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Data Base Station 

UHF, 700, and 800 MHz with 

Crescend Power Amplifier 

 

User Manual  

P/N 001-2019-500 

Revision 0 
June 2010 

 
 

Summary of Contents for Dataradio Paragon4

Page 1: ...R T L I N K 299 J oh ns o n A ven u e Su it e 110 Wa se ca M N 56093 t 507 833 8819 f 507 833 6748 cala mp co m Dataradio P Pa ar ra ag go on n4 4 Data Base Station UHF 700 and 800 MHz with Crescend P...

Page 2: ...ECKING OUT NORMAL OPERATION 12 5 OPERATING DESCRIPTION 13 5 1 RADIO ASSEMBLY 13 6 OPERATION CONFIGURATION 18 6 1 BROWSER BASED INTERFACE 18 6 3 IP NETWORK CONFIGURATION 19 6 4 WEB SERVER LOGIN 21 6 5...

Page 3: ...P SERVICES SETUP 37 FIGURE 33 NAT ENABLED ON PARAGON4 39 FIGURE 34 PARAGON4 EXAMPLE 1 39 FIGURE 35 PARAGON4 EXAMPLE 2 40 FIGURE 36 PARAGON4 EXAMPLE 3 40 FIGURE 37 PARAGON4 EXAMPLE 4 41 FIGURE 38 NAT E...

Page 4: ...CE PACKAGE CONTROL 75 FIGURE 75 CONTROL RF TESTS 76 FIGURE 76 MAINTENANCE AVAILABLE FEATURE OPTIONS 78 FIGURE 77 MAINTENANCE RSSI DISPLAY 78 FIGURE 78 MAINTENANCE SYSTEM LOG 79 FIGURE 79 A SYSTEM LOG...

Page 5: ...nd or temperature referred to Performance data indicates typical values related to the particular product No part of this documentation or information supplied may be divulged to any third party witho...

Page 6: ...at keeps the network synchronized Default Gateway A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A networking protocol that allows admini...

Page 7: ...rally an OID consists of a node in a hierarchically assigned namespace OIP Optimized IP Compresses TCP and UDP headers and filters unnecessary acknowledgments This makes the most use of the available...

Page 8: ...identifies a host Switch Ethernet Computer networking device that allows sharing a limited number of ports to connect computing devices to host computers Replaces network hubs layer1 switches layer2 r...

Page 9: ...matched effective throughput All Paragon4 models are supplied in a standard 19 inch wide rackmount The Paragon4 full duplex radio modem chassis assembly includes A second generation high speed Datarad...

Page 10: ...43 2kb s 43 2 kb s SRC4FSK 32 kb s 16 kb s 64kb s 32 kb s 16kb s 32 kb s 16kb s Uses Dataradio s Next generation high efficiency Enhanced DBA E DBA over the air protocol Over the air compatible with G...

Page 11: ...the RMA clearly on the outside of the package Include a complete de scription of the problem and the name and telephone number of a contact person RETURN REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THIS IN...

Page 12: ...5 15p plug to IEC 60320 C19 receptacle for the AC DC power supply Two DC power cables to connect the radio modem assembly and the power amplifier module to the DC power supply Coax cable 24 inch to c...

Page 13: ...g and installation of antenna landline or microwave mod em and host PC or portable computer Details of these are outside the scope of this manual This ma nual covers the radio modem assembly The power...

Page 14: ...001 2019 500 Rev 0 Paragon4 UHF 700 800MHz User Manual 6 4 3 Rear Views Figure 3 Paragon4 unit rear view Figure 4 Backplane RX1 RX2 BSC2 Exciter Speaker Panel 10 amp fuse J18 Access port J9 J19...

Page 15: ...urations Standard 120 240 VAC electrical power is required It should be capable of providing at least 6A 120V or 4A 240V to power the Paragon4 base station 4 4 1 Standard Power Supply Configurations T...

Page 16: ...overed Caution Do not operate this unit in a completely enclosed cabinet 4 4 2 ICT22012 70N DC Power Supply The rack mounted ICT 22012 70N power system components used consist of a backplane and two 7...

Page 17: ...ate this unit in a completely enclosed cabinet High current leakage use only the cord supplied with this equipment for power If accessing modules power at both the switch and the AC inlet must be dis...

Page 18: ...ives its 13 8VDC power from the ICT DC power supply through a 10AWG DC power cable In the standard configuration shown in Figure 3 there is no in line fuse be tween the power supply and power amplifie...

