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1. Tr mn IO IT m J m lt momI z0ZmP A E UNSQ N 6 Fail LED Amber ci Select LED Green E D SEL Enable Disable Select Switch Receive LED Green Transmit LED Green Control channel indicator Green UNSQ Unsquelch LED Green DECD Decode LED Green DECI PW e v IO romzoo FA LED TES 02 0 E D E PWR Power LED Green IL FAIL LED Red LED Test switch EI Diagnostic port Reset switch RESET 001 110899JNM FIGURE 2 6 FRONT VIEW OF ACE BOARD The following table describes the significance and operation of the ACE board s front panel LEDs and switches 2 16 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 COMPONENTS TABLE 2 7 DESCRIPTION OF ACE BOARD FRONT PANEL ELEMENTS LED or Switch Color Description Disable Ch Fail LEDs 1 7 Amber Asolid amber Disable Fail light indicates that a base station repeater is not configured for the channel in the systen s code plug A solid amber Disable Fail light corresponds to the SMT status DIS Channels must be configured in the systen s code plug stored on the MCP750 s Compact Hash memory card A flashing amber Disable Fail light indicates a failure ina configured base stati2. cables from both controllers to external devices e g base station repeaters CIT except the SMI and Alarms links connect to the T Bar switch The external devices then connect to the T bar switch For systens without a telephone interconnect the SMT link remains connected fromthe main MIC3600 to a management terminal or PC Motorola recommends a second SMT for the backup controller In the event of a failure the operator can then query either controller For systems using a single SMI in the event of the failure of the main MIC 3600 the operator can simply connect the SMT to the backup or active MIC 3600 The Alarms TTL control signal link connects fromthe Alarms Active Idle connector port to the Vega box which monitors the status of the two controllers The Vega box performs a switchover when the active controller fails It also provides an active idle indicator for each controller 2 6 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS THE MTC 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE MTC 3600 Connections between MIC 3600 boards occur over the following paths CompectiCI Peripheral Component Interconnect bus chassis backplane EEE 1394 serial bus chassis backplane 55 232 interface cable Alocal ICI bus within the MCP750 boards allows for conversion of CompactPCI input to IEEE 1394 output and vice versa MCP750 ACE COMMUNICATION Communication between the MCP750 system boa
3. RST reset Switch 1 ABT abort Switch BFL board failure LED Amber CPU central processor unit LED Green aen 085 PCI local PCI bus LED Green CPCI CompactPCI bus LED Green le USB Universal Serial Bus ports 2 005 110899JNM FIGURE 2 3 FRONT VIEW MCP750 SYSTEM BOARD 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 9 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION TABLE 2 2 DESCRIPTION OF MCP750 BOARD FRONT PANEL ELEMENTS Element Color Description Ethemet Port Provides RJ 45 connector to the Ethernet LAN controller Serial Port Provides access to the 9 pin asynchronous COMI serial port RST Switch Reset switch that generates a CompactPCI backplane reset and resets the MCP750 system board This breaks the TSC and RSC links to the ACE 1 board which causes the ACE 1 board to reset along with any additional ACE boards installed CAUTION Resetting the system also clears system memory which erases the Subscriber Access Control SAC database You must either re enter all subscriber information or restore your SAC database with SMI s CLOAD command Refer to the MIC 3600 Operations booklet for more information ABT Switch Abort switch that has no effect during normal BFL LED Amber Indicates a board failure and that the board needs to be replaced CPULED Green Indicates CPU
4. 3600 SMARTNET II THEORY OF OPERATIONS M MOTOROLA BOOKLET 1 2 OF VOLUME 1 MTC 3600 OPERATIONS 1999 MOTOROLA INC 68P80800X00 O ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11 09 99 PRINTED IN U S A D 2 0 Document Copyrights Motorola Inc All rights reserved No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola No part of this document may be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola To order additional copies of this document contact your Motorola sales representative Disclaimer The information in this document is carefully examined and is believed to be entirely reliable However no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies Furthermore Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability function or design Motorola does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein neither does it cover any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others Trademark Information The following are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc Motorola the Motorola logo MSF 5000 Quantro SmartZone and Spectra The following are Motorola trademarks ASTRO ASTRO TAC CENTRACOM Series CENTRACOM Gold Series CENTRACOM Series CENTR
