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StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual

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4.2.4

SC4200 Pinouts

SC4200 Power/Ethernet/Serial Connector Pinout

Enclosure PWR/COMM

(LF10WBRB-12PD)

Signal

Switchcraft Pinout

(EN3C2F16X)

5V OUT (For External GPS Puck)

GND IN (External Power Option Only)

VCC IN (External Power Option Only)

100-Base T ETH0 M2N (RX-)

100-Base T ETH0 M2P (RX+)

100-Base T ETH0 M1P (TX+)

RS232_RXD

RS232_TXD

RS232_GND

100-Base T ETH0 M1N (TX-)

Table 14 SC4200 Primary Power/Ethernet/Serial Connector Pinout

SC4200 RS-232 and PS/2 (GPS) Pinout

RS-232

PS/2 (GPS)

Signal

Switchcraft Pinout

TxD

RxD

5V OUT

Ground

Table 15 SC4200 Serial and GPS Pinout

Summary of Contents for StreamCaster 4000 Series

Page 1: ...Document Number 10017C000 Version 4 0 0 1 Date 9 2 2020 Silvus Technologies Inc 10990 Wilshire Blvd 1500 Los Angeles CA 90024 StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual ...

Page 2: ...April 17 2020 Updated 7 2 1 N2N server capability 4 0 0 0 May 1 2020 Added mounting holeinformation to mechanical drawings in section 4 3 Revised default setting for auto noiseestimation Renamed Local Broadcast featureto MANET Multicast Broadcastin section 5 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 May 7 2020 Updated GI modedescription in section 5 1 1 2 Removed section 12 1 LEDtroubleshootingand revised section 4 1 to incl...

Page 3: ...E Pinouts 21 4 2 2 SC4200E Pinouts 25 4 2 3 SC4400 Pinouts 30 4 2 4 SC4200 Pinouts 34 4 3 Mechanical and Operating Specifications 38 4 3 1 SC4400E Enclosure Mechanical Drawing 42 4 3 2 SC4200E Enclosure Mechanical Drawing 43 4 3 3 SC4400 Enclosure Mechanical Drawing 44 4 3 4 SC4200 Enclosure Mechanical Drawing 45 4 4 SC4400E Specifications 46 4 5 SC4200E Specifications 47 4 6 SC4400 Specifications...

Page 4: ...e License enabled 103 5 4 Security 105 5 4 1 Encryption 105 5 4 2 SSH HTTPS Certificates 107 5 4 3 White Black List 109 5 4 4 GUI Login Authentication 110 5 5 Tools and Diagnostics 112 5 5 1 Firmware and Licenses 112 5 5 2 Faults and Indicators 116 5 5 3 Factory Reset 118 5 5 4 Languages 119 5 5 5 Log 121 5 6 Configuration Profiles 123 5 6 1 Settings profile 123 5 6 2 MPS Multi Position Switch not...

Page 5: ...aving the Radio Configuration 141 12 Troubleshooting 142 12 1 Intermittent Link 142 13 FCC Notice 143 13 1 FCC Identifier N2S SC3500 143 13 2 FCC Identifier N2S SC3822 143 13 3 FCC Identifier N2S SC42 245 144 13 4 FCC Identifier N2S SC44 245 144 13 5 FCC Identifier N2S SC42 520 144 13 6 FCC Identifier N2S SC44 520 145 13 7 FCC Identifier N2S SC42E 245 145 13 8 FCC Identifier N2S SC42E 235470 146 1...

Page 6: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 5 15 6 Radiation Exposure Statement English 154 15 7 Radiation Exposure Statement French 154 ...

Page 7: ... 13 SC4200E PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side 29 Figure 14 SC4400 Power Optional Serial Ethernet Pinout Diagram Cable Side 31 Figure 15 SC4400 AUX Pinout Diagram Cable Side 32 Figure 16 SC4400 PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side 33 Figure 17 SC4200 Primary Power Serial Ethernet Pinout Diagram Cable Side 35 Figure 18 SC4200 AUX Pinout Diagram Cable Side 36 Figure 19 SC4200 PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side 37 Fi...

Page 8: ... 83 Figure 43 Graph Views 83 Figure 44 Routing Path 84 Figure 45 Custom Node Naming 85 Figure 46 iPerf Function within GUI 86 Figure 47 Mapping Page 87 Figure 48 Google Maps 88 Figure 49 Map Control Panel Lat Long coordinates 89 Figure 50 Map Control Panel Cache Settings 90 Figure 51 Cursor on Target Settings 90 Figure 52 Map Control Panel Nodes to Display on Map 91 Figure 53 Map Control Panel map...

Page 9: ...are Upgrade 113 Figure 76 Tools and Diagnostics Network Wide Upgrade 114 Figure 77 Radio Login Authentication during Network Wide Upgrade 114 Figure 78 Tools and Diagnostics Licenses 115 Figure 79 Faults and Indicators Page 116 Figure 80 Tools and Diagnostics Factory Reset 118 Figure 81 Tools and Diagnostics Languages 119 Figure 82 example Source PO file for custom languages 119 Figure 83 Security...

Page 10: ... Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout 30 Table 11 SC4400 Serial and GPS Pinout 30 Table 12 SC4400 AUX USB GPIO Connector Pinout 32 Table 13 SC4400 PTT Connector Pinout 33 Table 14 SC4200 Primary Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout 34 Table 15 SC4200 Serial and GPS Pinout 34 Table 16 SC4200 AUX USB GPIO Connector Pinout 36 Table 17 SC4200 PTT Connector Pinout 37 Table 18 MCS vs Sensitivity Cha...

Page 11: ...utions should be employed to prevent accidental damage 1 1 Health Safety Exposure to Non Ionizing RF Radiation Safe Working Distances The safe working distance from a transmitting antenna may be calculated from the relationship D 𝑃𝑇 𝐺𝑅 4𝜋 𝑤 In which D safe working distance meters PT transmitter or combiner power output watts GR antenna gain ratio anti log gain dBi 10 w power density watts square m...

Page 12: ...Safe Distance Meters Table 1 Safe Working Distances General Safety Notes A flashing steady Red LED status indication is a normal condition and is not meant to convey a fault condition The Power Disconnect Device for the product is the connector for the external AC DC Adapter or other DC power source Although the Low Voltage DC powered units are approved for Outdoor use Dust Temporary Immersion the...

Page 13: ...h a soft clothand mild detergent do not use any solvents that might remove case markings or labels The unit at the end of its useful life is to be disposed in accordance with local regulations or may be returned to the manufacturer If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment and or equipment performance may be impaired ...

Page 14: ...trolled environment is defined as one in which the person subjected to the RF radiation may be unaware of and has no control over the radiation energy received The uncontrolled environment conditions can arise even in the best regulated operations and for this reason the limits defined for the uncontrolled environment have been assumed for the RF Central recommended limit Documents a and b also sh...

Page 15: ...g a web browser to log into any radio within the network This user manual contains all essential information for the user to configure the StreamCaster radio as well as how to run an iperf network test 3 StreamCaster Network Each StreamCaster MIMO radio has a fixed static IP address in the 172 20 xx yy network The radio operates as a network switch the user equipment does not need to be on the sam...

