Summary of Contents for Meteorcomm 63010
- Page 1 ITCR Wayside Radio User's Manual and Installation Instructions Applicable Model: 63010...
- Page 2 09/08/2011 Fixed errors and omissions. 10/04/2011 Expanded and edited in response to examiner comments. 10/06/2011 Corrected voltages. 10/20/2011 Revised Section 2.2, 3.3 and 5.4 5/16/2013 Update to add new frequencies © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Measure and Adjust Output Power ..............11 Check and Adjust RF Output Channel ..............12 Operations ........................13 Restore Factory Settings ..................13 Display Software and Firmware Revision Numbers ..........13 © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... - Page 4 ITCR Wayside User’s Manual Display Radio Identification Information .............. 13 © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013...
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Page 5: Overview
Overview This document provides information required for the operation and verification of the Meteorcomm Interoperable Train Control Radio Network (ITCR) Wayside radios. 1.1 Applicable Radio Models and Identifiers This document applies to the Wayside radio model listed below along with its regulatory identifiers. -
Page 6: Chassis
2.1 Transmitter Warm-Up Period. The wayside transmitter uses a temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) to achieve frequency accuracy and stability. No warm-up period is required beyond the built-in radio startup delays. © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 7: Limiting Rf Exposure
RF exposure requirements are met. Example ERP calculations are provided further below. 2.3 Antenna Guidelines This section contains antenna information and additional notes regarding methods to limit RF exposure. © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 8: Rf Interference To Residential Receivers (Part 15)
• Unauthorized antennas, equipment modifications or attachments could invalidate any equipment warranty or authority to transmit. Modification could damage the radio and may violate FCC or IC regulations. Contact Meteorcomm before using other antennas. • Maintain a safe distance from energized transmitting antennas. See above. -
Page 9: Equipment Modifications
Section 90.715 of the FCC Rules lists the authorized frequencies of the 400 total 5 kHz-wide channels. According to §90.733(d) these can be aggregated into larger channel widths with the exception of FCC channels 161-170 and 181-185. © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 10: Wayside Radiated Power Limits
In an ideal installation the antenna gain = 2.4 dBd = 4.55 dBi. Ignoring connector losses, feedline loss is at least 0.6 dB © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 11: Setup And Configuration For The Wayside Radio
Setup and Configuration for the Wayside Radio Set up physical connections with the following: • DC Power • Ethernet RF output termination The sections below identify each of the physical connections. © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 12: Power Supply
Configure the PC network card with a fixed IP address of 10.10.1.254. You will use XtermW, a Meteorcomm terminal emulation program, to connect with and control the radio via commands issued at command prompts. -
Page 13: Tuning The Wayside Radio
IP address is 10.10.1.254. Set the IP address of the computer network card to a compatible fixed address such as 10.10.1.1. The computer should have Meteorcomm XtermW or a similar terminal emulation program installed. © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 14: Measure And Calibrate Reference Crystal Oscillator Frequency
The carrier frequency is normally well within 352 Hz (1.5 ppm) of the center frequency of the channel. 6. Alternate to the test tone: Substitute the following π/4-DQPSK modulation command for the second line in step 4. l1_test,set,txmod,dqpsk_half © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 15: Measure And Adjust Output Power
Slowly increase/decrease ddslevel level from its nominal set point, as determined by issuing the command ‘cal’. To measure and adjust output power: At the XtermW command line, begin transmitting a π/4-DQPSK signal by typing: © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 16: Check And Adjust Rf Output Channel
1. Tune the radio to the bottom channel (217.6125MHz) by typing: l1_test,stop l1_test,set,txfreq,217612500 l1_test,start,tx Tune the radio to the mid-channel (219.8125MHz) by typing: l1_test,stop, l1_test,set,txfreq,219812500 l1_test,start,tx Tune the radio to the high channel (221.9875MHz) by typing: l1_test,stop l1_test,set,txfreq,221987500 l1_test,start,tx © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013... -
Page 17: Operations
This section provides you with commands to display serial number and identification information. To display serial number information: • At the XtermW command prompt, type: serialnumber To show current ID setting: • At the XtermW command prompt, type: © 2013 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential 5/16/2013...
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