USER'S MANUAL
Models : 6000N-5/6000NV-5/8000N-5/8000NV-5
Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Models 6000N 5 6000NV 5 8000N 5 8000NV 5...
Page 2: ...C Statement 1 6 Customer Support 1 6 Product Returns 1 6 Safety Considerations 1 7 GINA MODELS 6000N 5 6000NV 5 8000N 5 8000NV 5 2 1 Overview 2 1 Operation 2 1 GINA Programming Overview 2 1 General Op...
Page 3: ...0 MHz Omni Directional Antenna 30 0035 900 MHz Yagi Antenna 30 0036 2 4 GHz Linear Antenna 30 0037 2 4 GHz Omni Directional Antenna 30 0038 2 4 GHz Parabolic Dish Antenna 30 0050 APPLICATION NOTES Wor...
Page 4: ...subset of standard packet framing with a built in Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC As the GINA 6000N 5 performs a CRC if data is corrupted GINA 6000N 5 will discard that data To assure accu rate data tran...
Page 5: ...ead Spectrum Technology GINA uses spread spectrum technology a technique originally developed by the U S military during World War II to prevent the jamming of com munications signals Spread spectrum...
Page 6: ...t real time point to point and point to multipoint wire less network Multi channel Spread spectrum radios have multiple chan nels that can be dynamically changed with software It allows for repeaters...
Page 7: ...ucing radio efficiency In appli cations involving very long constant messages such as a large file trans fer synchronization time becomes less of a deciding factor MULTIPATH Radio signals may take sev...
Page 8: ...results in better performance in measurable areas such as cost actual data throughput size range and robustness A longer spreading code length reduces the possibility of unintended sig nal interruptio...
Page 9: ...e equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the transceivers Increase the separation between equipme...
Page 10: ...rite us at GRE America Inc 425 Harbor Boulevard Belmont CA 94002 USA Attn Customer Support Safety Considerations For your safety here are some things that you should do and not do DO read this manual...
Page 11: ...02 to 928 MHz at air speeds of up to 128 Kbps GINA 8000N 5 receives and transmits data in the frequency range of 2 404 2 478 GHz at air speeds to 128 Kbps GINA 6000N 5 8000N 5 can perform point to poi...
Page 12: ...that may be altered to accommodate different timing application NOTE Any changed parameters are automatically stored in memory 2 TRANSPARENT MODE The transparent mode converts GINA into a mode that is...
Page 13: ...that a signal is being transmitted by GINA 3 RD LED Indicates that a signal is being received by GINA 4 Voice Handset Jack Standard RJ 11 telephone jack for the GINA handset Model 6000NV 5 and 8000NV...
Page 14: ...e or a dumb termi nal peripheral can be used to send ASCII commands to GINA In addi tion GINA is initially factory set at 9600 baud The communication software must be initially set up for 9600 8 N 1 A...
Page 15: ...ath equal to that of the RID of the Repeater ID 3 Set RID Repeater ID to zero 4 Set ENR Enable Repeater to zero Setting Receiver s Parameters Remote 1 Set TXID of the remote radio different from the T...
Page 16: ...ication without a repeater and using a repeater Point to Multipoint Without Repeater 1 GINAs arrive factory set with default parameters Install the GINAs wait 5 seconds after power up and they are rea...
Page 17: ...in Repeater All other parameters are set to default Setting Remote Units 1 Set TXID 2 98 Remote TXIDs must be different from the host TXID 2 Setting remote TXIDs with all of the same value will not a...
Page 18: ...roperty of GRE America Inc Copying or reproducing this material is strictly prohibited All violators shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law 3 01 rev 3 GINA 6000N 5 6000NV 5 8000N 5 8000N...
Page 19: ...osecuted to the fullest extent of the law 3 01 rev 3 Channel Frequency Table CHANNEL CODE SWITCH SETTINGS FOR GINA MODELS 6000N 5 AND 6000NV 5 CHANNEL FREQUENCY MHz PN CODE 1 905 055 1 2 906 055 2 3 9...
Page 20: ...NEL FREQUENCY GHz PLL CODE SETTING PN CODE 1 2 404 1000100000 1 2 2 406 1000101000 2 3 2 408 1000100100 3 4 2 410 1000110100 3 5 2 412 1000100010 1 6 2 414 1000101010 2 7 2 416 1000100110 3 8 2 418 10...