Page 16: ...n the process of booting up Flashing Green Radio is fully booted but not wirelessly connected to any other radio Green Radio is wirelessly connected to at least one other radio Flashing Red Spectrum Scan in Progress Flashing Red Radio has recovered from a bad state Rapid Flashing Green When the multi position switch is rotate to a new position LED will rapidly flash green while new settings are be...

Page 17: ...0 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 16 Power 9 20V Ethernet and Serial Port Connector ODU GK0YAR P10UC00 000L Push to Talk PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L AUX Connector ODU GK0YCR P10UC00 000L Power Switch 15 Position Rotating 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 18: ...0YAR P10UC00 000L Bi Color Status LED Red Radio is in the process of booting up Flashing Green Radio is fully booted but not wirelessly connected to any other radio Green Radio is wirelessly connected to at least one other radio Flashing Red Spectrum Scan in Progress Flashing Red Radio has recovered from a bad state Rapid Flashing Red for 1 second The battery is less than or equal to 20 LED will b...

Page 19: ... Rapid Flashing Green When the multi position switch is rotate to a new position LED will rapidly flash green while new settings are being applied LED will resume normal indication after settings have been applied Push to Talk PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L AUX Connector ODU GK0YCR P10UC00 000L 5 6 ...

Page 20: ...ing up Flashing Green Radio is fully booted but not wirelessly connected to any other radio Green Radio is wirelessly connected to at least one other radio Flashing Red Spectrum Scan in Progress Flashing Red Radio has recovered from a bad state Power 9 20V Ethernet and Serial Port Connector Hirose LF10WBRB 12PD Push to Talk PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L AUX Connector Hirose LF10WBRB 12SD P...

Page 21: ...hernet and Serial Port Connector Hirose LF10WBRB 12PD Bi Color Status LED Red Radio is in the process of booting up Flashing Green Radio is fully booted but not wirelessly connected to any other radio Green Radio is wirelessly connected to at least one other radio Flashing Red Spectrum Scan in Progress Flashing Red Radio has recovered from a bad state Push to Talk PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 ...

Page 22: ... Switchcraft Pinout EN3C2F16X Color of wires coming from ODU connector 1 5V OUT For External GPS Puck NC Pink 2 GND IN 2 Yellow Blue 3 VCC IN 1 Green Violet 4 ETH0_MX2N RX NC Black 5 ETH0_MX2P RX NC Brown 6 ETH0_MX1P TX NC Red 7 RS232_RXD NC Gray 8 RS232_TXD NC White 9 GND NC Light Green 10 ETH0_MX1N TX NC Orange Table 2 SC4400E Primary Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout Figure 6 SC4400E Prima...

Page 23: ...10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 22 SC4400E RS 232 Pinout RS 232 DB9 Signal Switchcraft Pinout 3 TxD 2 2 RxD 1 NC NC 4 NC 5V OUT 6 NC NC 5 5 Ground 3 Table 3 SC4400E Serial and GPS Pinout Figure 7 Switchcraft connector on Primary Power cable ...

Page 24: ...0L Signal Color of wires coming from ODU connector 1 USB GND Yellow Blue 2 USB1_D Red 3 USB1_VBUS Green 4 USB0_VBUS Violet 5 GPIO1 BDA control Pink 6 USB0_D Black 7 USB0_D Brown 8 GND Light Green 9 USB1_ID Gray 10 USB1_D Orange Table 4 SC4400E USB GPIO Connector Pinout USB1 is USB 2 0 OTG USB2 is USB 2 0 Host Mode Only Figure 8 SC4400E AUX Pinout Diagram Radio Side ...

Page 25: ... Confidential Page 24 SC4400E PTT Connector Enclosure PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L Signal 1 5V_OUT Up to 400mA 2 COR DUAL_PTT 3 AUDIO_GND 4 PTT 5 SPEAKER_OUT 6 MIC_IN 7 RESERVED Do Not Connect Table 5 SC4400E PTT Connector Pinout Figure 9 SC4400E PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side ...

Page 26: ...t Pinout EN3C2F16X Color of wires coming from ODU connector 1 5V OUT For External GPS Puck NC Pink 2 GND IN 2 Yellow Blue 3 VCC IN 1 Green Violet 4 ETH0_MX2N RX NC Black 5 ETH0_MX2P RX NC Brown 6 ETH0_MX1P TX NC Red 7 RS232_RXD NC Gray 8 RS232_TXD NC White 9 GND NC Light Green 10 ETH0_MX1N TX NC Orange Table 6 SC4200E Primary Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout Figure 10 SC4200E Primary Power S...

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Page 28: ...10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 27 SC4200E RS 232 Pinout RS 232 DB9 Signal Switchcraft Pinout 3 TxD 2 2 RxD 1 NC NC 4 NC 5V OUT 6 NC NC 5 5 Ground 3 Table 7 SC4200E Serial and GPS Pinout Figure 11 Switchcraft connector on Primary Power cable ...

Page 29: ... Signal Color of wires coming from ODU connector 1 USB GND Yellow Blue 2 USB1_D Red 3 USB1_VBUS Green 4 USB0_VBUS Violet 5 GPIO1 BDA control Pink 6 USB0_D Black 7 USB0_D Brown 8 GND Light Green 9 USB1_ID Gray 10 USB1_D Orange Table 8 SC4200E AUX USB GPIO Connector Pinout USB1 is USB 2 0 OTG USB2 is USB 2 0 Host Mode Only Figure 12 SC4200E AUX Pinout Diagram Radio Side ...

Page 30: ... Confidential Page 29 SC4200E PTT Connector Enclosure PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L Signal 1 5V_OUT Up to 400mA 2 COR DUAL_PTT 3 AUDIO_GND 4 PTT 5 SPEAKER_OUT 6 MIC_IN 7 RESERVED Do Not Connect Table 9 SC4200E PTT Connector Pinout Figure 13 SC4200E PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side ...

Page 31: ...l GPS Puck NC 2 GND IN 2 3 GND IN 2 4 VCC IN 1 5 VCC IN 1 6 100 Base T ETH0 M2N RX NC 7 100 Base T ETH0 M2P RX NC 8 100 Base T ETH0 M1P TX NC 9 RS232_RXD NC 10 RS232_TXD NC 11 RS232_GND NC 12 100 Base T ETH0 M1N TX NC Table 10 SC4400 Primary Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout SC4400 RS 232 and PS 2 GPS Pinout RS 232 PS 2 GPS Signal Switchcraft Pinout 3 4 TxD 2 2 5 RxD 1 NC NC NC 4 NC 2 5V OUT ...

Page 32: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 31 Figure 14 SC4400 Power Optional Serial Ethernet Pinout Diagram Cable Side ...

Page 33: ...USB2_D 8 RESERVED Do Not Connect 9 GND 10 USB1_Sense 11 USB1_D 12 USB2_GND Table 12 SC4400 AUX USB GPIO Connector Pinout USB1 is USB 2 0 OTG USB2 is USB 2 0 Host Mode Only 3 5 SC4400 USB GPIO Serial Ground 11 10 Pink Orange Brown Red Yellow Black White Green Blue Purple B W striped Grey USB1_GND USB1_D USB1_VBUS Ext PA Control USB2_D USB2_GND USB2_D Reserved DNC GND 6 8 7 9 4 2 USB1_D 1 12 USB2_VB...

