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SD Series Ref. Manual (Packet & Transparent Mode)

MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. C

M

MAS (Multiple Address System)

defined 116
illustration 8, 10

Master Station

defined 116

MODEL 125
Model number codes 6
Mounting instructions 13
Multiple Address System—See MAS. 116

N

Network

configuration commands 121

Network-wide diagnostics

active messaging, defined 114
defined 116
illustrated 98
intrusive diagnostics, defined 116
passive messaging (defined) 116
procedures 98, 111, 113

Non-intrusive diagnostics—See Passive messaging. 116

O

Operation

environment specifications for 113

OTHER 131

P

Passive messaging (defined) 116
password 130
Payload data (defined) 117
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), defined 117
Point-to-point

link, illustrated 9
system 9

Poll, defined 117
port

LAN 20

Power

connection 16
installing 21
LED status indicator (PWR LED) 26
RF, chart for converting dBm-Watts-Volts 119
specifications 113

Procedures

checking for alarms (STAT command) 95
downloading new software 99
mounting the transceiver 13
network-wide diagnostics 98, 111, 113
troubleshooting 93–97

Product

description 3, 4
model number codes 6

PROGRAM VERIFY 130
Programming radio as root or node 99
PWR

LED 26

R

Radio

Configuration Software 99
inoperative (troubleshooting chart) 94
no synchronization with master (troubleshooting chart) 94
poor performance (troubleshooting chart) 94

Reboot 131
Receiver

specifications 113
system specifications 112

Redundant operation, defined 117
Remote

Station, defined 117
Station, illustrated 13

RTU (Remote Terminal Unit)

defined 117

RXDELAYCHARS 124

S

SAME 131
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), 

defined 117

SHOW 125
Signal

loss due to coaxial cable length at 960 MHz, table 16

Simplex 9
SLEEP 135
Sleep mode

shown by PWR LED status indicator 26

Software

diagnostics and control used from PC 99
upgrading 99

Specifications

diagnostics interface 113
environment 113
power 113
receiver 113
receiver system 112
transmitter 112
transmitter system 112

Standing Wave Ratio—See SWR. 117
STATS 135
STATTRACKER 135
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition—See 

SCADA. 118

SWR (Standing Wave Radio), defined 118

T

Tables

alarm code definitions 96
conversions, dBm-Watts-Volts 119
LED status indicators 26
length vs. loss in coaxial cables at 960 MHz 16
troubleshooting 94

Technical reference 98–119
Transceiver

diagnostics using PC software 99
mounting 21
mounting instructions 13
upgrading software 99

Transmitter

specifications 112
system specifications 112

Troubleshooting 93–97

performing network-wide diagnostics 98, 111, 113
STAT command (Status) 95
table 94
using PC software for 99

V

VER 135

Содержание MDS SD Series

Страница 1: ...n and Operation Guide Reference Manual MDS 05 4846A01 Rev C DECEMBER 2009 Covering ES SS Units Operating in Transparent and Packet Modes with Firmware Version 3 x MDS SD Series Secure Long Range IP Ethernet Serial ...

Страница 2: ...Need Quick Start instructions for this product Please refer to publication 05 4847A01 All GE MDS user guides are available online at www gemds com ...

Страница 3: ...olling 9 IP Polling of Serial Remotes 10 Serial Remotes with Two Serial Ports 10 Port Sharing with Multiple Hosts 11 4 0 INSTALLATION PLANNING 12 4 1 Mounting Options 13 Optional DIN Rail Mounting 14 4 2 Antennas and Feedlines 14 Antennas 14 Feedlines 15 4 3 DC Power Connection 16 4 4 Grounding Considerations 16 4 5 Serial Data Interfaces 17 COM1 Management Connections 17 COM2 Data Connections 18 ...

Страница 4: ...y 46 Switched Carrier Setting B Modems Only 47 Listen Before Transmit LBT Feature 47 View Received Signal Strength RSSI 49 6 8 View Set Device Configuration 50 Viewing Serial Number and Version Information 50 Setting Owner Name Message 51 Enabling Disabling Sleep Mode 52 Setting Serial COM LED Mode 53 Viewing Setting Radio Mode 53 Setting the User Interface Type 53 Configuring the Radio to Support...

Страница 5: ...rt 99 Upgrading Firmware via Serial Port 103 8 3 Over the Air Firmware Upgrades 103 Intrusive vs Passive Non Intrusive Mode 103 OTA Reprogramming Overview 105 Cancelling OTA Reprogramming 105 Error Conditions Recovery 106 Execution and Menu Examples 106 8 4 COM1 Operating Modes 108 Options 108 Changing COM1 Modes 108 8 5 Implementing Sleep Mode 110 8 6 User Programmable I O Functions 111 8 7 Techn...

Страница 6: ...has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication product improvements may also result in minor differences between the manual and the product shipped to you If you have additional ques tions or need an exact specification for a product please contact GE MDS using the information at the back of this guide In addition manual updates can often be found on our web site at www gemds com Environ...

Страница 7: ...parate enclosure which is suitable for the intended application The antenna feedline DC power cable and interface cable must be routed through conduit in accor dance with the National Electrical Code Installation operation and maintenance of the transceiver should be in accordance with the transceiver s installation manual and the National Electrical Code Tampering or replacement with non factory ...

Страница 8: ...vi SD Series Ref Manual Packet Transparent Mode MDS 05 4846A01 Rev C ...

Страница 9: ...S SD Series Transceiver 1 1 Conventions Used in This Manual Software Menu Notations This product is designed for software control via a connected PC To show the names of software commands keyboard entries or other infor mation displayed on a PC screen a distinctive bolded font is used as fol lows Bolded font example used for software commands and keyboard entries To show the navigation path leadin...

Страница 10: ...es Some features of the radio are dependent on purchased options and applicable regulatory constraints A key icon is shown near the heading of any such features If your radio is not currently authorized for a needed feature contact your factory representative for information on obtaining a new authorization code key 1 2 Electronic Manuals All SD Series manuals are available in printed or electroni...

Страница 11: ...ata and control signals The radio employs digital signal processing DSP technology and a fully digital transmit and receive IF chain to provide robust communica tions even under adverse conditions Digital signal processing also helps eliminate the effects of component variations or temperature swings resulting in an optimized communications link at all times 2 1 Front Panel Connectors and Indicato...

Страница 12: ... mode ideal for battery powered solar sites x710 Mode for drop in compatibility with MDS x710 radios Listen Before Transmit LBT feature for collision avoidance Virtual Radio Channels VRC support multiple polling applica tions on one radio Supports a wide variety of modem speeds and bandwidths for reg ulatory compliance in virtually all regions of the world NOTE Some features may not be available o...

Страница 13: ...d networks con taining SD and MDS x710 radios It allows currently deployed x710 networks to add the ability to support Ethernet data This manual covers Transparent Mode radios x710 Mode This mode provides direct drop in compatibility with MDS x710 4710 or 9710 transceivers and uses the same core command set as these radios It is ideal for use in systems containing a mix of newer SD radios and lega...

