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1. Component Details Input Voltage 4 2 V 5 Power Consumption 1400 mW Operation Temperature 40 C 75 C Storage Temperature 40 C 80 C Dimensions L 80 mm x W 46 5 mm x H 7 6 9 5 mm Weight 41g Features e DSP Modem e Multi Modulation Technologies e Zero IF Technologies e Up to 115200 bps Data Rate e Compact Design A 1 5 Mechanical Properties For End product Dimensions for PCB Mounted Enclosure 80 mm x W 46 5 mm x H 7 6 9 5 mm 3 15 x 1 83 x 0 3 TOP 2 93in 74 50 mm 1 83in 46 43 mm L 80 24 mm FRONT mm Connectors RF MMCX Jack R A PCB Mount IN iee LEGS DE a DIMENSIONS mmlinch 9 50 mm 74 2 0 0 3in Connector 16 lead yee Thru hole 2x8 Header 050 www arwestcom com 27 Technical Specifications External Connectors Antenna Connector A 2 External Connectors A 2 1 Antenna Connector J300 Beacon GNSS RF Input Connector J301 LNA Output to GNSS Board Connector J302 L band Beacon GNSS RF Input Connector MMCX RIGHT ANGLE PCB JACK AMPHENOL P N 908 24100 L BAND IN BEACON IN BEACON IN J302 J300 Through the central pin of the connector J300 J302 the power is being supplied to the antenna LNA The internal power supply provides 4 2 V DC and max 0 2 A If an antenna needs another voltage the external power supply should be connected to the pin 10 of main connector J1 If jumper R117 is installed2. o cece eee eee 15 3 1 3 Switching to Data Mode 2 cee e ene La 15 3 2 Networking Commands 0 0 0 eee cece cece nee beens 16 Beds PINK a I GRAS OS DE Po Ge e ENA 16 MAP od pet te pater arenes tas itt ea Baste ua th avy cee erg ae 18 PAICAN eta Rath ros betes aU a beeing Br Ei ai Ei a N a0 S A tects tar ES 18 3 24 ANTENNA oa Wis ori pe cate eee et ee dt ate em 19 3 3 Serial Interfacing Commands ua una ae eee 20 33 1 PORT ti ea pla una ee ea Mer sina dla Ee 20 3 4 Special Commands us ass een ah ea as Sek eben 20 FA ALARME es ae a ee a ea en ee ee 20 SA ZI BOOT o ao in aol Be held dd eel es 21 3 433 HHEEP ie re a a ac ER A 21 www arwestcom com SAASSAVE taa a As dai de tn an ae nee a En 21 SAS SLEEP u Sates Say Wa ee net el 21 3 5 Diagnostics and Identification Commands 0 00 e eee eee eee nee 22 SOL INFO 230 Gitte ala hehe Gia dae te A A us ed eat da 22 SOD STATE i re thse ale beheben ob cele aa s kg dl ie 23 Appendix A Technical Specifications 25 A 1 Technical Specifications o cee ea ea ea ea ea ea ea 25 A 1 1 Radio Technical Specifications u e cece en ea 25 A 1 2 L Band Receiver Specification eect eee eens 25 A 1 3 Beacon Receiver Specification 0 0 0 0 eee 26 ATA General cs sia Hana ia BA he eur Sel eae ae 27 A 1 5 Mechanical Properties For End product 0 0
3. cece ee eee eee ee 27 A 2 External Connectors isis adie naga ee Be ee 28 A 2 1 Antenna Connector 0 0 0 0 eee nnn ae aa 28 A 2 2 User Ports Connector Main connector J1 oooo oooooomoooo 29 Appendix B Safety Warnings 200 e cece eee eee eee eee 31 B 1 General Warnings Ur whoa a Bot ta ES en 31 Appendix C Warranty Terms 000 eee eee eee eee 33 4 www arwestcom com PREFACE Thank you for purchasing this product The materials available in this Manual the Manual have been prepared by ArWest Communications ArWest Communications for owners of ArWest Communications products It is designed to assist owners with the use of the L Band Beacon OEM Receiver and its use is subject to these terms and conditions the Terms and Conditions Note Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully Terms and Conditions COPYRIGHT All information contained in this Manual is the intellectual property of and copyrighted material of ArWest Communications All rights are reserved You may not use access copy store display create derivative works of sell modify publish distribute or allow any third party access to any graphics content information or data in this Manual without ArWest Communications express written consent and may only use such information for the care and operation of your L Band Beacon OEM Receiver The information and data in this Manual are a valuable asset
4. MISCELLANEOUS The above Terms and Conditions may be amended modified superseded or canceled at any time by ArWest Communications The above Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of laws 6 www arwestcom com Preface WEEE Directive WEEE Directive The following information is for EU member states only The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about the take back and recycling of this product please contact your supplier where you purchased the product or consult www arwestcom com 7 Preface Technical Assistance Technical Assistance If you have a problem and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation contact your local dealer Alternatively request technical support using the ArWest Communications World Wide Web site at www arwestcom com Return Material Authorization Initially the customer contacts support to report a problem Please refer to support support arwestcom com If support determines the problem cannot be resolved over e mail internet it will authorize the return of the unit for rep
