Speaker / Microphone Connections
A suitable Speaker / Microphone connection is provided on units with an internal
radio for monitoring and testing the radio channel.
1
6
RJ12 Speaker Mic Pins
Communication Indicators
The
COMMS
indicators show communication between
Top
cat
and the Telemetry
Master.
Indicator
Indication
Meaning
VAD/COMMS Green short blink
A valid message for a
different
RTU was received
Green long blink
A valid message for
this
RTU was received
Red
Comms fail (no comms with the Master)
CHAN BUSY
Yellow
The radio transceiver is receiving RF on it’s channel
RX DATA
Yellow
Shows the data being received by
Top
cat
PTT
Yellow
Top
cat
is transmitting on the radio channel
TX DATA
Yellow
Shows the data being transmitted by
Top
cat
A short blink is about 0.1 seconds. A long blink is about 0.5 seconds.
Ready LED and Reset
Ready LED indication
swamp
fox
operating state
Green
Normal
Top
cat
is operating normally
Red
Defect
Hardware or firmware fault
The
RESET
button is behind a small unmarked hole in the front panel near the
DISPLAY
button. To reset and restart
Top
cat
, press
RESET
briefly.
Other Front Panel Items
The
COMMS
LED illuminates red when
Top
cat
cannot communicate with a master.
The
DISPLAY
button turns the front panel indicators on and off. The ready LED is
always enabled.
The
ADDRESS SWITCHES
set
Top
cat
’s three digit RTU address.
Pin Name
1
N/C
2
Speaker
3
PTT
4
Microphone
5
GND
6
GND
Top
cat
only examines the address
switches when it starts up or is reset
Installation Guide
5
IG-671-2.2-2015-Mar