Страница 14: ... and connectors needed to facilitate the replacement of an existing MDS x710A C M analog transceiver 03 4697A01 Instruction Sheet for Packet and Transparent Modes Describes the installation and setup of the transceiver A companion to this Reference Manual 05 4847A01 Flat Mounting Brackets Standard Brackets that attach to the bottom of the unit Used for mounting to a flat mounting service 03 4123A1...

Страница 15: ... in status conditions from the Remote data equipment The radio s menu system includes a number of parameters which may be set to suit the requirements of a particular application Table 2 pro vides a summary of common applications protocols radio modes used and the required settings for three key parameters AES encryption CSMA collision avoidance Listen Before Transmit and Multihost set tings Refer...

Страница 16: ...ble place holder Figure 4 Typical MAS Point to Multipoint Network Generic Bridged EThernet IP ICMP TCP UDP Packet ON or OFF Listen on RX OFF Mixed Serial and Bridged Ethernet Modbus RTU IP Packet ON or OFF Listen on RX Optional see Notes column ON if messages are one to one OFF otherwise Collisions expected Report by Exception see Notes column Serial and or IP Data Packet ON or OFF Listen on TX RX...

Страница 17: ...ible place holder Figure 5 Typical Point to Point Link IP Ethernet Polling Many newer data control networks employ IP Ethernet connectivity throughout the system The SD transceiver is well suited to provide con nectivity between such sites using its RJ 45 modular connector on the front panel Figure 6 shows an overview of such a system Invisible place holder Figure 6 IP Ethernet Polling Example HOS...

Страница 18: ...igure 7 IP Polling of Serial Remotes Serial Remotes with Two Serial Ports In some cases it may be necessary to poll more than one RTU at a Remote site Figure 8 shows an example of this type of system Here two RTUs are connected to each Remote transceiver by using both of the radio s serial ports COM1 and COM2 By default the radio s COM1 port is configured for management func tions with a connected...

Страница 19: ... operation and it requires that the radio be operating in Packet Mode In such a system multiple host computers at the Master Unit poll their respective RTUs which may be alone or co located at the Remote sites Figure 9 shows an example of such a system In this case two host com puters Host A and Host B are connected to the Master Unit via the applicable data ports MASTER RADIO HOST COMPUTER Host A...

Страница 20: ...ng the radio Step by step installation procedures begin on Page 21 Figure 10 shows a typical remote station arrangement The specific details at an installation site may vary but there are three main requirements for installing the transceiver in all cases Adequate and stable primary power An efficient and properly installed antenna system Correct interface connections between the transceiver and t...

Страница 21: ...is described below Invisible place holder Figure 11 Mounting Bracket Dimensions NOTE To prevent moisture from entering the radio do not mount the case with the cable connectors pointing up Also dress all cables to prevent moisture from running along the cables and into the radio POWER SUPPLY 10 5 16 VDC 2 5A Negative Ground Only TRANSCEIVER LOW LOSS FEEDLINE ANTENNA SYSTEM E T H E R N E T SERIAL M...

Страница 22: ...racket Unit shown is for example only and is not an SD Transceiver 4 2 Antennas and Feedlines Antennas The transceiver may be used with a number of different antennas The exact style and gain factor depend on the physical size and layout of your system Connection is made to the radio via a TNC coaxial con nector A directional Yagi Figure 13 or corner reflector antenna is generally used at remote s...

Страница 23: ...s possible to minimize signal loss Table 3 Signal Loss in Coaxial Cables at 200 MHz Cable Type 10 Feet 3 Meters 50 Feet 15 Meters 100 Feet 30 5 Meters 200 Feet 61 Meters RG 8A U 0 26dB 1 27 dB 2 5 dB 5 07 dB 1 2 inch HELIAX 0 06 dB 0 38 dB 0 76 dB 1 6 dB 7 8 inch HELIAX 0 04 dB 0 21 dB 0 42 dB 0 83 dB 1 1 4 inch HELIAX 0 03 dB 0 16 dB 0 31 dB 0 62 dB 1 5 8 inch HELIAX 0 025 dB 0 13 dB 0 26 dB 0 52...

Страница 24: ...r Connector P N 73 1194A39 NOTE The radio is designed for use in negative ground systems only 4 4 Grounding Considerations To minimize the chance of damage to the transceiver and connected equipment a safety ground NEC Class 2 compliant is recommended which bonds the antenna system transceiver power supply and con nected data equipment to a single point ground keeping all ground leads as short as ...

Страница 25: ...configurable for specific applications The procedures for changing their default operation are provided later in this manual NOTE Not all PCs include a serial port If one is not available a USB port may be used with a USB to Serial adapter and appropriate driver software These devices are available from several manufacturers COM1 Management Connections Although it may be configured differently the...

Страница 26: ...tions for the COM2 data port in RS 232 mode and RS 422 485 modes respectively NOTE The radio is hard wired as a DCE device RXD TXD GND 2 3 5 RXD TXD GND 2 3 5 DB 9 FEMALE COMPUTER DB 9 MALE RADIO SIDE Table 6 COM1 Pin Descriptions Pin Number Input Output Pin Description 1 No function 2 OUT RXD Received Data Supplies received data to the connected device 3 IN TXD Transmitted Data Accepts TX data fr...

Страница 27: ...tion 7 IN RTS Request to Send Keys the transmitter 8 OUT CTS Clear to Send Goes high after the programmed CTS delay time has elapsed DCE or keys another connected radio when RF data arrives CTS KEY 9 Reserved User I O for special applications Table 8 COM2 Pin Descriptions Radio in RS 422 485 Mode Pin Number Input Output Pin Description 1 OUT Carrier Detect Link A low indicates signal received 2 OU...

Страница 28: ...nnecting to the radio via Telnet supports radio management and pro vides the same menu based user interface available via COM1 Various options are available for passing Ethernet data allowing system administrators to optimize the configuration for maximum narrowband efficiency based on the operating characteristics of their system Figure 19 Ethernet Port RJ 45 Pinout As viewed from the outside of ...

Страница 29: ...t signaling Serial protocols RS 232 RS 485 or both If an Ethernet device is to be used connect it to the front panel ETHERNET port next to the PWR connector If a serial device is to be used connect it to COM2 on the front panel The radio is hardwired as a DCE device A straight through cable may be used in most applications NOTE Do not connect the radio s Ethernet port to a LAN with high traffic le...

Страница 30: ...ress of the radio follow the serial configuration instructions below where you can determine the radio s address and continue configuration of the radio Connecting a PC Setting Basic Parameters Follow these steps to configure the transceiver for its first use 1 Connect a PC to the radio s COM1 serial port as shown in Figure 20 Maximum recommended cable length 50 ft 15 m NOTE Not all PCs include a ...