Page 19: ...wer via the backplane PCB A 12AWG DC power cable provides power to the back plane PCB at the heavy duty power connector J20 4 4 4 2 Ground Connections The Paragon4 base station chassis requires a secu...

Page 20: ...module with N type connectors 3 Similarly terminate the TX cable end at the rear position of the Power Amp s module with an N type connector Caution When terminating RF cables use brand name crimping...

Page 21: ...Amber bootloader program running Red malfunction reset LOCK LED Green PLL locked Red PLL not locked 1 LED Green RF carrier signal on audio channel 1 is above ma nually adjusted mute threshold Off RF c...

Page 22: ...ode Test Mode transmitting in test mode Idle 10 MHz 10 MHz Locked 10 MHz con nection bro ken unable to lock Acquiring 10 MHz Lock Idle if 10 MHz was never con nected Lock Synth lock Normal Synth unloc...

Page 23: ...below Table 3 Power Amplifier indicators LED Function DC ON Lights green when DC power 13 8 VDC is applied LOW OUTPUT Lights red when output power drops to approximately 80 85 of set output power HIGH...

Page 24: ...ule information as shown in figure above Table 4 ICT N 1LED Module Status Display GREEN YELLOW AC line voltage is present Module is not present in the slot DC output voltage is present Module is not p...

Page 25: ...ne of two sources From an external 10MHz reference supplied by the customer It connects to the BNC1 connector on the P4 backplane PCB and with jumper JP1 set to position 2 3 From a Disciplined Clock b...

Page 26: ...ers and operating firmware can be updated remotely even over the RF network itself using the standard File Transfer Protocol FTP Figure 10 Web Interface 6 1 1 Interface Setup and Status The Paragon4 u...

Page 27: ...0 0 0 Encryption Disabled Keep the RF IP setting as is providing customer is not using the 10 0 0 0 IP network Enable RIPv2 on Base station 6 3 2 Configuring Local PC 1 Click Start Settings Control Pa...

Page 28: ...n Host and PC are part of different IP subnet Figure 12 IP Network Settings in Router Mode with Router On a PC running MS Windows with an existing LAN connection connect either to the ETH1 or to ETH2...

Page 29: ...Login to the device For an initial installation enter a User Name of 1 to 15 characters and the default Password ADMINISTRATOR upper case letters Click OK The web interface Welcome screen opens Figure...

Page 30: ...the value s entered to the relevant parameter s If not satisfied click on Cancel button to restore to the value s present before a change was made Note Cancel command only affects the dialog boxes or...

Page 31: ...fied time zone Configured under Setup Advanced Time Source SNTP CWID Callsign Continuous wave ID Way of sending FCC license ID using Morse code Continuous Wave Identification uses Morse Code to automa...

Page 32: ...le is down Model Number Indicates the model of the receiver transmitter Serial Number Unique number assigned to the receiver transmitter at time of manufacture Frequency range Shows the receive transm...

Page 33: ...plined Clock circuit is no longer within specification due to age damage or extreme environmental conditions Disabled The Disciplined Clock is not active The 10MHz source from this cir cuit is unreli...

Page 34: ...wires are added from the PA supply terminals and the P4 backplane TB1 1 TB1 2 terminals Forward power Displays forward power when the optional external power sensor assembly p n 030 03547 xxx is inst...

Page 35: ...nd high 2 4V min Fan 2 Fan speed monitoring signal Analog sinusoidal input 0 5VDC or digital TTL input de tection threshold low 0 4V max and high 2 4V min Digital Values Alarm A1 input Generic Alarm i...

Page 36: ...nnector An external analog device s voltage must not exceed 30 Volts The default units of measure used for monitoring an external device are volts It is possible to change the default units by creatin...

Page 37: ...elds on the connected unit Figure 19 Setup Basic General Setup Item Description Station Name Station name identifier Enter string up to forty characters in length letters and or numbers System ID Fact...

Page 38: ...for each individual unit Factory default is 192 168 202 1 for all Paragon4 units connected to their ETH1 port For ETH2 configuration see Setup Advanced LAN IP Netmask Set to valid IP netmask for each...

Page 39: ...001 2019 500 Rev 0 Paragon4 UHF 700 800MHz User Manual 31 6 7 3 Setup Basic RF Frequencies Figure 21 RF Frequencies...

Page 40: ...30 MHz for 700 MHz frequency ranges by 45 MHz for 800 MHz frequency ranges or by 5MHz for UHF frequency ranges E g Assuming Min Rx 851 000 000 MHz Max Rx 869 000 000 MHz Offset 45 000 000 MHz If sele...