5. 3600s A STANDALONE SMARTNET II SYSTEM 1 4 D2 0 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 SMARTNET 11 The 3600 supports customer supplied alarmindicator equipment by providing mejor and minor relay contact closures to indicate alarms A separate alarmcard is also provided for systerrs that use the optional dual power supply configuration This alarmcard provides relay closures and alerts the system operator to the failure of one of the power supplies During normal operation both power supplies provide power to the MIC 3600 If one power supply fails the alarm card activates and the remaining power supply provides all the power required by the controller SMARTNET 11 CALLING FEATURES TABLE 1 1 SMARTNET 11 CALLING FEATURES SUPPORTED BY THE 3600 Calling Feature Description Group Calls The MIC3600 supports the following types of group calls e Talkgroup calls e Multigroup calls Systemwide calls Selective Calls The MIC3600 supports the following types of selective calls Call alert Private conversations Enhanced private calls Emergency Call Alarm Users can immediately alert dispatchers of life threatening situations by pressing the emergency button on their radio Emergency callers can be granted a voice channel on either an immediate or priority basis Telephone Interconnect The MIC3600 uses the CIT telephone interconnect option to allow subscribers to make or recei
6. MPC750 PowerFC activity PaA LED Green Indicates that the CPA bus is active PC LED Green Indicates that the local PCI bus is active USB Ports 1 2 Two Universal Serial Bus USB Series A ports 2 10 68P80800X00 0 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS ACE BOARD 3600 COMPONENTS The 3600 s ACE Analog digital Communications Engine board contains a digital signal processor that performs base station control functions previously found on the following 6809 controller boards RSC Receiver Site Controller RIB Receiver Interface Board IRB Inbound Recovery Board e TSC Transmitter Site Controller TIB Transmitter Interface Board ACE board uses Compact Flash memory for code storage A reset switch and status diagnostic LEDs appear on the front panel For more information refer to the section ACE Board Front Panel later in this chapter Each ACE board also provides a diagnostic port on the front panel which gives access to the ACE Board Diagnostic Interface For more information refer to the section ACE Board Diagnostic Interface later in this chapter ACE boards use a RIC transition card For rrore information refer to the section RIC Card later in this chapter ACE 1 AND SUPPORTING ACE BOARDS 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 ACE board supports up to seven base stations The MIC 3600 supports up to four ACE boards for a total of 28 base station repeaters At least one ACE board
7. RIC boards these stations are voice only channels Connectors 5 7 for base station repeaters These stations are always voice only channels Connector SER 1 for the TSC link to the PAM card Connector port A Connector SER 2 for the RSC link to the PAM card Connector port B 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 TO 6809 COMPARISON MTC 3600 TO 6809 COVPARISON TABLE 2 9 DESCRIPTION OF RIC CARD I O PORTS Chanrel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 CK RX TDATA SER 1 SER 2 Port Description Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch Output to base station repeater In redundant controller configuration output connects to the T Bar Switch connection INo connection TSC link that supports the flow of control information between the C
8. Rh Ogee ved 2 11 TRANSITION CARDS nananana aan aana ssl 2 19 DUAL POWER SUPPLY ALARM CARD 2 24 3600 6809 COMPARISON 2 25 68P80800X00 O 4 30 99 i PRELIMINARY D 0 1 PRELIMINARY D 0 1 CONTENTS 68P80800X00 O 4 30 99 ABOUT ABOUT THIS BOOKLET This booklet provides an overview of the operations and components of an 3600 Motorola Trunking Controller 3600 Baud control channel The purpose of this booklet is to help you learn the basic operations and features of the MIC 3600 controller WHO SHOULD USE THIS BOOKLET This booklet addresses the following audiences MIC3600 customers who manage and maintain their MIC 3600 two way radio trunking systemor who use third party technicians to maintain the system e Motorola systemintegrators who plan and execute the following installations upgrades configuration Motorola System Support Center SSC technicians who support repair technicians Motorola s Customer Center for System Integration CCSN technicians who initially assemble trunking systems received fromthe factory prior to shipment to the customer Motorola s System Integration and Testing SIT personnel Motorola Depot personnel who repair MTC 3600 hardware 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 PHI iii D2 0 SCOPE CHAPTER ABOUT THIS BOOKLET This booklet provides
