Satel SATELLINE-M3-TR8 Integration Manual
Satel SATELLINE-M3-TR8 Integration Manual

Satel SATELLINE-M3-TR8 Integration Manual

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TRANSCEIVER MODULES
INTEGRATION GUIDE
Version 1.7

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  • Page 1 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 TRANSCEIVER MODULES INTEGRATION GUIDE Version 1.7...
  • Page 2: Important Notice

    Integration Guide, Version 1.7 IMPORTANT NOTICE All rights to this manual are owned solely by SATEL Oy (referred to in this user guide as SATEL). All rights reserved. The copying of this manual (without the written permission from the owner) by...
  • Page 3: Restrictions On Use - Satelline-M3-Tr8

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 is allowed to be used in the following countries, either on license free channels or on channels where the operation requires a license. More detailed information is available at the local frequency management authority.
  • Page 4: Restrictions On Use - Satelline-M3-Tr9

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 RESTRICTIONS ON USE – SATELLINE-M3-TR9 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 radio transceiver module has been designed to operate on 902-928 MHz, the exact use of which differs from one region and/or country to another. The user of a radio...
  • Page 5: Product Conformity

    Integration Guide, Version 1.7 PRODUCT CONFORMITY Hereby, SATEL Oy declares that SATELLINE-M3-TR8 radio transceiver module is in compliance with the essential requirements (radio performance, electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety) and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. Therefore the equipment is labeled with the following CE-marking.
  • Page 6: Warranty And Safety Instructions

    -The radio transceiver module is only to be operated at frequencies allocated by local authorities, and without exceeding the given maximum allowed output power ratings. SATEL and its distributors are not responsible, if any products manufactured by it are used in unlawful ways.
  • Page 7: Host Integration

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 HOST INTEGRATION To ensure compliance with all non-transmitter functions the host manufacturer is responsible for ensuring compliance with the module(s) installed and fully operational. For example, if a host was previously authorized as an unintentional radiator under the Declaration of Conformity...
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE ..................... 1 RESTRICTIONS ON USE – SATELLINE-M3-TR8 ............2 RESTRICTIONS ON USE – SATELLINE-M3-TR9 ............3 PRODUCT CONFORMITY ..................4 WARRANTY AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............. 5 HOST INTEGRATION ..................... 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................
  • Page 9 Restart ...................... 29 CHANGING PARAMETERS USING SL COMMANDS ........ 30 SL Commands ................... 30 SL Command Mode .................. 30 DEFAULT DELIVERY VALUES – SATELLINE-M3-TR8 ......... 32 DEFAULT DELIVERY VALUES – SATELLINE-M3-TR9 ......... 33 CONSIDERATIONS .................. 34 10.1 EMI Interferers ..................34...
  • Page 10 10.2 Electrostatic discharge ................34 10.3 Using the device in unmanned high reliability applications ....35 APPENDIX A ................... 36 11.1 Sub-band Channel Assignment – SATELLINE-M3-TR8 ......36 11.1.1 Sub-band ......................... 36 11.1.2 Duty cycle ......................... 36 11.1.3 Power level ....................... 36 11.1.4...
  • Page 11: Introduction

    End users of SATEL products include both public organizations and private individuals. SATEL Oy is the leading European manufacturer of radio modems. SATEL radio modems have been certified in most European countries and also in many non-European countries.
  • Page 12: Technical Specifications

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 Absolute maximum ratings Absolute maximum ratings for voltages on different pins are listed in the following table. Exceeding these values will cause permanent damage to the module. Parameter Voltage at VCC_IN...
  • Page 13: Specifications, Satelline-M3-Tr8

