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1. Dee Technology Inc User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Part No 10469 Document No MAN10469 Revision C Date 28JAN11 eMDee Technology Inc www emdee com amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 Table of Contents 1 0 Installation and Setup iecore ru pete a repa a neu Er bm de xe Enea aa a aaa RR Reds ERRRRN E MEE RE ronnneannd 3 11 SOTtware InSta EMIT ETSI OLLI 3 12 ipstalling USB DIVES msosi PT 3 1 3 Launching the elo ez lio Rt 4 14 Menus and CornfIguratlor secca Dd pore anaE ee EE E obe does ea Date ve Eu cue vL EE pud LEE ea eut d ca 4 1 5 Using Audio with Simgars in Virtual Mode ssssseseennem eene nnm iR 7 1 6 Using PTT Switches with Simgars in Virtual Mode ssssesseeeeeneeneeenen mener 7 1 7 Using Simgars with Simulated Hardware sssssssssssseeenee een eene enn nnne ennt nens snis 8 1 8 Sound Card Configuration with Simulated Hardware sssssseeeneeeen eene 9 1 9 USB Configuration with Simulated Hardware ssssssssseseneeeen mener 11 1 10 Testing the System ssssssssssssssssseeseeeeeeenenee enne RENEA EEA ASEA EEEa nannini NANE 11 2 0 Theory of Operation ener nr i nn nn eee snnt n hnenr sien innere sinet nennen nnns trn 11 2 1 Networked Audio DIS ssesssssssssseseeeeeeeee eene e enne nennen n nnns nennen nnns nennt hern s nnne s nsns nsns sni2. In this case you will need to modify the configuration file Asip cfg to assign the two sound cards to the A and B radios First identify the names of the two sound cards by opening the Sound and Audio Devices Control Panel in Windows Enter the names from the playback device list exactly as shown into the configuration file for the OutputA and OutputB entries under the Audio section Likewise enter the names from the recording device list into the configuration file for the InputA and InputB entries In this case the sound cards are treated as mono inputs so you can connect a PC headset to each of the sound cards without the need for splitting combining or amplifying the signals 1 6 Using PTT Switches with Simgars in Virtual Mode The push to talk PTT switch is the mechanism that enables the user to transmit on the virtual radio and therefore communicate with other users on the audio network There are several options available in virtual mode for the PTT switch One option is to simply use the PTT software controls on the Simgars virtual radio panel located just to the right of each panel Click on the PTT switch to activate transmission from that virtual radio and click again to deactivate Another option is to use the joystick gameport input that is available on most PCs If your PC has a joystick port available you can use this option In the System section of the configuration file Asip cfg set PTTModez1 to use joystick buttons
3. cases where compatibility with other systems is required Broadcast IP 255 255 255 255 lt The IP broadcast address for all DIS transmitted packets In most cases the broadcast address can be set to 255 255 255 255 which means transmit to all subnets In some cases especially when there is more than one network interface this address will need to be set to the subnet of the DIS network For example if your IP address is 131 3 4 5 and the subnet mask is 255 255 0 0 then the broadcast address should be set to 131 3 255 255 to broadcast to that subnet The broadcast IP address does not affect received packets only transmitted packets Any valid User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 13 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 Port 3000 3 3 USB Section USB Enabled TRUE USB Type 3 USB ID 0 3 4 System Section lt lt This section sets the general system parameters System Virtual TRUE LaunchDelay 0 PTTMode 0 lt lt packet that is on the network will be received regardless of the broadcast IP setting The IP port of all DIS network communications All other systems that communicate with this system using DIS will need to be on the same IP port Enables disables the USB interface to any connected Simgars R T If the USB interface is enabled the software will search the USB interface for a compatible device open it a
4. gt MIDI music playback Pas Default device dvanced lt P Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Volume About Use only default devices Cancel Acris Figure 1 7 Sound and Audio Devices Control Panel Remember that all sound cards are not the same and the names and labels shown in these figures are not necessarily the same as those for your sound card All sound cards are configured differently and have different numbers of features and capabilities Most will have controls for WAV playback and line in adjustments these are the controls that we are referring to even though the names and labels may be different In some cases it may be necessary to experiment with the control panel to determine the correct controls to use Once you have selected the default devices click the Volume button just below the Sound playback default device You should see a volume control panel similar to the one shown below in Figure 1 8 You can use this control panel to adjust the audio levels that will be heard at the Simgars R T In the example shown below you would use the Wave volume control to adjust the level of audio coming from the radio network Use the Input Monitor volume control to adjust the level of your own voice or sidetone And use Volume Control to adjust the overall audio level Make sure that the Mute controls are not selected User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software