9. SMARTNET 11 SYSTEM REAR VIEW 2 2 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS THE MTC 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER TABLE 2 1 STANDALONE SMARTNET 11 3600 COMPONENTS Transiti Component Name on Card Slot Description MCP750 System PAM 8 A PowerPC based system board Board Contains a Compact Flash memory card that stores the code plug and controller software Provides physical ports for the following e SMT e Alarms CIT interconnect Redundant controller affiliation link ACE 1 Board RIC 7 Digital signal processor Analog digital Communications Engine which supports up to 7 base station channels First four channels can be control channels 7 channels can be voice channels Performs the following 6809 controller logical functions for the base stations connected toit RSC Receiver Site Controller RIB Receiver Interface Board IRB Inbound Recovery Board e TSC Transmitter Site Controller Transmitter Interface Board 2 ACE3 ACE4 RIC 4 6 Up to 3 additional ACE boards each support up Boards to7 voice only base station channels Performs the following 6809 controller logical functions for the base stations connected to it RIB Receiver Interface Board TIB Transmitter Interface Board 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 3 D2 0 THE 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SITE DEVICES 2 4 This section describes the connectio
10. basic information on MIC 3600 logical operations and physical components You will find this booklet most helpful if you have already completed the training course Basic Trunking and Basic ASTRO Concepts which is available on CD ROM Course No 100 HOW THIS BOOKLET IS ORGANIZED This booklet contains the following e Chapter 1 MIC 3600 System View describes the how the MIC 3600 interacts with other system devices in a standalone SmartNet trunked radio system e Chapter 2 MIC 3600 Hardware Description describes how the MIC 3600 connects to other system devices and describes the MIC 3600 components It also compares the 3600 to its precursor the 6809 controller e Index iv 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 CHAPTER MTC 3600 SYSTEM VIEW The MTC 3600 is a trunking radio system controller that provides central site controller functions for standalone SmartNet II systems These functions include call processing channel resource allocation and diagnostics Standalone SmartNet systems meet the need for communication over a single centralized geographic area such as industrial sites schools hotels or small municipalities The MIC 3600 supports the following SmartNet system features e Up to 28 channels with one of four possible control channels e System Manager Terminal GMI accessible directly through a PC or Motorola s SMI Access network management tool You can purchase SMT Access separately
11. of the MCP750 System Board and the Receiver Site Controller RSQ function on the ACE 1 board Serial output for either the System Manager Terminal or the Central Interconnect Terminal CIT If using the CIT interconnect option the CIT provides a serial port for SMT connection connection Serial output for the affiliation database link to a redundant MIC3600 connection connection TIL link output for connection to an Alarm Indicator device This connector is also used to link the MTC 3600 system board to a Vega box in a redundant controller configuration INo connection 2 21 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS RIC CARD 2 22 CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION The RIC card connects to the rear of the backplane opposite an ACE board It provides one port for connections to each of the possible seven base station repeaters Ina redundant controller configuration these ports connect to the T Bar Switch which in turn connects to the base station repeaters CHANNELS 1 7 CLK RX Log TDATA ER 1 1 S ALARMS Q 003 052699JNM FIGURE 2 8 RIC CARD I O Ports D 2 0 Connectors 1 4 for base stations repeaters For the 1 RIC combination these can be either control or voice channels For 2 4
12. or included with Site Lens M e Central Interconnect Terminal CIT telephone interconnect e Redundant site controllers NOTE The 600 supports Type II trunking only It does not support Type I trunking This chapter discusses the following topics e MIC3600in SmartNet H MIC3600SmartNet I Options SmartNet I Calling Features 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 1 1 D2 0 3600 IN SMARTNET 11 MTC 3600 IN SMARTNET II CHAPTER 1 3600 SYSTEM VIEW For a standalone SmartNet system the 3600 supports up to 28 channels Channels 1 4 can be used as either control or voice channels Channels 5 28 can only be used as voice channels Figure 1 1 shows the MIC 3600 configured in a standalone SmartNet system Audio Central PSTN Interconnect Terminal CIT MCB SMT Base Base Base Station Station Station Control Alarms MTC 3600 NOTE The CIT option uses the same physical port as the SMT and therefore provides its own SMT access FIGURE 1 1 3600 IN A STANDALONE SMARTNET II SYSTEM D2 0 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 SMARTNET 11 3600 SMARTNET 11 OPTIONS The 3600 supports the following SmartNet system options System Manager Terminal GMI Telephon
