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1. User defined address position setup 1 Start position 01 2 Length 01 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 User defined address start position setup Current value 01 Enter new start position 0 16 gt 02 User defined address start position setup Current value 02 Enter new start position 0 16 gt ESC User defined address position setup 1 Start position 02 2 Length 01 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 User defined address length setup Current value 01 Enter new length 1 4 gt 3 User defined address length setup Current value 03 Enter new length 1 4 gt 9 User defined address position setup 1 Start position 02 2 Length 03 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 9 uv Q The display has now returned to the main menu of the routing settings and it can be seen that the routing mode Virtual Mode Routing as well as the protocol USERDEFINED 02 03 have been modified 76 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Following this a new address will be modified 0009 gt 0002 and a new Network ID is defined testnet gt newname Address setup Routing Setup 1 Mode Virtual routing 2 Protocol Userdefined 02 03 3 Address 0009 4 Net id testnet 5 Route list 6 Route add
2. 40 85 TNC 50 ohm female Aluminium enclosure 151 x 123 x 29 mm 580 g without additional cooling parts 1520 g with cooling part Note 1 The Dual Band version operates on two separate 2 MHz wide frequency bands Note 2 Depending on Receiver settings see Chapters 3 2 9 1 2 and 9 2 2 15 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 1 4 Basic configuration and installation The radio modem is shipped with the following default settings unless otherwise specifically ordered FIXED SETTINGS DEFINED AT THE TIME OF ORDER Radio Frequency Range In accordance with Customer Order and taking into account the regulations set by the local authorities between 330 470 MHz 3AS and Epic or 869 4125 869 6375 MHz 3AS 869 See chapter 3 RF interface for more information ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS Radio Settings 1 W 345 10 W Epic 500mW 3AS 869 112 dBm 25 kHz or 114 dBm 12 5 kHz Diversity mode OFF applies to Epic RX Address OFF TX Address OFF ON 19200 8 bit data None 1 stop bit for 12 5 kHz the default data speed is 9600 OFF 19200 8 bit data None 1 stop bit for 12 5 kHz the default data speed is 9600 bps Handshaking CTS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RTS Ignored Additional settings Error Correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL Commands OFF Priority TX OFF Message Routing Serial Interface Type RS 232 or RS 422 or RS 485 The powe
3. frequency value press CHANGE RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Port 2 Handshaki ng Addi ti onal Tests Factory setup Contrast EXT yp Sel ect Active channe 468 5000 MHz BACK Change Band 1 limits Lo 466 2000 MHz Hi 470 2000 MHz BACK yb CHANGE Band 2 limits Lo 466 2000 MHz Hi 470 2000 MHz BACK yb CHANGE 82 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Press D again and the display will return to show the center frequency this value cannot be changed T change the active channel frequency value press CHANGE Center freq Cf 468 2000 MHz BACK yp CHANGE SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver sensitivi Press y or D until the cursor gt points to Radio settings selection and press SELECT to move on to the submenu Press y or D until the cursor gt points to the setting to be modified and press CHANGE RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Patri 2 Handshaki ng Addi ti onal Tests Factory setup Contrast EXT yp SELECT l MODIFYING TRANSMITTER OUTPUT POWER The displayed list consists off all possible values of transmitter output power Press or D until the cursor gt points to the desired value and press SET NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set v
4. 36 4 2 Programming Mode 36 4 2 1 Changing HS STING ec nd bridal eed 37 Restoring factory settings ete RU n ER b 38 4 3 Display and push buttons SATELLINE 3ASd and 3ASd Epic 38 5 TRANSPARENT DATA TRANSMISSION 40 5 1 Serial interface data format Lees e eee eee eee e ee eee eee eene eene esee e nnoo 40 5 2 Handshake ico ipe EARS ENVASE EXER YES VE Re adu eR ka SN UN 41 5 2 1 EE E EE A E E EA 4 So MEN DT rM T IM 4 523s DS esee EE tiat cct idol ue tO det autas qid MU Eust 42 53 Timing and delays during data transmission eee eeees 42 5 3 1 Data buffering in the radio data cea ce teen Ro E IRR ER 42 524 Hotte donde toda 43 D Ce 44 DM Tesis esc EEPEREE NE 44 6 REPEATER MODE AND ADDRESSING 46 6 1 REDO IGN eM RR 46 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 6 3 3 6 3 4 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Addressitig osar 47 Connection between two DONS a iced et amado di io ES t t t E E 49 System of one base sta
5. 4800 50 9600 19200 u 38400 Number of Bytes 113 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Transmission delays with FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 12 5 kHz radio channel with error correction 500 1200 400 8 300 o 4800 200 100 9600 19200 wM 38400 Number of Bytes 114 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 15 2 2 Transmission delays using a 25 kHz radio channel Transmission delays without FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 1096 marginal 25 kHz radio channel without error correction e 1200 Delay ms o 4800 9600 19200 38400 Number of Bytes 115 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Transmission delays with FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 25 kHz radio channel with error correction e 1200 Delay ms o 4800 9600 19200 s 38400 Number of Bytes 116
6. Free channel scan settings can be set by choosing the 6 Free channel scan from the menu The options are as follows Free channel scan settings Free scan mode OFF Type of modem RX Slave FCS net ID 0000 Rx listen timeout 500ms Channel hop threshold 110 dBm Beacon interval 1000 ms Beacon disable timeout 0 Add new frequency to list Show free scan frequency list Clear frequency list 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt The hardware information can be seen by selecting 7 View hardware information The menu is as follows Current hardware info Product version Logicboard name Logicboard version Radioboard name Radioboard version 9 1 3 Changing addressing settings primary and secondary RX and TX addresses Addressing can be switched ON or OFF with the help of main menu selection 3 In the following example a primary RX address receiver address is switched ON the corresponding hexadecimal address value is modified 0000 gt 0020 The current values of the parameters are displayed and changed in toggle type fashion by selecting the appropriate parameter selection number from the list displayed The next menu level will then enable the modification of the values within allowed limits Modification of all other primary and secondary transmitter and receiver addresses is done in similar way 67 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version
7. ATEL TAA TAS TAD N 209 113 2 V13 1 Expos 20 5 2007 778215 SATELUNE 3aSd Epic Atwedation wih to Aries NEMKO Espoo 20 11 2008 329 PONS 7A SATEL TAA EN 301 489 9 5 NEMKD 7 Espoo 318 2007 8573 SATEL TAA Commission Detective Expos 31 8 2007 2004 104 tC 77829 90050 1 s 0 NEMKO Espoo 11 9 2007 148247 KENKO Espoo 20 5 2010 EN 300 113 2 300 33349 Salo on the 22 of October 2010 SATEL Oy e PO dee 142 99410 SALO FINLAND Sere Movisi yr 17 6624100 SALO FINLAND Di 358 2 727 7600 3583 777 7810 E mat r ci9wtel com wena con WIRELESS WORLD LOCAL SOLUTION SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 SATELLINE 3AS d 869 Hereby SATEL Oy declares that SATELLINE 3AS d radio modem is in compliance with the essential requirements radio performance electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Therefore the equipment is labelled with oo e DECLARATION of CONFORMITY In Accordance with 1999 5 EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment ond telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity Doc No SATEL DC RTTE 105 Manvfacturer SATEL Oy Address 142 Mariniitynkoty 17 24101 Salo Finland Products Type Model SATELLINE 3AS 869 SATELLINE 3AS 869 SATELLINE 3
8. Press y or D until Radio Cee the cursor gt gt Addressing points to Port 1 Addressing Port 2 selection and Additional press SET UP to Test move on to the Factory setup submenu Contrast EXT yp Set up Select the desired W submenu RX or TX oy PRX addr OFF TX addr OFF RX addr RS OFF TX add auto OFF BACK p Change address by pressing or D and finally press CHANGE Press or p until the first digit of the RX address address has reached the desired value gt 0000 0000 OFF and move on to the next digit by pressing NEXT Repeat the above described eight 8 times Press NEXT again to jump to the toggle tield ON OFF and change the status to the desired value by pressing y and RX Address until correct status is reached Confirm 50123 0123 ON the new address and status ON OFF ne state by pressing SET CANCEL yp SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE Both RX and TX address modifications are done in the same way described above 84 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 2 3 Changing serial port settings Port 1 and Port 2 Press or p until the cursor gt points to the desired port in this example to Port 1 and move on to the submenu by pressing SELECT Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the setting to be modified and then press CHANGE RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Pore
9. according to recommendation CEPT ERC REC 70 03 This recommendation has been drawn up by the European Radiocommunication Committee ERC under CEPT The transmit receive duty cycle of the individual unit is limited to 1096 on this band and a single transmission period must not exceed 36 s In addition the maximum allowed radiated output power is 500 mW Countries AT BE HR DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IS IE IT NL NO PL PT SG SK ZA ES SE CH TR and GB 2 Max ERP 10 mW SATELLINE 3AS d Epic is allowed to be used in the following countries either on licence free channels or on channels where the operation requires a licence More detailed information is available at the local frequency management authority Countries AT AU BE CA HR DK EE Fl FR DE GR HU ID IS IE IL IT LT LV MY NL NO OM PL PT RO RU ZA ES SK SE CH TH TR UA GB US and VN WARNING Users of SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic radio modems in North America should be aware that due to the allocation of the frequency band 406 0 406 1 MHz for government use only the use of radio modem on this frequency band without a proper permit 15 strictly forbidden In addition project approvals available for IN KZ and TW codes of the countries follow the ISO 3166 1 Alpha 2 standard SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 PRODUCT CONFORMITY SATELLINE 3AS d Hereby SATEL Oy declares that SATELLINE 3AS
10. response nnnnnnnnnn or No Serial nr SL C2 Customer specified information field If not specified the response is No version id For more information please contact SATEL Oy SL P 1 Activate Programming mode without the use of PROG pin Note that the serial port data speed remains the same as in the data transfer mode SL96B Requests the serial data parameters response is a b c d where a 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 or 1200 defines the baud rate b 8 7 or 9 defines the character length c N E or defines the parity d 1 or 2 defines the number of stop bits SL B a b c d Sets the serial data parameters for data ports where a 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 defines the baud rate b 8 7 or 9 defines the character length c N E or defines the parity d 1 or 2 defines the number of stop bits Response is at the original baud rate SL P xx Get the measured signal strength from the remote modem i e SL ping If a remote radio modem is pinged the response is OK Modem xxxx rssi 80 dBm where xxxx RX1 RX2 address in case the Tx Rx addressing is configured or the terminal address of the modem in case the Message Routing is ON OK is first received from the current radio modem to acknowledge that the SL ping command has been interpreted correctly The rest of the response will take a little longer to come depen
11. 2 Handshaking Additional Tests Factory setup Contrast EXT yp SELECT 0N x 19200 bit s B 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit BACK yp Change MODIFICATION OF PORT STATUS Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired port status Confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTICE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value gt P1 ON Pil ORE P2 OFF P2 ON CANCEL yp SET MODIFICATION OF DATA TRANSFER SPEED Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired data transfer speed value X bit s Confirm the selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value MODIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF DATA BITS Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired number of data bits 7 or 8 or 9 bit data length Confirm the selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value 7 bit data gt 8 bit data 9 bit data CANCEL yp SET MODIFICATION OF PARITY BITS Press y and D until the cursor gt points to the desired parity bit status Confirm the selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE 1 The st
12. 3 6 Enter selection gt 3 Addressing setup Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF Change primary RX address Change primary TX address Change secondary RX address Change secondary TX address TX address autoswitch OFF PO ES Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Addressing setup Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown 1 RX address ON 0000 0000 primary RX address secondary RX address 2 TX address OFF 3 RX address to RS port OFF 4 Change primary RX address 5 Change primary TX address 6 Change secondary RX address 7 Change secondary TX address 8 TX address autoswitch OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 RX address setup RX Address ON 0000 0000 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt 0020 The new value is displayed in the menu RX address setup RX Address ON 0020 0000 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt ESC The address is given in hexadecimal format with four digits and the number of different addresses is thus over 65 000 68 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Changing serial port settings Port 1 and Port 2 The settings of serial port PORT 1 can be modified by selecting main menu selection 4 and the settings of serial port PORT 2 by selecting 5
13. Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver 83 9 2 2 Chemealla ddoressitiGosss ert ek ue Pin od dette v vi netted 84 9 2 3 Changing serial port settings Port 1 and Port 2 s CE tees 85 924 Modification of handshaking TUMChONS 86 9 2 5 Selecting special TURCO dia Dudes Sota ida ette dod RN EEA 87 QUO a sd RAW O 87 9 2 7 Restoring factory settings cet tetro avt adatti S nx Sm ei Gees eal at IAN ces 88 9 2 8 Adjusting the contrast of the LCD display aei e Hee rete tor ied 88 9 2 9 Saving modified values into the internal memory sssssssmR 89 9 3 Changing parameters using the SL COMMANDS 89 D sd PREQUENGY woud taste cute e OM Mou Lais Patito ae ttd dod a n eds 90 Oud SASS EINE Sy cig Be oss sa an tegit e e EE Medie RS 91 Oro ROGO 92 934 Cher TURCHONS evt odisea etre tete aueh eme bu e cta utr pacte On caf 93 10 INSTALLATION 96 10 1 Installation of a radio data modem 96 10 2 Connection cables IUE ESPERE eR UN RN nU 97 WIFIDO vere bio E rn det bert etta Mtr i a eta Ri Vb EA EE ENEN I EASE AA 97 10 22 WCNC eR edd rp A dea eu URL d chanted
14. Chapter 10 2 3 for more information on RS 485 wiring Terminal Radio modem lt Cable Cable gt 2 5 Termination of RS 422 485 lines Each differential pair of wires is a transmission line A transmission line must be terminated properly to prevent or at least minimise harmful reflections formed between the transmitting and receiving end of the transmission line A common method of terminating a RS 485 type of transmission line is to connect a so called termination resistor between the wires and at both ends of the transmission line Even when there are more than two devices on the same transmission line the termination resistors are needed only at the ends of the transmission line The termination resistor must be selected so that its resistance matches the characteristic impedance of the transmission line as close as possible typical values range from 100 to 120 ohm When using a RS 422 type of connection the termination resistor is connected only at each of the receiving ends Termination resistors are particularly important when using long transmission lines and or high data transfer speeds 22 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The SATELLINE 3AS d has a single TNC type connector with impedance of 50 Ohm The SATELLINE 3AS Epic model has two antenna connectors the one on the left being both for transmitting and receiving and the one on the right being for receiving only RX antenn
15. L F Display the current noise level the radio channel Response xxx dBm Command selects the compatibility mode SL S 0 sets SATEL 3AS default SL S 1 sets Option PCC 4FSK SL S 2 sets Option 2 5 SL S 3 sets Option TrimTalk GMSK The modem responds with OK message if the requested mode is supported or ERROR the mode is not allowed Enquires the active mode The modem responds with a number Q if the mode is SATEL 3AS 1 if the mode is Option 1 4 5 2 if the mode is Option 2 PCC GMSK 3 if the mode is Option 3 TrimTalk GMSK Get repeater function Repeater OFF 1 Repeater ON Set repeater function Values of x are Repeater function OFF R Repeater function ON SL F Get status of Error correction FEC O FEC OFF 1 FEC ON SL F x Set Error correction FEC Value of x is 1 Set FEC ON Set FEC OFF 92 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 3 4 Other functions Effect and description of command Save current settings as permanent settings This command must be used only seldom and under controlled conditions in order to avoid the corruption of the settings which may happen in case the power supply fails in the middle of the memory save procedure Display software revision information response Vn nn Display modem type response SATELLINE 3AS or SATELLINE 3AS EPIC Display modem serial number
16. Network ID Only the messages that have a matching Network ID are received 60 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 8 DIVERSITY RECEIVER SATELLINE 3AS d Epic SATELLINE 3AS d Epic model has two antenna connectors one solely for reception and the other for both reception and transmission Diversity reception means that the radio modem selects the best signal from both those received by the two antennas In this way the reliability of the connection is improved especially in those cases which are subject to a high level of reflections and multipath fading 8 1 Multipath fading In radio systems operating at suitable frequencies it is not necessary to have a direct line of sight connection between the master station and a moving substation because the radio signal propagates by reflecting from buildings and terrain contours e g hills These useful reflections do however cause fading which can occur when the radio signal experiences a number of reflections on the way to the receiving antenna Radio signals propagate at the speed of light but if the signal is reflected from several different objects before reaching the receiving antenna the different total path lengths of these reflected signals will cause them to be detected at slightly different times This means that these detected reflected signals are in different phases In the worst case scenario two equally strong signals are in exactly opposing phases thus cancelling each othe
17. The Programming Mode is used only when installing a radio modem and changing the operational parameters of a network Normally the radio modem is always in the Data Transfer Mode See Chapter 4 2 o GND both the negative pole of the operating voltage and the signal ground o V positive pole of the operating voltage 2 2 RS 232 interface RS 232 standard defines the method of serial data transfer between a computer and its peripherals The definition includes both the interface type and signal levels Most computers and peripherals contain one or more RS 232 type serial ports The RS 232 standard uses transmission lines in which each single signal line level is referenced to a common ground level RS 232 has been designed to be use in serial transfer of data in situations where the distance between communicating equipment is less than 15 m The otherwise useful RS 232 standard is applied in a multitude of slightly differing ways e g different pin configurations and for this reason different computers and peripherals are not necessarily directly compatible with each other see also Chapter 10 2 1 for more information on RS 232 wiring 20 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 2 3 RS 422 interface RS 422 standard defines a serial data transfer method which is very similar to the RS 232 standard In RS 422 however the signal lines are balanced or differential transmission lines A balanced or differential transmission line
18. YES 9 2 8 Adjusting the contrast of the LCD display RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Press y or pto move the cursor Port 1 gt to point to Contrast Pore selection and press SELECT to Additional move on to the submenu Test Factory set up Contrast The display will show the current CANCEL yp Sel ect value of contrast To modify contrast setting press L 3 CHANGE Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired contrast level value Confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The modified contrast value will actually take effect only after the radio modem is switched out from Programming Mode back into Data Transfer Mode Display contr 3 BACK Change SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value 88 CANCEL yp SET SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 2 9 Saving modified values into the internal memory After all desired modifications have been performed they have to be saved in order to make them permanent until next modification This is accomplished by choosing selection EXIT from the main menu The display will then show a message see below asking a confirmation of the performed modifications By choosing YES all modifications are saved into the non volatile memory inside the radio modem By