5. as the interface to the PTT switches You can use two buttons from a single joystick or you can use one button from each of two joysticks depending on your available hardware and system configuration Refer to Section 3 5 on how to set your configuration file to use a joystick for your PTT switches A third option for the PTT switches uses a combination of Simgars software and Simgars R T hardware This mode is enabled when PTTMode 2 and uses the PTT switch inputs from the Simgars R T hardware but ignores any other buttons and switches from the hardware panels This mode requires that the USB interface is enabled and configured properly refer to Section 3 3 In this mode the displays and handset PTT switches will operate on the Simgars R T hardware but the front panel buttons and switches can be controlled from the software virtual panels This creates a sort of remote control functionality for the radios User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 7 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 1 7 Using Simgars with Simulated Hardware When using the Simgars software with Simgars R T hardware you will need to set up the hardware and your system as shown in this section The cabling between the Simgars R T and your PC requires only two cables a USB cable and an audio cable These two cables are supplied separately as PN 10534 and PN 10675 respectively The USB cable PN 10534 is a specialized cable that p
6. built into the software This allows a remote computer such as a simulation Host to control the Simgars software during runtime without having to change the configuration file or have a user interact with the software The interface mechanism uses simple UDP IP packets that are exchanged between the Simgars software and the Host and vice versa The packet format is an extensible packet of variable length that contains a header and footer along with chunks of data within the packet that describe the parameters of interest The packet format is explained in detail in our on line help system http www emdee com icd_oview php The interface parameters that are available through the Simgars software is also detailed in our on line help system http www emdee com icd php pn 10469 The packets are variable length and need only contain the parameters that are of interest but must always contain the header and footer words An index is used to identify a specific radio in the system In the Simgars software Radio A is index 0 and Radio B is index 1 The following packet is an example of how a Host computer would set the Crypto System and Crypto Key on Radio A and set the DIS Entity ID on Radio B OxEAADEE Required Header 0x3000D 0 Setthe Crypto System for Radio A to 5 5 0x3000E 0 Set the Crypto Key for Radio A to 123 123 0x50011 1 90 Set the DIS Entity ID for R
7. file The parameters in the Audio box determine how the audio from the configured sound card is processed and sampled The Sample Rate is the digital sampling rate of the audio measured in samples per second The Transmit to and Receive From boxes determine how the audio is routed through the virtual radios in the system The default setting for these items is to transmit and receive audio to and from the virtual radios A and B this is the normal mode of operation You may also select ICS in the Transmit to and Receive From boxes in order to route the audio to from the virtual intercom This option is provided for special cases where communications to a simulated vehicle intercom is desired The switch in the Front Panel box can be used to determine how to control the virtual panel in the main default view of the window In Virtual mode the user has full control of the buttons and switches on the virtual panel In USB mode the virtual panel buttons and switches are driven from the Simgars R T hardware that must be connected and properly configured The initial value of the switch can be set from the System section of the configuration file User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 6 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 The Host Data Host Packet and Valid Header displays will contain helpful debugging information when remote control of the software is being used These displays will show the conten
8. per second the capture buffer is set to 1024 bytes and the encoding is set to mu Law which has a 2 to 1 compression ratio The capture buffer will hold 512 samples each sample is 16 bits and those samples will be compressed to a packet size of 512 bytes It will take 64 milliseconds to capture the contents of the buffer Compression ratios for the encoding algorithms e mu Law 2 to 1 e CVSD 16 to 1 e ADPCM 4 to 1 e 16bit PCM 1 to 1 User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 23 of 23