Page 41: ...nly if IP Gateway Service selection is Custom choose the socket connection mode from the drop down list box choices of TCP Server TCP Client or UDP Local IP Address Valid unicast or multicast IP addre...

Page 42: ...Address Set to valid unique IP address for each individual unit Factory default is 192 168 203 1 for all Paragon4 units connected to their ETH2 port For ETH1 configuration see Setup Basic Basic IP Con...

Page 43: ...HEX format factory set RF IP Address Displays factory assigned address nnn nnn nnn nnn Factory Entering 0 0 0 0 sets the RF IP Address to the factory default and highlights the Factory name active ad...

Page 44: ...ink Active on ETH1 Link check is Disabled Default Enabled Host address IP address of a router host to be pinged periodically Ping failure threshold This many failed pings in a row are needed to mark t...

Page 45: ...hernet IP Address plus one Lease Duration The period over which the IP Address allocated to a DHCP client is referred to as a lease Lease Duration is the amount entered in minutes A value of 0 indicat...

Page 46: ...IP List Select Add and type the new IP address to be added to the read only Trap IP list The window will expand downward to show all addresses in the list To delete an address to the Trap IP List Sele...

Page 47: ...tion External Host 1 200 1 1 1 24 RF Network Public Network External Network RF Network Mobile 1 Network Mobile 2 Network Mobile 1 Network Base Paragon4 Ethernet 1 192 168 1 1 24 Mobile Host 1 173 30...

Page 48: ...twork Mobile 1 Network 4 Packet 2 Source Address 173 30 1 2 Destination Address 10 0 1 1 5 Packet 2 Source Address 173 30 1 2 Destination Address 10 0 1 1 RF Network 6 Packet 2 Source Address 173 30 1...

Page 49: ...e 2 Network Management Network Private Network 173 30 1 0 24 Base Paragon4 Ethernet 1 192 168 1 1 24 Mobile Host 1 173 30 1 2 24 Mobile G3 Mobile G3 Ethernet 2 172 30 1 1 24 RF 10 0 1 2 24 RF 10 0 1 3...

Page 50: ...ernal Host 1 200 1 1 1 24 Mobile 1 Network External Network 4 Packet 2 Source Address 200 1 1 1 Destination Address 10 0 1 2 5 Packet 2 Source Address 200 1 1 1 Destination Address 10 0 1 2 RF Network...

Page 51: ...es 6 8 4 3 1 1 ParagonP4 MIB File Each ParagonP4 unit firmware package is bundled with three MIB files found inside mibs zip file dataradio regs mib contains a top level set of managed object definiti...

Page 52: ...Dataradio Network Management using SNMP User Manual Part no 120 47001 nnn for more details Note Both Read Community and Read Write Community passwords are required to operate SNMP MIB For all Paragon...

Page 53: ...ore details on Network Management using SNMP refer to Dataradio Network Man agement using SNMP User Manual Part no 120 47001 nnn bscModule 1 bscIdentity 2 bscRadioIdentity 3 bscDiagnostics 5 bscStatis...

Page 54: ...figuration IP addressing modes The IP Addressing web page contains two sections the one on top controls the forwarding of IP broadcast packets and the other on the bottom controls IP multicast packets...

Page 55: ...of these address the IP packet is for warded over the RF interface to all the Mobile units If multicast forwarding is enabled on the Mobile units the IP packet will be forwarded to the Mobile s Ethern...

Page 56: ...ch interface of a unit has its own IP address and netmask From the IP address and netmask it is easy to calculate the broadcast address associated to the interface For instance if the Ethernet interfa...

Page 57: ...1 unit If Sender wants to reach Mobile Host 1 Mobile Host 2 and Mobile Host 3 with a single packet he can send to destination address 172 30 1 255 Sender Base P4 RF Airlinks Mobile Host 2 172 30 1 3 2...

Page 58: ...sabled option buttons control limited broadcast packets forwarding When enabled the unit forwards limited broadcast packets Upon reception of a limited broadcast packet the unit takes the following ac...

Page 59: ...st 4 with a single packet he can send to destination address 255 255 255 255 Notice that Sender and Base units are on the same LAN routing equipment does not usually forward limited broadcast packets...

Page 60: ...imited broadcast packet it received from the Base unit If the user wants the Base unit to do the discarding of the limited broadcasting packets then the limited broadcast forwarding must be disabled o...

Page 61: ...cast routing protocols to build the proper path from the sender to the receivers a tree like path is formed from the sender to the receivers Figure 44 Registration to multicast group First step Figure...