Page 34: ...ential Page 33 SC4400 PTT Connector Enclosure PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L Signal 1 RESERVED Do Not Connect 2 RESERVED Do Not Connect 3 AUDIO_GND 4 PTT 5 SPEAKER_OUT 6 MIC_IN 7 RESERVED Do Not Connect Table 13 SC4400 PTT Connector Pinout Figure 16 SC4400 PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side ...

Page 35: ...GND IN External Power Option Only 2 4 VCC IN External Power Option Only 1 5 VCC IN External Power Option Only 1 6 100 Base T ETH0 M2N RX NC 7 100 Base T ETH0 M2P RX NC 8 100 Base T ETH0 M1P TX NC 9 RS232_RXD NC 10 RS232_TXD NC 11 RS232_GND NC 12 100 Base T ETH0 M1N TX NC Table 14 SC4200 Primary Power Ethernet Serial Connector Pinout SC4200 RS 232 and PS 2 GPS Pinout RS 232 PS 2 GPS Signal Switchcr...

Page 36: ...Pin 6 8 7 Grey Black P i n k Pink SC4200 Power Ethernet Serial Serial Rx Serial Tx Serial Ground V for GPS Antenna White White 11 10 Pink G r e y Orange Brown Red Yellow Grey White Green Blue Purple B W striped Black 9 RJ45 Pin 1 6 Power Ethernet Serial 1 Switchcraft female EN3C6FX viewed from front 6 Raised dot Indicates Pin 1 5 3 4 1 White 2 Grey Figure 17 SC4200 Primary Power Serial Ethernet Pi...

Page 37: ...USB2_D 8 RESERVED Do Not Connect 9 GND 10 USB1_Sense 11 USB1_D 12 USB2_GND Table 16 SC4200 AUX USB GPIO Connector Pinout USB1 is USB 2 0 OTG USB2 is USB 2 0 Host Mode Only 3 5 SC4200 USB GPIO Serial Ground 11 10 Pink Orange Brown Red Yellow Black White Green Blue Purple B W striped Grey USB1_GND USB1_D USB1_VBUS Ext PA Control USB2_D USB2_GND USB2_D Reserved DNC GND 6 8 7 9 4 2 USB1_D 1 12 USB2_VB...

Page 38: ...ential Page 37 SC4200 PTT Connector Enclosure PTT Connector ODU GKCWAM P07UB00 000L Signal 1 RESERVED Do Not Connect 2 RESERVED Do Not Connect 3 AUDIO_GND 4 PTT 5 SPEAKER_OUT 6 MIC_IN 7 RESERVED Do Not Connect Table 17 SC4200 PTT Connector Pinout Figure 19 SC4200 PTT Pinout Diagram Cable Side ...

Page 39: ...W 43 W 8 W TX Power 8 W 24 W 1 W TX Power Optional External Power Supply for indoor only 12VDC 5A Interfaces RF 4 x TNC f N f Optional Primary Ruggedized Push Pull Connector 1 x Ethernet 1 x RS232 DC Input Auxiliary Ruggedized Push Pull Connector 1 x USB 2 0 Host 1 x USB 2 0 OTG PTT Push to Talk Ruggedized Break away Connector Front Panel Status Indicator Tri Color LED Control Interface Multi Posi...

Page 40: ...8Ah MBITR Battery Power Options Twist Lock Battery or Front Panel Optional External Power Supply for indoor only 12VDC 5A Interfaces RF TNC f 2 Each Primary Ruggedized Push Pull Connector Front Panel 1 x Ethernet 1x RS232 DC Input Optional Auxiliary Ruggedized Push Pull Connector Front Panel 1 x USB 2 0 Host 1 x USB 2 0 OTG PTT Push to Talk Ruggedized Breakaway Connector Front Panel Status Indicat...

Page 41: ...n 8 W 43 W 8 W TX Power 8 W 24 W 1 W TX Power Optional External Power Supply for indoor only 12VDC 5A Interfaces RF 4 x TNC f N f Optional Primary Ruggedized Circular Connector 1 x Ethernet 1 x RS232 DC Input Auxiliary Ruggedized Circular Connector 1 x USB 2 0 Host 1 x USB 2 0 OTG PTT Push to Talk Ruggedized Break away Connector Front Panel Status Indicator Tri Color LED Management Interface Web B...

Page 42: ...ry Life Up to 12 Hours 6 8Ah MBITR Battery Power Options Twist Lock Battery or Front Panel Optional External Power Supply for indoor only 12VDC 5A Interfaces RF TNC f 2 Each Primary Ruggedized Circular Connector Front Panel 1 x Ethernet 1x RS232 DC Input Optional Auxiliary Ruggedized Circular Connector Front Panel 1 x USB 2 0 Host 1 x USB 2 0 OTG PTT Push to Talk Ruggedized Break away Connector Fr...

Page 43: ...idential Page 42 4 3 1 SC4400EEnclosureMechanical Drawing Figure 20 SC4400E Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom Tapped mounting holes areavailableon bottom 8 32 and on thesides 4 40 of radio as indicated in Figure 20 SC4400E Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom ...

Page 44: ...Confidential Page 43 4 3 2 SC4200EEnclosureMechanical Drawing Figure 21 SC4200E Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom mounting holes utilizehttps www mcmaster com 96006a234 or equivalent Hex head 5 64 drive 2 56 thread head diameter 9 64 stainless steel 3 8 length or longer ...

Page 45: ...fidential Page 44 4 3 3 SC4400 EnclosureMechanical Drawing Figure 22 SC4400 Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom Tapped mounting holes areavailableon bottom 8 32 and on thesides 4 40 of radio as indicated in Figure 22 SC4400 Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom ...

Page 46: ...Confidential Page 45 4 3 4 SC4200 EnclosureMechanical Drawing Figure 23 SC4200 Mechanical Drawing top and Mounting Pattern bottom mounting holes utilizehttps www mcmaster com 96006a234 or equivalent Hex head 5 64 drive 2 56 thread head diameter 9 64 stainless steel 3 8 length or longer ...

Page 47: ...nnas Total Power Output 4 1mW 4W variable up to 8W Effective w TX Beamforming Performance Latency 7ms Average 20MHz BW Sensitivity 102 dBm 5MHz BW Frequency Bands Bands from 400MHz to 6GHz Available Dual Band Optional Onboard Storage 64 GB Frequency Band Options Band Freq Code Frequency Range Band Freq Code Frequency Range UHF 042 400 450 Low C Band 455 4400 4700 ISM 900 091 902 928 Federal C 1 46...

Page 48: ... Antennas Total Power Output 2 1mW 4W variable up to 8W Effective w TX Beamforming Performance Latency 7ms Average Sensitivity 99 dBm 5MHz BW Frequency Bands Bands from 400MHz to 6GHz Available Dual Band Optional Onboard Storage 64 GB Frequency Band Options Band Freq Code Frequency Range Band Freq Code Frequency Range UHF 042 400 450 Low C Band 455 4400 4700 ISM 900 091 902 928 Federal C 1 467 440...