13. ACOM Series II Plus CoveragePLUS IntelliRepeater DIGITAC DVP MaxTrac Max Fax MDC 600 MICOR MOSCAD MSF 10000 MTS 2000 Private Conversation Quantar Saber SMARTNET SMARTNET Il SMARTNET 11 SmartZone OmniLink and Spectra Any other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders CONTENTS ABOUT THIS BOOKLET WHO SHOULD USE THIS BOOKLET SCOPE votre he BA eae de wher Beni Garage IV How THIS BOOKLET IS ORGANIZED IV CHAPTER 1 MTC 3600 SYSTEM VIEW 3600 IN SVARTNET 1 2 3600 SMARTNET 11 OPTIONS 1 3 SMARTNET 11 CALLING FEATURES 1 5 CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION THE 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER 2 ce ee eee eee eee eens 2 2 CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SITE DEVICES 2 4 CONNECTIONS THE 3600 2 7 3600 2 8 MCP750 SYSTEM BOARD 2 8 ACE BOARD 3 0 sted eke q EER qQ
14. B card with an RS 232 cable from connector port C on the PAM card The PAM card is opposite the MCP750 system board in slot 8 The 3600 sends CIT command messages over this connection along withSMT data WW NOTE Connector port C can be used for the CIT connection or the SMT connection if no interconnect option exists in the system When using the CIT option connect the SMI to the CIT Refer to the CIT s documentation for more information about this connection The MIC 3600 connects to an Alarm Indicator device with an cable from the Alarms Active Tdle connector port on the PAM card located in slot 8 This dry contact link conveys major and minor alarms to the Alarm Indicator device 2 5 D 2 0 THE 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION REDUNDANT MTC 3600 CONNECTION For systems using a redundant MIC3600 for fault tolerance the MIC3600 uses a T Bar Switch and Vega box as an interface with the redundant controller e The main MIC3600 connects to the backup controller with an 5 232 affiliation database link fromthe PAM card s connector port to the same connector on the backup controller This link allows the main controller to maintain an identical affiliation database on the backup controller Both the main and backup MIC3600 controllers connect to the T Bar with a cable fromthe bottom connector port on the PAM card found in slot 8 This connection supports the In cabinet Repeat Relay
15. SC function of the MCP750 System Board and the Transmitter Site Controller TSC function on the ACE 1 board RSC link that supports the flow of control information between the CSC function of the MCP750 System Board and the Receiver Site Controller RSQ function on the ACE 1 board INo connection 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 23 D 2 0 3600 6809 COMPARISON CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION TABLE 2 10 COMPARISON OF 6809 COMPONENTS TO MTC 3600 COMPONENTS MTC 3600 pone Component CSC Central Site 750 System Board Controller Asynchronous MCP750SystemBoard Communications and RSC Receiver Site ACE 1 Board Controller RIB Receiver ACE 1 4 Boards Interface Board IRB Inbound ACE 1 Board Recovery Board TSC Transmitter Site ACE1 Board Controller TIB Transmitter ACE 1 4 Boards Interface Board 2 24 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0
16. ckplane opposite the MCP750 system board Figure 2 7 shows the PAM card I O ports RJ45 Table 2 8 describes the connections made from these I O ports Connector for the TSC link to the RIC 1 card Fee Connector SER 1 Connector B for the RSC link to the RIC 1 card Connector SER 2 4 J D Connector C for either the System Manager Terminal SMT or the Central Interconnect Terminal CIT le Connector F for affiliation database link to redundant Se controller 2 a PAM ALARMS ACTIVE IDLE 1 Output for connection to an Alarm Indicator device or to Vega box for a redundant controller configuration TTL I O Q 002 052699JNM FIGURE 2 7 PAM CARD I O PORTS 2 20 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D 2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 3600 COMPONENTS TABLE 2 8 DESCRIPTION OF PAM CARD I O PORTS Port Connector port A Connector port B Connector port C Connector port D Connector port E Connector port F Connector port G Connector port Alarms Active Idle TILI O Description TSC link that supports the flow of control information between the CSC function of the MCP750 System Board and the Transmitter Site Controller TSC function on the ACE 1 board RSC link that supports the flow of control information between the CSC function
