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TD220MAX_manual_v11.doc 

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3  Interfaces 

3.1  Data Interface (DB-25) 

The Data Interface has several ports integrated into one connector:  Ethernet, COM1 and COM2 
Serial Ports, and GPS signaling.  Note that COM3 is connected internally and therefore not available 
on pins labeled with “COM3.” 
 

DB-25 
Pin 

Signal 

Direction WRT MDS 
Equipment 

Notes 

COM3_DCD 

Input 

Reserved 

COM2_TXD 

Input 

GPS NMEA Data Expected 

COM2_RXD 

Output 

 

COM2_RTS 

Input 

 

COM2_CTS 

Output 

 

COM3_TXD 

Output 

Reserved 

GND 

Input/Output 

 

COM2_DCD 

Output 

Used for aggregated alarm output, negative 
voltage = no alarm, 0 voltage = radio off, 
positive voltage = ALARM PRESENT.  RS-232 
Levels. 

COM3_CTS 

Input 

Reserved 

10 

COM3_RTS 

Output 

Reserved 

11 

COM3_DTR 

Output 

Reserved 

12 

COM3_RXD 

Input 

Reserved 

13 

GND 

Input/Output 

 

14 

ETH_TX_H 

Output 

 

15 

ETH_TX_L 

Output 

 

16 

ETH_RX_H 

Input 

 

17 

ETH_RX_L 

Input 

 

18 

EXT_KEY 

Output 

Reserved 

19 

EXT_DET 

Input 

Reserved 

20 

COM2_DTR 

Input 

 

21 

ALARM_OUT 

Output 

Reserved 

22 

GPS_PPS_L 

Input 

Not Connected 

23 

GPS_PPS_H 

Input 

TTL level 1PPS signal input.  0 to 5 VDC nominal. 

24 

COM1_RXD 

Input 

Console 

25 

COM1_TXD 

Output 

Console 

 
The DB-25 connector is female, and the orientation of the connector as looking into the front panel 
of the unit is as shown below. 
 

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

25

 

Summary of Contents for MDS TD220MAX

Page 1: ...TD220MAX_manual_v11 doc 05 6906A01 Page 1 of 49 7 31 2014 GE MDS TD220MAX Manual P N 05 6906A01 Version 11...

Page 2: ...o 8 4 3 Upgrade the Firmware 8 4 3 1 Introduction 8 4 3 2 Installing TD220X Firmware by TFTP 9 4 3 3 Upload Procedure 9 4 4 Set Up a GPS Base Unit 9 4 5 Set Up a PTP Base Unit 10 4 6 Set Up an OTA Mob...

Page 3: ...e ESD the radio should be properly grounded at the time of installation In addition the installer or maintainer should follow proper ESD precautions such as touching a bare metal object to dissipate b...

Page 4: ...llowing table for assistance in setting the output power and selecting an antenna to maintain compliance The table provides examples however other combinations can be used Radio Power Setting ERP Maxi...

Page 5: ...While system design can be flexible a base radio installation typically uses either GPS or PTP timing and a mobile radio typically uses OTA to synchronize to the wireless transmissions of a base radi...

Page 6: ...ated alarm output negative voltage no alarm 0 voltage radio off positive voltage ALARM PRESENT RS 232 Levels 9 COM3_CTS Input Reserved 10 COM3_RTS Output Reserved 11 COM3_DTR Output Reserved 12 COM3_R...

Page 7: ...F power output Duty cycle is a function of how many time slots of the 8 per second are used for transmission The STFP protocol used by the communications manager to send data into the radio for transm...

Page 8: ...adio will attempt direct Ethernet communication with any node whose IP Address begins with 10 4 If a message is bound for a node outside of the 10 4 network it will be sent to the Gateway IP address i...

Page 9: ...holding the firmware file 5 Pull the firmware file through the TFTP server into the TD220X radio Note the uploaded firmware image file replaces the Inactive Image file and be automatically verified 6...

