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Ericsson EDACS Data Advantage Series Installation And Maintenance Manual

Ericsson EDACS Data Advantage Series Installation And Maintenance Manual

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  • Page 1 LBI-39190 Installation and Maintenance ® ® EDACS Data Advantage™ ™...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONFIGURATION ................................24 PROGRAMMING ................................24 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT.............................25 PROGRAMMING STEPS ...............................25 MAINTENANCE..................................31 MODIFYING PASSWORDS ..............................31 HARD DISK CLEANUP ..............................31 LOADING NEW SOFTWARE RELEASES........................31 DATA ADVANTAGE BOOT SEQUENCE ........................32 VCOM24 BOOT ERROR CODES............................33 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE............................34 Troubleshooting tools..............................34 Copyright © December 1996, Ericsson Inc.
  • Page 3 LBI-39190 RF Control Station Statistics............................36 System Startup................................37 Network Connections ..............................39 RF Control Stations................................ 40 Radios / RDTs ................................41 Excessive Error Rate..............................42 ICMP MESSAGES RETURNED BY DATA ADVANTAGE.................... 43 FORCING A HARD DISK REFORMAT ........................... 43 FUSES ....................................

  • Page 4: Preface

    Mobile Data Terminal Interface, Hardware and Protocol, Version 1.92 This manual documents the RDI Interface. If you are unable to resolve a problem or need additional technical assistance, contact Ericsson’s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at the number shown on the last page of this manual.

  • Page 5: Overview

    LBI-39190 OVERVIEW ® Ericsson’s EDACS Data Advantage™ is a data gateway that provides services for data communication between the Radio Data Terminals (RDTs) on a EDACS trunked radio network and computer hosts on a wired network. Data Advantage provides an Ethernet host interface using Internet Protocol (IP), and supports EDACS Network Header in the data messages to and from a Radio Data Terminal (RDT) so that the applications on both the hosts and the RDTs can use off-the-shelf software and hardware.

  • Page 6: Vme Chassis

    LBI-39190 VME CHASSIS The 4U VME Chassis consists of the following components: • VME bus backplane • MVME147 microprocessor board • One or two VCOM24 microprocessor board(s) depending on configuration. • 3.5” hard disk drive • 3.5” floppy disk drive The MVME147 board and VCOM24 board(s) are connected to IO modules at the back of chassis which have connection points for console terminal, a printer, the Ethernet LAN and RF control stations.

  • Page 7: Network Planning

    LBI-39190 NETWORK PLANNING Prior to configuring and installing the Data Advantage equipment, it is important to determine the addresses that will be used. In addition to this document, the Data Advantage Technical Description Manual (see Preface) explains the concepts behind the Data Advantage. ADDRESS TYPES There are three main types of addresses used when configuring the Data Advantage equipment: IP Addresses, EDACS Addresses and Ethernet Addresses.

  • Page 8: Edacs Addresses

    LBI-39190 EDACS Addresses There are two types of EDACS Addresses, Logical IDs (LIDs), and Group IDs (GIDs). LIDs are used to reference a single radio. GIDs are used to reference a group of radios. LIDs and GIDs are programmed into radios and can be changed as desired.

  • Page 9: Ip Host Configurations

    LBI-39190 IP HOST CONFIGURATIONS Assigning Network IP Addresses An internet consists of multiple networks connected together, with each network on the internet assigned a unique network address. The first step in setting up an internet is to determine the IP Network Addresses that will be used.
  • Page 10 LBI-39190 Radio/RDI/RDT Host A Data Advantage Radio/RDI/RDT Internal Network Host B 199.0.0.0 Radio/RDI/RDT EDACS Network IP Host Network 128.1.0.0 1.0.0.0 Figure 3 - An IP Host internet with Network Addresses assigned...

  • Page 11: Assigning Individual Ip Addresses

    LBI-39190 Assigning Individual IP Addresses After the Network Addresses have been decided upon, individual addresses within each network should be assigned. For the purposes of this example, Host A has previously been assigned an address of 1.0.15.12 and Host B has previously been assigned an address of 1.0.15.13.

  • Page 12: Sample System.txt File With Network Layer Rdts

    LBI-39190 Sample SYSTEM.TXT File with Network Layer RDTs The following SYSTEM.TXT configuration file matches the example configuration if all RDTs use the network layer. Since there is no [device_config_table] specified , Data Advantage creates default entries for all LIDs from 64 to 16382.