Page 49: ...Condenser Software Configurable Max Avg Speaker Output Power 2 65W with 4 Ohm Speaker Impedance MIC Bias 2 15V or 3V Software Configurable Appliedvia a 2K Ohm Resistor Recommended Speaker Impedance Handset 4 Ohm to 16 Ohm Recommended Speaker Impedance Headset 75 Ohm to 300 Ohm Recommended MIC impedance 1K Ohm Peak Speaker Output Voltage 5 5V Absolute MIC Input Voltage 3 3V ...

Page 50: ...wer Output 4 1mW 4W variable up to 8W Effective w TX Beamforming Performance Latency 7ms Average 20MHz BW Sensitivity 102 dBm 5MHz BW Frequency Bands Bands from 400MHz to 6GHz Available Dual Band Optional Onboard Storage 64 GB Frequency Band Options Band Freq Code Frequency Range Band Freq Code Frequency Range UHF 042 400 450 Low C Band 455 4400 4700 ISM 900 091 902 928 Federal C 1 467 4400 4940 L...

Page 51: ...al Power Output 2 1mW 4W variable up to 8W Effective w TX Beamforming Performance Latency 7ms Average Sensitivity 99 dBm 5MHz BW Frequency Bands Bands from 400MHz to 6GHz Available Dual Band Optional Onboard Storage 64 GB Frequency Band Options Band Freq Code Frequency Range Band Freq Code Frequency Range UHF 042 400 450 Low C Band 455 4400 4700 ISM 900 091 902 928 Federal C 1 467 4400 4940 L Band...

Page 52: ...Condenser Software Configurable Max Avg Speaker Output Power 2 65W with 4 Ohm Speaker Impedance MIC Bias 2 15V or 3V Software Configurable Appliedvia a 2K Ohm Resistor Recommended Speaker Impedance Handset 4 Ohm to 16 Ohm Recommended Speaker Impedance Headset 75 Ohm to 300 Ohm Recommended MIC impedance 1K Ohm Peak Speaker Output Voltage 5 5V Absolute MIC Input Voltage 3 3V ...

Page 53: ...only after you plug in the radio to the USB port on your computer Users will initially see the link distance warning then be directed to the Local Radio Configuration page See Figure 24 Initial boot up warning You will be able to navigate to various configuration pages from the drop down menu on the left hand side On the right you can open additional details about the radio by selecting the four s...

Page 54: ...ency bandwidth network ID and Link Distance parameters in the Basic configuration page need to all match To optimize the network s performance you can make some adjustments to the MAC settings under the Advanced section 5 1 1 1 Basic Figure 25 Basic Configuration Page This page is used to set basic configurations A brief description of each parameter is given below Frequency This defines the frequ...

Page 55: ...lt in over the air collisions and a degradation of performance It is recommended to set the link distance 10 15 greater than the actual maximum distance Please note that this value should be set the same on all radios in the network Total Transmit Power This defines the total power of the signal power is divided equally between the radio antenna ports There is also an option to Enable Max Power wh...

Page 56: ...iption of each parameter is given below MAC Settings Routing Beacon Period Controls how often routing beacons are sent to other radios A lower Routing Beacon Period results in faster reaction to topology changes A lower Routing Beacon Period also adds more overhead to the network which scales with the number of nodes in the network For larger networks a larger Routing Beacon Period is recommended ...

Page 57: ... recommended setting for most users and will provide the maximum data rate that the link can support The EXTENDED AUTO mode includes 64QAM rate modes on top of those included in the AUTO mode Table 18 below show the estimated UDP data rate and sensitivity for each MCS This table assumes a 5000 meter link distance 10ms burst time and 1600 byte fragmentation threshold GI Mode This feature can be use...

Page 58: ...hannel on the radio for TX Receive Channels Allows user to Enable or Disable each channel on the radio for RX Radio Mode Switch between Network mode and PHY Diagnostics If the value equals 0 it is in Network mode if the value equals 1 it is in PHY Diagnostics PHY Diagnostics mode is only relevant for users who wish to run diagnostic tests on the radio Apply Applies the new values but does not save...

Page 59: ...n to AUTO MCS modes Modes currently not supported NSS MCS Coding Rate PHY Throughput Mbps UDP User Throughput Mbps SC4400 3500 3800 Sensitivity SC4200 3822 Sensitivity 1 0 BPSK 1 2 1 625 1 03 102 99 1 1 QPSK 1 2 3 25 2 06 100 97 1 2 QPSK 3 4 4 875 3 09 97 94 1 3 16 QAM 1 2 6 5 4 12 95 92 1 4 16 QAM 3 4 9 75 6 18 92 89 1 5 64 QAM 2 3 13 8 25 87 84 1 6 64 QAM 3 4 14 625 9 28 85 82 1 7 64 QAM 5 6 16 ...

Page 60: ...79 2 14 64 QAM 3 4 58 5 43 50 79 77 2 15 64 QAM 5 6 65 48 1 74 75 Table 19 MCS vs Sensitivity Chart 10MHz Bandwidth Table 20 MCS vs Sensitivity Chart 20MHz Bandwidth Sensitivity numbers reflect typical values Actual sensitivity will vary by band NSS MCS Coding Rate PHY Throughput Mbps UDP User Throughput Mbps SC4400 3500 3800 Sensitivity SC4200 3822 Sensitivity 1 0 BPSK 1 2 6 5 4 92 96 93 1 1 QPSK...

Page 61: ...IP address for the radio The user may set this to be on the user s IP network e g 192 168 2 10 Once this secondary IP address is set the user may access the radio web page using either the native IP address or the secondary IP address Virtual Netmask Netmask for the Secondary IP address e g 255 255 255 0 Please note that the secondary IP address should NOT be on the 172 20 xx xx subnet Gateway Gat...

Page 62: ...allow concatenating multiple VLAN switches and or a single physical interface residing on multiple VLANs a VLAN ID can be inserted to the Ethernet packet header to indicate which VLAN the packet belongs to This is called VLAN Tagging A packet that contains a VLAN ID is called a tagged packet A port on a VLAN switch typically operates in either access mode or trunk mode VLAN Mode Specify Access or ...

Page 63: ...s allowed Basic Settings Wired Backbone Gateway This setting pertains to wired backbone functionality See Section 7 Wired Backbone For normal operation set Wired Backbone Gateway to Auto If multiple radios will be connected to a wired backbone all radios on the backbone should be set to Auto Routing Beacons on Ethernet Port For radios to be able to communicate and transfer data over a wired link r...

Page 64: ... 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 63 5 1 2 2 WIFI Settings not available on IVAS Figure 28 WIFIAP Configuration Page Figure 29 WIFIClient configuration page ...

Page 65: ...e larger mesh network but not vice versa NAT mode is recommended for more advanced users who wish to be able to segregate data SSID Define the SSID for the wireless network Must be between 1 31 characters User also has the option to prevent the AP from broadcasting it s SSID by checking the Hide box Security Mode Determines whether the AP requires a password to connect Password If Security Mode is...

