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... Users Guide Airborne Enterprise Evaluation Kit WLNG-SE/SP/AN/ET-DP500 Series Revision X2 June 09 File name: airborne enterprise evb user guide x2.doc Document Number: 100-8082-110 ...
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... Inc. has made commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate and reliable. However, the information is subject to change without notice. No responsibility is assumed by QUATECH for the use of the information or for infringements of patents or other rights of third parties. This document is ® ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Contents 1.0 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.0 Conventions ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Terminology ................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Notes ............................................................................................................................. 10 2.3 Caution .......................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 File Format ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Courier Typeface ........................................................................................................... 11 3.0 Supported Devices and Kits .............................................................................................. 12 4.0 Evaluation Board Layout ................................................................................................... 13 5.0 Feature Description ........................................................................................................... 15 5.1 ANT1 .............................................................................................................................. 15 5.2 ANT2 .............................................................................................................................. 15 5.3 BT1 ................................................................................................................................ 15 5.4 CN1 ................................................................................................................................ 16 5.5 CN2 ................................................................................................................................ 16 5 ...
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... Uploading Certificates.................................................................................................... 48 10.5 Upload Configuration Files ............................................................................................ 49 10.6 Updating Firmware ........................................................................................................ 50 11.0 Using the ACC Application ................................................................................................ 53 11.1 Logging In ...................................................................................................................... 53 11.2 Menu Bar ....................................................................................................................... 53 11.3 Updating a Field ............................................................................................................. 54 12.0 Ethernet Section ................................................................................................................ 56 Indicator LED’s .................................................................................................................. 57 13.0 14.0 Change Log ....................................................................................................................... 61 6 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Figures Figure 1 - Evaluation Board Layout ............................................................................................... 13 Figure 2 - Ethernet Jack Pin Out ................................................................................................... 17 Figure 3 - JTAG Header ................................................................................................................ 18 Figure 4 - SPI Header .................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 5 - DE-9 Connector Pin-out ................................................................................................ 21 Figure 6 - Primary UART Header .................................................................................................. 22 Figure 7- Primary UART Transceiver Header ............................................................................... 23 Figure 8 - Primary UART LED Indicator Header ........................................................................... 24 Figure 9 - DE-9 Connector Pin-out ................................................................................................ 25 Figure 10 - Secondary UART Header ...
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... Table 36 - Secondary UART Indicator LED's ................................................................................ 32 Table 37 – Airborne Device Server Module Indicator LED’s ......................................................... 32 Table 38 - LED4 Description ......................................................................................................... 33 Table 39 - TP1-6 Configuration ..................................................................................................... 35 Table 40 - TP7 Label to WLNG Pin-out Table ............................................................................... 36 Table 41 - UART Authentication .................................................................................................... 40 Table 42 - UART SSID & Authentication ....................................................................................... 41 Table 43 - UART Determine Module's IP Address ........................................................................ 41 Table 44 - Ethernet Authentication ................................................................................................ 43 Table 45 - Ethernet SSID & ...
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... Overview This guide describes the Airborne™ Enterprise class Device Server Module Evaluation Kit from Quatech, Inc. The Module Evaluation Kit is intended as a testing and development platform for Quatechs’ Airborne™ Enterprise Device Server Module. The Airborne Module offers significant advantages over other wireless solutions in terms of size, cost, power consumption, and performance ...
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... The following section outlines the conventions used within the document, where convention is deviated from the deviation takes precedence and should be followed. If you have any question related to the conventions used or clarification of indicated deviation please contact Quatech Sales or Wireless Support. 2.1 Terminology Airborne Enterprise Device Server and AirborneDirect Enterprise Device ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 2.5 Courier Typeface Commands and other input that a user is to provide are indicated with Courier typeface. For example, typing the following command and pressing the Enter key displays the result of a command: wl-info <cr> Module Firmware Version: Radio Firmware Version: ...
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... Supported Devices and Kits This manual supports the Evaluation Kit for all devices and platforms listed in Table 1. Part No. WLNG-SE-DP5XX WLNG-AN-DP5XX WLNG-SP-DP5XX WLNG-ET-DP5XX WLNG-EK-DP5XX WLNG-EK-DP501 WLNG-EK-DP502 WLNG-EK-DP503 12 Table 1 - Model and Kit Part Numbers Description 802.11b/g to RS232/422/485 and UART Serial Device Server Module, Enterprise Class. ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 4.0 Evaluation Board Layout Table 2 - Summary Description of Evaluation Board Designator Description ANT1 Antenna connector ANT2 Antenna connector BT1 Battery holder CN1 Primary UART Port connector (DE-9 Male) CN2 Secondary UART Port connector (DE-9 Male) CN3 Ethernet PHY connector (Header) ...
