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3AS User Guide - Induo Wireless

1. Press E for Exiting and saving The settings of the serial port must be modified to correspond with the settings of the terminal device that is to be connected to the radio modem NOTE It should be noted that switching the radio modem into Programming Mode by connecting the MODE pin see chapter 6 2 to ground GND will change the settings of serial PORT 1 to 9600 8 N 1 automatically irrespective of the serial PORT 1 DATA mode settings 9 2 10 Modification of handshaking functions Handshaking related configuration settings can be modified by selecting the options from the main menu 6 In the following example characteristics of the CTS line CLEAR TO SEND gt TX BUFFER STATE CD line RSSI THRESHOLD gt DATA ON CHANNEL and RTS line IGNORED gt FLOW CONTROL are changed 50 Number 6 is pressed in the Main menu SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property Clear to send CD line property RSSI threshold RTS line property Ignored Pause length 3 bytes AUNE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Select CTS line action property 1 Clear to send 2 TX buffer state Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property TX buffer state CD line property RSSI threshold RTS line property Ignored Pause length 3 bytes CS Ee Enter select
2. 9 2 2 Restoring factory settings The settings that the modem was delivered from the factory are called factory settings Restore factory settings selection is achieved by selecting A from the menu list Factory settings are restored by selecting Y YES By pressing N NO or any other button no changes is done and current settings will remain active The modem will ask this question twice to make ensure that this is a valid command Enter selection gt A 4 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Restore factory settings Do you want to restore factory settings Y N gt PORT 1 of the radio modem is connected to a terminal device or a PC which is in terminal emulation state This can be accomplished by using a suitable program such as the SaTerm program or the Windows Hyper Terminal program Check the wiring of the serial port connection cable Terminal device serial port settings must be set to 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps none parity data length 8 bits and one 1 stop bit MODE pin see chapter 6 2 is then connected to ground GND Following this the radio modem will transmit the following message to the terminal certain configuration settings might differ from the ones shown xx x x x SATELLINE FW 06 18 x xx HW SPLOOO5d EPT PV 05 00 IM 05 S N YYMMxxxx Current settings 1 Radio
3. Table Typical output power levels A product variant providing 5 10 20 and 25 W power levels is available by separate order NOTE Setting the radio data modem output power level to that which exceeds the regulations set forth by local authorities is strictly forbidden The setting and or using of non approved power levels may lead to prosecution SATEL and its distributors are not responsible for any illegal use of its radio equipment and are not responsible in any way of any claims or penalties arising from the operation of its radio equipment in ways contradictory to local regulations and or requirements and or laws 24 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7 2 Receiver The sensitivity of the receiver depends on the channel spacing of the radio modem data speed of the radio interface and on the mode of the FEC error correction according to the table below Channel REGOR FEC ON spacing The Signal Threshold Level setting of the receiver determines a level above which the search for the actual data transfer signal is active It is recommended that values given in the table are used If the Signal Threshold Level setting is set too low the CD LED is ON constantly it is possible that the receiver is trying to synchronise itself with noise in which case the actual data transmission might remain unnoticed Alternatively weak data transmissions will be rejected even though they would be otherwise acceptable
4. 7 3 Priority RX TX SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W offers a Priority setting which selects the priority between reception and transmission The setting can be changed in Programming Mode By default transmission has higher priority than reception i e the default value is Priority TX Priority TX means that a terminal device attached to a radio modem decides the timing of the transmission The transmitter is immediately switched on when the terminal device starts to output data Should reception be in progress the radio modem will stop it and change to a transmit state There is no need to use any handshaking for the control of timing Priority RX means that a radio modem tries to receive all data currently in the air If a terminal outputs data to be transmitted or an SL command it will buffered The radio modem will wait until the reception has stopped before transmitting the buffered data This will result in timing slacks to the system but decreases the number of collisions on the air this is particularly useful in systems based on multiple random accesses To toggle the Priority setting in the programming menu select 1 Priority RX TX If the Repeater Function has been set on priority setting is automatically switched to RX mode 25 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7 4 Forward Error Correction Forward Error Correction FEC function is switched ON or OFF by using the Programming Mode When activated the FEC function
5. 0 if the mode is SATEL 3AS 1 if the mode is PCC 4FSK 2 if the mode is PCC GMSK 3 if the mode is TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Pacific Crest transmitters 4 if the mode is TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Trimble transmitters 5 if the mode is PCC FST 7 9 4 Settings In order to use the Pacific Crest TRIMTALK modes implemented in SATELLINE modems PACIFIC CREST modems must have e Protocol Mode Transparent w EOT Timeout when using Pacitic Crest modulations TrimTalk 450s when using TRIMTALK GMSK modulation Transparent FST e Modulation Type depends on the system GMSK default always selected when using TRIMTALK 450s mode 4 Level FSK 29 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 FEC ON FEC OFF state supported in PCC Transparent FST protocol implementation Scrambling ON Data Security Code set to O not used Local Address 0 254 0 by default Pacific Crest modem receives messages from SATELLINE modems that have their TX address matching the Local Address Remote address 0 255 255 by default that is the broadcast address to be received by all SATELLINE modems receive the message from a Pacific Crest modem provided their RX1 address matches the Remote Address of a Pacific Crest transmitter or if the message has the broadcast address 255 SATELLINE modems must have the following key settings FEC OFF because the FEC here means SATEL 3AS FEC not Pacitic Crest TRIMTALK
6. 7 8 User data whitening In some cases if the user data includes a large number of constant characters additional bit errors may appear The use of error correction FEC is recommended in such cases If that is not possible the Data whitening feature can be used to improve the reliability of data transfer The feature is set on off in the programming mode NOTE All radio modems which are to communicate with each other must have the same setting for Data whitening ON or OFF If the transmitting radio modem and the receiving radio modem has different settings data will not be received correctly 7 9 Pacific Crest and TRIMTALK compatibility 7 9 1 General SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem supports additional to the original SATEL 3AS data transfer also e Pacific Crest compatible data transfer over the air if the opponent Pacitic Crest modems operate in the transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON that is the most common setup among RTK applications The other modes are currently not supported e TRIMTALK 450s compatible data transfer over the air SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem provides the following radio compatibility settings e Pacific Crest 4 FSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON Pacitic Crest GMSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON TRIMTALK GMSK modulation Transparent mode TrimTalk450s T TrimTalk450s GMSK Rx fitted to Trimble transmitter Pacific Crest FST Pacific Cre
7. 90 dBm are changed Number 2 is pressed in the Main menu Enter selection gt 2 Radio setup 1 TX power 35 W 2 Signal threshold 115 dBm 3 TX start delay Oms 4 Free Channel Scan RX Slave OFF 5 6 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 TX power setup 10W 20W 25W 35W PWN Ee Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Radio setup 1 TX power 20W 2 Signal threshold 115 dBm 3 TX start delay Oms 4 Free Channel Scan RX Slave OFF 5 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS 6 Call sign OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Signal threshold setup Signal threshold 115 dBm Enter new value 80 118 or ESC to previous menu gt 110 Enter Signal threshold setup Signal threshold 110 dBm Enter new valu 80 118 or ESC to previous menu gt To get back to the main menu press ESC and then E for Exiting and saving 45 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The maximum useable sensitivity of the receiver is determined by the channel spacing radio intertace data transfer speed and also by error correction utilised or not In environments with high levels of interference and when connection distances are short it is often beneficial to use a Signal threshold level value which is approximately 10 20 dBm above the maximum s
8. Port 2 to Radio settings Handshaking selection and press Additional Tests Select to move on to the submenu Factory setup LCD Contrast Exit A WSelect gt TX level a b Sig Press A or until gt Threshold the cursor gt points TX start to the setting to be delay moditied and press Compatibility Change Back WChange MODIFYING TRANSMITTER OUTPUT POWER Sp Ba The displayed list consists off all possible y 20W values of transmitter output power Press A 25W or V until the cursor gt points to the desired gt 35W value and press SET NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value Cancel W Set 62 MODIFYING RECEIVER SENSITIVITY The displayed list consists off all possible values of receiver sensitivity Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired value and press SET NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value MODIFYING THE TRANSMIT START DELAY The display will show the current value of the delay Press Change to modify the value Press A or V until the first digit of the value has reached the desired value and then press NEXT to move on to the next digit Repeat the above described five 5 times Press A or Wuntil the last changeable digit has the desired value and finally confirm changes by pressing SET MODIFYING T
9. Tuning range 403 00000 473 00000 MHz Press any key to return gt 57 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 2 16 Saving modified settings into the permanent memory All moditied settings must be saved into the permanent non volatile memory of the radio modem before switching out of the Programming Mode Selecting the main menu selection E automatically saves the settings Enter selection gt E Configuration saved Please turn off program mode switch NOTE To switch the radio modem back into Data Transfer Mode the MODE pin of the must be disconnected from ground GND See chapter 6 2 9 2 17 Updating Firmware The Firmware of SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is stored in a flash memory It can be updated by SaTerm terminal program or SATEL Configuration Manager 9 3 Changing parameters using the LCD display SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W contains an LCD display that shows the valid functions and allows modification of the settings On standby mode the LCD display will shortly display the basic information which is revolving automatically in 5 seconds The following settings are shown TX and RX frequencies Compatibility TX Power and Channel Spacing Reference frequency and Com Port 1 The radio modems configuration settings can be done without the use of an external terminal device This is especially convenient when modifying or re installing radio modems in the field The radio modem is switched
10. If high output power is used continuously or with a high cycle the equipment generates excess heat The output power is automatically decreased when necessary to prevent overheating Typical operating times are shown in the chart with different output powers and duty cycles 22 C and 35 C see chapter 3 2 Note 1 Due to radio electronic design the receiver is about 6 15 dB less sensitive on the following frequencies 403 000 416 000 429 000 442 000 455 000 468 000 409 5875 and 469 200 MHz SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 DATA MODEM Timing RS 232 Electrical Interface RS 232 Interface Connector 8 pin ODU Data speed of O interface 300 38400 bps Data speed of Radio Interface 19200 bps 25 kHz channel 9600 bps 12 5 20 kHz channel Data Formats Modulation Asynchronous RS 232 4FSK GMSK PacificCrest TRIMTALK TRIMTALK is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Ltd aaa SSS Antenna Connector Construction TNC 50 ohm female Aluminium housing DC input ranges Nominal voltage 9 16 Vpc 4 pin ODU MINI Snap Size 1 Complies with Temperature Ranges 25 C 55 C standards 40 C 75 C absolute min max Functional 40 C 85 C Storage Size Lx W x T 171 x 138 x 70 mm Weight 1360g IP Classification IP67 NEMA 6 ESD failure threshold OTHER MEASUREMENTS 8 kV contact 15 kV air discharg
11. Modem Enable Yes not applicable Serial Interface Soft Break Enable not implemented Serial Interface EOT value in 0 01s units Pause length in serial port byte intervals Serial Interface Digipeater Delay in0 01s units not implemented Serial Interface Local Node Repeater not implemented Frequency Table Radio frequency Data Security Code must be O not used not implemented Potential conflicts Pacitic Crest Local Remote addresses are supported in the firmware versions starting from v3 46 3 Repeater function is supported only in the firmware versions starting from v3 46 3 Error check and Full CRC16 check must be OFF in SATELLINE modem FCS Free Channel Scanning feature is not supported by Pacitic Crest radios Message Routing is not supported by Pacific Crest radios SATELLINE RX TX addressing does not use ARQ scheme like Pacitic Crest radios Pac Crest Transparent FST protocol supported starting from firmware version 3 57 31 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7 9 5 Repeater function The implemented Pacific Crest TRIMTALK modes support also the repeater function The repeater function is configured either by using the SL commands e SL M R Repeater ON e SL M O Repeater OFF or by selecting Repeater OFF ON in the Additional setup gt Repeater programming menu Note 1 The repeater modem passes TRIMTALK messages also t
12. The radio modem user is thereby not required to take any special actions regarding EMC shielding of the radio modem The radio modem has one serial port Port 1 which complies with the RS 232 standard Signal 8 pin ODU RD 4 TD 5 CTS 2 RTS 1 GND 3 MODE 6 Description of pins e RD Receive Data Output of the data received from the radio modem to the DTE e TD Transmit Data Input of the data to be transmitted from the DTE to the radio modem e CTS Clear To Send e RTS Request To Send e MODE operational mode When the MODE line is connected to ground GND the radio modem enters the Programming Mode which is used to change the settings of the radio modem i e configuration set up If the MODE line is not connected the radio modem will enter the Data Transfer Mode in which data can be transmitted and received The Programming Mode is used only when installing a radio modem and changing the operational parameters of a network Normally the radio modem is always in the Data Transfer Mode e GND both the negative pole of the operating voltage and the signal ground SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 5 USER INTERFACE 5 1 LED indicators There are five 5 LED indicators on the front panel of the radio modem and they give an indication of the status of the serial port and the radio interface Description ofthe LED m JOP e o Omen o ress Noe pe 5 2 Display and
13. darsecancoswnadesarvaavavanceaesiay aoeaeavvanvonne dere 86 MESEN SoTi l DEE E E E E A S ET A 87 12 INSTALLATION is csdevicisacs sass cteicesatexetedccpvasdcecesciesbuavasesestbessevtaweudvacoeess 88 12 1 Installation of a Radio Data Modem ccccccccsscssecssssscccccccsccsscosees 88 VZAT RSE ZS PD VV iMG aie se ersten ola eyelet E eee rca See oR eM wae ae ER ewEI 88 TPAD rs RUSE ig Oth aaa t eran 8 ote nobel ose 8 este Lbehls Rl ihe Stoke RISA ht soy ina ks ht ake 89 TPS POWER SUSY E EAEE SOE AAT 89 12 2 Antenna installation esoeeeesososeeesososseooosseeooooseeeooooseeeoossesosssseeeosssseee 90 T2 Mobile Suni Pte iat rie aea toa ence va E EE a T E E eA T AEE ESE 90 12 22 i Bas stationSase oae sisi gsnebons ea uss eG v9 pao Ase gsins G9 ORG and e T useis ena ae S ESa 90 12 2 3 General antenna installation instructions syicd edule beGaaesaewarkdedcacheaeeeransktee ohaseoieine 90 13 DESIGNING SYSTEMS essessessesesssesessssssossssessossssessssssossssesssssesssseo 94 13 1 Factors affecting the quality and distance of the radio connection 94 13 2 Radio field strength esseosesseosessocssesecscosessessecsossesssseosessessessossesessesse 95 14 CHECK LIST sasenceicedvsasacatssacscexiweudacedensutcessnteduatassedesaevsdacsssasusceersaedaatonous 96 15 PICCESSORIES wise tieiiescedicsscctusssiewaddescivsensiatencdesdavswstecscaedesiavnvvianmeacdasiades 97 15 1 RS 232 cables and adapters cccccccccss
14. frequency response nnn nnnnn MHz Set Reference Center frequency to nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp nn Set RX amp TX frequency nn channels above reference frequency oe Frequency Reference frequency nn Channel spacing where nn 0 Number of channels 2 SL amp nn Set RX amp TX frequency nn channels below reference frequency Frequency Reference frequency nn Channel spacing where nn 0 Number of channels 2 SL amp N2 Get current RX amp TX frequency deviation from reference frequency as channels Frequency Center frequency Channel spacing response nn or nn SLEW Get channel spacing response nn n kHz SL amp D x Set operational mode of the radio The different values of x are S Single Channel D Dual Channel R Reverse Dual Channel Note Use this command only if the setup of the frequency bands matches the Dual Channel operation SL amp D 2 Get operational mode of the radio The response is one of the following S Single Channel D Dual Channel R Reverse Dual Channel Note Use this command only if the setup of the frequency bands matches the Dual Channel operation 70 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 4 2 Addressing xxxx address in hexadecimal format 0000 FFFF Command Effect and description of command SL xxxx Set all addresses RX1 RX2 TX1 TX2 to value xxxx SL 1 Get both primary addresses TX1 RX1 response
15. scheme is transparent to the user protocol 83 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 2 Operating modes of Message Routing The Message Routing has two different operating modes e Source Mode Routing e Virtual Mode Routing The most important differences between the two modes are shown in the table below E T Ten ING aden of substations to a Only master station needs to be Master station and consecutive network recontigured repeaters need to be reconfigured Changing routes Only master station needs to be All radio modems need to be econfigurec reconfigured No limit o Routing overhead 10 2 number of hops bytes Maximum length of user protocol 1kB Message Routing overhead 1kB Message Routing message bytes overhead Other issues common to the both modes e The maximum number of terminals depends on the radio network structure and the number of routes e Multiple terminal addresses may be attached to a radio modem e The maximum length of a terminal address in the user s protocol is four bytes FFFFFFFF in hexadecimal e The maximum length of the address of a radio modem is two bytes FFFF in hexadecimal 84 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 3 Detailed description of Message Routin 11 3 1 Source Mode Routing Jarjestelma Modeemi W 1 2 Z 1 3 The above figure represents a network containing four 4 radio modems Each radio modem is given a unique add
