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Company Confidential

 

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Raveon Technologies Corp. 

 

BAND 

Read the Band 

– 

Reads the frequency band of the radio. First 

parameter is the text version (UA, UC, VC

, …), second 

parameter is the lower limit, and the third parameter is the upper 
limit in MHz. Use to read the band that the radio is tuned to 
cover. 

 

None 

CONFIG 

Display configuration.  

Displays most all variables.

  

0, 1, or 2 

CHNUM 

Read number of channels.  

This command will return the 

number of channels this product has.  

 

 

RTC 

Read the Real Time Clock value.  Returns value in 

V hh:mm:ss

 

format where V is synchronization valid flag Y for yes, N for NO.  
hh is hours, mm is minutes, ss is seconds.  If not valid, the RTC 
time is free-running and not synchronized to UTC time.

 

none 

N/A 

MODEL 

Read Model number.  Read the model number of the unit. 

None 

RV-M8-UC  or 

M8R 

SHOW 

Show/display an overview of the radio’s configuration. 

None 

 
** indicates values that are calibrated in the factory and are unit-

specific.  If the “Radio 

Type” is changed, these will need to be re

-calibrated.  

 

5.2. 

Data Modem Mode Related Commands 

These commands apply to the operation of the RV-M8-UC  when it is in 
the data modem communication mode.   

Command

 

Command Description

 

Parameters

 

Factory

 

Default 

 

ATPO 

RF Power Output

.  Set or show the RF power output setting.  

Value is in percent, from 0% to 100%.  Use and RF wattmeter to 
confirm the power setting, and adjust the % accordingly to obtain 
the desired RF power level.  

 

0-100 

100 

ATR0 

Symbol Peak Deviation 

– Set the peak FM deviation of the 

transmit symbols.  Note: This can be a negative number to invert 
the modulation. 

 

Range: -1000 – 1000 

120** 

ATRV 

 

Disable Remote Access

 – When enabled (set to a 0), the 

modem will respond to over-the-air RPR requests, Pings, and 

over-the-air commands.  Default is OFF (1).   

0 = Remote Access on 

1 = Remote Access off 

ATTT 

Max Packet Size 

– 

Set the maximum number of bytes in an 

over-the-air packet.  

 

1 - 512 

80 

ATXT 

Read/set repeater delay 

– 

Read or set the repeater delay.  This 

is the time between receiving a data packet, and the time the 
repeater will re-send it. 

 

 

 

** indicates values that are calibrated in the factory and are unit-specific.   
 

5.3.  DART Related Commands 

The following commands are specific to the operation of the RV-M8-UC  when 
used on a DART Dynamic Automatic Radio Transmission system.  DART 
features are enabled when the Modem type (ATMT) parameter is set to DART, 
which is type 5.   

ATEN

 

Set the Security Level

   

ATEN X

 

Where X is the security level 1-3. 

 

1-3 

DCB

 

Display Channel Bank

   

DCB X

 

Display channel bank X frequencies and settings. 

 

1-10 

SCB 

Set Channel Bank

.  Configure a channel bank or read a channel 

bank.  

SCB  B Y C P

    

B

: bank number 1-10, 

Y

:Entry Number  

C

:Channel Number  

 

 

Summary of Contents for RV-M8-UC series

Page 1: ...Company Confidential 1 Raveon Technologies Corp RV M8 UC DART 450 470MHz Data Modem Technical Manual Version A2 Feb 2015 Raveon Technologies Corporation 2320 Cousteau Ct Vista CA 92081 www raveon com...

Page 2: ...2 4 5 CONFIG Button 12 4 6 Exiting the Command Mode 13 5 Command Mode Commands 14 5 1 General Common Commands 14 5 2 Data Modem Mode Related Commands 16 5 3 DART Related Commands 16 5 4 GPS Related Co...

Page 3: ...ccepts no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using Viper SC or for the failure of Viper SC to transmit or receive such data 1 3 Safe...

Page 4: ...approved for operation with antennas having a gain that exceeds 6 dBi 1 4 Part 15 Note This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance...