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... TP2 3.3VDC TP3 GND TP4 GND TP5 GND TP6 GND TP7 Breadboard area TP8 Common for SW4 TP9 L1 for SW4 TP10 L2 for SW4 14 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Ref Page 5.13 20 5.14 20 5.15 21 5.16 23 5.17 24 5.18 25 5.19 27 5. ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 5.0 Feature Description The following section provides detailed descriptions of the various connections, switches and indicators provided by the Airborne Evaluation Board. 5.1 ANT1 This is one of two antenna connections available on the Evaluation board. Designator CN9 CN10 5.2 ANT2 This is one of two antenna connections available on the Evaluation board. ...
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... Ethernet connections. The output of this header is provided by the embedded Ethernet PHY built in to the Airborne Device Server module. Please refer to the WLNG DP500 data book for details of this output. This header allow for the implementation of external magnetic or a capacitive coupled circuit between the Evaluation board and a test system. The pin out for the header can be seen in Table 7 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Designator CN3 A detailed description of the Ethernet circuit on the Evaluation board can be found in section 11.0. 5.7 CN4 This connector is a 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 Jack with integrated magnetic. The pin out is shown in Figure 2. It supports two integrated indicator LED’s, the conditions for these indicators can be seen in Table 8 ...
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... Table 10 - Debug Port Pin Out Pin Description 1 No Connect 2 D OUT Connect 5 GND 6 No Connect 7 No Connect 8 No Connect 9 No Connect Figure 3 - JTAG Header Table 11 - JTAG Header Pin Out Pin Description 1 3.3VDC 2 3.3VDC 3 NTRST: Test RESET 4 GND Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Server Module. Production devices do not support this feature. To enable JTAG a hardware change to the module must be made, please contact Quatech Technical Support if this feature is required. 5.10 CN7 This header is the primary SPI interface header; firmware selection of the SPI interface is required before the interface can be used. ...
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... Status Description ON Power supplied to the card, SW1 on ON position OFF No power supplied to the card, SW1 on OFF position Status Description OFF No valid Power to the module BLINKING Searching for valid SSID ON Associated with valid SSID Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Designator J1 5.15 J2 This header configures the Primary UART port connector (CN1), selection of the headers allows the connector pin-out to be changed to support one of the following configurations: RS232 DTE RS232 DCE RS422/485 4-wire RS422/485 2-wire For each of the configurations please note there is a pin out change and it may be necessary to alter the cable being used for connection to the serial host ...
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... J2 22 Configuration Header RS422/485 2-Wire RS422/485 4-Wire Figure 6 - Primary UART Header Table 17 - Primary UART Header Pin-out Pin Description 1 RxD+ 2 TxD+ 3 CN1 Pin 2 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Pin Out 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 No Connect 5 GND 6 No Connect 7 CTS 8 RTS 9 No Connect ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Designator 5.16 J3 This header correctly enables the primary UART transceivers for the interface type selected by the configuration of J2. The available options are shown in Table 18. Designator J3 Designator J3 100-8082-110 Pin Description 4 RxD 5 TxD 6 CN1 Pin 3 7 TxD- 8 TxD+ 9 CN1 Pin 9 10 ...
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... Designator Signal RXEN (Pin 2), SER_MODE (Pin 6) and /TXEN (Pin 8) are sourced from the Airborne Device Server module, please refer to the WLNG DP500 data book for a description of these signal. 5.17 J4 This header provides access to the Primary UART LED status indicators. The default has all LED’s connected. ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 5.18 J5 This header configures the Secondary UART port connector (CN2), selection of the headers allows the connector pin-out to be changed to support one of the following configurations: RS232 DTE RS232 DCE RS422/485 4-wire RS422/485 2-wire For each of the configurations please note there is a pin out change and it may be necessary to alter the cable being used for connection to the serial host ...
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... Pin Description 1 RxD+ 2 TxD+ 3 CN1 Pin 2 4 RxD 5 TxD 6 CN1 Pin 3 7 TxD- 8 TxD+ 9 CN1 Pin 9 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Pin Out 8 RTS 9 No Connect 1 No Connect 2 No Connect 3 TxD Connect 5 GND 6 No Connect 7 No Connect 8 No Connect ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Designator 5.19 J6 This header correctly enables the Secondary UART transceivers for the interface type selected by the configuration of J5. The available options are shown in Table 23. Designator J6 Designator J6 100-8082-110 Pin Description 10 CN1 Pin 6 11 TxD- 12 RxD- 13 CN1 Pin 8 14 CTS 15 RTS ...
