
Compact RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
1
Quasonix, Inc.
1 Introduction
1.1 Description
This document describes the installation and operation of the Quasonix Compact RDMS™ Telemetry Receiver. The
RDMS™ (Receiver / DeModulator / bit Synchronizer) is designed to demodulate RF signals in several formats:
PCM/FM (ARTM Tier 0)
SOQPSK-TG (ARTM Tier I)
Multi-h CPM (ARTM Tier II or ARTM CPM)
Legacy (PSK) suite, including
BPSK
QPSK
Asymmetric QPSK (AQPSK)
Requires -37 option
Asymmetric Unbalanced QPSK (AUQPSK)
Requires -37 option
Offset QPSK (OQPSK)
Unbalanced QPSK (UQPSK)
Digital PM
The RDMS™ provides true trellis demodulation in ARTM Tier 0, Tier I, and Tier II modes, delivering BER
performance within 0.2 dB of theory. It also provides a clock signal (two clock signals in the AQPSK and AUQPSK
modes), obviating the need for any outboard bit synchronizer.
The RDMS™ is manufactured by:
Quasonix, Inc.
6025 Schumacher Park Drive
West Chester, OH 45069
CAGE code: 3CJA9
1.2 Nomenclature
The RDMS™ is available in a number of variations, depending on the options specified at the time of order. The
features and modes installed in each unit are identified in the model number, as depicted in Figure 1.
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Compact RDMS™ Part Numbering Example
A15
Frequency
Band Code
(Refer to
band table)
QSX-RDMS
1
Standard
Prefix
Channels
1: 1 RF input, 1 baseband output
2: 2 RF I/Ps, 2 bbnd O/Ps (no combiner)
3: 2 RF I/Ps, 3 bbnd O/Ps (incl. combiner)
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EQ
Options, separated
by hyphens
(example Adaptive
Equalizer)
0
1 1 1 0
PC
M
/F
M
SO
Q
P
SK
*
Le
ga
cy
Mode
1: Yes
0: No
*SOQPSK-TG
*SOQPSK-LDPC
*SOQPSK-STC
AR
TM
CP
M
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00
Pinout
Receiver/
Demodulator/
Synchronizer
Extended
Tuning:
1: Yes
0: No
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Chassis
A15: 15-pin MDM Male TTL O/Ps
A37: 37-pin MDM Male TTL O/Ps
C15: 15-pin MDM Male 422 O/Ps
C37: 37-pin MDM Male 422 O/Ps
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Figure 1: Receiver Types and Options