Page 10: ...the same value configured on the neighboring radios and reboot if necessary 15 Set the STFP slot delay as necessary This number multiplied by 125ms represents the slot delay allowed from when a timin...

Page 11: ...g 1 Set up the Base and Mobile as above 2 Connect as shown in the following diagram Note this is for bench testing only i e not for sensitivity testing Sensitivity testing requires complete RF isolati...

Page 12: ...t 50000 F STFP Epoch Size 6 sec G STFP Slot Delay 2 H STFP Send OTA Beacon enabled I Timing Signal Timeout 60 Seconds Select a letter to configure an item ESC for the prev menu Radio Configuration Men...

Page 13: ...ng Signal Timeout 60 Seconds Select a letter to configure an item ESC for the prev menu Radio Configuration Menu A Transmit Frequency 219 000000 MHz B Transmit Frequency 219 000000 MHz C Output Power...

Page 14: ...RXparms 0 Type 8 00 RW 1 Ver 8 09 RW 2 Radio ID 32 00000000 RW 4 Timeslot ts 07 RW 5 TX Freq MHz 32 30323139 RW 6 TX Freq kHz 24 303030 RW 7 TX Freq Hz 24 303030 RW 8 RX Freq MHz 32 30323139 RW 9 RX F...

Page 15: ...of your base radio Note Set GPS Serial Port to None to prevent the utility opening a serial port 10 Click Start Polling and observe the message counts and sequence number increment The test will show...

Page 16: ...220MAX_manual_v11 doc 05 6906A01 Page 16 of 49 7 31 2014 11 The TX Message tab updates as messages are sent to the base radio 12 The RX Message tab updates as messages are received from the mobile rad...

Page 17: ...6A01 Page 17 of 49 7 31 2014 13 The Timeslot Map tab updates as messages are sent and received to show the distribution of messages across the available timeslots Note Only 48 timeslots are shown supp...

Page 18: ...transmit power setting 4 Ensure you have a license to operate the radios and in the configuration settings below ensure the frequency setting matches your license 5 Run the Poller application on a PC...

Page 19: ...rritory is adequately painted however setting it below 500 ms or so may exceed the transmit duty cycle of the radio and or overflow the radio s input buffer and should be avoided Setting Stop After po...

Page 20: ...here Make sure the transmit power is appropriate for the survey you are undertaking 2 Watts shown above is the minimum power the radio puts out stand alone With an external PA the radio is set to 2 Wa...

Page 21: ...Poller application as shown in the following screen shots 6 When you start the test from the Mobile Poller application use the Start Receiving button instead of the Start Polling button This puts the...

Page 22: ...X_manual_v11 doc 05 6906A01 Page 22 of 49 7 31 2014 Notes Set the mobile Poller s Stop After polls value to zero to cause it to run until stopped manually Set the mobile Poller s Parse Response field...

Page 23: ...TD220MAX_manual_v11 doc 05 6906A01 Page 23 of 49 7 31 2014 Notes Make sure the RX Message tab looks like this This tab is set up via the TD220X_Poller parms file as shown above...

Page 24: ...TD220MAX_manual_v11 doc 05 6906A01 Page 24 of 49 7 31 2014 5 Menu Interface Login with the administrator user name and password...

Page 25: ...uring startup and or internal RF deck reprogramming Operational when functioning Alarmed when error condition s exist Location R User configured location for this radio Set this from the Device Names...

Page 26: ...al PA Enable and access the Force TX Key function E GPS Configuration Set up the GPS NMEA and PPS connections F PTP Configuration Set up the Precision Time Protocol PTP configuration G Security Config...

Page 27: ...on Menus Parameter R W Description A IP Configuration Access the IP Configuration menu to set the IP Address Netmask and Gateway IP Address B SNMP Agent Configuration Access the SNMP Agent Configurati...

Page 28: ...o will use for its Ethernet interface B IP Netmask R W The subnet mask for the network this radio is part of C IP Gateway R W The IP address of the gateway that will pass traffic from the radio s subn...

