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Summary of Contents for SATELLINE-M3-R1

Page 1: ...Version 3 3 1 SATELLINE M3 R1 and SATELLINE M3 T1 Receiver and Transmitter Radio Modem Modules User Guide...

Page 2: ...and applicability to a certain application Under no circumstances is the manufacturer or the developer of a program responsible for any possible damages caused by the use of a program The names of the...

Page 3: ...ut a specific permit WARNING Users of SATELLINE M3 R1 and M3 T1 radio modem modules in North America should be aware that due to the allocation of the frequency band 406 0 406 1 MHz for government use...

Page 4: ...electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Therefore the equipment is labelled with the following CE marking The notification sign informs...

Page 5: ...rated at frequencies allocated by local authorities and without exceeding the given maximum allowed output power ratings SATEL and its distributors are not responsible if any products manufactured by...

Page 6: ...TELLINE M3 R1 and T1 Technical Specifications 9 2 1 1 Power supply 10 2 2 Basic configuration and installation 11 3 SERIAL INTERFACE 12 3 1 D 15 connector 13 4 RF INTERFACE 15 4 1 Transmitter 15 4 2 R...

Page 7: ...tions 23 8 SETTINGS 25 8 1 SATEL Configuration Manager software 25 8 2 Changing parameters using the SL COMMANDS 25 8 2 1 SL Command 25 8 3 SATELLINE SL COMMANDS LIST 26 8 4 SL commands available by u...

Page 8: ...s the leading European manufacturer of radio modems SATEL radio modems have been certified in most European countries and also in many non European countries 1 1 Description of the products SATELLINE...

Page 9: ...45 50 dB FEC On Intermodulation Attenuation 55 dB FEC ON Blocking 74 dB FEC ON Spurious Rejection 60 dB FEC On Spurious Emission 57 47 dBm 100 dBm on GPS frequencies Power Consumption 1 2 W 3 W 0 5W...

Page 10: ...er supply The allowed operating voltage is 6V 30 VDC The radio modem must only be connected to a power supply with an adequate current output NOTE There is a galvanic connection between the signal gro...

Page 11: ...dBm SyncInterval default 21845 bytes Rx Delay 0 ms Pause length 3 characters FEC OFF Error check OFF Error correction OFF Serial port 1 settings Port function DATA Data speed 9600 bps Data bits 8 Pari...

Page 12: ...o establish communication between the radio modem acting as the DCE and the PC acting as the DTE The radio modem contains one serial port which is designated as Port 1 for communication o RD Receive D...

Page 13: ...Transmit Data from DTE to the radio modem 5 RTS IN TTL LVTTL Port2 Request To Send from DTE 6 CTS OUT RS 232 Clear To Send 7 8 GND Operating Ground and Signal Ground 9 RD OUT RS 232 Port1 Receive Data...

Page 14: ...Signal and chassis ground 9 Port 1 RD Receive Data RS 232 Signal from modem to DTE Asynchronous serial data 10 Not Connected 11 Port 1 TD Transmit Data RS 232 Signal from DTE to modem Asynchronous ser...

Page 15: ...ransmitter should be set to the smallest possible level which still ensures error free connections under variable conditions Large output power levels using short connection distances can in the worst...

Page 16: ...ratio of correct and erroneous bits is reasonable Error correction improves the reliability of data transfer via the radio interface especially in unfavourable conditions The FEC function should be u...

Page 17: ...strength No data Data detected and ok Data detected but weak signal RX TX Data indicator No data transferred Data transfer Mode Communication or programming Data Mode Programming mode Description of...

Page 18: ...is a signal from the radio modem to the DTE It indicates when the radio modem is ready to accept more data from the DTE The options for CTS line controls are 1 Clear To Send The CTS line is set to act...

Page 19: ...eal time operating systems frequently used on PC type hardware has changed this tradition by adding random pauses in the asynchronous data stream Such systems cannot serve the hardware UART properly w...

Page 20: ...ollow the status of the CTS line and transmits too much data to the radio modem the buffer will be cleared and the transmission restarted In the receiving mode the data coming from the radio is also b...

Page 21: ...from the serial interface is transmitted It is also possible to transfer the received address onto the serial interface The address is composed of two characters totalling 16 bits resulting in over 65...

Page 22: ...primary or secondary RX address of the radio modem is identical to the address of the received data packet The radio modem will remove the address and send the actual data to the RS 232 interface Howe...

Page 23: ...radio modems This is the easiest way to control addresses and the risk caused by interference from other systems operating in the same area is minimal Example by setting all addresses of both radio m...

Page 24: ...addresses of the radio modems attached to these terminal devices The base station may in such a case define the destination of a message by adding the address of the corresponding radio modem into th...

Page 25: ...ne continuous string of characters that is separated from other data by pauses that are equal or greater than the time defined by the Pause Length parameter see chapter Pause Length in the set up No e...

Page 26: ...setup of the frequency bands matches the Dual Channel operation 9 SL D Display the lower limit of frequency band 1 10 SL U Display the upper limit of frequency band 1 11 SL W Display the lower limit o...

Page 27: ...to UHF modem mode 32 SL X 1 Reset the BT module 32 1 SL X 9 Reset modem Shuts down the modem Does not retrieve ok 32 2 SL S 0 Set Satel 3AS default 32 3 SL S 1 Set Option 1 PCC 4FSK 32 4 SL S 2 Set O...

Page 28: ...le 53 SL V Display software revision information response Vn nn 54 SL P xxxx Get the measured signal strength from the remote modem i e SL ping NOT applicable in this application 55 SL H Display radio...

Page 29: ...le to SATEL Configuration Manager no yes definable no no 8 Read current settings from modem yes yes definable no DTE Only one by one 9 Read factory settings like model serial number FW version frequen...

Page 30: ...nable no no 25 Read SW version yes yes definable yes 53 SL V 26 Read HW version yes yes definable yes SL H new 27 Power down no yes definable yes no 28 Output power configurable in W and or dBm yes ye...

Page 31: ...EL Configuration Manager if the Channel List has not been used before switching OFF or the frequency that is set by the Channel List as 1st Channel if the User frequency has not been used before switc...

Page 32: ...must be assigned to the list or every channel separately The alternatives are 12 5 kHz 20kHz or 25 kHz Note that there can be only one channel spacing alternative per channel 15 Addressing SATEL Conf...

Page 33: ...E Reads SW version from the modem 26 Read HW version SATEL Configuration Manager Reads HW version from the modem 27 Power down DTE Not used in this version Power ON OFF can be driven by the DTR pin Po...

Page 34: ...e number is shown as dBm so the greater the number is the weaker is the signal threshold level 100 dBm is weaker than 90 dBm The modem operates only if the received signal is stronger than the Signal...

Page 35: ...mware can be updated in two ways By using terminal program Instructions to use this method are given by request By using Configuration Manager CM which requires The SATEL Configuration Manager a cable...

Page 36: ...e from any possible sources of interference o The radio modem should not be installed onto a strongly vibrating surface o The radio modem should be installed in such a way as to minimise exposure to d...

Page 37: ...d receive data 300 ms Wake up time from SLEEP until it is ready to send receive data 95 ms Inter character delay max 2 3 characters 11 2 Transmission related delays Delay from the end of transmission...

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