16. the mast Horizontal polarisation can be used in data transmission between two points With the polarisation attenuation more distinction is obtained to vertical polarised systems The influence of the directional patterns of the antennas must however be taken into consideration If a distinction to another interfering antenna is wanted with the horizontal polarised antennas there must be a good attenuation of the back lobe In addition to this the interfering radiator should be situated behind the antenna When a system does not demand the use of an omni directional antenna it is recommended that directional antennas are used e g two element yagis in permanent external installations Please note that as antenna amplification increases the setting of the direction of the antenna requires more attention Base stations in high places should be supplied with high Q cavity filters Please note that the higher the base station antenna the larger the coverage area and in turn that the risk of interference is also increased SATEL recommends the use of a band pass filter with a large Q in the antenna cable of the base station 92 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Example of an antenna installation by using amplifying antennas G Gain and by installing the antenna high long connection distances can be realised using the SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem G gt 12 dBi 30 km Low loss Cable G gt 6 dBi 4 An
17. xxxx yyyy SL T xxxx Set both transmit addresses TX1 TX2 to value xxxx SL T Get primary transmit address TX1 response xxxx SL R xxxx Set both receive addresses RX1 RX2 to value xxxx SL R Get primary receive address RX1 response xxxx SL Q x Set TX address on x 1 off x 0 SL Q Get status of the TX address response 1 on response 0 off SLA W x Set RX address on x 1 off x 0 SLAW Get status of the RX address response 1 on response O off Set primary transmit address TX1 to value xxxx and receive address RX1 to value yyyy Set secondary transmit address TX2 to value xxxx and receive address RX2 to value yyyy Get primary transmit address TX1 and receive address RX1 response xxxx yyyy Get secondary transmit address TX2 and receive address RX2 response xxxx yyyy SL A xxxx yyyy Set addresses to values TX xxxx TX2 yyyy RX wwww RX2 zzzz WWWW ZZZZ SL A Get all addresses response xxxx yyyy WWWW ZZzz 9 4 3 Radio parameters Effect and description of command Get field strength of the last received message the value is an average of many measurements made during the same reception Response xx dBm where xx is a decimal value of the field strength and it is between 80 dBm and 118 dBm Value available 7s after reception SATELLINE 3AS Epic returns the stronger value of two receivers SL P xxxxx Set RF output po
18. 4800 2400 or 1200 defines the baud rate b 8 7 or 9 defines the character length c N E or O defines the parity d 1 or 2 defines the number of stop bits SL B a b c d Set serial data parameters for data ports where a 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 or 1200 defines the baud rate b 8 7 or 9 defines the character length c N E or O defines the parity d 1 or 2 defines the number of stop bits Response is OK at the original baud rate Get measured signal strength from the remote modem i e SL ping If a remote radio modem is pinged the response is OK Modem xxxx rssi 80 dBm where xxxx RX1 RX2 address in case the Tx Rx addressing is configured or the terminal address of the modem in case the Message Routing is ON OK is first received from the current radio modem to acknowledge that the SL ping command has been interpreted correctly The rest of the response will take a little longer to come depending on the length of the radio link The remote radio modem that is to be pinged does not need to have SL commands ON The value of the RSSI is between 1 18 and 80 dBm If the signal strength is better than 80 dBm 80 dBm is shown If the current radio modem is pinged the response is Local OK Please note that the SL ping message will come out from the serial line of the radio modem that is pinged and also the repeater stations using the Tx Rx
19. CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SK and US WARNING Users of SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modems in North America should be aware that due to the allocation of the frequency band 406 0 406 1 MHz for government use only the use of radio modem on this frequency band without a proper permit is strictly forbidden SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 PRODUCT CONFORMITY y SATEL Oy hereby declares that SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem is in compliance with the essential requirements radio performance electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Therefore the equipment is labelled with the following CE marking The notification sign informs users that the operating frequency range of the device is not harmonised throughout the market area and the local spectrum authority should be contacted before the usage of the radio modem is used 1987 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY In Accordance with 1999 5 EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity Doc No SATEL DC RTTE 093 Manufacturer SATEL Oy Address POB 142 Meriniitynkatu 17 24101 Salo Finland Products Type Model SATEL TA18 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W We the manufacturer o
20. Control RTS Ignored Ignored Flow Control Reception Control Pause length 3 bytes 3 255 bytes Additional setup Error correction OFF ON OFF Error check OFF ON OFF Repeater OFF ON OFF SL commands ON ON OFF Priority TX RX TX FullCR16 Check OFF ON OFF Routing OFF ON OFF Tests OFF ON OFF The power cable V and GND must be connected to a power supply with a proper output voltage 9 16 Voc and with a minimum output current of 15A 13 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 When creating a test connection you can use Windows based SATEL Configuration Manager available for free from authorised SATEL dealers or directly from SATEL Customer Support HyperTerminal which is included in most the Windows based operating system packages or almost any other terminal program Basic settings for the serial port of the host computer when using a terminal program to communicate with SATEL radio modems are as follows COM1 9600 bps 8 bit data none parity 1 stop bit If the serial port designated as COM1 in the host computer is reserved any other free serial port in the host computer can be used with the settings listed Note If you want to change the settings of a radio modem using the Programming Mode of the radio modem with the help of an external terminal the data speed of the terminal must be 9600 bps SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 2 OTHER FEATURES SATELLINE EASy
21. EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 1 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W technical specifications SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W complies with the following international standards o EN 300 113 2 RF requirements o EN 301 489 EMC requirements o EN 60950 Safety Standard o FCC CFR47 part 90 TRANSMITTER Note 403 473 MHz 70 MHz 12 5 kHz 20 kHz 25 kHz According to EN 55022 and FCC CFR47 part 90 100 22 C 20 min 100 35 C 13 min 40 No limit 100 22 C No limit 100 35 C 50 min RECEIVER Frequency Range Tuning Range Channel Spacing Spurious Radiations Programmable lt 2 nW Duty Cycle 35W Duty Cycle 10W 40 No limit Frequency Error Tolerance lt 1 kHz Sensitivity 114 dBm 12 5 kHz 111 dBm 25 kHz FEC ON BER lt 10 E 3 See Note 1 Co channel Rejection gt 12 dB FEC ON Adjacent Channel gt 47 dB 12 5 kHz Selectivity gt 52 dB 25 kHz FEC ON Selectivity 67 dB 50 kHz FEC ON Intermodulation Attenuation Blocking gt 86 dB Spurious Rejection gt 60 dB Power Consumption lt 1 8W 110 W typical 35 W min 12 Vdc Power Save Mode Consumption Communication Mode SLEEP State 0 4 W typical Half Duplex Type of Emission FID Carrier power 10 20 25 35 W 50 ohm Adjacent Channel Power According to EN 55022 and FCC CFR47 part 90 Carrier power stability 2 dB 3 dB
22. FEC Error check OFF Full CRC16 check OFF Radio Compatibility according to selected Pacitic Crest protocol mode setting Pacific Crest 4 FSK Pacific Crest GMSK TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Pacific Crest transmitters TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Trimble transmitters PCC FST Addressing e When TX address is selected ON then TX1 address is used like PDL Remote address that is the destination address for the transmitted messages Default value is OxOOFF 255 note the hexadecimal format of the setting e When RX Address is selected ON then RX1 address is used like PDL Local address Default value is 0x0000 O note the hexadecimal format of the setting Note Addresses are NOT applicable in TRIMTALK 450s mode so SATELLINE modems must have their RX TX addresses OFF with Option3 The configuration tools and settings are different between SATELLINE and Pacific Crest modems Pacific Crest modems are configured via the serial port using PDLCONF Windows program that sends binary control messages to the serial port of the modem SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modems are configured via the serial port using any ordinary terminal program or SATEL Configuration Manager PC program The table below shows the analogy of settings between Pacific Crest and SATELLINE radio modems status in firmware version v3 46 3 Pacific Crest setting Corresponding SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W setting Identification Owner not implemented Id
23. UP button the display will show the main menu which is a list of moditiable parameters Pressing the A W buttons the cursor moves upwards and downwards When the cursor gt is placed beside the desired selection entry into sub menu is done by pressing the SELECT button Y 102 Bii 5y TX 468 52500 MHz RX 468 52500 MHz Spacing 25kHZ Compatibility Satel 3AS TX power 35W Ref 438 00000MHz COM1 19200N81 TX 35W SEUR Radio settings Addressing Port d POr 2 Handshaki ng Additional Tests Factory setup LCD Contrast EXIT awSel ect gt Radio frequency 9 3 1 Changing frequency frequency of the active TX RX radio channel Press A or V until the cursor gt points to Radio frequency selection and press Select to move onto the next submenu gt Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Pore 2 Handshaking Additional Tests Factory setup Contrast EXIT AW Select 59 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 TX amp RX freq changes both TX and RX frequencies at the ad same time TX freq changes only the TX Aes ine frequency RX freq RX freq changes only the RX Reference freq frequency Ch Spacing Press A or V until the cursor gt points at the correct BACK AV Change selection and Press CHANGE if the frequency is to be moditied F i A wy Band 1 limits TX amp RX freq selected Lo 403 00
24. addressing Note SL ping is a very short message so it may not give accurate results from the link condition Even if the responses are good channel interference may cause problems with longer data messages 72 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 10 REPEATER MODE AND ADDRESSING Repeaters and addressing may be used to extend the coverage area of a radio modem network and to direct messages to selected radio modems in the network In large systems with several repeaters and formed repeater chains it is often practical to use routing instead of plain addresses 10 1 Repeater In circumstances where it is necessary to extend the coverage area of a radio modem network SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W can be used as repeater stations The maximum size of a repeated data packet is 1kB kilobyte The Repeater Function is switched on using the Programming Mode In the repeater mode the radio modem will function as a totally independent unit which means that only a power supply and a suitable antenna are needed Other devices are not necessary A radio modem acting as a repeater can also be used to receive and transmit data In repeater mode the radio modem will transmit the received data to the serial interface in a normal fashion The difference being that the received data will be buffered into the buffer memory After reception the radio modem will re transmit the buffered data using the same radio channel as in reception Data received t
25. at once when modem cools down The carrier power increases with falling temperature so that at 88 C carrier power goes to 10W at 83 C to 20W at 78 C to 25W and at 73 C the modem operates again at the full 35W carrier power 1009 Power 35W Duty cycle 100 95 0 90 0 85 0 80 0 75 0 70 0 65 0 60 0 55 0 50 0 45 0 40 0 35 0 30 0 25 0 4 20 0 15 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 22 C m 35 C 55 C 3 3 Protection of current In case of a bad antenna impedance matching the current consumption of the Power Amplifier may be too high For this reason the maximum current is limited to 12 A If the current tends to increase over 12 A the automatic power control decreases the power level until the current drops under 11 5 A LCD indicates the actual power level of the transmitter A new transmission starts always with the nominal power level The power control scheme is applied only when the nominal power level is 35 W SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 4 SERIAL INTERFACE The radio modem is referred to as DCE Data Communication Equipment whereas the PC is reterred to as DTE Data Terminal Equipment SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W includes a 8 pin ODU which contains all the connections required to establish communication between the radio modem acting as the DCE and the PC acting as the DTE All EMC requirements set forth by authorities have been taken into account in the design of the radio modem
26. be noted that each link arrow might be uniquely defined with the help of radio modem numbers and data transfer directions The Repeater Mode should be switched ON only in the radio modems acting as repeaters to prevent the packets from remaining in endless loops in the network Repeaters may also act as ordinary substations in that case the terminal device must wait until the message has reached the end of the repeater chain before sending data Addresses Modem 1 Modem 2 Modem 3 Modem 4 master repeater repeater TX2 12 23 34 be ae RX2 21 12 23 34 TX1 xi gt 12 21 32 43 etxd RX1 em pi 32 P 43 er 34 prxd gt 10 3 4 Redundant repeater chain Reliability of a radio data communication system can be improved significantly by designing redundant equipment setup for master and repeater stations The two repeater chains are separated by proper dual addressing setup Slave stations need to be able to communicate with the master through the both repeater chains By using the TX address auto switch function the slave station modem directs the reply message to the repeater chain from which the request has been received If TX address auto switch has been set ON radio modem checks out the RX address of the received message When one of the RX addresses is recognised all the messages coming in from the serial interface will be sent to the air with m
27. bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial port 1 data speed 300 bit s 600 bit s 1200 bit s 2400 bit s 4800 bit s 9600 bit s 19200 bit s 38400 bit s ANA RPWNEHE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 7 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status ON 2 Data speed 19200 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 Serial port 1 data bits 1 7 bit data 2 8 bit data 48 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 3 9 bit data Enter selection or Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status 2 Data speed 3 Data bits 4 Parity bits 5 Stop bits Enter selection or ON 19200 bit s 7 bit data None parity 1 stop bit Serial port 1 parity bits 1 None parity 2 Even Parity 3 Odd Parity Enter selection or Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status 2 Data speed 3 Data bits 4 Parity bits 5 Stop bits Enter selection or Serial port 1 stop ON 19200 bit s 7 bit data Even parity 1 stop bit bits 1 1 stop bit 2 2 stop bits Enter selection or Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status 2 Data speed 3 Data bits 4 Parity bits 5 Stop bits Enter selection or To get back to the ON 19200 bit s 7 bit data Even parity 2 stop bits ESC to p
28. can if necessary be installed sideways about 2 3 m from the mast itself When installing an antenna possible interference sources must be considered Such interference sources are for example mobile telephone network base station antennas public telephone network base station antennas television broadcast antennas radio relay antennas other radio modem systems PC related devices approximately 5 m radius from antenna When ordering antennas we request you to note that antennas are always tuned to a specific frequency range Simple antennas and antennas which have been constructed of stacked yagi antennas are typically rather broadband As the number of yagi elements increases the frequency range becomes narrower Note this specially with 35W When designing and installing a system it is advisable to prepare to test the system and also to consider serviceability of the system In particular cabling should be planned to allow easy access and to allow for maintenance It is often practical to use long antenna cables so that the radio modem can be installed far enough from the antenna itself to a location that is easily accessible see section 10 The type of the antenna cable is dependent on the length of the antenna cable and the following table can be used to select a suitable type Attenuation 10m 450MHz RG58 3 0dB RG213 1 6dB ECOFLEX10 0 9dB AIRCOM 0 8dB ECOFLEX15 0 6dB AIRCOM cable is partially air insu
29. ciate ted aaeidnn eutderdetnaaae antes 77 10 3 2 Repeater chain using address pairs y1596 te aevn disses tate uae eae aes 78 10 3 3 Repeater chain using dual GAAessinG lt isi02i4 si ais nenrd didyienudia neha aelo edo mete 79 10 34 Redundant repeater ENGIN aieeaa o ia endananaelenerd E DEEE EINE 79 11 MESSAGE ROUTING osseosessessesessscsssssssssssosesssssssssososssssssessossessssssoe 80 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 1 Introduction to Message ROuting cccccsccsscssssssccssccsccssccescosscoeses 80 Tale Peeiires ofi Message Routing 555245 i dovess asses E E a e Aa aati 81 11 1 2 Limitations of Message Routing 2 5 655 Sat adedute Sica ches aera tds Ga tetera etomacentne 81 11 1 3 Getting started with Message Routing scan coins wed aueaeee ae nsns rreren 81 11 1 4 SaTerm and the configuration of the Message Routing ecsccceeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 82 11 1 5 Manual configuration of the Message ROUTING s 3 5004 4 sacisnsGexanssaasndvadsparsesees seayndtedepereets 82 11 1 6 Configuration of the protocol in Message ROUTING ccccceceeeeecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 83 11 2 Operating modes of Message Routing ccscccscsssccssccesccsscsscesseees 84 11 3 Detailed description of Message Routing ccccccscccscsssccssccsscsseees 85 WESA Source Mode ROUTIIG A 5 oriens radiant srs a A A A LAO OG 85 MESZ Voa Mode RO A A A EEES 85 11 3 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing 15 5 1
30. frequency TX 438 0000 MHz RX 438 0000 MHz Ref freq 438 0000 MHz Spacing 25 kHz 2 Radio settings Tx power 35W Signal threshold 115 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay 0 ms Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF 4 Serial port 1 ON 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit 5 Serial port 2 OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit TTL 6 Handshaking CTS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RTS Ignored Pause length 3 bytes Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 7 Additional setup 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings B INFO EXIT and save settings QUIT without saving Enter selection gt 9 2 3 Changing frequency active radio channel frequency The frequency of the active radio channel TX or RX or both at the same time can be changed by selecting main menu selection 1 In the example below the TX frequency is changed from 468 52500 MHz to 468 50000 MHz Enter selection gt 1 Radio frequency setup 1 Radio frequency 2 Channel spacing 42 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Radio TX and RX frequency setup 1 TX and RX frequency 2 TX fr