17. e Interconnect Redundant Controllers SYSTEM MANAGER TERMINAL The MIC 3600 as a SmartNet central site controller supports the System Manager Terminal SMT interface for managing controller operations The SMT interface be run froma personal computer connected to the MTC 3600 using terminal emulation software Using dial up access the SMT interface can also be configured as a remote management workstation SMI provides the following capabilities Monitor base stations and other system devices e Diagnostic reporting on system devices Manage the Subscriber Access Control SAC and affiliation databases Modify system operating parameters For more specific information about refer to the MIC 3600 Operations and the MIC3600 SMT Command Reference booklets 17 NOTE Motorola s SMT Access is another method for accessing the SMT interface This Windows NT application eliminates the need for terminal emulation software and can be purchased separately or as part of Motorola s Site Lens Metwork management tool TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT The telephone interconnect ability supported by the MIC 3600 provides a link between a SmartNet II trunked radio systemand the public switched telephone network PSIN It allows radio users to make and receive telephone calls on their radios The 3600 supports the Central Interconnect Terminal CIT telephone interconnect option For authorized users the MIC 3600 grants the
18. e active idle state of the controller ACE INTERFACE LOGON A logon name and password protects the ACE interface from unauthorized usage After logon the following prompt appears ACE gt While the ACE Interface is active diagnostic messages appear as conditions warrant For more information about logging on to the ACE Interface refer to the MIC 3600 Cyerations booklet ACE INTERFACE COMMANDS If you have logged on to the ACE 1 board you can enter configuration commands The ACE Interface commands appear with brief descriptions in Table 2 6 For more information about the ACE configuration commands refer to the MIC 3600 Installation amp Configuration booklet TABLE 2 6 ACE INTERFACE COMVANDS Command Description LOCK Disables the E D SEL switch on all ACE boards SOLH Allows you to adjust the squelch SIAT Produces the start up banner An example appears in Figure 24 VER Displays the software version number line 5 in the start up banner along with a 6 digit hexadecimal checksum BYE Log off and exit the ACE Interface EXIT Log off and exit the ACE Interface Produces a list of the seven Interface commands 2 15 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS BOARD FRONT PANEL CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION A front panel view of an ACE board appears in Figure 2 6 Refer to Table 2 7 for descriptions of these front panel elements O 2 1 U 0 U Oomr mo
19. e base station repeater must be connected to connector ports 1 4 on the RIC card opposite the ACE 1 board slot 7 If connector ports 1 4 all have connections to base station repeaters the MTC 3600 uses one channel as a control channel and the other three channels as voice channels MIC3600 can use any of the base station repeaters connected to connector ports 1 4 as the control channel Control and voice channels use the same cables These links carry voice channel control signals control channel data and repeater control status signals For systems using a separate terminal or personal computer PC for the System Manager s Terminal the MIC 3600 connects to this terminal with an RS 232 cable fromconnector port C on the PAM card to a serial port on the terminal or personal computer Ihe PAM card is opposite the MCP750 system board in slot 8 If using terminal emulation software configure the connection through a COM port the PC at 4800 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit 17 NOTE Motorola s SMT Access is another method for accessing the SMT interface This Windows NI application eliminates the need for terminal emulation software and can be purchased separately or as part of Motorola s Site Lens hetwork management tool TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT ALARM CONNECTION 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 For systems offering the Centralized Interconnect Terminal CIT the MT C 3600 connects to the CIT s MC
20. es the following topics MIC3600 Trunking Controller Connections to Other Site Devices MTC 3600 Components e MIC3600 to 6809 Comparison 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 1 D2 0 THE 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER CHAPTER 2 MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION THE MTC 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER MT C3600 ina stand alone SmartNet I systemcontains the components shown in Figure 2 1 These components are housed in a Motorola CPX2408 CompactPCI chassis that includes a 400 watt power supply Dual 400 watt power supplies are an option The 3600 has eight card slots one systemslot and seven peripheral slots Processing boards are located in the front bay attached to the backplane Each processing board has a corresponding transition card installed on the other side of the backplane which provides I O ports Refer to Table 2 1 for a brief description of these component boards and to the section MIC 3600 Components for complete details ACE 4 Board ACE 3 Board Backplane ACE 2 Board ACE 1 Board MCP750 System X Board 7 RIC Cards P ZZ f AG AAD PAM Transition ZI AW 2 i 2 49 5 25 DZ Dual 400 watt Power Supplies 047 090999 FIGURE 2 1 3600 COMPONENTS A STANDALONE