9. transmission An enumerated value that represents the coordinate system being used to define the position of the virtual radio In geodetic mode the coordinates will be treated as latitude longitude and altitude data In geocentric mode the coordinates will be treated as x y and z components measured from the center of the Earth The values for PosnMode are 0 Geodetic lat long alt 1 Geocentric x y z In geocentric mode the distance in meters along the Earth s X axis The positive X axis originates at the center of the Earth and extends through the prime meridian at the equator In geodetic mode the latitude of the virtual radio is measured in degrees from the equator Positive values indicate latitudes north of the equator User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 21 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 PosnY Long 0 0 PosnZ Alt 0 0 lt In geocentric mode the distance in meters along the Earth s Y axis The positive Y axis originates at the center of the Earth and extends through 90 degrees east longitude at the equator In geodetic mode the longitude of the virtual radio is measured in degrees from the prime meridian Positive values indicate longitudes east of the prime meridian In geocentric mode the distance in meters along the Earth s Z axis The positive Z axis originates at the center of the Earth and extends through the north pole In geodetic mo
10. Page 9 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 REE Options Help Volume Control Wave SW Synth CD Player Input Monitor Balance Balance Balance Balance Speaker Volume b a q b d p m p d gj Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Mute all Mute Mute Mute Mute SigmaTel Audio Figure 1 8 Sound Card Volume Control and Mixer NOTE By default many sound cards will hide some of the controls in the Volume Control panels and make it difficult to find some of the controls you need When you first open a Volume Control panel either recording or playback go the Options menu and select Properties This will show a Properties box for that device s internal mixer At the bottom of that Properties box is a list of all available controls for that device Make sure that all of the check boxes are checked so that none of the controls are hidden and that you have access to control all features of the sound card Close the sound playback Volume Control panel and click on the Volume button just below the Sound recording default device You should see a volume control panel similar to the one shown below in Figure 1 9 Use this control panel to select the input that will be routed to the recording input of the sound card s mixer NOTE By default most sound cards have the microphone input selected as the recording input so it is necessary to make sure you select the line in inpu
11. This application consists of three virtual radios One for Radio A one for Radio B and one for a simulated intercom Each virtual radio has parameters associated with it that describe its characteristics The window below in Figure 1 3 shows the view for Radio A parameters The initial value for the parameters are taken from the application s main configuration file Asip cfg Any of the parameters in this view can be changed during runtime to alter the behavior of the virtual radio Changing the value in this view is temporary and will not be saved when the application exits To change a value permanently you will need to modify Asip cfg refer to Section 3 0 Virtual radio parameters can also be modified dynamically through a Remote Host Interface This interface is described in more detail in Section 2 2 Figure 1 3 Virtual Radio Parameters View User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 5 of 23 e Dee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 Some miscellaneous parameters and information are available in the System Parameters view shown below in Figure 1 4 Most of the parameters are initially read from the configuration file Asip cfg and can be changed here during runtime SIMGARS ASIP Figure 1 4 System Parameters View The BroadcastlP and IP Port parameters show the current settings for DIS networking These values can be changed at runtime or permanently from the DIS section of the configuration
12. adio B to 90 4 2 4 2 OxEAADEE Required Footer User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 12 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 3 0 Conricuration Fite DESCRIPTION The following sections detail the entries in the configuration file for the Simgars Radio Software The configuration file can be found in C Program Files Simgars and is named Asip cfg It can be edited with any ASCII text editor such as Windows Notepad 3 1 Host Section Host ReadPort 3030 lt The IP port to be used for Host Dynamic Configuration packets sent from the Host to the Simgars software WritePort 3031 lt The IP port to be used for Host Dynamic Configuration packets sent from the Simgars software to the Host WriteAdx 2 2 2 2 lt The IP address of the Host packets sent from the Simgars software to the Host will be unicast to this address ByteSwap TRUE Enable disable byte swapping in the Host Dynamic Configuration packets This parameter is used for compatibility between big endian and little endian machines 3 2 DIS Section This section sets the network parameters for DIS networking mode DIS DISVersion 6 An enumerated DIS value that indicates the DIS protocol version being used 4 Ver 2 0 4th Draft 5 IEEE 1278 1995 6 IEEE 1278 1998 The Radio Software is compatible with version 4 5 or 6 The default value should always be used except in