31. in which the RX addressing is switched ON and TX addressing is switched OFF Base station and all substations add an address string in the beginning of the data to be transmitted In the relaying of the message addressing is used in the following way The above is the data received from the base station terminal device containing repeater addresses R1 ADD R2 ADD and the substation address S ADD Two characters define each address The above is the same message after being relayed from repeater 1 to repeater 2 77 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The above is the same message after being relayed from the last repeater in the chain repeater 2 to the substation DATA The above is the same message being relayed via the serial interface of the substation radio modem to the terminal device In a situation where the substation transmits data towards the base station the address is formed in a similar way but the order of the addresses is reversed In the above R2 ADD is address of repeater 2 R1 ADD is address of repeater 1 and M ADD is the address of the base station 10 3 2 Repeater chain using address pairs In a situation where the terminal devices and substations cannot form address fields but are able to recognise messages addressed to them alternating address pairs may be used Transmit address TX and receive address RX alternate in the order shown in the table below Address type Base sta
32. level required for reception exists on the radio channel It doesn t make any difference if the signal is an actual data transmission a signal of a radio transmitter not belonging to the system or even an interference signal caused for example by a computer or a peripheral device CD is also active when the radio modem in question is transmitting 35 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 2 Data on channel CD will switch to active state only after recognition of a valid data transmission CD will not react to interference signals 3 Always ON CD is always in the active state This option can be used with terminal equipment which use the CD line as an indicator of an active connection the radio modem can transmit and receive at any time 4 External Antenna Control 8 2 3 RTS line The options for RTS line are 1 Ignored RTS line status is ignored 2 Flow control The radio modem transmits data to the terminal device only when the RTS line is active Non active state of the RTS line will force the radio modem to bufter the received data This option is used if the terminal device is too slow to handle data received from the radio modem 3 Reception control RTS line controls the reception process of the radio modem An active RTS line enables reception as normal Non active RTS line will interrupt reception process immediately even if the radio modem is receiving a data packet This option is used to force the ra
33. lt 0 7 dB 10 m in order not to waste the antenna amplification Adding a repeater station can also solve problematical radio connections In systems with many base stations the RSSI signal can be used to assist in choosing the base station with the best signal A communications network can also be built with a combination of cables and radio data modems The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W operates in the 450 MHz band where man made interference is insignificant Long distance interference needs not to be taken into account even in special weather conditions The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W tolerates normal levels of interference that occur However exceptionally high levels of interference can break through the safeguards and thus cause errors in data transfer In mobile vehicle applications the range of operation can be increased by dividing the transmitted data into e g 50 500 byte long blocks and by re transmitting the detected blocks A sufficient safety margin can be obtained by testing the communication path using extra 6 dB attenuation at the antenna connection and with slightly less effective antennas than those to be used in the final system 94 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 13 2 Radio field strength Radio signal strength must be good enough for successful data transfer Where field strength is above a certain level the operational results are very good Below this level a few dB marginal areas occur in which errors beg
34. push buttons SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W includes a LCD display with a backlight In the Data Transfer Mode the display will show the operating settings of the radio modem for example the radio field strength and the supply voltage By using the push buttons and the LCD display it is possible to change most of the settings of the radio modem without the need for an external terminal The display backlight illuminates automatically as soon as a button is pressed The radio modem will shift into the Programming Mode by pressing the SETUP push button m When activated the menu shows a listing of the changeable parameters With the help of the main menu sub menus can be selected which in turn can be used to change the settings You can always return to the previous higher level of the menu structure by pressing the CANCEL or BACK push button Pressing the or button changes settings or moves in the menu Selections are confirmed by pressing the SELECT or SET button In case of numerical values the digit to be changed is selected by pressing the NEXT button see following page SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 5 2 1 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W LCD display after power up The display shows the basic information which is revolving automatically in 5 seconds Display in Data Transfer Mode transmit receive mode n 120 a 11 5V n 120 Field strength of last received TX 438 000 000 transmission or noise level RX 438 0
35. while data is received Full CRC16 check function adds two checksum characters at the end of the user data message At the reception end the receiver receives first the whole package and if the checksum matches the data message is forwarded to the serial port If Full CRC16 check is selected it must be set ON for all radio modems in the same network Otherwise the checksum characters appear at the end of user message on the serial por 7 6 Dual radio function separate RX TX frequencies The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W can transmit TX frequency and receive RX frequency on separate frequencies Separate frequencies can be set within the whole tuning range The frequencies can be set in the display menu in the programming mode or by the Configuration Manager 26 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 When data flow on the TD line starts the frequency shifts from the receiving channel to the transmit channel There is a 40 ms delay caused by the frequency shift before the actual data transmission sequence starts and the same time is needed for the return to the receive channel atter transmission The selected channel spacing port settings etc are equal to both frequencies The dual radio settings can be adjusted also by the SL commands 7 7 Free Channel Scan FCS Free Channel Scan FCS is designed for one way transmission between one transmitter and one or more receivers when there are at least two different radio frequencies availab
36. 00 000 Wiis supaly volitge battery devel TX 35W SETUP indicator TX RX Operational TX and RX frequency n 120 Eii sv oe Satel 3AS is one of the radio protocols TX 35W SETUP TX 35W Current output transmission power is 35W n 120 Biisyv a TX Power 35W ower Output transmission power Spacing 25 k Spacing Channel spacing TX 35W SETUP n 120 Bii 5y Ref 438 000 000 Ref Reference frequency Communication Port Settings Com 9600N81 9600 Baud rate N None parity TX 35W SETUP 8 Parity bits 1 Stop bits INFO SETUP By pressing cancel back button the modem goes to detailed information about the modem s settings By pressing SETUP button the modem goes to the programming menu 20 Display in Info mode Pressing w shows the next window SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 EASy 35W S N FW 06 18 3 52 Exit v Product name Serial number FW Firmware version TX 438 000 000 RX 438 000 000 Ref 438 000 000 Exit av TX frequency RX frequency Reference frequency Band 1 limits Lo 403 000 000 Hi 473 000 000 Exit a Vv The modem can be limited to operate only on certain frequencies The range is shown as LO Low and HI High Band 2 limits Lo 403 000 000 Hi 473 000 000 Exit av Voltage 9 16V Port 1 RS232 ON Exit av The modem can be limited to operate only on certain frequencies The range is shown as LO Low and HI High Voltage Operat
37. 000 MHz The frequency Band limits will be shown Press v Hi 473 00000 MHz and to get the Band 2 limits Press Set to activate the change frequency window Cancel W Set The cursor gt will now blink under the first digit of the value indicating the this first digit cannot be New common freg edited To move onto the next digit press Next 468 52500 MHz Press A or V until the said digit has reached the desired value Press NEXT to move on to the next Cancel AW Next digit and repeat the above described steps Previous steps are repeated four 4 times Press A V until the last changeable digit has the desired value and confirm changes by pressing Set The following information will be displayed for a few seconds Ch accepted 468 52500 MHz The radio modem will acknowledge changes if they are between band limits The display will return automatically to display the main menu if the entered frequency is not acceptable an error message will be displayed CF 468 50000 MHz gt 468 20000 MHz CANCEL W SET Ch accepted gt 468 20000 MHz 60 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 3 2 CHECKING CHANGING THE REFERENCE FREQUENCY Press SETUP set cursor at the Radio frequency and press Select Press A or V until the cursor points at Reference freq selection and press Change Band 1 limits are shown By pressing W again the display will show Band 2 limits these values
38. 18 x xx HW SPLOOOS5Sd EPT PV 05 00 IM 05 S N 30032010 FW Firmware HW Hardware version PV Product variant version IM Interface module Voltage range and interface type S N serial number 9 2 8 Changing addressing settings primary and secondary RX and TX addresses Addressing can be switched ON or OFF with the help of main menu selection 3 In the following example a primary RX address receiver address is switched ON and the corresponding hexadecimal address value is modified O000 gt 0020 The current values of the parameters are displayed and changed in toggle type fashion by selecting the appropriate parameter selection number from the list displayed The next menu level will then enable the modification of the values within allowed limits Modification of all other primary and secondary transmitter and receiver addresses is done in similar way Number 3 is pressed in the Main menu Addressing setup Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF Change primary RX address Change primary TX address Change secondary RX address Change secondary TX address TX address autoswitch OFF AANA BPWNEHE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Addressing setup Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown RX address ON 0000 0000 TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF Change primary RX address Change prim
39. 2 If the number of data bits is set to 9 the value of parity bits must be set to NONE none parity 65 MODIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF STOP BITS Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired number of STOP bits Contirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value 9 3 6 Modification of handshaking functions Radio frequency Radio settings Press A or V until the aE ae cursor gt points to oe HAandshaking selection gt Handshaking and move on to the Additional submenu by pressing Tests SELECT Factory setup LCD Contrast Exit AW Select There are three 3 submenus relating to OA handshaking parameters WwW Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired submenu selection and press CHANGE DEFINING CTS LINE FUNCTIONS Press A or V until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu DEFINING CD LINE FUNCTION Press A or V until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu DEFINING RTS LINE STATUS Press A or V until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and co
40. 73 MHz 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 or ESC to cancel gt 460 000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz ESC to previous menu gt 1 Radio TX and RX frequency setup ESC to previous menu gt 4 frequency setup or ESC to cancel gt ESC ESC ESC and then Enter for Exiting and saving 9 2 5 Changing channel spacing The module can be set to different channel spacing The values are 12 5 20 and 25 kHz Number 1 is pressed in the Main menu Radio frequency setup 1 Radio frequency 2 Channel spacing Enter selection Channel spacing 1 12 5 kHz 2 20 kHz 3 25 kHz Enter selection Channel spacing or or 25 kHz ESC to previous menu gt 2 ESC to previous menu gt 1 44 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Ty 1 275 KZ 2 20 kHz 3 25 kHz Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC Radio frequency setup 1 Radio frequency 2 Channel spacing 12 5 KHZ To get back to the main menu press ESC and then E for Exiting and saving 9 2 6 Changing radio settings Radio settings which consist of transmitter output power and receiver sensitivity can be configured by selecting main menu selection 2 In the following example both the transmitter output power 85 W gt 20W and the receiver sensitivity 1 10 dBm gt
41. 92 ae BD Ee E8 18 12 DC2 61 3D 104 68 h 147 93 190 BE 233 E9 19 13 DC3 62 3E gt 1105 69 i 148 94 191 BF 234 EA 20 14 DC4 63 3F 2 106 6A j 149 95 192 CO 235 EB 21 15 NAK 164 40 107 6B k 150 96 193 Cl 236 EC 22 16 SYN 65 41 A108 6C 151 97 194 C2 237 ED 23 17 ETB 66 42 B 109 6D m 152 98 195 C3 238 EE 24 18 CAN 67 43 C 110 6E n 153 99 196 C4 239 EF 25 19 EM 68 44 D 111 6F o 154 9A 197 C5 240 FO 26 1A SUB 69 45 E 112 70 p 155 9B 198 C6 241 FI 27 1B ESC 70 46 F 113 71 q 156 9C 199 C7 242 F2 28 1C FS 71 47 G 114 72 r 157 9D 200 C8 243 F3 29 1D GS 72 48 H 115 73 s 158 9E 201 C9 244 F4 30 1E RS 73 49 116 74 t 159 9F 202 CA 245 F5 31 1F US 74 4A J 117 75 vu 160 AO 203 CB 246 F6 32 20 SP 75 4B K118 76 v i 204 CC 247 F7 33 21 76 4C L 119 77 w 162 A2 205 CD 248 F8 34 22 77 4D M 120 78 x 163 A3 206 CE 249 F9 35 23 78 4E N 121 79 y 164 A4 207 CF 250 FA 36 24 79 4F O 122 7A z 165 A5 208 DO 251 FB 37 25 80 50 P 123 7B 166 A 209 DI 252 FC 38 26 amp 81 51 Q 124 7C 167 A7 210 D2 253 FD 39 27 82 52 R 125 7D 168 A8 211 D3 254 FE 40 28 183 53 S 126 7E 169 A9 212 D4 255 FF 41 29 84 54 T 127 7F 170 AA 213 D5 42 2A 85 55 U 128 80 171 AB 214 D 99 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 17 APPENDIX B 17 1 Functional delays Function Delay ms Wakeup time from STAND BY to ON controlled by DTR line 123 ms CTS active Wakeup time from Power OFF gt
42. Atter 10 s break the test transmission is started again Long block data test can be used for measuring Tx output power standing wave ratio SWR of the antenna system or received signal strength at Rx stations Using Long Block Test requires running the modem in radio compatibility mode SATELLINE 3AS Example of a long data blocks 00 This is a long testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem 38 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The strength of the received signal can be monitored using the LCD display of the receiving radio modem NOTE 1 Green TD led indicates active test mode NOTE 2 Normal data transfer is not available while the Test mode is active Remember to switch it OFF before starting the normal data transfer NOTE 3 Message Routing and FCS mode must be disabled prior to set ON the Test mode 39 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 SETTINGS The configuration of SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W can be easily changed Simply by connecting MODE pin see chapter 6 2 of the data connector to ground GND the radio modem will switch into Programming Mode Serial PORT 1 is used whenever the radio modem is in the Programming Mode The serial port settings are 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps none parity character length 8 bits and one 1 stop bit SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W contains push buttons and a LCD display which can be used to modity configuration settings without the help of an external termin
43. Configuration settings defining routing can be changed by selecting main menu selection 8 Enter selection gt 8 Routing Setup Protocol Address Net id Route list Route add Route delete Delete all routes AANA UO BWNE ode OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Routing mode setup 3 Virtual Enter selec 1 Disabled 2 Source routing routing tion or ESC to previous menu gt 3 Routing Setup Route list Route add Route delete Delete all routes AANA OBWNE Protocol se ode Virtual routing Protocol Userdefined 01 01 Address 0009 Net id testnet Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 t up han GU Zt oD 3 2 JR Enter selec serdefined EC60870 5 101 P570 571 tion or ESC to previous menu gt 1 53 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 User defined address position setup 1 Start position O1 2 Length 01 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 User defined address start position setup Current value 01 Enter new start position 0 16 gt 02 User defined address start position setup Current value 02 Enter new start position 0 16 gt ESC User defined address position setup 1 Start position 02 2 Length 01 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 User defined address length setup C
44. EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 12 2 Antenna installation NOTE Because of the great transmission power of SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem only an external antenna is allowed A whip antenna directly connected to the antenna connector must not be used 12 2 1 Mobile equipment e wave antenna e wave antenna The ideal installation position is vertical and there should be at least 0 5 m of free space around the antenna In small systems a 4 wave antenna is sufficient A separate ground plane should be placed under the antenna vehicle rooftop or the engine hood or trunk door are usually suitable In problematic cases the most suitable type is a Y2 wave antenna It can be installed directly at the top of a pipe with the added benefit of gaining as much as free space around the antenna as possible In cases which the antenna cannot be directly connected to the TNC connector of the radio modem a coaxial cable with 50 ohm impedance must be used between the antenna and the TNC connector 12 2 2 Base stations e Onmni directional antennas 4 Y2 or 5 8 wave antenna e Directional antennas yagi multi element antenna or corner antenna The antenna should be installed in a vertical position The exact location of the antenna depends on several factors such as the size of the overall system and the coverage area terrain contours A rule of thumb is that the base station antenna should be located at the highest point of the cove
45. F 15 Cable with TNC t TNC f 90 degree RG58 3 dB 10 m connector RG213 Low loss cable 1 6 dB 10 m ECOFLEX10 Low loss cable 0 9 dB 10 m AIRCOM Low loss cable 0 8 dB 10 m ECOFLEX15 Note In the description m male f female connector type Low loss cable 0 6 dB 10 m SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 15 4 Antennas CA4200 Omnidirectional coaxial dipole 2 dBi 405 440 MHz CA4500 Omnidirectional coaxial dipole 2 dBi 440 475 MHz CA405GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 401 409 MHz CA410GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 406 414 MHz CA420GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 416 424 MHz CA430GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 426 434 MHz CA435GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 431 439 MHz CA440GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 436 444 MHz CA445GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 441 449 MHz CA450GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 446 454 MHz CA460GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 456 464 MHz CA470GP Omnidirectional ground plane 6 dBi 465 475 MHz CA400Y Directional yagi 6 dBi 380 410 MHz CA420Y Directional yagi 6 dBi 405 440 MHz CA450Y Directional yagi 6 dBi 440 475 MHz CA400Y Directional yagi 8 dBi 380 410 MHz CA420Y Directional yagi 8 dBi 405 440 MHz CA450Y Directional yagi 8 dBi 440 475 MHz SATEL antenna selection includes also directional and or omni directional antenna These c
