
Compact RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
ii
Quasonix, Inc.
13.5
Know Your Transmitter .............................................................................................................. 44
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Appendix E – Factory Reset Values ................................................................................................ 45
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Appendix F – Acronym List .............................................................................................................. 49
List of Figures
Figure 1: Receiver Types and Options ......................................................................................................... 1
Figure 2: RDMS™ in 4.00” x 3.00” x 1.00” Compact Housing...................................................................... 5
Figure 3: MDM-15 Pin Numbers ................................................................................................................... 1
Figure 4: Baseband Signal Timing................................................................................................................ 2
Figure 5: RDMS™ Welcome Message ......................................................................................................... 6
Figure 6: BER Performance for Tier 0, I, and II .......................................................................................... 21
Figure 7: Synchronization Time at Various Signal-to-Noise Ratios ............................................................ 22
Figure 8: 70 MHz IF Module in 2” x 3” Chassis........................................................................................... 25
Figure 9: 70 MHz IF Module in 2” x 3” Chassis SAW Filter Responses, Narrow Group (10 MHz Span) ... 26
Figure 10: SAW Filter Responses, Wide Group (Plotted on 100 MHz Span)............................................. 27
Figure 11: Optional SAW Filter Responses for 70 kHz to 6 MHz ............................................................... 28
Figure 12: Optional SAW Filter Responses for 14 MHz and 28 MHz ......................................................... 29
Figure 13: Optional 37-Pin Numbers .......................................................................................................... 37
Figure 14: Ideal PCM/FM Phase Tree (h = 0.7).......................................................................................... 41
Figure 15: Phase Trajectory Never Forgets................................................................................................ 42
Figure 16: Trellis Detection Gain with Zero to Minimum Phase Noise ....................................................... 42
Figure 17: Trellis Detection Gain with Significant to Severe Phase Noise ................................................. 43
Figure 18: "Clean" Eye Pattern ................................................................................................................... 44
List of Tables
Table 1: Model Configuration Example......................................................................................................... 2
Table 2: Band Configuration Codes.............................................................................................................. 5
Table 3: MDM-15 Pin Assignments .............................................................................................................. 1
Table 4: Default Modulation Start Up............................................................................................................ 4
Table 5: Stored Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 4
Table 6: Standard and Optional User Commands ........................................................................................ 7
Table 7: RDMS BER Specifications............................................................................................................ 20
Table 8: Band Configuration Codes............................................................................................................ 23
Table 9: Bit Error Rate Serial Commands................................................................................................... 33