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1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions -  v2.9 / Aug 2009

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INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

The Orion GUI is a program which runs on a PC under Windows, and provides a simple and
convenient way to set up local or remote units.  It is connected to Serial Port B of the local or
Base unit, and offers tools to manage (save, retrieve etc.) as well as to edit configurations.

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The Orion can also be interrogated and controlled using your own equipment
and software.  AT commands (detailed in Appendix A on page 63) are used for
local units (use Serial Port A or B) and over-air commands (detailed in
Appendix B on page 75) for remote units (Serial Port B only).

Software Installation

The GUI software is provided on a CD-ROM with an automatic installer.  Insert the CD-ROM in
the PC’s CD drive to auto-run the program which installs the GUI software on your computer.  

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If auto-run is disabled, you should run the file SETUP.EXE in the root directory of
the CD to install the software.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installation.

The GUI is now ready to run.  Keep the CD in a safe place in case it is needed again.

Notes on GUI Operation

The GUI operates in a similar way to the majority of Windows applications.  A single window
contains a number of areas, including a set of tabbed pages mainly used for unit
configuration.  A menu bar at the top deals chiefly with configuration management and test
issues.  Where an item is not available, typically because it is not relevant to the configuration
in use, it is greyed (dimmed).  A number of useful functions are duplicated as a context menu,
accessible by right-clicking over an area.  Where other windows are shown, for example when
Logging, the window must be closed to return to the main GUI.

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Where there are checkboxes, their labels change to indicate their present state
where applicable, e.g. On when checked (ticked), Off when blank.

Passwording

Some of the features of the Orion are password-protected.  Until the correct password has
been entered, these features are disabled and shown greyed on the GUI menu and on
controls on the windows.

Layer 2 items are those features which are not in general use and should be used with care by
someone who understands their properties.  To access these, select 

Parameters > Enable

Layer 2 Parameters

 from the menu bar and enter the password.

There are also some features which would normally only be used by Wood & Douglas
personnel, for example when changing a radio module, which are accessible by selecting

Parameters > Enable Radio Parameters

 from the menu bar and entering a separate

password.  This automatically gives access to Layer 2 items as well.

Access is automatically restored to the normal level when you exit the GUI application.

Summary of Contents for 1335

Page 1: ...1892 1335 Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions v2 9 Aug 2009 1 ORION RADIO MODEM WITH I O OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1892 1335 Figure 1 Orion Radio Modem Figure 2 Orion Radio Modem OEM PCB version ...

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Page 3: ... User Data queuing behaviour 24 REPEATER CONFIGURATION 26 Mode R Parameters 26 RADIO CONFIGURATION 27 Interaction between Centre Frequency Channel Number and Operating Frequency 27 OVER AIR PROTOCOL 27 Protocol Selection 28 Symbol Rate 28 Hold off Before Transmitting 28 OPTIONS WHEN ORDERING 29 OEM PCB version 29 Modem Only version 29 INSTALLATION 30 Physical 30 Connections 32 Earthing and Equipme...

Page 4: ...rameters 54 RADIO FREQUENCY 55 RADIO PARAMETERS 56 User Option 56 Radio Parameters 56 DATA LOGGING USING THE GUI 57 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 58 Firmware update 58 Re programming with Factory settings 58 Local Tests 58 Help 60 Part Three Appendices 61 APPENDIX A AT COMMAND REFERENCE 63 Entering Command Mode 63 Command Syntax 64 Ending Command Mode ATO 65 A Note About Baud Rate 66 AT Commands...

Page 5: ...o point links and networks to operate on the same frequency each Orion being able to handle both serial data communication and telemetry on a time sharing basis A repeater mode allows an Orion to relay data and telemetry messages for a group of units to extend useful range In straightforward one to one also known as back to back or mimic and one to many situations the Orion can supervise polling a...

Page 6: ...op or voltage any one of which may be used as an RSSI signal strength output v Failsafe levels can be applied to outputs on system failure v Alert output pull down to 0V or floating relay contacts option v Two serial ports handling User Data telemetry I O SCADA and AT configuration commands v Serial Port A can be soft configured for RS232 RS422 or RS485 Serial Port B is RS232 v Sampling mode trans...