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 2.3 Specifications, SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 complies with the following international standards: Frequency variant 868…870 MHz: EN 300 220-1, -2, EN 301 489-1, -3 and EN 60950-1. Frequency variant 865…867 MHz: EN 300 113-2. RECEIVER TRANSMITTER Note! 868...870 MHz...
  • Page 14 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 DATA MODULE CMOS-UART Inputs and outputs referred to Electrical Interface IO Voltage processed by user (1.8-3.3V) RTS, CTS, RX, TX, +VCC, GND Samtec 20-pin through Interface Connector 1.27 mm pitch socket hole, CLP-110-02-L-D-K- Data speed of Serial 9600 –...
  • Page 15 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Test condition �� = 4.0 V and �� = 25 °C ���� �� According to EN 300 220-2 V2.4.1 measurement setup. Higher values exceed the -36 dBm spurious limit at the antenna e.g. EN 300 220-2 requirement.
  • Page 16: Specifications, Satelline-M3-Tr9

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 2.4 Specifications, SATELLINE-M3-TR9 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 complies with the following international standards: FCC Parts 15.209 and 15.247 of Title 47 IC RSS-247, ICC RSS-Gen AS/NZS 4268:2012, AS/NZS 4771:2000 RECEIVER TRANSMITTER Note! Frequency Range 902-928 MHz Spreading Method...
  • Page 17: Specifications, Satelline-M3-Tr9, Option 9

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 I-PEX 20279-001 - Antenna Connector 50 Ω, HIROSE U.FL compatible E-01 Construction PWB with sheet metal EMI shields Size L x W x T 57 x 36 x 6.7 mm Weight 20 g CMOS-UART Inputs and outputs referred to IO Voltage Electrical Interface processed by user (1.8-3.3V) RTS, CTS, RX, TX, +VCC,...
  • Page 18: Time Parameters For Startup And Shutdown Sequences

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 3 TIME PARAMETERS FOR STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN SEQUENCES The following table shows the recommend times for startup and shutdown sequences. Parameter Recom. Time Explanation >2 ms VCC_IN must be high before ENA_MOD is high vccin-ena >2 ms...
  • Page 19: Shutdown And Ena Sequences

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 3.2 Shutdown and ENA sequences The following diagrams will describe the shutdown and ENA sequences. vccio-vccin VCC_IN ENA_MOD enamod-gpio VCC_IO gpio-vccio GPIOx_INPUT CTS1_OUT GPIOx_OUTPU T Figure 3.2 Shutdown sequence. VCC_IN ENA_MOD enamod-cts VCC_IO gpio-vccio...
  • Page 20: Electrical Interconnection

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 4 ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION 4.1 DTE connector The DTE connector is a 20-pin pass-through connector which provides electrical connections to the module. Connector is female two row 1.27 mm pitch. Figure 4.1 The side view of the module with connection directions.
  • Page 21: Pin Order Of The Dte Connector

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 4.2 Pin order of the DTE connector Direction IN is data from DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) to the radio transceiver module. Direction OUT is data from the radio module to the DTE. The equivalent I/O schematic figures are shown in the next chapter.
  • Page 22: Satelline-M3-Tr8

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 4.3 Equivalent I/O Schematics The module input-output equivalent circuits are shown in the figure and the component values in the table below. Figure 1 Figure 2 Input Filter protection Input VCC_IO Filter with ESD...
  • Page 23: Vcc_Io Pin

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Component values of the equivalent schematics: Component Value Note 10 nF 1 nF 30 uF 2.2 uH 10 nF 1 nF 44 uF 15 uH Measured Impedance at 100MHz 1000  +- 25% 100 nF 1000 ...
  • Page 24: Stat Pin

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 4.6 Stat pin The STAT-pin indicates the status of the device. It can be used to drive or sink a LED current using a proper series resistor. STAT-pin drive or sink capability is +/-10mA at 3.3 V. It is recommended to use VCC_IO for LED current.
  • Page 25: Antenna Interface

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 4.10 Antenna interface The antenna interface is a 50 Ω coaxial connector. Matching networks are not included on the module and should be placed in the host application if the antenna is not 50 Ω. The HIROSE U.FL compatible connector is located on the TOP side of the board.
  • Page 26: Mechanical Considerations