19. antenna connection and with slightly less effective antennas than those to be used in the final system 106 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 11 2 Radio field strength Radio signal strength must be good enough for successful data transfer Where field strength is above a certain level the operational results are very good Below this level a few dB marginal areas occur in which errors begin to be generated by noise and interference that will eventually lead to loss of connection The field strength is at its optimum level in open space although increasing distance will still reduce it It must also be remembered that one open space has different environmental and external factors to another and that the effects on transmission quality must be taken into account when planning the system Ground ground contours and buildings cause attenuation loss of energy through absorption and reflection of radio waves Buildings reflect radio waves and therefore the affects of attenuation are not as acute when transmission is over a short distance However the reflected waves will often be a bit delayed and when they combine with the direct radio waves they interact in either a weakening or a strengthening way This causes the fading effect in mobile systems In reality very sharp signal drops spaced about 35 cm apart may occur The attenuation may even reach 40 dB normally less 11 3 Remarks concerning the 869 MHz frequency band Accord
20. choosing NO all modification performed are cancelled and previous settings remaining in the non volatile memory Press YES to save all modifications into the non Do you want to make changes volatile memory and NO per manent if modifications are to be No b YES cancelled 9 3 Changing parameters using the SL COMMANDS The controlling terminal device can change the configuration settings of a radio modem This is accomplished with the help of SL commands which can be used during data transfer SL commands can be used to change e g the frequency or addresses It is also possible to interrogate a radio modem in order to gain information concerning current settings that are in use The terminal device is either a PC or a programmable logic PLC together with suitable terminal program SL commands must be enabled using Programming Mode before they can be used An SL command is a one continuous string of characters which is separated from other data by pauses that are equal or greater than time defined by Pause length parameter see chapter 5 3 2 in the set up No extra characters are allowed at the end of an SL command Serial interface settings are the same as in data transfer and pin 12 of the serial connector MUST NOT be connected to ground GND SL command is properly recognised also in the case when the command string is terminated in lt CR gt ASCIl character 13 Carriage Return OxOd or lt CR gt lt
21. coverage area of a radio modem network and to direct messages to selected radio modems in the network In large systems with several repeaters and formed repeater chains it is often practical to use routing instead of plain addresses For more information on routing see Chapter 7 6 1 Repeater In circumstances where it is necessary to extend the coverage area of a radio modem network SATELLINE 3AS radio modems can be used as repeater stations The maximum size of a repeated data packet is 1kB kilobyte The Repeater Function is switched on using the Programming Mode In the repeater mode the radio modem will function as a totally independent unit which means that only a power supply and a suitable antenna are needed Other devices are not necessary A radio modem acting as a repeater can also be used to receive and transmit data In repeater mode the radio modem will transmit the received data to the serial interface in a normal fashion The difference being that the received data will be buffered into the buffer memory After reception the radio modem will re transmit the buffered data using the same radio channel as in reception Data received through the serial interface a radio modem in repeater mode will transmit normally The same network may include several repeaters which operate under the same base station Repeaters may also be chained in which case a message is transmitted through several repeaters In systems with more than o
22. different options for error checking that can be accessed in the Additional setup menu in the Programming Mode 2 Error check 6 Full CRC16 check Error check checks data partially while data is received Full CRC16 check function adds two checksum characters at the end of the user data message At the reception end the receiver receives first the whole package and if the checksum matches the data message is forwarded to the serial port If Full CRC16 check is selected it must be set ON for all radio modems in the same network Otherwise the checksum characters appear at the end of user message on the serial port 3 6 Dual Band version SATELLINE 3AS d radio modem is also available as a special Dual Band version The radio transceiver of the Dual Band version offers two times two MHz frequency bands and radio modem can be reprogrammed to operate at any channel within those two bands Frequency bands are tuned at the factory and the maximum separation between the highest and the lowest frequency is 15 MHz see the diagram on next page The centre frequency fc is set to the middle of the two frequency bands at the factory When using the SL commands please note that SL amp F nnn nnnn is the only command for frequency change that works in all cases SL amp nn command can be used only when the required value for nn does not exceed 99 Max 15 MHz Max 2 MHz fc Max 2 MHz NOTE SATELLINE 3AS d Dual Band is a special hardware
23. en ARE ERANAR E ONE ORE 110 13 5 Filters and lightning protectors 1e ecce eee e eee eee eee eee eene eene oos eno 110 13 6 Power SUBD DINGS a ER eub RUE ae PEN eR EE NER Eae 110 19 7 Battery DECK isis eive cce ee o eL Yr E OVE ea U ETE N S RP Ee Us 110 13 8 Installation and enclosures ee eee eee ee eee eene nenne 110 14 ld p qo Q 111 15 APPENDIX B e 112 15 1 FUNCHONGL delays NUEVE P QUEE 112 15 2 Transmission related delays ccce eee e eee eee eee e eene eee seno sooo 112 15 2 1 Transmission delays when using a 12 5 kHz radio 113 15 2 2 Transmission delays using a 25 kHz radio channel 115 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 INTRODUCTION SATEL OY is a Finnish electronics and Telecommunications Company specialising in the design and manufacture of wireless data communication products SATEL designs manufactures and sells radio modems intended for use in applications ranging from data transfer to alarm relay systems End users of SATEL products include both public organisations and private individuals SATEL is the leading European manufacturer of radio modems SATEL radio modem
24. for reception exists on the radio channel It doesn t make any difference if the signal is an actual data transmission a signal of a radio transmitter not belonging to the system or even an interference signal caused for example by a computer or a peripheral device CD is also active when the radio modem in question is transmitting 4 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 2 Data on channel CD will switch to active state only after recognition of a valid data transmission CD will not react to interference signals 3 Always ON CD is always in the active state This option can be used with terminal equipment which use the CD line as an indicator of an active connection the radio modem can transmit and receive at any time 5 2 3 RTS line The options for RTS line are 1 Ignored RTS line status is ignored 2 Flow control The radio modem transmits data to the terminal device only when the RTS line is active Non active state of the RTS line will force the radio modem to buffer the received data This option is used if the terminal device is too slow to handle data received from the radio modem 3 Reception control RTS line controls the reception process of the radio modem An active RTS line enables reception as normal Non active RTS line will interrupt reception process immediately even if the radio modem is receiving a data packet This option is used to force the radio modem into WAIT State for an immediate channe
25. is formed by using two signal wires together to convey each single signal Because the state of the signal is defined by the mutual voltage difference hence the name differential any common mode disturbances induced into the lines will cancel out The effect of different signals moving in the same cable will also be smaller than in the case of the RS 232 Transmission distance can be considerably longer than when using RS 232 type of connection and distances of 1 km are possible See also Chapter 10 2 2 for more information on RS 422 wiring As an example let s examine the TX signal TX signal will be transmitted using two lines and A logical 1 corresponds to a situation where the voltage on line A is greater than the voltage on line B Correspondingly a logical O corresponds to a situation where the voltage on line A is smaller than the voltage on line B Terminal Radio modem Cable Cable gt lt lt a 21 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 2 4 RS 485 interface RS 485 is an extension of the RS 422 standard and enables the connection of more than two devices on to the same bus Communication is half duplex so there is only one cable pair compared to two when using the RS 422 The RS 485 standard defines the electrical characteristics of the connections in such a way as to prevent possible data contention states as well as cable shorts etc from harming the devices themselves See also
26. overall system and the coverage area terrain contours A rule of thumb is that the base station antenna should be located at the highest point of the coverage area and as close to the centre of the coverage area as possible The base station antenna can also be located inside a building if the walls of the building do not contain metal 102 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 3 4 General antenna installation instructions The reliability and the achievable coverage of useful signal strength can be severely affected by the positioning of the antenna Antenna and cable connectors should have gold plated pins and sockets as use of low quality connectors can lead to eventual oxidation of the connector surfaces which in turn may degrade the contact and cause additional attenuation Good quality tools and materials must be used when installing radio modems antennas and cables The weather tolerance of the materials used must also be taken into account Installed materials must withstand all foreseeable weather conditions frost excess sun direct UV radiation seawater etc Also possible environmental pollution must be considered acids ozone etc Antennas must be installed well away from metallic objects In the case of small antennas this distance should be at least 2 m With large antennas the distance should be gt 5 m and in case of repeater antenna combinations gt 10 m If the system contains a large number of radio modems t
27. the radio modems have correct settings they are ready for further installation 7 1 4 SaTerm and the configuration of the Message Routing SaTerm is a PC based program that allows the user to design their required network simply and quickly using a graphical interface to literally draw the network plan on the screen o Firstly a picture of the network is created to show all the radio modems and the intended route that the data is to take Secondly the required settings are defined in the drawing o Finally the setup of each actual radio modem can be uploaded by connecting the actual radio modems one by one to the COM port switching them to the programming mode and clicking the transmit button of SaTerm Please check the user manual of SaTerm for more details The figure below shows a typical snapshot taken from a SaTerm screen Project UserGuide file UserGuide spf Central station Slave 5 Repeater 1 Slave 3 Slave 2 Slave d Slave 1 7 1 5 Manual configuration of the Message Routing The radio modems can be configured manually via the programming menu However this is recommended only if the structure of the network is very simple or if it is desirable to define such special functions that are not possible to draw using the graphical interface of SaTerm Examples of such cases are for example non tree structured networks or the use of same repeaters in several overlapping networks The operation of the Messag
28. the radio modems marked with text E2 PF on the serial number label and having software version 3 39 or later Ser no 1006 37XXX Fe 380 0000 MHz Init Settings 380 0000 MHz 25 kHz E2 PF SATEL Oy Tel 358 2 7777800 Fax 358 2 7777810 NOTE2 The software versions starting from number 3 00 apply for SATELLINE 3AS d radio modems labeled with E2 marking The name extension of the flash files is sf2 The software versions O xx 2 xx apply for the radio modems which do NOT have the marking E2 on the label The name extension of the flash files is sff SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 1 SATELLINE 3AS d 869 Epic RADIO DATA MODEMS 1 1 SATELLINE 3AS d technical specifications 330 470 MHz SATELLINE 3AS d 830 470 MHz comply with the following international standards EN 300 113 1 2 and EN 300 220 1 3 radio EN 301 489 1 5 EMC and IEC 60950 1 safety and FCC part 90 RADIO TRANSCEIVER Frequency Range Tuning Range Channel Spacing Number of Channels Frequency Stability Type of Emission Communication Mode RADIO TRANSMITTER Carrier Power Carrier Power Stability Adjacent Channel Power Spurious Radiation RADIO RECEIVER Sensitivity Common Channel Rejection Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Attenuation Spurious Radiation MODEM Interface Interface Connector Data Speed of Serial Interface Data Speed of Radio Interface Data format GENERAL Operating Voltage
29. to value xxxx 515412 Display both primary addresses TX1 RX1 response xxxx yyyy Set both transmit addresses TX1 TX2 to value xxxx SLZT Display primary transmit address TX1 response xxxx Set both receive addresses RX1 RX2 to value xxxx SL R Display primary receive address RX1 response xxxx SL Q x Set TX address on x 1 off x20 SLZQ Display status of the TX address response 1 on response O off SL W x Set RX address on x 1 off x20 SLAW Display status of the RX address response 1 on response O off Set primary transmit address TX1 to value xxxx and receive address RX1 to value yyyy Set secondary transmit address TX2 to value xxxx and receive address RX2 to value yyyy Display primary transmit address TX1 and receive address RX1 response xxxx yyyy Display secondary transmit address TX2 and receive address RX2 response xxxx yyyy SL A xxxx yyyy Set the addresses to values TX xxxx TX2 yyyy RX wwww RX2 zzzz WWWW ZZZZ SL A Display all addresses response x wwww zzzz SLAxx Set all addresses RX1 RX2 TX1 TX2 to value xx 2 binary bytes NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems SLHnn Set active frequency nn 0 99 channels above center frequency Frequency Center frequency nn Channel spacing For conventional reasons only 2 digit inputs are valid NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems SLLnn Set active frequency nn 0 99 ch
30. type hardware often adds random pauses which may result in the user data splitting into two or more separate RF transmissions This may cause problems especially in the systems including repeater stations In order to match the operation of the radio modem to the user data the Pause length parameter can be adjusted on the programming menu It may have any value between 3 and 255 characters The default value is 3 characters Notes o The absolute time of Pause length is depending on the serial port settings For example 1 character is 1 04 ms at 9600 bps 8N1 10 bits o The maximum absolute time is always 170 ms independent from the value of the Pause length given in the set up o An increase in the Pause length increases the round trip delay of the radio link correspondingly this is due to the fact that the radio channel is occupied for the time of the Pause length after each transmission the time it takes to detect a pause If this is not acceptable the TX delay setting may also be useful in special cases o The software versions starting from 3 27 support adjustable Pause length the previous versions use the fixed value of 3 characters 43 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 5 3 3 TX delay The radio modem can be configured to delay the beginning of a radio transmission by 1 65000 ms This function can be used to prevent packet contention in a system where all substations would otherwise answer a poll of a base stati
31. version and the frequency adjustment is made case by case Before starting the system design procedure please contact the manufacturer for checking the technical details 27 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 7 Dual Channel function By setting the Dual Channel function on the SATELLINE 3AS radio modem can transmit and receive data on separate channels The radio modem is initially at the receive channel Data flow on the TD line starts automatically the frequency shifts to the transmit channel The delay caused by the frequency shift before the actual data transmission sequence is 40 ms and the same is needed for the return to the receive channel after transmission The extra delay from a modem to another is shown below start DATA to be transmitted on TD line of Modem Normal point to point delay see Appendix B 40ms extra delay due to the Dual Channel function Received DATA on RD line of Modem2 end The table below specifies the use of the frequency bands vs Dual Channel settings Band 1 Active channel Band 2 Dual Channel selected Transmit Channel Receive Channel Reverse Dual Channel selected Receive Channel Transmit Channel The separation between transmit and receive frequencies is equal to the separation between the lower limits of the specified frequency bands Lower limit band 1 and Lower limit band 2 Frequency bands are set in such a way that the other band cov
32. was used during the reception of the data message If only one address pair is needed in a network both addresses must be set the same TX1 TX2 and 1 RX2 It is also possible to transfer the received address onto the serial interface The address is composed of two characters totalling 16 bits resulting in over 65 000 different address combinations The address is attached to the beginning of each data packet sent by the radio modem When a radio modem receives a data packet whilst using addressing mode the radio modem will check the first two characters of each received data packet to ensure that the packet in question was intended for the correct radio modem ADD H ADDL DATA Address may be selected between OOOOh FFFFh h hexadecimal corresponding decimal numbers are 0 65535 Example address 1234h 4660 in decimal format where 12h is ADD H and 34h is ADD L Example address ABFFh 44031 in decimal format where ABh is ADD H and FFh is ADD L 47 Transmission Data Data Transmission address has been set OFF Radio modem will transmit the data packet as such Reception Address Data Data Be Reception addressing has been set ON and either the primary or secondary RX address of the radio modem is identical to the address of the received data packet The radio modem will remove the address and send the actual data to the RS 232 interface Howe
33. 7 Route delete 8 Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 3 Address setup Current routing address 0009 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt 0002 Current routing address 0002 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu gt ESC Routing Setup 1 Mode Virtual routing 2 Protocol Userdefined 01 01 3 Address 0002 4 Net id testnet 5 Route list 6 Route add 7 Route delete 8 Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 Net id Neb dd current value testnet Enter net id 8 char or ESC to previous menu gt newname Net id current value newname Enter net id 8 char or ESC to previous menu gt ESC 77 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Routing Setup Mode Protocol Address Net id Route list Route add Route delete Enter selection or Virtual routin Userdefined 0 0002 newname Delete all routes ESC to previous menu gt E g 1 01 E n Q Selection 5 will produce a list of the routes Route list XXX XXX XXX Press any key to return Selection 6 enables the addition of a route Route add Enter destination address HEX Selection 7 enables the removal of a route Route delete Enter destination address H V Selection 8 enables erasure of ALL rou
34. 89 1 5 EMC and EN 60950 1 safety and FCC part90 RADIO TRANSCEIVER Frequency Range Tuning Range Channel Spacing Number of Channels Frequency Stability Type of Emission Communication Mode RADIO TRANSMITTER Carrier Power Carrier Power Stability Adjacent Channel Power Spurious Radiation RADIO RECEIVER Sensitivity Common Channel Rejection Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Attenuation Spurious Radiation Diversity Scheme MODEM Interface Interface Connector Data Speed of Serial Interface Data Speed of Radio Interface Data format GENERAL Operating Voltage Power Consumption average Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Antenna Connector Housing Size HxWxD Weight 330 470 MHz 2 MHz from central frequency 12 5 kHz 20 kHz 25 kHz 320 200 160 or 2 x 160 100 80 Note 1 lt 1 5 kHz F1D Half Duplex 1 2 5 orl0 W 50 ohm 2 dB 3 dB according to EN 300 113 1 according to EN 300 113 1 115 110 dBm BER lt 10 E 3 Nofe 2 gt 12 dB gt 60 dB 12 5 kHz gt 70 dB 25 kHz gt 65 dB lt 2 nW Space polarization diversity selection combining RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 D15 female 300 38400 bps 19200 bps 25 kHz channel 9600 bps 12 5 kHz channel Asynchronous RS 232 or RS 422 or RS 485 11 8 30 Voc 1 6 W Receive 32 W Transmit 0 1 W in Standby Mode 25 55 C 40 75 C absolute min max
