ESI RF User Manual

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Included:

 ESI RF Bridge.  ESI RF Antenna 2.4 GHz (onboard).  External power supply 5 volt DC, 1A

(with interchangeable domestic / international AC plugin adapters).

 USB to Mini-B cable, 3 feet

(for external power supply).

Usage:

 Indoor Use in Dry Locations Only.

Not Included:

 SUITE remote.  PC computer.  RS-232 serial cable.

USB Port:

 The USB port is only for power, not

data.

 Use only the 5 volt DC external power

supply provided.

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ESI RF BRIDGE

User Guide — DRAFT, rev 4

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Introduction

The ESI RF Bridge translates between ESI RF communication and serial ASCII strings via an RS-232 connection. The messages can be similar to RQ Bridge, which allows ESI RF products to be controlled by Home Automation Systems, Building Management Systems, or other RS-232 sources with existing ESI RQ drivers. The ESI RF Bridge communicates to ESI RF devices (motors and the RF Switch Interface) and RQ devices (motors and motor controls) using the ESI RF RQ Transceiver interface.

Parts and Accessories

ESI RF BRIDGE User Guide DRAFT, rev 4

Power Up

Observe the ESI RF Bridge LED for initialization during power-up:

9 Yellow, 7 Blue (Beta)

Baud rate

9600 8N1

Flow Control

Xon/Xoff

Echo received characters

Off

End-of-line sequence

CR (carriage return)

Flip position when using RQ

Yes

RQ Address

BSB (may be reassigned)

ESI RF Bridge — Factory Defaults

NOTE: RTS/CTS (hardware flow control) is not available for Beta versions of the ESI RF Bridge but will be

supported in the Production release.

Setup

Hardware Requirements

 ESI RF Bridge (with 5 volt DC power supply and USB to Mini-B cable).  PC computer or laptop with DB-9 style (DE-9) serial port, or USB port for a USB Serial Adaptor cable.

o Terminal program for the PC, such as HyperTerminal or Tera Term. o RS-232 male to female cable or USB Serial Adaptor cable (USB with DB-9 style male connector).

 OPTIONAL: SUITE remote, to provide an additional method of motor administration and control, in

addition to the automation system.

Terminal Emulator Settings

 Serial Port Settings: 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity  Flow Control: Software Xon/Xoff  Local Echo: off  Do not insert a linefeed after CR.

RS-232 Cable and Pinout

Standard DB-9 style to DB-9 style RS-232 serial cables are used to connect a PC/laptop or automation system to the ESI RF Bridge.

NOTE: the CTS and RTS wires can be omitted when using Xon/Xoff flow control.

1. Hook it up. (also, see the Specifications and Installation Instructions document)

a. Turn on PC and configure terminal program to the correct terminal emulator settings. b. Connect the RS-232 cable (or USB Serial Adaptor cable) from the PC to the RS-232 port on the ESI RF

Bridge.

c. Connect the “USB to Mini-B” cable from the 5 volt DC external power supply to the ESI RF Bridge.

NOTE: The USB ports are only for power, not data. Plug the cable into the power supply provided.

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2. Apply power to the ESI RF Bridge.

a. Plug in the 5 volt DC external power supply to AC power. b. Observe the ESI RF Bridge LED for initialization during power-up.

Version blink: 9 Yellow, 7 Blue (Beta)

c. A serial string is sent to the PC or automation system.

Serial string: !BSBv0.9.7.1 (NOTE: version “0.9.7.1” is shown; the beta version number may be different.)

3. Configure the ESI RF Bridge.

Use the terminal emulator to configure the ESI RF Bridge and send commands to the RQ devices and RF devices in the network.

In the Terminal Emulator:

a. Press Ctrl-C to launch the Configuration Menu (see the “Configuration Menu items” table below for an

explanation of the Configuration Menu settings).

 Only the last item in the Configuration Menu shows in the terminal emulator. To see all of the

menu items, turn on the Echo and Linefeed characters using the next two steps.

b. Press the “2” key.

 Sets Echo to “on” to see Rx characters on the screen.

c. Press the “3” key.

 Sets the line termination character to CR+LF (carriage return and line feed).

Configuration Menu:

d. OPTIONAL: change the Baud Rate.

1. Press the “1” key OR use an arrow key to choose the “1.” entry in the Configuration Menu, then press the Enter key.

2. In the Baud Rate sub-menu, press the “1” “2” or “3” key OR use an arrow key to choose the “1.” “2.” or “3.”entry, then press the Enter key.

Baud Rate sub-menu:

3. Change the Baud Rate in the terminal emulator program on the PC to match the ESI RF Bridge.

4. Power-cycle the ESI RF Bridge. NOTE: the Baud Rate does not change until power is turned off, then turned on.

To return to the Configuration Menu from the Baud Rate sub-menu:

 Press the “0” key OR use an arrow key to choose the “0.” entry, then press the Enter key.

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Configuration Menu Entry

Default Setting

Description

0. Exit Configuration

n/a

Exits the ESI RF Bridge configuration menu.

1. Baud rate

9600

Choices:

9600, 19200, 115200

2. Bridge echoes Rx’d characters

off

Choices:

off = do not echo characters to the display. on = echo characters to the display.

3. Line termination character(s)

Choices: CR = moves the cursor to the beginning of the same

line. CR+LF = moves the cursor to the beginning of the

next line.

4. Semicolon action

Terminates command

Choices: Terminates command = parses and transmits single

commands each time a semicolon or CR is received. Separates commands = allows multiple commands to

be received before processing. Commands are parsed and transmitted after a CR is received.

5. Flip position when using RQ

Yes

Choices: See NOTE 1 below. Yes = position reports from RF devices are flipped to

match the position reporting scheme of RQ devices. No = position reports from RF devices are not flipped.

6. Pass Device Information Frame

Never

Choices: See NOTE 2 below. Never = do not transmit Device Information Frames

over the serial interface. When using RF = transmit Device Information Frames

over the serial interface when the last command received was an RF command and not an RQ command.

Always = transmit Device Information Frames over the serial interface whenever one is received from an RF device.

e. OPTIONAL: change other settings, by choosing the item in the Configuration Menu, and making a

selection in the sub-menu that appears.

f. Exit Configuration: Press the “0” key or use an arrow key to choose the “0.” entry in the Configuration

Menu, then press the Enter key.

Configuration Menu items

NOTE 1

a. By default, RQ devices report 99 percent when at the fully closed limit, and 0 percent when at the fully open limit,

with the exception of the FOREST Shuttle® motor, where 0 percent is the fully closed limit. b. By default, RF devices report 0.0 percent when at the fully closed limit, and 99.9 percent when at the fully open limit. c. When the RQ protocol is used, the position is reported as two digits (0-99) from RQ devices that use the ESI RF RQ

Transceiver.

d. When the RF protocol is used, the position is reported as two digits (0-99) from RQ devices, and as three digits

(0.0-99.9) from RF devices.

NOTE 2

a. A Device Information Frame is an RF protocol message that contains detailed information about an RF device.

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