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Page 9: ...rolled telemetry User Data v L data logging Depending on the mode you select other features become available Addressing is available in all modes see page 14 This section pages 10 to 13 describes the network topologies and features of each mode Further sections pages 14 to 27 describe the corresponding features and parameters in detail AT codes are shown in this Part of the manual only to pinpoint...

Page 10: ...t over air protocol with acknowledgements or by external equipment Mode R Repeater In order to extend the range of a link or network an additional Orion one per Group can be used as a repeater Set to Mode R it stores any message it receives for a member of its Group and retransmits it without alteration A duplicate message received by any unit is recognised as such and ignored A repeater has an ex...

Page 11: ...lthough two way User Data is still possible among the units v Alarm transmission must be suppressed at the Outstations since the Base is unable to output them v When a broadcast is made no acknowledgements are returned by the Outstations nor expected by the Base Figure 4 illustrates the two polled arrangements Figure 4 One to one and Broadcast polling in Mode I Frequency of polling can be set over...

Page 12: ...lable independently as for the other modes on Serial Port A Outstations in Mode E behave as for Mode I returning input information and obeying output commands in response to polls except that input information is never spontaneously volunteered Alarms however are spontaneously volunteered if they are set and the unit is set to permit initiation of transmissions The SCADA must acknowledge any alarm...

Page 13: ...se when it is polled The Base polls addresses between one and the total number of sites receiving the data and outputting it on Serial Port A which is connected to external logging equipment Alternatively the data may be output to Serial Port B and recorded to disk by the supplied GUI software v Neither a separate User Data channel nor telemetry input output is available in this mode Figure 6 illu...

Page 14: ...itID to which they will send any message User Data or telemetry which they initiate When replying a unit always addresses the unit which sent the message DestID is not used Example Two Orions are used as a two way link for User Data between A and B Orion A Base GroupID 1 UnitID 0 DestID 1 Orion B Outstation GroupID 1 UnitID 1 DestID 0 Unit A sends a message containing the address GroupID 1 DestID ...

Page 15: ... replied to Therefore they must not be used when Packet over air protocol is used v Repeaters ignore messages with GroupID 0 GroupID 255 is reserved for future use and is not a permitted value at present Identities can be set with the following commands see p 63 for detailed information ID GroupID UnitID DestID Set by ATS169 ATS170 ATS171 ...

Page 16: ...nit that it may not initiate transmissions If an Outstation sends an alarm message it always expects an acknowledgement from the Base If it doesn t get one it may try again one or more times and then if no acknowledgement results it will raise a comms failure alarm The table below summarises the parameters which define each alarm and what conditions lead to the alarm being raised or cleared Note s...

Page 17: ... alarms housekeeping alarms or both or switched off entirely ATS337 The time for which it latches on can be set from 0 to just over 10 minutes in 10ms increments AT336 Alert output and permission to transmit an alarm message are independently controlled Failsafe Feature In the event of a housekeeping alarm Comms Alarm or Low High Supply Alarm telemetry outputs can be made to take on failsafe value...

Page 18: ...sage announcing that it will go into this mode unless a poll is received within a programmable time If the poll is received it responds in the usual way and goes back to normal operation Otherwise it goes into failsafe mode When the alarm clears again the outputs stay as they are until a poll provides new output information ...

Page 19: ... CTS Xon Xoff or no handshake RS422 with Xon Xoff or no handshake or RS485 with no handshake The default is RS232 with no handshake Baud rate ATB0 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 default Data bits ATB5 7 or 8 default Parity ATB1 Even odd or none default Serial Port B GUI Telemetry SCADA and AT Commands Hardware mode Fixed RS232 with no handshake Baud rate ATB3 9600 19200 or 38400 default Data b...

Page 20: ...SI to an analogue output ATI2 0 none or number of output 1 4 Make one input PTT transmit carrier continuously when held at 0V ATS316 0 none or number of input 1 4 v n as the last digit of an AT command indicates the input or output number Note 0 20mA ports will typically be used in the range 4 20mA to interface with standard current loop equipment See page 16 for information about configuring Alar...