46. HE COMPATILBILITY SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W mi n 118 dBm gt 117 dBm 116 dBm 81 dBm 80 dBm ma x CANCEL A W SET TX start delay current value 0 ms Cancel AV Change TX start delay gt 00000 ms Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the setting to be modified and press Change u The display will show the current value Press A or W until the cursor gt points to the desired value and press SET MODIFYING THE CALL SIGN TX level Sig Threshold TX start delay gt Compatibility Back AW Change User Guide v 1 4 x am _ y 4 Cancel AW Next TX start delay gt 01234 ms Cancel AW SET 3 gt SATELLI NE 3AS PacCrest 4FSK PacCrest GMSK TrimTalk450s P TrimTalk450s T PacCrest FST Cancel A V Set Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the setting to be modified and press Change l Sig Threshold TX start delay Compatibility gt Call sign Back A WChange Y 63 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 gt Call sign OFF The display will show the current value a at a Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired value and press SET Cancel AN Sel 9 3 4 Changing addressing Radio frequency Press amp or W until Radio settings herur s gt Addressing points to poa 3 ae Pari 2 Addressing H andshaki ng s
47. Power ON ready to receive Serial interface turnaround time of RS 232 0 TX mode Wakeup time from SLEEP to modem ready triggered by IRQ data when Data in TD input 123 ms typical 60ms typical RX mode Wakeup time from SLEEP to modem ready triggered by IRQ data when Data in TD input RD TD turnaround wait if RX freq TX frequency 40ms typical gt 20ms app gt 40 ms recommended for compatibility prior to other 3AS family members TD TD turnaround wait if TX frequency changes gt 20ms app gt 40 ms recommended for compatibility prior to other 3AS family members SL Ping response time from remote modem 17 2 Transmission related delays 222 ms modem to modem w o repeaters Delay from the end of transmission to the end of reception on the serial interface Modem 1 TD line Modem 2 RD line 100 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 17 2 1 Transmission delays when the radio TX frequency is changed e lf the modem s transmitter frequency TX is different than the receiver frequency RX there has to be at least 40 ms delay from the Receive Data RD to Transmit Data TD e If the transmitter frequency is changed by an SL command there has to be at least 40 ms delay after the SL command before the Transmit Data e If the transmitter frequency is changed from TX to TX2 by an SL command during the transmission there has to be at least 40 ms delay after the
48. Pro 35W radio modem fulfils the IP67 NEMA 6 standard With an IP67 rating a product will be totally protected against dust and remain completely sealed when immersed in water to a depth between 15 cm and 1 meter SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W modem is equipped with a high power 35 W transmitter It is designed for easy mobile use in demanding field conditions The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is equipped with a liquid crystal display LCD and a keypad used to indicate the current operating status as well as for changing the operating channel and power level of the radio modem SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 3 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W SPECIAL FEATURES 3 1 Call Sign SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W has a CALL SIGN identifier feature required in some countries A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency informally adopted by individuals or organizations or even cryptographically encoded to disguise identity of a station A call sign is an FCC in US or other regulatory authority assigned identifier that is issued along with the license for operating a radio modem This field is for entering your call sign The modem automatically broadcasts the specitied call sign periodically If this field is empty there is no call sign information Call sign setup can be found in PROG menu clause Radio settings and further in its sub clause Call sign Call sign has three 3 different setups With Call Sign Mode you can set Morse code transmissi
49. SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE All rights to this manual are owned solely by SATEL OY referred to in this user guide as SATEL All rights reserved The copying of this manual without the written permission from the owner by printing copying recording or by any other means or the full or partial translation of the manual to any other language including all programming languages using any electrical mechanical magnetic optical manual or other methods or devices is forbidden SATEL reserves the right to change the technical specitications or functions of its products or to discontinue the manufacture of any of its products or to discontinue the support of any of its products without any written announcement and urges its customers to ensure that the information at their disposal is valid SATEL software and programs are delivered as is The manufacturer does not grant any kind of warranty including guarantees on suitability and applicability to a certain application Under no circumstances is the manufacturer or the developer of a program responsible for any possible damages caused by the use of a program The names of the programs as well as all copyrights relating to the programs are the sole property of SATEL Any transter licensing to a third party leasing renting transportation copying editing translating modifying into another programming language or reverse engineering for any intent is fo
50. SL command before the Transmit Data 17 2 2 Transmission delays when using a 12 5 kHz radio channel Transmission delays without FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 12 5 kHz radio channel without error correction Delay ms Number of Bytes 101 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Transmission delays with FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent 19200 44 44 104 360 38400 48 48 132 496 Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 12 5 kHz radio channel with error correction Number of Bytes 102 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 17 2 3 Transmission delays using a 25 kHz radio channel Transmission delays without FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 marginal 25 kHz radio channel without error correction Delay ms Number of Bytes 103 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Transmission delays with FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent 19200 28 28 38400 27 27 58 185 Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 25 kHz radio channel with error correction Delay ms Number of Bytes 104
51. al device The radio modem will switch into Programming Mode by pressing the SETUP m button 9 1 Programming Mode The settings of SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W are fully contigurable in Programming Mode by using following setup Satel Configuration Manager software or alternatively a terminal program SaTerm HyperTerminal etc Power cable C P 35W Data Cable NARS ST for 8 pin connector Interface adapter NARS 1F includes a mechanical switch for easy changing between the Programing mode and Data Transfer mode The radio modem will shift into the Programming Mode by connecting MODE pin see chapter 6 2 of the data connector to ground GND When using the NARS 1F this can be accomplished by moving the slide switch towards D 9 connector In the Programming Mode the radio modem is forced to use serial PORT1 with settings 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps none parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit 9 2 Changing parameters using a terminal device 9 2 1 Changing the settings e Connect cables RS 232 cable to PC COM port power supply cable to power supply e Switch on the PC and start the terminal program e Set the serial port parameters of the program as follows 9600 bits s 8 data bits none parity 1 stop bit which is always the default in Programming Mode 40 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 e Connect MODE pin to ground if using the NARS 1F adapter slide the switch downwards the radio m
52. an be supplied separately on request 15 5 Filters and lightning protectors If a radio modem system is installed in an environment that contains high power transmitters or sources of radio frequency interterence it is highly recommendable to insert suitable filters between each radio modem and its antenna If a station is installed to a location exposed to lightning it is recommended to insert a lightning protector to the feed line outside the protected zone SATEL Technical Support can give guidance in the selection of suitable products 98 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 16 APPENDIX A ASCII CHARACTER TABLE l O 0 NUL 43 2B 86 56 v N29 81 172 AC 215 D7 1 1 SOH 44 2C 87 57 w 130 82 173 AD 216 D8 2 2 STX 45 2D 88 58 xX 131 83 174 AE 217 D9 3 3 EX 46 2E 89 59 Y 132 84 175 AF 218 DA 4 4 EOT 47 2F 90 SA Z 133 85 176 BO 219 DB 5 5 ENQ 48 30 0 9 5B 134 86 177 Bl 220 DC 6 6 ACK 49 31 1 92 5C 135 87 178 B2 221 DD 7 7 BEL 50 32 93 5D 136 88 179 B3 222 DE 8 8 BS 51 33 3 94 5E 137 89 180 B4 223 DF 9 9 HT 52 34 95 5F 138 8A 181 B5 224 EO 10 A LF 53 35 96 60 139 8B 182 B 225 El 11 B VT 54 36 6 97 61 a 140 8C 183 B7 226 E2 12 C FF 55 37 7 98 62 b 141 8D 184 B8 227 E3 13 D CR 56 38 8 99 63 c 142 8E 185 B9 228 E4 14 E SO 57 39 9 100 64 d 143 8F 186 BA 229 E5 15 F S 58 3A 101 65 e 144 90 187 BB 230 E6 16 10 DLE 59 3B 102 66 f 145 91 188 BC 231 E7 e 11 DCI a J g le 67 g ee
53. arity bit may also be used Example With an 8 bit data character length and taking for example a decimal value of 204 which corresponds to a binary value of 11001100 and with a start bit value of 0 parity bit set to either NO NONE 0 or 1 and with a stop bit value of 1 the possible combinations are listed in the table below If the settings of data speed character length parity or the number of stop bits differ between the radio modem and the terminal errors will be introduced into the transferred data The serial port settings of each individual radio modem in a system can all be different apart from the data length setting 7 8 or 9 bits which must always be the same in each individual radio data modem In other words the serial port used the data transfer speed parity and number of stop bits can be different in different parts of a same system This is especially useful where one part of the system uses an RS 485 serial port and another part uses the RS 232 serial port In other words radio modems may also be utilised as serial port converters in addition to the more common role of wireless data transfer The serial port settings can be changed in the Programming Mode Serial interface settings of the modem and terminal device connected to it must match 8 2 Handshake lines When using the RS 232 serial interface handshake signals can be used to control data transfer Handshake signa
54. ary TX address Change secondary RX address Change secondary TX address TX address autoswitch OFF AINA RWNEHE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 RX address setup RX address ON 0000 0000 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt 0020 Enter RX address setup RX address ON 0020 0000 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt 47 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The new value is displayed in the menu To get back to the main menu press ESC and then E for Exiting and saving The address is given in hexadecimal format with four digits and the number of different addresses is thus over 65 OOO 9 2 9 Changing serial port settings Port 1 The settings of serial PORT 1 can be modified by selecting main menu selection 4 In the following example the data transfer speed of PORT 1 is modified 9600 bit s gt 19200 bit s followed by the modification of the number of data bits 8 gt 7 then the number of parity bits NONE gt EVEN and finally the number of stop bits is changed 1 gt 2 NOTE The radio modem has one serial port PORT 1 which complies with the RS 232 standard PORT 2 is not in use and the settings of serial PORT 2 cannot be changed Number 4 is pressed in the Main menu Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status ON 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity
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56. atching TX address The use of TX address auto switch function is not recommended if Repeater Function is set ON 79 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 MESSAGE ROUTING 11 1 Introduction to Message Routing Message Routing is an exciting feature in SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W This feature allows messages from terminal devices to be automatically routed over the radio modem network to a specitied recipient terminal In brief the Message Routing works as follows e First a radio modem reads any message coming from the terminal s attached to it e The radio modem detects the terminal address of the recipient by seeking a pre set position inside the message for the address e The radio modem checks its internal route table to see if there is route information corresponding the address it has just found e The radio modem transmits a radio frame which includes e network id see later e route information e original user message encapsulated e redundant information such as checksums for error checking etc e The radio modems along the route relay the frame over the network to the radio modem at the destination e The radio modem at the destination first checks the validity of the received radio frame then extracts the original user message and finally outputs it the terminal device attached to it The figure left illustrates a possible structure of a radio modem network M Master station Cent
57. ay will return o the previous higher level submenu When the tests have been switched ON he TD led is green Test signal will be activated by pressing BACK and saving he setting Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Pare 2 Handshaki ng gt Addi tional Test Factory setup LCD Contrast Exit AW Select SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Porr d Port 2 Handshaki ng Additional gt Tests Factory set up LCD Contrast Exit AW Select 67 oiro CORK OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX Full CRC16 OFF Data whiten OFF Back AW Change gt Short Block OFF Long Block OFF Back A W Change User Guide v 1 4 9 3 9 Restoring factory settings Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Press A or W to move cursor gt Port 1 to point to Factory set up Port 2 selection and press SELECT to A tional es move on to the submenu gt Factory setup LCD Contrast Exit AW Select Press YES and all radio modem configuration settings SN will return to factory settings m which are the ones that the modem was delivered 9 3 10 Do you want to restore factory settings NO YES Adjusting the contrast of the LCD display Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Press A or W to move the Pott il cursor gt to point to Contrast Port 2 selection and pr
58. bstation radio modem s will check the address and the corresponding radio modem will identify and remove the address characters In a similar way the substation will add when transmitting to the base station its address characters into the beginning of the data packet thus defining the origin of the sent data packet In the base station radio modem addresses have been switched OFF so that they are transmitted as is to the base station terminal device for further processing 10 3 Using repeaters and addresses in the same system In systems with several repeaters a substation and a base station addresses must be used in radio modems It is possible to realise also a system with only one repeater without addressing In such a case the base station will however hear the message both from the substation and from the repeater in other words the message is duplicated as it moves along the route There are at least two ways of realising such a system depending on the capabilities of the terminal devices in question and on the number of repeaters to be used and on their relative positions to each other 10 3 1 System with several repeaters In systems with several serial or parallel chained repeaters addressing must be used to prevent messages from ending up in loops otherwise formed by repeaters and to ensure that only the desired addressed radio modem receives the data intended for it All radio modems in the network must be set to a state
59. cannot be changed To activate Reference frequency window press Set gt Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Port 2 Handshaki ng Additional Tests Factory setup Contrast EXIT A WSel ect a TX amp RX freq q TX freq p RX freg gt Reference freq Ch Spacing Back W Change Band 1 limits Lo 403 00000 MHz Hi 473 00000 MHz Cancel AV Set Band 2 limits Lo 467 2000 MHz Hi 469 2000 MHz Cancel AV Set 61 a ee d ko SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The display will now show New Ref freq 438 00000 MHz The cursor gt will now blink under the first digit of the value indicating the this first digit cannot be edited To move onto the next digit press Next Previous steps are repeated four 4 times Press A or V until the last changeable digit has the desired value and confirm changes by pressing Set The following information will be displayed for a few seconds New common freq 468 52500 MHz Cancel A W Next Ch accepted 468 52500 MHz The radio modem will acknowledge changes if they are between band limits The display will return automatically to display the main menu if the entered frequency is not acceptable an error message will be displayed 9 3 3 Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver sensitivi Radio frequency gt Radio settings Addressing Press A or W until Pole the cursor gt points
60. ccsscsecccsccesccesccesccssccsssesccees 97 15 2 POWER CADIS acs piscissigs sdscnccscnceecsuecatacsaseaceuieasaaeessatacvevescadswiiakdensadedeiwannes 97 15 3 RESCODIESS saiecsvicetaciacecccsseandcovedcenecisecensnacsubveceasotehevessunvenssuasveesasecacessoesaces 97 Pe aLa EET E E E souvewbiceseAccsepeesteseaesdaugen 98 15 5 Filters and lightning protectors esesseosecseosessosseseoseosecsessessossesssseose 98 16 APPENDIX Pr cisesesstesasasecoucdanseasacdavaaeasacetacdadasssoandaawetensdaecaseteetedusacad oceans 99 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 17 APPENDIX B e eesssescsscsoscccoseseoscscoeceoseseosososeceoseseososooeceoseseosssossseosese 100 17 1 F nctional d l ySssssissssssrsscicssssssssesesoessusesssssssvescesvessusosessssosoraessssesseieh 100 17 2 Transmission related delays ooeosesseosecseosessoscesecseosessessessossesesseo 100 17 2 1 Transmission delays when the radio TX frequency is changed s cesseeeereeeetteteeees 101 17 2 2 Transmission delays when using a 12 5 kHz radio channel eeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeees 101 17 2 3 Transmission delays using a 25 kHz radio channel c eceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 103 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 INTRODUCTION SATEL OY is a Finnish electronics and Telecommunications Company specialising in the design and manufacture of wireless data communication products SATEL designs manufactures and sells radio mode
61. cees 34 8 1 Serial interface data format cccccccccccrcccsccccscccccccccccccsscscceccees 34 8 2 Handshake In 6s escisi sesceessscceccscncscscstecacccnescwcsenvadsacsscacscsspaesucecsvecseeusssend 34 8 2 1 OT linia Saat EAT Nee eae alk cae tet ee eee Nt ee a 35 8 2 2 Cilia barstcna stands a T A aaa tad a ae Tee ataen 35 8 2 3 RU SST acti aa re Su E n a a vette han uaa tealha deer E E a aida tes 36 8 3 Timing and delays during data transmission cccccccscssscsssceesees 36 8 3 1 Data buffering in the radio data modeni cine ecrstecus satis aaa rer rr errr rr rr rent 36 8 3 2 Pause lengine A a a E A A 37 8 3 3 IEE O VEA E T E E E EEA IE EN EAEE TEE 38 e E E T a EEA EEE E E R 38 9 SETTINGS visesiccescenccensasicassscocabinniedeuaseassensseccdencesseushanvusovaseaseeccernascsasveee 40 9 1 Programming Mode eseosesseosessosseseoseosesseosessosecsssososesseosessessessoseosess 40 9 2 Changing parameters using a terminal device ccccccccccccscceees 40 9 2 1 CANIS IT ie SEMIN Sc rnoet miio a A E A E eae EA 40 9 2 2 Restoring factory settings erei nne ine E E TA A A S 41 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 2 3 Changing frequency active radio channel frequency cccccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 42 9 2 4 Changing reference TREC UEC yee iiase shu tee ree Ra ee ies tal rece iin aa tat oan as 43 9 2 5 Changing ehane pag r re Rene face Pe SONOS e ve ate O ALN Dn 44 9 2 6 Changing adie s