  • Page 13: Sample System.txt File With Non-Network Layer Rdts

    LBI-39190 Sample SYSTEM.TXT File with Non-Network Layer RDTs In the following SYSTEM.TXT, the same IP addresses are assigned to LIDs 64 - 16382, except that all RDTs are without Network Layer. In addition, there are four port commands that associate ports 0 and 1 to Host A, and ports 2 and 3 to Host B.

  • Page 14: Sample System.txt File With Eight Port Data Advantage

    LBI-39190 Sample SYSTEM.TXT File with Eight Port Data Advantage In the following SYSTEM.TXT two WNI boards are configured. This configuration supports eight ports. Note that under the heading [board 2] and [board 3] only the “type” command is specified. Data Advantage will default the application executable file to “01.02/loads/WNI.SX”...

  • Page 15: Sample System.txt File With Commands Under [System] Heading

    LBI-39190 Sample SYSTEM.TXT File with commands under [system] heading In the following SYSTEM.TXT there are several commands under the [system] heading. A command under this heading is used to set up global system parameters. In this example the msg_timeout command has a value 100. A message can be queued in Data Advantage for as long as 100 seconds before being sent out to the RDT.

  • Page 16: Installation

    LBI-39190 INSTALLATION DATA ADVANTAGE CONTENTS Data Advantage is shipped with the following items: • VME chassis containing multiple microprocessor boards on a VME bus backplane • Eight or four (depending on configuration) Orion Mobile Radios used as RF control stations •...

  • Page 17: Installation Order

    LBI-39190 INSTALLATION ORDER The Data Advantage Software Release Notes Manual (AE/LZT 123 1893) contains the installation procedure. This section provides the installation steps for the Data Advantage and the Host Computers as part of that procedure. The steps documented in this section are: 1.

  • Page 18: Mvme147 Board Setup

    LBI-39190 MVME147 BOARD SETUP WARNING The Data Advantage equipment must be powered off when removing or inserting processor boards. There are two types of processor boards installed in the Data Advantage VME chassis: MVME147 and VCOM24. There will be only one MVME147 board, located in the bottom slot (slot 1). There will be one or two VCOM24 boards, beginning at slot 3.

  • Page 19: Vcom24 Board Setup

    LBI-39190 VCOM24 BOARD SETUP Shown below are the jumper settings for the VCOM24 board. The two EPROMs for this board are to be installed in U49 and U50. U54 and U55 will not have any EPROMs installed. J2 J3 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J19 J20 J15 J16 J25 J26...
  • Page 20 LBI-39190 Each VCOM24 board supports four serial data communication ports. Signals for all four ports are brought to P2 at TTL levels and require off-board translation to the proper signal levels as required by the selected communication standard. For Data Advantage, the Serial Communication Interface (SCI) module board allows each VCOM24 port to be configured for EIA-232-C communication standard.

  • Page 21: Connecting Ip Host Computers

    LBI-39190 CONNECTING IP HOST COMPUTERS 1. Connect your Ethernet Transceiver to the Data Advantage using the DB15 AUI Ethernet port on the rear of the Data AdvantageVME Chassis. 2. Connect your Ethernet Cable to your Ethernet Transceiver. MODIFYING THE CONFIGURATION OF HOSTS For most computers, a routing entry must be added to instruct the host computer to use Data Advantage as the next gateway for the IP Network ID assigned to the EDACS Network.

  • Page 22: Connecting The Printer (Optional)

    LBI-39190 CONNECTING THE PRINTER (OPTIONAL) NOTE A printer and printer cable are NOT included with the Data Advantage equipment. Connect the female end of the printer cable to your printer. Connect the male end of the cable to the PRINTER connector on the rear of the Data Advantage VME Chassis.

  • Page 23: Connecting Rf Control Stations To The Power Supply

    LBI-39190 CONNECTING RF CONTROL STATIONS TO THE POWER SUPPLY A separate power system is provided for the RF control stations that consists of one or two power supplies depending on the configuration. Each power supply (PS) is connected to a DC power distribution panel (PDP). The power supply is a rack mountable assembly each supplying four RF control stations.

  • Page 24: Connecting To An Ac Source

    LBI-39190 Copy the files on the Configuration diskette to a working diskette using a MS-DOS PC. Edit the SYSTEM.TXT configuration file to customize it using information gathered during network planning. Security can be increased by setting the maximum number of Telnet and FTP sessions to 0. This disables Telnet and FTP sessions into the Data Advantage equipment.