5. The INFO command without Parameter Name indicates all values L Band Beacon Receiver Product ID 36 S N 000000 020303 Hardware Ver 3 1 Software Ver 1 8 Rev 04 BootLoader Ver 3 0 Rev 02 22 www arwestcom com Command Line Interface Diagnostics and Identification Commands STATE 3 5 2 STATE The STATE command is used to check the wireless link state of the currently selected active receiver Refer to LINK SAR command for active receiver setting STATE Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List RSSI Retrieves the calculated received signal level of the active receiver in dBm SYNC Indicates the synchronization status of active receiver 0 no synchronization synchronization established BER Retrieves the mean Bit error rate calculated on the last received 16 frames BER parameter is used for L Band receiver only FREQ Retrieves the current channel frequency of active receiver in Hz FREQOFFSET Retrieves the tuned frequency offset of active receiver relative to the set frequency after the synchronization established SYMRATE Retrieves the current symbol rate of active receiver CNR Retrieves the estimated carrier to noise ratio of the active receiver within 16 frames after synchronization established currently the CNR parameter is used for L Band receiver only EBNO Retrieves the estimated Eb No of the active receiver within 16 frames after synchronizat
6. ANT_DC ANT_DC External Power Power Input External Power for Antenna LNA 5 15 for Antenna VDC LNA 11 TTLO1 TTLOUTI TTL Output TTL Output Reserve line Line 1 12 TTLO2 TTLOUT2 TTL Output TTL Output Reserve line Line 2 13 GND GND Ground Signal and Chassis Ground 14 TTLI2 TTLIN TTL Input line TTL Input An internal 100K pull up resistor is applied 15 VCC42 PWR Power Supply External Regulated positive 4 2V DC from ext Power Supply 16 VCC42 PWR Power Supply External Regulated positive 4 2V DC from ext Power Supply www arwestcom com Appendix B SAFETY WARNINGS Read these instructions B 1 Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Clean only with a damp cloth Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus or ha
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9. modes For Automatic scanning mode it is possible to select the Frequency scanning and Signal type scanning criterions This command is available for Beacon receiver only SCAN Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List MODE Sets gets the scanning mode 0 Manual 1 Automatic Refer to Beacon scanning modes for scanning modes description FREQ Sets gets the frequency scanning criterion 1 Full range scanning with 500 Hz step 2 Channel map scanning Parameter FREQ is available for Beacon Automatic scanning mode only SIGTYPE Sets gets the signal type scanning mode 1 100 bps signals are scanned 2 200 bps signals are scanned 3 50 bps signals are scanned 4 All signal types 200 bps 100 bps 50 bps are scanned Parameter SIGTYPE is available for Beacon Automatic scanning mode only ALMANAC Returns the Almanac table of available Beacon reference stations scanned by second Slave Beacon receiver Each line of the table contains information Frequency RSSI Signal type Reference station ID about one Beacon reference station The following is the structure of the Almanac table s line lt Frequency in Hz gt lt TAB gt lt RSSI in dBm gt lt TAB gt lt Signal type gt lt TAB gt lt REF Station ID gt lt CR gt lt LF gt 18 www arwestcom com Command Line Interface Networking Commands ANTENNA Beacon Scanning modes Beaco
10. receiving mode is 1400 mW refer to Table 2 2 for details Table 2 2 Power Consumption Operating Mode Description Consumption Maximum for Rx Full Operation Mode 1400 mW Sleep Mode 300 mW Standby Mode ordered by SLEEP input pin 500 uW www arwestcom com 11 General Description Physical Interfaces Antennas 2 1 4 Antennas The L Band Beacon receiver should be used with any 1518 1559 MHz and or 283 5 325 kHz antenna with following parameters e LNA Gain P30 dB e LNA Noise Figure 1 5 dB 12 www arwestcom com Chapter 3 COMMAND LINE INTERFACE The built in user friendly Command Line Interface CLI allows user to perform a full configuration of the unit and read the statistics and alarm status It is the most powerful tool to configure the unit It makes changes to all possible settings that system will not be able to determine automatically The CLI commands allow user to configure and reconfigure the unit s settings The user configuration parameters that could be changed through the CLI are e Data Port Settings Baud Rate Flow control None or RTS CTS Stop bits e Alarm Settings e Radio Operation Modes e Sleep modes On Off Activate by internal real time clock Activate through RTS CTS lines Activate by external sense lines Activate by any combination of the parameters mentioned before Note The unit s configuration that is set or modified through the CLI will be lost a
11. the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities Figure 1 1 L Band Beacon Receiver www arwestcom com 9 Product Features Introduction Media Access Control MAC The delivered product is a wireless system which includes e L Band Beacon Receiver L Band Beacon receiver OEM board e AWLaunch Windows based Unit Configuration and Maintenance Software Application running on a IBM PC compatible computer and connecting to the device over RS 232 interface or USB to Serial adapter The setting can be done through the built in Command Line interface CLD or through the configuration and maintenance application software running either on PC AWLaunch The diagnostic feature of the L Band Beacon Receiver system provides the information to monitor and maintain user s communications link The product is designed for maximum performance and reliability even in the hardest environments Plug and play at its best robust withstanding the most adverse of conditions 1 1 1 Media Access Control MAC The following Media Access protocols are available for L Band Beacon OEM Receiver modem 1 L Band protocols Beacon protocols 3 Sleep mode is an investment provided by MAC sub layer that provides additional power saving The wakeup from Sleep mode is user selectable either by an internal real time clock or by an external controller through the data interface control lines RTS or DTR or by SLEEP input line CMOS TTL c
