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RACOM RipEX 1.4 User Manual

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8/8/2012
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RACOM s.r.o. • Mirova 1283 • 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave • Czech Republic
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  • Page 1 RipEX Radio modem & Router version 1.4 8/8/2012 fw 1.2.x.x RACOM s.r.o. • Mirova 1283 • 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave • Czech Republic www.racom.eu Tel.: +420 565 659 511 • Fax: +420 565 659 512 • E-mail: racom@racom.eu...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7. Advanced Configuration ........................ 70 7.1. Menu header ........................70 7.2. Status ..........................71 7.3. Settings ..........................72 7.4. Routing ..........................104 7.5. Diagnostic ......................... 106 7.6. Maintenance ........................120 8. CLI Configuration ........................123 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 4 4.18. L-bracket ..........................57 4.19. Flat bracket ..........................57 4.20. 19" Rack shelf .......................... 58 4.21. 19" Rack shelf – double ......................58 4.22. Dummy load ..........................58 5.1. Bench test ..........................60 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 5 4.11. FCC 25 kHz ..........................51 4.12. FCC 12.5 kHz ........................... 51 4.13. FCC 6.25 kHz ........................... 51 10.1. Minimum Safety Distance 160 MHz ..................126 10.2. Minimum Safety Distance 300–400 MHz ................128 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Design the addressing and routing scheme of the network (Chapter 2, RipEX in detail and RipEX App notes, Address planing Preconfigure all RipEX's (Section 5.4, “Basic setup”). Install individual sites Mount RipEX into cabinet (Section 6.1, “Mounting”). http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/routing.html © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 8 Check routing by the ping tool (the section called “Ping”) to verify accessibility of all IP ad- dresses with which the unit will communicate. Connect the SCADA equipment Test your application RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 9: Ripex - Radio Router

    - Balloon tips, - Fastest web access to remote units • Bridge or Router - RipEX is a device with native IP support which can be set as a standard bridge or router. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 10: Standards

    - Configuration and other parameters are safely saved even when RipEX is powered off 1.3. Standards Spectrum (art 3.2) ETSI EN 300 113-2 V1.5.1 FCC Part 90 EMC (art 3.1.b) ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 11 EN 60950–1:2006/A1:2010 IP rating IP40 IEEE 802.3i IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3af RS232 EIA-232-F RS485 EIA RS-485 IEC101 IEC 60870-5-101 IEC104 IEC 60870-5-104 DNP3 IEEE 1815-2010 Profibus DP IEC 61158 Type 3 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 12: Ripex In Detail

    In bridge mode, the radio channel protocol do not solve collisions. There is a CRC check of data integrity, however, i.e. once a message is delivered, it is 100% error free. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 13 Step 2 FEP’s RipEX broadcasts this packet on Radio channel. RipEX3 and RipEX1 receive this packet. RipEX2 doesn’t receive this packet, because it is not within radio coverage of FEP’s RipEX. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 14 FEP. RipEX3 and FEP’s RipEXes do not send the repeated packet to their COM ports, because it has been handled already. FEP processes the reply from RTU3 and polling cycle continues… RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 15: Bridge Mode Example

    This prevents collisions between remote radio modems. There can be no repeater collisions if only one re- peater is used. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 16 This can be achieved for CEN RPT1 RPT2 REM example by reducing the output power or using a unidirectional antenna. Coverage area Solution 2. Good Use a single repeater. (Whenever network layout allows that.) RPT1 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 17: Router Mode

    The destination IP address of a COM port is either the IP of ETH or the IP of a radio interface. The source IP address of outgoing packets from COM ports is always the IP of the ETH interface. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 18 All RipEXes receive this packet. This packet is addressed to FEP’s RipEX, so only FEP’s RipEX reacts. It checks data integrity and transmits the acknowledgement to RipEX1. At the same time the packet is sent to FEP through COM2. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 19 (over repeaters), which is different from common IP networks. The example configuration below does not show such routing rules for the sake of simplicity (they are not needed in most cases). © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 20: Addressing

    The router compares the destination IP 192.168.2.2 with its own ethernet address 192.168.2.1/24 and determines that the packet’s destination is within its ETH network and sends the packet over the ethernet interface – eventually, the packet is received by RTU 2. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 21: Optimised Addressing

    ETH interface, unless you are perfectly certain that a packet to non- existing destination IP may never appear (remember you are dealing with complex software written and configured by humans). © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 22: Serial Scada Protocols