Страница 31: ...sword at the Password prompt Before placing the unit in final service it is recommended that the default password be changed using the Secu rity Configuration Menu 6 After successful login the Starting Information Screen appears Figure 21 showing summary information about the radio This screen is read only but some of the fields change based on user sup plied data at other menu screens NOTE TX and...

Страница 32: ...ation Screen First screen displayed upon login 7 Press G to access the Main Menu Figure 22 This is the gateway to all settable parameters of the radio Menu selections are made by pressing the letter shown to the left of a item name Figure 22 Main Menu Screen Entry point for all transceiver menus ...

Страница 33: ...ailable choices A chart of modem selections and their associated bandwidths is provided in Table 12 on Page 43 The RX receive and TX transmit frequencies may be unpro grammed when shipped from the factory Set the frequencies by pressing the letter to the left of RX and TX and entering the correct frequencies in MHz xxx xxxxx as authorized by your station license Press If no frequency is set the va...

Страница 34: ...o observe RSSI Turn the antenna heading slowly so that the RSSI display can be updated NOTE The RSSI facility limits the maximum displayed signal strength to 60 dBm Invisible place holder Ethernet Connector LEDs The 10 100 Base T Ethernet connector has two embedded LEDs A flashing green indicator shows data activity and a yellow indicates 100 Mbps operation has been achieved Table 10 LED Status In...

Страница 35: ... 55 Baud Rate Setting The higher the baud rate the faster the communication speed of the serial link However this setting has no direct effect on over the air transmission speed The Baud Rate may be set using the Serial Configuration Menu and its associated COM1 and COM2 submenus See Serial Configuration on Page 71 for details Modem Type Setting All radios in the network must be set to the same mo...

Страница 36: ...AN to which it is connected It must be known whether or not a DHCP server is active in a net work to make use of the radio s DHCP setting If DHCP is available it can be enabled Once enabled it can take up to a few minutes before the radio obtains an IP address which will be displayed in the Current IP Address field If DHCP operation is unavailable or is not desired then a static IP address may be ...

Страница 37: ...are there A complete listing of all menu screens is provided in the Menu Reference section at the back of this manual NOTE This manual assumes menu based control as the primary method of managing the radio To return to menu control from other programming modes enter the command menu For specialized applications a command line interface is described in APPENDIX A CLI Scripting Interface on Page 120...

Страница 38: ...e right of the menu item and a flashing cursor appears you then type the value you wish to use Follow this action by pressing the key to apply the change s If you make a mistake or change your mind before pressing the key simply press to restore the previous values In some menus when you type a letter to select a parameter a message appears at the bottom of the screen stating that the available ch...

Страница 39: ...st Remote Management Authorization Codes MAIN MENU Device Info Device Settings Multihost Settings Packet Settings Diagnostic Settings Radio Performance NOTES Chart shows top level view only See specific menu for details Not all menu items are user configurable some are read only COM2 Settings COM1 Settings Measured RF Power Signal to Noise RSSI DC Voltage Temperature Ethernet Configuration IP Conf...

Страница 40: ...ion Owner Name Message Unit Number IP Address Serial No Firmware version Run time Alarm presence etc Starting Information Screen See Figure 26 on Page 37 View Radio Performance data Power Output Signal to Noise Ratio Received Signal Strength DC Input voltage operating temperature Radio Performance See Figure 27 on Page 37 View Serial No Model 1 hardware Model 2 software version Firmware Version Bu...

Страница 41: ...l radio emissions for possible interference Radio Test Spectrum See Figure 64 on Page 82 View Set Device Configuration View Serial No Model 1 hardware Model 2 software version Firmware Version Build Date Device Configuration Device Info See Figure 40 on Page 51 Set Owner Name Message enable disable Sleep Mode set COM LED mode Radio Mode Device Configuration Device Settings See Figure 42 on Page 52...

Страница 42: ...ttings Enable disable port set mode Local IP Port Destination IP Address Destination IP Port TCP Keepalive time Ethernet Configuration Ethernet Data Port See Figure 53 on Page 68 Serial Port Configuration Configure COM1 settings Startup mode Data Baud Rate Data format Virtual Radio Channels VRCs Serial Configuration COM1 Port Settings See Figure 56 on Page 72 Configure COM2 settings Mode Baud Rate...

Страница 43: ...n parameters Save load key configuration parameters using file transfer TFTP Maintenance Tools Configuration Management See Figure 58 on Page 76 Start radio network reprogramming and monitor progress Maintenance Tools Remote Reprogram See Figure 85 on Page 107 Perform Ethernet PING to local Ethernet host Maintenance Tools PING See Figure 70 on Page 86 Test communications to specific Remote radio M...

Страница 44: ...Table 11 Viewing Status and Performance Information Perhaps the most common use for the menu system is to check the overall health and operating status of the radio The arrangement of the menu system makes it easy to view this information in several different ways Listed below are the key menus where status and performance information are displayed Starting Information Screen When you first log in...

Страница 45: ...other source of real time operating information for the transceiver It is available directly from the Main Menu Invisible place holder Figure 27 Radio Performance Menu This menu displays the radio s RF output power signal to noise ratio received signal strength indication RSSI DC input voltage and internal operating temperature The information on this screen is read only ...

Страница 46: ...ild date This menu is accessed by selecting Device Configura tion Device Info from the Main Menu The information on this screen is read only Figure 28 Device Info Menu Version Menu The Version Menu Figure 29 shows Bootloader version information and indicates which firmware image 1 or 2 is currently active as well as the firmware version of each image It is accessed by selecting Mainte nance Tools ...

Страница 47: ...ure 30 Statistics Events Menu The Alarms Events submenu Figure 31 shows a summary of current alarms major and minor status conditions the status of the Alarm Output Signal and a hexadecimal code for active alarm if any This code is useful for processing alarm reports by automated equipment At the bottom of the screen are selections for displaying specific Alarms conditions and informational events...

Страница 48: ...33 allows viewing transmitted and received bytes on any of the transceiver interface modules as selected by the user Available selections are COM1 COM2 Ethernet data port Remote Reprogram Ethernet Interface Modem Drivers Miscellaneous All Data Link Layer Media Access Controller and Port s Once a module is selected a summary of TX and RX bytes is presented along with the number of packets missed re...

Страница 49: ...ace The Ethernet Statistics Submenu Figure 34 presents a detailed summary of packets received and transmitted dropped packets errors overruns of the buffer RX data rate bps and RX TX data for Unicast Multicast and Broadcast transmissions Data may be cleared at any time by selecting CLEAR from the menu Invisible place holder Figure 34 Ethernet Statistics Submenu ...

Страница 50: ...ements To view or adjust the RF output power setting proceed as follows 1 Access the Basic Settings Menu by following this navigation path Radio Configuration Menu Basic Settings Menu see Figure 35 The power level is displayed to the right of RF Output Power 2 If changes are needed select RF Output Power and enter a new value in the field to the right of the parameter Press the key to apply the ch...