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 5 MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS 5.1 Fixing device to host The M3-TR8 / M3-TR9 radio transceiver module can be mounted on to the host application by using spacers and screws. It is highly recommended to use conducting metal spacers and screws to create proper electrical conductivity between the module and the host application.
  • Page 27: Module Dimensions

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 5.2 Module dimensions In figure below is a module with dimensions as millimeters. Figure 5.3 The module physical dimensions and the holes in millimeters.
  • Page 28: Operating Modes

    STAT pin in 250 ms interval indicating an Error and reboots the device after 5 s. Transmitting/Receiving is prohibited during malfunction. When connecting to the device with SATEL Configuration Manager the Error code is shown in pop up box. If the device does not recover after multiple reboots, please contact SATEL Oy.
  • Page 29: Sleep Mode

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 6.3 Sleep Mode When being in sleep mode, the radio part of the module is switched OFF while the serial interface communication related parts remain powered ON. The module will be automatically woken up after the CPU senses a state change in the TD1 pin.
  • Page 30: Restart

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 + 100 ms overlap marg RX slot, min marg RX slot, max overlap RX slot sleep marg overlap Figure 6.1 Power save mode timing factors. E.g. In system with TX interval of 1 s, and with 300 ms (approx. 300B @ 9600 bps) transmission...
  • Page 31: Changing Parameters Using Sl Commands

    “SL Command mode” parameter. The user can do this via the SATEL Configuration Manager, version v1.5.1 or newer. By default the SL Command mode is set to ON. If the SL Command mode is set to OFF then the...
  • Page 32 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 <+><at least three bytes pause><+><at least three bytes pause><+> To disable the SL Commands:  Send three “-” characters via serial port so that there is at least three bytes delay between each character. The response is “OK”, when successfully set.
  • Page 33: Default Delivery Values - Satelline-M3-Tr8

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 8 DEFAULT DELIVERY VALUES – SATELLINE-M3-TR8 DEFAULT VALUES OF THE ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS (the user can change these settings later on) Setting Default value Range Radio frequency Operating TX and RX 868…870 MHz 869.4125 MHz...
  • Page 34: Default Delivery Values - Satelline-M3-Tr9

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 9 DEFAULT DELIVERY VALUES – SATELLINE-M3-TR9 DEFAULT VALUES OF THE ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS (the user can change these settings later on) Operation Mode Default value Note Point-to-Multipoint Slave Set Baud Rate Baud Rate 115200 Data Parity...
  • Page 35: Considerations

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 10 CONSIDERATIONS 10.1 EMI Interferers The module is designed to be mounted inside a host device. The module is designed to withstand EMI even beyond type approval requirements. However, a small module which is integrated closely to modern high speed electronics is bound to receive some interference.
  • Page 36: Using The Device In Unmanned High Reliability Applications

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Consequently, the module should be subject to ESD handling precautions that typically apply to ESD sensitive components. Proper ESD handling and packaging procedures must be applied throughout the processing, handling and operation of any application that incorporates this module.
  • Page 37: Sub-Band Channel Assignment - Satelline-M3-Tr8

    The power level limit is defined separately for each sub-band. The maximum power limit for each sub-band is pre-programmed into the SATELLINE-M3-TR8. The user can choose from 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 mW ERP* output power for frequency variant 868…870 MHz and for Indian frequency variant 865…867 MHz following power levels: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000...
  • Page 38: Sl Commands - Satelline-M3-Tr8