    Note: The anti-collision protocol feature is available only in the router mode. The bridge mode is suitable for simple Master-Slave arrangements with polling-type application protocol. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 23: Combination Of Ip And Serial Communication

    TCP connections between the RipEX and the locally connected application up to 10 on each Terminal server. 2.6. Diagnostics & network management RipEX radiomodem offers a wide range of built-in diagnostics and network management tools. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 24 RipEX also allows generating SNMP traps when thresholds have been reached for the monitored values: RSScom, DQcom, TXLost[%], Ucc, Temp, PWR, VSWR, ETH[Rx/Tx], COM1[Rx/Tx], COM2[Rx/Tx], HW Alarm Input. See chapter RipEX App notes, SNMP for RACOM RipEX for more. 2.6.4. Ping To diagnose the individual radio links RipEX is equipped with an enhanced Ping tool.

  • Page 25: Firmware Update And Upgrade

    Software keys are always tied to a specific RipEX production code. A list of possible SW feature keys and their functionalities is given below: ROUTER – enables Operating mode Router. If not activated, only Bridge mode is available © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 26: Software Feature Keys

    Software keys are always tied to a specific RipEX production code. A list of possible SW feature keys and their functionalities is given below: See chapter Adv. Conf., SW feature keys for more. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 27: Network Planning

    The bench test layout should include the application centre, two remotes (at least) and the use of a repeater. See the following picture for an example. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#calculation © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 28: Frequency

    This band requires planning the network in “microwave” style. Hops longer than about 1 km have to have “almost” clear LOS (Line-of-sight). Of course a 2–5 km link can handle one high building or a RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 29: Signal Budget

    +TX antenna gain [dBi] +2.1 dBi (half-wave dipole, 0 dBd) - Path loss [dB] -125.0 dB calculated from field measurement) + RX antenna gain [dBi] +9.7 dB (7-al Yagi antenna, 7.6 dBd) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 30 RipEX diagnostic tools (ping) report the mean deviation of the RSS, which is a good indication of the signal stability. A multiple of the mean deviation should be added to the fade margin. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 31: Multipath Propagation, Dq

    For a value of 125, short packets should get through with some retransmissions, 150–200 means occasional problems will exist (long term testing/evaluation of such link is recommended) and values above 200 should ensure reliable communication. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 32: Antenna Location

    We have to remember our hop has two ends, i.e. the solution may be to change antenna or its placement at the opposite end. If everything fails, it is better to use another site as a repeater. Even if such prob- RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 33: Network Layout

    The following rules should be followed when defining the layout of radio hops: © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 34: Dominant Repeater

    The placement of repeaters which serve the respective areas is crucial. They should be isolated from each other whenever possible. incorrectly Repeater Centre Fig. 3.6: Dominant repeater Centre Fig. 3.7: Isolated branches RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 35: Hybrid Networks

    A tempting scenario is to use the body of the metallic box, where the radio modem and connected application equipment (often a computer) is installed, as the ground plane, which leads to never-ending problems with locally © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 36: Recommended Values

    Min. 20 dB Fade margin [dB] = RSS (Received Signal Strenght) [dBm] – RX sensitivity [dBm]. Respective RX sensitivity for different data rates can be found in Section 4.4.1, “Detailed Radio parameters”. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 37 Network planning • DQ (Data Quality) Min. 180 • PER (Packet Error Rate) Max. 5 % © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 38: Product

    Section 6.1, “Mounting”. 4.1. Dimensions DIN Rail Clip DIN 35 Rail Fig. 4.1: RipEX dimensions, see more L - bracket Flat - bracket 2×o4,5 4×M3 Fig. 4.2: L-bracket and Flat-bracket, see more RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 39: Connectors

    A model with two antenna connectors can be supplied to order, in which the Rx and Tx antennas are separate. See chapter Section 4.5, “Model offerings”. Fig. 4.4: Antenna connector TNC © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 40: Separated Rx And Tx Antennas

    INPUT +(POWER) – for HW ALARM OUTPUT HW ALARM OUTPUT + 10–30VDC +POWER (10 to 30 V) − 10–30VDC −POWER (GND) Pins 3 and 7, 4 and 6 are connected internally. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 41: Supply Connector

    The POWER pins labelled + and - serve to connect a power supply 10–30 VDC. The requirements for a power supply are defined in Section 6.6, “Power supply” and Section 4.4, “Technical specification”. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 42: Rj-45F

    In/ Out — line B line A — — Fig. 4.9: Serial connector — — — — — RipEX keeps pin 6 DSR at the level of 1 by RS232 standard permanently. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 43: Serial Connector