12. the antenna supply voltage through the central pin of J300 J302 is equal to the external voltage applied to this pin The external voltage should be in range 5 15 VDC and the current is less than 0 2 A 28 www arwestcom com Technical Specifications External Connectors User Ports Connector Main connector J1 A 2 2 User Ports Connector Main connector J1 The user ports connector is used to provide connection with an external DTE or with the PC running AWLaunch management software applications L Band Receiver in PCB mounted enclosure uses 16 Lead Header Connector ECS Corp P N 9616 D1 01 03 PIN Signal Designator Signal name Description 1 0 Comments GND GND Ground Signal and Chassis Ground DSP UART 1 TXD Transmit Data TTL Input Serial Data Input DSP UART 2 RXD Receive Data TTL Output Output for received serial data Sl Wl N DPORTS DTR or DP MP Data Terminal Ready TTL Input Control line can be used as a backup method for entering Command mode OV Maintenance Mode 3 3V Data Mode An internal 100K pull up enables Data Mode if this signal is left unconnected Maintenance Mode is also accessible by transmitting an escape sequence DPORTI CTS Clear to Send TTL Output Used to control data flow from the user to the radio OV Data buffer not full 3 3V Data buffer full TTLI SL
13. 0bps 100bps SObps e 200 bps only 200 bps signals are taken into account e 100 bps only 100 bps signals are taken into account e 50 bps only 50 bps signals are taken into account 2 Manual In this mode operator specifies the frequency in the range from 283 5 kHz to 325 kHz and signal type 200 bps 100 bps or 50 bps for Master Beacon to tune The Slave Beacon performs Full range scanning for all signal types and fills the Almanac table in parallel 3 2 4 ANTENNA The ANTENNA command is used to set the antenna power state and to select the RF connector which should be used for Beacon receiver Refer to External connectors section for their description ANTENNA Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List POWER 0 Switches off the antenna power on the J300 and J302 connectors 1 Switches on the antenna power on J300 and J302 connectors BEACON 0 Selects the J302 connector for Beacon signal receiving 1 Selects the J300 connector for Beacon signal receiving The ANTENNA command without parameter name indicates all values www arwestcom com 19 Command Line Interface Serial Interfacing Commands PORT 3 3 Serial Interfacing Commands 3 3 1 PORT The PORT command is responsible for data port interface configuration The baud rate flow control and stop bits can be configured The data bits is set to 8 and parity to None in the firmware PORT Paramete
14. 55 Message type byte 0x03 Message payload length in 1 byte The number of hard decision bit errors encountered in the UW represented in 1 byte The service identifier received within the frame in 2 bytes high byte first The spare byte received within the frame Data When receiving data from the satellite the L Band demodulator generates unsolicited messages containing the received data Each data message contains an integer number of bytes and contains no more than 200 milliseconds worth of received data The following is the message structure Header byte 0x55 Message type byte 0x01 Message payload length byte Zero or more bytes of L Band frame payload www arwestcom com 17 Command Line Interface Networking Commands MAP 3 2 2 MAP The MAP command is used to create modify and save the channel map of the active receiver Refer to LINK SAR command about active receiver setting MAP C lt Parameter gt F lt Parameter gt SAVE Parameter Name Description C Channel number of active receiver 1 32 F Carrier frequency of active receiver in Hz SAVE Saves the channel map The MAP command without parameters displays the channel map of the active receiver Example MAP c1 F1535000000 sets the 1535 MHz frequency to channell of active receiver MAP SAVE saves the channel map 3 2 3 SCAN The SCAN command is used to set configure Beacon operation
15. ARVVEST L Band Beacon OEM Receiver User Manual Version 2 3 Last Revised October 24 2012 All contents in this manual are copyrighted by ArWest Communications All rights reserved The information contained herein may not be used accessed copied stored displayed sold modified published or distributed or otherwise reproduced without express written consent from ArWest Communications www arwestcom com TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface caso ramas rara a tae E end 5 Terms and Conditions 5 WEEE Directives A Les dice cec aa GE te 1 Technical ASSIStanC a uses a ei A un lcd es m 8 Return Material Authorization ul LL 8 Chapter 1 Product Features 20 0 ce eee eee eee 9 IS o o seis es 22 2 Es ee oa RO 9 1 1 1 Media Access Control MAC 0 ccc cece La 10 1 1 2 Management Tools ie pen nienie 12220852 ee ed eet dan tae Eee 10 Chapter 2 General Description 11 2 1 Physical Interfaces coit ES Elm i EE a Ei Llei 11 2 1 1 Serial Datalntertace cities er ER a ER DE 11 21 2 Powerntertace iia a an Ra le 11 2 1 3 Power Consumption occ ee a en ann aan a un 11 DAA Antennas erem is ans a ie nal indie 12 Chapter 3 Command Line Interface oooooooooommmPm mo o 13 3 1 Command Line Interface Convention oo 14 3 1 1 Software Switching to Maintenance Mode o eee ee 14 3 1 2 Hardware Switching to Maintenance Mode