Page 66: ...s Confidential Page 65 Wifi List provides a list of WIFI networks that the radio can see Other AP provides the ability to manually enter the SSID of hidden WIFI networks Apply Applies the new values but does not save them to flash Save and Apply Save the new values to flash and apply ...

Page 67: ...Wifi or USB Ethernet adapters or devices connected to other radios on the mesh Start IP Configures starting range of disseminated IPv4 address End IP Configures ending range of disseminated IPv4 address Gateway IP Configures the Router IPv4 address in the DHCP message Note if the Wifi is enabled and in NAT mode this is the IP of the Wifi interface Netmask Configures the IPv4 netmask DNS Configures...

Page 68: ...Mesh DHCP Packets will not be allowed to go on mesh only local interfaces will be served If this option is not set users should be careful to make sure there is only one DHCP server connected into the mesh network to avoid any conflicts Interface This setting only makes sense when Wifi is enabled It allows user to choose whether DHCP server serves IPs on the management interface 172 20 XX XX or th...

Page 69: ...only by radios with node ids 1131 and 1261 224 50 50 51 1131 1261 Data for multicast group 224 50 50 51 will be discarded at the transmitter and not put on the air 224 50 50 51 1 MANET Multicast Broadcast Enable or Disable the MANET Multicast Broadcast feature The broadcast mode can be either single hop or multi hop In single hop mode multicast traffic will be transmitted to all radios reachable i...

Page 70: ... Ininstances where the link cannot support the amount of data trying to be transmitted low priority traffic may be completely shelved in order to ensure that the high priority traffic gets through To specify Low High priority traffic the user needs to simply input the port number that the traffic will be arriving on Multiple ports of the same priority can be separated by a comma i e 5001 6001 6002...

Page 71: ...der packets i e video applications where the decoder does not have the ability to re order packets To enable packet reordering specify the port number of the subject data in the same format as the QoS ports on the source and destination radio The settings should match on both radios and do not need to be set on any relays Retransmissions Disabled Only packet re ordering with no end to end retransm...

Page 72: ...dwidth 5 MHz and frequency 2300 MHz and bandwidth 20 MHz on boot Each frequency bandwidth pair should be separated by Failover Mode Determines what action will be taken when the Edge radio cannot find a path to an Infrastructure radio Disabled no action VPN Edge radio will activate VPN to extend mesh over an alternate medium e g LTE External Edge radio will disable ping traffic to Infrastructure r...

Page 73: ...ble or disable the BDA mode here Basic Settings BDA Gains for Channels 1 4 Enter the gain dB for the power amplifier connected to each channel of the radio This is sometimes labeled as Tx gains LNA Gains for Channels 1 4 Enter the gain dB for the LNA connected to each channel of the radio This is sometimes labeled as Rx gains Maximum BDA Output Power Per Channel dBm Enter the maximum output power ...

Page 74: ...vailable on IVAS Figure 35 Serial USB Setup Page RS 232 Figure 36 Serial USB Setup Page Serial Relay Serial Port Setup Each StreamCaster is equipped with one user configurable serial port A special power cable and null modem cable are required for access to the radio s serial port A brief description of each parameter is given below ...

Page 75: ...os on the network In this mode the user must configure the RS 232 protocol parameters shown in Figure 35 Serial USB Setup Page above The transport protocol for the serial data can be set as either TCP or UDP For data that is sensitive to latency such as command and control data UDP is recommended For data that cannot tolerate any data loss such as telemetry data TCP is recommended The Peer IP shou...

Page 76: ...0 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 75 USB Status 3822 4200 4400 The USB port on the 3822 4200 4400 can auto detect whether the connected device is a USB host or client device The USB cable should not be unplugged while the radio is running ...

Page 77: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 76 5 1 5 PTT push to talk not available on IVAS Figure 37 Push to Talk PTT Audio Page ...

Page 78: ... Code OPUS G 722 high quality and G 711 are also supported for backwards compatibility Speaker Volume Moving slider adjusts the gain on the speaker Mic Volume Moving slider adjusts the gain on the microphone Beep Volume PTT Override When the PTT button is pressed while another user is speaking a warning beep will be played This setting controls the volume of the Beep as a percent of the speaker vo...

Page 79: ...ed to monitor the status of a Silvus mesh network in real time The graphical interface network map shown in Figure 38 Silvus StreamScape Network Topology Page allows users to quickly and effortlessly view the network topology and observe key parameters of the network For ease of use the Silvus StreamScape utility is designed to be accessible from a Firefox or Chrome web browser 5 2 1 NetworkTopolo...

Page 80: ...on from green to yellow to red as the link weakens while also displaying the SNR of the link This can be seen in Figure 39 Example Network Topology Route Health The Silvus StreamScape Utility will alert the user when too many packets are being routed through a single node In such cases a node will change from green to yellow to red as the packet queue increases see 31327_122 95 and 25905_101 49 in...

Page 81: ... Rate Mbps LossRate RSSI Ch1 RSSI Ch2 RSSI Ch3 RSSI Ch4 Notes The Air Time specifies the percentage of time the radio is transmitting Data rate shown is actual user data rate in Mbps MCS or NSS of N A signifies that no data has been sent to that radio yet o Frequency RF center frequency of the node o Bandwidth RF bandwidth of the node o Noise Level Received noise level of the node o Interference A...

Page 82: ...ze Number of packets currently waiting to be transmitted o Total Air Time Total percentage of air time being used by this radio o Total Data Rate Total data rate in Mbps being transmitted from this radio o Input Unicast Rate Total data rate pushed into the radio as Unicast o Input Broadcast Multicast Rate Total data pushed into the radio as Multicast o Input Dropped Rate Total data rate dropped by...

Page 83: ...S The MCS used to transfer data in each direction o Variable GI Mode The variable GI mode used for the transmitting node o UDP User Throughput The estimated UDP User Throughput available for each direction of the link This is estimated based on the current MCS used for transmission o Queue Size Number of packets in TX Queue in each direction o NSS Number of Spatial Streams in each direction o Air ...

Page 84: ...n of the entire network Figure 42 Traffic Information Graph Views The graph views section allows you to edit the graph to the preference of the network administrator Youcan extend the distance between nodes by dragging the link distance bar to the right Sliding the node label size or link label size to the right will use a larger font for the labels of the node or link respectively Tree source is ...

Page 85: ...327 to node51475 In the control panel section it will also list the routing path used between these two nodes and the routing path available link capacity in UDP Figure 44 Routing Path Update Node Labels Naming each node in the network is as simple as double clicking on the node name and typing in a new name in the update node label section of the control panel as ...

Page 86: ...g the node dot If you would like to save the custom node positions you can save these positions to the flash memory on the radio You can also broadcast and save these node positioning to all other radios on the network 5 2 1 2 Send Traffic Between Nodes Users can send test traffic across radios within a network using the built in iPerf feature This feature can be accessed by clicking the blue arro...

Page 87: ...Page 86 Figure 46 iPerfFunction within GUI You can add multiple iPerf sessions to run at the same time by click on the green ADD FLOW button You can start and stop each session individually and download the results of the iPerf test by clicking on the download button after the iPerf test is complete ...