35. AS FEC must be OFF Radio Link Local Address 0 by default Primary RX address RX1 OFF by default 32 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Radio Link Remote Address 255 by default Primary TX address TX1 OFF by default Serial Interface Protocol Mode Radio compatibility Options 1 and 2 Transparent w EOT Timeout Option 3 TRIMTALK 450s Serial Interface BREAK to Command not implemented Serial Interface Modem Enable Yes not applicable Serial Interface Soft Break Enable not implemented Serial Interface EOT value in 0 01s units Pause length in serial port byte intervals Serial Interface Digipeater Delay in0 01s units not implemented Serial Interface Local Node Repeater not implemented Frequency Table Radio frequency Data Security Code must be O not used not implemented Potential conflicts Pacific Crest Local Remote addresses are supported in the firmware versions starting from v3 39 Repeater function is supported only in the firmware versions starting from v3 39 Error check and Full CRC16 check must be OFF in SATELLINE modem FCS Free Channel Scanning feature is not supported by Pacific Crest radios Message Routing is not supported by Pacific Crest radios SATELLINE RX TX addressing does not use ARQ scheme like Pacific Crest radios 3 10 5 Repeater function The implemented Pacific Crest T
36. ASd 869 SATELLINE 3AS JD We the manufacturer of the chove mentioned products hereby declare that these products conform to the essentio requirements of the European Union directive 1999 5 EC and 201 1 65 EU This Declaration of Conformity is based on the following documents Doc No Type of Product _Test Specification Loboratory Date of issue 276644 SATELLINE 3AS B69 EN 300 220 2 V2 4 1 SGS FIMKO EMC Oy 12 06 2014 276644 SATELLINE 3AS 869 EN 301 489 1 V19 2 SGS FIMKO EMC Oy 12 06 2014 200212218 SATELLINE 3AS 869 IEC 60950 3 Edition 1999 NEMKO 22 03 2002 92130 SATELLINE 3AS 869 IEC 60950 1 EN 60950 1 1 Edition 11 12 2007 88272 SATELLINE JAS B69 EN 300 220 2 2 1 1 NEMKO 73 05 2007 928454 SATELLINE 3AS B49 EN 301 489 1 v1 6 1 3 1 4 1 NEMKO 07 09 2007 Salo on the 15 of August 2014 SATEL Oy Gh Aura QSATEL WIRESESS WORD LOCAL SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 WARRANTY AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these safety instructions carefully before using the product o Warranty will be void if the product is used in any way that is in contradiction with the instructions given in this manual or if the radio modem housing has been opened or tampered with o The radio modem is only to be operated at frequencies allocated by local authorities and without exceeding the given maximum allowed output power ratings SATEL and its distributors are not responsible if any produ
37. C method Forward Error Correction FEC function is switched ON or OFF by using the Programming Mode When activated the FEC function will cause the SATELLINE 3AS to automatically add additional error correction information which increases the amount of transmitted data by 30 96 It is used by the receiving radio modem to correct erroneous bits as long as the ratio of correct and erroneous bits is reasonable Error correction improves the reliability of data transfer via the radio interface especially in unfavourable conditions FEC function should be used when link distances are long and or if there are many disturbances in the radio channels used The use of the FEC function will however decrease the data transfer throughput of data by about 30 96 For a listing of exact delays introduced by using FEC function see Chapters 15 1 and 15 2 To switch the FEC function ON in the Programming Mode select 1 Error correction ON NOTE All radio modems which are to communicate with each other must have the same setting for FEC ON or OFF If the transmitting radio modem and the receiving radio modem has different settings data will not be received correctly 26 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 5 Error checking When the error checking is switched on the radio modem will add a checksum to the transmitted data When the data is received the checksums are verified before data is forwarded to the serial port There are two
38. ELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 7 MESSAGE ROUTING 7 1 Introduction to Message Routing Message Routing is an exciting feature in SATELLINE 3AS and Epic range This feature allows messages from terminal devices to be automatically routed over the radio modem network to a specitied recipient terminal In briet the Message Routing works as follows O Oo First a radio modem reads any message coming from the terminal s attached to it The radio modem detects the terminal address of the recipient by seeking a pre set position inside the message for the address The radio modem checks its internal route table to see if there is route information corresponding the address it has just found The radio modem transmits a radio frame which includes o the network id see later o the route information o the original user message encapsulated o redundant information such as checksums for error checking etc The radio modems along the route relay the frame over the network to the radio modem at the destination The radio modem at the destination first checks the validity of the received radio frame then extracts the original user message and finally outputs it the terminal device attached to it The figure left illustrates a possible structure of a radio modem network M Master station Central station R Repeater station S Slave station T Terminal device Mob Mobile terminal Terminal
39. Guide Version 3 6 14APPENDIX A ASCII CHARACTER TABLE XK SK NX F lt C l lt gt B e D E F G H K L M N O P Q R S T U 111 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 15 APPENDIX B 15 1 Functional delays Wakeup time from STAND BY to ON 200 controlled by DTR line Serial interface turnaround time of RS 232 0 Serial interface turnaround time of RS 485 Intercharacter delay max 2 3 characters SL Ping response time from remote modem 129 SL Ping response time typical in Source Routing network t SL Ping response time from router router count Count routers from master to router slave to ping Response time from router slave t router count 1 1 ms Example Response time from slave behind two routers 129 ms 2 1 1 ms 388 ms 15 2 Transmission related delays Delay from the end of transmission to the end of reception on the serial interface Modem 1 TD line Modem 2 RD line 112 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 15 2 1 Transmission delays when using a 12 5 kHz radio channel Transmission delays ms without FEC function Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 12 5 kHz radio channel without error correction 250 e 1200 Delay ms 150 o
40. In the following example PORT 1 will be switched to a non active state then the data transfer speed is modified 19200 bit s gt 9600 bit s followed by the modification of the number of data bits 8 gt 7 then the number of parity bits NONE gt EVEN and finally the number of stop bits is changed 1 gt 2 Enter selection gt 4 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status ON 2 Data speed 19200 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Serial ports 1 and 2 status setup 1 Port 10N Por 2 Port 1 OFF Por 2 OFF 2 ON Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status OFF 2 Data speed 19200 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial port 1 data speed 1 300 bit s 2 600 bit s 3 1200 bit s 4 2400 bit s 5 4800 bit s 6 9600 bit s 7 19200 bit s 8 38400 bit s Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 6 69 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status OFF 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 1 2 3 7 bit data 8 bit da
41. LF gt lt LF gt ASCII char no 10 Line Feed OxOa If multiple SL commands are sent to the radio modem the next command can be given after receiving the response or Error of the proceeding command In addition it is recommended to implement a timeout to the terminal software for recovering the case when no response is received from the radio modem When the power of a radio modem is switched off the configuration settings of a radio modem always return to values defined initially using the Programming Mode thus resetting any settings changed using SL commands during power on It is however possible to save settings changed by using SL commands and to make them the new configuration settings The radio modem will acknowledge all commands by returning an OK command carried out or accepted or the requested value or an ERROR command not carried out or interpreted as erroneous message 89 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 In case you need more information on the time delays related to the use of SL commands please contact the manufacturer In order to get information of the special product variant specific SL commands please contact SATEL Oy 9 3 1 Frequency Effect and description of command SL amp F nnn nnnnn_ Set frequency to nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp F Display current frequency response nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp C Display center frequency response nnn nnnnn MHz SL amp nn Set frequency nn channe
42. Power Consumption average Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Antenna Connector Housing Size HxWxD Installation Plate Weight 330 470 MHz 2 MHz from central frequency 12 5 kHz 20 kHz 25 kHz 320 200 160 or 2 x 160 100 80 Note 1 lt 1 5 kHz FID Half Duplex 10 mW 1 W 50 ohm 2dB 3 dB according to EN 300 220 1 EN 300 113 1 according to EN 300 220 1 EN 300 113 1 115 110 dBm BER lt 10 3 Note 2 gt 12dB gt 60 dB 12 5 kHz gt 70 dB 25 kHz gt 65 dB lt 2 nW RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 D15 female 300 38400 bps 19200 bps 25 kHz 9600 bps 12 5 20 kHz Asynchronous RS 232 or RS 422 or RS 485 9 30 1 1 W Receive 5 W Transmit 0 05 W in Standby Mode 25 55 40 75 C absolute min mox 40 85 TNC 50 ohm female Aluminium enclosure 137 x 67 x 29 mm 130x 63x 1 mm 260g Note 1 The Dual Band version operates on two separate 2 MHz wide frequency bands Note 2 Depending on Receiver settings see Chapters 3 2 9 1 2 and 9 2 2 13 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 1 2 SATELLINE 3AS d 869 technical specifications SATELLINE 3AS d 869 comply with the following international standards EN 300 220 1 2 radio EN 301 489 1 3 EMC and IEC 60950 safety RADIO TRANSCEIVER Frequency Range Channel Spacing Number of Channels Frequency Stability Type of Emission Communi
43. RIMTALK modes support also the repeater function The repeater function is configured either by using the SL commands SLM Repeater ON SLCOM O Repeater OFF or by selecting Repeater OFF ON in the Additional setup gt Repeater programming menu Note 1 The repeater modem passes TRIMTALK messages also to its serial port unlike for example Pacific Crest PDL modems Note 2 SATELLINE 3AS d Epic modems do NOT support the DIVERSITY reception in TRIMTALK mode consequently the Diversity setting must be OFF Note 3 If error correction is ON ON and TRIMTALK mode is activated by using SL S 3 command the firmware automatically switches SATEL OFF temporarily and turns it back at the mode return 3 10 6 Support for Local Remote addresses If the modem has TX address ON then primary TX address is handled in the same way as Remote address in Pacific Crest PDL modems The default value is OxOOFF 255 in decimal format i e the broadcast address If the modem has RX address ON then primary RX address is handled in the same way as PDL Local address in Pacific Crest PDL modems The default value is 0x0000 0 in decimal format 33 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 SATELLINE modem needs to have TX Delay 50ms or more in order to avoid messages from colliding in case it is to be placed in a Pacific Crest system that uses addressing and acknowledging scheme In case only broadcast messages are us
44. SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 IMPORTANT NOTICE All rights to this manual are owned solely by SATEL OY referred to in this user guide as SATEL All rights reserved The copying of this manual without the written permission from the owner by printing copying recording or by any other means or the full or partial translation of the manual to any other language including all programming languages using any electrical mechanical magnetic optical manual or other methods or devices is forbidden SATEL reserves the right to change the technical specifications or functions of its products or to discontinue the manutacture of any of its products or to discontinue the support of any of its products without any written announcement and urges its customers to ensure that the information at their disposal is valid SATEL software and programs are delivered as is The manufacturer does not grant any kind of warranty including guarantees on suitability and applicability to a certain application Under no circumstances is the manufacturer or the developer of a program responsible for any possible damages caused by the use of a program The names of the programs as well as all copyrights relating to the programs are the sole property of SATEL Any transfer licensing to a third party leasing renting transportation copying editing translating modifying into another programming language or reverse engineering for any intent is forbidden
45. SATELLINE 3AS radio modem 02 This is a testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem Long data block test Long data block consists of character strings which are repeated without breaks 50 s time period After 10 s break the test transmission is started again Long block data test can be used for measuring Tx output power standing wave ratio SWR of the antenna system or received signal strength at Rx stations Please note that SATELLINE 3AS Epic has to be the version equipped with a cooling element if Long block data test is set on at higher than 1 W Tx output power 44 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Example of a long data blocks This is a long testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem This is a long testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem This is a long testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem The strength of the received signal can be monitored using the LCD display of the receiving radio modem or by measuring the voltage level of pin RSSI NOTE 1 Green TD led indicates active test mode NOTE 2 Normal data transfer is not available while the Test mode is active Remember to switch it OFF before starting the normal data transfer NOTE 3 Message Routing and FCS mode must be disabled see chapter 9 1 7 in prior to set ON the Test mode 45 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 6 REPEATER MODE AND ADDRESSING Repeaters and addressing may be used to extend the
46. Version 3 6 The following points must be taken into account when installing and configuring a radio modem 1 All operating voltages of all the equipment concerned must always be switched OFF before connecting the serial interface cable 2 When considering the exact placement of a radio modem and or its antenna the following points must be taken into account to guarantee optimal results 1 The antenna should be installed in open space as far as possible from any possible sources of interference P The radio modem should not be installed onto a strongly vibrating surface 3 The radio modem should be installed in such a way as to minimise exposure to direct sunlight or excessive humidity 3 To ensure reliable operation the voltage output of the power supply used must be stable enough and the current capability of the power supply must be sufficient 4 The antenna must be installed according to instructions 5 Serial interface settings between the radio modem and the terminal unit must correspond to each other 6 All radio modems in the same system must be configured using same settings radio frequency channel spacing and data field length See Chapter 5 1 108 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 13 ACCESSORIES 13 1 RS 232 cables and adapters NARS 1F Description Interface adapter D15 m D9 f 1A fuse including 2 m power supply cables a and programming switch NARS 1F 4A As NARS 1F with 4A fuse f
47. X OFF 5 Free channel scan RX Slave OFF 6 View hardware info 7 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC The maximum useable sensitivity of the receiver is determined by the channel spacing radio interface data transfer speed and also by error correction utilised or not For further information see Chapters 3 2 10 3 11 1 and 11 2 In environments with high levels of interference and when connection distances are short it is often beneficial to use Signal threshold level value which is approximately 10 20 dBm above the maximum sensitivity level This will prevent unnecessary receive attempts caused by noise NOTE The setting of the transmitter output power of the radio modem to levels in contradiction with transmitter power levels regulated by local or other governmental authorities is strictly forbidden Use or intended use of forbidden transmitter power levels may lead to prosecution and penalties SATEL is not responsible for any illegal use practised with any devices manufactured and or sold by SATEL and is not liable to pay any damages or compensation caused by such illegal use When using SATELLINE 3AS Epic the diversity RX or the power save can be set ON by selecting 4 Diversity RX from the menu Diversity mode Diversity RX OFF Diversity RX ON Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 66 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6
48. a for TX RX antenna diversity reseption Note for SATELLINE 3AS Epic model the diversity reception i e the secondary receiver of the SATELLINE 3AS Epic switched off in a single antenna application by changing the setting Diversity Mode OFF in the programming menu L See Chapter 9 1 2 It is recommended to terminate the unused antenna port by placing a suitable cap on the TNC connector When ordering the radio modem the frequency band to which the radio modem will be tuned to at the factory must be defined The user can change the frequency of the radio modem afterwards by 2 MHz from the centre frequency basic tuning range or inside 2 X 2 MHz frequency bands when using the special Dual Band version The available channels are multiples of the channel spacing Selectable channels can be calculated with the following formula n CS where CF Centre Frequency and 5 Channel Spacing Of course all local regulations set forth by the authorities must be taken into consideration The 869 MHz model contains ten 25 kHz channels The data speed of the radio interface depends on the chosen radio channel spacing A channel spacing of 25 kHz enables a data speed of 19200 bps and a channel spacing of 12 5 20 kHz enables correspondingly a data speed of 9600 bps The data speed of the radio interface is always fixed 19200 bps or 9600 bps irrespective of the dat
49. a speed of the serial interface If the data speeds of the radio interface and the serial interface differ from each other the radio modem will buffer the data in transfer temporarily so no data loss will occur The radio channel spacing is set at the factory and cannot be changed afterwards 3 1 Transmitter The output power of the transmitter is adjustable The greatest allowable power depends on limits set by local authorities which should not be exceeded under any circumstances The output power of the transmitter should be set to the smallest possible level which still ensures error free connections under variable conditions Large output power levels using short connection distances can in the worst case cause disturbances to the overall operation of the system 23 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 mW 10 0 mW O mW aa ae 00 mW 23 o 00 mW 27 o nq i m 00 mW Possible output power settings of the SATELLINE 3AS line of radio modems NOTE Setting the radio data modem output power level to that which exceeds the regulations set forth by local authorities is strictly forbidden The setting and or using of non approved power levels may lead to prosecution SATEL and its distributors are not responsible for any illegal use of its radio equipment and are not responsible in any way of any claims or penalties arising from the operation of its radio equipment in ways contradic
50. ain menu selection 5 Additionally the interface level of Port 2 can be set either to be RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 See sub menu below Serial port 2 Settings Port status Data speed Data bits Parity bits Stop bits Interface level NO Enter selection or OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit RS 232 ESC to previous menu gt 6 Serial port 2 Interface setup 1 RS 232 2 RS 485 3 RS 422 When installing SATELLINE 3AS d SATELLINE 3AS d 869 into SATEL 321 please see chapter 1 5 1 Prepare installation of SATELLINE 3AS d modem into the SATEL 321 casing NOTE It should be noted that switching the radio modem into Programming Mode by connecting the MODE pin pin 12 of the D connector to ground GND will change the settings of serial port PORT 1 to 9600 8 N 1 automatically irrespective of the serial port PORT 1 DATA mode settings 71 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 4 Modification of handshaking functions Handshaking related configuration settings can be modified by selecting the options from the main menu 6 In the following example characteristics of the CTS line CLEAR TO SEND gt TX BUFFER STATE CD line RSSI THRESHOLD DATA ON CHANNEL and RTS line IGNORED gt FLOW CONTROL are changed Enter selection gt 6 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property CD line property RTS li
51. alue MODIFYING RECEIVER SENSITIVITY The displayed list consists off all possible values of receiver sensitivity Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired value and press SET NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value MODIFYING THE TRANSMIT START DELAY The display will show the current value of the delay Press SET to modify the value level Sig Threshold TX start delay Diversity RX Epic power save BACK Change 10mW 20 mW 50mW 100mW 200mW 500mW 1000mW CANCEL b SET mi n 5 118 dBm 117 dBm 81 80 ma x dBm dBm CANCEL yp SET TX start delay Current value 0 ms CANCEL yp SET 83 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 TX start delay Press Y or until the first digit of the value 00000 has reached the desired value and then ND press NEXT to move on to the next digit CANCEL yp Next Repeat the above described five 5 times TX start delay Press or until the last changeable digit 501234 has the desired value and finally confirm A changes by pressing SET CANCEL yp SET Please note with SATELLINE 3AS Epic the output power alternatives are as follows 1 2 5 and 10 W Selections Diversity RX and Epic power save are possible to set ON only with Epic modems 9 2 2 Changing addressing RF frequenc