16. EEP Sleeps wakes radio Receive only TTL Input In sleep mode all radio functions are disabled consuming less than 50iA An internal 10K pull down wakes up the radio if this signal is left unconnected At wake up any user programmed configuration settings are refreshed from flash memory clearing any temporary settings that may have been set 3 3V Sleep Radio OV Wake Radio As an option could be used as TTL Input Line 1 DPORT3 DCD Data Carrier Detect TTL Output Used by remotes to indicate that the remote has successfully acquired the signal from base station OV Carrier detected synchronized 3 3V No carrier detected not synchronized DPORT4 RTS Request to Send TTL Input Gates the flow of receive data from the radio to the user on or off An internal 10K pull down enables data receive 1f this signal is left unconnected In normal operation this signal should be asserted OV Receive data RxD enabled 3 3V Receive data RxD disabled www arwestcom com DPORT2 DSR Data Set Ready TTL Output Used to control transmit flow from the user to the radio OV Receive buffer has data to transfer 3 3V Receive buffer is empty 29 Technical Specifications External Connectors User Ports Connector Main connector J1 30 EN Signal Signal name Description VO Comments Designator 10
17. N CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS IN NO CASE SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THE OWNERSHIP USE OR OPERATION OF THE RADIO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE PREDICATED OR BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY BREACH OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE STRICT TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF SAVINGS OR REVENUE LOSS OF USE OF THE RADIO OR ANY ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT COST OF CAPITAL COST OF ANY SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT FACILITIES OR SERVICES THE CLAIMS 1 The warranty against defects in ArWest adapter antenna battery charger or cable is 90 days www arwestcom com 33 Warranty Terms OF THIRD PARTIES INCLUDING CUSTOMERS AND INJURY TO PROPERTY THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITS ON WARRANTIES OR ON REMEDIES FOR BREACH IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH STATES THE LIMITS IN THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY No employee of the Company or any other party is authorized to make any warranty in addition to those made in this document This warranty allocates the risks of product failure between the Company and the buyer This allocation is recognized by both parties and is reflected in the price of the goods The buyer acknowledges that it has read this warranty understands it and is bound by its terms This
18. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OR www arwestcom com 5 Preface Terms and Conditions OTHERWISE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE L BAND BEACON OEM RECEIVER LICENSE AGREEMENT Use of any computer programs or software supplied by ArWest Communications or downloaded from a ArWest Communications website the Software in connection with the L Band Beacon OEM Receiver constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions in this Manual and an agreement to abide by these Terms and Conditions The user is granted a personal non exclusive non transferable license to use such Software under the terms stated herein and in any case only with a single L Band Beacon OEM Receiver or single computer You may not assign or transfer the Software or this license without the express written consent of ArWest Communications This license is effective until terminated You may terminate the license at any time by destroying the Software and Manual ArWest Communications may terminate the license 1f you fail to comply with any of the Terms or Conditions You agree to destroy the Software and manual upon termination of your use of the L Band Beacon OEM Receiver All ownership copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the Software belong to ArWest Communications If these license terms are not acceptable return any unused software and manual CONFIDENTIALITY This Manual its contents and the
