Satel SATELLINE-EASy Pro 35W, User Manual

Page 1: ...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...

Page 2: ...output power depends on the type of station SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W is allowed to be used in the following countries either on licence free channels or on channels where the operation requires a licenc...

Page 3: ...ectromagnetic 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 u...

Page 4: ...d by it are used in unlawful ways The devices mentioned in this manual are to be used only according to the instructions described in this manual Faultless and safe operation of the devices can be gua...

Page 5: ...TIONS 11 1 1 Default settings 13 2 OTHER FEATURES 15 3 SATELLINE EASY PRO 35W SPECIAL FEATURES 16 3 1 Call Sign 16 3 2 Temperature protection of RF power amplifier 16 3 3 Protection of current 17 4 SE...

Page 6: ...9 6 Support for Local Remote addresses 32 7 9 7 Latency 32 7 9 7 1 Transmission delays using Pacific Crest 4FSK on 25 kHz channel 33 7 9 7 2 Transmission delays using Pacific Crest GMSK on 25 kHz chan...

Page 7: ...REFERENCE FREQUENCY 61 9 3 3 Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver sensitivity 62 9 3 4 Changing addressing 64 9 3 5 Changing serial port settings Port 1 65 9 3 6 Modification of hand...

Page 8: ...e Mode Routing 85 11 3 2 Virtual Mode Routing 85 11 3 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing 86 11 3 4 Network ID 87 12 INSTALLATION 88 12 1 Installation of a Radio Data Modem 88 12 1 1 RS 232 Wiri...

Page 9: ...17 1 Functional delays 100 17 2 Transmission related delays 100 17 2 1 Transmission delays when the radio TX frequency is changed 101 17 2 2 Transmission delays when using a 12 5 kHz radio channel 101...

Page 10: ...and selectable channel spacing The SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W can offer radio speeds up to 19 2 kbps and has a selectable serial interface speed between 300 38 400 bps SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W includes a bu...

Page 11: ...tivity 47 dB 12 5 kHz 52 dB 25 kHz FEC ON Selectivity 67 dB 50 kHz FEC ON Intermodulation Attenuation 60 dB FEC ON Blocking 86 dB FEC ON Spurious Rejection 60 dB FEC ON Power Consumption 1 8 W 110 W t...

Page 12: ...GMSK PacificCrest TRIMTALK TRIMTALK is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Ltd GENERAL DC input ranges Nominal voltage 9 16 VDC 4 pin ODU MINI Snap Size 1 Temperature Ranges 25 C 55 C Complies with sta...

Page 13: ...rimTalk450s T 5 PCC FST Addressing RX Address OFF ON OFF TX Address OFF ON OFF RX addressing to RS port OFF ON OFF TX address auto switch OFF ON OFF Serial port 1 Status ON ON OFF Interface RS 232 Fix...

Page 14: ...am Basic settings for the serial port of the host computer when using a terminal program to communicate with SATEL radio modems are as follows COM1 9600 bps 8 bit data none parity 1 stop bit If the se...

Page 15: ...ealed when immersed in water to a depth between 15 cm and 1 meter SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W modem is equipped with a high power 35 W transmitter It is designed for easy mobile use in demanding field cond...

Page 16: ...allowed If the digits are wrong kind there will be message Value error Small letters will be converted to capital letters automatically If Call Sign ID field remains empty the Call Sign transmission w...

Page 17: ...carrier power 3 3 Protection of current In case of a bad antenna impedance matching the current consumption of the Power Amplifier may be too high For this reason the maximum current is limited to 12...

Page 18: ...he RS 232 standard Signal 8 pin ODU RD 4 TD 5 CTS 2 RTS 1 GND 3 MODE 6 Description of pins RD Receive Data Output of the data received from the radio modem to the DTE TD Transmit Data Input of the dat...

Page 19: ...automatically as soon as a button is pressed The radio modem will shift into the Programming Mode by pressing the SETUP push button When activated the menu shows a listing of the changeable parameters...

Page 20: ...erational TX and RX frequency n 120 11 5V Compatibility Satel 3AS TX 35W SETUP Satel 3AS is one of the radio protocols TX 35W Current output transmission power is 35W n 120 11 5V TX Power 35W Spacing...

Page 21: ...y on certain frequencies The range is shown as LO Low and HI High Band 2 limits Lo 403 000 000 Hi 473 000 000 Exit The modem can be limited to operate only on certain frequencies The range is shown as...

Page 22: ...ssarily directly compatible with each other 6 2 Connectors The device adopts a high standard waterproof ODU 8 pin data connector Antenna connector type is 50 Ohm TNC female 1 Data connector 8 pin ODU...