Page 88: ...Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 87 5 2 2 Mapping The Mapping page provides an easy to use method of tracking the location of nodes in real time Nodes with GPS modules attached will be tracked on the map as shown in Figure 47 Mapping Page Figure 47 Mapping Page ...

Page 89: ...et Maps and OpenStreet Maps Silvus can be saved to the radio s internal memory for offline use For instructions to Download OpenStreet Maps into the radio see section Downloading Maps OpenStreet Maps Silvus is a version of OpensStreet maps which is hosted on Silvus servers in case of an interruption in service with OpenStreet Maps The Silvus maps currently only cover the United States In Addition ...

Page 90: ...e This will populate the map control panel on the left side of the map overlay Lat Long coordinates Figure 49 Map Control Panel Lat Long coordinates The first section of the Map Control Panel will allow you to input a lat long coordinate After entering the lat long coordinates you can have the map overlay zoom to these coordinates set default location seed the map download cached map or copy the m...

Page 91: ...0 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 90 Cache Settings Figure 50 Map Control Panel Cache Settings Next section of the Map Control Panel allows you to clear any cached map data and upload maps saved previously Cursor on Target Figure 51 Cursor on Target Settings ...

Page 92: ...essage Interval Seconds How often to send CoT messages CoT Current Date UTC Time stamp of the date If Set AS Current Date Time is selected it will be set as the current time displayed on your computer CoT Current Time UTC Time stamp of the time CoT Stale Time Seconds Data outside of this time window becomes invalid CoT Type The event type of the target Select Nodes to Display on Map Figure 52 Map ...

Page 93: ...g Panel shows you the route path from one radio to another on the map It also lists the link capacity between the two radios and the ground distance Address Figure 54 Map Control Panel address The address function can help you zoom the map to a specific address without knowing the lat long coordinates This can be a useful tool and can also search for locations by just the name of it ...

Page 94: ...equired to obtain map data however users can cache map data on a node beforehand For map caching follow these steps 1 Attach the radio to a laptop and open the Networking LAN settings 2 Set the Virtual IP address netmask and gateway to values appropriate for your local network Your local network should be able to access the internet 3 Attach the radio to your local network and open the Map Overlay...

Page 95: ...l memory 5 2 2 4 Manual GPS for Nodes without GPS Module Figure 56 Manually Placing Nodes on the Map If there are nodes within the mesh that do not have a GPS module connected or are located in an area with no GPS connectivity the user can easily place the node on the map by right clicking on the desired location on the map and choosing which node to place there These values will be ignored if GPS...

Page 96: ... Figure 57 Table View The table view tab shows all the statistics and setting profiles in table view Users can select what is being displayed in the table view by clicking the blue filter icon to the top right of each table You can deselect or select various parameters in this filter selection to display in the table view ...

Page 97: ...ff the parameters they wish to be updated across the network and click on Apply to apply but not write new values to flash or Save and Apply to apply and save values to flash The Broadcast Update Interval field determines how often in seconds the new parameters will be broadcast to the entire network A list of all nodes will appear on the right with a check box next to each node This box will be c...

Page 98: ...idual nodes within the network As shown in Figure 59 Per Node Setup users will see a list of all nodes available within the network The directly connected node is listed first with the rest ordered lexically From here users can click on an individual node and modify its parameters Any parameters changed from this interface can either be applied or saved and applied Figure 59 Per Node Setup ...

Page 99: ...hat allow it to analyze the frequency spectrum as it is deployed in the field This will give a network administrator some powerful tools to deploy a functioning network If there is interference on a channel the spectrum dominance features in the Silvus radios will allow a way to detect it and find the channel with the least amount of interference Figure 60 Spectrum Dominance ...

Page 100: ...requested range and report back 5 3 1 1 Spectrum Analyzer Settings Figure 61 Spectrum Scan Settings Clicking the settings icon at the top right of the window will show the settings panel as shown in Figure 61 Spectrum Scan Settings The node list shows the list of nodes currently connected into the mesh network Any nodes selected will be used as part of the spectrum scan Nodes that are unchecked wi...

Page 101: ...dbalance between scan detail and time of scan Threshold Specify the threshold for measurement of the duty cycle of interference Duration Duration of each scan A longer duration will provide better accuracy but will take longer to complete Approximate time for scan Approximate time that the network will be down for the scan to complete 5 3 1 2 Spectrum Scan Results Figure 62 Spectrum Scan Results b...

Page 102: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 101 Figure 62 Spectrum Scan Results 5 3 1 3 Zero Span Mode Figure 63 Zero Span Settings ...

Page 103: ...be conducted within the same frequency that the mesh network is operating in Center Frequency Specify the center frequency of the scan Sampling Rate Set the sampling rate of the scan 0 3Msps recommended Antenna Mask Choose which antenna on the radio to use for scanning If there are 2 antenna radios in the network antenna 1 or 2 must be chosen Duration Duration of each scan A longer duration will p...

Page 104: ...ture that provides Silvus radios the capability to monitor interference and dynamically configure the network to avoid congested spectrum MAN IA allows a network administrator to select up to 6 preset frequencies for each radio in the network to monitor in real time with no impact on normal network operations If another channel is cleaner and has less interference then the current channel the netw...

Page 105: ...in order to operate properly Bandwidth This is the bandwidth of the channels All radios within a network should have this configured the same in order to operate properly This setting will override the bandwidth setting on the Basic page Frequencies These are the center frequencies of the channels to be monitored and jump between Frequency 1 will override the Frequency setting on the Basic page Al...

Page 106: ...PS compliant see Section 6 1 Enable FIPS Mode for details Enabling disabling will require a reboot and will erase all setting profiles reset the encryption key both SSH keys the HTTPS certificate and the login passwords to their factory default Enabling will also turn on HTTPS and Login Authentication After reboot the operator must perform the following steps to complete the FIPS compliant process...

Page 107: ...0 radios o AES 128 256 AES encryption using 128 256 bit keys This mode is backwards compatible with legacy SC3500 3800 radios o AES GCM 256 ECDH KAS FIPS compliant AES encryption in GCM mode with authentication and ECDHE based re keying This is the recommended mode on the 4K series as it is the most secure and provides the highest throughput under varied conditions It is currently undergoing FIPS ...

Page 108: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 107 5 4 2 SSH HTTPS Certificates Figure 67 Security SSH HTTPS Certificates ...

Page 109: ... previous one is gone You can get the original key by Factory Reset Zeroize Note that the generated text from the above command will encode both a private and public key in the text HTTPS Certificate This certificate is used to establish a HTTPS connection If you are using a factory default or radio generated certificate and haven t added an exception of this certificate to your browser you will s...

Page 110: ...te List a list of radio IP addresses that you deem safe to connect to Black List a list of radio IP addresses that you do not want to connect to While you can create either a White List or a Black List to reach the same result you cannot use both lists at the same time When you select the list type of either White or Black it will automatically populate all radios that the radio is currently conne...

Page 111: ...Basic Advanced and Admin each with increasing privileges on the GUI and backend API For example only Admin can access the Security tab To enable set the Login Authentication to Enable and provide a password Once LoginAuthentication is enabled access to Streamscape will require a username and password as shown below To change the password click Change Password then select the username whose passwor...

