INTERFACE Unidirectional

Wireless wireless data transmission

INTERFACE Wireless –
The wireless signal transmission system for
industrial measurement and control tasks

With the new RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD,

radio system, analog and digital sensor
signals can be received and transmitted
safely.
Planners and users thus have access to a
very simple transmission path for industrial
fields of application. Signals that could only
Receiver
previously be acquired with a great deal of The digital signals are made
available at the receiver in the form
effort or not at all are now fast and simple
of two relay contacts or a 4..20 mA
to acquire. current output.The state of the
radio connection is diagnosed via a
With the unidirectional third relay (radio link).
RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD radio
system, point-to-point
connections and multiple
receiver systems can be
implemented to multiply and split
signals.

Transmitter
The transmitter picks up two digital
Point-to-point Point to multiple point signals in the range of 10-30 V AC/DC,
and an analog current signal (4..20 mA).

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Opening up rough
terrain

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INTERFACE Wireless –
A radio connection for industrial
measurement and control purposes
The advantages of a radio connection
will quickly become apparent from an
example from process engineering.
Spread over a large site, levels and
control commands must be measured
and transmitted to a control system on
the other side of the street. Digging
trenches, laying cable routes and inserting
the cables involves high costs.The costs Wireless signal transmission is also
of development and inspection, and the convincing in the field of mechanical and
time and cost involved in obtaining plant engineering. Flexible cable conduits
permits occur before the start of the and sliprings are cost-intensive elements
project which increases the costs further. susceptible to a high degree of wear in a
A radio connection, on the other hand, is plant or machine. Purchase, servicing and
fast to install and can easily lead to a repair costs, as well as the costs resulting
saving of several thousand Euros. from downtimes make the slipring or
Wherever obstacles such as streets, flexible cable conduit expensive.A radio
railway lines or rivers have to be crossed, connection, on the other hand, is
the industrial radio connection creates maintenance-free and thus cost-cutting.
new solutions at a fraction of other
costs.

The transmitter sends

the process data
every 27 ms.

Transmitter Tank farm Control center The receiver generates the three
antenna sensor signals and the radio link
signal.The state of the radio
signal can be diagnosed using the
max
radio link signal.
Transmitter

Receiver
antenna
min
Receiver

4..20mA
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The unidirectional system

INTERFACE Wireless – wireless wireless

Overcomes obstacles
and measures signals
where it is almost RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD-ANT RAD-ISM-2400-Rx
impossible to lay cables
Order No.: 28 67 28 3 Order No.: 28 67 30 8

• Set consisting of transmitter, receiver and • Receiver unit to expand to point to multiple
two antennas point connections
• For unidirectional signal transmission • Supply voltage 12-30 V DC
• 2 digital signals 10-30 V AC/DC • Typical current consumption:
• 1 analog current signal 4..20 mA 80 mA @ 24 V DC
• Supply voltage 12-30 V DC
• Typical current consumption
Transmitter: 18 mA @ 24 V DC
Receiver: 80 mA @ 24 V DC

Range, antennas and dBs

The range of a radio system depends connecting elements have a dampening aperture angle describes the transmit
on several factors. Large objects can effect.An antenna with gain does not and receive range in a horizontal and
greatly restrict the range (e.g. radiate its transmission capacity equally in vertical direction.
concrete buildings) or positively all directions, but instead focuses in one A round reflector antenna transmits
influence the range as a result of direction, similar to the light of a torch. and receives horizontally 360° around
reflection (e.g. large metallic surfaces, This increases the range, while retaining its axis.A directional antenna, on the
such as a metal tank, etc.). the same transmission capacity. other hand, must be pointed in the
Antennas can increase the range by There are two main different types of direction of the counterpart.The
packing or radiating in a particular antennas:The round (omnidirectional focused transmit and receive area
direction (gain antennas). In type) and the directional antenna (e.g. leads to significantly larger ranges.
comparison, cables and other planar or yagi type).The so-called The following are average values for
the RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD-ANT
unidirectional radio system:
Round reflector antenna Directional antenna • In machine halls: 50-100 m
• Outside of buildings: 50-300 m
• When using directional antennas
(see accessories): Up to 3000 m
All values apply to LOS (Line Of Sight)
Vertical aperture
angle
Horizontal
aperture angle

Horizontal transmit and receive range Vertical transmit and receive range
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Accessories

 45 mm

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➊ Panel ➋ Omnidirectional Surge voltage protection Antenna cable type:

directional antenna round antenna Order No.: 28 18 85 0 EF393
Order No.: 28 67 61 0 Order No.: 28 67 62 3 • Type BB (female/female): • 3m Order No.: 28 67 64 9
CN-UB-280DC-BB • 5m Order No.: 28 67 65 2
• For point-to-point systems • For point-to-point systems
• For point to multiple point Order No.: 28 18 14 8 • 10 m Order No.: 28 67 66 5
• Indoor and outdoor
installation • For mobile applications • Type SB (male/female):
• 8 dBi gain • Indoor and outdoor installation CN-UB-280DC-SB
• Aperture angle 70°v, 75°h • 9 dBi gain
• With antennas installed outdoors
• Including mounting material • Aperture angle 15°v, 360°h
• Including mounting material
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Pigtail 1) selection list

Control cabinet/switch box

Pigtail C Antenna type Is an antenna Is surge voltage The following

Pigtail B used extension protection used? pigtails are
cable required:
used?