21. ine items in the start up banner P Copyright Motorola Inc 1998 All rights reserved Function ACE 2 Site Config SmartNet Site or SmartZone Remote SW Revision D 00 00 00 ACE No 2 in sync with ACE No 1 Begin chan enable Connect Tone 116 13 Hz SmartNet ACTIVE mode FIGURE 2 5 SUPPORTING ACE BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE START UP BANNER TABLE 2 5 SUPPORTING ACE BOARDS START UP BANNER LINE INFORMATION Line Number Name Description 1 Copyright 2 Blank 3 Function Indicates the function of the ACE board Possible values are 2 4 4 Site Config Indicates the site configuration Possible values are SmartNet Site or SmartZone Remote Prine Site TSC Simulcast Remote e Only Site SW Revision Indicates the software version stored on the Compact Flash memory card Indicates that communication has been established between ACE 2 and ACE 1 Indicates the ACE board has tested TSTAT and enabled the channels it manages 2 14 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 3600 COMPONENTS TABLE 2 5 SUPPORTING BOARDS START UP BANNER LINE INFORMATION CONTINUED Line Number Name Description 8 Indicates the Connect Tone frequency for the channels managed by the ACe board 9 Indicates the systemconfiguration as reported by the MCP750 system board SmartNet or SmartZone th
22. is required The ACE board installed in slot 7 next to the MCP750 system board is the ACE 1 board Up to three additional ACE boards can be installed next to the ACE 1 for additional voice channels Table 2 3 shows the channel options for the four possible ACE boards TABLE 2 3 CHANNEL TYPE OPTIONS FoR MTC 3600 ACE Board Slot Channels Channel Type ACE1 7 1 4 Control or voice channels 5 7 Voice channel only ACE 2 6 8 14 Voice channel only ACE3 5 15 21 Voice channel only ACE4 4 22 28 Voice channel only 2 11 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION MTC 3600 SUPPORTED BASE STATIONS The ACE board supports the following base station repeaters e MIR2000 e Quantar e Quantro DIP switch settings on the ACE board specify the type of repeater used Refer to the Field Replaceable Units booklet in the 3600 Service Manual for specific base station dip switch settings ACE BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE Each ACE board provides access to its diagnostic interface through the RS 232 Diag port located on the board s front panel This interface reports diagnostic messages about the board s operation For more information about these messages refer to the MIC3600 Service Manual For the ACE you can also enter configuration commands This interface is not part of the System Manager Terminal The interface connection can be established from a PC using terminal emulation software You can c
23. ler until 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 17 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION TABLE 2 7 DESCRIPTION OF ACE BOARD FRONT PANEL ELEMENTS CONTINUED LED or Switch Color Description FAIL LED Red A solid red FAIL LED indicates the ACE board has failed and must be replaced A blinking FAIL LED indicates an error during the Self Test procedure that runs at power up and during the software load program Refer to the Tioubleshooting booklet in the MIC 3600 Service Manual for more information LED Test switch Initiates a self test of all LEDs to determine if any LEDs have failed This is a hardware test only and does not affect the board s trunking activity Diag Provides an RS 232 port for reporting board diagnostics loading software and setting parameters ACE 1 board only Reset switch Resets the ACE board which initiates the power up self test sequence 2 18 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 COMPONENTS TRANSITION CARDS Transition cards plug into the rear of the backplane and provide rear I O for the CompactPCI board directly opposite across the backplane They do not interface with the PCI bus This section describes the following transition cards PAMCard e RCCard 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 19 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION PAM CARD card connects to the rear of the ba
24. ns between the MT C3600 and other system devices a standalone SmartNet I system Figure 2 2 identifies the MIC 3600 connector ports used standalone SmartNet system See the following section for a description of these connections Note that only the ACE RIC card in slot 7 shows connections to base stations The RIC cards in slots 4 6 may also have up to 7 connections depending upon the number of channels in the system 17 NOTE Two physical links between the MCP750 system board and the RSC TSC functions on the ACE 1 board made through the PAM and RIC 1 cards not shown in Figure 2 2 because they are internal MIC 3600 connections Refer to the section Connections Within the MIC 3600 for more information To SMT or CIT for Interconnect Affiliation database link to redundant controller To base station repeaters or T Bar Switch To Alarms Device or to Vega box for redundant controller 053 090999JNM FIGURE 2 2 3600 CONNECTIONS IN A STANDALONE SMARTNET 11 SYSTEM 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS THE MTC 3600 TRUNKING CONTROLLER BASE STATION CONNECTIONS SMT CONNECTION The MTC 3600 connects to each base station repeater with one cable from one of the first seven RIC card connector ports Any of the first seven connector ports can connect to a voice channel repeater To serve as a control channel at least on