Page 112: ... reset key file must be called reset_pass txt signed Note that since the SC3500 and SC3800 do not have USB ports you will not be able to set a password for these radios This will set login passwords and all security keys to their defaults This includes the Encryption Key SSH Login Key SSH Host Key HTTPS Certificate and Encryption Key Volatile It will also erase all settings profiles Also if FIPS m...

Page 113: ...oad new firmware as well as access some faults indicators factory reset change languages and a log tracking some security access to the radio 5 5 1 Firmware and Licenses 5 5 1 1 Build Information Figure 74 Build Information The Build Information page provides information about the hardware and firmware loaded onto the radio as well as the changelog of the currently loaded and past firmware revisio...

Page 114: ...fidential Page 113 5 5 1 2 Firmware Upgrade Figure 75 Tools and Diagnostics Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded by simply choosing the upgrade image from your desktop and uploading it to the radio This field can be used to upgrade the radio root file system linux kernel or uboot ...

Page 115: ...propriate firmware file for the corresponding radio models to apply the upgrade to all the radios in the network Currently this feature is not available in HTTPS mode Figure 77 Radio Login Authentication during Network Wide Upgrade If you attempt a network wide update and the login authentication is enabled on some radios you will need to enter the radio s login authentication password in order to...

Page 116: ...New license keys can be uploaded to the radio on this page Upload license button will load the license selected to the local radio only The broadcast license button will load licenses to all radios on the network Please note that the license files are targeted on an IP specific basis so the license you use with this feature must incorporate all IP radios in the mesh If there is a radio without the...

Page 117: ... IP and Port number for Temperature and RSSI Receiver Signal Strength Indication reports to be delivered to This is useful for users that intend to feed this information into some other platform for analysis and recording Section 9 gives more information on the format of streaming reports You can also click on the node temperature log to open another window that shows the current output of what th...

Page 118: ...on time until the temperature falls below the minimum temperature threshold By default the min and max values are 75C and 85C respectively RSSI Reporting Configuration This setting allows the users to report the RSSI values every few milliseconds base on users setting LED Configuration This setting allows the user to disable or enable the LED on the faceplate of the radio Voltage Monitor Radios bu...

Page 119: ...words encryption keys FIPS mode etc This is useful if the user changed some advanced settings and now they don t know how to get to the defaults Zeroize Security This will set login passwords and all security keys to their defaults This includes the Encryption Key SSH Login Key SSH Host Key HTTPS Certificate and Encryption Key Volatile It will also erase all settings profiles Also if FIPS mode is ...

Page 120: ...date the GUI into any language you choose To do this you would download the Source PO File as per the button on the bottom of this page Once you have the source PO file you can open it to edit in any plain text editor however it may be easier to read in Notepad Figure 82 example Source PO file for custom languages To create a language profile in another language other than English please follow be...

Page 121: ...ou want to remove from the drop down menu of saved languages 2 Click on remove language button to remove the selected saved language That saved language will no longer be an option for you to view In order to download a previously loaded language file see below steps 1 Select the language file from the drop down menu of saved languages 2 Click on the download button under update add translations Y...

Page 122: ...low is a list of events that the log keeps track of Successful unsuccessful login attempts when login authentication is turned on Visits to the license tab shown as secureinterface6 sh upgrade tab secureinterface3 sh and encryption tab You can enter an ip address in the Send Log to text box This will send the logs to that ip at port 514 It is compatible with Syslog servers Example of the log can b...

Page 123: ...te and time of the radio under the Network Manager Map Overlay tab under CoT feature However upon a reboot the time will no longer be accurate Please disregard the lighttpd xxxx as this will be likely removed in updated firmware versions The format of the details listed in the log after lighttpd xxxx is as follows a b c d e http https a IP address of remote host b HTTP request line c HTTP status c...

Page 124: ...witch in this section 5 6 1 Settings profile Figure 85 Configuration Profiles Setting Profile Current Saved Profiles Select a saved profile and apply the settings to use the selected profile The profile stored can be downloaded or deleted Upload Profile Select a downloaded profile fromthe computer and upload to the radio as a saved profile Save Current Settings Store the current settings on to the...

Page 125: ...position is currently being edited Group Type represents the collection of settings that will be applied Only one Group Type is active at a given time When the MPS switch is turned the LED light on the radio will quickly flash green This means the settings are being applied for this position When the LED stops quickly flashing the settings have been applied Position 1 is special Any time settings ...

Page 126: ...etails 4 Now you must create an encryption key that will be shared amongst all radios on a network For initial setup you must have a direct connection to each radio from your laptop since a mesh cannot be formed without a shared encryption key On the first radio click Generate Random Key then click Apply For the rest of the radios instead of clicking Generate Random Key copy paste the first genera...

Page 127: ...s It is used to establish an encrypted connection in a network o SSH Host Key This key is used for authenticating the radio to all machines that want to connect to it via SSH o SSH Login Key s These are ecdsa private public key pairs They are used for authorizing SSH access to the radios These key pairs are used instead of passwords since they are more secure o TLS Host Key also called HTTPS Certi...

Page 128: ...in order to differentiate from wireless links The non gateway radios do not register any devices they merely act as relays The gateway radio will forward traffic originating from the LAN destined for a device attached to a wireless radio to the non gateway radio that is closest to the destination Similarly any traffic originating from a device attached to a remote wireless radio destined to a devi...

Page 129: ...ras attached to StreamCaster radios 1 3 Radios 4 6 are mounted on three sides of the HQ building with their Ethernet interfaces connected to the high speed LAN Tower 1 can only communicate wirelessly with radio 4 Tower 3 with radio 5 and Tower 2 with radio 6 Video from Tower 1 will flow wirelessly to radio 4 then via the LAN backbone to the HQ viewer which is also attached to the LAN backbone Even...

Page 130: ...s The N2N VPN server will try to establish peer to peer links between the radios if it can Under some cases e g symmetric NATs this is not possible in which case traffic between the peers is relayed by the N2N server The N2N server can be hosted at any server with a public IP on the Internet As a proof of concept a server has been set up on Amazon Web Services Currently we support up to 30 Mbps un...

Page 131: ...gies Confidential Page 130 Note that the WAN and LAN backbone are complementary features E g at the HQ multiple radios can be connected to a LAN backbone so that any approaching soldier or group has a direct line ofsight wireless connection to the HQ Figure 88 WAN Backbone Example ...

Page 132: ...om Frequency Page Add Add the frequencies in the text box to the list Download Plan Download the current frequency plan to a file that can be uploaded to other radios Remove Plan Removing the entire frequency plan If this field is left empty the radio will use the default frequency plan Remove Frequency Remove the currently selected frequency Add Default Frequencies The radios come with a list of ...

Page 133: ...hod The hidden Custom Frequency Plan page can be accessed via http radio IP custom_freq sh The interface will allow anupload of a custom frequency plan file which should be in the following format type custom_frequency_plan name cfp_example description CFP Example frequencies 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 5745 5765 5785 5805 5825 Put the above format in a Text fi...