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... Signal RXEN (Pin 2), SER_MODE (Pin 6) and /TXEN (Pin 8) are sourced from the Airborne Device Server module, please refer to the WLNG DP500 data book for a description of these signal. 5.20 J7 This header provides access to the Secondary UART LED status indicators. The default has all LED’s connected. ...
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... This header provides direct connections to the Airborne Device Server module Ethernet connections. The output of this header is provided by the embedded Ethernet PHY built in to the Airborne Device Server module. Please refer to the WLNG DP500 data book for details of this output. Designator J8 5.22 J9 This header provides access to the status indicators generated by the Airborne Device Server module. The header provides a connection to the on board LED’ ...
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... Table 29 - GPIO LED Header Configuration Description LED’s Connected LED’s Disconnected Table 30 - GPIO LED Header Pin-out Pin Description 1 D16 (Yellow) 2 Port G0 (Airborne Device Server Pin 22) 3 D17 (Yellow) 4 Port G1 (Airborne Device Server Pin 19) Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Configuration 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Designator J11 Designator J11 5.25 JP1 This jumper provides the ability to select the power source for the Evaluation Board. The options can be seen in Table 33. Designator JP1 Group JP1 100-8082-110 Figure 15 – Ethernet Indicator LED Header Table 31 – Ethernet Indicator LED Header Configuration Description LED’ ...
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... Ready to Send (RTS), Green LED D10 Clear-to-Send (CTS), Yellow LED D9 Transmit Data (TxD), Red LED D8 Receive Data (RxD), Red LED Name Description (w/ Power Applied) OFF No TCP/IP connection established CONN D15 TCP/IP connection established with Device (Green) ON Server Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Group Designator A more detailed description of these status indicators can be seen in section 13.0. 5.29 LED4 This group of LED’s is available for use. They can be connected to and driven by GPIO G0 and G1, via the CLI of the Airborne Device Server module possible to demonstrate I/O control using this combination. ...
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... This switch is connected to pin 7 (/RESET) pin of the module; please refer to the WLNG DP500 Data-book for more details. The /RESET behavior is not the same as a Power-on-restart; please refer to the WLNG DP500 Data-book for details ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Doing an OEM reset will reset all parameters back to OEM default values; this may place the module in a state that will not allow the user to communicate with it. IMPORTANT: Confirm that the OEM settings installed on the module will allow the user to communicate with the module after the reset has been completed ...
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... Since the signal definition could change depending upon the type of module being used (UART, Serial, SPI, Ethernet) details of the signals and their characteristics can be found in the WLNG DP500 Data book. A translation of prototype area (TP7) designator to WLNG pin out can be seen in Table 40. TP7 Designator 36 ...
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... These test points have been made available for prototyping using the Evaluation board; they are connected to SW4 (section 5.33). Please refer to this section for detail. 100-8082-110 DTXD DRXD /FRESET /RESET NTRESET TDO TDI TCK RTCK TMS TX+ TX- RX+ RX /RF_ACT Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide WLNG Pin ...
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... A typical evaluation system includes: A host computer that communicates with the Airborne Device Server module, the interface options are: WLNG-EK-DP501 via the EVB RS-232 interface (PORT 1, CN1) WLNG-EK-DP502 via the EVB SPI interface (CN7) WLNG-EK-DP503 via the EVB RJ-45 interface (ETHERNET, CN4) ...
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... Connection to SPI Host To connect and communicate with the EVB it will be necessary for an SPI based host to comply with the SPI host interface specification outlined in the WLNG DP500 Databook, please refer to this document before connecting an SPI host. 100-8082-110 ™ ...
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... Serial Device Server Connection If you have purchased the WLNG-EK-DP501 or WLNG-EK-DP502 kit please use the following instructions for connecting to and evaluating the Airborne Serial Device Server. The following describes initial connection to an Airborne Device Server module loaded with UART (WLNG-AN-DP501) firmware; if you have a module loaded with Ethernet (WLNG-ET-DP501) firmware, please skip to section 9 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 8.3 Determine and Store the Access Point SSID On the Host computer, use the terminal emulation program to type the following CLI commands in the order shown: CLI Command wl-scan<CR> wl-ssid [SSID]<CR> commit<CR> If your access point has security enabled, you will also need to use the CLI to enter those parameters (See the Enterprise CLI Reference Guide for details) ...
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... For more information on the full CLI command set please refer to the Command Line Reference Manuals. The above process can be achieved by any of the available Terminal Emulation programs. Please follow the specific applications requirements to make the TCP/IP connection and authenticate with the module. 42 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 9.0 Ethernet Bridge Connection If you have purchased the WLNG-EK-DP503 kit, please use the following instructions for connecting to and evaluating the Airborne Ethernet Bridge Module. 9.1 Connect a Host Computer Using a Cat5 cable, connect the RJ45 port (CN4) connector on the Airborne EVB to the Ethernet port on the Host computer ...