Page 21: ... the Outstation will check for a poll during the set period plus 3s they should therefore always be made the same Poll period can be from 100ms up to 182 hours just over a week Permit initiation of transmissions ATS330 All alarm and spontaneous report messages can be suppressed by turning this setting to off This must be done for the one to all configuration The alert still functions if selected H...

Page 22: ...urs just over a week Set to 0 for no check In mode E a Poll Timer time of zero does not cause spontaneous reporting behaviour as it does in Mode I This parameter is ignored at the Base Permit initiation of transmissions ATS330 Outstations only All alarm messages can be suppressed by turning this setting to off The Alert still functions if selected However replies and acknowledgements in response t...

Page 23: ...s Any number between 1 and 254 all units the same within the Group Poll Timer time ATS183 The Base station waits for this period between the end of one sequence of polling all its Outstations and the start of the next sequence If the period is 0 it polls continuously The poll timer period can be up to 182 hours just over a week Outstations do not check for a poll in this mode Number of Outstations...

Page 24: ...modes described on page 27 Retries in packet mode ATPRT Mode U in Packet TP over air mode only the number of retransmissions of a packet without receiving an ack This does not raise a Comms Alarm User data queuing behaviour ATMTX also applies to User Data in telemetry modes To prevent undue delay on the one hand or inefficiency on the other you can select the way data queues from three options v S...

Page 25: ...he buffer begins to be transmitted Transmission continues with flow control if necessary until the buffer is empty which may either be because there is no more data or in the case of a slow source because transmission has outstripped the input If further data appears the process is repeated when there is a break in it When set to Baud Rate Dependent one of the behaviours above is chosen on the bas...

Page 26: ...discard duplicates Mode R Parameters Unit ID ATS170 The Repeater s UnitID is only used if it sends an alarm message since it simply relays all incoming messages It may normally be any value from 1 to 254 provided it is a unique address within the Group which it serves However if the group is working on Mode L it should be higher than any Outstation so that it is not polled Dest ID ATS171 Not used ...

Page 27: ... Centre Frequency Channel Number and Operating Frequency If Centre Frequency ATS155 and Channel Number ATS157 are entered Operating Frequency AT F takes on the frequency thus defined If Operating Frequency is entered later then the Centre Frequency remains constant and the Channel Number changes to accommodate it If the frequency lies outside the range of channels 99 to 99 it is not permitted even...

Page 28: ...rror correction can be provided v The RTS line must be active as long as data is to be transmitted v TR should not be used if the data is formatted for example RS232 because it is much less efficient than other modes The parameter which controls protocol ATM1 can only be changed in modes U and R Symbol Rate The symbol rate ATS163 can be selected depending on the channel width available from the ra...

Page 29: ...MHz bands The radio module in each Orion is built to operate over a certain range of frequencies its switching bandwidth under software control for example 450 458MHz Consult Sales at Wood Douglas for available frequency bands RF Power The RF power can be chosen from very low powers up to 2W depending on the radio module Over air data rate The Orion can operate at up to 19 200 baud maximum over th...

Page 30: ...TION Physical The cased version may be used freestanding or fixed using the four holes provided Figure 7 Orion cased dimensions and mounting mm Figure 8 Orion cased clearance mm The PCB version should be mounted using the holes provided and requires clearances as shown overleaf ...

Page 31: ...1892 1335 Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions v2 9 Aug 2009 31 Figure 9 Dimensions of Orion PCB mm Figure 10 Required mounting clearances for Orion PCB ...

Page 32: ...Out Alert option Relay Open collector 1 N C no connection 0V 0V 0V 2 COM no connection Digital In 1 Analogue In 1 Analogue Out 1 3 N O output 0V 0V 0V 4 Digital Out 1 Digital In 2 Analogue In 2 Analogue Out 2 5 Digital Out 2 0V 0V 0V 6 Digital Out 3 Digital In 3 Analogue In 3 Analogue Out 3 7 Digital Out 4 0V 0V 0V 8 GND Digital In 4 Analogue In 4 Analogue Out 4 v Note the different wiring of Port...

Page 33: ...I O SCADA and AT command Interface RJ45 8 way female connector The interface operates only on RS232 Serial B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RS232 N C N C N C 0V Rdout Tdin CTSout RTSin Serial Connection to PC To connect a GUI to the Orion use a cable of this pattern between the COM port of the PC and Serial Port B Serial Port A cannot be used for this purpose To use AT commands for example using a terminal or PC...