19. air or replacement depending on the nature of the problem 8 www arwestcom com Chapter 1 PRODUCT FEATURES 1 1 Introduction L Band Beacon OEM receiver comprises two radio sections L Band receiver 1518 MHz to 1559 MHz and Marine Radiobeacon receiver 283 5 to 325 kHz L Band receiver complies with INMARSAT SDM Technical Specification for narrow band point to multipoint receivers as defined in INMARSAT A Mobile Earth Station Technical Bulletin SESTB 28A August 1993 L Band receiver is designed for multiple applications including particularly geostationary satellite communication networks satellite services Potential applications are differential GPS correction parameter distribution financial data distribution news weather and sport information distribution store and forward audio distribution facsimile and image distribution control of remote equipment Marine Radiobeacon receiver 283 5 to 325 kHz or Beacon receiver complies with Broadcast Standard for the USCG DGPS Navigation Service COMDTINST M16577 1 Beacon receiver is designed to recelve pseudorange corrections transmitting by Radiobeacon stations Maritime Radiobeacon DGNSS systems according to RTCM SC 104 version 2 3 are usually capable of broadcasting the following RTCM messages 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 15 seldom and 16 Radiobeacons are widely used throughout the world GNSS Radiobeacon transmissions meet stringent integrity and reliability requirements mandated by
20. duct is warranted for 90 days from the date of return shipment to the buyer or for the balance of the original warranty period whichever is longer These remedies are the buyer s exclusive remedies for breach of warranty To obtain warranty service the buyer must return the Radio postage paid with proof of the date of original purchase and the buyer s return address to the Company or an authorized service center The Company will not be responsible for any loss or damage to the product incurred while it is in transit or is being shipped for repair It is the buyer s responsibility to arrange for insurance if the buyer so desires The Company does not warrant a any product components or parts not manufactured by the Company b defects caused by failure to provide a suitable installation environment for the Radio c damage caused by disasters such as fire flood wind and lightning e damage caused by unauthorized attachments or modification f damage during shipment g any other abuse or misuse by the buyer h that the Radio will be free from any claim for infringement of any patent trademark copyright or other proprietary right including trade secrets THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND IF APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES UNDER ARTICLE 35 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION O
21. e XMOD Activate X Modem Protocol BOOT Reboot the unit LINK Set RF Link Operation Mode SCAN Set scanning options and criterions PORT Set Data Port Configuration STATE Display Status and Statistics SAVE Save Current Configuration into Configuration File INFO Display Product ID along with Hardware Software Versions MAP Operate with Channel Map ANTENNA Set the State of antenna power and selects the RF connector for Beacon receiver DATAMODE Exit Command Mode COMMAND Display Command Usage 3 4 4 SAVE The SAVE command is intended to store the unit s currently used configuration into the User Configuration file The configuration stored in the User Configuration file is used for next boots 3 4 5 SLEEP The SLEEP command determines the sleep mode parameters The sleeping L Band Beacon OEM Receiver can be activated by real time CLK DTR RTS lines and command received through TTL inputs The user can select one two or all three conditions SLEEP Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List CLK 0 Do not activate by internal real time clock 1 255 Activate by internal real time clock after 100 to 25500 msec of sleeping HW TTL 0 Do not activate through DTR RTS lines 1 Activate through DTR RTS lines 0 Do not activate by external sense lines 1 Activate by external sense lines 1 Not supported in the current firmware ve
22. eiver Parameter L Band Beacon 1 PMP4800 4800 bps 100 bps 2 PMP2400 2400 bps 200 bps 3 PMP1200 1200 bps 50 bps 4 PMP600 600 bps N A gt PMP300 300 bps N A SCRAM Sets gets the 16 bit scrambling initial seed in hex format By default this value is set 0x5C08 The SCRAM parameter is available for L Band receiver only Example LINK SCRAM 5C08 MSG Sets gets the output data format raw data or special unsolicited messages refer to Unsolicited output messages section for message types description 0 Raw data 1 Activates Frame messages 2 Activates Data messages 3 Activates Frame and Data messages 4 Activates Status messages 5 Activates Status and Frame messages 6 Activates Status and Data messages 7 Activates all 3 Frame Data and Status messages The MSG parameter is available for L Band receiver only example LINK MSG 3 RSID Gets the received service identifier within the frame in hex format The RSID parameter 1s available for L Band receiver only UW Sets gets the 8 byte length Unique Word for 1 5 signal types hex format is used This parameter is used by L Band receiver in frame synchronization process for 1 5 signal types The UW parameter is available for L Band receiver only Example LINK UW EI5AE893E15AE893 UWERRT Sets gets the error bits numbers threshold This threshold is used in frame synchronization process 1f the number of error bits in received uni
