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WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual

Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc.

Revision A. May 7, 2008

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WESROC

RMS Satellite Repeater

MT-9100R-SAT

User Manual

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Page 1: ...WESROC RMS Satellite Repeater User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota Inc Revision A May 7 2008 Page 1 WESROC RMS Satellite Repeater MT 9100R SAT User Manual ...

Page 2: ...e Repeater Local Time and Date Screen 10 Satellite Repeater GPS Detail Screen 11 Satellite Repeater Axonn STX 2 Status Screen 12 Satellite Repeater Configuration Screen 13 Time Zone Configuration Screen 13 Daylight Savings Time Configuration Function 14 Satellite Repetitions 3 15 Sat Interval Seconds Minimum 300 15 Sat Interval Seconds Maximum 600 15 Initialization Mode Minutes Function 15 Transmi...

Page 3: ...the data were delivered by Wesroc RMS Base Units through the Public Switched Telephone Network AC or Solar Power The Wesroc Satellite Repeater operates on an AC power adapter or with an optional solar powered battery backup system The Satellite Repeater comes with a 25 foot cord and an external power supply When installing the Satellite Repeater it must be installed outside with a clear view of th...

Page 4: ... received by Globalstar s ground segment stations Globalstar recognizes the Electronic Serial Number of the Satellite Repeater and associates the received packets with Independent Technologies The data is then sent via the internet to the Wesroc RMS SatComm server which processes and presents the data to the Wesroc RMS Host Computer system where it is made accessible to the Host Administrators The...

Page 5: ...d in it s occupied ISM band except for properly formatted data packets from Wesroc RMS transmitters There is no risk of erroneously receiving signals that may be incorrectly interpreted as Wesroc RMS packets Scheduled Reporting The satellite repeater may be configured for scheduled reporting of data for each transmitter which is initialized to it It is expected that multiple transmissions from ini...

Page 6: ...s is so that during normal operation the Satellite Repeater knows which Wesroc transmitters to pay attention to and which Wesroc transmitters to ignore It also allows the Satellite Repeater to respond differently from one transmitter to the next For instance you may want daily reports from a water flow sensor but only weekly reports from a tank level sensor Reporting is configured separately for e...

Page 7: ... Repeater To power up the PDU press the PWR button The logo screen will then be displayed Logo Screen To view Wesroc RMS transmitters press the right button from the logo screen When power is applied to the Satellite Repeater it will transmit status information The transmitter list screen shows which transmitters have been heard from The Serial Number of the device the type of device the Time Sinc...

Page 8: ... the Satellite Repeater 1 Satellite Repeater Electronic Serial Number ESN This ESN is the same as the ESN of the Axonn STX 2 module It is also the ESN by which Globalstar associates Satellite Repeaters with Independent Technologies 2 Application Code 10 for Satellite Repeater 3 Hardware Type Will increase upon hardware changes 4 Firmware Version Will increase upon software changes 5 System Status ...

Page 9: ... description of initialization mode in operation section of this document 3 Cold Boots Total times power has been removed from and applied to the satellite repeater This is a useful diagnostic if unusual operation is occurring due to frequent power failures This number will not increase after 65535 cold boots 4 Up Time Number of minutes the Satellite Repeater has operated since the last cold boot ...

Page 10: ...ver has obtained a good position fix Screen three shows 1 Local Time in Hours Minutes Seconds format 24 hour The time that is displayed in quite accurate However it will be the time of day at the time of the transmission from the Satellite Repeater to the PDU For example if the Satellite Repeater does not send a packet for 10 minutes the time will be 10 minutes old 2 Local Date in Month Day Year f...

Page 11: ...e to Globalstar s overall frequency plan Screen four shows 1 Current Location Latitude in Degrees and Decimal Minutes North or South 2 Current Location Longitude in Degrees and Decimal Minutes East or West 3 Whether GPS has a good fix The location information is not valid until this field shows Good otherwise it will show Bad until it has received a good location fix 4 Number of satellites being t...