Page 23: ...ODE line is NOT connected i e the radio modem is in Data Transfer Mode 2 Power connector 4 pin ODU MINI SNAP Style G4 size 1 Note Both PWR pins 1 2 must be connected Note Both GND and pins 3 4 must be...

Page 24: ...utput 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 transm...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...smitted data When the data is received the checksums are verified before data is forwarded to the serial port There are two different options for error checking that can be accessed in the Additional...

Page 27: ...ferent 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 frequenc...

Page 28: ...m provides the following radio compatibility settings Pacific Crest 4 FSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON Pacific Crest GMSK modulation Transparent mode FEC ON Scrambling ON TRIMTALK...

Page 29: ...fitted to Trimble transmitters SL S 5 sets PCC FST The modem responds with OK message if the requested mode is supported or ERROR if the mode is not allowed SL S enquires the active mode The modem res...

Page 30: ...Remote address that is the destination address for the transmitted messages Default value is 0x00FF 255 note the hexadecimal format of the setting When RX Address is selected ON then RX1 address is us...

Page 31: ...fitted to PCC Option 4 TRIMTALK 450s RX fitted to Trimble Option 5 PCC Transparent FST Serial Interface BREAK to Command not implemented Serial Interface Modem Enable Yes not applicable Serial Interf...

Page 32: ...The default value is 0x00FF 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...

Page 33: ...rface Number of bytes sent Bps 1 10 100 500 1200 77 ms 159 ms 971 ms 4590 ms 4800 48 ms 68 ms 317 ms 1438 ms 9600 43 ms 52 ms 209 ms 912 ms 19200 40 ms 45 ms 154 ms 650 ms 38400 39 ms 41 ms 127 ms 519...

Page 34: ...dividual radio modem in a system can all be different apart from the data length setting 7 8 or 9 bits which must always be the same in each individual radio data modem In other words the serial port...

Page 35: ...e 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...

Page 36: ...n 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 channel change 8 3 Timing and delays during data...

Page 37: ...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 a SL command to be valid a pause must be detected befor...

Page 38: ...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 recommend...

Page 39: ...display of the receiving radio modem NOTE 1 Green TD led indicates active test mode NOTE 2 Normal data transfer is not available while the Test mode is active Remember to switch it OFF before startin...

Page 40: ...tel Configuration Manager software or alternatively a terminal program SaTerm HyperTerminal etc Power cable C P 35W Data Cable NARS ST for 8 pin connector Interface adapter NARS 1F includes a mechanic...

Page 41: ...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...

Page 42: ...ef freq 438 0000 MHz Spacing 25 kHz 2 Radio settings Tx power 35W Signal threshold 115 dBm FCS OFF TX start delay 0 ms Compatibility Satel 3AS Call sign OFF 3 Addressing RX address OFF TX address OFF...

Page 43: ...ency is in between Lower limit band1 2 and Upper limit band1 2 default usable range is the full 70 MHz band Because of possible deviations in each country and or region concerning the authorised use o...

Page 44: ...band 2 473 00000 MHz Enter new frequency MHz or ESC to cancel 460 000 Enter Reference frequency 460 00000 MHz Lower limit band 1 403 00000 MHz Upper limit band 1 473 00000 MHz Lower limit band 2 403...

Page 45: ...n menu Enter selection 2 Radio setup 1 TX power 35 W 2 Signal threshold 115 dBm 3 TX start delay 0ms 4 Free Channel Scan RX Slave OFF 5 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS 6 Call sign OFF Enter selection or...

Page 46: ...hannel Scan RX Slave OFF 5 Radio compatibility Satel 3AS 6 Call sign OFF Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 4 Free Channel Scan settings 1 Free Channel Scan mode OFF 2 Type of modem RX Slave 3 FC...

Page 47: ...he modification of the values within allowed limits Modification of all other primary and secondary transmitter and receiver addresses is done in similar way Number 3 is pressed in the Main menu Addre...

Page 48: ...umber of stop bits is changed 1 2 Number 4 is pressed in the Main menu Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status ON 2 Data speed 9600 bit s 3 Data bits 8 bit data 4 Parity bits None parity 5 Stop bits 1 st...

Page 49: ...ction or ESC to previous menu 2 Serial port 1 Settings 1 Port status ON 2 Data speed 19200 bit s 3 Data bits 7 bit data 4 Parity bits Even parity 5 Stop bits 1 stop bit Enter selection or ESC to previ...

Page 50: ...ion OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tests OFF A Restore factory settings B Info E EXIT and save settings Q QUIT...