Page 62: ...nvironment an outside sender host might be interested in sending multicast packets to any one of the following groups All Mobile group Various Mobile Host groups The Base P4 in the illustration units...

Page 63: ...the Base station Multicast Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the registration of the multicast groups by the Base Mobile address Indicates the All Mobile multicast group Multicast Address List Indi...

Page 64: ...P Settings Item Description RF ACK Disabled Default TCP packets are always RF acknowledged regard less of this option setting Enabled Use when packets need to be acknowledged at the RF level by the re...

Page 65: ...tion of the destination network Netmask The mask portion of the destination network Gateway IP Address The IP address of the gateway to use when trying to reach the given network Type Static routes ad...

Page 66: ...me in the Unit Identification and Status page Figure 51 Advanced IP Configuration Time Source Item Description SNTP Client Disabled Default Enabled Server address IP of the SNTP Server in dot decimal...

Page 67: ...cal devices Figure 52 Advanced IP Configuration Ethernet PHY Item Description ETH1 PHY PHY Bitrate Auto Negotiate Force to 100 Mbps Force to 10 Mbps Default PHY Duplex Displays factory configured mode...

Page 68: ...001 2019 500 Rev 0 Paragon4 UHF 700 800MHz User Manual 60 6 8 10 Setup Advanced Diagnostic Settings Figure 53 Advanced IP Configuration Diagnostic Settings...

Page 69: ...l not be accurate without the optional external power sensor assembly p n 030 03547 xxx Refer to your CalAmp sales channel for details The file names entered in this section should match the file name...

Page 70: ...ng any entry denotes comments c symbol preceding a string of up to 80 characters denotes file description This string will be dis played under description field on the Diagnostics Settings page of the...

Page 71: ...t in the following errors Table 7 Possible Error messages Error Description No file found The file name entered is not found on the unit Bad header or bad file format found Syntax Error No data found...

Page 72: ...ation User Settings Item Description Temperature Display Celsius default Fahrenheit Select desired temperature scale Where applicable the temperature will be displayed in selected tempera ture scale P...

Page 73: ...Old Password For an initial installation enter the default Password ADMINISTRATOR all upper case letters For subsequent access use the Password that you will have configured New Password Enter a strin...

Page 74: ...rol List Delete Entry Deletes entry in the Access Control List Import Access list from file Imports Access List from file Populates Access Control table from the file accesslist acl It is basically a...

Page 75: ...d by RF OIP interface TX Pkts RF OIP Total number of packets transmitted by RF OIP interface RX Ctrl Pkts RF Airlink Total number of control packets received by RF Airlink interface RX Data Pkts RF Ai...

Page 76: ...ical Layer Datalink Layer Network Layer Transport Layer Application Layer Figure 60 Layers and protocols applicable to Dataradio implementation In reality no data are directly transferred from layer n...

Page 77: ...nk layer comprises two Ethernet interfaces ETH1 and ETH2 and an RF interface Ethernet1 and Ethernet2 interfaces statistics are illustrated in Figure 63 Layer N Layer N 1 Layer N 1 RX IN TX OUT Convent...

Page 78: ...re 64 Each E DBA cycle consists of a fixed number of con trol packets e g Requests Acknowledgements etc and a dynamically allocated number of data pack ets This is why both Data and Control packets co...

Page 79: ...r during the Current period is shown as is the Largest value recorded for any period The number of packets scheduled may not match the number of packets actually received See Statistics Interfaces pag...

Page 80: ...inbound in very short bursts eg license plate inquiries may see a busy channel due to request loading even though the inbound channel throughput value is comparatively low Roll statistics every secon...

Page 81: ...d the GeminiG3 mo biles can transmit ping packets to a given IP address Four packets are sent and the time taken for each to reach the destination and return is displayed Figure 66 Maintenance Ping Te...

Page 82: ...must keep the drp extension then reloaded back into the original Paragon4 or into anoth er Paragon4 by using an FTP client Do not load more than 5 separate configuration files into a single Paragon4...

Page 83: ...unit Have your record of all the original Paragon 3 factory settings handy before proceeding with restoring to factory settings 6 11 3 Maintenance Package Control Figure 68 Maintenance Package Control...

Page 84: ...e Carrier Modulation SRRC4FSK SRRC8FSK SRRC16FSK Tone Tone Tone Network Speed kb s Typical dev iation in kHz Network Speed kb s Typical dev iation in kHz Network Speed kb s Typical dev iation in kHz 1...