52. annels below center frequency Frequency Center frequency nn Channel spacing For conventional reasons only 2 digit inputs are valid NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems SL Set receive addresses RX1 RX2 to value xx 2 binary bytes NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems SLTxx Set transmit addresses TX1 TX2 to value xx 2 binary bytes NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems 91 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 3 3 Radio parameters Effect and description of command Display field strength of the last received message the value is an average of many measurements made during the same reception Response xx dBm where xx is a decimal value of the field strength and it is between 80 dBm and 118 dBm Value available 7s after reception SATELLINE 3AS Epic returns the stronger value of two receivers SL P xxxxx Set the RF output power where xxxxx is the decimal value of the intended power in mW If the given value does not correspond to one of the programmed power levels the output power is set to the nearest possible value SL P Requests the RF output power Response xxxxx mW where xxxxx is a decimal value the output power of the transmitter Set the minimum power level of the signal to be received Signal Threshold level where xxx is a decimal value of the new intended level in dBm Request of the current Signal Threshold Level Response is xxx dBm L D x Display TX delay value Response x ms
53. appropriate parameter selection number from the list displayed The next menu level will then enable the modification of the values within allowed limits Enter selection gt 7 Additional set up Toggle ON OFF values Current value shown 1 Error correction OFF 2 Error check OFF 3 Repeater OFF 4 SL commands OFF 5 Priority TX 6 Full CRC16 check OFF 7 User Data Whitening OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC 74 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 6 Modification of routing Configuration settings defining routing can be changed by selecting main menu selection 8 Enter selection gt 8 Routing Setup Mode OFF Protocol Address Net id Route list Route add Route delete Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Routing mode setup 1 Disabled 2 Source routing 3 Virtual routing Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 Routing Setup 1 Mode Virtual routing 2 Protocol Userdefined 01 01 3 Address 0009 4 Net id testnet 5 Route list 6 Route add 7 Route delete 8 Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 2 Protocol set up 1 Userdefined 2 IEC60870 5 101 3 RP570 571 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 75 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6
54. arting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value NOTE 2 If the number of data bits is set to 9 the value of parity bits must be set to NONE no parity gt None parity Even parity Odd parity CANCEL yp SET 85 MODIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF STOP BITS Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the desired number of STOP bits Confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu NOTE The starting position of the cursor indicates the previously set value NOTE Port 2 settings are modified correspondingly 9 2 4 Modification of handshaking functions Press or p until the cursor gt points to Handshaking selection and move on to the submenu by pressing SELECT There are three 3 submenus relating to handshaking parameters Press and D until the cursor gt points to the desired submenu selection and press CHANGE RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Peu 2 Handshaki ng Addi ti onal Tests Factory setup Contrast EXT yp Sel ect amp DEFINING CTS LINE FUNCTIONS Press and D until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu DEFINING CD LINE FUNCTION Press y and D until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and confirm selection b
55. cation Mode RADIO TRANSMITTER Carrier Power Carrier Power Stability Adjacent Channel Power Spurious Radiation RADIO RECEIVER Sensitivity Common Channel Rejection Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Attenuation Spurious Radiation MODEM Interface Interface Connector Data speed of RS Interface Data speed of Radio Interface Data format GENERAL Operating Voltage Power Consumption average Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Antenna Connector Housing Size HxWxD Installation Plate Weight 869 4125 869 6375 MHz 25 kHz 10 x 2 5 kHz FID Half Duplex 10 mW 500 mW 50 ohm 2dB 34dB according to EN 300 220 1 according to EN 300 220 1 108 dBm BER 10 E 3 gt 12dB gt 60 dB gt 60 dB lt 2 nW RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 D15 female 300 38400 bps 19200 bps 25 kHz channel Asynchronous RS 232 or RS 422 or RS 485 9 30 1 2 W Receive 3 6 W Transmit 0 05 W in Standby Mode 25 C 55 C 40 C 75 C absolute min max 40 C 85 TNC 50 ohm female Aluminium enclosure 137 x 67 x 29 mm 130 x 63x 1 mm 260 g Depending on Receiver settings see Chapters 3 2 9 1 2 and 9 2 2 14 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 1 3 SATELLINE 3AS d Epic techn specs 330 470 MHz SATELLINE 3AS d Epic 330 470 MHz complies with the following international standards EN 300 113 2 radio EN 301 4
56. channel 468 5250 MHz Lower limit band 1 466 2000 MHz Upper limit band 1 470 2000 MHz Lower limit band 2 466 2000 MHz Upper limit band 2 470 2000 MHz Channel spacing 25 kHz Enter new frequency MHz or ESC to previous gt ESC Maximum adjustment range of the active radio channel frequency is 2 MHz counting from the factory set centre frequency Because of possible deviations in each country and or region concerning the authorised use of the frequency spectrum local authorities may limit this adjustment range SATELLINE 3AS radio modem can be supplied with the adjustment range divided into two bands Band 1 and Band 2 and this feature can be utilised in case it is required to limit the arbitrary adjustment of the active radio channel accidentally to a forbidden value The centre frequency and the frequency band limiting values are factory set and the user cannot change them The active channel is selected by entering a numerical value NOTE Adjustment of the active radio channel of the radio modem to frequencies other than those allocated and or allowed by local authorities is strictly forbidden Use or intended use of forbidden frequencies may lead to prosecution and penalties SATEL is not responsible for any illegal use practiced with any devices manufactured and or sold by SATEL and is not liable to pay any damages or compensation caused by such illegal use 64 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 2 Cha
57. cts manufactured by it are used in unlawful ways o The devices mentioned in this manual are to be used only according to the instructions described in this manual Faultless and safe operation of the devices can be guaranteed only if the transport storage operation and handling of the devices is appropriate This also applies to the maintenance of the products o To prevent damage both the radio modem and any terminal devices must always be switched OFF before connecting or disconnecting the serial connection cable It should be ascertained that different devices used have the same ground potential Before connecting any power cables the output voltage of the power supply should be checked SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE iiivicecesicccscccscccccccceccsscsctcccvscsescsccesscscssseccscssssscevedsesversessacevcsvece 1 RESTRICTIONS ON USE i cciessdccccwadesccccscasvavestecravecccecegectesccnsosetasccdecsectesocunenetsetecess 2 PRODUCT esesesesesesesesesesesesese sese sess esee esos esos esee 3 WARRANTY AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS wisccccccccccscccccccsccsceccsosctesevecteccccesscccccecsoccscessdsccvecsecesestseneseectees 7 INTRODUCTION MeMETETPT P 12 1 SATELLINE 3AS D 869 EPIC RADIO DATA MODEMS 13 1 1 SATELLINE 3AS d technical specification
58. d radio modem is in compliance with the essential requirements radio performance electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Therefore the equipment is labelled with the following CE marking The notification sign informs user that the operating frequency range of the device is not harmonised throughout the market area and the local spectrum authority should be contacted before the usage of the radio modem 19870 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY In Accordance with 1999 5 EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on rodio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition af their conformity Doc SATEL Oy Address POR 142 Marisitynkotu 17 24101 Finfond Products Type Made SATELLINE 2A 125 5 Rade Malen SATELUNE 3A4 200 SATELLINE 34 DB Sods Meam SATELLINE 345 250 SATELLINE 3A5 NMS Rocks Modem SATELLINE 2A5 NMS OB Wea chy i 58 25 SATELLINE 3ASd Morten SATELLING 2A 4 200 SATELLINE 2A54 08 Nerden SATELLINE 2ASd 250 SATELLINE 3A5d Maes iodo Modan SATRLLINE 3ASd MMS DG tado Vedan SATELUIME 3AS 9T 125 SATELLINE 3A5 2T 200 SATELLINF JAS PT SATELLING 245 01 250 NR SATELLINE JAS AG T25 SATELAINE 3AS AG 209 SATELLINE 245 abo Modan SATELLINE 3AS AG 250 am bie Noti
59. ding on the length of the radio link The remote radio modem that is to be pinged does not need to have SL commands ON The value of the RSSI is between 118 and 80 dBm If the signal strength is better than 80 dBm 80 dBm is shown If the current radio modem is pinged the response is Local OK Please note that the SL ping message will come out from the serial line of the radio modem that is pinged and also the repeater stations using the Tx Rx addressing Note SL ping is a very short message so it may not give accurate results from the link condition Even if the responses are good channel interference may cause problems with longer data messages Get beacon interval ms decimal number S E et beacon interval n is decimal number ms SLIC Get number of channels in FCS list decimal number SLIB SLIC SLICO Clear number of channels in FCS list SLIF LIF Fenn Get frequency of FCS list channel nn MHz Decimal number in MHz for example 45 1 00000 Add new frequency to FCS list MHz 93 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Note Use SLICO to clear list before creating an updated frequency list HE Get FCS Net ID xxxx 0000 ffff LIL Get channel hop threshold dBm i e RSSI trigger level for TX modem to change TX frequency Command is irrelevant in version 3 34 or later adaptive channel hop scheme has replaced setting s function Set channel hop threshold dBm i e RSSI trigger l
60. dition to the immediate neighbouring radio modems With Source Mode Routing the complete address information is sent together with the packets enabling the use of these secondary routes Usually repeaters have better antennas and or antennas placed higher than normal substations which means that the distance between two repeaters can be much longer than the distance between a repeater and a substation Connections to other than the neighbouring stations of the repeater are not necessarily reliable under all possible radio conditions but they can often be used to keep the network up and running at least partially should a repeater somewhere in the middle of the chain fail In addition to this the likelihood of a transmission error decreases if it is possible to listen to more than one transmission since in this case it is more likely that at least one of them will be received error free It is also possible that the radio connection is asymmetrical due to the greater output power of a repeater or due to local interference in which case data can in fact travel in opposite directions using different routes When a repeater receives a message that contains its address but not as the first address in the address field the packet is stored in a buffer If the relayed message from the repeater and the modem having sent the message originally is not received due for example because of radio modem failure or if it has an erroneous checksum the
61. dress 1 RX address Address 2 Address 1 Address 2 In a network where alternating addresses are utilised the exact route that is used to relay a message to a certain radio modem is fixed at the time of installation and configuring the system The order of the addresses must be the same as the order of the route that is used to relay the message to the said radio modem It should be noted however that in network where alternating addresses are used the base station and substations will hear their own messages repeated 5 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 6 3 3 Repeater chain using dual addressing If the terminal devices cannot add address chains to the beginning of the data packets a network with several repeaters may still be realised by using dual addressing In dual addressing each link see arrows below in figure is given a unique address which will prevent duplication of messages and endless loops in the network The terminal devices need not add anything to the data Usually the primary transmit address is used in transmission TX1 The secondary transmit address TX2 is used only if the Repeater Mode is used and the packet to be repeated was received using the secondary reception address RX2 In the following example two repeaters are used It should be noted that each link arrow might be uniquely defined with the help of radio modem numbers and data transfer directions The Repeater Mode should be swi
62. ds the use of a band pass filter with a large Q in the antenna cable of the base station 104 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Example of an antenna installation by using amplifying antennas G Gain and by installing the antenna high long connection distances can be realised using the SATELLINE 3AS radio modem G gt 12 dBi Low loss Cable G gt 6 dBi Antenna X Filter C RS Interface RS Interface Data b Master Teminal Station RS Interface Data N Terminal 105 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 11 DESIGNING SYSTEMS 11 1 Factors affecting the quality and distance of the radio connection power of the radio transmitter sensitivity of the radio receiver tolerance of spurious radiation s of the radio modulating signal amplification of transmitting and receiving antennas antenna cable attenuation antenna height natural obstacles interference caused by other electrical equipment O O O 000 The transmitter power of the base model of SATELLINE 3AS is 1 W maximum and the sensitivity of the receiver better than 115 dBm Thus in a flat area and in free space with a 1 4 wave antenna antenna amplification 1dBi and antenna height of 1 m communication distances of 3 to 4 km can be achieved Distances may be considerably shorter in situations where there are metallic walls or other material inhibiting the propagation of radio waves Over lon
63. e 5 modem SL96C string Sets p n or other customer info if it is empty command works only once P n must be stored to eeprom with command SL gt Save settings Otherwise it will be lost when power is turned off Get status of reception control Reception enabled 1 Reception disabled m Co e n I ES 94 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Disable reception SL C Get modem temperature in Celsius degrees For example 31 2 7 or No sensor if not available Get status of Transmitter tests O Transmitter tests are OFF 1 Carrier test is ON 2 Deviation test is ON Activate Stop transmitter test Value of x is O Stop any transmitter test 1 Transmit Carrier test 2 Transmit Deviation test 95 1TOINSTALLATION SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 1 Installation of a radio data modem The radio modem should be installed with the installation accessories supplied with the radio modem There is also available an installation component for mounting the radio modem to a DIN rail 1 Installation with the installation plate supplied with the radio modem The installation plate is fastened to the backside of the radio modem The installation plate can be mounted using the holes provided on the plate NOTE 2 Installation using the V
64. e OU ses ep ea 60 DIVERSITY RECEIVER SATELLINE 3AS D 61 Multipath fading 61 Antenna installation 01 ceo neenon o rhon nenas a anna eau ae Ha noe aa ER aaa 62 cix rcp 63 Changing parameters using a terminal 63 Changing frequency active radio channel 64 Ch nging radio E OO 65 Changing addressing settings primary and secondary RX and TX addresses 67 Modification of handshaking as aciei a ia RO eno di 72 Special TURIS OS erect o atris Qe he um t thou a tet cu ue 74 Modification OL TOUTING sae iat Sas sens T 75 Tesis xciv tbe dq t Oa ot OD AND AA oes 79 Restoring tacto SEMINGS avant cccaeennentaned He nod tert ib edebat tu tlt tuti 79 Saving modified settings into the permanent 79 Qc Updating estates metto Doe oiu recs eal Ed M eed cnt qM oc dic 80 Changing parameters using the LCD display 80 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 2 1 Changing frequency frequency of the active radio channel 81
65. e Routing must be clearly understood before configuring the radio modems manually 55 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 7 1 6 Configuration of the protocol in Message Routing A radio modem will detect the presence of an address used by inspecting the protocol from the message received via the serial interface On the basis of this user address all necessary information needed to relay the message to destination is fetched from an internal routing table inside a radio modem The user protocol is not interpreted instead the user address is searched according to its location in the message The beginning of the packet is located by a preceding pause in the byte stream Message Routing can therefore be applied to most protocols with fixed address field position The position and length of the address is defined by two settings Offset and Length o Offset defines the number of bytes 0 15 preceding the address o Length is the length of the address in the user protocol expressed in bytes 1 4 Offset Length USER ADDRESS USER DATA A Byte length Start of data packet Offset 2 Length 3 A transmitting radio modem adds a routing header and a tail to the user message Consequently a radio modem that receives the message removes the header and tail so the Message Routing scheme is transparent to the user protocol 56 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 7 2 Operating modes of Message Routing The M
66. ed like in RTK applications there is usually no need for TX Delay except if the transfer delays identical to Pacific Crest modems are preferred in such cases an appropriate value of TX Delay is 34 ms Note 1 SATELLINE modems do not support Pacific Crest retransmit acknowledge scheme However that has no effect in RTK applications because they utilize only broadcast messages 3 10 7 Latency In the PCC Transparent protocol mode Option 1 and Option 2 the whole message is first read from the serial port and after that it will be framed and transmitted over the radio The end of the message is detected when there is a pause in data coming from the serial port The symbol rates for the Pacific Crest 4FSK Option are o 19200 bps on 25 kHz channel o 9600 bps on 12 5 kHz channel The symbol rates for the Pacific Crest GMSK Option2 are o 9600 bps on 25 kHz channel o 4800 bps on 12 5 kHz channel The actual raw data rate is appr 2 3 of the symbol rate 3 10 7 1 Transmission delays using Option 1 Pacific Crest 4 5 on 25 kHz channel The table below presents the typical latency vs the size of the message The delays are measured from the end of transmitted data to the end of received data on the serial interface Number of bytes sent 34 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 10 7 2 Transmission delays using Option 2 Pacific Crest GMSK on 25 kHz channel The table below presents the typical lat
67. ed submenus and the modifications are performed using these submenus It is possible to jump back at any time to the previous higher level in the menu hierarchy by just pressing the CANCEL button or in some cases the BACK button Pressing the 4 or w button modifies parameters with numerical values consisting of digits Use until the said digit with the cursor blinking under it has reached the desired value In the case of numerical values the NEXT button is used to move on to the next digit in the numerical value and then the above described process is used to modify it The process is repeated until all digits in the value have been edited Toggle type parameters typically with ON OFF choices modifications have to be confirmed by pressing the SELECT or SET button This is the display in Data Transfer Mode Serial port PORT 1 settings are 19200 N 8 1 Frequency is set to 468 500 MHz Signal strength info is displayed on the upper left hand corner RSSI value 0 102 here 102 dBm of the last received message or current noise level e g 115 0 102 ll 5V 468 5000 MHz COM1 19200N81 Set up Battery level respectively on the upper right corner After pressing the SET UP button the SATELLI NE 3 5 display will shortly show the model of Version 3 Xx the radio modem and the revision of the software i P gt RF frequency 4 The display will automatically then show the mai
68. elcro tape provided with the radio modem 3 Installation can also be made directly to customer s equipment When selecting a suitable location for the radio modem it must be ensured that no water can get into the radio modem under any conditions Direct sunlight is also to be avoided It is not recommendable to install the radio modem on a strongly vibrating surface Suitable dampening and or isolation materials should be used in cases where the installation surface will be subjected to vibration 96 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 2 Connection cables NOTE When installing the cables of the serial interface the operating voltage of all devices must be off POWER OFF condition Due to the greater current consumption of SATELLINE 3AS Epic operating voltage must be connected to pins 14 AND 15 and ground to pins 7 AND 8 Correct fuse rating is in this case 4 A SLOW FUSE 10 2 1 RS 232 wiring Basic RS 232 connection between the radio modem PORT1 and a typical PC COM port 9 PIN D CONN 25 PIN D CONN RADIO MODEM Fuse 3AS 1A slow 5 Epic 4 slow 97 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Basic RS 232 connection between the radio modem PORT1 and a typical PC COM port using handshaking 9 PIN D CONN 25 PIN D CONN RADIO MODEM 5 1A slow 5 Epic 4 slow RS 232 connection between radio modem 2 in RS 232 mode and a typical COM p