62. d current value testnet Enter net id 8 char or ESC to previous menu gt newname Net id Net id current value newname Enter net id 8 char or ESC to previous menu gt ESC 55 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Routing Setup 1 Mode Virtual routing 2 Protocol Userdefined 01 01 3 Address 0002 4 Net id newname 5 Route list 6 Route add 7 Route delete 8 Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC Selection 5 will produce a list of the routes Route list XXX XXX XXX Press any key to return gt Selection 6 enables the addition of a route Route add Enter destination address HEX gt Selection 7 enables the removal of a route Route delete Enter destination address HEX gt Selection 8 enables erasure of ALL routing information simultaneously The menu will then display the following text Routing Set up ode Virtual routing Protocol Userdefined 02 03 Address 0009 Net id testnet Route list Route add Route delete Delete all routes MAATNaA oO BWNE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 8 Do you really want to delete all routes Press Y key to delete or ESC to cancel gt 56 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 2 13 Activating tests Tests can be activated by selecting ma
63. dio modem into WAIT State for an immediate channel change 8 3 Timing and delays during data transmission When using a radio modem for data transmission certain delays will be formed through the use of a radio interface and from the radio modem circuitry itself These delays exist when the radio modem switches from Standby Mode to Data Transfer Mode and during reception and transmission of data For detailed delay values in each case see Appendix B 8 3 1 Data buffering in the radio data modem Whenever the radio modem is in Data Transfer Mode it monitors both the radio channel and the serial interface When the terminal device starts data transmission the radio modem switches to transmission mode At the beginning of each transmission a synchronisation signal is transmitted and this signal is detected by another radio modem which then switches into receive mode During the transmission of the synchronisation signal the radio modem buffers data into its memory Transmission ends when a pause is detected in the data sent by the terminal device and 36 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 after all buffered data has been transmitted When the serial interface speed is the same or slower than the speed of the radio interface the internal transmit buffer memory cannot overflow However when the serial interface speed exceeds the speed of the radio interface data will eventually fill transmit buffer memory In this instance it will take a
64. dressing has been set ON and either the primary or secondary RX address of the radio modem is identical to the address of the received data packet The radio modem will remove the address and send the actual data to the RS 232 interface However if the RX Address to RD line setting is on the radio modem does not remove the address Address Data_ SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Transmission addressing has been set ON The radio modem will add the primary TX address to the beginning of the data packet tf Reception addressing has been set ON but both the primary and secondary RX addresses of the radio modem are different from the address of the received data packet Data does not appear on the RS 232 interface 75 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Data Address Data amp E Address Data Reception addressing has Reception addressing has Reception addressing has been set OFF been set OFF been set ON but there is no address in the data packet The radio modem will The radio modem will transfer all received consider the characters of Data will appear on the RS data to the RS 232 the address as a part ofthe 232 interface ONLY if the interface data and will send all the first 2 characters of the characters to the RS 232 data match either of its own interface RX address The radio modem will remove those 2 characters of data 10 2 1 Connection between two points Whe
65. dstdveaswaccuasesseses 15 3 SATELLINE EASY PRO 35W SPECIAL FEATUREG scccccsssssceccececssceeees 16 3 1 Ca Siri cass iatsscwahchcans EA tus couscbuctuaseuisasusnecsecersvondecbencaneioeasuccens 16 3 2 Temperature protection of RF power amplifier ccccccssccsscceees 16 3 3 Protection of current i i 52siccieiscicescscpcsossccsss covsedscvasesccososspodevssueveassoscesds 17 4 SERIAL INTERFACE sicsccccccdiessscenvecsaccddiscaessccnseesedecesseseucsaccecvacasecacessestanes 18 5 USER INTERFACE ooocissscccsecs cicevccdscsevesosceeadutcees secs vasasdesdececesssccansobicebuacs 19 5 1 LED i GICOTONS ici scecstscweesecccdataccocsesnacosssscunensteneccasasessscsssnbcusensuateesseavesees 19 5 2 Display and push buttons ccccccccsscssscssccssccesccssccsscsscssscssccsscosees 19 5 2 1 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W LCD display after power UD sssscssessescesessesseseseseesesveeeeees 20 6 CONNECTION INTERFACES ccccssccccccccscccccccccsccsccccecsccsccccececees 22 6 1 RS 232 MTC TE CCC as fo osescinsic neces ctvisodccseessdounesctcacenescsssssossbecobuesspanescecasesses 22 6 2 COMMECIONS vise sai cccbescctsssdeneccnsestanesinens cosheaereavdcounesbosaceussstuucenbessaesvanosdenns 22 7 RE INTERFACE os cseccsvesccnstacecsdaan sccsccaasessactvecscsscadescssnescucsassssssecevevesdsensess 24 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7 1 Transmitter 55555 sirassusoseniecesvucseanssvesadessseessshonsensaneuess suvsndnocesuaswes
66. e Immunity test 1 1 Default settings SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is shipped with the following default settings unless otherwise specifically agreed DEFAULT VALUES OF THE ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS user can change settings later on Setting Default value Range Radio frequency Operating TX frequency 438 000 MHz Range 403 473 MHz Operating RX frequency 438 000 MHz Range 403 473 MHz Reference Frequency 438 000 MHz Range 403 473 MHz Channel Spacing 12 5 kHz Range 12 5 20 or 25 kHz Radio settings Tx Power 35 W Range 10 20 25 and 35 W Signal threshold 115 dBm 80 118 dBm FCS OFF ON OFF Tx Start Delay O ms 0 65535 ms Radio Compatibility SATEL 3AS SATELLINE 3AS Option PCC 4 FSK Option 2 PCC GMSK 3 TrimTalk 450s P 4 TrimTalk450s T 5 PCC FST Addressing RX Address OFF ON OFF TX Address OFF ON OFF RX addressing to RS port OFF ON OFF TX address auto switch OFF ON OFF Serial port 1 Status ON ON OFF Interface RS 232 Fixed Data speed 9600 bps 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Data bits 8 7 8 9 Parity bits None None Even Odd Stop bits 1 2 Handshaking Handshaking lines apply to the DATA port CTS Clear to send Clear to send TX buffer state CD RSSI threshold RSSI threshold Data on channel Always ON External Antenna
67. e all moditications into the non Save changes volatile memory and NO if modifications are to be No WwW YES cancelled 9 4 Changing parameters using the SL commands The controlling terminal device can change the configuration settings of a radio modem This is accomplished with the help of SL commands which can be used in data transfer mode SL commands can be used to change e g the frequency or addresses It is also possible to interrogate a radio modem in order to gain information concerning current settings that are in use The terminal device is either a PC or a programmable logic PLC together with suitable terminal program SL commands must be enabled using Programming Mode before they can be used An SL command is a continuous string of characters which is separated from other data by pauses that are equal or greater than time defined by Pause length parameter in the set up No extra characters are allowed at the end of an SL command Serial interface settings are the same as in data transfer and MODE pin of the serial connector MUST NOT be connected to ground GND SL command is properly recognised also in the case when the command string is terminated in lt CR gt ASCII character no 13 Carriage Return OxOd or lt CR gt lt LF gt lt LF gt ASCII char no 10 Line Feed OxOa If multiple SL commands are sent to the radio modem the next command can be given after receiving the response Ok or Error
68. election and Additional press SET UP to Test move on to the Factory setup submenu LCD Contrast EXIT AWSel ect Select the desired submenu RX or TX hn address by pressing Aor V and finally press Change gt RX addr OFF TX addr OFF RX addr gt RS OFF TX add auto OFF Back W Change RX address gt 0000 0000 OFF Press A or W until the first digit of the address has reached the desired value and move on to the next digit by pressing NEXT Cancel AW Next Repeat the above described eight 8 times y Press NEXT again to jump to the toggle d field ON OFF and change the status to the desired value by pressing A or V ay Add ras until correct status is reached Confirm 50123 0123 ON the new address and status ON OFF A state by pressing SET Cancel Aw Set The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE Both RX and TX address modifications are done in the same way as described above 64 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 3 5 Changing serial port settings Port 1 NOTE The radio modem has one serial port PORT 1 which complies with the RS 232 standard PORT 2 is not in use and the settings of serial PORT 2 cannot be changed Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Press A or V until the cursor gt gt Port 1 points to the desired port in this Port 2 example to Port 1 and move on Handshaki
69. ems operating in the same system using Message Routing must have the same Network ID Only the messages that have a matching Network ID are received 87 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 12INSTALLATION 12 1 Installation of a Radio Data Modem The radio modem should be installed with the installation accessories supplied with the radio modem NOTE When selecting a suitable location for the radio modem it must be ensured that no water can get into the radio modem under any conditions Direct sunlight is also to be avoided It is not recommendable to install the radio modem on a strongly vibrating surface Suitable dampening and or isolation materials should be used in cases where the installation surface will be subjected to vibration 12 1 1 RS 232 Wiring NOTE In SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W the voltage is limited to 16V NARS 1F D 15 female D 9 female 88 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 12 1 2 Fuse A proper fuse must be connected in between the radio modem and the power supply The correct value is 15A for SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W 12 1 3 Power supply The allowed operating voltage is 9 16 Vpc The radio modem must only be connected to a power supply with an adequate current output power rating minimum is 120W The pins 1 and 2 of the 4pin Odu connector are connected to the positive power supply line The pins 3 and 4 are connected to negative power supply line ground 89 SATELLINE
70. ensitivity level This will prevent unnecessary receive attempts caused by noise NOTE The setting of the transmitter output power of the radio modem to levels in contradiction with transmitter power levels regulated by local or other governmental authorities is strictly forbidden Use or intended use of forbidden transmitter power levels may lead to prosecution and penalties SATEL is not responsible for any illegal use practised with any devices manufactured and or sold by SATEL and is not liable to pay any damages or compensation caused by such illegal use 9 2 7 Free channel scan Free channel scan settings can be set by choosing the 4 Free channel scan from the menu The options are as follows Enter selection gt 2 Radio setup TX power 20W Signal threshold 110 dBm TX start delay Oms Free Channel Scan RX Slave OFF Radio compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 Free Channel Scan settings Free Channel Scan mode OFF Type of modem RX Slave FCS Net ID 0000 RX listen timeout 500 ms Channel hop threshold 110 dBm Beacon interval 1000 ms Beacon disable timeout 0 Add new frequency to list Show free scan frequency list Clear frequency list POAIRVTBWNHE Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 46 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The hardware information can be seen in the main menu kkKKKK SATELLINE FW 06
71. entification Channel Bandwidth Channel spacing Identification RF Power TX power Radio Link Channel Selection Type Radio frequency Manual Radio Link Current Channel Radio frequency Radio Link Link Rate The fixed link rates are 30 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Option 2 amp 3 9600bps 25kHz 4800bps 12 5kHz Option 1 19200bps 12 5kHz 9600bps 12 5kHz Radio Link Modulation Mode Radio Link Scrambling Compatibility gt PCC 4FSK Compatibility gt PCC GMSK Compatibility gt TRIMTALK GMSK ON by default Radio Link Transmit Retries not implemented Radio Link TX ACK Timeout not implemented Radio Link Csma Monitoring Priority RX ON TX OFF Default RX Radio Link AutoBase AutoRover not implemented Radio Link Digisquelch Signal threshold Radio Link Forward Error Correction ON by default using Option 1 2 3 Note SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W FEC must be OFF Radio Link Local Address 0 by default Primary RX address RX1 OFF by default Radio Link Remote Address 255 by default Primary TX address TX1 OFF by default Serial Interface Protocol Mode Radio compatibility Options 1 and 2 Transparent w EOT Timeout Option 3 TRIMTALK 450s RX fitted to PCC Option 4 TRIMTALK 450s RX fitted to Trimble Option 5 PCC Transparent FST Serial Interface BREAK to Command not implemented Serial Interface
72. equency 468 52500 MHz 3 RX frequency 437 00000 MHz 4 Reference frequency 438 00000 MHz Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Radio TX frequency setup TX frequency 468 52500 MHz RX frequency 437 00000 MHz Lower limit band 1 403 00000 MHz Upper limit band 1 473 00000 MHz Lower limit band 2 403 00000 MHz Upper limit band 2 473 00000 MHz Channel spacing 25 kHz Enter new TX frequency MHz or ESC to cancel gt 468 500 Enter Radio TX frequency setup TX frequency 468 50000 MHz RX frequency 437 00000 MHz Lower limit band 1 403 00000 MHz Upper limit band 1 473 00000 MHz Lower limit band 2 403 00000 MHz Upper limit band 2 473 00000 MHz Channel spacing 25 kHz Enter new TX frequency MHz or ESC to cancel gt To get back to the main menu press ESC ESC ESC and then E for Exiting and saving Maximum adjustment range of the active radio channel frequency is in between Lower limit band1 2 and Upper limit band1 2 default usable range is the full 70 MHz band Because of possible deviations in each country and or region concerning the authorised use of the frequency spectrum local authorities may limit this adjustment range The frequency band limiting values are factory set and the user cannot change them NOTE Adjustment of the active radio channel of the radio modem to frequencies other than those allocated and or allowed by local authori
73. ess Select to a tional cs move on to the submenu Factory set up gt LCD Contrast Exit A W Select The display will show the current A value of contrast To modify wy contrast setting press Change Press A or W until the cursor gt points to the desired contrast level value Confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The moditied contrast value will actually take effect only after the radio modem is switched out from Programming Mode back into Data Transfer Mode NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value Display contr 3 Back Change SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 68 2 gt 3 4 5 Inverted Cancel AW Set SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 3 11 Saving modified values into the internal memory Atter all desired modifications have been performed they have to be saved in order to make them permanent until next modification This is accomplished by choosing selection EXIT from the main menu The display will then show a message see below asking a confirmation of the performed modifications By choosing YES all modifications are saved into the non volatile memory inside the radio modem By choosing NO all modification performed are cancelled and previous settings remaining in the non volatile memory Press YES to sav
74. ettings vespes ESA e n E EG a 45 9 2 7 Free channel SCI ec assis cy cages vewasere axusaan i ocpaaes as ven a IOES 46 9 2 8 Changing addressing settings primary and secondary RX and TX addresses 47 9 2 9 Changing serial port settings Port U tis35 cs oulen ayers aie seysetiesey au peeaaynn ven VelYs 48 9 2 10 Modification of handshaking tunctons lt 1 02 466 5 0sseexsandsdeieniestadearsadbaevsadhertsiauneetind overs 50 AO EES Ee E ISI E E EENE ial E A A E A 52 9 2512 Moditicaion OF LOUIE Te n E a TE aed ee aes 53 9 23 Activating TESTS e e e Mista E A EE E A aatieees 57 9 214 Restoring factory settings erain A E Ga a 57 AA o E EEE A OIRA T EEEN E TAERE AE ETA T 57 9 2 16 Saving modified settings into the permanent Memory ccccceeeeeeeceeeeeeceteteteeeteeeeeees 58 eee le Mmm aT oloL lets RII LA aks 10 z eee ee Pe ne ee aC eye ei ace SORE E EPS SNE SEAN Mer OATS ERE REID OP St enT SOO 58 9 3 Changing parameters using the LCD display cscsccsscssscsescessees 58 9 3 1 Changing frequency frequency of the active TX RX radio channel ssssssssissirisessss 59 9 3 2 CHECKING CHANGING THE REFERENCE FREQUENCY ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenens 61 9 3 3 Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver sensitivity 00csseseeeeeeeeees 62 9 3 4 Changing crc ress ine a arerin a A a te reek anevada A AA Ua ma eet 64 9 3 5 Changing serial port settings Port Uist tha vias ash acta aviatanec
75. f the above mentioned products hereby declare that these products conform to the essential requirements of the European Union directive 1999 5 EC This Declaration of Conformity is based on the following documents Doc No Type of Product Test Specification Laboratory Date of Issye 166783R SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W EN 300 113 2 V 1 4 2 NEMKO Espoo 28 2 2011 166783E SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W EN 301 489 1 V 1 8 1 5 V 1 3 1 NEMKO Espoo 28 2 2011 1667835 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W EN 60950 1 2005 2 Ed NEMKO Espoo 28 4 201 1 Salo on the 2 of May 2011 SATEL OY 142 FI 2410 SALO ano amp SATEL SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 WARRANTY AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these safety instructions carefully before using the product Warranty will be void if the product is used in any way that is in contradiction with the instructions given in this manual or if the radio modem housing has been opened or tampered with The radio modem is only to be operated at frequencies allocated by local authorities and without exceeding the given maximum allowed output power ratings SATEL and its distributors are not responsible if any products manufactured by it are used in unlawful ways The devices mentioned in this manual are to be used only according to the instructions described in this manual Faultless and safe operation of the devices can be guaranteed only if the transport storage operation and handli
76. for example non tree structured networks or the use of same repeaters in 82 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 several overlapping networks The operation of the Message Routing must be clearly understood before configuring the radio modems manually 11 1 6 Configuration of the protocol in Message Routing A radio modem will detect the presence of an address used by inspecting the protocol from the message received via the serial interface On the basis of this user address all necessary information needed to relay the message to destination is fetched from an internal routing table inside a radio modem The user protocol is not interpreted instead the user address is searched according to its location in the message The beginning of the packet is located by a preceding pause in the byte stream Message Routing can therefore be applied to most protocols with fixed address field position The position and length of the address is defined by two settings Offset and Length e Offset defines the number of bytes 0 15 preceding the address e Length is the length of the address in the user protocol expressed in bytes 1 4 Offset Length J USER ADDRESS USER DATA Byte length Start of data packet Offset 2 Length 3 A transmitting radio modem adds a routing header and a tail to the user message Consequently a radio modem that receives the message removes the header and tail so the Message Routing