    NTP server inside RipEX. See Adv. Conf., Time for more. In this case the front panel contains a SMA female 50 ohm connector for connecting the GPS antenna. Fig. 4.12: GPS Connector SMA © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 44: Indication Leds

    10 Mb/s speed Green ON connected Fig. 4.13: Indication LEDs Green flashes ethernet data Green powered succesfuly Blinks with a period of 1 sec Save mode Flashes once per 3 sec Sleep mode RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 45: Technical Specification

    Tx to Rx Time < 1.5 ms Maximum Receiver Input Power 20 dBm (100 mW) Rx Spurious Emissions (Conducted) < −57 dBm Radiated Spurious Emissions < −57 dBm Blocking or desensitization Detail © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 46 Rugged die-cast aluminium Dimensions 50 H × 150 W × 118 mm D (1.97× 5.9 × 4.65 in) Weight 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs) Mounting DIN rail, L-bracket, Flat-bracket, 19" Rack shelf RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 47 ETSI EN 300 113-2 V1.5.1 FCC Part 90 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) (art 3.1.b) ETSI EN 301 489-5 V1.3.1 Safety (art 3.1.a) EN 60950-1:2006 EN 60950–1:2006/A11:2009, EN 60950–1:2006/A12:2011, EN 60950–1:2006/A1:2010 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 48: Recommended Cables

    V03VH-H 1×0,5 Max. 3 m COM1 LiYCY 4×0,14 Max. 3 m COM2 LiYCY 4×0,14 Max. 3 m USB to 10/100 Ethernet Adapter ADE-X5 Max. 3 m STP CAT 5e As needed RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 49: Ce 25 Khz

    41.66 1.00 π/4-DQPSK 24K0G1DDN -111 -108 -104 46.87 0.75 D8PSK 24K0G1DEN -106 -103 62.49 1.00 D8PSK 24K0G1DEN -104 -101 -9.5 62.49 0.75 16DEQAM 24K0D1DEN -104 -101 83.32 1.00 16DEQAM 24K0D1DEN -102 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 50: Ce 12.5 Khz

    6K0G1D -111 -109 -104 -1.0 15.63 1.00 D8PSK 6K0G1D -111 -109 -104 -3.0 -1.0 15.63 0.75 16DEQAM 6K0D1D -110 -107 -103 -7.5 -2.0 20.83 1.00 16DEQAM 6K0D1D -107 -104 -5.5 -3.5 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 51: Fcc 25 Khz

    -117 -114 -111 9.77 0.75 D8PSK 5K00G1D -112 -110 -105 13.02 1.00 D8PSK 5K00G1D -110 -107 -102 13.02 0.75 16DEQAM 5K00D1D -110 -107 -103 17.36 1.00 16DEQAM 5K00D1D -108 -105 -100 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 52 There are no official test report for CE 6.25 kHz and FCC 25 kHz as yet. When you want to set these respective modulations, select Type approval “Others” in Settings/Modulation rate. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 53: Model Offerings

    – enables the second serial interface configurable as RS232 or RS485 (Part No. RipEX- SW-COM2) – enables RF output power 10 W for CPSK modulation (Part No. RipEX-SW-10W) MASTER – enables all functionalities of all possible SW feature keys (Part No. RipEX-SW-MASTER) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 54 RipEX-HS – 19" Hot standby chassis, RipEX units excl., pow.supplies incl. (has got its own ordering codes, see RipEX-HS User manual) RipEX-HSB – 19" Battery pack chassis for RipEX-HS, batteries excl. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 55: Accessories

    RipEX-HS is suitable for Central sites, Repeaters or Important remote sites where no single point of failure is required. Fig. 4.14: RipEX-HS For more information see RipEX-HS datasheet or User manual on www.racom.eu X5 – ETH/USB adapter ETH/USB adapter for service access to the web interface via USB connector.