Страница 51: ... Settings submenu Figure 35 If no frequencies have been entered the fields will be blank and the radio s PWR led will flash indi cating that an entry is needed Frequencies must be entered for the radio to operate Consult your station license to determine the authorized fre quencies for your system If changes are needed proceed as follows Table 12 Modem Selection vs Speed Bandwidth Sensitivity Mode...

Страница 52: ... 0 but it may be set to any value up to 255 ms In most cases no change is required from the Soft Carrier Dekey default setting A possible exception may be if the transceiver will be inter working with certain early generation MDS radio equipment If changes are required proceed as follows 1 Select Soft Carrier Dekey from the menu The field to the right of the item clears and presents a flashing cur...

Страница 53: ... impose for a delay This parameter may be set anywhere between 1 and 1440 minutes 24 hours 2 After the delay has been entered press the key to apply the change TX Time Out TX Time Out protects against a transmitter which remains keyed for a period exceeding the time out setting When this time is exceeded the transmitter is taken offline preventing disruption of the wireless net work The TX time ou...

Страница 54: ...use RTS RTSKey should be set to OFF to avoid unexpected key ups Push To Talk Delay This setting allows programming a brief time delay after a keying event which must expire before the radio is allowed to transmit The allowable range is 0 to 255 ms with the default being 0 To change the setting pro ceed as follows 1 Select Push To Talk Delay ms from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field t...

Страница 55: ...s operate in a Switched Carrier mode and should be set accordingly To change the Switched Carrier setting proceed as follows 1 Select Switched Carrier from the menu and press the spacebar to change the display to the desired setting OFF ON or AUTO 2 Press the key to apply the change Listen Before Transmit LBT Feature One challenge of operating a network with multiple data points is the avoidance o...

Страница 56: ...ee before transmission is allowed Minimum wait time Normally the minimum channel wait time should not be changed from its default setting of 0 ms unless performing advanced operations such as staggering the responses from multiple Remotes Maximum wait time Normally this setting should not be changed from its default of 100 ms unless performing advanced operations Some examples of when this may be ...

Страница 57: ...iscarded If set to Send transmission of the packet is attempted despite the channel being busy Setting the LBT Clear Channel Threshold LBT works by sensing the presence of a carrier signal on the radio s operating frequency If a carrier is present transmission is inhibited The Clear Channel RSSI setting allows a threshold to be set which when equaled or exceeded declares the channel busy and there...

Страница 58: ...ly at start up or by selecting Main Menu Starting Information Screen Version information may also be viewed on the Device Info Menu Figure 40 which provides additional information including the build date and Model1 Model2 identifier strings MODEL 1 displays software configuration data on how the radio was configured when shipped from the factory while MODEL 2 shows an identifier string associated...

Страница 59: ...sion Menu Setting Owner Name Message An owner name and message may be entered for the radio for informa tional purposes These are free form fields which do not affect the operation of the radio in any way Such fields might be used to identify the network administrator company name and include a site specific message i e Unit 2 at North Tower site The Owner Message appears at the top of every scree...

Страница 60: ...holder Figure 42 Device Settings Menu Enabling Disabling Sleep Mode Sleep Mode places the transceiver into a hibernated low power state with a nominal current draw of less than 10 mA at 13 Vdc Wake up time is approximately 50 milliseconds Sleep Mode is frequently used at battery solar powered sites to conserve power The ability to enter Sleep Mode is controlled through the Device Set tings Menu Fi...

Страница 61: ...de access the Device Settings Menu see Figure 42 above The radio mode is displayed on this menu To change the mode follow these steps 1 Select Radio Mode from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right of the item 2 Press the spacebar until the desired operating mode is displayed Press the key to apply the change Setting the User Interface Type The Device Settings Menu contains t...

Страница 62: ...ings beyond the default menu selections are needed In some systems however multiple host applications possibly on dif ferent computers may be operating at the master unit site These com puters can be running completely separate data streams and yet both can use the SD Transceiver to communicate their data to and from the data equipment at associated remote sites This is accomplished by con necting...

Страница 63: ...ihost Settings Menu Configuring Packet Settings For radios operating in Packet Mode there are a number of settable parameters available on the Packet Settings Menu Figure 44 This menu is accessible from the following navigation path Main Menu Device Configuration Packet Settings Figure 44 Packet Settings Menu The settable parameters on this menu are Packet Mode COM1 Inter Packet Gap COM2 Inter Pac...

Страница 64: ...t of the item and a flashing cursor appears 2 Enter the number of character times desired and press to apply the selection The field changes to show the number entered followed by the words Character Times i e 5 Character Times Transparent RX Timeout This setting is similar to the timing parameters for COM1 COM2 Inter Packet Gap but it applies to data received over the air It tells the radio how t...

Страница 65: ...ement activities See Performing Net work Wide Remote Diagnostics on Page 97 for details To make changes to this setting proceed as follows 1 Select DLINK Type from the menu A flashing cursor is presented in the field to the right of the item 2 Press the spacebar until the desired entry is shown and press to apply the change DLINK Status This item is used to enable or disable diagnostics functional...

Страница 66: ...sible place holder Figure 46 Security Configuration Menu Setting a Password When the transceiver is shipped from the factory the password is nor mally set to the default entry of admin However it is recommended that it be changed at the time of installation to one that is known only to the Administrator or authorized user of the system The password should be changed periodically to maintain the be...

Страница 67: ...word Menu Setting the AES Wireless Security Parameters When operating in Packet mode the radio can encrypt data sent over the air using the AES 128 security standard if desired This applies a 128 bit encryption security algorithm to the data based on a user defined phrase To enable or disable wireless security proceed as follows 1 Select Encryption from the Wireless Security Menu Figure 48 A flash...

Страница 68: ...reless Security Menu Dlink Security Setting Security restrictions may also be applied to network wide diagnostic data using this menu To enable or disable diagnostic security select Dlink Security from the menu and press the spacebar to display OFF or ON in the field to the right as desired The default setting is OFF Press to apply the change If Dlink Security enabled users performing network wide...

Страница 69: ...f the item 2 Press the spacebar until the desired selection is displayed Available selections are Local Login Required and No Local Login Required Press to apply the change Telnet Access Telnet access is a powerful feature that allows management of the radio via an Ethernet connection This may be done locally using a short cable connected to the management PC or could be performed at any distance ...

Страница 70: ...nel and data loss may occur NOTE If higher layer IP services Telnet FTP TFTP etc are required across the radio network it is recommended that polling be temporarily suspended until those services are complete The Ethernet Configuration Menu Figure 50 is the central location for setting viewing all IP and Ethernet parameters for the radio It contains three types of submenus IP Configuration and Eth...

Страница 71: ...radio s IPv4 local subnet mask This parameter is used when the radio attempts to send a locally initiated message either from the terminal server or a management process You need not define it if DHCP is enabled To set or change the radio s static IP netmask pro ceed as follows 1 Select Static IP Netmask from the menu The field to the right clears and a flashing cursor appears 2 Enter an IPv4 comp...

