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Page 3: ...n 15 1 1 1 Operating at Ultra High Frequency Band 16 1 1 2 Modulation Technique 17 1 1 3 Media Access Control MAC 17 1 1 4 Operating Modes 18 1 1 5 Management Tools 18 1 1 6 Security 18 Chapter 2 Gene...
Page 4: ...ification Commands 31 3 5 1 INFO 31 3 5 2 STATE 32 Appendix A Technical Specifications 33 A 1 Technical Specifications 33 A 1 1 Radio Transceiver 33 A 1 2 Radio Transmitter 34 A 1 3 Radio Receiver 34...
Page 5: ...AW400Tx The information and data in this Manual are a valuable asset of ArWest Communications and are developed by the expenditure of considerable work time and money and are the result of original s...
Page 6: ...Software and manual upon termination of your use of the AW400Tx All ownership copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the Software belong to ArWest Communications If these license t...
Page 7: ...ese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre...
Page 8: ...1 489 5 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the essential requirements of the directive 1999 5 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipm...
Page 9: ...CC Rule Parts Frequency Range MHZ Output Watts Frequency Tolerance Emission Designator BC 90 406 1 470 0 1 0 0 5 PM 3K00F1D BC 90 406 1 470 0 1 0 0 5 PM 3K00G1D BC 90 406 1 470 0 1 0 0 5 PM 6K00F1D BC...
Page 10: ...es NA Inc 1365 Adams Court Menlo Park CA 94025 650 463 2900 650 463 2910 NOTES INFORMATION X Operation in bands 462 463 MHz and 467 468 MHz is subject to compliance with RSS 210 Certification of equip...
Page 11: ...ut the take back and recycling of this product please contact your supplier where you purchased the product or consult Glossary C Micro Controller AGC Automatic Gain Control ALC Automatic Output Power...
Page 12: ...shift keying MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time To Repair PA Power Amplifier PCB Printed Circuit Board PDA Personal Digital Assistant PLL Phase Lock Loop PMP Point to Multipoint PSK Phase...
Page 13: ...ormation Technical Assistance If you have a problem and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation contact your local dealer Alternatively request technical support using the Ar...
Page 14: ...Preface Related Information Return Material Authorization 14 www arwestcom com...
Page 15: ...ent QAM modulation and transmits it at RF power output levels from 15 dBm up to 30 dBm operating in UHF frequency band 406 to 470 MHz Figure 1 1 AW400Tx The UHF transceiver is also capable of receivin...
Page 16: ...Plug and play at its best robust withstanding the most adverse of conditions 1 1 1 Operating at Ultra High Frequency Band AW400Tx operates in UHF frequency band covering both licensed and unlicensed...
Page 17: ...x protocols Half Duplex Base Half Duplex Remote and Repeater are the alternative to Simplex protocols that provide bidirectional link with the dynamic band width allocation Note Repeater decreases the...
Page 18: ...n 1 1 5 Management Tools The built in management tools along with AWLaunch configuration and monitoring software application will provide the following benefits 1 Easy user s interface for system conf...
Page 19: ...vide DC power of 4 2V 5 DC The standalone unit s RF interface is a 50 ohm impedance matched standard MMCX connector as required by regulation 2 1 3 Power Consumption Power consumption of the UHF radio...
Page 20: ...that to support 8 miles distance range between Base station and AW400Tx unit an antenna mast should elevate the base antenna a minimum of 20 feet above the average level of the terrain 1 The supply vo...
Page 21: ...hat could be changed through the CLI are Data Port Settings Baud Rate Data Bits 8 7 Parity Odd Even None Flow control None or RTS CTS Alarm Settings Radio Operation Modes Sleep modes On Off Activate b...
Page 22: ...the set value is replied A command with the certain Parameter Name and blank Parameter List displays the current settings for a given parameter To set the mode ordered by CLI commands as permanent Use...
Page 23: ...e 2 If the unit detects the Escape Sequence The transmitter continues sending over the air the data received from DTE before Escape Sequence and buffers the data from DTE The Receiver immediately stop...
Page 24: ...to acknowledge switching from Data to Maintenance mode and vice versa In Maintenance Mode the unit s serial port must keep Clear to Send CTS line always active see also MPORT on page 28 Note The powe...