  • Page 56: Demo Case

    Outside dimensions: 455 × 365 × 185 mm • Weight approx. 4 kg (excluding the RipEx’s and M!DGE) Fan kit External Fan kit for additional cooling in extreme temperatures. For connection see chapter Con- nectors. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 57: Assembly Dimensions With Fan

    ○ 100 – 256 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 230 V AC / 24 V DC ○ 48 V DC / 24 V DC ○ MS2000/12 + back up battery 7.2 Ah © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 58: 19" Rack Shelf

    Dummy load antenna for RipEX is used to test the config- uration on a desk. It is unsuitable for higher output – use transmitting output of 0.1 W only. Fig. 4.22: Dummy load 10. Feedline cable RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 59 (RipEX side) and N Male connectors on the ends. It is intended for use between RipEX and cab- inet panel. For the part numbers of individual accessories for your orders please see chapter Model offerings. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 60: Bench Test

    You’ll find the description of the individual LED states in Section 4.3, “Indication LEDs”. 5.3. Connecting RipEX to a programming PC To configure a RipEX you can connect it to your PC in two ways: RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 61: Connecting To A Pc Over Eth And Over Eth/Usb Adapter

    IP address 192.168.169.250 - for RipEX in the default state Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Default gateway leave empty OK (Internet Protocol Properties window) OK (Local Area Properties window) Some Operating systems may require you to reboot your PC. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 62: Pc Address Setting

    The certificate is signed by the certification authority Racom s.r.o. It meets all security regulations and you need not be concerned about importing it into your computer. Confirm the import with all warnings and exceptions that your browser may display during installation.

  • Page 63: Status Menu

    Bridge mode when in factory settings.) IP address unknown If you don’t have the adapter or you have forgotten the password, you can reset the access para- meters to defaults, see Section 4.2.6, “Reset button”. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 64: Basic Setup

    If the radio communication between RipEX’s is functional, you can proceed with a test of communication between the connected devices. You can monitor the status of configuration using the diodes on the LED panel, see Section 4.3, “Indic- ation LEDs”. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/routing.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 65: Installation

    Fig. 6.1: Flat lengthwise mounting to DIN rail – recommended Fig. 6.2: Flat widthwise mounting to DIN rail For vertical mounting to DIN rail, L-bracket (optional accessory) is used. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 66: Vertical Widthwise Mounting To Din Rail

    For installation into the 19" rack you can use the 19" rack shelf – single or 19" rack shelf- double for one or two RipEXes. 19" rack shelf is an optional accessory delivered with/without a power supply. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 67: Rack Shelf

    (recommended) or it can run permanently (it should be connected in parallel to the RipEX’s power supply). Configuration of the Alarm Output is described in chapter Advanced Configuration, Device. Dimensions are given in the Product chapter. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 68: Antenna Mounting

    The antenna feed line should be chosen so that its attenuation does not exceed 3 to 6 dB as a rule of thumb, see Chapter 3, Network planning. Use 50 Ω impedance cables only. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 69: Grounding

    EMC standards. Never install a power supply 10 – 30VDC close to the antenna. Maximal supply cable length is 3 +10 to +30 V Fig. 6.10: 10–30 VDC Supplying © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 70: Advanced Configuration

    The Unit name (Settings/Device/Unit name) of the RipEX from which data is currently displayed and which is currently managed. Remote IP address of the remotely connected RipEX. After filling-in the Connect button shall be pressed. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 71: Status

    On-line help for each individual item is provided by balloon tips (when cursor is placed over an item name). When an item goes red, it means that the item is monitored for alarm and its value is in the alarm range (see Settings/Device/Alarm management) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 72: Settings

    ; (Semicolon) Note: Unit name is solely for the user's convenience, no DNS (Domain Name Server) is used in the RipEX network. Operating Mode List box: Bridge, Router Default = Bridge RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 73 (for a period). Whenever a duplicate of a stored frame is received, it is discarded to avoid possible looping. These measures are not taken when the parameter "Number of repeaters" is zero, i.e. in a network without repeaters. ○ TX delay [ms] [0-5000] © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 74 UDP datagrams to selected port numbers. Destination IP address of COM port is either the IP of ETH or the IP of Radio interfaces. The source IP address of outgoing packets from COM ports is always the IP of ETH interface. • List box: Off, On. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 75 (either “A or B”), RipEX Ethernet interface will use this MAC address. This MAC address has to be unconditionally set to the same value in both units used in RipEX-HS. Otherwise, the switching between units will not function properly. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 76 This time zone is used for conversion of internal Unix epoch time to "human readable date&time" in RipEX logs. ○ Daylight saving List box: On, Off Default = On If On, Daylight saving is activated according the respective rules for selected RipEX Time zone. • RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 77 The Jitter of received times when RipEX asked for time synchronization from NTP server(s). Firewall List box: Off, On Default = Off There is a standard Linux firewall implemente. • Port – a range of port numbers can be entered. E.g. 2000-2120. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 78: Menu Alarm Management