Страница 72: ...allows the radio to transparently exchange Ethernet packets with other properly configured units In this way locally connected devices at the Master site e g a PC or PLC can communicate via Ethernet with devices connected at Remote radios e g an RTU or other data device and vise versa NOTE To make use of Ethernet Bridging the radio must be properly authorized If it is not contact your sales repres...

Страница 73: ...ent on a remote terminal unit RTU To minimize the chance of collisions the radio s Listen Before Transmit LBT feature should always be configured when Ether net Bridging is used The transceiver is still able to pass serial polling and IP payload data which is distinctly different from Ethernet Bridging data during the time that Ethernet Bridging is active Remote configuration of radios via Telnet ...

Страница 74: ...set the Advanced Bridge Filter Status follow these steps 1 Select Adv Bridge Filter Status from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right of the item 2 Press the spacebar until the desired selection is displayed Available selections are Adv Src Addr Filter is OFF or Adv Src Addr Filter is ON Press to apply the change Setting the Advanced SRC Address Filter Value To set the Advan...

Страница 75: ...load port is required IP Payload is intended to be used in a poll response system An Ethernet device at the master sends UDP TCP poll messages to the master radio s Ethernet port which is configured to listen for data The poll is sent OTA and a RTU PLC attached to one of the Remote radios via serial or Ethernet responds The response is sent OTA back to the Master radio The Master radio then sends ...

Страница 76: ...red radio interfaces VRC works by associating data from a specific port IP and Serial with a VRC channel number 1 2 or 3 Each port at the receiving end then filters incoming data based on the associated VRC number NOTE The Virtual Radio Channel VRC feature only works on radios configured to operate in Packet Mode To create the pipes that direct data to the desired ports a route must be established...

Страница 77: ...e item 2 Press the spacebar until the desired selection is displayed Disabled or Enabled and press to apply the change Setting the Mode The operating mode for the IP port may be set to UDP Socket TCP Client Socket TCP Server Socket or TCP Server Client Socket to match the service in which it will operate Proceed as follows to set the port mode 1 Select Mode on the menu A flashing cursor appears in...

Страница 78: ...r for the RJ 45 modular connector on the radio s front panel To set the port number proceed as follows 1 Select Local Radio IP Port on the menu The field to the right of the item clears and a flashing cursor appears 2 Enter the desired port number followed by to apply the change As a general rule port numbers below 2000 should be avoided as some are reserved for special applications in data net wo...

Страница 79: ...sh to revert to the previous configuration of the menu prior to any changes being committed This might be useful if one or more settings were inadvertently changed and you wish to return to a known menu state To restore the menu settings simply select Restore Configuration The message Configuration restored appears at the bottom of the screen to confirm the action Committing Configuration Settings...

Страница 80: ...flashing cursor appears in the field to the right 2 Press the spacebar until the desired startup mode is displayed Con sole or Data and press to apply the setting Setting the COM1 Current Mode The mode setting for the COM1 port may be changed on demand as fol lows 1 Select Current Mode from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right 2 Press the spacebar until the desired mode is ...

Страница 81: ...ired format is displayed Press to apply the setting Talk on Listen to Settings Virtual Radio Channel VRC Any combination of the three Virtual Radio Channels may be entered in these menu fields For more information on how these settings are used see Understanding Virtual Radio Channels VRC for IP and Serial Data on Page 68 To specify the VRCs used to send and receive data streams proceed as follows...

Страница 82: ...ate from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right 2 Press the spacebar until the desired baud rate setting is displayed and press to apply the setting Setting the COM2 Data Format The default format for the COM2 port is 8 character bits no parity and 1 stop bit 8N1 A number of settings are possible as listed below 8 character bits no parity 1 stop bit Default 8 character bits n...

Страница 83: ... x710 legacy radios It does not apply to packet or Ethernet radios and may be disregarded for these models Talk on Listen to Settings Virtual Radio Channel VRC Refer to the instructions provided for the COM1 Settings Menu begin ning on Page 73 6 12 Maintenance Diagnostic Tests The menus in this section are used to access the radio s built in tools for maintaining the radio and evaluating performan...

Страница 84: ...save or restore a configuration file select Save Restore Config from the menu The screen shown in Figure 59 appears Figure 59 Save Restore Configuration Menu To restore the radio s configuration settings to the factory defaults proceed as follows 1 Select Restore to Factory Defaults from the menu 2 A challenge message appears briefly informing you that a reboot is required if the operation is perf...

Страница 85: ...le can be viewed as follows 1 Select Dump Load Config File and then Dump Current Config from the menu The screen clears and the message Press any key to start appears 2 Press any keyboard character to immediately display the configura tion file on the screen The file will likely fill more of the screen than can be viewed at one time Use the scroll bar at the right side of the screen to view the en...

Страница 86: ...should wait for a TFTP server to respond The default setting is 10 seconds and will not require any change in most cases If a change is needed select the item and enter a new timeout value Export Config File Exports the configuration file from the radio to a TFTP server This process requires that a TFTP server be prop erly connected and configured Import Config File Imports a configuration file to...

Страница 87: ...rectly below it For example if Radio Mode is chosen a new field appears where you can select packet x710 or transparent operating modes Executing the Configuration Change Selecting this item prompts for confirmation and then either changes the local configuration or sends the configuration over the air to listening devices depending on Destination Performing Radio Tests The radio s menu system con...

Страница 88: ...ovide a signal at a receiving station so that RSSI can be checked To manually key the transceiver proceed as follows 1 Select RF Keying Test from the Radio Test Menu This results in the submenu shown in Figure 63 2 Select Key Radio from the submenu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right of the item Use the spacebar to set the field to ON 3 Press the key to initiate a transmission Tran...

Страница 89: ...he Spectrum Analyzer you must first specify a center frequency and a span frequency The center frequency is the frequency that you wish the spectrum analysis display to be centered on The span fre quency defines the width of the overall spectrum to be examined Follow these steps to use the spectrum analyzer 1 Select Spectrum from the RF Test Menu to bring up the Spectrum Analyzer screen Figure 64 ...

Страница 90: ...nected to the radio It is useful for system testing within the radio network by providing realistic data to pass over the radio channel Proceed as follows to use the RTU simulator 1 Select RTU Simulator from the Radio Test Menu Figure 62 The submenu shown in Figure 65 appears 2 Select RTU Enable from the menu A flashing cursor appears in the field to the right of the item 3 Press the spacebar to s...

Страница 91: ...o read any associated release notes before installing any firmware to ensure that it is applicable to the model and configuration you have The transceiver contains built in tools to manage the reprogramming of its firmware image s This section identifies the menu screens used in reprogramming and directs you to more detailed procedures elsewhere in this manual Local Reprogramming via Serial or TFT...