Page 34: ...ry inputs and outputs RTUs v The antenna screen where an antenna is not mounted directly on the unit v The equipment chassis In installations prone to lightning strikes a lightning arrester should be fitted where the antenna downlead enters the building The chassis may be earthed via a mounting bolt provided steps for example a toothed washer are taken to ensure a good contact Cable grounds should...

Page 35: ... Modem Operating Instructions v2 9 Aug 2009 35 INDICATIONS DURING OPERATION Three LED indicators are visible on the front panel with the following meanings Red text in this section indicates a problem which needs attention ...

Page 36: ...ting the value of counters individually also resets them View Individual Settings Settings can be interrogated as well as set See page 63 View All Registers ATT The unit has a command which returns all registers as a single ASCII string Counters are not reset See Appendix 3 on page 81 Send Test Signals Output continual preamble ATI2 Outputs the preamble sequence repeated until stopped On or off Ou...

Page 37: ...is necessary to invoke the Reprogram with Factory Settings command You can write your own custom settings into this backup table if you wish using menu item Link Factory settings Write which is password protected If this is corrupt please consult Wood Douglas technical support for assistance PLL NOT IN LOCK Error code 16 If the radio PLL does not lock the radio module might be damaged Turn off pow...

Page 38: ... only the EEPROM is updated If the parameters are not saved using the AT save command AT W the EEPROM parameters will be overwritten if the Orion is powered off and on again When the Orion is powered up both EEPROM and FLASH memory parameters are checked against a written check sum and if one of the blocks is corrupt it will be overwritten by the correct one If both are corrupt an error message wi...

Page 39: ...1892 1335 Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions v2 9 Aug 2009 39 Part Two the Graphical User Interface GUI ...

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Page 41: ...umber of areas including a set of tabbed pages mainly used for unit configuration A menu bar at the top deals chiefly with configuration management and test issues Where an item is not available typically because it is not relevant to the configuration in use it is greyed dimmed A number of useful functions are duplicated as a context menu accessible by right clicking over an area Where other wind...

Page 42: ...page 41 Switch on power to the Orion Start the GUI typically by double clicking the icon on the desktop or selecting Start Programs Wood Douglas Orion GUI You should see a display similar to the following Figure 13 Orion GUI window v On line help for the GUI is available by selecting Help from the menu bar The baud rate and parity used for Serial Port B by the GUI are those stored on disk at the e...

Page 43: ...ch it is connected to default 38400bps no parity If the message Modem connected does not appear immediately select the correct baud rate and parity then click the COMn radio button again even if it is already selected The message Modem connected appears when the connection is established Depending on current settings an extra set of tabs may appear at the bottom of the window These are related to ...

Page 44: ...ing window Radio parameters are not loaded Load all Parameters Radio Password protected Load all parameters from a file into the GUI editing window Save Parameters Save the parameters currently being edited in the GUI to a new or existing file Link Menu load and save configurations to and from an Orion unit v Any parameters currently being edited in the GUI are overwritten when a configuration is ...

Page 45: ... at factory for the first time Remote Menu load and save configurations to a remote unit Read Remote Parameters This feature is only available at the Base unit of a Group In order to read parameters from the correct Outstation the Remote Station ID must be entered in the field just above the yellow text area either by typing it or selecting it from the drop down list if this was used The GUI windo...

Page 46: ...om the menu bar to write them to the Orion A successful outcome is reported in the yellow message area v The baud rate and or parity do not actually change at the GUI until you click the one of the COM radio buttons v The baud rate and or parity do not actually change at the Orion until you disconnect from it MODES PROTOCOLS AND ADDRESSING Figure 15 Modes and Addressing tab Choose the Modes and Ad...

Page 47: ...displays Slave The Outstations List Editor is purely documentary allowing you to note a name beside each unit for your convenience Over Air Protocols Modes I E and L do not allow a choice of protocol which is fixed at TU Reasons for choosing each protocol in U mode are discussed on page 27 A repeater must be set to the protocol used by the rest of the network Repeaters are not available in TP mode...