23. end CTS line always active see also Special Commands on page 20 Note The powered up radio modem always goes to data mode 3 1 3 Switching to Data Mode e DTE sends the CLI command DATAMODE lt CR gt lt LF gt to the unit e Unit immediately goes to data mode without Escape Acknowledge e If no valid CLI commands received from DTE within 1 minute the unit will automatically switch back to data mode Note The data received over the air could be lost due to Rx buffer overflow if the unit stays in Maintenance mode longer than 15 seconds www arwestcom com 15 Command Line Interface Networking Commands LINK 3 2 Networking Commands 3 2 1 LINK The LINK command is responsible for configuring radio s operation mode LINK Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List SAR Sets gets the active receiver e g 0 L Band receiver is selected 1 Beacon receiver is selected After active receiver is selected the corresponding receiver starts demodulation process The Wireless LINK and Statistics commands LINK MAP STATE correspond to the selected active receiver CHAN Sets gets the current frequency channel number of the active receiver Up to 32 channels are available in the channel map example LINK CHAN 24 Refer to MAP command about creating and modifying the active receiver channel map SIGTYPE Sets gets the signal type of the active rec
24. fter unit s reboot unless the saving operation is used to store a new setting in the unit s configuration file The CLI commands also provide filing operations which include e Downloading Unit s Configuration files Software Images e Uploading Unit s Configuration files e Saving into the configuration files the configuration parameters modified through the CLI 1 The Alarm is not supported currently It will be supported in the future firmware version 2 The Sleep is not supported currently It will be supported in the future firmware version www arwestcom com 13 Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Convention Software Switching to Maintenance Mode 3 1 Command Line Interface Convention The following convention is implemented in L Band Receiver Command Line Interface CLI The Carriage Return Line Feed CR LF 0x0D 0x0A is a command delimiter The Carriage Return Line Feed CR LF 0x0D 0x0A is a reply delimiter followed by the CLI gt prompt if Echo option is On The Carriage Return Line Feed CR LF OXOD OXOA is a reply delimiter if Echo option is Off default option The 2 digit number followed by in the unit s reply indicates the error code refer to Table 3 1 for description A successfully performed command is replied by 00 code for both Echo ON and OFF modes A command with the certain Parameter Name and blank Parameter List displays the current settings for a given pa
25. ion established currently the EBNO parameter is used for L Band receiver only WBRSSI Retrieves the estimated mean power of the composite received signal level over the defined input frequency range in dBm The parameter is N A if it is not supported by hardware the WBRSSI parameter is used for L Band receiver only TEMP 30 C 100 C retrieves the temperature inside enclosure www arwestcom com 23 Command Line Interface Diagnostics and Identification Commands STATE 24 www arwestcom com Appendix A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A 1 Technical Specifications A 1 1 Radio Technical Specifications Table A 1 Radio Specifications Component Details Frequency Range 1518 1559 MHz Frequency Offset 3kHz 2ppm Channel Spacing 5 kHz User Data Rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 bps Service Identifier User defined Scrambler Vector User defined Tuning Mode manual automatically Sensitivity 120 dBm for lt 10 3 BER Dynamic Range 80 dB Adjacent Channel Rejection 60 dB Start Time lt 1 min Output Data Format Raw data or special unsolicited messages Refer to LINK MSG command for output data format configuration A 1 2 L Band Receiver Specification Table A 2 L Band Receiver Specification Component Details Input Impedance 50 Ohms Power Level Max Overload Input Signal of Normal 0 dBm Satellite Symbol Ratio Assigned Band
26. n has the following two scanning modes 1 Automatic searching Beacon reference stations In this mode two independent Beacon channels start cooperative searching of Beacon reference stations using the selected criterions in 1 1 and 1 2 Each found reference station is recorded in the Almanac table where the following parameters of found station are specified frequency signal type RSSI and Reference station ID The RSSI parameter is recorded to determine the station providing the best RTCM signal If no Beacon reference station is available the searching cycle is continued until one reference station is found The Master Beacon locks to the first found refer ence station and starts RTCM data demodulation while the Slave Beacon continues searching in the background If a synchronization loss occurs on Master Beacon then it switches to the best RTCM signal which has the highest RSSI from the list of Beacon reference stations recorded by Slave Beacon The following are the Beacon reference station searching criterions used in the algorithm of Auto matic scanning mode 1 1 Frequency scanning criterions e Full range scanning with 500 Hz step full frequency range is scanned with 500 Hz step 83 steps in the range from 283 5 KHz to 325 kHz e Frequency map scanning only the frequencies defined in the frequency map are scanned 1 2 Signal type scanning criterions e All On each step of frequency scanning all signal types are scanned 20