Страница 92: ... of the tools needed for loading firmware images locally over a serial connection Invisible place holder Figure 67 Serial Menu For TFTP reprogramming select TFTP from the Local Reprogram Menu This brings up the TFTP Menu shown in Figure 68 below This menu contains all of the tools needed for loading firmware images locally over a TFTP connection Detailed procedures for local upgrades are provided ...

Страница 93: ...e of being able to distribute and load new firmware into network radios without personally visiting each site Remote programming takes longer than local reprogramming and the time required depends on whether the process is being performed intru sively or passively Complete details for remote programming including time estimates are provided in Over the Air Firmware Upgrades on Page 103 of this man...

Страница 94: ... the Linktest is to verify that a specific radio s settings are consistent with the initiator including assigned frequency unit number setting encryption if enabled etc Also collected at the same time is an indication of link quality All radios are always ready to respond to a Linktest message Only the initiating radio requires configuration using the menu shown in Figure 71 NOTE No other data tra...

Страница 95: ...gure 72 Authorization Codes Menu Entering a New Authorization Key The transceiver s feature set may be expanded if all features are not currently enabled by entering a new authorization key which may be purchased from GE MDS Contact the factory to obtain a new Authori zation Key To enter the key proceed as follows 1 Select Authorization Key from the menu A flashing cursor appears to the right of t...

Страница 96: ...ameters related to alarm behavior These settings are intended mainly for use in redundant systems or in systems where alarms are processed by external equipment Proper alarm signal configuration ensures that the desired actions take place i e switchover to an alternate trans ceiver alarm notifications automated logging of alarms by external equipment etc Alarm Signal Sense This parameter may set t...

Страница 97: ...al Mask Hex from the menu The field to the right clears and a flashing cursor appears 2 Enter a hexadecimal string that defines the alarm mask you wish to use Press the key to apply Set Signal by Class The user menu system provides a shortcut for setting the mask by alarm class Here you to specify what types of alarms result in an alarm signal being produced The choices are Never assert Alarm Sign...

Страница 98: ...eturns to its previous status Invisible place holder Figure 74 Alarm Signal Configuration Menu Viewing I O Statistics The I O Statistics submenu Figure 33 allows viewing transmitted and received bytes on any of the transceiver interface modules as selected by the user More detailed information on this screen is provided in the sec tion titled Statistics Events Menu on Page 39 Invisible place holde...

Страница 99: ...mary of packets received and transmitted dropped packets errors overruns of the buffer RX data rate bps and RX TX data for Unicast Multicast and Broadcast transmissions More detailed information on this screen is provided in the section titled Statistics Events Menu on Page 39 Invisible place holder Figure 76 Ethernet Statistics Menu ...

Страница 100: ...and stable primary power Secure connections power data and Antenna An efficient and properly aligned antenna system and a received signal strength of at least 90 dBm It is possible for a system to operate with weaker signals but reliability will be degraded The correct interface between the transceiver and the connected data equipment correct cable wiring proper data format timing etc Proper progr...

Страница 101: ...Statistics Events Menu No communication to user interface menu system a Connect terminal emulator to COM1 port cycle power and press the Enter key within 10 seconds to obtain Login prompt BER is too high Data throughput is spotty a If in packet mode check the packet settings menu for proper configuration b If in serial mode check the COM2 COM1 port settings menu for proper configuration Latency is...

Страница 102: ... Alarms Events submenu users can check for currently active alarms whether they be Major Minor Status Conditions or Informa tional Events Invisible place holder Figure 77 Alarms Events Submenu Checking for Alarms To check for alarms access the following menu path on a connected PC Statistics Events Alarms Events If an alarm exists it will be displayed and identified as a Major or Minor Alarm The m...

Страница 103: ...ven that occurred at some point after boot up i e Event 32 Booting Up Event Code Definitions Table 15 contains a listing of event codes that may be reported by the transceiver The codes shown are a subset of a larger pool of codes used for various GE MDS products For this reason the table does not show a sequential listing of all code numbers Only the codes applicable to this product series are sh...

Страница 104: ...d operating range system operation may fail 32 Info Unit is booting up 33 Info System initialization complete 37 Minor Unexpectedly executing APP 1 38 Minor Unexpectedly executing APP 2 39 Minor Boot error active image unknown 40 Minor Ethernet interface error 41 Minor Forced a restart of the Ethernet interface 42 Minor Reprogramming failure 43 Status Reprogramming in progress 44 Info Firmware Upd...

Страница 105: ...de Remote Diagnostics Setup If a PC is connected to any radio in the network intrusive polling polling which briefly interrupts payload data transmission can be per formed To perform diagnostics without interrupting payload data trans mission connect the PC to a radio defined as the root radio A radio is defined as a root radio using the following menu path on a connected PC Device Configuration D...

Страница 106: ...out after 10 minutes of no keyboard activity 5 Connect radios located at the same site if any using a null modem cable between the radios diagnostic ports 6 Connect a PC running the management software i e MDS InSite or NETview MS to the root radio or to one of the nodes using the radio s COM1 port This PC may also be the PC being used to col lect payload data as shown in Figure 78 7 Launch the ma...

Страница 107: ...he TFTP server If you do not know your computer s address on a Windows PC use the RUN func tion from the Start menu and enter winipcfg or ipconfig to determine the address 4 The IP address of the radio The radio s IP address can be found under the IP Configuration menu shown later in this procedure Connecting the Transceiver for Firmware Upgrade There are several alternatives to connecting the tra...

Страница 108: ...the radio s LAN port and the PC refer to Figure 79 or Figure 80 as applicable 2 Launch the TFTP server and click the Options tab A in Figure 81 below and modify the Outgoing path B using your browser to point to the folder where the reprogramming package mpk file is located The path C will be displayed once the operation is com pleted Leave the application running until reprogramming on the radio ...

Страница 109: ...uration Menu 4 Set the IP Address Netmask and Default Gateway as appropriate Note the default gateway must be on the same subnet as the trans ceiver Alternately if a DHCP server is available enable DHCP and wait several seconds for the IP setting to be obtained from the server The IP settings used are shown at the bottom of the screen 5 Ping radio s IP address from the PC using a Ping Utility Veri...

Страница 110: ...s point the radio is programming the inactive image There is an Active and an Inactive image in the radio at all times 9 As soon as reprogramming is complete verify the package down loaded into flash using Image Verify option Make sure to select the inactive image when the choice is presented 10 Reboot to the inactive image once verification is completed suc cessfully using Reboot Device 11 Verify...

Страница 111: ...dio NOTE OTA reprogramming over a narrowband radio channel can be a lengthy process requiring several hours to complete The time required depends on several factors as discussed below Intrusive vs Passive Non Intrusive Mode Firmware code may be transmitted to stations in either intrusive or pas sive non intrusive mode using the built in diagnostic capabilities of the radio When OTA reprogramming i...