Page 51: ...election or ESC to previous menu 2 Select CD line action property 1 RSSI threshold 2 Data on channel 3 Always ON Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 2 Serial ports 1 and 2 Handshaking 1 CTS line p...

Page 52: ...l RTS Flow control Pause length 3 bytes 7 Additional setup Error correction OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands ON Priority TX Full CRC16 check OFF User Data whitening OFF 8 Routing OFF 9 Tes...

Page 53: ...ete 8 Delete all routes Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 1 Routing mode setup 1 Disabled 2 Source routing 3 Virtual routing Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 3 Routing Setup 1 Mode Virtua...

Page 54: ...address position setup 1 Start position 02 2 Length 01 Enter selection or ESC to previous menu 2 User defined address length setup Current value 01 Enter new length 1 4 3 User defined address length s...

Page 55: ...s setup Current routing address 0009 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu 0002 Address setup Current routing address 0002 Enter new address HEX or ESC to previous menu ESC Routing Setup 1 Mod...

Page 56: ...ables the addition of a route Route add Enter destination address HEX Selection 7 enables the removal of a route Route delete Enter destination address HEX Selection 8 enables erasure of ALL routing i...

Page 57: ...by pressing N N NO Also the pressing of ESC button at any point in the procedure will return the display to the previous next higher menu level without restoring factory settings 9 2 15 Info The Info...

Page 58: ...and Channel Spacing Reference frequency and Com Port 1 The radio modems configuration settings can be done without the use of an external terminal device This is especially convenient when modifying...

Page 59: ...TX 468 52500 MHz RX 468 52500 MHz Compatibility Satel 3AS TX power 35W Spacing 25kHZ Ref438 00000MHz COM1 19200N81 TX 35W SETUP After pressing the SET UP button the display will show the main menu whi...

Page 60: ...first digit of the value indicating the this first digit cannot be edited To move onto the next digit press Next Press or until the said digit has reached the desired value Press NEXT to move on to th...

Page 61: ...y setup Contrast EXIT Select Press or until the cursor points at Reference freq selection and press Change TX RX freq TX freq RX freq Reference freq Ch Spacing Back Change Band 1 limits are shown By p...

Page 62: ...ncy is not acceptable an error message will be displayed New common freq 468 52500 MHz Cancel Next 9 3 3 Changing radio settings transmitter power and receiver sensitivity Press or until the cursor po...

Page 63: ...press NEXT to move on to the next digit TX start delay 00000 ms Cancel Next Repeat the above described five 5 times Press or until the last changeable digit has the desired value and finally confirm c...

Page 64: ...sing or and finally press Change RX addr OFF TX addr OFF RX addr RS OFF TX add auto OFF Back Change Press or until the first digit of the address has reached the desired value and move on to the next...

Page 65: ...2400 bit s 4800 bit s 9600 bit s 19200 bit s 38400 bit s Cancel Set MODIFICATION OF THE NUMBER OF DATA BITS Press or until the cursor points to the desired number of data bits 7 or 8 or 9 bit data le...

Page 66: ...s relating to handshaking parameters Press or until the cursor points to the desired submenu selection and press CHANGE CTS Clr to send CD RSSI RTS Ignored Pause len 3 Back Change DEFINING CTS LINE FU...

Page 67: ...igher level submenu Error corr OFF Error check OFF Repeater OFF SL commands OFF Priority TX Full CRC16 OFF Data whiten OFF Back Change 9 3 8 Activating tests Press or until cursor points to Tests sele...

Page 68: ...he cursor to point to Contrast selection and press Select to move on to the submenu Radio frequency Radio settings Addressing Port 1 Port 2 Additional Test Factory set up LCD Contrast Exit Select The...

Page 69: ...must be enabled using Programming Mode before they can be used An SL command is a continuous string of characters which is separated from other data by pauses that are equal or greater than time defi...

Page 70: ...o nnn nnnnn MHz SL nn Set RX TX frequency nn channels above reference frequency Frequency Reference frequency nn Channel spacing where nn 0 Number of channels 2 SL nn Set RX TX frequency nn channels b...

Page 71: ...esponse xxxx yyyy SL A xxxx yyyy wwww zzzz Set addresses to values TX1 xxxx TX2 yyyy RX1 wwww RX2 zzzz SL A Get all addresses response xxxx yyyy wwww zzzz 9 4 3 Radio parameters Command Effect and des...

Page 72: ...200 defines the baud rate b 8 7 or 9 defines the character length c N E or O defines the parity d 1 or 2 defines the number of stop bits Response is OK at the original baud rate SL P xx Get measured s...