    Ucc, Temp – approx. 10 sec. after booting PWR, VSWR - approx. 10 sec. after booting and after the first transmission Others – approx. 200 sec. of respective communication • Threshold RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 79 Router mode: When the RipEX receives a packet for its IP address, it wakes up. However data from this first received packet is lost. Bridge mode: Any packet received on Radio channel wakes the unit up. ○ Timeout List box: On, Off Default = On © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 80 Graphs displays history of Watched values and history of some of the items from the Statistic table. Displayed values are stored in each RipEX including data from selected five neighbouring units. Neighbour = RipEX, which can be accessed directly over the Radio channel (not over Ethernet), RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 81 Single – a single Detail graph file can be manually started. After Apply here, go to Diagnost- ic/Graph where a Start/Stop button is available Continual – Detail graph files are periodically saved in the same way as Overview graph files are. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 82: Menu Radio

    Note: By default, the TX and RX frequencies are locked together and change in one field is mirrored in the other. If clicked, the lock is removed and different TX and RX frequencies can be entered. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 83 The lower the FEC ratio, the better the capability of error correction and the lower the user data rate. The User data rate = Modulation rate x FEC ratio. Optimization* List box: On, Off Default = Off © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 84 (interference, multi-path propagation effects). However the recommended place to determine the packet size is the actual user interface, e.g. a COM port. Note that the IP fragmenting is possible in the Router mode only. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 85: Menu Ethernet

    Important! Never activate the DHCP Server when ETH interface of RipEX is connected to LAN, where another DHCP server is operating. • Start IP Default = IP address of ETH interface + 1 DHCP Server assigns addresses to connected clients starting from this address. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 86 RS232 or RS485 interface to RipEX, using the Modus RTU protocol. Then automatic conversion between Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU protocols takes place for such units. List box: On, Off Default = Off http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/modbus.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 87 Terminal servers 1-5 (TS1-TS5) or Modbus TCP (TCPM1) can be used or UDP port can be set manually. If the destination IP address belongs to a RipEX and the UDP port is not © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 88 Modbus TCP is used with local TCP sessions on slave sites or when combination of Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP is used. For more information refer to Application note Modbus TCP/RTU This applies also to other SCADA protocol TCP versions, e.g. DNP3 TCP. http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/m/ripex/app/modbus.html RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 89 Note: UDP port settings is valid only in Router mode. In Bridge mode all packets received by COM port are broadcasted to all COM ports on all RipEXes within the network. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 90: Menu Com

    If a byte is received with the wrong number of 1s, then it must have been corrupted. However, an even number of errors can pass the parity check. Stop bits List box: possible values Default = 1 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 91 Protocol - click on Protocol, then on Help). Protocol “None” simply discards any data received by the COM port or from the network, which means that the respective COM port is virtually disconnected from the RipEX. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 92: Menu Protocols Com

    32 bit CRC used, minimises the probability of collision and retransmits frame when a collision happens, etc., etc. These features allow for the most efficient SCADA application arrangements to be RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 93 − the same UDP port is used for all the SCADA units, which results in the following limitations: − SCADA devices on all sites have to be connected to the same interface (COM1 or COM2) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 94 Edit Delete Add buttons allow to edit or to add or to delete a line. The lines can be sorted using up and down arrows. • Slave SCADA Slave typically only responds to Master requests, however in some SCADA protocols it can communicate spontaneously. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 95 IEC 870-5-101 is a serial polling-type communication protocol used by Master-Slave application. When RipEX radio network run in Router mode, more IEC 870-5-101 Masters can be used within one Radio network and one Slave can be polled by more Masters. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 96 Broadcast - Note: There is not the option to set the Broadcast address, since DNP3 broadcast messages always have addresses in the range 0xFFFD - 0xFFFF. Hence when Broadcast is On, packets with these destinations are handled as broadcasts. Address translation Table Mask RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 97 Advanced Configuration UNI is the "Universal" protocol utility designed by RACOM. It is supposed to be used when the applic- ation protocol is not in the RipEX list and the addressed mode of communication is preferable in the network (which is a typical scenario). The key condition is that messages generated by the Master application device always contain the respective Slave address and that address (or its relevant part) position, relative to the beginning of the message (packet, frame), is always the same (Address position).
  • Page 98 Master and Slave in the Full duplex mode in terms of RipEX configuration. • Block control mode List box: BCC, CRC RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 99 When a RipEX radio network runs in the Router mode, multiple C24 Masters can be used within one Radio network and one Slave can be polled by more than one Master. Underlined parameters are described in Common parameters. Mode of Connected device Master Address translation Table © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 100 RB packet is not received over the Radio channel within the set RB timeout, i.e. the respective slave is out of order, the central RipEX stops local answering to RB packets from the master for the respective slave. • RB Net period [s] Default = 10 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 101 When a RipEX radio network runs in the Router mode, multiple Cactus Masters can be used within one Radio network and one Slave can be polled by more than one Master. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 102 Default = 1 Since the ITT Flygt protocol Master (centre) polls the Slaves (remotes) one by one without any addressing, number of slaves has to be defined. Address translation Table Mask RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 103 An ITT Flygt Slave sometimes sends the WAIT COMMAND (0x13) to its Master. The RipEX does not accept the next WAIT COMMAND (discards it), till the Wait timeout does not expire. The Re- commended value is in the 1-10 seconds range. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 104: Routing