Page 25: ...onsible for configuring radio s operation mode It has six parameters listed below LINK Parameter Name Parameters List Unit Serial Number Connect BS 003578659922 1 003574459923 C Parameter Name Paramet...
Page 26: ...modulation 12 Transparent w EOT Receiver used with GMSK and 4FSK 13 Transparent w EOT Transmitter used with GMSK and 4FSK 14 STL Receiver used with 4FSK modulation 15 STL Transmitter used with 4FSK m...
Page 27: ...payload Half Duplex Base and Half Duplex Remote protocols are not supported in current release LINK ADDR and LINK CLKCORR commands are not recommended for using on site of End Users 3 3 Serial Interf...
Page 28: ...n MPORT mode DP MP is low 3 4 Special Commands 3 4 1 ALARM The ALARM command is intended to set up the alarm indication mode and alarm control lines behavior ALARM Parameter Name Parameters List Param...
Page 29: ...ts the user settings defined by the prior parameterized BOOT commands 3 4 3 HELP The HELP command types the list of all available commands HELP Display this usage BOOT Reboot the unit LINK RF Link Ope...
Page 30: ...e activated by real time CLK DTR RTS lines and command received through TTL inputs The user can select one two or all three conditions SLEEP Parameter Name Parameters List Parameter Name Parameter Lis...
Page 31: ...ID 33 S N 000000 020303 Hardware Ver 1 0 Software Ver 1 8 Rev 14 BootLoader Ver 2 0 Rev 02 Parameter Name Parameter List ID Product ID SN Six bytes Serial Number SN HW 1 0 hardware version in numeric...
Page 32: ...al strength RSSI is equal to 147 dBm if there is no signal received from transmitter Parameter Name Parameter List TTL1 0 1 State of TTL_IN1 line TTL2 0 1 State of TTL_IN2 line RSSI 52 to 116 dBm Indi...
Page 33: ...F module provides half duplex communication with transmitter output power of 1 W 30 dBm in the frequency band 406 470 MHz with channel spacing 25 20 12 5 6 25 kHz It supports the following modulation...
Page 34: ...Channel Spacing 114 dBm for 6 25 kHz Channel Spacing Receiver Sensitivity for DQPSK BER 1x 10 4 110 dBm for 25 kHz Channel Spacing 110 dBm for 20 kHz Channel Spacing 111 dBm for 12 5 kHz Channel Spac...
Page 35: ...00 bps DQPSK 14400 bps D8PSK 19200 bps D16QAM Data Rate Radio Interface 6 25 kHz Channel Spacing 2400 bps DBPSK 4800 bps DQPSK 7200 bps D8PSK 9600 bps D16QAM Forward Error Correction FEC Reed Solomon...
Page 36: ...cy Range Up to 115200 bps Data Rate Embedded Firmware Compensation for Operation at Extremely Low and High Temperatures Compact Design Component Details Input Voltage 4 2 V 5 Power Consumption average...
Page 37: ...t 37 www arwestcom com A 1 7 Mechanical Properties For End product Dimensions for PCB Mounted Enclosure 80 mm x W 46 5 mm x H 7 6 9 5 mm 3 15 x 1 83 x 0 3 9 50 mm 37 in 7 6 mm 3 in Connector 16 lead T...
Page 38: ...6 Lead Header Connector ECS Corp P N 9616 D1 01 03 PIN Signal Designator Signal name Description I O Comments 1 GND GND Ground Signal and Chassis Ground 2 DSP UART 1 TXD Transmit Data TTL Input Serial...
Page 39: ...4 RTS Request to Send TTL Input Gates the flow of receive data from the radio to the user on or off An internal 10K pull down enables data receive if this signal is left unconnected In normal operatio...
Page 40: ...fications External Connectors User Ports Connector 40 www arwestcom com 16 VCC36 PWR Power Supply External Regulated positive 4 2V DC from ext Power Supply PIN Signal Designator Signal name Descriptio...
Page 41: ...uce heat Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specifie...
Page 42: ...ct should never be used Without the user thoroughly understanding operator s manual After disabling safety systems or altering the product With unauthorized accessories Contrary to applicable laws rul...
Page 43: ...e operating a UHF radio The quality and strength of the UHF signals translates into range for UHF communications The system s range will greatly depend on the local conditions Topography local communi...
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Page 45: ...the Radio postage paid with proof of the date of original purchase and the buyer s return address to the Company or an authorized service center The Company will not be responsible for any loss or da...
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