Page 48: ...ade Equivalent to ATS185 No of packets missed before Comms alarm If acknowledgement is not received by the Base after this number of polls or spontaneous alarm transmissions to the Outstation a Comms Alarm is raised If an Outstation does not hear a poll for this number of poll periods plus 3s for each period or receives no acknowledgement to this number of spontaneous or alarm transmissions a Comm...

Page 49: ... for both Base and Outstation In order for a spontaneous report to be generated the level must exceed the previous reading transmitted by more than the dead band plus or minus and must remain outside the dead band for at least the dwell time Dead band is in ADC bits 1 255 and dwell time in tens of milliseconds DAC value This specifies the output voltage or current of the analogue output ports in v...

Page 50: ...xes select normal digital or pulse count inputs for Mode E Pulse counting is not available in Mode I because there is no way to output or reset it and this feature is greyed Note that even if alarms are not used pulse polarity and minimum duration need to be set up on the Digital Alarms tab Digital In PTT Test allows any one of the digital inputs to act as PTT that is carrier is transmitted for as...

Page 51: ... example one minute is represented by 100 A pulse counting input must count up to the number of pulses entered in the Counter Trip Level box Entering 0 in this box turns the alarm off The Trigger setting indicates the polarity of pulse which is counted L to H indicating a positive going pulse and the Pulse Width box specifies the minimum pulse width which will be counted in units of 10ms To clear ...

Page 52: ...e blocks The number of preamble blocks which will be sent after the key up time Too few will not allow the remote receiver to establish sync too many will waste transmission time 3 or 4 are typical values AT Commands Guard Time Sets the minimum time in ms required to elapse either side of the AT command string for it to be recognised as such 15ms is a typical value See p 63 for details Sync Tolera...

Page 53: ...iggered as soon as a complete byte is received in the transmit buffer When set to End of Message the transmission sequence is triggered by a break in the User Data input assumed to be End of Message When set to Baud Rate Dependent if Port A baud rate is similar to or higher than the over air rate the first behaviour is followed Immediate if the Port A rate is lower than the over air rate then the ...

Page 54: ...more detailed information see pages 23 and 13 The Number of Outstations is the number which the Base station polls in its sequence The poll is contiguous starting with UnitID 1 and ending with this number as UnitID Not applicable to Outstations Data Output Port directs the data collected by the Base during the poll either to the normal User Data port Port A to customer equipment or to the GUI on P...

Page 55: ...y The tab displays the radio type and TX and RX frequency For convenience the frequency is set by three drop down lists containing valid channel frequencies within the radio bandwidth The readout is in MHz You do not need a password in order to set this parameter The frequency does not change until you write the data to the unit using Link Write Parameters from the menu bar ...

Page 56: ...19200 bps can be used with a 25kHz channel and 9600 or 4800 bps in a 12 5kHz channel Comparison Frequency The frequency used by the radio s synthesiser to generate channel frequencies Effectively the channel width Inverted TX audio Inverted RX audio Some radio modules invert the audio modem TX and or RX signal Using these checkboxes the signal can be restored to the original polarity by correcting...

Page 57: ...nd alarm messages are displayed and an option for file storage store all data in one file or to a separate file for each Outstation The new window has three different text boxes v The upper one shows the message data ASCII view v Information displays polling progress reporting either received data or no data in response to the poll the Outstation number and a time stamp v Alarms displays a message...

Page 58: ...ry and non volatile Flash memory to store its configuration but also a non volatile Factory Settings memory loaded with a default configuration The menu option Troubleshooting Re program with Factory Settings loads all parameters including passworded from the Factory Settings memory to the EEPROM working and Flash non volatile memory All parameters in the unit are replaced with factory settings an...

Page 59: ...lue is displayed in the yellow text field The value will vary according to the radio and other factors but as a guide a reading of over 900 will provide a good link using SX450G radio modules Remote Bit check A message containing 150 bytes is transmitted from the Base to the selected Outstation or from any Outstation to the Base When the message is received at the remote station it is re transmitt...

Page 60: ...onitoring Help The selection Troubleshooting Technical support brings up an email addressed to Wood Douglas technical support containing a summary of information which will be useful in solving any problem Help Help Contents brings up online help Help About brings up information about the GUI ...