69. ency vs the size of the message The delays are measured from the end of transmitted data to the end of received data on the serial interface Number of bytes sent 35 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 4 USER INTERFACE 4 1 LED indicators There are five 5 LED indicators on the front panel of the radio modem and they give an indication of the status of the serial port and the radio interface ED Indication OFF Tied Orange Geen hace Ade SSS CIS sous RD RDinesos Node Description of the LED indicators l RTS indicates the status of D connector pin 13 2 CTS indicates the status of D connector pin 6 3 TD indicates that the radio modem is receiving data via serial por 4 RD indicates that the radio modem is sending data via serial port 5 CD indicates the status of the radio interface The status of the CD signal on the serial interface may differ from the status of the LED indicator 4 2 Programming Mode The settings of SATELLINE 3AS are fully configurable in Programming Mode by using a suitable terminal program The most recommendable set up is NARS 1F interface adapter CRS 9 cable a power supply and the SaTerm terminal program NARS 1F contains a switch to enable easy shifting into the Programming Mode Other suitable terminal programs and cables may also be used The radio modem will shift into the Programming Mode by c
70. erating Voltage NOTE Unused pins can be left unconnected RTS and CTS handshaking connections remain the same irrespective of the port used Port 1 or Port 2 A and B designators are opposite in Profibus standard SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Description of pins o RD Receive Data Output of the data received from the radio modem to the DTE o TD Transmit Data Input of the data to be transmitted from the DTE to the radio modem o CTS Clear To Send See Chapter 5 2 1 o CD Carrier Detect See Chapter 5 2 2 o RTS Request Send See Chapter 5 2 3 o DTR Data Terminal Ready Terminal in operation When the DTR line is connected to a positive voltage e g to the operating voltage Vi the radio modem is ON if not the radio modem is in the Standby Mode o DSR Data Set Ready Indicates that the radio modem is switched ON o RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator Indicates the strength of the received signal Can be used to approximately determine the received signal strength Analog RSSI is a hardware option it must be specified in the order See Chapter 3 2 1 o MODE operational mode When the MODE line is connected to ground GND the radio modem enters the Programming Mode which is used to change the settings of the radio modem i e configuration set up If the MODE line is not connected the radio modem will enter the Data Transfer Mode in which data can be transmitted and received
71. ers the receive frequencies and the other includes the transmit frequencies See below Dual channel mode is DUAL in this example Rx channel Tx channel a Band gt Receive band Transmit band Band separation a Channel separation at The frequency bands for Dual Channel function can be set within the standard operational band of 4 MHz or the special Dual Band hardware version may be used for the larger frequency separation max 15 MHz With the help of SL commands the modem can be set to Single Dual or Reverse Dual Channel mode Single Channel normal one channel mode 28 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The dual channel settings can be changed also by the SL command see chapter 9 3 1 3 8 Free Channel Scan FCS function Free Channel Scan FCS is designed for one way transmission between one transmitter and one or more receivers when there are at least two different radio frequencies available The transmitter monitors the noise level of the channels between the transmissions and finds the best transmission channel The receivers scan and follow the frequency of that particular transmitter consequently The feature is beneficial e g for the applications in land surveying or when license free channels are used and there could be other transmitters using the same channels The FCS function is supported starting from the software version 3 07 To make the use easier SATEL provides the FCS terminal
72. essage Routing has two different operating modes o Source Mode Routing Virtual Mode Routing The most important differences between the two modes are shown in the table below Yes over hop function Addition of substations to a Only master station needs to be Master station and consecutive network reconfigured repeaters need to be reconfigured Changing routes Only master station needs to be All radio modems need to ee O reconfigured Maximum length of route l hops Over hop function Network ID Storing of routing information Message Routing overhead 10 2 number of hops bytes Maximum length of user protocol Message Routing overhead 1 kB Message Routing message bytes overhead Other issues common to the both modes o The maximum number of terminals depends on the radio network structure and the number of routes o Multiple terminal addresses may be attached to a radio modem o The maximum length of a terminal address in the user s protocol is four bytes FFFFFFFF in hexadecimal o The maximum length of the address of a radio modem is two bytes FFFF in hexadecimal f mut s gu n ds dd d A System Modem 2 Y 1 2 7 1 3 Ed 57 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 7 3 Detailed description of Message Routing 7 3 1 Source Mode Routing The above figure represents a network containing four 4 radio modems Each radio modem
73. evel as the other substation antennas in the same building The best way to distinguish from the other antennas situated in the neighbourhood is to mount the antennas as far a part as possible from each other on the altitude level The best result is generally obtained when all the antennas are in the same mast With an extra ground plane between the antennas more distinction can be obtained between the antennas in the mast Horizontal polarisation can be used in data transmission between two points With the polarisation attenuation more distinction is obtained to vertical polarised systems The influence of the directional patterns of the antennas must however be taken into consideration If a distinction to another interfering antenna is wanted with the horizontal polarised antennas there must be a good attenuation of the back lobe In addition to this the interfering radiator should be situated behind the antenna When a system does not demand the use of an omni directional antenna it is recommended that directional antennas are used e g two element yagis in permanent external installations Please note that as antenna amplification increases the setting of the direction of the antenna requires more attention Base stations in high places should be supplied with high Q cavity filters Please note that the higher the base station antenna the larger the coverage area and in turn that the risk of interference is also increased SATEL recommen
74. evel for TX modem to change TX frequency 80 118 Command is irrelevant in version 3 34 or later adaptive channel hop scheme has replaced setting s function Get FCS Free Channel Scanning mode O if FCS is OFF M for master transmitter without repeater in system S for slave receiver without repeater in system E for master with repeater in the system R for repeater H for slave with repeater in the system Set FCS mode Values of x are O if FCS is turned OFF M for master transmitter S for slave receiver E for master with repeater in the system R for repeater H for slave with repeater in the system Show last measured noise on channel nn dBm Note This command applies only to FCS Master modem For example 112 dBm Get beacon disable timeout seconds Set beacon disable timeout in seconds If it is zero then beacon is never disabled If timeout is less than beacon timeout modem will not send additional beacons 52 S n Set beacon time ms i e time beacon is sent after channel change CA CA nln 5 2 f Jl C co Iz 2 ES 5 3 co 7 1 e A3 zo l 2 co IX Get current transmit frequency L R gt Restore settings to their factory set values Save current settings as permanent settings NOT RECOMMENDED for new systems LIH LIV Get modem type Depending on variant for exampl
75. f the data to be transmitted In the relaying of the message addressing is used in the following way The above is the data received from the base station terminal device containing repeater addresses R1 ADD R2 ADD and the substation address 5 ADD Two characters define each address The above is the same message after being relayed from repeater to repeater 2 50 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The above is the same message after being relayed from the last repeater in the chain repeater 2 to the substation DATA The above is the same message being relayed via the serial interface of the substation radio modem to the terminal device In a situation where the substation transmits data towards the base station the address is formed in a similar way but the order of the addresses is reversed In the above R2 ADD is address of repeater 2 R1 ADD is address of repeater 1 and M ADD is the address of the base station 6 3 2 Repeater chain using address pairs In a situation where the terminal devices and substations cannot form address fields but are able to recognise messages addressed to them alternating address pairs may be used Transmit address TX and receive address RX alternate in the order shown in the table below Address type Base station address Repeater 1 and the Repeater 1 addresses of the substations substations of the base addresses station TX address Address 1 Address 2 Ad
76. factory according to the customer order The user can change the intertace type afterwards in the programming mode NOTE WHEN THE MODE PIN PIN 12 OF THE D CONNECTOR IS CONNECTED TO GROUND THE RADIO MODEM IS IN THE PROGRAMMING MODE AND Port 1 PINS 7 9 11 IS THEN IN USE If you normally use Port 2 for data transmission the serial cable must be changed to a suitable type when switching over to the configuration mode SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 2 1 D15 connector PIN PINTS PINT PINS D 15 female connector in the radio modem Direction IN is from DTE Data Terminal Equipment to the radio modem Direction OUT is from the radio modem to the DTE PORTI both models 6 CTS FO po OUT Receive data Port TDI Transmit data Port Lo IN RTS E IPMESPEPQEHEE EM GINE MN SERERE PORT2 RS 232 model 2 CD po 3 OUT RD Recevedata Por2 IN TD2 Transmit data Port2 po 5 j OUT RSSI Analog RSSI Optional HW up et 3 OUT Receive data negative JN A Transmit data positive po IN B Transmit data negative PURA Mei PORT2 RS 485 model po IN OUT B Datanegative eas a ON STANDBY NC Pot OUT IN X NC SETUP GND OND Power Ground 14 15 V Op
77. fied Bedy Opinion attenting io IV cf RATTE Directive Dacumen Nr 153307N lauad y Nemto Oy Deted 1207 2010 Noshed Body Ny 1987 We ite rennnctuer of the mentioned producia hereby declare thet Pana producti conten te the esmetiol fequirarents of the Ewopenn Union directive 1999 5 EC This Deckoration cl Conlon ts amp bere cn the documente No Product Treat Specficntion _ Labertory Dnie of inue MASAE ETS 330 13 24 Ed 1994 29 CO 2000 TL 00401 a d 25o 2 ETS 300 18 74 fd 1795 EN 500 112 2 V1 3 1 EN 300 1132 4 1N300113 2 V 14 15 620100 Based the tec that technol requirements heme changed betvesen the stando ETS 300 113 and Fy 300 112 2 tts wall 300 220 end 3 we herekore decline the jf Ew P 30 18 2 ond 300 220 3 on Salo on the 22 ol Qenber 2010 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 SATELLINE 3AS d Epic Hereby SATEL Oy declares that SATELLINE 3AS d Epic radio modem is in compliance with the essential requirements radio performance electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Therefore the equipment is labelled with the following CE marking The notification sign informs user that the operating frequency range of the device is not harmonised throughout the market a
78. g distances increasing the height of antennas can often solve problems caused by natural obstacles A ten fold increase in distance can be achieved with the use of amplitying antennas Frequent topographical variations over long distances may require that at least one of the antennas be raised to a height of 10 to 20 m If the antenna cable is more than 10 meters long it is necessary to use a low loss cable lt 0 7 dB 10 m in order not to waste the antenna amplification Adding a repeater station can also solve problematical radio connections In systems with many base stations the RSSI signal can be used to assist in choosing the base station with the best signal A communications network can also be built with a combination of cables and radio data modems The SATELLINE 3AS radio data modem operates in the 450 MHz band where man made interference is insignificant Long distance interference needs not to be taken into account even in special weather conditions The SATELLINE 3AS tolerates normal levels of interference that occur However exceptionally high levels of interference can break through the safeguards and thus cause errors in data transfer In mobile vehicle applications the range of operation can be increased by dividing the transmitted data into e g 50 500 byte long blocks and by re transmitting the defected blocks A sufficient safety margin can be obtained by testing the communication path using extra 6 dB attenuation at the
79. h each other must have the same setting for Data whitening ON or OFF If the transmitting radio modem and the receiving radio modem has different settings data will not be received correctly 3 10 Pacific Crest and TRIMTALK compatibility 3 10 1 General SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic radio modems support additional to the original SATEL 3AS data transter also o Pacific Crest compatible data transfer over the air if the opponent Pacific Crest modems operate in the transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON that is the most common setup among RTK applications The other modes are currently not supported o TRIMTALK 450s compatible data transfer over the air SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic radio modems provide the following radio compatibility settings o Option 1 for Pacific Crest 4 FSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON o Option 2 for Pacific Crest GMSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON o Option for TRMTALK GMSK modulation Transparent mode So far only the transparent mode is implemented since it is the most commonly used and recommended by the user manuals The ARQ based protocols with ACK NACK schemes are not preferred in RTK applications that apply one way communication The implementation of Options 1 2 3 is based on the reference measurements and the available public data of the following radio modems manvfactured by Pacific Crest Corporation RFM96W PDL HPB PDL LPB TRIMTALK is a trademark of Tri
80. he best location for an antenna is the highest point of a building and possibly an additional antenna mast If a separate antenna mast is used the antenna can if necessary be installed sideways about 2 3 m from the mast itself When installing an antenna possible interference sources must be considered Such interference sources are for example mobile telephone network base station antennas public telephone network base station antennas television broadcast antennas radio relay antennas other radio modem systems PC related devices approximately 5 m radius from antenna O O OOOO When ordering antennas we request you to note that antennas are always tuned to a specific frequency range Simple antennas and antennas which have been constructed of stacked yagi antennas are typically rather broadband As the number of yagi elements increases the frequency range becomes narrower When designing and installing a system it is advisable to prepare to test the system and also to consider serviceability of the system In particular cabling should be planned to allow easy access and to allow for maintenance It is often practical to use long antenna cables so that the radio modem can be installed far enough from the antenna itself to a location that is easily accessible see section 10 NOTE In order to prevent the possible over voltages due to lightnings to earth we recommend the usage of a lightning protector with a good connec
81. he great transmission power of SATELLINE 3AS Epic radio modem only an external antenna is allowed A whip antenna directly connected to the antenna connector must not be used 10 3 1 Hand held equipment o s wave antenna wavelength at frequency of 450 MHz is approximately 70 cm o Helix antenna Antennas are installed directly to the TNC type antenna connector at the upper part of the radio modem 10 3 2 Mobile equipment o lV4 wave antenna o l wave antenna The ideal installation position is vertical and there should be at least 0 5 m of free space around the antenna In small systems 4 wave antenna is sufficient A separate ground plane should be placed under the antenna vehicle rooftop or the engine hood or trunk door are usually suitable In problematic cases the most suitable type is 2 wave antenna It can be installed directly at the top of a pipe with the added benefit of gaining as much as free space around the antenna as possible In cases which the antenna cannot be directly connected to the TNC connector of the radio modem a coaxial cable with 50 ohm impedance must be used between the antenna and the TNC connector 10 3 3 Base stations o Omni directional antennas 4 2 or 5 8 wave antenna o Directional antennas yagi multi element antenna or corner antenna The antenna should be installed in a vertical position The exact location of the antenna depends on several factors such as the size of the
82. his is the easiest way to control addresses and the risk caused by interference from other systems operating in the same area is minimal Example by setting all addresses of both radio modems to a value 1234 they will accept only those messages which contain this address and they will use this same value when transmitting data If the channel is reserved for use only by the said network or if the terminal devices are responsible for addressing it is not necessary to use addressing in the radio modems 6 2 2 System of one base station and several substations In systems with several substations the base station must know to which substation each message is intended and from which substation each received message originates Usually terminal devices handle addressing completely but it is also possible to use the addressing functionality of the radio modems For example if the substation terminal devices are not able to check and form addresses by themselves addressing may be achieved with the help of the addresses of the radio modems 49 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 attached to these terminal devices The base station may in such a case define the destination of a message by adding the address of the corresponding radio modem into the beginning of the data packet The substation radio modem s will check the address and the corresponding radio modem will identify and remove the address characters In a similar way the
83. ing to a recommendation of ETSI the frequencies range 869 4 869 65 MHz is reserved for use of license free radio appliances The application of this recommendation varies in each country and for this reason local regulations concerning this frequency range must always be checked In frequency range 869 4 869 65 MHz the maximum allowed radiated power of an antenna is 500 mW ERP 27dBm When calculating the power antenna cable attenuation and antenna gain must be taken into account For example if the gain of the antenna is 10 dBd and the attenuation of the antenna cable used is 3dB the maximum allowed transmission power is 100 mW 20 dBm It should be noted that by increasing the gain of the antennas connection distance could be increased This is due to the fact that the output power of the transmission remains constant but the added antenna gain of the receiving end will enable reception of weaker signals than otherwise possible System designers must also take into account that at the frequency range of 869 4 869 65 MHz the transmitter is allowed to be ON only 1096 of the time Whether this limit is exceeded or not depends on the protocol used At a frequency range of 869 MHz there are in addition to the frequency channel 869 4 869 65 MHz also other ranges but at these ranges the maximum allowed radiated power is 25 mW and the transmitter is allowed to be ON only 1 96 or 0 1 96 of the time 107 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide
84. is given a unique address 0 3 A terminal device has been attached to the three of the four radio modems and they communicate with each other using terminal addresses X Y and Z respectively Radio modem and terminal device X together constitute the base station of the network and all routing information of the network has been programmed into this base station When the terminal device X transmits a packet to e g terminal Y radio modem will detect the address Y from the data received through the serial port From the routing table a route 1 2 can be found to which the radio modem also adds its own address to define the route for return data Radio modem 1 repeats the packet and radio modem 2 removes the address information from the received data packet thereby transferring only the original data to the serial interface The address information received together with the packet is reversed 2 1 and saved to be use in the transmission of subsequent reply packets 7 3 2 Virtual Mode Routing Please contact SATEL for more information of Virtual Mode Routing 7 3 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing Master TD Radio Master R1 R2 Substation RD a g n 58 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 When using repeaters the same packet is sent via a radio channel several times A radio modem situated in the repeater chain will often hear other radio modems in ad