Page 12: ...at scheduled satellite transmissions and alarm events will transpire that will have to be Cued for transmission when the current transmission is complete This indicates the total number of transmissions waiting to be transmitted to the Globalstar network 5 Pending Transmissions for Current Packet This shows the remaining satellite transmissions for the whole packet that is currently being sent Eac...

Page 13: ...reen from which the configuration parameters of the Wesroc Satellite Repeater are set and or modified Unlike the detail screens the configuration screen pointer moves through each item one line at a time instead of one page at a time Time Zone Configuration Screen To adjust the time zone setting from the Satellite Repeater Configuration Screen move the cursor to Time Zone and press the right key T...

Page 14: ...e is 7 Hours Pacific Time Zone is 8 Hours Alaska Time Zone is 9 Hours Hawaii Time Zone is 10 Hours Accurate time information is received from the GPS signals These time signals are always sent as UTC The time zone setting allows the Satellite Repeater to properly establish local time Local time along with the Daylight Savings Time Setting is then used for calendar based scheduling of reports and o...

Page 15: ...e Globalstar Simplex Data System Globalstar has established the optimum setting for the minimum time between the repeated transmissions to be five minutes Five minutes is 300 seconds Do not change this value Sat Interval Seconds Maximum 600 The other boundary of the random interval described above is the maximum time between the repeated transmissions Globalstar has determined that the proper time...

Page 16: ...ved Once initialization mode minutes are set they begin an automatic countdown in the Satellite Repeater Once this timer reaches zero the countdown stops and the Satellite Repeater exits from initialization mode Transmitters Initialized This shows the total number of transmitters that have been initialized to the Satellite Repeater This is helpful in indicating that a successful initialization has...

Page 17: ...second transmitter The Satellite Repeater can handle up to sixteen transmitters The transmitter in entry 1 has a special purpose It is permanently attached to the Satellite Repeater itself So setting the scheduled reporting for entry 1 will set the scheduled reporting of the Satellite Repeater status packet This packet includes useful information like the GPS location of the Satellite Repeater sel...

Page 18: ...This serial number is obtained from information sent by the transmitter during the initialization process This along with the application code allows the Satellite Repeater to uniquely identify the transmitter Normally there is rarely any need to modify the serial number However it is possible The occasion for modifying the serial number would be if a transmitter is replaced at a particular instal...

Page 19: ...signal strength is 30 The higher the RSSI the more reliably the system will operate As the RSSI decreases the margin of the signal strength decreases While the system can operate with RSSI s below 30 there exists virtually no signal margin In these conditions the transmitter signal may not be received at all if there are any signal degradations a truck parked in the just the right location a dista...

Page 20: ...ormed by pressing the left button from the day of the week scheduled reporting configuration screen This sends a request to the Satellite Repeater to set the weekly scheduled reporting to the selected days for the current transmitter The status itself is not changed until the Satellite Repeater receives the change request makes the change then sends the updated parameters back to the PDU This ensu...

Page 21: ... the day to be changed and press the right button This toggles the report request for the selected day of the month The display of the PDU shows eight lines at any given time The first screen will show days of the month 1st through 8th To change days of the month beyond the 8th continue to move the cursor down Each down button press will shift the day of the month entries up one Editing the report...

Page 22: ...ort per day will be sent for days that meet the weekly or monthly scheduled reporting requirement First Daily Report Hour Function First Report Hour 1 The First Report Hour setting is used to set the hour of the day for the first report for any given day that meets the weekly or monthly scheduled reporting requirement This is useful in circumstances where a given transmitter scheduled report is de...

Page 23: ...ze 7 50 x 5 25 x 2 75 Weight 16 oz Electrical Voltage 9VDC to 28VDC Tip Positive Current 300mA Maximum Global Positioning System Frequency 1 57542 GHz LHCP Type Sirf III 20 channel parallel receiver Globalstar Simplex Data System Frequency 1 61125 GHz to 1 61875 GHz RHCP Power 18dBm 63mW Wesroc RMS ISM RF System Frequency 911 980 MHz to 920 980 MHz VP Power 8dBm 6 3mW ...

Page 24: ...T and IC number 115A MT9100R SAT has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructi...

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