Page 5: ...igher data throughput 2 1 Features General Features Serial input and output Programmable serial baud rates up to 57600 Small sized and single board construction Very efficient circuitry 700mW receivin...

Page 6: ...ng unit needs to get updated with a new feature and this can often be done by loading the new firmware into the older radio modem In firmware program called the Boot Loader is permanently installed in...

Page 7: ...put 1W 5 W programmable Frequency Range UC 450 470MHz Maximum Duty Cycle 1W 50 to 40C 20 to 60C Maximum Duty Cycle 5W measured over 60 seconds 10 to 50C 5 to 60C Frequency Deviation 2 2kHz Channel spa...

Page 8: ...dential 8 Raveon Technologies Corp Serial connector type DB9 RS 232 serial IO Voltage Levels RS232 RX and TX data Transparent Async Word length 8 bits Format N O or Even parity 1 stop Other RF connect...

Page 9: ...ith the ATR1 setting 2 RxD out Receive data Data out of the modem 3 TxD in Transmit data Data into the modem 4 DTR in Data terminal ready Normally ignored by the M7 modem May control the power state o...

Page 10: ...applications The MAX 7Q provides best performance and lowest power while the MAX 7W provides best performance and is optimized for active antennas The industry proven MAX form factor allows easy migr...

Page 11: ...be put into a Command Mode by entering a sequence of three plus characters To keep the RV M8 UC modem from unintentionally entering the Command Mode because of the pattern occurring in a stream of dat...

Page 12: ...ess was 1234 the user would issue the following command ATDT cr and the modem will respond with 1234 CR LF OK CR LF To get on line help with a command enter the command and put a question mark in for...

Page 13: ...button is pressed and the IO port is RS232 it will revert back to the settings programmed into the RV M8 UC modem once the Command Mode is exited 4 6 Exiting the Command Mode There are three ways to e...

Page 14: ...ormal operation mode from Command mode If the CONFIG button inside the RV M8 UC is pressed this parameter will be automatically set to 60000 Range 100 60000mS 60000 ATE Echo Character echo set on E1 o...

Page 15: ...trength Indicator Returns the signal level of last received packet The reading is in dBm Usable for relative comparison of signals but absolute value is within10dB at 90dBm No parameters Returns a num...

Page 16: ...Set or show the RF power output setting Value is in percent from 0 to 100 Use and RF wattmeter to confirm the power setting and adjust the accordingly to obtain the desired RF power level 0 100 100 A...

Page 17: ...1 DNA 2 authorization status 3 connection status 4 base station ID 5 sequence 6 system ID 7 device class 8 LNA 9 home 10 communication state 20 GPS mode 21 1PPS count 22 GPS status 23 GPS features 24...

Page 18: ...Hz rr is the Rx frequency in Hz or MHz c is 4 for control channel 0 for non control channels ab are the over the air modulation options a a is the bit rate index corresponding to the over the air bit...

Page 19: ...has been collected into the internal buffer of the modem or when there is a pause in the data the modem will automatically key its transmitter and send the data over the air if the modem is within ra...

Page 20: ...vel By default and at power on this level is set to 0 no debug messages 0 no debug or diagnostic messages 1 DART and data reception related message will come out serial port 2 Verbose messages Mostly...

Page 21: ...he radio modem will respond with a list of certain operation statistics that it maintains All statistics start counting at 0 The ATST 1 command can be used to reset all statistics back to 0 except the...

Page 22: ...The only setting that may require adjustment is the center frequency After years of operation all crystals will age and change frequency slightly The ATR8 command is used to adjust the center frequenc...

Page 23: ...nter of the channel with the ATR8 command You can use the U key and the D key to change the settings up and down one value in real time 10 4 TX Deviation 1 Switch to channel 1 2 Key the transmitter in...

Page 24: ...nd 0s and have little to no AC component on them See pictures below for details 4 If necessary change the ATR9 setting so that the long data bit have the same amplitude and DC value as the shorter one...

Page 25: ...Company Confidential 25 Raveon Technologies Corp 11 Mechanical 11 1 DC Input A Change to locking waterproof type...

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