85. ission of data for the radio modem to empty the buffer and before the transmitter switches off The maximum size of transmit buffer memory is one kilobyte 1 kB If the terminal device does not follow the status of the CTS line and transmits too much data to the radio modem the buffer will be emptied and the transmission is restarted In the receive mode the buffer works principally in the above described way thus evening out differences in data transfer speeds If the terminal device transmits data to a radio modem in receive mode the data will go into transmit buffer memory Transmission will start immediately when the radio channel is available 5 3 2 Pause length The modem recognises a pause on the serial line a pause is defined as a time with no status changes on the RS 232 interface TD line The pause detection is used as criteria for o End of radio transmission When the transmit buffer is empty and a pause is detected the modem stops the transmission and will then change the radio to the receive mode SL command recognition For SL command to be valid a pause must be detected before the actual SL character string o User address recognition In order for the start character to be detected a pause must precede it in transmission Traditionally in asynchronous data communication pauses have been used to separate serial messages from each other However the use of non real time operating systems frequently used on PC
86. l change 5 3 Timing and delays during data transmission When using a radio modem for data transmission certain delays will be formed through the use of a radio interface and from the radio modem circuitry itself These delays exist when the radio modem switches from Standby Mode to Data Transfer Mode and during reception and transmission of data For detailed delay values in each case see Appendix B 5 3 1 Data buffering in the radio data modem Whenever the radio modem is in Data Transfer Mode it monitors both the radio channel and the serial interface When the terminal device starts data transmission the radio modem switches to transmission mode At the beginning of each transmission a synchronisation signal is transmitted and this signal is detected by another radio modem which then switches into receive mode During the transmission of the synchronisation signal the radio modem buffers data into its memory Transmission ends when a pause is detected in the data sent by the terminal device and after all buffered data has been transmitted When the serial interface speed is the same or slower than the speed of the radio interface the internal transmit buffer memory cannot 42 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 overtlow However when the serial interface speed exceeds the speed of the radio intertace data will eventually fill transmit buffer memory In this instance it will take a moment after the terminal device has stopped transm
87. ls above center frequency Frequency Center frequency nn Channel spacing where nn 0 Number of channels 2 SL amp nn Set frequency nn channels below center frequency Frequency Center frequency nn Channel spacing where nn 0 Number of channels 2 SL amp N Display current frequency deviation from center frequency as channels Frequency Center frequency Channel spacing response or nn L amp W Display channel spacing response nn n kHz SL amp D x Sets the operational mode of the radio The different values of x are S Single Channel D Dual Channel R Reverse Dual Channel Note Use this command only if the setup of the frequency bands matches the Dual Channel operation Request the operational mode of the radio The response is one of the following S Single Channel D Dual Channel R Reverse Dual Channel Note Use this command only if the setup of the frequency bands matches the Dual Channel operation Get lower limit of frequency band 1 Response nnn nnnnn Get upper limit of frequency band 1 Response nnn nnnnn Get lower limit of frequency band 2 Response nnn nnnnn MHz Get upper limit of frequency band 2 Response nnn nnnnn 90 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 3 2 Addressing xxxx address in hexadecimal format 0000 FFFF Effect and description of command Set all addresses RX1 RX2 TX1 TX2
88. mble Navigation Ltd 3 10 2 Configuration in Programming menu The correct radio compatibility mode can be changed in the Programming mode submenu Radio settings gt Radio compatibility Mode 30 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Radio compatibility 1 Satel 3AS 2 Option 1 4 FSK 3 Option 2 PCC 5 4 Option 3 TRIMTALK GMSK 3 10 3 Configuration by using SL commands SL S command selects the compatibility mode o SL 9S O sets SATEL 3AS default o SL S 1 sets Option 4 5 o SL S 2 sets Option 2 PCC GMSK o SL 9S 3 sets Option TRIMTALK GMSK The modem responds with OK message if the requested mode is supported or ERROR if the mode is not allowed 51052 enquires the active mode The modem responds with a number o 0 if the mode is SATEL 3AS o 1 ifthe mode is Option 1 o 2 ifthe mode is Option 2 o 3 if the mode is Option 3 10 4 Settings In order to use the Pacific Crest TRIMTALK modes implemented in SATELLINE modems PACIFIC CREST modems must have Protocol Mode o Transparent w EOT Timeout when using Pacific Crest modulations o TrimTalk 450s when using TRIMTALK GMSK modulation Modulation Type depends on the system GMSK default always selected when using TRIMTALK 450s mode o 4 Level FSK FEC ON Scrambling ON Data Security Code set to not used Local Address 0 254 0 by default Pacific Cres
89. n menu which is a list of modifiable parameters Pressing the y and buttons can move the cursor upwards and downwards When the cursor gt is placed beside the desired selection entry into sub menu is done by pressing the SELECT button Radio settings Addressing Port 1 pant Handshaki ng Additional Tests 4 80 Contrast Factory setup EXIT yp SELECT 9 2 1 Changing frequency frequency of the active radio channel gt RF frequency Radio settings Press y or D until Addressing the cursor gt Port 1 points to RF Port 2 frequency Handshaki ng selection and Additional press SELECT to Tests move onto the Factory setup Contrast next submenu EXT yp SELECT Press CHANGE gt if the frequency is to be modified NOTE If you want to check possible frequency band limits and the center frequency factory set values press v and follow instructions given on page 64 Checking the center frequency BACK Acti ve channel 468 5000 MHz Change SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The cursor gt will now blink under the first digit of the value indicating the center frequency this first digit cannot be edited To move onto the next digit press NEXT Press y or p until the said digit has reached the desired value Press NEXT to move on to the next digit and repeat the above described steps Previous steps are repeated four 4 times Pres
90. n options are alternative 25 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 3 Priority RX TX SATELLINE 3AS offers a Priority setting which selects the priority between reception and transmission The setting can be changed in Programming Mode By default transmission has higher priority than reception i e the default value is Priority TX Priority TX means that a terminal device attached to a radio modem decides the timing of the transmission The transmitter is immediately switched on when the terminal device starts to output data Should reception be in progress the radio modem will stop it and change to a transmit state There is no need to use any handshaking for the control of timing Priority RX means that a radio modem tries to receive all data currently in the air If a terminal outputs data to be transmitted or an SL command it will buffered The radio modem will wait until the reception has stopped before transmitting the buffered data This will result in timing slacks to the system but decreases the number of collisions on the air this is particularly useful in systems based on multiple random accesses To toggle the Priority setting in the programming menu select 1 Priority RX TX If the Repeater Function has been set on see chapter 6 1 priority setting is automatically switched to RX mode 3 4 Error correction Another new feature of the SATELLINE 3AS is the addition of an error correction mode called the FE
91. ne property Pause length BACON Clear to send RSSI threshold Ignored 3 bytes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 Select CTS line action property 1 Clear to send 2 TX buffer state Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial port 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property CD line property RTS line property Pause length EF TX buffer state RSSI threshold Ignored 3 bytes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Select CD line action property 1 RSSI threshold 2 Data on channel 3 Always ON Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Serial port 1 and 2 Handshaking CTS line property CD line property RTS line property Pause length EF TX buffer state Data on channel Ignored 3 bytes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 72 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Select RTS line action property 1 Ignored 2 Flow control Enter selection or 3 Reception Control ESC to previous menu gt 2 Pause length Current Setting 3 bytes Serial port 1 and 2 Handshaking 1 CTS line property TX buffer state 2 CD line property Data on channel 3 RTS line property Flow control 4 Pause length 3 bytes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 Enter new value 3 255 to cancel gt 4 Now all of the modifica
92. ne serially or parallelly chained repeater addressing or routing protocol must be used to prevent a message ending up in a loop formed by repeaters and to ensure that the message finally reaches only the intended radio modem REPEATER 2 REPEATER 1 SLAVE STATION MASTER STATION 46 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 6 2 Addressing Addresses can be used to route a data message to the desired destination or to separate two parallel networks from each other In networks with repeaters it is usually necessary to use addresses to prevent data messages from ending up in loops formed by repeaters In case of setting the Message Routing function in use Tx Rx addresses are ignored by the modem software SATELLINE 3AS radio modem allows the use of individual addresses both for reception and transmission Addresses can be switched on separately or simultaneously in both data transfer directions The radio modem contains two transmission and two reception addresses which are knows as the primary address and secondary address The primary address is used whenever data from the serial interface is transmitted At the receiving end the radio modem will receive using either of the two receive addresses Secondary transmit address is only used in repeater applications Radio modems configured to function as repeaters will repeat data messages using either the primary or secondary address depending upon which address
93. nging radio settings Radio settings which consist of transmitter output power and receiver sensitivity can be configured by selecting main menu selection 2 In the following example both the transmitter output power 1000 mW gt 20 mW and the receiver sensitivity 110 dBm 90 dBm are changed Please note with SATELLINE 3AS Epic the output power alternatives are as follows 1 2 5 and 10 W Selection 4 Diversity RX is possible to set ON only with Epic modems Enter selection 2 Radio setup 1 TX power 10 mW 2 Signal threshold 110 dBm 3 TX start delay 0 ms 4 Diversity RX OFF 5 Free channel scan RX Slave OFF 6 View hardware info 7 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 1 TX power setup 10 mW 20 mW 50 mW 100 mW 200 mW 500 mW 1000 mW Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 2 Signal threshold setup Signal threshold 110 dBm Enter new value 80 118 or ESC to previous menu gt 90 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 3 65 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Set TX start delay setup TX start delay 0 ms Enter new value 0 65535 ms or ESC to previous menu gt 100 Radio setup 1 TX power 20 mW 2 Signal threshold 90 dBm 3 TX start delay 100 ms 4 Diversity R
94. ode the display will show the operating settings of the radio modem radio field strength and the supply voltage By using the push buttons and the LCD display it is possible to change most of the settings of the radio modem without the need for an external terminal The display backlight illuminates automatically as soon as a button is pressed The radio modem will shift into the Programming Mode by pressing the SET UP push button m The LCD display will then briefly display the model of the radio modem and the version number of the installed software after which the main menu appears which is a listing of the changeable parameters With the help of the main menu sub menus can be selected which in turn can be used to change the settings You can always return to the previous higher level of the menu structure by pressing the CANCEL or BACK push button Pressing the 4 or button changes settings Selections are confirmed by pressing the SELECT or SET button In case of numerical values the digit to be changed is selected by pressing the NEXT button see following page 38 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 SATELLINE 3ASd 3ASd Epic LCD DISPLAY AFTER POWER UP Field strength of the last received transmission or noise level A Supply voltage battery level indicator Display in Data 102 11 5V Transfer Mode 468 2000 MHz Current frequency transmit receive COMI 19200N81 Serial por
95. on simultaneously During this delay data sent to the radio modem is buffered Although the priority setting is RX see chapter 3 3 radio modem is prevented to change over to receiving mode during the period of the TX delay If this function is not needed the delay time should set to O ms 5 4 Tests The radio modem can be switched to the Test Mode where it will send a test packet on the radio channel The test packet is a normal data transmission which can be used for example when directing antennas during system installation When the test packet transmission has been switched on and saved by using the Programming Mode the transmitting radio modem needs only a power supply and an antenna If the channel spacing of the radio modems is 25 kHz it is recommended to use 38400 bps as a serial data speed of the receiving radio modem In the case of 12 5 20 kHz channel spacing the data speed of 19200 bps is recommended There are two Test Modes Short data block test In this test mode the radio modem sends a short test string which is preceded by a consecutive number and it ends to the line feed character The short data block is repeated continuously after 1 s break Short data block test is suitable for running data communication tests Error free reception of data can be monitored using a suitable terminal program Example of a short data blocks 00 This is a testline of SATELLINE 3AS radio modem 01 This is a testline of
96. onnecting the D connector pin 12 to ground GND When using the NARS 1F this can be accomplished by moving the slide switch downwards In the Programming Mode the radio modem will use serial port PORT1 with settings 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit For more detailed instructions for changing each setting see Chapter 9 1 and 9 2 36 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 4 2 1 Changing the settings Connect cables RS 232 cable to PC COM port power supply cable to power supply Switch on the PC and start SaTerm program or other terminal program Open a terminal window and then choose Pr in case you are using some other terminal program set the serial port parameters of the program as follows 9600 bits s 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit which is always the default in Programming Mode Connect PROG pin to ground if using the NARS 1F adapter slide the switch downwards the radio modem shifts now into the Programming Mode The screen should look similar to the one shown in the picture below Make desired changes to the settings Save changes by pressing E in the main menu If you don t want to save changes press Disconnect PROG pin from ground if using the NARS 1F adapter slide the switch upwards the radio modem should now return to the Data Transfer Mode Radio frequency XXX XXXXX MHz CF XXX XXXXX MHz spacing 25kHz Radio settings TX po
97. or Epic only CRS 9 Interface cable D9 m D9 f CRS 1M Interface cable D15 m D25 m including power supply cables CRS 1F Interface cable D15 m 025 f including power supply cables CRS 2M Interface cable D15 m D9 m including power supply cables CRS 2F Note In the description m male f female connector type 13 2 RS 485 422 cables and adapters Type Interface cable D15 m D9 f Description including power supply cables Note NARS 2 Interface adapter D15 m screw terminals 1A fuse Screw terminals for RS 485 422 and power supply NARS 2 4A As NARS 2 with 4A fuse for Epic only CRS PB Interface cable D15 m D9 13 3 RF cables CRF 1 Description Cable with TNC m TNC f connectors including power supply cables RG58 3 dB 10 m CRF 5F Cable with TNC m TNC f connectors RG58 3 dB 10 m CRF 5M Cable with TNC m TNC m connectors CRF 15 Cable with TNC f TNC f 90 degree connector RG58 3 dB 10 m RG58 3 dB 10 m RG213 Low loss cable 1 6 dB 10 ECOFLEX10 Low loss cable 0 9 dB 10 m AIRCOM Low loss cable 0 8 dB 10 m ECOFLEX15 Note In the description m male f female connector type Low loss cable 109 0 6 dB 10 m SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 13 4 Antennas GAINFLEX 400 430 Half wave antenna GAINFLEX 430 470 Half wa
98. ort 9 PIN D CONN 25 PIN D CONN RADIO MODEM Fuse 3AS 1A slow 3AS Epic 4A slow Ve o Ep GND O 98 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 2 2 RS 422 wiring PORT2 RS 422 connection RADIO MODEM RD positive A RD negative B TD positive Termination resistor TD negative Fuse 5 1 slow 3AS Epic 4 Aslow If the transmission lines are long the receiving end of the lines must be terminated using a separate termination resistor typical values range from 100 120 ohm depending on the characteristic impedance of the transmission line 99 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 2 3 RS 485 wiring PORT2 RS 485 connection Both ends of the transmission line must be terminated by connecting a separate terminating resistor between the positive and negative signal wire Typical values range from 100 120 Ohm depending on the characteristic impedance of the line RADIO MODEM Data positive Termination resistor Data negative Fuse 5 1Aslow 3AS Epic 4 Aslow Connection to Profibus device RADIO MODEM Data positive Termination resistor Data negative f FUSE 3AS 1 A slow lt x V l l 3AS Enic 4 A slow Vb 4 GND GND 100 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 2 4 Fuse A proper fuse must be connected in between the radio modem and the power su
99. oughly one millisecond 1 ms Start Data Parity End Asynchronous character data format Example With an 8 bit data character length and taking for example a decimal value of 204 which corresponds to a binary value of 11001100 and with a start bit value of O parity bit set to either NO NONE 0 or 1 and with a stop bit value of 1 the possible combinations are listed in the table below DATA Bojan CHARACTER CEP RACIER LENGTH 0110011001 bien pariy sop 107700110001 If the settings of data speed character length parity or the number of stop bits differ between the radio modem and the terminal errors will be introduced into the transferred data The serial port settings of each individual radio modem in system can all be different apart from the data length setting 7 8 or 9 bits which must always be the same in each individual radio data modem In other words the serial port used the data transfer speed parity and number of stop bits can be different in different parts of a same system This is especially useful where one part of the system uses an RS 485 serial port and another part uses the RS 232 serial port In other words radio modems may also be utilised as serial port adapters in addition to the more common role of wireless data transfer The serial port settings can be changed in the Programming Mode 40 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 5 2 Handshake line
100. packet already buffered into the memory is re sent without any change to the timing no additional delays are introduced Because of this relatively short hop distances can be used without the likelihood of errors being increasing due to the added number of repeats A possible error in one of the repeaters does not necessarily cause a total breakdown of traffic The over hop function allows for the use of mobile substations In the example above a mobile substation is first located in the coverage area of repeater R2 The route is defined as M R1 R2 and vehicle When the vehicle moves to the coverage area of repeater R1 the radio modem picks the packet already from the transmission of R1 This is then transferred to the serial port 59 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 using an additional delay so that the timing does not differ from the first situation where the radio modem of the vehicle was in the coverage area of repeater R2 In this way a collision of the reply transmission and the transmission by repeater R2 is prevented When the mobile station is transmitting it is enough that at least one radio modem defined to be a part of the route receives the transmission 7 3 4 Network ID The Network ID is a string of up to eight characters which is used to prevent the reception of the messages coming from an external system The radio modems operating in the same system using Message Routing must have the same
101. ped 99 109 2 9 283 495 WIFITIC Rea 100 died Doel Gata Mis doa ea t cadat dale Fem etu t e dM Ef oua 101 10 253 Power SUD iiti ve Pardi edidit tite esi bti orae 101 10 3 Antenna installation Een ER EUN N S CH YER REN UNE QURE 102 TOSA ierdebela equipmelilsensecesi eue veu RISE 102 10 32 Mobile equipmelilieascoseior eit dein tust tubi ettet an cs cerita 102 19 5 3 t roo Toce tuis t One Erie Dat 102 10 3 4 General antenna installation instructions ext trc e mares 103 11 DESIGNING SYSTEMS 2 2 ci Eoo eh ete Ce anu Apo Eo ea e qe vU EISE en d a 106 11 1 Factors affecting the quality and distance of the radio connection 106 11 2 Radio field strenglhi iiii eee erre ente eoe ep Pa oe ea Vo na Se Pop FUP eU aao reo PE Np rre Erbe nore ie 107 11 3 Remarks concerning the 869 MHz frequency band 107 12 CHECK 108 13 ACCESSORIES we 109 13 1 RS 232 cables and adapters ccce eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee oP eene 109 13 2 RS 485 422 cables and adapters 109 10 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 DEEPBENIM Ion reb 109 13 4 Anfennds uii iniieo erai a