➊ Panel Yes Yes = Type BB B+C

Antenna
– 2)
Order No.
28 67 61 0 No Yes = Type SB B+C
Surge voltage protection 3 m antenna
extension cable No A

Pigtail A: ➋ Yes Yes = Type BB B

MCX (m) ➡ SMA (m) 100 cm Omnidirectional
Round Antenna – 2)
Order No.: 28 67 67 8
Order No. No Yes = Type SB B+D
Pigtail B: 28 67 62 3
MCX (m) ➡ N (m) 50 cm No B
Order No.: 28 67 68 1
1)
Pigtails are short adapter cables
Pigtail C: 2)
If an antenna extension cable is used, please cater for
N (f) ➡ SMA (m) 30 cm surge voltage protection!
Order No.: 28 67 69 4

Pigtail D:
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The declaration of conformity does not allow

N (f) ➡ N (m) 50 cm the use of any other components!
Order No.: 28 67 70 4

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INTERFACE Wireless –
A sturdy and reliable radio connection wireless

Radio technology for a long time was The basic requirement for industrial
applications is a stable and reliable radio
reserved for applications involving connection.There are various
transmitting speech and image data. approaches.

Many technologies and processes nowadays DSSS transmission

used in commercial products, have their technology
origins in the military sector. For industrial One approach is the so-called "Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum" process
applications, these radio systems represent (DSSS). In this process, a pseudo-random
a high savings potential. codeword is generated for each
information bit.This codeword generates
a wideband signal from the narrow band
usable signal.The signal strength in a
particular frequency is reduced, since the
transmission power is distributed as a
result of the spread.This wideband signal
is transmitted from the antenna and
INTERFACE Wireless transformed back at the receiver using
– Covers widespread the same spreading code generator.The
systems usable signal is now available again. If an
interfering signal enters during
transmission along the air path, this
narrow band interfering signal will also
pass through the spreading code
generator in the receiver and be
transformed into a wideband signal
(noise). Using DSSS technology, the
wideband signal makes it possible to
transmit large volumes of data.
The reliability of this technology depends
largely on the signal strength of the
interferer and whether the difference
between signal and noise is still
sufficiently great. If the threshold is
exceeded, the radio connection fails
immediately.

Usable Interfering Usable

signal signal signal
Signal level

f f f
Data Spreading Spread data Spreading Data
code code
generator generator
Pseudo- Identical pseudo-
random code random code
Transmitter Air path Receiver

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)

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 Frequency Hopping
FHSS transmission Spread Spectrum
(FHSS)
technology

Signal level
Military research into an extremely
tap-proof transmission process led to
the so-called "Frequency Hopping
Spread Spectrum" method (FHSS).
With frequency hopping, the
transmitter and receiver constantly f1 f2 f3 f4 f 61 f 62 f 63
change the radio frequency, following
a plan known only to themselves.The
actual narrow band signal
transmission takes place with a correct data packet.This is why interference signals are above the
conventional methods on the FHSS systems transmit their data threshold for the DSSS, the DSSS
transmission frequency being used at more slowly, yet are secure and process fails.An FHSS system only
that moment. It is therefore almost stable. fails to function when the complete
impossible to tap the information. In an environment with little ISM frequency bandwidth is
In addition to the security aspect, this interference (with an interference destroyed.
process also has excellent behavior signal below the threshold for the The immunity to interference,
toward interference sources.The DSSS used), 100% of the DSSS data redundancy and smaller data packets
FHSS system avoids the interference packets are transmitted, whereby the clearly speak for the FHSS process in
sources by constantly changing the same interference when using FHSS industrial radio systems for the
transmission frequency. If there is a would result in the loss of individual transmission of simple analog and
collision in a transmission frequency packets. In this case, the DSSS process digital signals. Using this technology, it
being used between usable signal and is a good choice for large data is possible to achieve a high degree of
interferer, this data packet is packets. reliability, even where several such
destroyed and not used. However, In an environment with strong FHSS systems are used in close
since the data packets are very small interference, however, where proximity.
and can be repeated very quickly, the
loss of a transmission causes no
problems. If the time between two
transmissions (so-called dwell time) is
small enough, this is known as
• Transmission frequency 2.40 – 2.48 GHz

redundant data transmission.

f 567
The dynamic behavior of FHSS means
f 566
that both existing interferers and f 565
potential future interferers can only f 564
cause minor influence to an FHSS
radio connection.
f 10
f9
f8
Summary f7
f6
The DSSS system fails completely
f5
Dwell time ∆t = 27 ms

when the threshold is reached.This is f4

not acceptable for industrial f3
applications.The FHSS system, on the f2
other hand, can function until an f1
interference appears over the whole ∆t
frequency bandwidth, and that is most t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 t 5 t 6 t 7 t 8 t 9 t 10 t 63 t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4

unlikely.
FHSS systems do not suppress the The FHSS process used in RAD-ISM-2400-SET-UD-ANT can be described as
interferences, they tolerate them. very stable and secure. From over 500 individual transmission frequencies,
Each transmission packet is checked each set uses 63 individual frequencies and hops between them in cycles.
The order used is "unique". Every 27 ms (dwell time), data is transmitted and
and if it is damaged it is not used.The
the radio hops to another transmission frequency.
subsequent transmission on the next
transmission frequency then supplies

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