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Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX)
(For WFLN Version 1)
User Guide

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About the TLX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Starting the TLX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting to the WFLN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TLX Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Performing Network Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Network Information Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scanning for Devices (SCAN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Viewing Node Configuration (CONFIG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking Node Bindings (BINDING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Viewing Signal Strength (RSSI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Viewing Cost Values (COST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Checking Link Quality (LQI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Diagnostic Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing Channel Energy Values (ENERGY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing and Clearing Node Diagnostic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Viewing Node Diagnostics (DIAG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Clearing Diagnostic Count Values (CLEAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rebooting Nodes Remotely (REBOOT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TLX Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Revision Date: June 20, 2006 (563-001)
CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX) (For WFLN Version 1) User Guide Table of Contents About the TLX ..................... . . 3 Starting the TLX.
  • Page 2 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. Companies, names, and various data used in examples are fictitious unless otherwise noted. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 3: About The Tlx

    The TLX connects to a laptop computer’s RS-232 port via a 9-pin to RJ-11 RS-232 cable and uses 24 Vac power. The TLX kit (P/N 563-006) includes the TLX, antenna, power cable, and 24 Vac transformer.

  • Page 4: Starting The Tlx

    Place the TLX within communication range of the WFLN. • Connect the TLX to a laptop computer and plug in the power cable (see Figure 2). If needed, terminate the power cable wires for the TLX power connector as follows: E=green, H=red, N=black.

  • Page 5: Connecting To The Wfln

    3. Press ENTER to display the TLX prompt (>). The TLX is now ready to query the WFLN. 4. To view the list of TLX commands through HyperTerminal, type ? or HELP at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 6: Tlx Commands

    Reboots the device. Command Syntax For most of the TLX commands, you can apply the command specifically to the TLX, FPX, or FLNX. For example: CONFIG TLX, CONFIG FPX, CONFIG FLNX #. When querying an FLNX, you can use either the FLN device address (drop 0 to 98) or the device Ember User Identification Number (EUID).

  • Page 7: Performing Network Checkout

    Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX) (For WFLN Version 1) Performing Network Checkout After you set up the WFLN, use the TLX to check WFLN configuration and verify robust communications. Table 4 lists good results for each command. Table 4. Network Checkout Summary.
  • Page 8 Generally, cost values should be less than or equal to 5 to ensure robust communication. For more information, see the Viewing Cost Values (COST) section. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only...

  • Page 9: Network Information Commands

    LQI commands. Scanning for Devices (SCAN) Always start a TLX session with the SCAN command. The TLX scans the WFLN for devices and establishes sequenced messaging connections to the devices. A scan report shows which FPX and FLNXs are currently powered up, have the same Channel and Network ID settings, and are able to communicate wirelessly with the TLX.
  • Page 10 ---- Wireless FLN Node Scan Completed ---- Figure 3. Example Results from the TLX SCAN Command. When using an EUID with a TLX command, a partial EUID can work as well as entering the entire EUID. For details, see the Command Syntax section.

  • Page 11: Viewing Node Configuration (Config)

    RF POWER: -1 Routes Wireless Messages for Other Devices? ROUTE: NO FLN ADDR: N/A FLN BAUD: 4800 Figure 4. Example Results from the TLX CONFIG Command. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 12: Checking Node Bindings (Binding)

    Use the BINDING command to view which devices are communicating with the node and check that the Node Binding table is correct. Each in-use binding table entry is listed in the order that the TLX receives it. The BINDING FPX command is especially useful for verifying that the FPX has established bindings (wireless communication links) with each of the FLNXs on the WFLN.

  • Page 13: Viewing Signal Strength (Rssi)

    FLNX-13 FLNX-3 FLNX-16 FLNX-19 FLNX-21 FLNX-17 Most Recent Average of All Messages Message in Past 60 Seconds Figure 6. Example Results from the TLX RSSI Command. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 14: Viewing Cost Values (Cost)

    Viewing Cost Values (COST) Use the COST command to view total cost values for the message paths between a node and the TLX, FPX, and/or FLNXs. A cost value of 1 is the lowest and best value; although cost values of 5 can still indicate good communication.
  • Page 15 Total Cost Value for the FLNX-0 FLNX-12 Message Path Between FLNX-13 the FPX and FLNX FLNX-3 FLNX-16 FLNX-19 FLNX-21 FLNX-17 Figure 8. Example Results from the TLX COST Command. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 16: Checking Link Quality (Lqi)

    FLNX-21 100.0% 100.0% FLNX-17 100.0% 92.1% Most Recent Average of All Messages Message in Past 60 Seconds Figure 9. Example Results from the TLX LQI Command. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL: For Internal Use Only...

  • Page 17: Diagnostic Commands

    Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX) (For WFLN Version 1) Diagnostic Commands You can use the TLX to get diagnostic information such as channel energy values and the number of incomplete messages. This diagnostic information can help you troubleshoot during and after startup if communication problems occur.

  • Page 18: Viewing And Clearing Node Diagnostic Information

    Under the direction of Field Support, you can use the DIAG command to view node diagnostic information. You can use HyperTerminal to save the WFLN data that the TLX accesses. To save the data as a text file: on the Transfer menu, click Capture Text; enter the file name and destination;...

  • Page 19: Clearing Diagnostic Count Values (Clear)

    Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX) (For WFLN Version 1) Clearing Diagnostic Count Values (CLEAR) You can use the CLEAR command to reset the diagnostic count values, shown in the diagnostic summary, to zero. It is recommended that you do this after the wireless system has been fully commissioned and checked out.

  • Page 20: Rebooting Nodes Remotely (Reboot)

    • REBOOT FLNX y (where y is the FLNX EUID) 2. Press ENTER. 3. If you used the REBOOT TLX command, run the SCAN command to rebuild the TLX binding table. Revision Date: June 20, 2006 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 21: Tlx Error Messages

    Wireless Transceiver Tool (TLX) (For WFLN Version 1) TLX Error Messages Table 5 shows the error messages supported by the TLX. Many of the errors may occur due to high network traffic and can be fixed by trying the TLX command again.

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