Page 73: ...er 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 i...

Page 74: ...ess is only used in repeater applications Radio modems configured to function as repeaters will repeat data messages using either the primary or secondary address depending upon which address was used...

Page 75: ...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 23...

Page 76: ...mission addresses are identical in both radio modems This is the easiest way to control addresses and the risk caused by interference from other systems operating in the same area is minimal Example b...

Page 77: ...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...

Page 78: ...ns 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...

Page 79: ...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 dat...

Page 80: ...hich includes network id see later route information original user message encapsulated redundant information such as checksums for error checking etc The radio modems along the route relay the frame...

Page 81: ...t is assumed that the position of the address field in the user messages is fixed However some special protocols are supported o IEC 60870 5 101 is a protocol commonly used in control applications of...

Page 82: ...ed 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 Finally the setup of each actual radio modem can be uploaded b...

Page 83: ...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 p...

Page 84: ...onfigured Changing routes Only master station needs to be reconfigured All radio modems need to be reconfigured Maximum length of route 13 hops No limit Overhop function Yes No Network ID Yes Yes Stor...

Page 85: ...network has been programmed into this base station When the terminal device X transmits a packet to e g terminal Y radio modem 0 will detect the address Y from the data received through the serial po...

Page 86: ...he 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...

Page 87: ...er 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 preven...

Page 88: ...ASy Pro 35W the voltage is limited to 16V NOTE When selecting a suitable location for the radio modem it must be ensured that no water can get into the radio modem under any conditions Direct sunlight...

Page 89: ...SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W 12 1 3 Power supply The allowed operating voltage is 9 16 VDC The radio modem must only be connected to a power supply with an adequate current output power rating minimum is 1...

Page 90: ...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 poss...

Page 91: ...ncy range becomes narrower Note this specially with 35W When designing and installing a system it is advisable to prepare to test the system and also to consider serviceability of the system In partic...

Page 92: ...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...

Page 93: ...ntennas G Gain and by installing the antenna high long connection distances can be realised using the SATELLINE EASy Pro 35W radio modem Low loss Cable G 6 dBi 30 m Master Station Data Terminal 5 m G...

Page 94: ...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 0 7 dB 10 m in order not to waste...

Page 95: ...s 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 at...

Page 96: ...y possible sources of interference The radio modem should not be installed onto a strongly vibrating surface The radio modem should be installed in such a way as to minimise exposure to direct sunligh...

Page 97: ...for more detailed information about other power cable options 15 3 RF cables Type Description Length Note CRF 1 Cable with TNC m TNC f connectors 1 m RG58 3 dB 10 m CRF 5F Cable with TNC m TNC f conn...

Page 98: ...nd plane 6 dBi 465 475 MHz CA400Y CA420Y CA450Y Directional yagi 6 dBi 380 410 MHz Directional yagi 6 dBi 405 440 MHz Directional yagi 6 dBi 440 475 MHz CA400Y CA420Y CA450Y Directional yagi 8 dBi 380...

Page 99: ...2 61 3D 104 68 h 147 93 190 BE 233 E9 19 13 DC3 62 3E 105 69 i 148 94 191 BF 234 EA 20 14 DC4 63 3F 106 6A j 149 95 192 C0 235 EB 21 15 NAK 64 40 107 6B k 150 96 193 C1 236 EC 22 16 SYN 65 41 A 108 6C...

Page 100: ...time from SLEEP to modem ready triggered by IRQ data when Data in TD input 40ms typical RD TD turnaround wait if RX freq TX frequency 20ms app 40 ms recommended for compatibility prior to other 3AS fa...

Page 101: ...e transmitter frequency is changed from TX1 to TX2 by an SL command during the transmission there has to be at least 40 ms delay after the SL command before the Transmit Data 17 2 2 Transmission delay...

Page 102: ...er of bytes sent Bps 1 10 100 500 1200 52 49 48 50 4800 45 45 44 44 9600 44 44 68 121 19200 44 44 104 360 38400 48 48 132 496 Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 0 100 200 300 400 500 600...

Page 103: ...ion Forward Error Correction Number of bytes sent Bps 1 10 100 500 1200 30 30 18 16 4800 23 23 21 12 9600 23 23 21 17 19200 22 22 22 19 38400 22 22 38 102 Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 marg...

Page 104: ...of bytes sent Bps 1 10 100 500 1200 35 34 29 30 4800 28 28 27 23 9600 28 28 28 23 19200 28 28 36 64 38400 27 27 58 185 Delays are in milliseconds and with a 10 margin 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 18...