13. al world that radios communicate in This setting allows the physical network to be divided into separate worlds so that radio communication can be segregated Radios and intercoms with different exercise IDs will not be able to communicate regardless of any other settings DIS enumeration for the type of encoding used in transmitted audio packets 1 mu Law 2 CVSD 3 ADPCM 4 16 bit PCM 7 CECOM CVSD Sets the gain of the input stage of the virtual radio model The input stage consists of the combined effects of the antenna and input amplifier of the simulated radio system The effects of the transmitter s power the signal propagation loss due to relative positions and the receiver gain determine the strength of the received signal The input gain is measured in decibels dB Typical gain settings range from 1 0 to 20 0 Sets the bandwidth for a virtual radio tuner model Along with the tuned frequency this parameter sets a bandpass filter for the virtual radio whereas if an incoming signal s frequency is within this band it will pass through the tuner model User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 19 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 System 5 Modulation 11 PropLoss 1 RoundEarth 1 Tuner 1 lt lt lt lt Sets the modulation system for a virtual radio If the system parameters do not match between two radios those radios will no
14. alled in the following location s To install software into a different location s click the Browse button and select another directory M Directory for Simgars ASIP C Program Files Simgars Browse M Directory for National Instruments products C Program FilesNational Instruments Browse lt lt Back Cancel Figure 1 1 Simgars ASIP Installation Program Follow the instructions in the installation program and keep the default settings unless there is a specific need to change them Once the installation program is complete you may be prompted to restart your computer 1 2 Installing USB Drivers If you will be using the Simgars R T simulated hardware you will need to install the USB drivers before continuing To install the drivers connect the USB cable from the Simgars R T directly to your PC or through a USB 2 0 hub that is connected to your PC Windows will attempt to locate drivers for the new hardware you will need to specify a location for the drivers The drivers will be installed to your computer into the folder C Program Files Simgars Drivers To verify that the drivers have been installed correctly open the Windows Device Manager and look in the Universal Serial Bus controllers item If the USB drivers were installed properly you should see an entry named QuickUSB QUSB2 Module User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 3 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Docum
15. ation Software Page 16 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 3 6 Panel Sections This section sets the initial conditions for each of the settings on the Simgars ASIP radio panel There are two Panel sections one for Radio A PanelA and one for Radio B PanelB PanelA FunctionSwitch 5 The initial position of the ASIP function switch Valid values are 0 OFF Z 2 REM 3 RXMT 4 SQ OFF 5 SQ ON 6 LD 7 TST 8 STBY Power 1 The initial setting for the radio power Valid values are 0 LO 1 M 2 HI 3 PA Mode 2 The initial setting for the TRANSEC mode of the radio Valid values are 0 FH 1 2 FHM 2 SC Channel 1 The initial setting for the channel of the radio Valid values are O M 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 C Comsec 3 The initial setting for the COMSEC mode of the radio Valid values are 0 CT 1 RV 2 TD 3 PT Volume 8 The initial setting for the receiver volume of the radio Valid values are from 1 to 9 User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 17 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 PresetM 31 0 esc Presetl1 32 0 lt Preset2 33 0 PE Preset3 34 0 eae Preset4 35 0 lt Preset5 36 0 P Preset6 37 0 ces PresetC 38 0 ans 3 7 Radio Sections Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for the M channel of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequenc
16. ction switches while monitoring the virtual panels You should see the virtual panel buttons and switches change as you change the hardware If you do not see the virtual panel changing you will need to double check your USB configuration Now press the PTT button on one of the handsets connected to the Simgars R T hardware You should see the corresponding PTT button on the virtual panel change to the enabled state You should also be able to hear your own voice sidetone in the handset Perform the same test on the other handset If you cannot hear your own voice in one or both handsets you will need to double check the sound cabling and configuration Turn on CB1 the switch on the lower left of the Simgars R T Rotate the switch on Radio B top radio panel to LD and rotate the switch on Radio A bottom radio panel to SQ ON Note When the function switch is in the OFF Z or STBY positions you will need to pull the switch toward you in order to move the switch in or out of those locations On Radio B press the FREQ button followed by the MENU CLR button the display should show 5 dashes Press 3 2 0 0 0 and then STO the display should flash for a second and then display 32000 Using the handset from Radio B press the PTT and speak into the handset You should be able to hear your own voice in the handset that is connected to Radio A In this test you are transmitting from Radio B and receiving on Radio A you can also try the test by t
