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INTEGRA-TR™
WIRELESS MODEM FOR LICENSED SPECTRUM

USER MANUAL
PN 001-4008-000 REV 16

Revised December 2010

Summary of Contents for Integra-Tr

Page 1: ...INTEGRA TR WIRELESS MODEM FOR LICENSED SPECTRUM USER MANUAL PN 001 4008 000 REV 16 Revised December 2010...

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Page 3: ...2 Moved CD certificates to Appendix A REV 9 Nov 2001 Added Extended ID information to Section 2 REV 10 Nov 2002 Added Splinter Channel Digital I O and note to LED table 1 to Section 2 REV 11 Sep 2003...

Page 4: ...he product shipped RF Exposure Compliance Requirements The Integra TR radio is intended for use in the Industrial Monitoring and Control and SCADA markets The Integra TR unit must be professionally in...

Page 5: ...cteristics 14 2 8 4 Point to Point System 14 2 8 5 Point to Multipoint System 14 2 8 6 Extending a Landline Tail Circuit 15 2 9 Specifications 17 3 FEATURES AND OPERATION 20 3 1 Overview 20 3 2 Front...

Page 6: ...point System full duplex repeater 15 Figure 8 Landline Tail Circuit 15 Figure 9 DCE Crossover Cable for RTS CTS Mode 16 Figure 10 DCE Crossover Cable for DOX Mode 16 Figure 11 COM and Setup Port Conne...

Page 7: ...reen 63 Figure 41 Select Firmware File Window for reference only 64 Figure 42 Integra TR Online Help Introductory Screen 65 1 2 TABLES Table 1 Integra TR Part Number Breakdown 9 Table 2 Accessories 9...

Page 8: ...has the following characteristics Selectable network speeds of 2400 and 4800 b s for quarter channel units 4800 and 9600 b s for half channel units as well as 4800 9600 and 19200 b s for full channel...

Page 9: ...n option 2 3 1 TRANSCEIVER IDENTIFICATION The transceiver identification is a random unique serial number SN printed on the box label and model label on the side of the Integra TR unit 2 3 2 ACCESSORI...

Page 10: ...ations by Factory Mutual Research Corporation This option includes approval for International Electrotechnical Commission IEC Class I Zone 2 Approved models are labeled with this rating Only units wit...

Page 11: ...Integra TR User Manual Page 11 Figure 2 Installation Dimensions...

Page 12: ...tomers are responsible for all shipping charges Return shipping instructions are the responsibility of the customer CalAmp reserves the right to update its products software or documentation without o...

Page 13: ...s data delivery conditions is done using the Integra TR Field Programming Software 2 8 1 RF PATH AND COMMUNICATIONS RANGE Integra TR is designed for use over distances up to 30 miles 50 km depending o...

Page 14: ...or a Master Remote configuration 2 8 5 POINT TO MULTIPOINT SYSTEM Basic point to multipoint systems are shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Point to Multipoint System simplex or half duplex If a half duplex r...

Page 15: ...TAIL CIRCUIT Integra TR may be used to extend a landline circuit giving access to difficult locations etc This type of connection is called a tail circuit and is shown in Figure 8 The tail circuit as...

Page 16: ...DCE Crossover Cable for RTS CTS Mode Some point to point FDX landline modems or line drivers may require the use of DOX mode and an alternate pinout for DTR DCD CTS and RTS as shown in Figure 10 Figu...

Page 17: ...in at 13 3 VDC 2 6 A Power Saving Mode Current Drain 20 mA Cold Start 1 4 sec typical Warm Start Rx 2 45 to 60 ms depending on radio model and temperature Warm Start Tx 3 55 to 70 ms depending on radi...

Page 18: ...ates 25 kHz channel 4800 b s 9600 b s 19200 b s 12 5 kHz channel 4800 b s 9600 b s 6 25 kHz channel 2400 b s 4800 b s Modulation Type DRCMSK Differential Raise Cosine Minimum Shift Keying RTS CTS Dela...

Page 19: ...temperature B voltage local RSSI remote RSSI fwd and rev power Rx Quality Offline As for Online plus Demodulated Signal Voltage Analog Input Levels Digital Outputs Certifications FCC 6 25 kHz FCC 12 5...

Page 20: ...e antenna connector may exhibit unusual operating characteristics and high levels of reverse power 3 2 2 CONNECTION TO DTE Integra TR is configured as DCE Most DTE devices should be connected using a...

Page 21: ...up 3 2 4 COM PORT DTE baud rates from 1200 to 19200 are supported Integra TR s are factory set default for 2400 b s 6 25 kHz or 9600 b s 12 5 25 kHz 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit Unless required by...