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 12 APPENDIX B 12.1 SL COMMANDS – SATELLINE-M3-TR8 Category Command Description Response Addressing SL#A? Show all addresses (RX1, RX2, TX1, "xxxx,yyyy,zzzz,vvvv" TX2) Addressing SL#A=xxxx, yyyy, Set RX/TX addresses (RX1, RX2, TX1, “OK" or "ERROR"...
  • Page 39 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 ChannelList SL$D=n Set channel list default channel, n is “OK" or "ERROR" channel number ChannelList SL$E=1 Search free channel "OK" followed by “channel n Modem searches for next traffic-free is free” channel. Listening time of traffic is...
  • Page 40 ModemInfo SL!H? Get hardware info “HW:nnnnn” ModemInfo SL!V? Get product/variant info Depending on variant, for example "SATELLINE-M3-TR8" ModemInfo SL%1? Get arbitrary data stored in memory If empty data is stored, location 1 response = ”Undefined”, otherwise data and carriage return ModemInfo SL%1="data"...
  • Page 41 P/n must be stored to eeprom with command SL**> (Save settings). Otherwise it will be lost when power is turned off ModemInfo SL%D? Get product type Depends on model, for example "SATELLINE-M3-TR8" ModemInfo SL%H? Get logic hardware version Hardware info ModemInfo SL%I? Get Firmware FlashID...
  • Page 42 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Value of nnnn is [0…number of channels/2] For conventional reasons, only 2 or 4 digit inputs are valid RadioFreq SL&B? Get active subband Subband Number,Min Freq,Max Freq,Max Power,Duty cycle For example: "1, 869.40000 MHz, 869.65000 MHz, 500 mW, 10%"...
  • Page 43 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 RadioProperty SL%E=x Set Error check and Full CRC16 check “OK" or "ERROR" modes. Value of x is: "0" Error check off "1" CRC8 Partial "2" CRC8 Full "3" CRC16 Full RadioProperty SL%R? Get region code setting/status 0,0 = Default, 1,1 = US, 1,2 = US &...
  • Page 44: Sl Commands - Satelline-M3-Tr9, Freewave

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 13 APPENDIX C 13.1 SL COMMANDS – SATELLINE-M3-TR9, Freewave General format of the Freewave related SL commands is: Set Emulation mode settings: SL~E=M1,I<index>,A<Attribute1>,B<Attribute2> ,C<Attribute3>,... prefix M indicates the emulation mode (M1 means Freewave, M2 means something else...)
  • Page 45 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Call Book Uint8, 0 - 9, 0 - 9: Call Book SL~E=M1,I3,A<index>,B<Address>,C<Address Uint8[3], 0x0000 Entry Index >,D<Address> Uint8[3], 00 - 0x000000 - A indicates Call Book Entry Index field Uint8[3] 0xFFFFF 0xFFFFFF: Address <index> = [0-9] as presented on the left...
  • Page 46 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Hop Table Uint8 0 - 6 0: 902 - 928 MHz SL~E=M1,I6,A<Hop Table Version> Version 1: 915 - 928 MHz <Hop Table Version> = [0-6] as presented on the 2: 902 - 928 left...
  • Page 47 SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 Retry Odds Uint8 0 - 9 0 - 9: Defines a SL~E=M1,I18,A<Retry Odds> random base <Retry Odds> = [0-9] when slave is trying to resend data to master if Max Slave Retry count reached. Value 0...
  • Page 48: Commands - Satelline-M3-Tr9, Option 9

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 13.2 COMMANDS - SATELLINE-M3-TR9, Option 9 All commands are followed by carriage return + line feed (\r\n) Example command to set channel number: %%set,modem/fh/base,7\r\n Command Value (range) Value descriptions ++++\r\n Enter Command mode ATO\r\n...
  • Page 49: Version History

    SATELLINE-M3-TR8 SATELLINE-M3-TR9 Integration Guide, Version 1.7 14 VERSION HISTORY Version history: Version: Date: Remarks: 31.03.2015 First Draft. 20.05.2015 Updated 5.1 and 5.2 startup and shutdown sequences and 1.4 pin order of the DTE connector. 11.06.2015 Minor corrections and new performance values added.

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