Page 85: ...a square wave Used to check low frequency balance at a frequency of 100 Hz Random Data Starts a 20 second test transmission with a carrier modulated with random data Random data test transmissions ar...

Page 86: ...representative for options availability and cost Figure 70 Maintenance Available Feature Options 6 11 6 Maintenance RSSI Display Figure 71 Maintenance RSSI Display Item Description RSSI RSSI Table Ma...

Page 87: ...recorded It is recommended to perform an Erase Log every so often 6 11 7 1 Reading the Log Entries The system log records critical events resulting from unexpected conditions during Paragon4 base sta...

Page 88: ...component and the reason of an error so that a corrective ac tion could be recommended Figure 74 An Assert type system log entry Note 0x0 exit code signifies normal non faulty system exit 6 11 7 1 2 R...

Page 89: ...ox for selecting the desired format for the Local Port GPS data delivery UDP Hosts Dynamic window expands as Hosts are added or shrinks as Hosts are deleted Screen capture shows one UDP Host added dis...

Page 90: ...001 2019 500 Rev 0 Paragon4 UHF 700 800MHz User Manual 82 6 13 Remote Table Figure 76 Remote Table...

Page 91: ...irlink layer until the RF acknowledgement for that message is received Note The Average Outbound Delivery Time for all mobiles over a period of time is also availa ble on the Statistics Performance pa...

Page 92: ...ugh the Web Pages They can be found on the bottom of the navigation pane Figure 77 Help Icon Item Description Site Map Click Site Map link to display a page that hierarchically lists all Web Pages on...

Page 93: ...to connect the exciter module to the service monitor if necessary Short RG 214 cable 1 foot with N Type male connector to connect the power amplifier module to the service monitor if necessary RF loa...

Page 94: ...om 50W 700 or 800 MHz 70 watts factory configurable from 35W Tolerance 15 20 Service monitor set to read power or 150W in line wattme ter installed as close as possible to the unit antenna connector V...

Page 95: ...and RX2 PWR and LOCK LED must remain steady green TX PWR LED and LOCK LED remain steady green TX LED lights red after 10 seconds and stays red thereafter For steps below on the Radio Set Up Web page p...

Page 96: ...cy Error Under Test Tone section select Unmodulated and click Execute 300 Hz 25 o C ambient or 1 ppm from 30 to 60 o C 0 1 ppm 30 to 60 o C Service monitor set to read frequency error 0 1 ppm requires...

Page 97: ...F Gen output to 70 dBm Using a 1KHz tone set TX deviation to 1 5 kHz for a 12 5KHz channel 3 0 kHz for a 25KHz chan nel and 6 0 kHz for a 50KHz channel 3 Backplane corresponding to the receiver being...

Page 98: ...Table 10 Carrier Deviations 7 3 2 PF Switch Nearly all test Actions described in tables 3 and 4 above can be done by selecting the relevant test tone via the Radio Tests page of the web interface How...

Page 99: ...itor mode pressing to position 2 has no effect Table 11 Test Tones Generation 20 Second Test Tones PF key generated For a MODULATED test tone Press PF to 1 for approximately 1 amber blink and release...

Page 100: ...ed additional information on net work latency and network loss may also use the pathping command EXAMPLE tracert www yahoo com at the command prompt displays the intermediate routers between local hos...

Page 101: ...t 466 14 1 html 7 5 BSC Firmware Upgrading The Paragon4 radiomodem firmware is field upgradable using the unit s Ethernet port The process involves connecting to the IP address of the base from a host...

Page 102: ...ernet browser b Enter the user name and password in the usual manner and allow the Welcome page to load c In the left pane click on Unit Status The Unit Identification and Status pane should display t...

Page 103: ...supply or PA power cable with in line 30A fuse for DC power supply application RX Current Consumption 13 8 VDC 3 0A max Two receivers with speaker monitoring TX Current Consumption 13 8 VDC 24A DC typ...

Page 104: ...Transmitter Frequency range 406 1 512 MHz 757 758 763 775 MHz FCC 764 776 MHz IC 851 869 MHz Power Output field service adjustable 50 100W 35 70W 35 70W Spurious Emissions transmit standby 36 dBm to...

Page 105: ...0 SRRC8FSK 15K8F1D C 14K0F1D pending 13K7F1D G 43200 14400 SRRC8FSK 15K8F1D C 14K8F1D pending 13K4F1D G 32000 16000 SRRC4FSK 16K1F1D C 14K0F1D pending 13K4F1D G 32000 8000 SRRC16FSK 8K30F1D D 7K20F1D...

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