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28. ompatible input lines 1 1 2 Management Tools The built in management tools along with AWLaunch configuration and monitoring software application will provide the following benefits 1 Easy user s interface for system configuration and monitoring using well developed CLI or intui tive GUI An ability to monitor status alarms and radio performance through the intuitive GUI 3 Software upgrades and improvements can be downloaded from AWLaunch to the units connected with PC PDA 1 This feature is not supported in the current firmware version it will be supported in the future 10 www arwestcom com Chapter 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2 1 Physical Interfaces 2 1 1 Serial Data Interface The serial asynchronous interface allows connection to external serial devices through RS232 interface It is shared between user data and units command status information The following options of serial port parameters are supported Table 2 1 Serial port parameters Parameter Options Baud rate 115200 57600 38400 19200 14400 9600 4800 2400 1200 bauds per second Flow control None Hardware Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 2 Parity None 2 1 2 Power Interface The power interface allows connection to an unregulated DC power source The DC power source third party or user supplied must provide DC power of 4 2V 5 DC 2 1 3 Power Consumption Power consumption of the L Band Beacon OEM receiver at
29. que word is greater than this threshold the corresponding frame is discarded The default value of this parameter is set to 12 The UWERRT parameter is used for L Band receiver only 16 www arwestcom com Command Line Interface Networking Commands LINK Unsolicited output messages The Status Frame and Data messages are available to be activated for L Band receiver refer to LINK MSG command for output data format configuration Here is the description and structure of each type of message Message Type Description Status The L Band demodulator generates an unsolicited status report once every second 200ms containing the following fields Header byte 0x55 Message type byte 0x02 Message payload length in 1 byte The signal type that is attempting to receive The tuned frequency offset relative to set frequency in Hz represented in 4 bytes high byte first The synchronization status in 1 byte e g 1 synchronized 0 unsynchronized The RSSI level in 2 bytes high byte first The estimated C NO of the received signal in dB Hz represented in 1 byte When not synchronized this value is set to zero The measured mean power of the composite received signal level over the defined input frequency range in 1 byte Frame When synchronized the L Band demodulator generates an unsolicited frame information report once every frame period containing the following fields Header byte 0x
30. r Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List RATE 1 1200 baud rate 2 2400 baud rate 3 4800 baud rate 4 9600 baud rate 5 14400 baud rate 6 19200 baud rate 7 38400 baud rate 8 57600 baud rate 9 115200 baud rate FLOW 0 No flow control 2 Hardware flow control is on STOPBIT 0 1 stop bit a default setting 1 2 stop bits 3 4 Special Commands 3 4 1 ALARM The ALARM command is intended to set up the alarm indication mode and alarm control lines behavior ALARM Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List 0 TTL_OUTI logic 1 1 TTL_OUTI TTL_IN received from remote unit default settings TTL2 0 TTL OUT2 logic 1 1 TTL_OUT2 TTL_IN2 received from remote unit default settings 2 TTL_OUT2 SYNC Loss 3 TTL_OUT2 BER gt BERTH or SYNC Loss BERTH 1 BER Threshold gt 10 default threshold level for BER 2 BER Threshold BER 510 7 Note The BERTH 1 2 is optional for TTL2 3 condition otherwise the BERT alarm is off 1 20 Not supported in the current firmware version www arwestcom com Command Line Interface Special Commands BOOT 3 4 2 BOOT The BOOT command is intended to reboot the unit using selected user settings 3 4 3 HELP The HELP command types the list of all available commands HELP Display this usag
31. rameter To set the mode ordered by CLI commands as permanent User Setting the setting automatically selected for the boot up unit the SAVE command must be asserted orders to show the help information for the given command Commands are not key sensitive small none capital characters can be used to enter CLI commands Table 3 1 Command Line Interface Error Codes Error Code Short Description 0x01 Command Syntax Error A command followed by displays a command usage 0x02 The parameter has a format error A command with the certain Parameter Name followed by displays the format and range of the variable 0x03 The parameter is out of allowed range A command with the certain Parameter Name followed by displays the format and range of the variable 0x04 The command is not valid for specific radio model To display the list of available commands the HELP command must be used see Software Switching to Maintenance Mode 0x05 Unspecified Error 3 1 1 Software Switching to Maintenance Mode To switch to Maintenance mode the special byte sequences with special meanings are used 14 Escape Sequence with 20 ms guard time before and after the command characters Escape Acknowledge 00 lt CR gt lt LF gt 20 ms toggling on CTS control line needed to acknowledge switching from Data to Maintenance mode and vice versa In Maintenance mode the unit