17. de the altitude of the virtual radio is measured in meters above mean sea level MSL User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 22 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 4 0 Tips TROUBLESHOOTING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 4 1 Audio Capture Size The audio capture buffer is a buffer that accepts sampled audio from an audio device and readies it for transmission to the network The capture buffer size in DisCommWin is configurable and its optimal size depends on a number of factors Since the sampled audio is buffered there will be a time delay between the first sampled data and the time the packet is sent to the network The time delay is roughly calculated by taking the number of bytes in the capture buffer divided by twice the sample rate of the audio capture the audio device captures 16 bit samples So it can be seen that increasing the buffer size will increase the time delay and decreasing the buffer size will decrease the time delay As the buffer size is decreased the load on the CPU and the network mechanism increases This is because the same amount of information must be passed in smaller packets this translates to a larger number of packets per second The size of the network packets that are generated by the audio capture process is dependent on the capture buffer size and also the encoding algorithm being used As an example let us assume that the sample rate is set to 8000 samples
18. e TRUE lt SiteID 100 Enable disable the virtual radio Valid values are TRUE and FALSE When the radio is disabled set to FALSE the virtual panel for that radio will not be seen in the application window The DIS Site ID for this virtual radio The combination of Site ID App ID Entity ID and Radio ID must be unique throughout the network Valid values are 1 65533 A randomized value will be used when set to Zero User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 18 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 AppID 1 EntityID 1 RadioID 1 ExerciseID 1 Encoding 1 Gain 1 0 Bandwidth 100 0 lt lt lt lt The DIS Application ID for this virtual radio The combination of Site ID App ID Entity ID and Radio ID must be unique throughout the network Valid values are 1 65533 A randomized value will be used when set to zero The DIS Entity ID for this virtual radio The combination of Site ID App ID Entity ID and Radio ID must be unique throughout the network Valid values are 1 65533 A randomized value will be used when set to Zero The DIS Radio ID for this virtual radio The combination of Site ID App ID Entity ID and Radio ID must be unique throughout the network Valid values are 1 65533 A randomized value will be used when set to zero Sets the DIS exercise ID for the virtual radio The exercise ID defines a virtu
19. e ignored Use this mode in combination with virtual TRUE to create a remote control connection to Simgars R T In USB Headset Interface mode the PTT switch is read from a USB Headset Interface box such as PN 10386 Use this mode in combination with virtual TRUE to create a virtual interface for instructors and or observers A_JoystickID 1 lt When in joystick PTT mode ref PTTMode this parameter identifies which joystick game port will be used as PTT control for Radio A Valid values are 1 through 16 B JoystickID l When in joystick PTT mode ref PTTMode this parameter identifies which joystick game port will be used as PTT control for Radio B Valid values are 1 through 16 A Button 1 When in joystick PTT mode ref PTTMode this parameter identifies which button will be used as the PTT control for Radio A Valid values are 1 through 4 B Button 2 When in joystick PTT mode ref PTTMode this parameter identifies which button will be used as the PTT control for Radio B Valid values are 1 through 4 3 5 Audio Section This section sets the parameters for the audio devices for the Radio Software Audio InputA default lt The name of the audio input sound channel for Radio A The name of a specific sound card can be found in the Windows Sound Control Panel The default sound card can be set in the Sound Control Panel If InputA and InputB are identical the sound device will be sha
20. ent No MAN10469 1 3 Launching the Application During the installation the setup program will create a folder in the Windows Start menu and a shortcut to the application on the Windows desktop You can launch the application by double clicking the desktop icon or by selecting Start Programs DisComm Simgars ASIP SIMGARS ASIP Eile View Help PWR MODE CHAN axmt REM Z OFF ME TST STBY FCTN PWR MODE CHAN CMSC axmt REM Z 5 6 AUD DATA OFF OFF TST STBY FCTN Figure 1 2 Simgars ASIP Application Front Panel 1 4 Menus and Configuration The menu bar at the top of the application window allow access to the different modes and pages of information available in the application The following menu options are available File Exit Closes and exits the application View Virtual Panels Ctrl 1 Shows the front panel in main window this is the default view Radio A Parameters Ctrl 2 Shows the virtual radio parameters for Radio A see below Radio B Parameters Ctrl 3 Shows the virtual radio parameters for Radio B see below User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 4 of 23 dM Dee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 ICS Parameters Ctrl 4 Shows the virtual radio parameters for intercom see below System Parameters Ctrl 5 Shows miscellaneous parameters for the system see below Help About ASIP SINCGARS Shows the product information and version