    IP address. RipEX (router) forwards the received packet either directly to the destination IP address or to the respective Gateway, according to the Routing table. Any Gateway has to be within RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 105 Find - finds (highlights the respective line in the table) the route for a specific IP address if exists. • Check routing - highlights duplicate routes for specific IP if they exist. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 106: Diagnostic

    Note: Remember that both Neighbours and Statistic logs are cleared. Display button – displays values of the Difference log, i.e. the values accumulated from time when the Set button has been pressed. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 107 Graphs • green background indicates, that the item is monitored for alarm and its average value is within the “normal” range (Settings/Device/Alarm management) © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 108 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (1.0=best, 1.0–1.8=acceptable, >2.5=indicates a serious problem in antenna or feeder) ○ Packets [Rx/Tx] The total number of packets received from / transmitted to ETH, COM1, COM2 interfaces. Can be used for interface activity diagnostic. RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 109: Menu Statistic

    Note: Remember that the IP source and IP destination addresses of user IP packets are not the IP addresses of RipEXes who transport them. 7.5.2. Graphs Graphs functions as well as meanings of Overview, Detail, Sampling period are described in the help Settings/Device. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 110: Menu Graphs

    List of IP addresses of RipEX units from which the graph values are available. The list of recorded units can be set in Settings/Device/Graphs. More in help Settings/Device. • 1st line List box: possible values Default = TxLost RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 111 Start/Stop - only for Detail graph. Active (displayed on the screen) when Detail Graph start (to be set in Settings/Graphs) is set to Single. Start button activates the sampling. Stop button can close the file before 60 samples are saved. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 112: Menu Ping

    Note: Ping utility generates on-line report each 2 seconds while you are connected to Local unit and each 10 sec. while it is generated from Remote unit and it is transffered over Radio channel. • Ping Type List box: ICMP, RSS Default = RSS ○ ICMP RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 113 The length of user data, the range from 8 to 4096 Byte. Some overhead to this Length is always added like these: ICMP - 28 bytes RSS - 43 bytes for IP+UDP+RACOM header + 8 bytes (Trace-RSS and DQ) per each radio hop + 4 bytes (marking in server) RSS ping can not be longer than 3/4 MTU.
  • Page 114 :56/209[RSS/DQ]-->10.10.10.243:51/225[RSS/DQ]-- >192.168.131.243" "192.168.131.243-->10.10.10.242 :46/214[RSS/DQ]-->10.10.10.241 :57/213[RSS/DQ]-- >10.10.10.241" 131 bytes = RSS packet size (RACOM header + data + trace) 10.10.10.242 = repeater IP 192.168.131.243 = destination IP seq = ping sequence number rtt = round trip time, the time from transmission to reception ■...

  • Page 115: Menu Monitoring

    Monitoring output can be viewed on-line or saved to a file in the RipEX (e.g. a remote RipEX) and downloaded later. Description of internal interfaces can be found below. • Interfaces Tick boxes: © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 116 Tick boxes for displaying specific protocols only. "Other" means displaying everything except the four listed protocols (even non-IP frames in case of the RADIO interface). • Interface specific parameters - RADIO ○ Radio IP src RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 117 List box: On, Off Default = Off When On, the ETH header is included in the monitoring output. Otherwise only the IP packet is displayed. ○ Management traffic List box: On, Off © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 118 They turn red when the respective monitoring process is idle and they change into Apply button when the monitoring is running, i.e. when the respective RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 119: Monitoring

    Since it is possible to monitor the messages from virtual COM and the resulting UDP datagrams independently, the TSn and the Modbus TCP have two internal interfaces – distinguished as (com) and (router). © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 120: Maintenance

    Master (On hold) – The time-limited key for a specific feature is On hold, however the feature is active because of the Master key. Fill in the key you have received from RACOM or your distributor. • Upload – when pressed, the selected SW key is uploaded into the RipEX, however it is not yet active.