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Page 63: ...e characters CR LF ASCII codes 0A and 0D hex 13 and 10 decimal Most terminals send these codes in response to the enter key but the keystrokes ctrl M ctrl J are equivalent Important Any configuration changes made will not be saved to the non volatile memory until you issue a write command AT W Otherwise the Orion will return to its former settings when it is powered down Entering Command Mode Comm...

Page 64: ...ting parameters may follow the separated by commas Commands are terminated with CR LF After setting a parameter the unit responds with OK CR LF if a valid entry and ERROR CR LF if an invalid entry For example the parity type can be set to even using ATB1 1 enter to which the unit responds OK CR LF The current value of most parameters can be found out by adding a question mark instead of equals to ...

Page 65: ...es for a parameter shown as xxx xxxxxx 0 0625 0 062500 0625 062500 0625 whereas 000062500 is not missing decimal point Where several parameters are shown to a command they must all be entered separated by commas No parameter may be omitted by placing two commas together No spaces may be included anywhere in the command string the equals sign is followed immediately by a parameter if required and w...

Page 66: ...er Data telemetry commands and also to AT Command Mode If you change the rate it takes effect when you leave command mode ATO After this you need to change the baud rate at the GUI or other terminal to suit before you can go back into command mode As with all commands changes are lost when power to the unit is removed and restored unless they were saved using AT W If you are unable to communicate ...

Page 67: ...oftware version information ATI9 Returned Version info Text string Version and issue Returned Date of software Text string Date of software Radio module type ATRMT ssssssss Text string radio SX150 Radio name name SX150 G Radio name 8 ASCII characters SX450 Radio name maximum SX450 G Radio name SX850 Radio name G MAX Radio name T100G Radio name T200G Radio name T400G Radio name Orion behaviour mode...

Page 68: ...e High Low PSU trip level ATS172 b c d e ATS172 b ADC reading at or below 0 No alarm 0 which alarm condition 1 1023 ADC reading proportional to voltage c ADC reading at or above 0 No alarm 0 which alarm condition 1 1023 ADC reading proportional to voltage d Low PSU dwell time 0 255 time in units of 10ms 1 e High PSU dwell time 0 255 time in units of 10ms 1 RSSI Received Signal Strength ATS156 Retu...

Page 69: ... Both invert Squelch delay ATS168 n ATS168 n Delay appropriate to radio 2 to 9 ms The following parameters set the values contained in a table of possible transmit frequencies and any offset to be applied to the reception frequency These must lie within the radio s capabilities defined above Centre frequency Channel 0 ATS155 nnn nnnnn ATS155 nnn nnnnn Centre frequency Depends on radio MHz Channel ...

Page 70: ...ax depends on 2 4800 s s 2 channel spacing 3 9600 s s Sync tolerance ATS166 n ATS166 n Code for number of 0 0 mismatches mismatches to tolerate 1 2 mismatches 2 2 4 mismatches 3 6 mismatches RX TX priority ATS180 b ATS180 b Priority 0 or 1 0 TX waits 1 TX anytime 0 User data queuing behaviour ATMTX n ATMTX n Code for behaviour 0 Start transmitting when first byte received in TX buffer Stop when bu...

Page 71: ...parity 1 even 2 odd 3 none 3 Hardware mode on primary serial port ATB2 h ATB2 h Code for hardware 1 RS232 RTS CTS mode 2 RS232 XonXoff 3 RS232 No handshake 3 4 RS422 XonXoff 5 RS422 No handshake 6 RS485 No handshake Data bits on primary serial port ATB5 n ATB5 n Number of bits 7 or 8 Number of bits 8 Baud rate on secondary serial port ATB3 b ATB3 b Code for baud rate 1 4800 2 9600 3 19200 4 38400 ...

Page 72: ...sage initiation behaviour The effect of this command depends on the mode ATM1 MI or ME or ML and whether the unit is an Outstation ATS170 1 254 or a Base ATS170 0 ATS183 t u ATS183 t Polling period 0 Base In I mode Spontaneous no poll mode In E mode ignored In L mode poll sequence of Outstations continuously Outstation In I mode Spontaneous no poll mode 0 In E mode In L mode ignored no poll timeou...