25. on Corresponds to the SMT status MALE Select LEDs 1 7 Green Indicates the channel is selected to be either enabled or disabled E D SEL switch Allows you to select a channel by pressing down on the switch repeatedly until the desired channel s green Select LED lights up You cannot select disabled channels solid amber Disable Fail light For the selected channel you can then toggle between Enable and Disable by pressing up the switch Disabling a channel with this switch produces the SW DIS status in the SMT Transmit LEDs 1 7 Green Indicates the channel is transmitting The assigned control channel will always be green This LED also lights when the controller sends a TSIAT signal to the channel s base station Receive LEDs 1 7 Green Indicates the channel is receiving a signal Control Ch LEDs 1 4 Green Indicates which channel is designated as the control channel ACE 1 board only Inaredundant controller configuration the idle controller does not display the assigned control channel UNSOLED Green Indicates the assigned control channel is receiving a signal equal to or stronger than the unsquelch threshold configured for the ACE 1 board ACE 1 board only DECDIED Green Indicates the IRB function on the ACE board has decoded ISW A 1 board only PWRLED Green Indicates the ACE board is on Ina redundant controller configuration the PWR LEDis the only LED lit on the idle control
26. onfigure the connection through a COM port on the PC at 9600 bps no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit ACE 1 BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE START UP BANNER The ACE Interface presents a start up banner during initialization Figure 2 4 provides an example of the ACE start up banner Table 2 4 describes the line items in the ACE 1 start up banner T Copyright Motorola Inc 1998 All rights reserved 25 Sie Function ACE 1 4 Site Config SmartNet Site or SmartZone Remote Bie SW Revision D_00_ 00 00 6 Station Type QUANTAR Ts RSC Link 4800 bps 8 TSC Link 4800 bps 9 SmartNet ACTIVE mode 10 ACE sub 1 missing disabled chan 8 14 Il ACE sub 2 missing disabled chan 15 21 2 ACE sub 3 missing disabled chan 22 28 FIGURE 2 4 ACE 1 BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE START UP BANNER 2 12 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 COMPONENTS TABLE 2 4 ACE 1 BOARD START UP BANNER LINE INFORMATION Line Number 1 2 10 12 Name Function Site Config SW Revision Station Type RSC Link TSC Link Description Copyright Blank Indicates the function of the ACE board ACE 1 Indicates the site configuration Possible values are SmartNet Site or SmartZone Remote Prine Site TSC Simulcast Remote e Only Site Indicates the software version stored on the Compact Flash memory card Indicates the type of base station configured on the ACE 1 board s Repeater Type dip s
27. rd and the ACE 1 board occur over two physical RS 232 interfaces that use 8 conductor cables and RJ45 connectors One interface cabled between the PAM card s connector port A and the RIC 1 card s connector port SER 1 support the TSC link between the MCP750 and the ACE 1 boards The second interface cabled between the PAM card s connector port B and the card s connector port SER 2 support the RSC link between the MCP750 and the ACE 1 boards The TSC and RSC are functions which run on the ACE 1 board ACE TO ACE COMMUNICATION 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 The ACE 1 board communicates with the other three possible ACE boards over the IEEE 1394 serial bus This connection supports communications between the RIB and TIB functions for the channels controlled by the other three possible ACE boards and the TSC RSC and IRB functions that run on the ACE 1 board ACE 2 ACE3 and 4 boards do not communicate with other MIC 3600 components 2 7 D2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION MTC 3600 COMPONENTS The 3600 uses CompactPCI single board computers for site control digital signal processing and peripheral controller options Transition cards provide I O access from the rear of the chassis This chapter describes the following MIC 3600 components e MP0 System Board ACE Board e Transition Cards Dual Power Supply Alarm MCP750 SYSTEM BOARD The 750 systemboard ho