Page 21: ...ators shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law 3 01 rev 3 25 2 453 1001111110 4 26 2 455 1001101001 2 27 2 457 1001100101 3 28 2 59 1001101101 4 29 2 461 1001100011 1 30 2 463 1001101011 2...
Page 22: ...lease to listen handset that connects to the RJ 11 jack on the front panel It allows a remote user to communicate with the main station Tonal quality is adequate for communication 325 to 4000 Hz but n...
Page 23: ...ceiver transmits and receives When communicating with another transceiver both units must be set to the same channel Depending on the time of day and local atmospheric conditions the channel number s...
Page 24: ...INA off 4 DEFAULT WAIT OR COLLISION WAIT TIME Mnemonic DEFWAIT N Parameter N 1 255 X 10 msec Command abbreviation DW Default N 1 10 msec Example DEFWAIT 1 Enter or DW 1 Enter Description DEFWAIT force...
Page 25: ...play When ECHO is OFF characters are not displayed Echoing is disabled when in the transparent mode 7 ENABLE REPEATER Mnemonic ENR N Parameter N 0 2 0 Disable Repeater 2 Temporary Enable Repeater 1 Pe...
Page 26: ...d or file reaches the number set by PAC SIZE of user data bytes contained in each packet information field 10 PACKET WAIT CAUTION Do not change this parameter unless you are expe rienced in networking...
Page 27: ...AUD CHANNEL and ID Factory Default Settings after RESET 13 RF BAUD RATE CAUTION The same RF baud rate must be used at both the sending and receiving units Mnemonic RFBAUD N Parameter N 32 32K 64 64K 1...
Page 28: ...expe rienced in networking and packet timing Mnemonic TXDELAY N Parameter N 3 255 X5 msec Command abbreviation TXD Default 5 25 msec Example TXDELAY 5 Enter or TXD 5 Enter Description TXDELAY sets th...
Page 29: ...52 H x 4 17 W x 5 0 D 38 6mm x 105 9mm x 127mm Dynamic Range 100 dBm 30 dBm Frequency Range 902 928 MHz Indicators PWR TxD RxD Modulation Bi Phase Shift Keying BPSK PN 7 Stage 127 Chip PN Rate 2 Mhz O...
Page 30: ...Consumption 750mA 12 VDC Spurious Output FCC Part 15 meets 15 245 15 247 Output Power 725 mW 28 6 dBm RECEIVER Bit Error Rate 10 6 92 dBm Local Oscillator Stability 15 KHz Sensitivity Threshold 100 dB...
Page 31: ...sions 1 52 H x 4 17 W x 5 0 D 38 6mm x 105 9mm x 127mm Dynamic Range 100 dBm 30 dBm Frequency Range 2 404 to 2 478 Ghz Indicators PWR TxD RxD Modulation Bi Phase Shift Keying BPSK PN 7 Stage 127 Chip...
Page 32: ...umption 800mA 12 VDC Spurious Output FCC Part 15 meets 15 245 15 247 Output Power 500 mW 27 dBm Optional Output Power 100 mW RECEIVER Bit Error Rate 10 6 90 dBm Local Oscillator Stability 25 KHz Sensi...
Page 33: ...ca There will be no charge for labor for a period of 12 months from the date of original sale except as provided below Overtime premiums and or expedited handling and ship ping costs must be paid by t...
Page 34: ...quest to Send 5 CTS Clear to Send 22 RI Ring Indicator Not Used Not Used Not Used 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 DB 9 to DB 25 SERIAL PORT DB 9 Connector Not Used Secondary Transmitted Data 14 1 Protective Ground...
Page 35: ...e antennas Consult your local building or fire department additional requirements may exist for your loca tion NOTE For additional information regarding outside protection GRE recommends that you cont...
Page 36: ...Antenna with GINA GINA User s Manual Grounding Make sure that the antenna system is grounded to protect against voltage surges built up static charges and lightning strikes Use No 10 AWG 5 3 mm copper...
Page 37: ...01 GRE America Inc All rights reserved This material is the property of GRE America Inc Copying or reproducing this material is strictly prohibited All violators shall be prosecuted to the fullest ext...
Page 38: ...s the property of GRE America Inc Copying or reproducing this material is strictly prohibited All violators shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law 3 01 rev 3 Appendix D The ASCII Charact...
Page 39: ...r s Manual D 2 2001 GRE America Inc All rights reserved This material is the property of GRE America Inc Copying or reproducing this material is strictly prohibited All violators shall be prosecuted t...
