM1 Properties screen, set Bits per second to 9600, Flow control to "None", and click OK. Fig. 7: Designating the connection port (left) and specifying its settings (right). 5. Power on the radio.
Getting Started Guide 11 Fig. 8: The terminal display screen indicating that the PC and radio are communicating (outlined in red box) 6. Hit on the keyboard. A command prompt "->" should appear, indicating the radio will respond to PC commands. 7. Type the words "bootChange" (this is case sensitive) and hit (Fig. 9). Continue to hit to scroll down until the “inet on ethernet (e)” line is displayed. Caution: Do not change the other boot entries, or your radio may fail to boot! 8.
Getting Started Guide Fig. 9: Fields where commands and data must be entered to change a radio’s address 9. Continue hitting , to scroll through fields that will not be changed until the bootChange program exits, indicated by reappearance of the command prompt "->". The next time the radio is powered on it will use the newly assigned IP address. Test the Radio-to-PC Interface Once you have loaded the PC software and set up the PC, you will need to establish the Ethernet connection to the radio.
Getting Started Guide 13 Fig. 10: Using the PAT interface to connect with the PulsON 200 radio 3. Click the Connect button. The status window should return with the message "Connected to Radio (radioserialnumber)” and will indicate the current operating state of the radio. The default operating state of the radio after power-on will indicate "stopped" (Fig. 11). Fig.
Getting Started Guide At this stage you have established that the PC and radio are communicating and the radio has powered up successfully. If the connection failed, you may have to reconfigure the NIC settings. Further work with the EVK is documented in the PulsONTM 200 UWB Evaluation Kit Users’ Manual. Where do you go from here? If you have followed the instructions in this manual, and have passed both the System Boot up and Radio to PC test, you are ready to explore UWB in greater detail.
Getting Started Guide 15 Appendix A: Troubleshooting the Radio Reading BIT Results through a Terminal Application 1. Connect the radio to a PC using a DB9 serial cable as described in the Configuring the Hardware section of this Getting Started guide. 2. Establish a terminal connection to the radio (9600 baud, Hardware Flow Control OFF). If you need more details on how to establish a terminal connection, refer to the Setting the PulsON Radio IP Address section of the Getting Started Guide. 3.
Getting Started Guide Fig. A1: Selecting the Internet Protocol 6. The Local Area Network Connection Properties dialog box opens. In the Components checked are used by this connection, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. 7. When the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears, select Use the following IP address. (Fig.A2). Fig. A2: IP Address menu. 8. In the IP address box, type 10.1.4.1. (the radio IP address) 9. In the Subnet mask box, type 255.255.255.0.
Getting Started Guide 17 10. If the NIC used for communicating with the radio is also part of an established network, contact the network administrator to obtain a list of valid IP addresses for your network.
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