102. pply The correct value depends on the model see list below SATELLINE 3AS d 1 A slow SATELLINE 3AS d 869 1 A slow SATELLINE 3AS d Epic 4 A slow 10 2 5 Power supply The allowed operating voltage is 9 30 SATELLINE 3AS Epic 11 8 30 Voc The radio modem must only be connected to a power supply with an adequate current output power rating minimum is 10W with the Epic SOW The pins 15 and 14 of the D connector are connected to the positive power supply line The pins 8 and 7 of the D connector are connected to negative power supply line ground The DTR line of the radio modem which is connected to pin 1 can be used as an ON STANDBY switch and in this way the radio modem can be switched either ON operational state or OFF STANDBY The logical state 1 more than 3 V of the DTR line corresponds to ON state and a logical state O 0 15 V corresponds to a STANDBY state In applications where the radio modem is used as a portable device meaning battery operation the DTR line pin 1 should be connected to a logical state O always when it is possible to conserve battery power and prolong operational time between battery charging NOTE There is a galvanic connection between signal ground SGND pin 7 ground GND pin 8 outer conductor of antenna connector and modem casing 101 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 10 3 Antenna installation NOTE Because of t
103. r cable V and GND must be connected to a power supply with a proper output voltage and with a minimum output current of 1 A with the SATELLINE 3AS Epic the required output current of the power supply is 5A The DTR pin of the serial line connector must also be connected to a positive voltage Detailed installation instructions can be found in Chapter 10 If the DTR pin is not connected the radio modem will remain in STAND BY mode and will therefore not send or receive any data When creating a test connection you can either use the SaTerm terminal program available for free from authorised SATEL dealers or directly from SATEL Customer Support or HyperTerminal which is included in most the Windows based operating system packages or almost any other terminal program Basic settings for the serial port of the host computer when using a terminal program to communicate with SATEL radio modems are as follows COMI 19200 bps 8 bit data none parity 1 stop bit If the serial port designated as COMI in the host computer is reserved any other free serial port in the host computer can be used with the settings listed Note If you want to change the settings of a radio modem using the Programming Mode of the radio modem with the help of an external terminal the data speed of the terminal must be 9600 bps SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Basic connection between a radio modem and the serial port COMI RS 232 of a PC i
104. r out and causing the signal level to drop Quality measurement every 1 or 12 bytes o J MI D ES L i 23 Rs c V D V E i o v E tc Signal threshold level The chance that two fades occur at the same time is low Time Received signals from two antennas The selected signals are marked in grey 61 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 8 2 Antenna installation Space diversity Two antennas are installed to different spatial positions Signal fading appears at half wave intervals and so the best results are achieved by installing the two antennas of SATELLINE 3AS Epic so that the minimum separation distance is x wavelength used min 0 75 m It is not recommendable to use Miniflex antennas together with the SATELLINE 3AS Epic model min 75cm l min 75cm Polarization diversity Two antennas are installed to the same location but with orthogonal polarizations 62 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The configuration of SATELLINE 3AS radio modems can be easily changed Simply by connecting pin 12 of the D connector to ground GND the radio modem will switch into Programming Mode Serial port PORT 1 is used whenever the radio modem is in the Programming Mode The serial port settings are 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps no parity character length 8 bits and one 1 stop bit SATELLINE 3ASd model contains push b
105. rea and the local spectrum authority should be contacted before the usage of the radio modem 1987 DECLARATION of CONFORMITY In Accordance with 1999 5 EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity Doc No SATEL DC RTTE 090 Manufacturer SATEL Address 142 Meriniityckotu 17 9 24101 Salo Finland Products SATELLINE 3AS SATELLINE 3AS Epic C SATEL TA3 SATELLINE 3A Epic 08 SATELLINE 3AS Epic C SATELLINE 3AS Epic NMS SATELUNE 3AS Epic C NMS SATEL TAS SATELLINE 3AS Epic NMS DII SATELUNE 3A5 Epic C NMS SATELLINE 3ASd Epi SATELLINE JASd foie c Rodio Madem SATELUNE 3A5d Epic DS SATELLINE 3ASd Epic C SATELLINE JASd Epic MMS SATEL TAS SATELLINE 3ASd Epic C NMS SATELLINE 3ASd Epic NMS DB SATELLINE 3ASd Epic C NMS DS SAT LLINE 3A 4 Epic Pra SATELLINE 3ASd Epic Pro Sokkin Notified Sody Opinion according to Annas N ol RATTE Directive Document Nr 153300N Issued by Nemko Oy Dated On 12 07 2010 Notified Body Ne 1987 We the manufacturer of the chove mentioned products hereby declore that these products conform to the essential requirements of the Europaon Union directive 1999 5 EC This Dwclorosion of Conformity is based the Iollowing documents Doc Tyne Prodr if Dove of limum 77819
106. rest modems are configured via the serial port using PDLCONF Windows program that sends binary control messages to the serial port of the modem o SATELLINE 3AS and SATELLINE M3 radio modems are configured via the serial port using any ordinary terminal program or SATEL Configuration Manager PC program The table below shows the analogy of settings between Pacific Crest and SATELLINE radio modems status in software version 3 35 Pacific Crest setting Corresponding SATELLINE 3AS setting Identification Owner not implemented Identification Channel Bandwidth Channel spacing Identification RF Power TX power Radio Link Channel Selection Type Radio frequency Manual Radio Link Current Channel Radio frequency Radio Link Link Rate The fixed link rates are Option 2 amp 3 9600bps 25kHz 4800bps 12 5kHz Option 1 19200bps 12 5kHz 9600bps 12 5kHz Radio Link Modulation Mode Compatibility gt Option 1 4 5 Compatibility gt Option 2 PCC GMSK Compatibility gt Option TRIMTALK GMSK Radio Link Scrambling ON by default Radio Link Transmit Retries not implemented Radio Link TX ACK Timeout not implemented Radio Link Csma Monitoring Priority RX ON TX OFF Default RX Radio Link AutoBase AutoRover not implemented Radio Link Digisquelch Signal threshold Radio Link Forward Error Correction ON by default using Option 1 2 3 Note SATELLINE 3
107. s When using the RS 232 serial interface handshake signals can be used to control data transfer Handshake signals are used for example by the radio modem to inform the terminal that the radio channel is busy and that it cannot initiate transmission The terminal can also control the radio modem via RTS line A common way of using handshaking signals is to monitor the CTS line and ignore the others Usually the terminal is fast enough to handle the data received by the radio modem so the use of RTS line is not necessary Handshaking is not needed if the system protocol is designed to prevent collisions data contention by the use of polling or if there is little traffic and also if there is no harm from occasional data contention situations several radio modems try to transmit at the same time 5 2 1 CTS line The options for CTS line are 1 Clear To Send CTS is active when the radio modem is ready to accept data for new transmission CTS will shift into inactive state during data reception and transmission 2 TX buffer state CTS will shift into inactive state only if the radio modem s TX buffer is in danger of overflowing This typically happens when the serial interface data transfer speed is greater than the radio interface transfer speed and the size of transmitted messages is large 5 2 2 CD line The options for CD line are 1 RSSI threshold CD is active whenever a signal with a level exceeding the level required
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109. s depicted in the schematic below 9 PIN D CONN 25 PIN D CONN RADIO MODEM Fuse 3AS 1A slow 3AS Epic 4A slow Vb O GND O When using the SATELLINE 3AS the operating voltage can be connected to either pin 14 or 15 and the power supply ground to either pin 7 or 8 Fuse size is 1 A slow When using the SATELLINE 3AS Epic model the operating voltage must be connected to pins 14 AND 15 and the power supply ground to pins 7 AND 8 due to a larger current consumption Fuse size is 4A slow 17 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 2 SERIAL INTERFACE The radio modem is referred to as DCE Data Communication Equipment whereas the PC is referred to as DTE Data Terminal Equipment SATELLINE 3AS radio modem includes a 15 pin D type female connector which contains all the connections required to establish communication between the radio modem acting as the DCE and the PC acting as the DTE All EMC requirements set forth by authorities have been taken into account in the design of the radio modem The radio modem user is thereby not required to take any special actions regarding EMC shielding of the radio modem The radio modem contains two separate serial ports which are designated Port 1 and Port 2 Only one port at a time can be used for communication Port 1 complies always with the RS 232 standard Port 2 can comply either with the RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 standards The interface type is set at the
110. s are supported o IEC 60870 5 101 is a protocol commonly used in control applications of power lines o RP570 protocol The message cannot end to the address there must be at least one character after the address It is assumed that there is only one message at a time inside the network simultaneous messages could cause collisions The max number of the routes depends on the actual hardware and the software version Operation of the Tx Rx addresses is automatically blocked in the case of switching the Message Routing function on Getting started with Message Routing The design of any radio modem system requires very precise planning Once the choices between devices their location installation maintenance etc are clear the Message Routing for the system can be implemented Planning your Message Routing System 1 Decide which mode of the Message Routing suits the system Source Mode or Virtual Mode See the following paragraphs for details 2 Design a layout of the system describing the settings such as protocol addresses of the terminal equipment radio frequencies and so on 3 Configure the radio modems accordingly There are two ways to configure the parameters related to the Message Routing 54 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 1 SaTerm PC program 2 Manual configuration in the setup menu In either case please check the chapter on Settings before changing the setup of the radio modems Finally when all
111. s are usually PLC devices that send and receive messages according to a specific user protocol Note The term repeater used in the context of the Message Routing should not be mixed with the Repeater Mode which is a feature independent from the Message Routing 53 7 1 1 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Features of Message Routing The Message Routing feature of the SATELLINE 3AS and Epic is designed to be a fast and transparent to fit real time systems The features include O Q O 7 1 2 7 1 3 Transparent to user protocols Easy construction of a network containing several repeaters Any radio modem may operate as a repeater i e dedicated repeaters are not usually needed thus cutting down on costs Large areas of coverage may be implemented by using only one radio channel The use of mobile substations is also possible to some extent The system will be fully deterministic i e the transmission delays are predictable Because of that the principle of Message Routing is connectionless Added redundancy as a failing radio modem can be in certain cases bypassed with another radio modem positioned in the same coverage area Message Routing is intended mainly for the protocols based on polling scheme and a single master station Limitations of Message Routing It is assumed that the position of the address field in the user messages is fixed However some special protocol
112. s have been certified in most European countries and also in many non European countries Both the amount of data transferred and the size of local area networks is increasing constantly The SATELLINE 3AS can offer speeds up to 19 2 kbps and has a selectable serial interface speed between 300 38 400 bps SATELLINE 3AS also offers many other useful features These include built in support for RS 422 and RS 485 interfaces as well as the standard RS 232 interface The SATELLINE 3ASd and SATELLINE 3ASd Epic models include a built in LCD display offering the user both new features and increased flexibility No longer do you have to rely on access to a PC or terminal device to check or alter the configuration of the unit now this can be achieved by viewing the LCD display and using the four 4 push buttons The display is also a useful tool in testing the radio connection between radio modems SATELLINE 3AS facilitates the construction of large radio networks using the built in Message Routing function which is both fully transparent to the user and can be used with most system protocols SATELLINE 3AS also offers option of error correction utilising the FEC method Forward Error Correction FEC can be used to minimise errors caused by noisy channels SATELLINE 3AS radio modem operates in one of the 4 basic modes of operation Data Transfer Mode Programming Mode Test Mode or Standby Mode NOTE This user guide version 3 4 is compatible with
113. s of the selected test from ON to OFF and vice versa After the tests have been set o desired states confirm all changes by pressing BACK The display will return o the previous higher level When the tests have been switched ON he TD led is green Test signal will be activated by pressing BACK and saving he setting RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Port 2 Handshaki ng Addi tional Test Factory setup Contrast EXT yp Sel ect SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Pope Handshaki ng Addi ti onal gt Tests Factory set up Contrast EXT Sel ect SER KOR corti OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX FUL Ne OFF Data Whiten OFF BACK yp Change b 87 gt Short Block OFF Long Block OFF BACK yp Change 9 2 7 Restoring factory settings RF frequency Radio settings Addressing Press y Dto move cursor gt Port 1 to point to Factory set up Port 2 selection and press SELECT to Additional move on to the submenu Test gt Factory setup Contrast CANCEL yb Sel ect Press YES and all radio modem configuration settings will return to factory settings NOTE The display will show the question two 2 times to make sure that restoring factory settings is actually intended Do you want to restore factory settings NO
114. s y or p until the last changeable digit has the desired value and confirm changes by pressing SET 81 CF 468 5000 MHz gt 468 2000 MHz CANCEL Net CF 468 5000 MHz gt 468 5000 MHz CANCEL yp next CF 468 5000 MHz 5468 2000 MHz CANCEL yp SET The radio modem will acknowledge changes if they are within acceptable limits 1 MHz from the center frequency and within optional band limits with a similar message as shown on the right frequency value depends on entered value The display will return automatically to display the main menu if the entered frequency is not acceptable an error message will be Ch accepted 5468 2000 MHz displayed CHECKING THE CENTER FREQUENCY Press y or D until the cursor gt points to RF frequency selection and then press SELECT to move to a submenu which can be used to check or modify the frequency The current active channel frequency setting is shown in the display To check other related values press p To change the active channel frequencies press CHANGE f p was pressed the display will now show the lower and higher limits of frequency Band 1 these values cannot be changed To change he active channel frequency value press display will show the lower and higher limits of frequency Band 2 these values cannot be changed To change the active channel
115. software for your PC Using the program it is easy to configure the radio modems to use the FCS function There is also a scanning tool for measuring the power level of the selected radio channels A more detailed description of FCS function and FCS terminal software is available from the manufacturer or from the nearest distributor A screen snapshot of the FCS terminal software below Free channel scan monitor Version 0 92b Ini File Serialport Settings Scanning Note SL commands must be set ON from modem setup menu p Frequency list 7 before using this free channel scanning setup program Free Channel scanning timing setup Modem type TX Master Ris listening time for message ms 500 C RX Slave Beacon time if no data sent ms 300 4 C Repeater Beacon disable timeout 2 10 TX master with repeater C RX slave with repeater FreeScan net ID hex foo Channel hop threshold dBm 110 y Read Setup Exit 29 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 9 User data whitening In some cases if the user data includes a large number of constant characters additional bit errors may appear The use of error correction FEC is recommended in such cases If that is not possible the Data whitening feature can be used to improve the reliability of data transfer The feature is set on off in the programming mode NOTE All radio modems which are to communicate wit
116. sososooossoosssssesosesosesooossoossosssso 26 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 3 5 Errorcheckihg ves cacicevsccctcsccecccasssvcscdaescsvacssvessducasessegabecseccetsceccstvedeessdeseeenges 27 3 6 Dual Band Version iesisc esis ci ctsicnincsesiesaececeseuevensecacccseaascssoseencoteeustewstecaussts 27 3 7 Dual Channel function sss cesiecsecdideasscaccseseceddscestatecesccossdcesesadtoaucasccesess 28 3 8 Free Channel Scan FCS function ccccscsssccsscssscssscssscssscssccssccsscessees 29 3 9 User data whitening 30 3 10 Pacific Crest and TRIMTALK compzatibility eee eee e eee eren 30 Generaly ia TER TETTE 30 3 10 2 Configuration in Programming Menu Sese venda eee ite eet Deo De teen 30 3 10 3 Configuration by using SL commands sec ees t tette bu ei ed 31 CN RE MESI Ie me eee E eT E UES E E E en P aE 31 310 5 Repeater TUrlc Hbf sos ccce uis i ee OE 33 3 10 6 Suppor for Local Remote dodtesses a i oce ti eio PH t S eH doi ideis 33 Deu 34 3 10 7 1 Transmission delays using Option 1 Pacific Crest 4FSK 25 kHz channel 34 3 10 7 2 Transmission delays using Option 2 Pacific Crest GMSK 25 kHz channel 35 4 USER ss 36 4 1 LED inditUlOFS UNA CHER
117. substation will add when transmitting to the base station its address characters into the beginning of the data packet thus defining the origin of the sent data packet In the base station radio modem addresses have been switched OFF so that they are transmitted as is to the base station terminal device for further processing 6 3 Using repeaters and addresses in the same system In systems with several repeaters a substation and a base station addresses must be used in radio modems It is possible to realise also a system with only one repeater without addressing In such a case the base station will however hear the message both from the substation and from the repeater in other words the message is duplicated as it moves along the route There are at least two ways of realising such a system depending on the capabilities of the terminal devices in question and on the number of repeaters to be used and on their relative positions to each other 6 3 1 System with several repeaters In systems with several serial or parallel chained repeaters addressing must be used to prevent messages from ending up in loops otherwise formed by repeaters and to ensure that only the desired addressed radio modem receives the data intended for it All radio modems in the network must be set to a state in which the RX addressing is switched ON and TX addressing is switched OFF Base station and all substations add an address string in the beginning o
118. t modem receives messages from SATELLINE modems that have their TX address matching the Local Address o Remote address 0 255 255 by default that is the broadcast address to be received by all SATELLINE modems receive the message from a Pacitic Crest radio provided their RX1 address matches the Remote Address of a Pacific Crest transmitter or if the message has the broadcast address 255 O O O OO SATELLINE modems must have the following key settings 31 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 FEC OFF because the FEC here means SATEL 3AS FEC not Pacitic Crest TRIMTALK Error check OFF Full CRC16 check OFF Radio Compatibility Option 1 in case of Pacitic Crest 4 FSK Radio Compatibility Option 2 in case of Pacific Crest GMSK Radio Compatibility Option 3 in case of TRIMTALK GMSK Addressing o When TX address is selected ON then TX1 address is used like PDL Remote address that is the destination address for the transmitted messages Default value is 255 note the hexadecimal format of the setting o When RX Address is selected ON then RX1 address is used like PDL Local address Default value is 0 0000 0 note the hexadecimal format of the setting Q Os OO Note Addresses are NOT applicable in TRIMTALK 450s mode so SATELLINE modems must have their RX TX addresses OFF with Option3 The configuration tools and settings are different between SATELLINE and Pacific Crest modems o Pacific C
