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Issue 1, 31 October 2012
M48-458-BHX2
500mW UHF NBFM multi channel radio modem
The M48-458-BHX2 presents M48 modem IC
combined with a BHX2 radio module and suitable
interface circuits, power supplies, connectors to
provide a complete RS232 radio modem interface.
Optionally, the board can be housed in an EAS120
extruded aluminium housing. In the simplest case, a
pair of these units (with suitable aerials and power
supplies connected, of course) can be connected
directly to the serial ports of a pair of industrial PCs
and the resulting wireless data link used without any
further installation or programming.
The M48A is a simple, half duplex, transparent data link device. It
provides a basic 4800 baud RS232 compatible path without the user
needing to format, code, detect or otherwise worry about modifying
his existing datastream or providing extra 'control' lines. The
user interface datarate, addresses and operating parameters
can all be easily re-programmed via the serial port.
Figure 1: M48A-458-BHX2-EAS
It ought to be emphasised that the M48A is a very simple, easy to use, device. As supplied, it operates as a
4800 baud, transparent half-duplex data link. If required, there is an extensive range of programming
options, allowing user interface speed from 1200 to 76800 baud, hardware flow control, one to one, one to
many and broadcast addressing options, and acknowledge/re-transmit error handling protocols. Simple store
and forward repeater operation is also provided.
A good demonstration can be had by connecting a pair of PCs by their serial ports and a null-modem cable,
and setting up terminal emulators (4800 baud, asynchronous, local echo on) on both computers. Confirm
that good RS232 communication is present, and then replace the cable with a pair of M48A modems. The
resulting 'radio teletype' can be entertaining to play with.
Features
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Usable range over 5km
500mW RF power output
128 serial select channels
5kbps pulse duration coded protocol
Synchronisation codes and checksum to reduce false triggering on noise
Programmable transmit address and four receive addresses
Programmable timing parameters (preamble length, etc)
Programmable auxiliary serial output (to program radio modules)
Programmable serial modem baud rate (1200 - 76800 bps, half-duplex)
Addressable point-to-point and point to multi point
Packet acknowledge/resend (ACK) mode
Store and forward repeater function
Applications
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PDAs, organisers & laptops
Handheld / portable terminals
Remote operated vehicles
Data loggers
In-building environmental monitoring and control
Industrial (SCADA) telemetry and M2M systems
Fleet management, vehicle data acquisition
Radiometrix Ltd, M48A-458-BHX2 modem manual
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