  • Page 121: Menu Maintenance Configuration

    Upload to Archive – Fill in the file path, or browse your disk in order to find the file. When a file is selected and the “Upload to Archive” button pressed, it is uploaded and becomes the Archive firm- ware. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 122: Menu Maintenance Password

    Fig. 7.20: Menu Maintenance Configuration Technical support package is the file where some internal events are recorded. It can be used by RACOM technical support when a deeper diagnostic is required. The most recent part of it can be downloaded to the local PC.

  • Page 123: Cli Configuration

    Keys are unique for each individual RipEX Serial number. Private key is downloaded in RipEX, for public key kindly contact RACOM and provide RipEX S/N. Connecting with a putty client. Type the following command into the window Host Name (or IP address): admin@192.168.169.169...

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting

    All RipEX’s share the default IP address but their MAC addresses are different, meaning this record interferes with your purpose. The timeout for automatic cache clearing may be longer so you can delete the entry manually by typing: RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 125 (e.g. cars in front of the antenna), shifting reflective areas etc. If you cannot remove the cause of disturbances, you will need to ensure signal is strong enough to cope with it. © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 126: Safety, Environment, Licensing

    Antenna Gain G Gain G General Population General Population Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV160.1 single dipole OV160.2 stacked double dipole RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 127 [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV160.1 single dipole OV160.2 stacked double dipole SA160.3 5 element directional Yagi SA160.5 9 element directional Yagi 12.5 17.8 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 128: Minimum Safety Distance 300-400 Mhz

    Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV380.1 single dipole OV380.2 stacked double dipole SA380.3 3 element directional Yagi SA380.5 5 element directional Yagi RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 129 Antenna Gain G Gain G General Population General Population Antenna description code [dBi] [–] / Uncontrolled Ex- / Controlled Expos- posure [cm] ure [cm] OV380.1 single dipole OV380.2 stacked double dipole © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

  • Page 130: High Temperature

    Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. Racom has instigated a programme to manage the reuse, recycling, and recovery of waste in an envir- onmentally safe manner using processes that comply with the WEEE Directive (EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC).

  • Page 131: Important Notifications

    Only undermentioned manufacturer is entitled to repair any devices. 10.6. Important Notifications Sole owner of all rights to this operating manual is the company RACOM s. r. o. (further in this manual referred to under the abbreviated name RACOM). All rights reserved. Drawing written, printed or repro- duced copies of this manual or records on various media or translation of any part of this manual to foreign languages (without written consent of the rights owner) is prohibited.

  • Page 132: Product Conformity

    University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. 10.7. Product Conformity RACOM declares that the RipEX radio modem & router is in conformity with the es- sential requirements and other relevant requirements of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 1999/5/EC on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.