21. nd begin passing data through the USB interface The only valid value for the Simgars software is 3 The only valid value for the Simgars software is 0 Enable disable virtual mode When virtual mode is TRUE the virtual panel is in control of the software the user interacts with the panel with a mouse or touch screen When virtual mode is FALSE the Simgars R T hardware is in control of the software the user interacts through the simulated radio panels on the Simgars R T The number of seconds to wait before the Simgars software begins its initialization and starts the application This is provided for some instances when Simgars must wait on other applications to fully initialize before it can begin its initialization The mode for the push to talk PTT switch Valid options are 0 Soft Panel 1 7 Joystick 2 USB 3 USB Headset Interface In Soft Panel mode clicking the button labeled PTT on the Simgars front panel triggers the push to talk for the adjacent radio User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 14 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 In Joystick mode a joystick connected to the game port will control the PTT switches for each radio Joystick button 1 will control the PTT for Radio A and joystick button 2 will control the PTT for Radio B In USB mode the PTT switches are read from the Simgars R T hardware but the other radio panel buttons and switches ar
22. nnect two H 250 handsets to each of the AUD DATA connectors on the Simgars R T radio panels User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 8 of 23 EM Dee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 1 8 Sound Card Configuration with Simulated Hardware The steps in this section should be followed when using Simgars R T hardware with H 250 handsets connected to a single PC sound card with audio cable PN 10675 Open the Sound and Audio Devices Control Panel in Windows Start Control Panel Sound and Audio Devices Select the Audio tab at the top of the properties window You should see a dialog box that is similar to the screen capture shown below Fig 1 7 The device names in your system will likely be different as this is dependent on your PCs configuration If you only have one sound card in your system the default device has already been selected as that sound card If your system has more than one audio device you will need to select the audio device from the drop down lists that is connected to your Simgars R T Make the same ound card selection for Sound playback and for Sound recording MIDI music playback is not used and can be ignored Sounds and Audio Devices Properties 2 x Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware gt Sound playback Default device A SigmaT el Audio vi Volume Advanced M Sound recording 9 Default device A SigmaTel Audio Volume Adi ed
23. of two formats transmitter data and signal data The transmitter data contains information about the virtual radio such as frequency world position modulation parameters etc The signal data contains encoded digitized voice data There are two basic things to remember when attempting User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 11 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 to communicate between more than one virtual radio First the combination of the Site ID App ID Entity ID and Radio ID must be different among all virtual radios on the network These parameters uniquely identify each virtual radio and must be different otherwise the radio software will be confused as to which radio is which The other thing to keep in mind is that the parametric data that is shared between the virtual radios must match in order for the radios to be able to communicate In other words the frequency must be the same the modulation parameters must be the same and the crypto parameters must the same In a case where two virtual radios are not communicating properly double check these two areas 2 2 Dynamic Configuration Control The Simgars software has the ability to statically set many parameters through a configuration file and dynamically change those parameters through user controls on the front panel In addition many of these parameters can be modified remotely through a Host Dynamic Configuration Control interface