Page 134: ...cies desired The name of the text file does not matter in order to be utilized After uploading the file the web interface will be populated with the Custom Frequency Plan Note Once installed the Custom Frequency Plan will be cross checked with hardware capability and the licensed frequency range previously installed on the radio The Custom Frequency Plan will only change what is displayed It will ...

Page 135: ...of information being transmitted Pre defined types are listed later in this document LENGTH indicates the length of the VALUE field in bytes including the terminating null byte VALUE will be ASCII encoded text terminated with a null byte 0 A single report will comprise of a set of type length value fields beginning with a begin report type It will have a type which is specific to the type of repor...

Page 136: ...3 Integer Raw signal power of fourth antenna represented in half dBm steps 5004 Integer Raw noise power represented in half dBm steps 5005 32 bit integer Sync signal power from digital domain see note below 5006 32 bit integer Sync noise power from digital domain see note below 5007 16 bit integer Node ID of the radio 5008 32 bit integer Report sequence number increments for every report resets af...

Page 137: ... 2333 5000 5 43 5001 5 31 5002 5 28 5003 5 66 5004 5 190 5005 8 8604568 5006 8 8861322 5007 5 1025 1 1 Table 23 Sample RSSI Report The corresponding raw UDP dump in hexadecimal format is attached below For the purpose of easier reading each byte is separated by a space and each item is separated by a new line The real streaming report is continuous without any spaces or newlines and is currently 1...

Page 138: ...StreamCaster 4000 series MIMO Radio User Manual 9 2 20 10017C000 Silvus Technologies Confidential Page 137 13 ffffff8e 0 a 20 20 38 38 36 31 33 32 32 0 13 ffffff8f 0 5 31 30 32 35 0 0 1 0 1 0 ...

Page 139: ...ing table Report Type Data Type Data 8 Empty string Begin of temperature report 9 Float Revision number for temperature report 2 Integer Current Temperature on the radio 3 Integer Maximum Temperature reached on the radio after last booting 4 Integer Overheat Count number of times the radio temperature has exceeded temp_reporting_max_threshold 1 Empty string End of report Table 24 Temperature Repor...

Page 140: ...03 REVISION_REPORT Indicates revision of this report currently always 1 1 4004 CUR_VOLTAGE_REPORT Current voltage value as a floating point string 4005 MIN_VOLTAGE_REPORT Minimum voltage seen so far as a floating point string 4006 MAX_VOLTAGE_REPORT Maximum voltage seen so far as a floating point string 4007 UNDERVOLTAGE_COUNT_R EPORT Number of times voltage dropped below min threshold as an integ...

Page 141: ...erform this test It is recommended the iperf or jperf tests are first conducted between the laptops using an Ethernet switch or cross over Ethernet cable between them to verify the laptops and iperf jperf tools Two or more StreamCaster radios properly configured 10 2 Running Iperf Test Connect a laptop to one StreamCaster radio using the Ethernet cable Connect the other laptop to another StreamCas...

Page 142: ... very important that the radio does not lose power during any configuration changes in which the user requests a save and apply operation Partial saving of the configuration to the radio due to power interruption may disable the radio requiring reprogramming at the factory Also please wait for a done feedback at the web interface before proceeding to any other configuration changes ...

Page 143: ...oubleshooting 12 1 Intermittent Link In a long range scenario if SNR is goodbut link drops unexpectedly check link distance parameter and make sure that the link distance is set the same on all radios and sufficiently large enough Check interference levels as strong interference can result in an intermittent link ...

Page 144: ...MHz Maximum Output Power across Frequency Range 1 495 28mW from 2427MHz to 2447MHz Maximum Output Power across Frequency Range 2 493 62mW from 5745MHz to 5830MHz 13 2 FCC Identifier N2S SC3822 Silvus model SC3822 245580 Equipment Class Digital Transmission System The following parameters must be used to be compliant to the appropriate FCC requirements Antenna 3dB Omni AOV3T245515575 Bandwidth 20MH...

Page 145: ...5 3mW 2440MHz 13 4 FCC Identifier N2S SC44 245 Silvus model SC4410 235 SBST SC4480 235 SBST Equipment Class Digital Transmission System The following parameters must be used to be compliant to the appropriate FCC requirements Antenna 2 1dBi Omni Antennas AOV2S230515 Bandwidth 10MHz Maximum Output Power Frequency 1 582 1mW 2430MHz Maximum Output Power Frequency 2 523 6mW 2440MHz 13 5 FCC Identifier...

Page 146: ...Peak Antennas CO520 6 LS Bandwidth 20MHz Maximum Output Power Frequency 1 241 48mW 5220MHz Maximum Output Power Frequency 2 246 52mW 5240MHz 13 7 FCC Identifier N2S SC42E 245 Silvus model SC4210E 245 EBEquipment Class Digital Transmission System The following parameters must be used to be compliant to the appropriate FCC requirements Antennas 2 1dBi Omni Antennas Silvus AOV2D230515 4dBi Omni Anten...

Page 147: ...ust be used to be compliant to the appropriate FCC requirements Antennas 2 5dBi Omni Antennas Silvus part 1001 071 Bandwidth 10MHz Maximum 10MHz Bandwidth Output Power Frequency 1 912mW 4945MHz 4950MHz 4955MHz Maximum 10MHz Bandwidth Output Power Frequency 2 933 25mW 4960MHz 4965MHz 4970MHz Maximum 10MHz Bandwidth Output Power Frequency 3 912mW 4975MHz 4980MHz 4985MHz 13 10 Notes This equipment ha...

Page 148: ...hat to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipme...

Page 149: ...ernal Bandpass Filter Microwave Filter Co model 3813 a filter of equivalent performance may also be used contact Silvus Technologies customer support for more information AC Adapter if used EDAC Power Electronics EA10523C 120 this adapter is approved for indoor use only this adapter was certified by the manufacturer to IEC 60950 1 External DC supply If the customer provides DC power from their own...

Page 150: ...uirement of with Article 10 2 as it can be operated in at least one Member State as examined and the product is compliant with Article 10 10 as it has no restrictions on putting into service in all EU member states See restrictions mentioned in ERC Recommendation 25 10 Table 7 C2 for guidance of restrictions applicable to specific countries Table 26 Additional Restrictions on Band C2 ...

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Page 153: ...z Bandwidth Output Power Frequency 2 790 06mW 2440MHz Bandwidth 20MHz Maximum 20MHz Bandwidth Output Power Frequency 1 123 82mW 2440MHz Modulation and Coding Schemes tested MCS0 to MCS15 15 2 Software License A Software License is used to ensure only parameters and limits that are allowed by the ISED certificate shown in section 15 1 can be selected These parameters include Frequency Output Power ...

Page 154: ...e including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device 15 5 IC Statement French Le présent émetteur radio identifier le dispostif par son numéro de certification d ISED a été approuvé par Innovation Sciences et Développement économique Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenna énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal Les types d antenne non inclus dans cett...

Page 155: ...ontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 32 cm between the radiator and your body 15 7 Radiation Exposure Statement French Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements ISED établies pour un environnement non controlé Cet équipement doit étre installé et utilize avec un minimum de 32 ...

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