Page 73: ... PTT 0 to 0V turns transmitter on 1 to 4 Use this input as PTT Read digital input n level ATS314n n Input number 1 to 4 Return value Input state 0 or 1 0 low 1 high Read Pulse Count at input n reset ATS181n n Input number 1 to 4 to 0 Returned value Pulse count 0 to 65535 Pulses counted at input 1 since the last reset Digital output n configuration ATS318n f e ATS318n n Output number 1 to 4 f Fails...

Page 74: ...ailsafe Analogue output n value ATS306n a ATS306n n Output number 1 to 4 a Output value 0 to 1023 ADC level proportional to output full scale 0 Analogue output port for RSSI ATS310 n ATS310 n Analogue output port for 0 Don t output RSSI anywhere 0 RSSI 1 4 Output RSSI on this analogue port Alarm Summary ATS335 a If an input is in the alarm 0 No alarm state the corresponding 1 Analogue input 1 alar...

Page 75: ...station ID command parameters etc and the full syntax is shown in the table starting on page 77 There are three types of transaction 1 The Base station tells the Outstation to do something and the Outstation confirms with an acknowledgement that repeats the original information as a check shown here as Set 2 The Base station asks the Outstation for information and the Outstation reports back with ...

Page 76: ...a a can be any letter CH CHECKSUM additive sum of bytes in message where CH is the low order byte of the sum of all the bytes in the message apart from the first three I e for an 04 IDS IDH 20 message CH the sum of 20 After a set command is sent the unit will reply with a confirmation message All I O configuration will be stored in EEPROM until an AT W command is issued serial port or store config...

Page 77: ...s are lost at power down Set Channel of Outstation 04 IDS IDD 28 aa ff CH 04 IDS IDD 58 aa ff CH Up or Down byte aa ASCII decimal 43 to increase channel number ASCII decimal 45 to reduce channel number Channel No byte ff contains binary value 0 to 99 the number of the channel to go to in the direction indicated 0 and 0 are identical Channel change will occur after the acknowledge message has been ...

Page 78: ...d ee ff gg ss CH 04 IDS IDD 31 CH 04 IDS IDD 61 pp tttt uuuu vvvv wwww dd ee ff gg ss CH Pulse count byte pp bits 0 to 3 represent ports 1 to 4 respectively 0 digital input 1 pulse counter Enable Count bytes tttt uuuu vvvv wwww represent ports 1 to 4 respectively 0 no alarm any non zero value up to 65535 is enable alarm for digital or trigger level for pulse counter Dwell time bytes dd ee ff gg re...

Page 79: ... of 10ms periods 0 no dwell time react immediately Direction byte ss bits 0 to 3 represent ports 1 to 4 respectively 0 if level changes from higher to alarm level or lower and remains there for dwell time 1 if level changes from lower to alarm level or higher and remains there for dwell time Analogue output configuration 04 IDS IDD 35 cc llll mmmm nnnn oooo dd CH 04 IDS IDD 65 cc llll mmmm nnnn oo...

Page 80: ...present ports 1 to 4 respectively Value 0 Low 1 High Alarm byte bb bits 5 to 7 represent ports 1 to 4 respectively Value 1 alarm set 0 alarm clear Analogue input alarm Outstation initiates 04 IDS IDD 92 aaaa bbbb cccc dddd CH Level bytes mmmm nnnn oooo pppp represent ports 1 to 4 respectively Value 0 to 1023 in bits 0 to 9 represents proportion of full scale output Bit 15 of each pair of bytes is ...

Page 81: ...pendix A This table is for firmware 08 03 12 Date 28 07 2008 Enhancements may change the parameters returned Param no AT register Description 1 ATI9 Software version 2 ATI9 Software date 3 ATSN Serial number 4 ATI4 Append RSSI and DQ to message 5 ATB0 Baud rate on primary serial port 6 ATB1 Parity on primary serial port 7 ATB2 Hardware mode on primary serial port 8 ATB5 Data bits on primary serial...