77. he radio modem will receive using either of the two receive addresses Secondary transmit address is only used in repeater applications Radio modems configured to function as repeaters will repeat data messages using either the primary or secondary address depending upon which address was used during the reception of the data message If only one address pair is needed in a network both addresses must be set the same TX1 TX2 and RX1 RX2 It is also possible to transfer the received address onto the serial interface The address is composed of two characters totalling 16 bits resulting in over 65 000 different address combinations The address is attached to the beginning of each data packet sent by the radio modem When a radio modem receives a data packet whilst using addressing mode the radio modem will check the first two characters of each received data packet to ensure that the packet in question was intended for the correct radio modem ADD H ADDL DATA Address may be selected between OO00h FFFFh h hexadecimal corresponding decimal numbers are 0 65535 Example address 1234h 4660 in decimal format where 12h is ADD H and 34h is ADD L Example address ABFFh 44031 in decimal format where ABh is ADD H and FFh is ADD L 74 Transmission Transmission address has been set OFF Radio modem will transmit the data packet as such Reception A Address Data Reception ad
78. high standard waterproof ODU 8 pin data connector Antenna connector type is 50 Ohm TNC female 1 Data connector 8 pin ODU e DTE is an abbreviation for Data Terminal Equipment e O column below denotes the direction of the signal e IN is from DTE to the radio modem OUT is from the radio modem to DTE PIN NAME I O LEVEL EXPLANATION 1 RTS IN RS 232 Request To Send from DTE 2 CTS OUT RS 232 Clear To Send This signal indicates that the radio modem s serial interface is ready to receive data from DTE 3 SGND Signal ground 4 RD OUT RS 232 Receive Data to DTE from the radio modem 5 TD IN RS 232 Transmit Data from DTE to the radio modem 6 MODE 0 16V lt 1VDC or connected to ground DATA PROG IN Programming Mode gt 3VDC or Not connected Data Transfer Mode Note 7 Not connected 8 Not connected 22 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Programming Mode is for changing the settings of the radio modem via Programming menu Normally the MODE line is NOT connected i e the radio modem is in Data Transfer Mode 2 Power connector 4 pin ODU MINI SNAP Style G4 size 1 PIN NAME EXPLANATION PWR Operation Voltage 9 16 VDC Note 2 PWR Operation Voltage 9 16 VDC Note 3 GND Ground Note 4 GND Ground Note Note Both PWR pins 1 amp 2 must be connected Note Both GND a
79. hough the priority setting is RX radio modem is prevented to change over to receiving mode during the period of the TX delay If this function is not needed the delay time should be set to O ms 8 4 Testing The radio modem can be switched to the Test Mode where it will send a test packet on the radio channel The test packet is a normal data transmission which can be used for example when directing antennas during system installation When the test packet transmission has been switched on and saved by using the Programming Mode the transmitting radio modem needs only a power supply and an antenna If the channel spacing of the radio modems is 25 kHz it is recommended to use 38400 bps as a serial data speed of the receiving radio modem In the case of 12 5 20 kHz channel spacing the data speed of 19200 bps is recommended There are two Test Modes Short data block test In this test mode the radio modem sends a short test string which is preceded by a consecutive number and it ends to the line feed character The short data block is repeated continuously after 1 s break Short data block test is suitable for running data communication tests Error free reception of data can be monitored using a suitable terminal program Example of a short data blocks 00 This is a testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem Long data block test Long data block consists of character strings which are repeated without breaks 50 s time period
80. hould be installed in open space as far as possible from any possible sources of interference e The radio modem should not be installed onto a strongly vibrating surface e The radio modem should be installed in such a way as to minimise exposure to direct sunlight 3 To ensure reliable operation the voltage output of the power supply used must be stable enough and the current capability of the power supply must be sufficient 4 The antenna must be installed according to instructions 5 Serial interface settings between the radio modem and the terminal unit must correspond to each other 6 All radio modems in the same system must be configured using equal radio settings radio frequency channel spacing compatibility forward error correction and data field length 96 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 15 ACCESSORIES 15 1 RS 232 cables and adapters Type Description l ODU D9f 8 pin ODU D9 female universal NARS ST 8 pin for EASy Pro 35W Contact SATEL Oy for more detailed information about other serial interface cable options 15 2 Power cable C P 35W 2m cable ODU 4 pin male 4mm lab plug Contact SATEL Oy for more detailed information about other power cable options 15 3 RF cables Type Description Note CRF 1 Cable with TNC m TNC f connectors RG58 CRF 5F Cable with TNC m TNC f connectors RG58 3 dB 10 m 3 dB 10 m CRF 5M Cable with TNC m TNC m connectors RG58 3 dB 10 m CR
81. hrough the serial interface a radio modem in repeater mode will transmit normally The same network may include several repeaters which operate under the same base station Repeaters may also be chained in which case a message is transmitted through several repeaters In systems with more than one serially or parallelly chained repeater addressing or routing protocol must be used to prevent a message ending up in a loop formed by repeaters and to ensure that the message finally reaches only the intended radio modem REPEATER 2 REPEATER 1 Tett SLAVE STATION MASTER STATION 73 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 10 2 Addressing Addresses can be used to route a data message to the desired destination or to separate two parallel networks from each other In networks with repeaters it is usually necessary to use addresses to prevent data messages from ending up in loops formed by repeaters In case of setting the Message Routing function in use Tx Rx addresses are ignored by the modem SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W allows the use of individual addresses both for reception and transmission Addresses can be switched on separately or simultaneously in both data transfer directions The radio modem contains two transmission and two reception addresses which are knows as the primary address and secondary address The primary address is used whenever data from the serial interface is transmitted At the receiving end t
82. in menu selection 9 Tests are activated by setting the status of the desired test to ON and will remain active until the value of the selection in the menu is returned to the value OFF Enter selection gt 9 Tests setup 1 Short block test OFF 2 Long block test OFF NOTE Message Routing and FCS mode must be disabled in prior to set ON the Test mode 9 2 14 Restoring factory settings The settings that the modem was delivered from the factory are called factory settings Selecting main menu selection A can restore factory settings Enter selection gt A Restore factory settings Do you want to restore factory settings Y N gt Restoring is confirmed by pressing Y Y YES or cancelled by pressing N N NO Also the pressing of ESC button at any point in the procedure will return the display to the previous next higher menu level without restoring factory settings 9 2 15 Info The Info display shows all the functionality of the modem Device Modem type Serial number yyyymmddxxx FW version XX XX XX XX Board version Main board version SPLxxxxn Module version Voltage range Port 2 interface Tuning range Total tuning range Enter selection gt b Info menu Device SATELLINE EASy 35W Serial number XXXXXXXXXXXXX FW version 06 18 x xx Board version SPLOOO5d EPT Module version Voltage 9 16V
83. in to be generated by noise and interference that will eventually lead to loss of connection The field strength is at its optimum level in open space although increasing distance will still reduce it It must also be remembered that one open space has different environmental and external factors to another and that the effects on transmission quality must be taken into account when planning the system Ground ground contours and buildings cause attenuation loss of energy through absorption and reflection of radio waves Buildings reflect radio waves and therefore the affects of attenuation are not as acute when transmission is over a short distance However the reflected waves will often be a bit delayed and when they combine with the direct radio waves they interact in either a weakening or a strengthening way This causes the fading effect in mobile systems In reality very sharp signal drops spaced about 35 cm apart may occur The attenuation may even reach 40 dB normally less 95 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 14 CHECK LIST The following points must be taken into account when installing and contiguring a radio modem 1 All operating voltages of all the equipment concerned must always be switched OFF before connecting the serial interface cable 2 When considering the exact placement of a radio modem and or its antenna the following points must be taken into account to guarantee optimal results e The antenna s
84. ing It is assumed that the position of the address field in the user messages is fixed However some special protocols are supported o IEC 60870 5 101 is a protocol commonly used in control applications of power lines o RP570 protocol The message cannot end to the address there must be at least one character after the address It is assumed that there is only one message at a time inside the network simultaneous messages could cause collisions The max number of the routes depends on the actual hardware and the Firmware version Operation of the Tx Rx addresses is automatically blocked in the case of switching the Message Routing function on 11 1 3 Getting started with Message Routing The design of any radio modem system requires very precise planning Once the choices between devices their location installation maintenance etc are clear the Message Routing for the system can be implemented Planning your Message Routing System 1 Decide which mode of the Message Routing suits the system Source Mode or Virtual Mode See the following paragraphs for details 2 Design a layout of the system describing the settings such as protocol addresses of the terminal equipment radio frequencies and so on 81 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 3 Configure the radio modems accordingly There are two ways to configure the parameters related to the Message Routing l SaTerm PC program 2 Manual configuration in the
85. into Programming Mode by pressing the SET UP button m The main menu is used to select the desired submenus and the modifications are performed using these submenus It is possible to jump back at any time to the previous higher level in the menu hierarchy by just pressing the CANCEL button or in some cases the BACK button Pressing the a orv button modifies parameters with numerical values consisting of digits Use until the said digit with the cursor blinking under it has reached the desired value In the case of numerical values the NEXT button is used to move on to the next digit in the numerical value and then the above described process is used to modify it The process is repeated until all digits in the 58 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 value have been edited Toggle type parameters typically with ON OFF choices modifications have to be confirmed by pressing the SELECT or SET button This is the display in Data Transfer Mode TX and RX frequencies are set to 468 525 000 MHz Compatibility is Satel 3AS TX power is 35W Channel spacing is 25 kHz Reference frequency is 438 000 000 MHz Serial PORT 1 settings are 19200 N 8 1 Signal strength info is displayed on the upper left hand corner RSSI value Y 102 here 102 dBm of the last received message or current noise level e g n 115 Battery level respectively on the upper right corner After pressing the SET
86. io modem failure or if it has an erroneous checksum the packet already buffered into the memory is re sent without any change to the timing no additional delays are introduced Because of this relatively short hop distances can be used without the likelihood of errors being increasing due to the added number of repeats A possible error in one of the repeaters does not necessarily cause a total breakdown of traffic 86 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The overhop function allows for the use of mobile substations In the example above a mobile substation is first located in the coverage area of repeater R2 The route is defined as M R1 R2 and vehicle When the vehicle moves to the coverage area of repeater R1 the radio modem picks the packet already from the transmission of R1 This is then transferred to the serial port using an additional delay so that the timing does not differ from the first situation where the radio modem of the vehicle was in the coverage area of repeater R2 In this way a collision of the reply transmission and the transmission by repeater R2 is prevented When the mobile station is transmitting it is enough that at least one radio modem defined to be a part of the route receives the transmission 11 3 4 Network ID The Network ID is a string of up to eight characters which is used to prevent the reception of the messages coming from an external system The radio mod
87. ion Voltage range Port Port interface and status Board SPLOOO5g EPT IM 05 Exit a Display in Setup Mode Keypad buttons Cancel Back button Board HW version IM Interface module type gt Radio frequency Radio settings Exit Select gt The cursor indicates active line Up button Down button Select button 21 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 6 CONNECTION INTERFACES NOTE When installing the cables of the serial interface it is recommended that the operating voltage of all devices is powered OFF 6 1 RS 232 interface RS 232 standard defines the method of serial data transfer between a computer and its peripherals The definition includes both the interface type and signal levels Most computers and peripherals contain one or more RS 2372 type serial ports The RS 232 standard uses transmission lines in which each single signal line level is referenced to a common ground level RS 232 has been designed to be use in serial transfer of data in situations where the distance between communicating equipment is less than 15 m The otherwise useful RS 232 standard is applied in a multitude of slightly differing ways e g different pin configurations and for this reason different computers and peripherals are not necessarily directly compatible with each other 6 2 Connectors The device adopts a
88. ion or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Select CD line action property 1 RSSI threshold 2 Data on channel 3 Always ON Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property TX buffer state CD line property Data on channel RTS line property Ignored Pause length 3 bytes S w Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 Select RTS line action property 1 Ignored 2 Flow control 3 Reception Control Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property TX buffer state CD line property Data on channel RTS line property Flow control Pause length 3 bytes BwWNY Ee Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt To get back to the main menu press ESC and then E for Exiting and saving 5 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Now all of the modifications of the example have been performed and the new values are displayed on the menu as follows k K SATELLINE FW 06 18 x xx HW SPLOOOSd EPT PV 05 00 IM 05 N YYMMxxxx Current settings 1 Radio frequency 2 Radio settings 3 Addressing 4 Serial port 1 5 Serial port 2 6 Handshaking 7 Additional setup Enter selection gt TX 438 00000 MHz RX 450 00000 MHz Ref freq 438 00000 MHz Spacing 20kHz TX power 35W Signa
89. l threshold 118 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay Oms Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF ON 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit TTL CTS TX buffer state CD Data on channel RTS Flow control Pause length 3 bytes Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings B Info E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT without saving 9 2 11 Special functions Special functions are modified by selecting from the main menu selection 7 The current values of the parameters are displayed and can be modified in toggle type fashion by choosing the appropriate parameter selection number from the list displayed The next menu level will then enable the modification of the values within allowed limits Number 7 is pressed in the Main menu Additional setup Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown Full CRC16 check User Data whiten 1 Error correction 2 Error check 3 Repeater 4 SL commands 5 Priority 6 7 Enter selection or OFF OFF OFF ON TX OFF OFF ESC to previous menu gt 52 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 2 12 Modification of routing
90. lated so the use of this cable requires that the connection between the cable and the connectors are fully airtight If there is a line of sight path between the antennas a 6 dB power marginal is usually adequate However if the connection is built on the reflection and or the knife edge diffraction the path loss can vary even 20 dB depending on the weather conditions In this case a short test can give a too positive result of the quality of the connection Thus the height of the antennas and topographical obstacles must be surveyed with great care From time to time a marginal connection can be used 91 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 if the data transmission protocol is well prepared for this and the data transmission that occasionally slows down does not cause any problems to the system Vertical polarised antennas antenna elements are in vertical position are often used in radio systems In a system between a base station and substations vertical polarisation is recommended The radio modem antenna cannot be mounted on the same level as the other substation antennas in the same building The best way to distinguish from the other antennas situated in the neighbourhood is to mount the antennas as far as possible from each other on the altitude level The best result is generally obtained when all the antennas are in the same mast With an extra ground plane between the antennas more distinction can be obtained between the antennas in
91. le The transmitter monitors the noise level of the channels between the transmissions and finds the best transmission channel The receivers scan and follow the frequency of that particular transmitter consequently The feature is beneficial e g for the applications in land surveying or when license free channels are used and there could be other transmitters using the same channels To make the use easier SATEL provides the FCS terminal software for your PC Using the program it is easy to contigure the radio modems to use the FCS function There is also a scanning tool for measuring the power level of the selected radio channels A more detailed description of FCS function and FCS terminal software is available from the manufacturer or from the nearest distributor v Free channel scan monitor ersion 0 92b zigi xi File Serialport Settings Scanning Note SL commands must be set ON from modem setup menu p Frequency list before using this free channel scanning setup program Free Channel scanning timing setup Modem type TX Master Ri listening time for message ms 500 C RX Slave Beacon time if no data sent ms 300 2 C Repeater Beacon disable timeout s 1q n TX master with repeater C RX slave with repeater FreeScan net ID hex 4 oo Channel hop threshold dBm 110 Read Setup Exit A screen snapshot of the FCS terminal software 27 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4