Страница 112: ...amming information since it is must be attached to existing data transactions See Table 18 for the approximate times needed for passive reprogramming Table 17 Approximate Reprogramming Times Intrusive Mode Modem Speed bps Approximate Time Required 4800 1 hour 30 minutes 9600 35 40 minutes 19200 20 25 minutes Radio assumptions Signal strength 85 dBm or stronger Packet Size 40 Block Size 512 Retry 3...

Страница 113: ...s The broadcast method is used to program the greatest number of radios in the shortest amount of time however the initiating station remains unaware of the number or success of downstream radios participating in reprogram ming During reprogramming the status of the reprogramming will be avail able on all the radios participating in process Because the initiator is broadcast only this status can o...

Страница 114: ...is parameter indi cates percent complete of a firmware upgrade The calculation is done each time a block of data is successfully transmitted or received User Command explanations Command options available during reprogramming at Root radios Abort Terminate remote firmware upgrade for all remote nodes in the network Inactive images on non root radios will be invalid No change to status of root radi...

Страница 115: ...1 Rev C SD Series Ref Manual Packet Transparent Mode 107 Menu Examples Invisible place holder Figure 84 Maintenance Tools Menu Select Remote Reprogram Menu Invisible place holder Figure 85 Remote Reprogramming Menu ...

Страница 116: ...to COM1 Command line scripting mode Where text based commands are used to manage the radio typically by means of an automated scripting system rather than by manual entry Refer to APPENDIX A CLI Scripting Interface on Page 120 for a sum mary of text commands Options User configurable parameters on the COM1 Port Settings Menu Figure 86 are used to determine which mode the port is currently run ning...

Страница 117: ...t the Starting Information Screen and Y at confirmation prompt From Diagnostic Mode to Menu Mode Diagnostic Mode DLINK to Menu Autobaud Press carriage return at 1 2 second intervals 2 10 times at supported user inter face baud rate 8N1 data parameters From Data Mode to Data Mode to Menu Enter at configured COM1 baud rate and format Switch to supported user interface baud rate and 8N1 parameters as...

Страница 118: ...r at least 60 seconds before it is allowed to enter sleep mode 2 Any user originated activity on the console terminal disables entering sleep mode for 30 seconds measured from the time of last keystroke 3 When locally reprogramming the transceiver s firmware sleep mode is disabled throughout the reprogramming time and is sup pressed for 30 seconds thereafter 4 The passage of payload data does not ...

Страница 119: ...information on enabling and using these I O functions 8 7 Technical Specifications GENERAL Frequency Range SD2 216 235 MHz in one of 3 bands as follows Band A 216 to 220 MHz Band B 220 to 222 MHz Band C 220 to 235 MHz SD4 350 512 MHz in one of 3 bands as follows Band A 350 to 400 MHz Band B 400 to 450 MHz Band C 450 to 512 MHz SD9 928 960 MHz Specific frequency authorizations are dependent on the ...

Страница 120: ...onnector COM2 Data Rates 300 115200 bps asynchronous Data Latency 11 ms typical transparent PRIMARY POWER Voltage 10 0 to 30 Vdc Negative ground only NOTE Early SD4 models supported 10 5 to 16 Vdc power not 10 to 30 Vdc Check the labeling above the power connector to confirm the operating range for your unit TX Supply Current Typical 2 5 Amperes maximum 5 Watts RF Output RX Supply Current Typical ...

Страница 121: ...le are subtracted from this figure to calculate the total antenna system gain Bit The smallest unit of digital data often represented by a one or a zero Eight bits plus start stop and parity bits usually comprise a byte Bits per second See BPS BPS Bits per second A measure of the information transfer rate of digital data across a communication channel Bridging see Ethernet Bridging Byte A string o...

Страница 122: ... greatest tolerable reduction in average received signal strength that will be anticipated under most conditions Provides an allowance for reduced signal strength due to multipath slight antenna movement or changing atmospheric losses A fade margin of 20 to 30 dB is usually sufficient in most systems FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array Frame A segment of data that adheres to a specific data protoco...

Страница 123: ...Radio which is connected to the host computer It is the point at which polling enters the network Multiple Address System See MAS Network Wide Diagnostics An advanced method of controlling and interrogating GE MDS radios in a radio network Node An operating mode of the transceiver with respect to diag nostic management activities See also GATE PEER and ROOT Non intrusive diagnostics See Passive me...

Страница 124: ... as an RTU PPM Parts per Million Programmable Logic Controller See PLC Remote Station A radio in a network that communicates with an associated master unit Remote Terminal Unit See RTU Redundant Operation A station arrangement where two transceivers and two power supplies are available for operation with automatic swi tchover in case of a failure ROOT An operating mode of the transceiver with resp...

Страница 125: ...R Telnet A terminal emulation protocol that enables an Internet user to communicate with a remote device for management activities as if it were locally connected to a PC Transparent Mode A mode in which payload data is unchanged from its original format when it is sent over the air A radio in this mode is said to be transparent to connected equipment at each end of a link TX Abbreviation for Tran...

Страница 126: ...mW 4 141 40mW 5 125 32mW 6 115 25mW 7 100 20mW 8 090 16mW 9 080 125mW 10 071 10mW 11 064 12 058 13 050 14 045 15 040 16 0355 dBm mV Po 17 31 5 18 28 5 19 25 1 20 22 5 01mW 21 20 0 22 17 9 23 15 9 24 14 1 25 12 8 26 11 5 27 10 0 28 8 9 29 8 0 30 7 1 001mW 31 6 25 32 5 8 33 5 0 34 4 5 35 4 0 36 3 5 37 3 2 38 2 85 39 2 5 40 2 25 1µW 41 2 0 42 1 8 43 1 6 44 1 4 45 1 25 46 1 18 47 1 00 48 0 90 dBm mV P...

Страница 127: ...MDS 05 4846A01 Rev C SD Series Ref Manual Packet Transparent Mode 119 ...

Страница 128: ...y menu except the Start ing Information Screen The mode is indicated by a prompt on the screen The default operation of the radio may be changed to go directly to the CLI interface by navigating to Device Configuration Menu Device Settings Menu User Interface Setting and changing the setting to CLI On boot up or after an inactivity delay the command interface usually reverts to the login prompt If...

Страница 129: ...h pro vision for specifying key radio parameters DEVSET Display configure device settings including owner name message sleep status LED mode radio management mode REPROG_SER _LOC Used when reprogramming via serial connec tion locally DLINK Display configure DLINK information REPROLOCAL Reprogramming Configuration for TFTP repro gramming local ENCRYPT Set display the configuration for data encryp t...

Страница 130: ... condition NONE No alarms present MAJOR Major alarm present MINOR Minor alarms present STATUS Status conditions present Code string Current alarm code Hexadecimal ASIG Used to view configure alarm sense settings Optional arguments as follows CONFIG Set clear mask by event ASENSE choices Alarm signal sense setting LOW Active low HIGH Active high AMASK string Alarm signal mask Hexadecimal LEVEL choi...