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33. rsion www arwestcom com 21 Command Line Interface Diagnostics and Identification Commands INFO Parameter Name Parameter List GTS 0 Disable Sleep mode default 1 255 Go to sleep mode if there is no activity in 10 to 2550 msec Example SLEEP GTs 100 go to sleep if there is no activity in 1000 ms 3 5 Diagnostics and Identification Commands 3 5 1 INFO The INFO command is used to retrieve the Radio ID along with its Hardware version the loaded real time software version revision and BootLoader s version revision INFO Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter List ID Retrieves the device identifier SN Retrieves the serial number of the modem unique for each unit HW Retrieves the version string of the hardware 1 0 hardware version in numeric Major Minor format SW Retrieves the version string of the current firmware Ver 1 0 Rev A displays software s version in numeric Major Minor format and revision in numeric format range from 01 to 99 for engineering releases and alphabetic format A to Z for manufacturing releases BL Retrieves the version string of the BootLoader Ver 1 0 Rev A displays BootLoader s version in numeric Major Minor format and revision in numeric format range from 01 to 99 for engineering releases and alphabetic format A to Z for manufacturing releases
34. s been dropped Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids shall be placed on the apparatus General Warnings This product should never be used Without the user thoroughly understanding operator s manual After disabling safety systems or altering the product With unauthorized accessories Contrary to applicable laws rules and regulations DANGER THE L BAND BEACON RECEIVER SHOULD NEVER BE USED IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS www arwestcom com 31 Safety Warnings General Warnings 32 www arwestcom com Appendix C WARRANTY TERMS ArWest Communications Corp Inc Company warrants to the end user only that the Narrow Band Radio Modems Radios purchased a conforms to the Company s published specifications for the model purchased and b is free from defects in material or workmanship The duration of this warranty is twelve 12 months from date of purchase and any claim for breach of warranty must be brought to the Company s attention within such twelve 12 month period and the Receiver must be returned for action on any such claim within twelve 12 months from the date of purchase Within a reasonable period of time after a claim the Company will correct any failure of the Radio to conform to specifications or any defect in materials or workmanship or replace the Radio or at its option provide a full refund of the purchase price A repaired or replaced pro
35. s serial port must keep CTS line always active www arwestcom com Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Convention Hardware Switching to Maintenance Mode Happy Flow 1 In data mode the unit starts looking for the Escape sequence if there is no data from DTE for more than 20 ms Start Guard Time 2 If the unit detects the Escape Sequence e The Receiver immediately stops forwarding to DTE the data received over the air and buffers it instead 3 The radio unit waits for 20 ms and then sends Escape Acknowledge to DTE if there is no data from DTE during 20 ms of Stop Guard Time 4 The unit goes to Maintenance mode and discards Escape Sequence from input buffer The modem is immediately ready to receive commands At the same time it continues buffering the data received over the air since step 2 3 1 2 Hardware Switching to Maintenance Mode As alternative to Software Switching the switching through the MP DP control line can be used this control line can be also used as Data Terminal Ready DTR To set Maintenance mode the DTE must assert DTR signal active Ov level By falling edge of DTR signal the unit goes to Maintenance mode and then sends Escape Acknowledge to DTE 00 lt CR gt lt LF gt 20 ms toggling on CTS control line followed by Escape Acknowledge response is needed to acknowledge switching from Data to Maintenance mode and vice versa In Maintenance Mode the unit s serial port must keep Clear to S
36. width 609 524 1219 047 2438 095 4576 190 9752 380 symbol second 2 5 5 0 7 5 15 0 kHz Modulation Type filtered BPSK Filtering www arwestcom com 40 square root raised cosine 25 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Beacon Receiver Specification Component Details Channel Coding Rate 1 2 convolutional Constant K 7 Decoding Algorithm Viterbi Channel Scrambling V 35 prior to FEC as defined in Inmarsat M Scrambler vector related to Service identifier Frame Length 8192 symbols Unique Word Length 2 x 32 bits not encoded or scrambled Spare Byte 8 bits encoded but not scrambled E No for BER 107 5 5 dB A 1 3 Beacon Receiver Specification Figure A 1 Beacon Receiver Specification Component Details Frequency Range 283 5 325 kHz Channel Spacing 500 Hz Bit Rates 50 100 200 bps manual or Auto selection Channels 2 channel parallel operating Operation Mode manual automatic Adjacent Channel Rejection 65 dB 1 dB for 400 Hz Cold Start Time lt l min Warm Start Time lt 2 seconds Modulation Minimum Shift Keying MSK Sensitivity 1 5 uVm for 6 dB SNR 200 bps Dynamic Range 100 dB Frequency Offset 0 5 Hz 1 5 ppm Correction Output Protocol RTCM SC 104 26 www arwestcom com Technical Specifications Technical Specifications General A 1 4 General
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