119. t settings mode Setup 4 Push button function descriptions Display of the software NE 5 version Version X YZ Cursor indicates Display in active line Programming Mode Cancel Back button E Select button Up button Down button 39 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 5 TRANSPARENT DATA TRANSMISSION 5 1 Serial interface data format The SATELLINE 3AS radio modem serial interface uses an asynchronous data format No external synchronising signal is needed since necessary timing information is acquired from the start and stop bits transmitted before and after each data field bits byte The data transfer speed of the serial interfaces can be set to 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 bps bits per second The length of the data field must be 7 8 or 9 bits When using a data field length of 7 or 8 bits a parity bit may also be used One character to be transmitted will thus contain a start bit the data bits which define the specific character in question an optional parity bit and one or two stop bits The overall length of one character is therefore 10 11 or 12 bits This should be taken into account when calculating the data throughput capability of a system In other words the number of start stop and parity bits must be considered A useful rule of thumb is that at a data transfer speed of 9600 bps the transmission of one character will require r
120. ta 9 bit data Enter selection or Serial port 1 data Bits ESC to previous menu gt 1 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status OFF 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 7 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 4 1 2 3 None parity Even parity Odd parity Enter selection or Serial port 1 parity bits ESC to previous menu gt 3 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status OFF 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 7 bit data 4 Parity bits Odd parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt 5 1 2 1 stop bit 2 stop bits Enter selection or Serial port 1 stop bits ESC to previous menu gt 2 70 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Now all of the modifications of the example have been performed and the new values are displayed Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status OFF 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 7 bit data 4 Parity bits Odd parity 5 Stop bits 2 stop bits Enter selection or ESC to previous menu gt ESC The settings of the serial port must be modified to correspond with the settings of the terminal device that is to be connected to the radio modem Modification of the settings of serial port PORT 2 is done according to the principle described above and by first selecting from the m
121. tance between receiving antennas is 4 wavelengths which at a frequency of 450 MHz corresponds to a distance of 50 cm 3 2 1 RSSI signal RSSI signal Received Signal Strength Indicator pin 5 of the D type connector gives an indication of the strength of the received radio signal This signal can be used to determine the approximate signal level The curve on the following diagram describes a typical relationship between the received signal strength and the voltage at pin 5 RSSI value of the last received message can also be requested locally by using a SL command SL R see chapter 9 3 3 The RSSI value is available 7s after the reception of the message After that the value is returned to zero SATELLINE 3AS Epic responds by the stronger RSSI value of the two receivers 4 5 4 RSSI pin voltage level V 4 4 0 5 4 i 5n Signal level dBm o H i a a 4 i ir OFF 120 118 116 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 20 NOTE SATELLINE 3AS d and SATELLINE 3AS d Epic radio modems marked with the text E2 on the serial number label all SATELLINE 3AS d radio modems delivered since mid June 2004 are NOT equipped with RSSI pin by default because it requires a special hardware assembly If RSSI is required it must be clearly stated in the order with Epic modem please mention also the antenna port RX TX or RX only from where the RSSI is required Note also that Serial Port 2 RS 232 485 422 and RSSI pi
122. tched ON only in the radio modems acting as repeaters to prevent the packets from remaining in endless loops in the network Repeaters may also act as ordinary substations in that case the terminal device must wait until the message has reached the end of the repeater chain before sending data Addresses Modem 1 Modem 2 Modem 3 Modem 4 master repeater repeater TX2 12 23 34 Bev E RX2 21 12 23 34 TX1 12 21 32 43 fetxd RX1 bx MEX 32 sai 43 34 6 3 4 Redundant repeater chain Reliability of a radio data communication system can be improved significantly by designing redundant equipment setup for master and repeater stations The two repeater chains are separated by proper dual addressing setup Slave stations need to be able to communicate with the master through the both repeater chains By using the TX address auto switch function the slave station modem directs the reply message to the repeater chain from which the request has been received If TX address auto switch has been set ON see chapter 9 1 3 radio modem checks out the RX address of the received message When one of the RX addresses is recognised all the messages coming in from the serial interface will be sent to the air with matching TX address The use of TX address auto switch function is not recommended if Repeater Function is set ON 52 SAT
123. thout restoring factory settings 9 1 9 Saving modified settings into the permanent memory All modified settings must be saved into the permanent non volatile memory of the radio modem before switching out of the Programming Mode Selecting the main menu selection E automatically saves the settings Enter selection gt E Configuration saved Please turn off program mode switch NOTE To switch the radio modem back into Data Transfer Mode the MODE pin of the D connector D15 pin 12 must be disconnected from ground GND 79 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 10 Updating software The software of SATELLINE 3AS d is stored in a flash memory If needed the software is easily updated by SaTerm terminal program Please see the user guide of SaTerm for more details 9 2 Changing parameters using the LCD display SATELLINE 3ASd contains a LCD display that allows modification of the radio modems contiguration settings without the use of an external terminal device This is especially convenient when moditying or re installing radio modems in the field The radio modem is switched into Programming Mode by pressing the SET UP button m First the LCD display will shortly display the model of the radio modem and the software revision information after which it will automatically display the main menu which is a list of the modifiable configuration settings The main menu is used to select the desir
124. tibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF 4 Serial port 1 ON 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit 5 Serial port 2 OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit RS 232 6 Handshaking CTS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RIS Ignored Pause length 3 bytes Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data Whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF Restore factory settings E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT without saving 7 Enter selection gt 63 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 1 Changing frequency active radio channel frequency The frequency of the active radio channel can be changed by selecting main menu selection 1 In the example below the frequency is changed 468 2000 MHz gt 468 5250 MHz Enter selection gt 1 Radio frequency setup Active channel 468 2000 MHz Lower limit band 1 466 2000 MHz Upper limit band 1 470 2000 MHz Lower limit band 2 466 2000 MHz Upper limit band 2 470 2000 MHz Channel spacing 25 kHz Enter new frequency MHz or ESC to previous gt 468 5250 A list of frequency values will appear on the screen updated with the new active radio channel frequency value Radio frequency setup Active
125. ting information simultaneously The menu will then display the following text Routing Set up Mode Protocol Address Net id Route list Route add Route delete Enter selection or Virtual routing Userdefined 02 03 0009 testnet Delete all routes ESC to previous m enu gt 8 Press Y key to delete or Do you really want to del ete all routes ESC to cancel gt 78 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 7 Activating tests Tests can be activated by selecting main menu selection 9 For more information on tests see Chapter 5 4 Tests are activated by setting the status of the desired test to ON and will remain active until the value of the selection in the menu is returned to the value OFF Enter selection gt 9 Tests setup 1 Short block test OFF 2 Long block test OFF NOTE Message Routing and FCS mode must be disabled in prior to set ON the Test mode 9 1 8 Restoring factory settings Selecting main menu selection A can restore factory settings Enter selection gt A Restore factory settings Do you want to restore factory settings Y N gt Restoring is confirmed by pressing Y Y YES or cancelled by pressing N NO Also the pressing of ESC button at any point in the procedure will return the display to the previous next higher menu level wi
126. tion and several 49 Using repeaters and addresses in the same system 50 System With several repeats au eei et ior ise noU A Re Ie d 50 Repeater chain using address pairs sc meee oed 5 Repeater chain using m ads 52 Red hda t repeater cell asd tio eres a a ett e 52 MESSAGE ROUTING siicccdsecsscussveswecedsccsescecsssscsesteanavessseuseisccsewcuceverscasveses 53 Introduction to Message Routing ssesscceesesseosecseseesssscosesseosessessesssseose 53 Features of Message Routing ec 54 Limitations of Message Routing se eerie 54 Getting started with Message RetINIG esce wee ees ROME POSU TEENS REA 54 SaTerm and the configuration of the Message Routing 55 Manual configuration of the Message Routing 55 Configuration of the protocol in Message Routing 56 Operating modes of Message Routing 57 Detailed description of Message Routing 58 Source Mode s ete eli MD EDU tel 58 Virtual Mode Routing once AAA M E MU S M pU A M E 58 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing usa tet ue edocti etie ees 58 Ib esie des
127. tion to protective earth The lightning protector will be assembled between the radio modem and the antenna 103 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 The type of the antenna cable is dependent on the length of the antenna cable and the following table can be used to select a suitable type Attenuation 10m 450MHz lt 5m RG58 3 0dB RG213 1 6dB ECOFLEXIO 0 9dB AIRCOM 0 8dB ECOFLEX15 0 6dB AIRCOM cable is partially air insulated so the use of this cable requires that the connection between the cable and the connectors are fully airtight If there is a line of sight path between the antennas a 6 dB power marginal is usually adequate However if the connection is built on the reflection and or the knife edge diffraction the path loss can vary even 20 dB depending on the weather conditions In this case a short test can give a too positive result of the quality of the connection Thus the height of the antennas and topographical obstacles must be surveyed with great care From time to time a marginal connection can be used if the data transmission protocol is well prepared for this and the data transmission that occasionally slows down does not cause any problems to the system Vertical polarised antennas antenna elements are in vertical position are often used in radio systems In a system between a base station and substations vertical polarisation is recommended The radio modem antenna cannot be mounted on the same l
128. tions of the example have been performed and the new values are displayed on the menu see above KKKKK SATELLINE 3AS SW Version x yz HW uCE3 TC4x 1 Radio frequency 468 5000 MHz CF 468 2000 MHz spacing 25 kHz 2 Radio settings Tx power level 20 mW Signal threshold 90 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay 100 ms Diversity RX OFF EPIC PWRSave OFF Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF 4 Serial port 1 ON 19200 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit 5 Serial port 2 OFF 19200 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit RS 485 6 Handshaking CTS TX buffer state CD Data on channel RTS Flow control Pause length 4 bytes 7 Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data Whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT without saving Enter selection 73 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 9 1 5 Special functions Special functions are modified by selecting from the main menu selection 7 For further information see the relevant Chapters describing the said functions The current values of the parameters are displayed and can be moditied in toggle type fashion by choosing the
129. tory to local regulations and or requirements and or laws SATELLINE 3AS Epic radio modem is shipped with two different cooling elements If the transmitter of the radio modem is to be ON full power over 20 96 of the operating time additional cooling is required 3 2 Receiver The sensitivity of the receiver depends on the channel spacing of the radio modem data speed of the radio interface and on the mode of the FEC error correction according to the table below 25 kHz 12 5 kHz Effect of settings on the receiver sensitivity The Signal Threshold Level setting of the receiver determines a level above which the search for the actual data transfer signal is active It is recommended that values given in the table are used If the Signal Threshold Level setting is set too low the CD LED is ON constantly it is 24 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 possible that the receiver is trying to synchronise itself with noise in which case the actual data transmission might remain unnoticed Alternatively weak data transmissions will be rejected even though they would be otherwise acceptable SATELLINE 3AS Epic radio modem contains two separate receivers and a selection is made between the received signals in order that the stronger better signal is used By using this method the signal fading caused by multipath propagation will be smaller than if just one antenna and receiver are used The recommended minimum dis
130. uttons and a LCD display which can be used to modify configuration settings without the help of an external terminal device The radio modem will switch into Programming Mode by pressing the SETUP m button If the SL command function has been activated active radio channel and addresses can be changed without switching the radio modem into Programming Mode Serial port settings will remain as those defined previously when the radio modem was in Programming Mode 9 1 Changing parameters using a terminal device PORT 1 of the radio modem is connected to a terminal device or a PC which is in terminal emulation state This can be accomplished by using a suitable program such as the SaTerm program or the Windows Hyper Terminal program Check the wiring of the serial port connection cable Terminal device serial port settings must be set to 9600 bps N 8 1 data transfer speed 9600 bps no parity data length 8 bits and one 1 stop bit MODE pin pin 12 of the D connector of the radio modem is then connected to ground GND Following this the radio modem will transmit the following message to the terminal certain configuration settings might differ from the ones shown SATELLINE 3AS SW version 3 XX uCE3 TC4x 1 Radio frequency XXX XXXXX MHz CF XXX XXXXX MHz spacing 25kHz 2 Radio settings TX power 1000 mW Signal threshold 112 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay Oms Diversity RX OFF EPIC PWRSave OFF Compa
131. ve antenna CA420Q Sleeve fed quarter wave whip 2dBi 405 440 MHz CA450Q Sleeve fed quarter wave whip 2dBi 440 475 MHz MINIFLEX 400 430 Helix antenna MINIFLEX 430 470 Helix antenna ANTENNA 869 Quarter wave antenna for 869 MHz modems SATEL antenna selection includes also directional and or omni directional antenna These can be supplied separately on request Antennas are also available for the 869 MHz frequency range 13 5 Filters and lightning protectors If a radio modem system is installed in an environment that contains high power transmitters or sources of radio frequency interference it is highly recommendable to insert suitable filters between each radio modem and its antenna If a station is installed to a location exposed to lightning it is recommended to insert a lightning protector to the feed line outside the protected zone SATEL Technical Support can give guidance in the selection of suitable products 13 6 Power supplies Type PS DIN 2 100 240 Vac 24 Vdc 2 5A to be mounted to DIN rail 13 7 Battery pack SATEL 321 Weather proof battery pack with extended life time 13 8 Installation and enclosures I DIN Installation plate for DIN rail mounting for 3AS d modems I DIN Epic Installation plate for DIN rail mounting for Epic Weather proof housing IP43 for 3AS d modems H WPm2 Weather proof housing IP53 H WP X2 Weather proof housing IP43 for Epic modems 110 SATELLINE 3AS User
132. ver if the Address to RD line setting is on the radio modem does not remove the address SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Address Data Data Transmission addressing has been set ON The radio modem will add the primary TX address to the beginning of the data packet Address Data EXT Reception addressing has been set ON but both the primary and secondary RX addresses of the radio modem are different from the address of the received data packet Data does not appear on the RS 232 interface 48 Data H a Reception addressing has been set OFF The radio modem will transfer all received data to the RS 232 interface Data Address Data Reception addressing has been set OFF The radio modem will consider the characters of the address as a part of the data and will send all the characters to the RS 232 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 Address Data Data Q lt n Reception addressing has been set ON but there is no address in the data packet Data will appear on the RS 232 interface ONLY if the first 2 characters of the data match either of its own interface RX address The radio modem will remove those 2 characters of data 6 2 1 Connection between two points When forming a connection between two points it is recommended that both the reception and transmission addresses are identical in both radio modems T
133. wer 1000 mW Signal threshold 112 dBm FCS OFF ww SATELLINE 3AS SW version 3 XX uCE3 TC4x TX start delay Oms Diversity RX OFF EPIC PWRSave OFF Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF RX address to RS port OFF TX address autoswitch OFF Serial port 1 ON 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit Serial port 2 OFF 9600 bit s 8 bit data None parity 1 stop bit RS 232 Handshaking CIS Clear to send CD RSSI threshold RTS Ignored Pause length 3 bytes Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data Whitening OFF Routing OFF Tests OFF Restore factory settings EXIT and save settings QUIT without saving Enter selection 37 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 4 2 2 Restoring factory settings Selecting menu selection A may restore factory settings Enter selection gt A Restore factory settings Do you want to restore factory settings Y N gt Factory settings are restored by selecting Y YES By pressing any other button current settings will remain active The modem will ask this question twice to make ensure that this is a valid command 4 3 Display and push buttons SATELLINE 3ASd and 3ASd Epic SATELLINE 3ASd includes a LCD display Liquid Crystal Display with a backlight In the Data Transfer M
134. without the written consent of SATEL SATEL PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN DESIGNED INTENDED NOR INSPECTED TO BE USED IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT RELATED DEVICE OR SYSTEM RELATED FUNCTION NOR AS A PART OF ANY OTHER CRITICAL SYSTEM AND ARE GRANTED NO FUNCTIONAL WARRANTY IF THEY ARE USED IN ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS MENTIONED Salo FINLAND 2014 SATELLINE 3AS User Guide Version 3 6 RESTRICTIONS ON USE SATELLINE 3AS d radio modems have been designed to operate on frequency ranges the exact use of which differs from one region and or country to another The user of a radio modem must take care that the said device is not operated without the permission of the local authorities on frequencies other than those specifically reserved and intended for use without a specific permit SATELLINE 3AS d 330 470 MHz is allowed to be used in the following countries either on licence free channels or on channels where the operation requires a licence More detailed information is available at the local frequency management authority Couritries AT AU BE BR CA HR CZ CY DK EE FI FR DE GR HK HU ID 15 IE IL IT KR LV LT MY MX NL NO OM PL PT RO RU SG SK ZA ES SE CH TH TR UA GB US and VN Special version for Korea available SATELLINE 3AS d 869 MHz is designed to operate in the following countries listed below on the licence free frequency band of 869 400 869 650 MHz not incorporating the band 869 300 869 400 MHz
135. y pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu DEFINING RTS LINE STATUS Press y and D until the desired function is indicated by the cursor gt and confirm selection by pressing SET The display will return to the previous higher level submenu gt 5 Clr to send CD RSSI RTS Ignored Pause len 3 p Change User Gui SATELLINE 3AS de Version 3 6 l stop bit 2 stop bits CANCEL yp SET L 86 gt CTS Clr to send Buf state yp CANCEL SET gt RSSI Data Always ON CANCEL SET yb gt I gnored Flow Cont Recept ctrl yb CANCEL SET 9 2 5 Selecting special functions Press y or p until the cursor gt points to Additional selection and press SELECT to move on to the submenu Press y or p until the cursor gt points to the setting to be modified Press CHANGE to toggle the status of the said parameter from ON to OFF and vice versa Press CHANGE until the parameter has the desired status Repeat for all special functions to be modified and finally confirm all changes by pressing BACK The display will return to the previous higher level submenu 9 2 6 Activating tests Press y or p until cursor gt points to Tests selection and press SELECT to move on to the submenu Press y or p until cursor gt points to the test that is to be initiated Press CHANGE to toggle the statu

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