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... Associates the module with the AP who’s [SSID] you specify. [SSID] is the value returned by the wl-scan command. Stores the information to flash memory. Table 46 - Ethernet Determine Modules IP Address Description Authenticate with the firmware The module returns the IP address assigned the DHCP server. Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. The HyperTerminal application will then attempt to open a TCP session with the module, Connecting is shown in the status bar at the bottom-left side of the screen as HyperTerminal tries to make the Telnet connection. When the connection is made, Connecting is replaced by Connected. You can know interact with the Airborne Device Server, to authenticate with the module type auth dpac dpac< ...
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... After successfully authenticating with the module, you will be logged into the web server and allowed to browse and update module settings if required. A quick overview of the web interface follows. 10.1 Navigation Bar 46 Figure 22 - Website Login Username: dpac Password: dpac Figure 23 - Website Navigation Bar Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Title Status Configuration Certificates Network Maintenance 10.2 Navigating the Website A standard web page looks like Figure 24. The navigation bar runs along the top of the page, page specific feature groups are list in the left hand pane of the page and the specific parameters are shown in the main display pane. ...
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... Before the Commit button has been pressed, all modified fields can be returned to their original state by pressing the Cancel button. 10.4 Uploading Certificates Adding certificates to the Airborne Device Server module is very easy when using the web interface. 48 Figure 25 - upload Certificate Web page Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Step Navigation Bar Select Certificates Feature Bar Select Upload Certificates Press Browse... Button Press Upload Certificate Press List certificates Files 10.5 Upload Configuration Files The Airborne Device Server module supports both OEM and User configuration files for provisioning the module. Delivery of these configuration files can be performed through the web interface ...
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... You will first need to obtain the version of firmware you wish to install from the Quatech website or Quatech technical support. The firmware will be a binary image file (.img) and indicate the version of the firmware in the file name. Once you have obtained the firmware, save the firmware image to a location on the system you are browsing the module from location accessible to the system you are browsing the module from ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 Figure 27 - Firmware Update Page Figure 28 - Firmware Update in Progress Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide 51 ...
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... Press Reboot DO NOT REMOVE POWER FROM THE MODULE DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE CYCLE. This may cause the device to become non-operational. If this happens please contact Quatech Technical Support. 52 Figure 29 - Firmware Update Complete Table 50 - Updating Firmware Description This will open a window showing the current module status ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 11.0 Using the ACC Application The Airborne Control Center (ACC) application is supplied on the Airborne Evaluation Kit CD. The application provides device location and management capabilities from a Windows based network computer. Once you have installed the Evaluation Kit CD run the ACC by locating the Airborne DP50X Evaluation Kit program directory and selecting the Airborne Control Center item ...
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... Opens a dialog window indicting the version of the ACC being used. Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. Note that the changes to the parameters will not be applied until a module restart has been completed. Before the Save button has been pressed, all modified fields can be returned to their original state by pressing the Cancel button. 100-8082-110 Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide ...
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... The interface also supports both half and full duplex for 10Mbps and 100Mbps. The interface uses a Broadcom BCM5241A Ethernet PHY, please refer to the manufacturers datasheet for interface details and appropriate design guidelines for both capacitive coupling and magnetic interface. 56 Figure 34 - Ethernet Schematic Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 13.0 Indicator LED’s The Airborne Evaluation Board includes a set of indicator LED’s that provide important feedback on the state of the module and its ability to communicate with the network. Understanding these LED’s can help not only in debugging the evaluation board but also on deciding how you will implement them in your design ...
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... Make sure the Device Server Module (Ref Figure 1) is Power is applied but attached to the Evaluation board. Confirm the module after 10-12 seconds is seated correctly by pushing lightly down on the units using the edges of the device. Avoid pushing on the not turn ON label. Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. LED Configuration RF_ACT# continuously but POST does not turn RF_ACT# is Solid but POST does not turn ON RF_ACT# is solid but RF_LINK does not turn ON after a few seconds The Device Server has network but WLN_CFG does turn ON after a 100-8082-110 Issue Description ...
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... The Device Server can be PINGED from the network host. The Network Host can be PINGED by the Device Server. The telnet port number on the module (default 23) matches the one being used to connect to. Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 100-8082-110 ...
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... Quatech, Inc. 14.0 Change Log The following table indicates all changes made to this document: Version Date 1.0 06/15/2009 100-8082-110 Section Change Description - Preliminary version Airborne Enterprise EVB Users Guide Author ACR 61 ...
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