92. ls are used for example by the radio modem to inform the terminal that the radio channel is busy and that it cannot initiate transmission The terminal can also control the radio modem via RTS line A common way of using handshaking signals is to monitor the CTS line and ignore the others Usually the terminal is fast enough to handle the data received by the radio modem so the use of RTS line is not necessary 34 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Handshaking is not needed if the system protocol is designed to prevent collisions data contention by the use of polling or if there is little traffic and also if there is no harm from occasional data contention situations several radio modems try to transmit at the same time 8 2 1 CTS line The options for CTS line are 1 Clear To Send CTS is active when the radio modem is ready to accept data for new transmission CTS will shift into inactive state during data reception and transmission 2 TX buffer state CTS will shift into inactive state only if the radio modem s TX buffer is in danger of overflowing This typically happens when the serial interface data transfer speed is greater than the radio interface transfer speed and the size of transmitted messages is large 8 2 2 CD line The CD handshaking options are not supported by SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W modems The options for CD line are 1 RSSI threshold CD is active whenever a signal with a level exceeding the
93. moment after the terminal device has stopped transmission of data for the radio modem to empty the buffer and before the transmitter switches off The maximum size of transmit buffer memory is one kilobyte 1 kB If the terminal device does not follow the status of the CTS line and transmits too much data to the radio modem the buffer will be emptied and the transmission is restarted In the receive mode the buffer works principally in the above described way thus evening out differences in data transfer speeds If the terminal device transmits data to a radio modem in receive mode the data will go into transmit buffer memory Transmission will start immediately when the radio channel is available 8 3 2 Pause length The modem recognises a pause on the serial line a pause is defined as a time with no status changes on the RS 232 interface TD line The pause detection is used as criteria for e End of radio transmission When the transmit buffer is empty and a pause is detected the modem stops the transmission and will then change the radio to the receive mode e SL command recognition For a SL command to be valid a pause must be detected before the actual SL character string e User address recognition In order for the start character to be detected a pause must precede it in transmission Traditionally in asynchronous data communication pauses have been used to separate serial messages from each other However the use of n
94. ms intended for use in applications ranging from data transfer to alarm relay systems End users of SATEL products include both public organisations and private individuals SATEL OY is the leading European manufacturer of radio modems SATEL radio modems have been certified in most European countries and also in many non European countries SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is an IP67 classified UHF radio modem with a high power 35 W transmitter wide 70 MHz tuning range 403 473 MHz in one hardware and selectable channel spacing The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W can offer radio speeds up to 19 2 kbps and has a selectable serial interface speed between 300 38 400 bps SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W includes a built in LCD display offering the user both new features and increased flexibility No longer do you have to rely on access to a PC or terminal device to check or alter the configuration of the unit now this can be achieved by viewing the LCD display and using the four 4 push buttons The display is also a useful tool in testing the radio connection between radio modems SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W facilitates the construction of large radio networks using the built in Message Routing function which is both fully transparent to the user and can be used with most system protocols The radio modem also offers option of error correction utilising the FEC method Forward Error Correction FEC can be used to minimise errors caused by noisy channels SATELLINE
95. n forming a connection between two points it is recommended that both the reception and transmission addresses are identical in both radio modems This is the easiest way to control addresses and the risk caused by interference from other systems operating in the same area is minimal Example by setting all addresses of both radio modems to a value 1234 they will accept only those messages which contain this address and they will use this same value when transmitting data If the channel is reserved for use only by the said network or if the terminal devices are responsible for addressing it is not necessary to use addressing in the radio modems 10 2 2 System of one base station and several substations In systems with several substations the base station must know to which substation each message is intended and from which substation each received message originates Usually terminal devices handle addressing completely but it is also possible to use the addressing functionality of the radio modems 76 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 For example if the substation terminal devices are not able to check and form addresses by themselves addressing may be achieved with the help of the addresses of the radio modems attached to these terminal devices The base station may in such a case define the destination of a message by adding the address of the corresponding radio modem into the beginning of the data packet The su
96. nd pins 3 amp 4 must be connected 23 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7_RF INTERFACE The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W has a single TNC type RF connector with impedance of 50 Ohm When the modem is supplied the frequency is set to default channel The user can change the frequency afterwards by 70 MHz Of course all local regulations set forth by the authorities must be taken into consideration The data speed of the radio interface is set to default speed It can also be set afterwards A channel spacing of 25 kHz enables a data speed of 19200 bps and a channel spacing of 12 5 20 kHz enables correspondingly a data speed of 9600 bps The data speed of the radio interface is always fixed 19200 bps or 9600 bps irrespective of the data speed of the serial interface If the data speeds of the radio interface and the serial interface differ from each other the radio modem will buffer the data in transfer temporarily so no data loss will occur 7 1 Transmitter The output power of the transmitter is adjustable The greatest allowable power depends on limits set by local authorities which should not be exceeded under any circumstances The output power of the transmitter should be set to the smallest possible level which still ensures error free connections under variable conditions Large output power levels using short connection distances can in the worst case cause disturbances to the overall operation of the system
97. nfirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu gt CTS Clr to send CD RSSI RTS Ignored Pause len 3 Back WV Change 66 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 V gt l stop bit 2 stop bits Cancel AW Set gt CTS Clr to send Buf state Cancel AW Set gt RSSI Data Always ON Cancel AW Set gt gnored Flow Cont Recept ctrl Cancel A W Set 9 3 7 Selecting special functions Press A VW until the cursor gt points to Additional selection and press Y SELECT to move on to the submenu Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the setting to be moditied Press CHANGE to toggle the status of the said parameter from ON to OFF and vice versa Press CHANGE until the parameter has the desired status Repeat for all special functions to be modified and finally confirm all changes by pressing BACK The display will return to the previous higher level submenu 9 3 8 Activating tests Press A or V until cursor gt points to Tests selection and press SELECT to move on to the submenu Press A or V until cursor gt points to the test that is to be initiated Press CHANGE to toggle the status of the selected test from ON to OFF and vice versa After the tests have been set o desired states confirm all changes by pressing BACK The displ
98. ng to the submenu by pressing Addi tional SELECT Tests Factory setup LCD Contrast Exit A W Select ON Press A or V until the cursor gt a 219200 bit s points to the setting to be A 8 bit data moditied and then press Sv None parity CHANGE 1 stop bit Back AWChange 300 bit s MODIFICATION OF DATA TRANSFER SPEED 600 di ie Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired a 1200 bit s data transfer speed value X bit s Confirm the selection AE 2400 bit s by pressing SET The display will return to the previous 4800 bit s higher level submenu 9600 bit s NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the gt 19200 bi t 5 previously set value Nee pee MODIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF DATA BITS i Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired Toit daa number of data bits 7 or 8 or 9 bit data length A ie Uac Confirm the selection by pressing SET The display will 9 bit data return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the AEAT previously set value MODIFICATION OF PARITY BITS E Press A or V until the cursor gt points to the desired A parity bit status Confirm the selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher gt None parity level submenu Even parity NOTE 1 The starting position of the cursor indicates Odd parity the previously set value Cancel AW Set NOTE
99. ng of the devices are appropriate This also applies to the maintenance of the products To prevent damage both the radio modem and any terminal devices must always be switched OFF before connecting or disconnecting the serial connection cable It should be ascertained that different devices used have the same ground potential Before connecting any power cables the output voltage of the power supply should be checked If the device uses an outdoor antenna the antenna cable jacket must be grounded SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE soss5ciccsiasccvassecdvaseanlesccsnavovkiwsdsssosassuavecesstadenepavavscesveatovsacusdese 1 RESTRICTIONS ON USE sis cscaciveccssascestencerseudedsacasiancesacsddsveseessvesusacssssacosesesscsaccvens 2 PRODUCT CONFORMITY 0icdissiecscsseds oscesdvscecsusesesdandehuces sede cecesdeddeseedesscsbeesteeseusidens 3 WARRANTY AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS cccccccsccssccccccccssceccccessscecseeeees 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS in csccescasscsedutscstocedseseisccccenelssceuacsesssscasvesevesscovoeassscusesecousine 5 INTRODUCTION siccesccscs sasesstvesectscacatocdssstacdsasce soadvsedoccdsscocsnacsssbccasatessepevedecdcsbeous 10 1 SATELLINE EASY PRO 35W TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 000 11 1 1 DetQUlt setings esis ccvecevecssicveasenvsassvendcocaeecnceseuseacessiesvassensvavecasseegsbensesees 13 2 OTHER FEATURES ss sissccvesscs dosstuundecesissiscessveccusincs doseiacudessec
100. o its serial port unlike for example Pacific Crest PDL modems Note 2 If error correction is ON FEC ON and TRIMTALK mode is activated by using SL S 3 command the firmware automatically switches SATEL FEC OFF temporarily and turns it back at the mode return 7 9 6 Support for Local Remote addresses If the modem has TX address ON then primary TX address is handled in the same way as Remote address in Pacific Crest PDL modems The default value is OxOOFF 255 in decimal format i e the broadcast address If the modem has RX address ON then primary RX address is handled in the same way as PDL Local address in Pacific Crest PDL modems The default value is 0x0000 0 in decimal format SATELLINE modem needs to have TX Delay 50ms or more in order to avoid messages from colliding in case it is to be placed in a Pacific Crest system that uses addressing and acknowledging scheme Note 1 SATELLINE modems do not support Pacific Crest retransmit acknowledge scheme However that has no effect in RTK applications because they utilize only broadcast messages 7 9 7 Latency In the PCC Transparent protocol mode Option 1 and Option 2 the whole message is first read from the serial port and after that it will be framed and transmitted over the radio The end of the message is detected when there is a pause in data coming from the serial port The symbol rates for the Pacific Crest 4FSK Option1 are e 19200 bps on 25 kHz channel e 9600 b
101. odem shifts now into the Programming Mode The screen should look similar to the one shown in the picture below e Make desired changes to the settings with SaTerm e Save changes by pressing E in the main menu If you don t want to save changes press ok Oh e Disconnect MODE pin from ground if using the NARS 1F adapter slide the switch upwards the radio modem should now return to the Data Transfer Mode kkKK K SATELLINE FW 06 18 x xx HW SPLOOOSd EPT PV 05 00 IM 05 S N YYMMxxxx Current settings 1 Radio frequency TX 438 0000 MHz RX 438 0000 MHz Ref freq 438 0000 MHz Spacing 25 kHz 2 Radio settings Tx power 35W Signal threshold 115 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay 0 ms Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF 4 Serial port 1 ON 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit 5 Serial port 2 OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit TTL 6 Handshaking CTS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RTS Ignored Pause length 3 bytes 7 Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings B INFO E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT without saving Enter selection gt
102. of the proceeding command In addition it is recommended to implement a timeout to the terminal software for recovering the case when no response is received from the radio modem When the power of a radio modem is switched off the configuration settings of a radio modem always return to values defined initially using the Programming Mode thus resetting any settings changed using SL commands during power on It is however possible to save settings changed by using SL commands and to make them the new configuration settings The radio modem will acknowledge all commands by returning an OK command carried out or accepted or the requested value or an ERROR command not carried out or interpreted as erroneous message 69 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 In case you need more information on the time delays related to the use of SL commands please contact the manufacturer In order to get information of the latest and or special SL commands please contact SATEL Oy 9 4 1 Frequency Effect and description of command SL amp FR nnn nnnnn Set RX frequency to nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp FT nnn nnnnn Set TX frequency to nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp F nnn nnnnn_ Set both RX amp TX frequency to same nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp FRE Get RX frequency response nnn nnnnn MHz Get TX frequency response nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp F Get RX amp TX frequencies response TX nnn nnnnn MHz RX nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp C Get Reference Center
103. on ON or OFF Call Sign ID defines which Morse code will be transmitted Only capital letters and numbers are allowed If the digits are wrong kind there will be message Value error Small letters will be converted to capital letters automatically If Ca Sign ID field remains empty the Call Sign transmission will not be activated Call Sign Timer is the transmission delay of Morse codes Minimum and default transmission time is 15 minutes During Call sign transmission the CTS line of the modem is not in active state This is to inform terminal equipment that the modem is not ready to neither receive data from serial port nor forward it The modem deletes all data also SL commands which has arrived to serial port during call sign transmission Call sign transmission lasts 1 4 seconds depending on the number of digits 3 2 Temperature protection of RF power amplifier RF power amplitier is protected against overheating The power of transmitter is lowered step by step if the inner temperature exceeds certain levels as shown below Temperature inside a modem Carrier power Over 75 C 25 W 80 C 20 W 85 C 10 W 90 C O W transmitter OFF When the ambient temperature is under 30 C and transmitter duty cycle does not exceed 40 the temperature inside the modem does not exceed the trigger level SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The internal temperature is measured in the beginning of every transmission and
104. on real time operating systems frequently used on PC type hardware often adds random pauses which may result in the user data splitting into two or more separate RF transmissions This may cause problems especially in the systems including repeater stations In order to match the operation of the radio modem to the user data the Pause length parameter can be adjusted on the programming menu It may have any value between 3 and 255 characters The default value is 3 characters Notes e The absolute time of Pause length is depending on the serial port settings For example 1 character is 1 04 ms at 9600 bps 8N1 10 bits e The maximum absolute time is always 170 ms independent from the value of the Pause length given in the set up e An increase in the Pause length increases the round trip delay of the radio link correspondingly this is due to the fact that the radio channel is occupied for the time of the Pause length after each transmission the time it takes to detect a pause If this is not acceptable the TX delay setting may also be useful in special cases 37 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 8 3 3 TX delay The radio modem can be configured to delay the beginning of a radio transmission by 1 65000ms This function can be used to prevent packet contention in a system where all substations would otherwise answer a poll of a base station simultaneously During this delay data sent to the radio modem is buttered Alt
105. ps on 12 5 kHz channel 32 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 The symbol rates for the Pacific Crest GMSK Option2 are e 9600 bps on 25 kHz channel e 4800 bps on 12 5 kHz channel The actual raw data rate is appr 2 3 of the symbol rate 7 9 7 1 Transmission delays using Pacitic Crest 4FSK on 25 kHz channel The table below presents the typical latency vs the size of the message The delays are measured from the end of transmitted data to the end of received data on the serial interface Number of bytes sent 7 9 7 2 Transmission delays using Pacific Crest GMSK on 25 kHz channel The table below presents the typical latency vs the size of the message The delays are measured from the end of transmitted data to the end of received data on the serial interface Number of bytes sent 33 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 8 TRANSPARENT DATA TRANSMISSION 8 1 Serial interface data format The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W serial interface uses an asynchronous data format No external synchronising signal is needed since necessary timing information is acquired from the start and stop bits transmitted before and after each data field bits byte The data transfer speed of the serial interfaces can be set to 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 bps bits per second The length of the data field must be 7 8 or 9 bits When using a data field length of 7 or 8 bits a p