24. ransmitting from Radio A If you cannot hear the transmission between the two radios you will need to double check your network settings Successfully performing the above tests will ensure that your system is configured properly for network communications lf you have two or more systems that have passed these tests you should now be able to communicate between them over the audio network 2 0 THEORY or OPERATION The intent of this manual is to familiarize the user with the setup configuration and operation of the Simgars simulated radio software and hardware The system intends to simulate the operation of a tactical SINCGARS ASIP radio however this manual does not attempt to describe the operation of the software where it pertains to the tactical hardware To get more information about how to operate the SINCGARS radio panels refer to the Army publication TM 11 5820 890 10 8 Operators Manual SINCGARS Ground Combat Net Radio 2 1 Networked Audio DIS The Simgars software utilizes an audio network to allow voice communication between multiple Simgars stations The audio network is based on the widely used DIS simulation standard In its basic sense DIS is a connectionless protocol that uses UDP IP packets to send and receive information in real time among network participants The Simgars software uses a subset of the DIS protocol to send and receive radio parametric data and voice data The packets that are sent on the network are
25. red between the radios OutputA default lt The name of the audio output sound channel for Radio A The name of a specific card can be found in the Windows Sound Control Panel The default sound card can be set in the Sound Control Panel If OutputA and OutputB are identical the sound device will be shared User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 15 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 Input B default OutputB 2 default CaptureSize 512 ea SampleRate 8000 lt between the radios The name of the audio input sound channel for Radio B The name of a specific sound card can be found in the Windows Sound Control Panel The default sound card can be set in the Sound Control Panel If InputA and InputB are identical the sound device will be shared between the radios The name of the audio output sound channel for Radio B The name of a specific card can be found in the Windows Sound Control Panel The default sound card can be set in the Sound Control Panel If OutputA and OutputB are identical the sound device will be shared between the radios The size of the audio capture buffer in bytes Lower values will reduce audio delays but increase CPU and network load The sample rate in bytes per second of the audio capture buffer This value may need to be changed for compatibility with other systems User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simul
26. rovides a circular locking connector on the peripheral end so the cable cannot be accidentally disconnected you may use a standard USB cable with a mini Type B connector but you will not be able to use the locking feature on the Simgars R T Connect the locking end of the USB cable to the Simgars R T and the other end to a USB port on your PC or to a hub that is connected to the PC USB Connector Audio Connector Use cable PN 10534 Use cable PN 10675 Figure 1 5 Rear View of Simgars R T Connect the circular locking connector of the audio cable PN 10675 to the Simgars R T and the other end to your PC sound card You can only use sound cards that have a line in connection available Most AC97 compliant sound cards will have this connection and it will be colored blue The diagram below shows the proper way to connect the Simgars R T audio cable to a sound card Connect the MIC wire to the line in connector blue on the sound card and connect the H PHONE wire to the output connector green on the sound card NOTE Do not connect the MIC wire to the microphone input of the sound card as this input is not compatible with the Simgars R T Audio Cable PN 10675 PC SOUND CARD LINE IN e PHONE 7 SPKR OUT MICROPHONE Figure 1 6 Connecting Simgars R T to PC Sound Card Simgars R T is compatible with standard H 250 handsets that are used in many military applications To get the full capability from your Simgars R T co
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28. t as the recording input You may also use this control panel to adjust the input level of the line in input This is the level of audio that will be sent out over the audio network and will affect how other users on the network receive your voice transmissions Options Help Stereo Mix Line In Microphone Rear Mic Balance Balance Balance Balance um xml elis Volume Volume Volume Volume Select M Select Select Select Advanced Advanced SigmaTel Audio Figure 1 9 Recording Control Selection User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 10 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 1 9 USB Configuration with Simulated Hardware Configuration of the USB device is fairly straightforward as long as the correct drivers have been installed as outlined in Section 1 2 If you will be using the Simgars R T hardware you will need to set the item Enabled TRUE in the USB of the configuration file The items USB Typez3 and USB_ID 0 identify the hardware and should not be changed 1 10 Testing the System Once all of the hardware has been connected drivers loaded and sound card configured the system is ready to run Follow these steps to test the system to make sure you have configured the system properly Launch the Simgars software you should see a window with two virtual radio panels On the Simgars R T hardware press a few of the keypad buttons and rotate the fun