Page 22: ...DOX mode Data Operated Transmit with only Transmit Data Receive Data and Ground 3 wire interface Figure 12 3 wire Interface 3 2 5 SETUP PORT The Setup port uses a DE 9 female connector configured as D...

Page 23: ...unit must be mounted in a location that permits free air circulation past the heat sink Cooling will be best if the fins are vertical 3 3 2 POWER The Integra TR power requires a regulated power source...

Page 24: ...hesis If the I O connections are not used the green and white wires should be cut back and or taped to prevent contact power I O cable part number 697 4008001 see Table 2 3 4 INTEGRA TR FIELD PROGRAMM...

Page 25: ...le Figure 16 Setup Modem Radio Parameters Screen 3 4 2 1 MODEM OPERATING PARAMETERS Setup Modem Radio Parameters allows the user to view and edit Integra TR s programmable parameters Programming param...

Page 26: ...600 b s full channel units only The Integra TR is capable of selectable network speeds of 2400 4800 b s for quarter channel units 6 25 kHz 4800 and 9600 b s for half channel units 12 5 kHz or 4800 960...

Page 27: ...utput mode the setup port will output a one line diagnostic string each time the unit receives a transmission from another unit No other data will be output The string consists of a number of comma de...

Page 28: ...D CWID or FCC Call Sign a non zero value must be set for the CWID Interval Only one unit in a system should be programmed to transmit the Station ID CWID typically the Master Extended Preamble This fi...

Page 29: ...Figure 17 Suspend Mode Timing 3 4 2 2 COM ANALOG OPERATING PARAMETERS The COM Analog tab allows user programming of various COM Port and External input output parameters see Figure 18 Figure 18 COM A...

Page 30: ...ues transmitting until the RTS is dropped Selecting RTS also activates the switched option in DCD control see Figure 18 Figure 19 Integra TR Control Signal Timing DCD Control This field selects the mo...

Page 31: ...Pin 3 on the Power I O Connector green wire Analog Input Analog input is an option on units not equipped with the cooling fan option can be used to monitor an external voltage 0 to 10 volts Monitorin...

Page 32: ...ties from tool bar and select Offline Diagnostics The Offline Diagnostics screen provides the interface to select the Modem ID for the desired Remote Unit Figure 22 shows 28 as an example Click Get Di...

Page 33: ...ect 2 input selects between Channels 1 2 3 and 4 A low level logic 0 is a voltage less than the Channel Select Voltage and a high level logic 1 is a voltage greater than the Channel Select Voltage The...

Page 34: ...is dependent on hardware configuration and should not be changed in the field Digital Output This connection can be used to control the open collector transistor on the connector The open collector ou...

Page 35: ...is available in modem firmware version 2 20 and later Table 7 4 Channel Select Mode Channel Select 2 Channel Select 1 Channel 1 low low Channel 2 low high Channel 3 high low Channel 4 high high 3 4 2...

Page 36: ...s Disable Tx w Carrier Present The Disable Tx w Carrier Present provides the following options to configure unit reaction to an RF carrier presence when a transmission is to begin Disabled Select this...

Page 37: ...nnel Select 2 are NOT selected COM Analog Tab Note This feature is disabled when a Channel Select Line is enabled green or white wire Chan Scan Time Channel Scan Time allows the user to configure the...

Page 38: ...or later To download the newest version visit our website at www calamp com Tx Power This field designates the channel pair Power Output Adjust value The default value is 255 5 watts This value shoul...

Page 39: ...t Information utility is accessed from the Edit pull down menu List Request is a diagnostic tool for the modem s firmware The information is used if interfacing with Technical Services is necessary Se...

Page 40: ...utton programs the new Short ID Comment This field allows the user to give each unit a unique description s or add customer name location technical information or other user desired information Commen...

Page 41: ...mote Master Settings 3 4 10 COM PORT SETTINGS Integra TR programming is done through the PC s Primary COM Port Primary and secondary COM ports are configured with the Field Programming Software The pr...

Page 42: ...ction 3 4 2 2 IP Address IP Address allows selection of an IP Address when IP Port is selected The Ethernet to RS 232 converter with this IP Address must have a TCP Telnet server enabled IP Port IP Po...

Page 43: ...TS hardware handshaking Sync Esc with Flow Control HS Sends data using the Sync Esc byte stuffing protocol with flow control handshaking Buffered with Flow Control HS Sends buffered data with flow con...

Page 44: ...ame when not preceded by and ESC character When using a Sync Esc Framing Mode the software will stuff this character automatically ML 8 bits The length of frame is given by ML ML is the number of char...

Page 45: ...e 31 Port Statistics Screen Baud Rate Baud Rate shows the current setting for the utilized COM port RTS RTS shows the current state of the RTS request to send line RTS is an output from the PC DTR DTR...