106. rage area and as close to the centre of the coverage area as possible The base station antenna can also be located inside a building if the walls of the building do not contain metal 12 2 3 General antenna installation instructions The reliability and the achievable coverage of useful signal strength can be severely aftected by the positioning of the antenna Antenna and cable connectors should have gold plated pins and sockets as use of low quality connectors can lead to eventual oxidation of the connector surfaces which in turn may degrade the contact and cause additional attenuation Good quality tools and materials must be used when installing radio modems antennas and cables The weather tolerance of the materials used must also be taken into account Installed materials must withstand all foreseeable weather conditions frost excess sun direct UV radiation seawater etc Also possible environmental pollution must be considered acids ozone etc 90 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Antennas must be installed well away from metallic objects In the case of small antennas this distance should be at least 2 m With large antennas the distance should be gt 5 m and in case of repeater antenna combinations gt 10 m If the system contains a large number of radio modems the best location for an antenna is the highest point of a building and possibly an additional antenna mast If a separate antenna mast is used the antenna
107. ral station R Repeater station S Slave station T Terminal device Mob Mobile terminal Terminals are usually PLC devices that send and receive messages according to a specific user protocol Note The term repeater used in the context of the Message Routing should not be mixed with the Repeater Mode which is a feature independent from the Message Routing 80 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 1 1 Features of Message Routing The Message Routing feature of the SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is designed to be a fast and transparent to fit real time systems The features include Transparent to user protocols Easy construction of a network containing several repeaters Any radio modem may operate as a repeater i e dedicated repeaters are not usually needed thus cutting down on costs Large areas of coverage may be implemented by using only one radio channel The use of mobile substations is also possible to some extent The system will be fully deterministic i e the transmission delays are predictable Because of that the principle of Message Routing is connectionless Added redundancy as a failing radio modem can be in certain cases bypassed with another radio modem positioned in the same coverage area Message Routing is intended mainly for the protocols based on polling scheme and a single master station 11 1 2 Limitations of Message Rout
108. rbidden without the written consent of SATEL SATEL PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN DESIGNED INTENDED NOR INSPECTED TO BE USED IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT RELATED DEVICE OR SYSTEM RELATED FUNCTION NOR AS A PART OF ANY OTHER CRITICAL SYSTEM AND ARE GRANTED NO FUNCTIONAL WARRANTY IF THEY ARE USED IN ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS MENTIONED Salo FINLAND 2013 Copyright 2013 SATEL Oy No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of SATEL Oy This document is provided in confidence and must not be distributed to third parties without the express permission of SATEL Oy SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 RESTRICTIONS ON USE __ __ O SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modems have been designed to operate on frequency ranges the exact use of which differs from one region and or country to another The user of a radio modem must take care that the said device is not operated without the permission of the local authorities on frequencies other than those specifically reserved and intended for use without a specific permit The allowed max output power depends on the type of station SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is allowed to be used in the following countries either on licence free channels or on channels where the operation requires a licence More detailed information is available at the local frequency management authority Countries Al AU BE BG CA CH CY
109. ress 0 3 A terminal device has been attached to the three of the four radio modems and they communicate with each other using terminal addresses X Y and Z respectively Radio modem 0 and terminal device X together constitute the base station of the network and all routing information of the network has been programmed into this base station When the terminal device X transmits a packet to e g terminal Y radio modem O will detect the address Y trom the data received through the serial port From the routing table a route 1 2 can be found to which the radio modem also adds its own address to define the route for return data Radio modem 1 repeats the packet and radio modem 2 removes the address information from the received data packet thereby transferring only the original data to the serial interface The address information received together with the packet is reversed 2 1 0 and saved to be use in the transmission of subsequent reply packets 11 3 2 Virtual Mode Routing Please contact SATEL for more information of Virtual Mode Routing 85 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 11 3 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing t gt Master TD Radio Master R1 R2 Substation RD ao te y ome ace eee BO 8 ns E p R R2 2s 7 y TD RD When using repeaters the same packet is sent via a radio channel several times A radio modem situated in
110. revious main menu press ESC to previous menu gt 1 ESC to previous menu gt 4 ESC to previous menu gt 2 ESC to previous menu gt 5 ESC to previous menu gt 2 menu gt ESC and then for Exiting and saving 49 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Now all of the modifications of the example have been performed and the new values are displayed kxx x SATFEFLLINE FW 06 18 x xx HW SPLOOOSd EPT PV 05 00 IM 05 S N YYMMxxxx Current settings 1 Radio frequency TX 468 50000 MHz RX 437 00000 MHz Ref freq 460 00000 MHz Spacing 12 5kHz 2 Radio settings TX power 35W Signal threshold 110 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay Oms Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address ON 0020 0000 TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF 4 Serial port 1 ON 19200 bit s 7 bit data Even parity 2 stop bit 5 Serial port 2 OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit TTL 6 Handshaking CTS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RTS Ignored Pause length 3 bytes 7 Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings B Info E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT without saving Enter selection gt
111. setup menu In either case please check the chapter on Settings before changing the setup of the radio modems Finally when all the radio modems have correct settings they are ready for further installation 11 1 4 SaTerm and the configuration of the Message Routing SaTerm is a PC based program that allows the user to design their required network simply and quickly using a graphical interface to literally draw the network plan on the screen e Firstly a picture of the network is created to show all the radio modems and the intended route that the data is to take e Secondly the required settings are defined in the drawing e Finally the setup of each actual radio modem can be uploaded by connecting the actual radio modems one by one to the COM port switching them to the programming mode and clicking the transmit button of SaTerm Please check the user manual of SaTerm for more details The figure below shows a typical snapshot taken from a SaTerm screen Project UserGuide file UserGuide spf Central station Slave 5 Repeater 1 Slave 3 Slave 2 Slave 4 Slave 1 11 1 5 Manual configuration of the Message Routing The radio modems can be configured manually via the programming menu However this is recommended only if the structure of the network is very simple or if it is desirable to define such special functions that are not possible to draw using the graphical interface of SaTerm Examples of such cases are
112. st Transparent FST 4 FSK So far only the transparent mode is implemented since it is the most commonly used and recommended by the user manuals The ARQ based protocols with ACK NACK schemes are not preferred in RTK applications that apply one way communication The implementation of Options 1 2 3 is based on the reference measurements and the available public data of the following radio modems manufactured by Pacific Crest Corporation RFM96W PDL HPB PDL LPB TRIMTALK is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Ltd 28 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 7 9 2 Configuration in Programming menu The correct radio compatibility mode can be changed in the Programming mode submenu Radio settings gt Radio compatibility Mode Radio compatibility Satelline 3AS PCC 4 FSK PCC GMSK TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Pacific Crest transmitters TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Trimble transmitters PCC FST CoS ONS 7 9 3 Configuration by using SL commands SL S command selects the compatibility mode SL S 0 sets SATELLINE 3AS default SL S 1 sets PCC 4FSK SL S 2 sets PCC GMSK SL S 83 sets TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Pacific Crest transmitters SL S 4 sets TRIMTALK GMSK RX fitted to Trimble transmitters SL S 5 sets PCC FST The modem responds with OK message if the requested mode is supported or ERROR if the mode is not allowed SL S2 enquires the active mode The modem responds with a number
113. tenna N Filter J A q i C S E RS Interface RS Interface Data N Master Terminal p g Station RS Interface l Data Terminal 93 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 13 DESIGNING SYSTEMS 13 1 Factors affecting the quality and distance of the radio connection power of the radio transmitter sensitivity of the radio receiver tolerance of spurious radiation s of the radio modulating signal amplification of transmitting and receiving antennas antenna cable attenuation antenna height natural obstacles interference caused by other electrical equipment The transmitter power of the SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is 35 W maximum and the sensitivity of the receiver better than 114 dBm Thus in a flat area and in free space with a 1 4 wave antenna antenna amplification 1dBi and antenna height of 1 m communication distances of 3 to 4 km can be achieved Distances may be considerably shorter in situations where there are metallic walls or other material inhibiting the propagation of radio waves Over long distances increasing the height of antennas can often solve problems caused by natural obstacles A ten fold increase in distance can be achieved with the use of amplifying antennas Frequent topographical variations over long distances may require that at least one of the antennas be raised to a height of 10 to 20 m If the antenna cable is more than 10 meters long it is necessary to use a low loss cable
114. the repeater chain will often hear other radio modems in addition to the immediate neighbouring radio modems With Source Mode Routing the complete address information is sent together with the packets enabling the use of these secondary routes Usually repeaters have better antennas and or antennas placed higher than normal substations which means that the distance between two repeaters can be much longer than the distance between a repeater and a substation Connections to other than the neighbouring stations of the repeater are not necessarily reliable under all possible radio conditions but they can often be used to keep the network up and running ot least partially should a repeater somewhere in the middle of the chain fail In addition to this the likelihood of a transmission error decreases if it is possible to listen to more than one transmission since in this case it is more likely that at least one of them will be received error free It is also possible that the radio connection is asymmetrical due to the greater output power of a repeater or due to local interference in which case data can in fact travel in opposite directions using different routes When a repeater receives a message that contains its address but not as the first address in the address field the packet is stored in a buffer If the relayed message from the repeater and the modem having sent the message originally is not received due for example because of rad
115. ties is strictly forbidden Use or intended use of forbidden frequencies may lead to prosecution and penalties SATEL Oy is not responsible for any illegal use practiced with any devices manufactured and or sold by SATEL Oy and is not liable to pay any damages or compensation caused by such illegal use 9 2 4 Changing reference frequency The Reference frequency also known as Center frequency defines the starting point which is used by the specific SL command to calculate the channels above or below the Reference frequency The calculation is based on the selected channel spacing The Reference frequency must be in between the upper lower band limits Number 1 is pressed in the Main menu 43 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Enter selection gt 1 Radio frequency setup Enter selection 1 Radio frequency 2 Channel spacing or TX frequency RX frequency Reference fr PWN Ee Enter selection Radio referenc qu or TX and RX frequency 468 50000 MHz 437 00000 MHz ncy 438 00000 MHz Referenc Referenc frequency Lower limit band 1 Upper limit band 1 Lower limit band 2 Upper limit band 2 Enter new frequency frequency Lower limit band 1 Upper limit band 1 Lower limit band 2 Upper limit band 2 Enter new frequency To get back to the main menu press 438 403 473 403 473 MHz 460 403 473 403 4
116. tion address Repeater 1 and the Repeater 1 addresses of the substations substations of the base addresses station TX address Address 1 Address 2 Address 1 RX address Address 2 Address 1 Address 2 In a network where alternating addresses are utilised the exact route that is used to relay a message to a certain radio modem is fixed at the time of installation and configuring the system The order of the addresses must be the same as the order of the route that is used to relay the message to the said radio modem It should be noted however that in network where alternating addresses are used the base station and substations will hear their own messages repeated 78 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 10 3 3 Repeater chain using dual addressing If the terminal devices cannot add address chains to the beginning of the data packets a network with several repeaters may still be realised by using dual addressing In dual addressing each link see arrows below in figure is given a unique address which will prevent duplication of messages and endless loops in the network The terminal devices need not add anything to the data Usually the primary transmit address is used in transmission TX1 The secondary transmit address TX2 is used only if the Repeater Mode is used and the packet to be repeated was received using the secondary reception address RX2 In the following example two repeaters are used It should
117. ued vane eMta vee te site duets 65 9 3 6 Modification of handshaking Mnctlons lt t2 6 2 csr iayieins sta uiee deeds tebnte ean se eee mks ay 66 KIF Seea SSCA CINN OIA EE AE esi ott EAA EA E EEE 67 9 3 8 VNESI IEE A E E Gg ee So 67 9 3 9 Restoring factory setings areae E ott a a N a EAA S ARA S 68 9 3 10 Adjusting the contrast of the LCD display sestncas d tacos iicuinands ign dana phased ens ee 68 9 3 11 Saving modified values into the internal memory ccccccccececeececeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 69 9 4 Changing parameters using the SL commands ccccccsscccscoeees 69 9 4 EVGQUBMGY esae nn nee wocncadenaninwvmaNndosaeanse ania dvaa E E OEO ee OSS 70 9 4 2 NoNe NEET EE PEE A a EE N A Rea alee iat E td 71 9 4 3 Radio p rametersiss nesan n ee e a a E a A a AAE 71 9 4 4 Oter TUNENS a eae E E EN N EN tal mean tan ia E E A 72 10 REPEATER MODE AND ADDRESSING ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccscoeees 73 10 1 Repeater cdicde ceeds vesalcccssastacacsasosdscndeuaeiereSedenes oses Rosses ss orots rosos pSt 73 10 2 Addressing sssssssissscseneosis soona ra sae Eees arona Ssa 74 10 2 1 Connection between two dpO Inst ik iced baat be al onal t ttir r a blk oe ad a eee 76 10 2 2 System of one base station and several substations ccccccce ee eeesseeeeeeceeeceseusaaeeseeeees 76 10 3 Using repeaters and addresses in the same SysteM cccsccsscssseees 77 10 3 1 System with several repeaters ou Ava ceccas tee ale eraen
118. urrent value 01 Enter new length 1 4 gt 3 User defined address length setup Current value 03 Enter new length 1 4 gt ESC User defined address position setup 1 Start position 02 2 Length 03 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC The display has now returned to the main menu of the routing settings and it can be seen that the routing mode Virtual Mode Routing as well as the protocol USERDEFINED 02 03 have been moditied 54 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 Following this a new address will be modified O009 gt 0002 and a new Network ID is defined testnet gt newname Routing Setup Enter select 1 Mode Virtual routing 2 Protocol Userdefined 02 03 3 Address 0009 4 Net id testnet 5 Route list 6 Route add 7 Route delete 8 Delete all routes ion or ESC to previous menu gt 3 Address setup Current routing address 0009 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt 0002 Address setup Current routing address 0002 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt ESC Routing Setup ode Protocol Address Net id Route add MATA OBWNE Virtual routing Userdefined 01 01 0002 testnet Route list Route delete Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 Net id Net i
119. wer where xxxxx is the decimal value of the intended power in mW If the given value does not correspond to one of the programmed power levels the output power is set to the nearest possible value SL P Get RF output power Response xxxxx mW where xxxxx is a decimal value the output power of the transmitter SL T xxx Set minimum power level of the signal to be received Signal Threshold level where xxx is a decimal value of the new intended level in dBm Get current noise level on the radio channel Response xxx dBm 7 SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W User Guide v 1 4 9 4 4 Other functions Command Effect and description of command SoS Set current settings as permanent settings This command must be used only seldom and under controlled conditions in order to avoid the corruption of the settings which may happen in case the power supply fails in the middle of the memory save procedure SL V2 Get Firmware revision information response Vn nn SL D2 Get modem type SL S2 Get modem serial number response nnnnnnnnnn or No Serial nr SL C Get specified information field If not specified the response is No version id For more information please contact SATEL Oy SL P Activate Programming mode without the use of PROG pin Note thot the serial port data speed remains the same as in the data transfer mode SL B Get serial data parameters response is a b c d where a 38400 19200 9600
120. will cause the SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W to automatically add additional error correction information which increases the amount of transmitted data by 30 It is used by the receiving radio modem to correct erroneous bits as long as the ratio of correct and erroneous bits is reasonable Error correction improves the reliability of data transter via the radio interface especially in unfavourable conditions FEC function should be used when link distances are long and or if there are many disturbances in the radio channels used The use of the FEC function will however decrease the data transfer throughput of data by about 30 The list of exact delays when using FEC function are introduced in appendix B To switch the FEC function ON in the Programming Mode select 1 Error correction ON NOTE All radio modems which are to communicate with each other must have the same setting for FEC ON or OFF If the transmitting radio modem and the receiving radio modem has different settings data will not be received correctly 7 5 Error checking When the error checking is switched on the radio modem will add a checksum to the transmitted data When the data is received the checksums are verified before data is forwarded to the serial port There are two different options for error checking that can be accessed in the Additional setup menu in the Programming Mode 2 Error check 6 Full CRC16 check Error check checks data partially

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