28. sts the controller software and performs the CSC Central Site Controller function The MCP750 connects to the backplane of the 3600 chassis in the systemslot 8 which is also labeled CPU The systemslot is responsible for systeminitialization configuration PCI bus arbitration and systeminterrupt and The systemboard has a bootable IDE Compact Flash memory card which emulates an IDE disk drive and stores the systents code plug information and controller software This memory card can be replaced in the field if necessary It is shipped from the factory fully configured with system information Four serial ports route to backplane connectors accessible through the PAM card The MCP750 system board also possesses an Ethernet controller with a 10 100BaseT port located on the front panel The Ethernet port is used for loading software updates and reconfiguration information For more information on these processes refer to the booklet MIC 3600 Expansion Information Each MCP750 system board uses a PAM transition card For more information about this card refer to the section PAM Card later in this chapter 2 8 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D2 0 THEORY OF OPERATIONS 3600 COMPONENTS MCP750 FRONT PANEL A view of the MCP750 front panel appears in Figure 2 3 Refer to Table 22 for a description of these elements Mezzanine Cover VLA S ae Ethernet port 10 100 BaseT 8 ae Serial port
29. ve telephone calls on their radios Subscribers can also call all the radios ina talkgroup froma landline phone Radio User Monitoring Subscribers can use two methods of radio monitoring Trunked Talkgroup Scan Priority Monitor 19 NOTE The 3600 does not support 12 Kbit Securenet calls 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 1 5 D2 0 3600 IN SMARTNET 11 CHAPTER 1 MTC 3600 SYSTEM VIEW THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 6 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 D 2 0 CHAPTER MTC 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION The 3600 trunking controller provides site control for standalone SmartNet radio systems and replaces Motorola s 6809 processor based site controller The MTC 3600 has been designed to extend the reliable 6809 controller functionality into the future and to be a drop in replacement for existing 6809 systems Primary site control operations occur on the 3600 system board MCP7 50 Many supporting operations that were performed by peripheral 6809 controller cards e g Receiver Site Controller Transmitter Site Controller etc have been consolidated into the MIC3600 s ACE Analog digital Communications Engine board 19 NOTE SmartNet system and diagnostic messages still refer to these peripheral 6809 components Therefore 3600 terminology refers to the operations of these peripheral 6809 boards as functions rather than as actual physical components of the site controller This chapter describ
30. voice channel and the Master Control Board of the CIT routes the voice channel to one of its telephone lines The MIC 3600 supports the following e calls initiated by a landline telephone to either a single subscriber radio or a talkgroup e calls initiated by a singled subscriber or talkgroup to a landline telephone 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 1 3 D2 0 3600 IN SMARTNET 11 REDUNDANT CONTROLLER CHAPTER 1 3600 SYSTEM VIEW A second MIC3600 controller can be installed as a redundant controller for standalone SmartNet I systems to prevent the loss of service resulting froma controller failure This redundant controller automatically takes over site control operations when the primary MIC 3600 has failed switch combined with a Vega switch controller box provide the switching capability The Vega box receives alarmindications from both controllers and determines when to switch to the backup controller Audio PSTN Base Base Base Station Station Station Central Interconnect Terminal CIT MCB Control T Bar Switch CIT CIT EX sa Vega Switch Base Link Stations Controller Stations Alarms Alarms Active Idle Active lde MTC 3600 MTC 3600 Affiliation Database Link B SMT SMT FIGURE 1 2 REDUNDANT
31. witches Indicates the baud rate for the RSC link between the ACE 1 board and the MCP750 system board The baud rate for SmartNet is 4800 and is set at the factory on the ACE 1 board s Serial dip switches See the Field Replaceable Units booklet in the MTC 3600 Service Manual for these dip switch settings Tf no value appears the dip switches have been set incorrectly Indicates the baud rate for the link between the ACE 1 board and the MCP750 system board The baud rate for SmartNet is 4800 and is set at the factory on the ACE 1 board s Serial B dip switches See the Field Replaceable Units booklet in the MIC3600 Service Manual for these dip switch settings If no value appears the dip switches have been set incorrectly Indicates the systemconfiguration as reported by the MCP750 system board GmartNet or SmartZone that the channels controlled by the ACE 1 have been tested TSTAT the active idle state of the controller Indicates which of the possible additional ACE cards are present and if the channels for each card are enabled or disabled 68P80800X00 O 11 09 99 2 13 D 2 0 3600 COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 3600 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION SUPPORTING ACE BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE START UP BANNER The start up banner for the ACE 2 ACE3 and ACE 4 boards differs from the banner for the ACE 1 board Figure 2 5 provides an example of the supporting ACE start up banner Table 2 5 describes the l
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