Page 46: ...test the link between two units the local unit interfaced to the computer and a remote unit Blocks of data are transmitted to the remote unit and the remote unit decodes and returns them The transmit...

Page 47: ...k Quality to Remote displays the receive quality of the remote unit the number of correctly decoded transmissions received by the remote divided by the number of total transmissions detected by the re...

Page 48: ...used to pause the test and allows the user to resume the test at a later time Save The Save button allows the user to save the current Offline Link Test results to a file 3 4 14 OFFLINE DIAGNOSTICS O...

Page 49: ...nection of the Power I O Connector is configured as a Digital Output External I O displays the state of the open collector transistor ON Grounded OFF Open If configured as an Analog Input External I O...

Page 50: ...is sent to the list of Remote IDs if the Remote ID and Remote ID List buttons are selected Stop The Stop button allows the user to stop any commands for Offline Diagnostics from being sent Save The S...

Page 51: ...t displays the supply voltage in volts of the unit transmitting the diagnostics Local RSSI If these are the diagnostics from a Remote Station Local RSSI indicates the RSSI level of the Local Station o...

Page 52: ...nged Local ID The Local ID is the Short ID of the unit interfaced with the PC Filter ID List Filter ID List is a listing of Remote IDs setup in the Diagnostic IDs and Alarms Screen This list is used f...

Page 53: ...with Online Diagnostics When Online Diagnostics are received and a diagnostic field falls outside the Alarm limits a character will designate a value less than the low Alarm and a character will desi...

Page 54: ...ilities pull down menu The User Test utility is an Offline function and requires suspension of network operation Figure 36 User Test Screen A User Test s diagnostic parameters include Unit ID The Unit...

Page 55: ...nt RSSI level in dBm while the local unit is receiving and the current power level in watts or dBm while the local unit is transmitting Rev Pwr This check box changes forward power to reverse power on...

Page 56: ...reen Host Packets Tx ed Host Packets Tx ed shows the number of data packet the Host device sent to the Remote Remote Packets Rx ed Remote Packets Rx ed shows the number of data packets the Remote devi...

Page 57: ...tio to 2 If the COM Port baud rate and the Network Baud Rate are the same set the Ratio to 1 Packet Delay s Packet Delay s tells the Host the number of seconds to delay between sending each data packe...

Page 58: ...mmable length test packets The packets are built using one of four possible patterns Packets Tx ed Packets Tx ed shows the total number of data packets transmitted of Packets to Send of Packets to Sen...

Page 59: ...the following format in ASCII 000 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF 001 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF 998 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF 999 00 11 22 3...

Page 60: ...nge is from 0 00 to 30 00 seconds in 0 25 second intervals COM Port COM Port allows the user to select which COM port Primary or Secondary is used for transmitting data 3 4 20 PING TEST For user conve...

Page 61: ...plays the overall percentage of data packets sent vs data packets received during the Ping Test Type of Data Type of Data displays the type of Data Pattern to be used for each packet The size for each...

Page 62: ...in each transmission block described in Type of Data Total Bytes Block Total Bytes Block displays the total number of blocks in each transmission block of Blocks to Send of Blocks to Send displays th...

Page 63: ...I TERMINAL Figure 40 ASCII Terminal Screen ASCII Terminal see Figure 40 configurations include Primary The Primary ASCII Terminal screen allows the user to send and receive ASCII data on the Primary C...

Page 64: ...Socket Terminal screen allows the user to send and receive Hexadecimal data over a TCP connection UDP Socket The UDP Socket Terminal screen allows the user to send and receive Hexadecimal data over a...

Page 65: ...retry or continue to cycle ignoring the missed station In this case the response may collide with the next poll further increasing errors Setting an adequate timer margin will avoid problems and maxim...

Page 66: ...a unit that shows a forward power of 4 5 watts may actually measure at 5 0 watts on a lab quality wattmeter For this reason these values should not be used to indicate that a unit is out of spec or to...

Page 67: ...Yes Unit Type Master Data Delivery All Suspend Period ms 0 Activity Time out sec 5 Sleep Mode Disable N A COM Port Device Baud 19200 9600 Data fwd timer Normal Parity 8 bit no parity 1 stop bit Break...

Page 68: ...pe Master Data Delivery All Activity Time out sec 5 COM Port Device Baud 19200 9600 2400 9600 Data fwd timer Normal Parity 8 bit no parity 1 stop bit Break Ignore break Xmit Control DOX DCD Control Sw...

Page 69: ...lity under system PLC control for advanced network monitoring Network speed This is the bit rate on the RF link between units Could be different from COM port baud rate PLC Programmable Logic Controll...

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