29. t be able to communicate Valid values for this parameter are 0 Other 1 Generic 2 Have Quick 3 Have Quick II 4 Have Quick IIA 5 SINCGARS 6 CCTT SINCGARS Sets the modulation mode for a virtual radio If the modulation parameters do not match between two radios those radios will not be able to communicate Valid values for this parameter are 0 AM AFSK 1 1 1 AM AM 1 2 2 AM CW 1 3 3 AM DSB 1 4 4 AM ISB 1 5 5 AM LSB 1 6 6 AM SSB Full 1 7 7 AM SSB Reduced 1 8 8 AM USB 1 9 9 AM VSB 1 10 10 Amplitude and Angular 2 1 11 Angular FM 3 1 12 Angular FSK 3 2 13 Angular PM 3 3 14 CM AAP 4 1 15 Pulse 5 1 16 Unmodulated 6 1 Enable disable the propagation loss model for the virtual radio The propagation loss model calculates the loss of signal based on tuned frequency transmitted power receiver gain and distance between transmitter and receiver When the model is disabled received signals are not attenuated due to propagation Enable disable the round earth model for the virtual radio The round earth model calculates the loss of signal based on line of sight LOS between the transmitter and receiver When the model is disabled received signals are not attenuated due to the horizon Enable disable the tuner model for the virtual radio The tuner model verifies that the frequency of the transmitter falls within the t
30. ts of the Remote Control packets being received by the application 1 5 Using Audio with Simgars in Virtual Mode Using Simgars in virtual mode allows the user to operate the radio panels using a mouse or touch screen In virtual mode you can still use a headset for communications but there are drawbacks Most PC sound cards only allow a mono microphone to be connected even if a stereo input is connected to the microphone input the sound card will connect both channels together and you will not get the desired result There are two options available when using audio with virtual panels The first option is to use a hardware interface to connect two headsets to the line in and line out connections of the sound card Unlike the microphone input the line in input on most sound cards is stereo But the line in input is not amplified so an amplifier must be provided between the headset and line in input to provide the proper level to the sound card This is one of the functions of the Simgars R T hardware it provides an interface between two military handsets and the PC sound card Proper amplification of the handset microphones are provided within the box to allow a single connection to the stereo inputs of the PC sound card The second option of using two headsets with Simgars is to use two separate sound cards or a multi channel sound card As long as Windows recognizes two sound cards in your system you can use them with the Simgars software
31. uned frequency and bandwidth of the receiver When the model is disabled received signals are not attenuated due to frequency User s Manual Simgars ASIP Radio Simulation Software Page 20 of 23 amp MDee Technology Inc Document No MAN10469 FreqHop 0 ea PseudoNoise 0 ans TimeHop 0 ics CryptoSystem 0 lt CryptoKey 0 ge PosnMode 1 gees PosnX Lat 0 0 seu Enable disable frequency hopping mode for simulation of transmission security TRANSEC Enable disable pseudo noise mode for simulation of transmission security TRANSEC Enable disable time hopping mode for simulation of transmission security TRANSEC A DIS enumerated value for the simulated crypto system for the virtual radio The combination of CryptoSystem and CryptoKey sets the simulated secure transmission mode Basically if the listening radio is set to the same crypto system and key the transmission will be heard otherwise only noise will be heard Valid values for the CryptoSystem are 0 Other disabled 1 KY 28 2 KY 58 3 NSVE 4 WSVE 5 ICOM An arbitrary value that represents the software key that was used to scramble the transmitted signal If a receiver has the same key to descramble the transmission it will properly receive the transmission otherwise only noise will be received This value is only a simulated key and the transmitted data is not actually scrambled but this allows simulation of the effects of a secure radio
32. y when the channel is set to M Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 1 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 1 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 2 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 2 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 3 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 3 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 4 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 4 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 5 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 5 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for channel 6 of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to 6 Initial preset virtual frequency in megahertz MHz for the C channel of the virtual radio The virtual radio will be tuned to this frequency when the channel is set to C These sections set the simulated parameters of the virtual radios The sections are labeled RadioA and RadioB and correspond to the two virtual radios of the Simgars Radio Software RadioX Enabl
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