Page 29: ...n This string can be between 8 and 30 alphanumeric characters F SNMP Mode R W This specifies the mode of operation of the SNMP Agent Choices are disabled v1_only v2_only v3_only v1 v2 and v1 v2 v3 If...

Page 30: ...n K SNMP Trap Manager 2 R W Specifies an SNMP Manager on the network that traps will be sent to L SNMP Trap Manager 3 R W Specifies an SNMP Manager on the network that traps will be sent to M SNMP Tra...

Page 31: ...This is the IP Port used by the Communication Manager to receive STFP messages from the radio F STFP Epoch Size R W This is the number of seconds constituting an epoch Valid values are 1 2 3 4 5 6 10...

Page 32: ...once an STFP message has been received C Output Power R W The RF Output Power from 2 to 25 Watts with which the radio transmits Note STFP messages specify the power to be used when transmitting This p...

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Page 34: ...5 GPS Configuration Menu Parameter R W Description A GPS NMEA Baud Rate R W This is the Baud Rate used on the radio port to receive NMEA Sentences B GPS PPS Polarity R W Indicates if the TTL PPS Puls...

Page 35: ...rt R W This IP Port is used by the radio to receive messages from the PTP grandmaster Clock B PTP Transmit Address R W This is the IP Address of the PTP Grandmaster Clock to which the radio will send...

Page 36: ...ows modification of the admin password F SNMP Mode R W This specifies the mode of operation of the SNMP Agent Choices are disabled v1_only v2_only v3_only v1 v2 and v1 v2 v3 If the mode is disabled th...

Page 37: ...less Packet Statistics Access the Wireless Packet Statistics menu where you can view the number of messages passed over the air C Ethernet Packet Statistics Access the Ethernet Packet Statistics menu...

Page 38: ...Description A STFP Log Enable R W If enabled the radio will send UDP messages to a logging host B STFP Log Server R W The IP address to send UDP messages for logging STFP traffic C STFP Log Server Po...

Page 39: ...dropped by the radio before sending There can be various reasons for this For example an STFP message could not be properly decoded by the radio or a message could not be transmitted because the radi...

Page 40: ...ckets received over Ethernet Bytes Sent R The number of bytes for all packets transmitted over Ethernet Packets Dropped R The number of packets that were dropped due to the Ethernet interface being bu...

Page 41: ...the IP Address given by Event Log Host Address E Event Log Host Address R W The IP Address of the server that will accept TFTP transfer of the Event Log F Event Log Filename R W The file name on the s...

Page 42: ...ptime R The number of elapsed hours minutes and seconds since the radio last rebooted Date R The Date from the GPS receiver Time R The Time from the GPS receiver A Date Format R W Change how the date...

Page 43: ...re you can enter a nickname for this radio B Contact R W Free form field where you can indicate who to contact in case the radio needs service C Location R W Free form field where you can describe the...

Page 44: ...he Reprogramming menu where you can upgrade the radio s firmware B Configuration Scripts Access the Configuration Scripts menu where you can save and restore the radio s configuration to and from a te...

Page 45: ...reach the TFTP server it waits this long before giving up at each step in the process D Retrieve File Command the radio to request the firmware image from the TFTP server E Image Verify Command the r...

Page 46: ...imeout R W If the radio cannot reach the TFTP server it waits this long before giving up at each step in the process D Retrieve File Command the radio to get the file from the TFTP server E Send File...

Page 47: ...scription A Address to Ping R W The IP address of the network host to which you will send test messages B Count R W The number of test messages you will send C Packet Size R W The number of Bytes each...

Page 48: ...of a second Try switching the PPS Polarity setting on the GPS Configuration Menu Alarm NMEA Data Invalid The radio is not receiving valid NMEA GGA Sentences Verify that the NMEA Baud rate is set corr...

Page 49: ...ld name for TD220X Poller 6 3 7 2011 K Tuttle Added the Upgrading the Firmware section 7 6 6 2011 T Mayo Adjusted parts of the bench and field test sections to make configuration more foolproof 8 5 15...

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