Page 82: ...r whole unit 57 ATS310 Analogue output port for RSSI 58 ATS316 Digital input as PTT closure to 0V turns transmitter on 59 CRLF new line 60 ATS3041 Dead band for spontaneous reporting analogue port 1 61 ATS3041 Dwell time for spontaneous reporting analogue port 1 62 ATS3042 Dead band for spontaneous reporting analogue port 2 63 ATS3042 Dwell time for spontaneous reporting analogue port 2 64 ATS3043...

Page 83: ...fe level 106 ATS3052 Analogue output 2 failsafe enable 107 ATS3062 Analogue output 2 value DAC units 108 CRLF new line 109 ANALOGUE OUTPUT 3 Literal text annotation 110 ATS3053 Analogue output 3 h w configuration 111 ATS3053 Analogue output 2 failsafe level 112 ATS3053 Analogue output 2 failsafe enable 113 ATS3063 Analogue output 2 value DAC units 114 CRLF new line 115 ANALOGUE OUTPUT 4 Literal te...

Page 84: ...e width 141 ATS3123 Digital input 3 trigger direction 142 ATS3143 Read digital input 3 state 143 ATS1813 Pulse count at digital input 3 no reset 144 CRLF new line 145 DIGITAL INPUT 4 Literal text annotation 146 ATS3124 Digital input 4 pulse or digital 147 ATS3124 Digital input 4 alarm enable count 148 ATS3124 Digital input 4 dwell time or min pulse width 149 ATS3124 Digital input 4 trigger directi...

Page 85: ...open the System control 2 Select Hardware Device Manager and expand the Ports COM LPT folder 3 Find the entry labelled USB Serial Port COM n and note the number n 4 Close the Device Manager System and Control Panel windows If there is no USB Serial Port COM n entry remove and re insert the adaptor in the USB port If this fails to clear the problem uninstall the adaptor and repeat this section Conn...

Page 86: ...in time Control AT commands proprietary set Graphical User Interface provided Over air commands to remote units externally generated PTT facility to assist setup one digital input keys transmitter RSSI indication assigned to an analogue output Addressing Groups 1 254 Units 0 base unit to 254 Unit 255 broadcasts within Group Group 0 suspends addressing all units accept transmissions with this Group...

Page 87: ...nt 1024 byte maximum length 1 character per byte start stop parity bits stripped and restored Control SCADA Interface Serial Port B GUI SCADA AT commands RS232 only 9600 19200 38400 baud 8 data bits parity Odd Even or None no handshake RJ45 8 way connector Indications 3 LED indicators showing status codes Fault handling Alarm output open collector 20V 200mA 500mA peak or SPCO relay 24V 1A rated op...

Page 88: ...es of DIN rail adaptor which can be used to bring out the inputs and outputs of the Orion at a DIN rail An adaptor is also available to mount the Orion unit itself on a DIN rail not shown here Each adaptor is connected to the Orion via an 8 way male RJ45 to male RJ45 cable wired pin to pin LED indicators are provided see text ...

Page 89: ...ital In 4 Analogue In 4 Analogue Out 4 7 0V 0V 0V 8 0V 0V 0V Notes The value of the RSSI can be programmed by command ATS310 to appear on any one of the analogue outputs if required In order to test the transmitter any one of the digital inputs can be programmed by command ATS316 to operate as PTT i e pull to 0V to transmit LED indicators are connected across each line via a 1K resistor and are in...

Page 90: ...al Out Ports 2 4 Digital In Analogue Alert option Use adaptor 01146 0200 A Relay Open collector A1 N C no connection B1 COM no connection A2 N O output B2 As B1 As B1 A3 Digital Out 1 COM B3 Digital Out 1 N O A4 Digital Out 1 N C B4 Digital Out 2 COM A5 Digital Out 2 N C B5 Digital Out 2 N O A6 Digital Out 3 N C B6 Digital Out 3 N O A7 Digital Out 3 COM B7 Digital Out 4 N C A8 Digital Out 4 COM B8...

Page 91: ... not converted If the Alert output is to be used and is an open collector output the 0V return is via PL1 If LED indication is required when an output is in its energised state 12V at up to 40mA must be provided via connector PL1 which may be taken from the same supply as the Orion LEDs are labelled to indicate which port they refer to PL1 connections are pin 1 12V DC pin 2 0V Accessories An acces...

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