Page 40: ...S232 DB9 Connector 3 The EIA RS485 connector is a European style with screw terminals The identification label indicates transmit receive and polarity If a shielded cable is used the shield can be con...
Page 41: ...3 The EIA RS422 connector is a European style with screw terminals The identification label indicates transmit output from GINA 1 2 receive input to GINA 3 4 and polarity If a shielded cable is used t...
Page 42: ...ee diagram In control applications they are used to aim as much energy in one direction as possible to provide a reliable communications path Our patch antennas are in a durable ABS plastic housing Pa...
Page 43: ...e host or base position repeater positions and mobile positions to radiate in more than one direction Our omni directional magnetic mount antennas feature stainless steel radiators and permanent magne...
Page 44: ...PC board etched radiators hand crafted matching and decoupling networks and fiberglass enclosures They may be mounted in many ways They are provided with hardware designed for mounting on round member...
Page 45: ...energy in one direction as possible to provide a reliable communications path Our Yagi s feature an all aluminum welded design The elements are welded into place in a U channel boom to eliminate the s...
Page 46: ...d to aim as much energy in one direction as possible to provide a reliable communications path Our linear antennas are housed in a durable PVC tubular housing Antennas features a rugged U bolt type mo...
Page 47: ...C board etched radiators hand crafted matching and decoupling networks and fiberglass enclosures They may be mounted in many ways They are provided with hardware designed for mounting on round members...
Page 48: ...e to provide a reliable communications path Our parabolic dish antennas feature an all aluminum reflector and feed antenna The antenna features a rugged adjustable mount Azimuth and elevation angles a...
Page 49: ...RE America Inc 1 The interconnect cable between a Model 170 and GINA is depicted in Diagram No 1 Model 170 Controller GINA L 2 K 3 N 5 M 8 H Diagram 1 Cable Configuration 2 This section demonstrates t...
Page 50: ...eaker High Pin 2 Green Microphone High Pin 3 Red Push to talk PTT Pin 4 Black Ground GND To transmit data Pin 3 PTT must be placed shorted to Pin 4 GND To receive data this short must be removed The i...
Page 51: ...Voice Option push to talk Models 5000N or 5000NV or 7000N or 7000NV Jumper Pins on DB 9 Pin 3 to Pin 8 ______________________________________________________ ACCEPTABLE RANGE 6 10ths of a Watt to 1 W...
Page 52: ...f If the equipment operates in the 2 4 GHz region the range can be less than 30 of the 900 MHz signals Other depends include the types of antennas used the cable feeding the antenna ground conductivit...
Page 53: ...ram No 1 GINA PLC 1 Not Used 1 DCD 2 RX Data Out 2 RX Data In 3 TX Data In 3 TX Data In 4 Not Used 4 DTR 5 Signal Grd 5 Signal Grd 6 Not Used 6 DSR 7 RTS In 7 RTS Out 8 CTS Out 8 CTS In 9 Not Used 9 N...
Page 54: ...t is not possible to communicate with all remote units via multiple repeaters and it is necessary to change the path when a specific remote must be addressed If a sub program can be included with the...
Page 55: ...is really phase modulation SIDEBANDS When a carrier is modulated the frequencies of the modulating signal will add to and subtract from the carrier frequency setting up sidebands on either sides of t...
Page 56: ...increases In the 900 MHz region the attenuation is 96 dBm for the first mile and increases by 6 dBm each time the distance doubles 2 miles would equal 102 dBm 4 miles would equal 108 dBm 8 miles woul...
Page 57: ...f the transit and received ends the total loss is about 116 dB rounded up Then 116 dB and 42 dB combined will equal 74 dB which is the calculated received signal strength This 74 dBm is a stronger sig...
Page 58: ...ilding TESTING When the mechanical installation is completed a Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR test should be done to determine that all electrical connections are correct and that the antenna is pro...
Page 59: ...s that allow the easiest access to the antenna system without compromising performance Miscellaneous gender menders and data cables are also necessary The GINA has a DB9F RS 232 interface and most asy...
Page 60: ...ost Repeater Remote CHANNEL SELECT CH User Selects COM PORT BAUD RATE CB 12 0 1 8 12 0 1 8 12 0 1 8 CONMODE CONM 2 2 2 DEFAULT WAIT DW 1 1 1 DISPLAY D Display current settings ECHO E 0 0 0 ENABLE REPE...
Page 61: ...ACCESSORY NOTE GRE AMERICA Inc 425 Harbor Blvd Belmont California 94002 USA phone 650 591 1400 fax 650 591 2001...
