Ren-W Configuration Concepts - Revision history

Dirknerkle: /* Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast */

2018-09-07T20:46:12Z

Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast

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	== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==		== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==
	Note: Because Start_Address firmware can be used in a Renard Controller, Global Broadcast mode is vastly preferred to PTP mode, and PTP is generally not used. It is explained here, but doing so makes wireless connections quite a bit more complicated.		Note: Because Start_Address firmware can be used in a Renard Controller, Global Broadcast mode is vastly preferred to PTP mode, and PTP is generally not used. It is explained here, but doing so makes wireless connections quite a bit more complicated, not to mention more expensive since nearly twice as many Xbee radios are required to make it work.

	:[[File:Ren-w-point2point.JPG \|375px]]		:[[File:Ren-w-point2point.JPG \|375px]]

Dirknerkle: /* PAN ID concepts */

2018-09-07T20:45:10Z

PAN ID concepts

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	== '''PAN ID concepts''' ==		== '''PAN ID concepts''' ==

	:'''Basic Concept:''' XBee radios have a configuration option called the "PanID." On an XBee network, this works similarly to a ~~"domain" or "workgroup" name~~. Only units that have the same PanID can communicate with one another. However, each radio has its own address ID as well. By changing either a radio's individual address or the PanID, you control which units receive what signal. By creative use of radio addressing, you can create a one-to-many or one-to-one communication scheme.		:'''Basic Concept:''' XBee radios have a configuration option called the "PanID." On an XBee network, this works similarly to the SSID of a wi-fi network. Only units that have the same PanID can communicate with one another. However, each radio has its own address ID as well. By changing either a radio's individual address or the PanID, you control which units receive what signal. By creative use of radio addressing, you can create a one-to-many or one-to-one communication scheme. Note however, that instead of using individual addressing of each radio, a far better and more convenient method is to simply use one transmitting XBee to globally send the data out to all receivers simultaneously and then use start address firmware in the respective controllers to capture the channels the controller is supposed to use.



	== '''Global broadcast''' ==		== '''Global broadcast''' ==

Dirknerkle: /* Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast */

2012-04-24T00:14:04Z

Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast

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	== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==		== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==
			Note: Because Start_Address firmware can be used in a Renard Controller, Global Broadcast mode is vastly preferred to PTP mode, and PTP is generally not used. It is explained here, but doing so makes wireless connections quite a bit more complicated.

	:[[File:Ren-w-point2point.JPG \|375px]]		:[[File:Ren-w-point2point.JPG \|375px]]
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	:::'''Summary: the standard PTP method uses matching pairs of PAN IDs to determine which modules connect to one another. Repeater Ren-Ws must each have '''two''' XBee modules using the PANID example above.'''		:::'''Summary: the standard PTP method uses matching pairs of PAN IDs to determine which modules connect to one another. Repeater Ren-Ws must each have '''two''' XBee modules using the PANID example above.'''


	== '''Alternate PTP Configuration''' ==		== '''Alternate PTP Configuration''' ==

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2011-01-29T04:58:36Z

E-mode repeater:

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2010-12-14T01:39:32Z

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Dirknerkle: /* E-mode repeater: */

2010-11-26T19:45:56Z

E-mode repeater:

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			*[[Ren-W Controller Heater]]

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	== '''Ren-W Theory of Operation''' ==		== '''Ren-W Theory of Operation''' ==

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Dirknerkle: /* E-mode repeater: */

2010-09-25T17:21:36Z

E-mode repeater:

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Dirknerkle: /* Ren-W Theory of Operation */

2010-05-12T21:26:21Z

Ren-W Theory of Operation

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	== '''Ren-W Theory of Operation''' ==		== '''Ren-W Theory of Operation''' ==

	:1. A packet of RS-485 serial data arrives at the Ren-W’s J1 RJ45 jack. The source of the RS-485 serial data is unimportant – it may be directly from the computer or from another Renard SS controller. The J1 jack conforms to the Renard SS’ J1 where RS-485 data is pin 5 and pins 1and 2 are ground (Ren-W does not use pin 4 of J1).		:1. A packet of RS-485 serial data arrives at the Ren-W’s J1 RJ45 jack. The source of the RS-485 serial data is unimportant; it may be directly from the computer or from another Renard SS controller. The J1 jack conforms to the Renard SS’ J1 where -485 data is pin 4 and pins 1and 2 are ground (Ren-W does not use pin 5 of J1).

	:2. J1’s pin 5 connects to the XBee’s DIN (pin3) via a simple zener diode circuit to further protect the XBee’s maximum input voltage of 3.3vdc.		:2. J1’s pin 4 connects to the XBee’s DIN (pin3) via a simple zener diode circuit to further protect the XBee’s maximum input voltage of 3.3vdc.

	:3. The XBee module transmits the data stream wirelessly to one or more designated receivers.		:3. The XBee module transmits the data stream wirelessly to one or more designated receivers.
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	:8. The Renard controllers’ J1 jack is connected to the Ren-W J1 jack via standard cat5 cable in the same fashion as one Renard controller daisy chaining to another.		:8. The Renard controllers’ J1 jack is connected to the Ren-W J1 jack via standard cat5 cable in the same fashion as one Renard controller daisy chaining to another.
	:9. The unused ~~RS-485~~ serial data received on pin 5 of this Ren-W’s J1 on this Renard controller restarts the sequence on this Ren-W at step #1, which XBee module is configured to transmit to the next Ren-W in the chain and the process repeats itself until there are no more Ren-Ws to receive data.		:9. The unused serial data received on pin 4 of this Ren-W’s J1 on this Renard controller restarts the sequence on this Ren-W at step #1, which XBee module is configured to transmit to the next Ren-W in the chain and the process repeats itself until there are no more Ren-Ws to receive data.

	:Note: Throughout this document you may notice the similarity of part naming conventions of the Ren-W to the Renard SS controller. This is by design. It’s easier to remember that J1 plugs into J1, J2 into J2, and as you’ll later discover in the section titled “Powering the Ren-W board”, power connector JP3 plugs into JP3. (If using a Ren-C/595 or Ren-C/Grinch system, JP3 connects to one of the Ren-C’s vcc pins.)		:Note: Throughout this document you may notice the similarity of part naming conventions of the Ren-W to the Renard SS controller. This is by design. It’s easier to remember that J1 plugs into J1, J2 into J2, and as you’ll later discover in the section titled “Powering the Ren-W board”, power connector JP3 plugs into JP3. (If using a Ren-C/595 or Ren-C/Grinch system, JP3 connects to one of the Ren-C’s vcc pins.)


	== '''PAN ID concepts''' ==		== '''PAN ID concepts''' ==

Dirknerkle: /* Global broadcast */

2010-04-12T04:34:18Z

Global broadcast

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	::In a global broadcast mode, only one Ren-W board is used as the master transmitter and all the other Ren-W boards are receivers only, so each Ren-W board would require only one XBee module. The design of a global broadcast network looks like the example above.		::In a global broadcast mode, only one Ren-W board is used as the master transmitter and all the other Ren-W boards are receivers only, so each Ren-W board would require only one XBee module. The design of a global broadcast network looks like the example above.

			::A special version of Renard firmware is available that allows using the global broadcast mode while still retaining individual channel selectability with each controller. The feature is called the '''Renard Start Address''' and the configuration guide can be found here: [http://www.christmasinshirley.com/wiki/index.php?title=Renard_Start_Address_Configuration_Guide Renard Start Address Configuration Guide].

	== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==		== '''Point-to-point (PTP) broadcast''' ==