  • Page 133: Oid Mappings

    OID mappings Appendix A. OID mappings "MIB tables", and whole file "OID mappings" can be downloaded from: http://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#download http://hnilux.racom.cz:3004/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html#download © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 134 Name RIPEX Language SMIv2 Contact Racom s.r.o Mirova 1283 592 31 Nove Mesto na Morave Czech Republic Tel: +420 565 659 511 Fax: +420 565 659 512 E-mail: racom@racom.eu Description The MIB module defines management objects for product Ripex. OID MAPPINGS: comIdle 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.2.5.2.1.2...
  • Page 135 Terminal Server TX packets counter. stTermServTable 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.3.3.2 table A list of Terminal Server port entries. station 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.1 node stationName 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.1.1.1 scalar Name of the station. statistics 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.3 node swVerBootloader 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.1.1.7.4 scalar Bootloader version. Page 2 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 136 Local station - average VSWR value from interval <3, 25> in thousandths. wvVswrLast 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.4.1.13 scalar Local station - last VSWR value from interval <3, 25> in tenths. TRAPS: Page 3 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 137 Modem temperature value out of range. trpTxlost 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.10.5 notification Tx Lost value out of range. trpUcc 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.10.6 notification Ucc value out of range. trpVswr 1.3.6.1.4.1.33555.2.10.9 notification VSWR value out of range. Page 4 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 138 A stop event causes a non-Idle peer to return to the Idle state until a Start event occurs, either via egpNeighEventTrigger or egpNeighEventTrigger 1.3.6.1.2.1.8.5.1.15 column Otherwise. Page 5 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 139 The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages icmpInTimestampReps 1.3.6.1.2.1.5.11 scalar Received. The number of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages icmpInTimestamps 1.3.6.1.2.1.5.10 scalar Received. The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages icmpOutAddrMaskReps 1.3.6.1.2.1.5.26 scalar Sent. Page 6 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 140 1 and the value of ifNumber. The value for each interface must remain constant at least from one re-initialization of the entity's network management system to the next re- ifIndex 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1 column Initialization. Page 7 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 141 `below' ifType 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.3 column the network layer in the protocol stack. interfaces 1.3.6.1.2.1.2 node 1.3.6.1.2.1.4 node The IP address to which this entry's addressing ipAdEntAddr 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.20.1.1 column information pertains. Page 8 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 142 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.5 scalar a local address. The total number of input datagrams successfully ipInDelivers 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.9 scalar delivered to IP user-protocols (including ICMP). Page 9 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 143 RFC 815) can lose track of the number of fragments ipReasmFails 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.16 scalar by combining them as they are received. The number of IP datagrams successfully re- ipReasmOKs 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.15 scalar Assembled. Page 10 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 144 If this metric is not used, ipRouteMetric4 1.3.6.1.2.1.4.21.1.6 column its value should be set to -1. Page 11 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 145 1.3.6.1.2.1.11.10 scalar `badValue'. The total number of SNMP Messages which were delivered to the SNMP protocol entity and were for snmpInBadVersions 1.3.6.1.2.1.11.3 scalar an unsupported SNMP version. Page 12 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 146 SNMP protocol entity to the snmpOutPkts 1.3.6.1.2.1.11.2 scalar transport service. The total number of SNMP Set-Request PDUs which snmpOutSetRequests 1.3.6.1.2.1.11.27 scalar have been generated by the SNMP protocol entity. Page 13 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 147 SYN-SENT state or the SYN-RCVD state, plus the number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the LISTEN state from the SYN-RCVD tcpAttemptFails 1.3.6.1.2.1.6.7 scalar State. Page 14 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 148 TCP segments transmitted containing one or more previously transmitted tcpRetransSegs 1.3.6.1.2.1.6.12 scalar Octets. The algorithm used to determine the timeout value tcpRtoAlgorithm 1.3.6.1.2.1.6.1 scalar used for retransmitting unacknowledged octets. Page 15 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 149 1.3.6.1.2.1.7.2 scalar Port. The total number of UDP datagrams sent from this udpOutDatagrams 1.3.6.1.2.1.7.4 scalar Entity. udpTable 1.3.6.1.2.1.7.5 table A table containing UDP listener information. Page 16 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 150 The number of times the signal has changed from rs232OutSigChanges 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.33.6.1.4 column 'on' to 'off' or from 'off' to 'on'. rs232OutSigEntry 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.33.6.1 Output control signal status for a hardware port. Page 17 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.
  • Page 151 The bit pattern used to indicate an idle line. A unique value for each port. Its value is the rs232SyncPortIndex 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.33.4.1.1 column same as rs232PortIndex for the port. Page 18 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 152 'up' or 'test' because data was not available to the rs232SyncPortTransmitUnderrunErrs 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.33.4.1.4 column transmitter in time. Page 19 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 153: Abbreviations

    Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Receiver Internet Protocol SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition kbps kilobit per second Software Defined Radio Local Area Network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Line-of-sight Media Access Control © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 154 Abbreviations Transmission Control Protocol Terminal server 5 Transmitter User Datagram Protocol VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 155: Index

    43, 121 offerings, 53 demo case, 55 monitoring menu, 115 diagnostic, 23 mounting dimensions, 38 bracket, 57, 65 DIN rail, 65 rack, 57, 66 multipath propagation, 31 environment, 126 © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...
  • Page 156 17, 74, 104 routing table, 104 safety, 126 distance, 126 SCADA, 22 sensitivity, 48 sleep, 41, 46 standards, 10 start, 7 statistics, 80, 109 stream, 74 supply connection, 40, 42, 69 RipEX Radio modem & Router – © RACOM s.r.o.

  • Page 157: Revision History

    New serial SCADA protocols - RP570, C24 Melsec, ITT Flygt, Cactus Revision 1.4 2012-07-11 Added information about RipEX-HS, Hot Standby unit. Upgraded chapters: Technical specification, Model offerings, Accessories, Safety distance, Advanced Configuration © RACOM s.r.o. – RipEX Radio modem & Router...

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