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Hardware Installation of the Raven

Rev 3.0B Feb.08 33

Connecting to a Computer or

other Device

Figure 4-2: Serial

TheserialportofyourRavencanbeconnecteddirectlytomost

computersorotherdevicesusingastandardstraightthrough

cable.IfyouhaveaDCEdevice,youwillneedanullmodem

ornullmodemcable.

Indicator Lights

WhenyourRavenisconnectedtopowerandanantenna,there

isaspecificpatterntothelightstoindicateitsoperationmode.

Figure 4-3: Raven Indicator lights

• Chan(channel)‐Indicatesthemodemhasacquireda

networkchannel.

• Link‐Indicatesasuccessfulconnectiontothecellular

network.

• Reg(registration)‐IndicatestheRavenhasacquiredanIP

fromTELUS.

• RSSI(signallevel)‐Lightshowsthestrengthofthesignal

andmaybenearlysolid(strongsignal)orflashing(weaker

signal).Aslowflashindicatesaveryweaksignal.