Страница 131: ...ts as follows DEFMODE mode Sets or displays the COM1 port default mode on startup Cannot be set to DATA unless the device has been authorized for serial payload CONSOLE COM1 defaults to console management mode DATA COM1 defaults to transparent data mode DATA choices Current operating mode OFF Console management mode ON Payload data mode BAUD bps Sets or displays the baud rate setting as 300 availa...

Страница 132: ...or displays the COM2 port data characters parity and stop bits setting Valid data parameters are 7N1 seven char bits no parity one stop bit 7N2 seven char bits no parity two stop bits 7O1 seven char bits odd parity one stop bit 7O2 seven char bits odd parity two stop bits 7E1 seven char bits even parity one stop bit 7E2 seven char bits even parity two stop bits 8N1 eight char bits no parity one st...

Страница 133: ...splays all current settings LOAD Load user configuration via console EXPORT Export user configuration via TFTP IMPORT Load user configuration via TFTP HOSTIP IP address TFTP server IP address FILE string Configuration file path TIMEOUT unsigned 8 bits TFTP Timeout DEVINFO Displays device information Optional arguments as follows SER unsigned 32 bits Device serial number MODEL1 string read only Dis...

Страница 134: ...adio Unit Address used by DLINK DTYPE choices Diagnostic Radio Type NODE Node radio ROOT Root radio REPEATER Repeater station PEER Peer unit GATE Gate unit ENABLE choices Radio diagnostic status ON Diagnostic Link is ON OFF Diagnostic Link is OFF BAUD choices DLINK baud speed 1200 1200 bps 2400 2400 bps 4800 4800 bps 9600 9600 bps 19200 19200 bps 38400 38400 bps 57600 57600 bps 115200 115200 bps E...

Страница 135: ...hoices Specifies the type of socket to open UDP UDP socket TCPCLIENT TCP client socket TCPSERVER TCP server socket TCPSERVERCLIENT TCP server client socket LOCALPORT ranged unsigned 16 bits Local IP port for IP payload 0 Minimum destination IP port for IP payload 65535 Maximum destination IP port for IP payload DEST ADDRESS IP Address Remote IP address for IP payload DEST PORT range unsigned 16 bi...

Страница 136: ...NEW Renew IP address MAC byte string Ethernet MAC Address NETIF choices Ethernet Network Interface UP IP interface up DOWN IP interface down DHCP choices DHCP status Disabled IP service disabled Enabled IP service enabled IPADDR IP address Current IP Address NETMASK IP address Current IP Netmask IPGW IP address Current IP gateway IPADDRESS IP address Radio address IPNETMASK IP address Radio IP net...

Страница 137: ...UT ranged unsigned 16 bits Link test timeout ms 10 Minimum Timeout ms 10000 Maximum Timeout ms ENABLE choices Lin test timeout ms OFF Link test off ON Link test on TXPKTCOUNT unsigned 32 bits Packet TX Count RXPKTCOUNT unsigned 32 bits Packet RX Count BITCOUNT unsigned 32 bits Total Bit Count BITERRORS unsigned 32 bits Total Bit Errors LOG Sets or displays the event log information and displays th...

Страница 138: ...t ms 1000 Maximum packet timeout ms PASSWORD Sets the log in password for the user at current access level or below Optional arguments username The log in username to be associated with the password PERF Performance information Optional arguments as follows PWR string Measured RF power output performance information SNR string Signal to noise performance information RSSI string Received Signal Str...

Страница 139: ...the radio with Application Image 1 APP2 Restarts the radio with Application Image 2 REMOTE Remote Configuration Optional arguments as follows START Execute configuration change DEST choices Destination of configuration change BCAST Broadcast configuration to network LOCAL Change configuration on local device SFCC choices Destination of configuration change SINGLE Manage a single unit FREQ Frequenc...

Страница 140: ... to the inactive REBOOT Reboot the device HOSTIP IP address TFTP server IP address FILE string Firmware file path TIMEOUT unsigned 8 bits TFTP timeout REPROREM Remote Firmware Upgrade Optional arguments as follows START Initiate remote firmware upgrade STOP Stop remote firmware upgrade REBOOT Remote node reboot by version MODE choices Over the air channel usage Intrusive Intrusive payload data int...

Страница 141: ... choices Local security status PASSREQ Local login required NOPASSREQ No local login required TELNETACCESS choices Telnet access status ALLOWED Telnet access allowed NOTALLOWED No Telnet access allowed SETADV Set advanced parameters of the transceiver Optional arguments as fol lows SCD ranged unsigned 8 bits Soft carrier dekey 0 Minimum delay 255 Maximum delay TELNETACCESS choices Telnet access st...

Страница 142: ...WC choices Switched Carrier Mode AUTO SWC off ON SWC on OFF SWC off SETBASIC Set basic radio operating parameters Optional arguments as follows DEV string Modem control deviation PWR ranged unsigned 8 bits Radio RF output power 20 Minimum RF output power 37 Maximum RF output power MODEM choices Modem type with optional arguments as follows 19200 19200 bps 25 0 kHz 9600 9600 bps 12 5 kHz 4800 4800 ...

Страница 143: ...ollows MAJOR OFF MINOR OFF STATUS OFF INFORM ON DEBUG ON TELNET Used to list Telnet sessions or end current sessions with optional argu ments as follows LIST List Telnet sessions TERM Terminate current Telnet session LOGOUT End Telnet session UPTIME Reports elapsed time since last boot up of the radio For example Uptime 2 days 17 33 51 VERSION Displays the software version of bootloader and loaded...

Страница 144: ...136 SD Series Ref Manual Packet Transparent Mode MDS 05 4846A01 Rev C NOTES ...

Страница 145: ...t defined 115 Decibel dB defined 114 DEFAULT 123 Description product 3 4 DEVICE 125 Diagnostics interface specifications 113 network wide performing 98 111 113 PC software used for 99 using InSite software for network wide 98 Digital Signal Processing See DSP 115 DIN Rail Mounting Bracket 6 DIRECT 126 DLINK command use of 99 Downloading new software 99 DSP Digital Signal Processing defined 115 DTE...

Страница 146: ...are 99 inoperative troubleshooting chart 94 no synchronization with master troubleshooting chart 94 poor performance troubleshooting chart 94 Reboot 131 Receiver specifications 113 system specifications 112 Redundant operation defined 117 Remote Station defined 117 Station illustrated 13 RTU Remote Terminal Unit defined 117 RXDELAYCHARS 124 S SAME 131 SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition...

Страница 147: ...elps expedite the repair so that the equipment can be repaired and returned to you as quickly as possible Please be sure to include the SRO number on the outside of the shipping box and on any corre spondence relating to the repair No equipment will be accepted for repair without an SRO number SRO numbers are issued online at www gemds com support product sro Your number will be issued immediately...

Страница 148: ...GE MDS LLC Rochester NY 14620 Telephone 1 585 242 9600 FAX 1 585 242 9620 www gemds com 175 Science Parkway ...

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