  • Page 25: Required Equipment

    LBI-39190 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT The following radio programming equipment is required to modify the Personality of an RF Control Station: • PC (IBM PC/XT/AT or any true compatible with MS-DOS version 3.0 or later with an available serial port and 640K Internal RAM) - Used to run the EDACS 3 Radio Programming Software. •...
  • Page 26 LBI-39190 2. Connect Programming Equipment: • Connect the radio programming equipment to J1/J2 on the Orion Radio Shelf as shown below. • Move the switch for the Orion radio to be programmed to the up or “PROGRAM” position. 3. Run Programming Software: •...
  • Page 27 LBI-39190 5. Create new Radio Personality: • Using the Current Personality screen as the starting point, press the F4 (New) function key to bring up the Radio Personality Screen. • In the Sys Name field, type in a name for the EDACS system. (PLANT1 is used in this manual). •...
  • Page 28 LBI-39190 Write Personality to Radio • Press the F5 (Program) function key to program the Orion radio with the modified personality. • When programming is complete, press the F10 (Back) function key to go back to the DOS command prompt. Enter a filename to store the radio personality in a file. Make sure you see the DOS command prompt displayed on the PC monitor before proceeding.
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  • Page 30 LBI-39190 ÚÄEricsson Inc.ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³ ³³ Groups EDACS RADIO PROGRAMMER - 3 (14.0) TQ-3374 ³³ ³ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Group Set Summary º º º º º º Grp Name Grp ID RX TX Scn ALT Calls BCK VG Key º...

  • Page 31: Maintenance

    LBI-39190 MAINTENANCE MODIFYING PASSWORDS Passwords can be changed by logging in and using the passwd command. They can be added when logged in as root by entering the passwd command with the new User-id as the first parameter. They can be deleted by coping the /etc/passwd file to diskette, using an editor on an MS-DOS PC to remove the line containing the user-id, copying the file back to the Data Advantage and rebooting the Data Advantage.

  • Page 32: Data Advantage Boot Sequence

    LBI-39190 DATA ADVANTAGE BOOT SEQUENCE The following sequence occurs when the Data Advantage VME Chassis are booted (via power cycle, reset key, or reboot command): Step CAP Board VCOM24 Board(s) Board Initializes Itself. Board Initializes Itself. The FAIL, STATUS, and SCON LEDs SYSFAIL and all of eight small LEDs are lit for 1 second.

  • Page 33: Vcom24 Boot Error Codes

    LBI-39190 Step CAP Board VCOM24 Board(s) Application is started on board. Application is started on board. Board reports when it is ready. If no errors, the board number is redisplayed, otherwise an error code is displayed. Note: The Data Advantage Parser reports three different levels of errors: (a) Warnings, (b) Errors and (c) Fatal Errors.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting Guide

    The Data Advantage VME Chassis power must be off when removing or inserting the MVME147 or VCOM24 boards. Some of the actions below should only be performed by Ericsson Service Representatives. If a problem can not be resolved or the corrective action involves checking Data Advantage hardware, contact your Ericsson Service Representative.
  • Page 35 LBI-39190 Tools Using Tools Useful Information Extended statistics Log into the Data Advantage command shell and In addition to the information in the execute the command “stats -e” basic statistics: (1) RDI port statistics for each VCOM24 serial port under the heading “Multiple Port Statistics”.

  • Page 36: Rf Control Station Statistics

    LBI-39190 RF Control Station Statistics Two sections in the Extended Statistics with the heading “WNI Extended RDI Statistics” and “WNI Channel Statistics” are of special interest because they provide valuable information on each individual RF control station and each EDACS RF channel enabled for data. The statistics counts are maintained by each RF control station, and can be collected per user request through the Data Advantage user interface.

  • Page 37: System Startup

    LBI-39190 System Startup Problem Corrective Actions A board fails to 1. Verify that power supply is plugged into a live source. power up 2. Verify that all of the boards are fully inserted. 3. Verify that the voltage levels at the back of the Data Advantage are correct. This should only be checked by qualified personnel.
  • Page 38 LBI-39190 (continued) Problem Corrective Actions Data Advantage 1. Check /activity/fatal.log for sideboard that requested the reboot. Swap out the board reboots itself and see if that corrects the problem. Note: The Data Advantage is not able to reboot itself for CAP problems and some types of sideboard problems. 2.

  • Page 39: Network Connections

    LBI-39190 Network Connections Problem Corrective Actions IP host can not 1. Verify that the Yellow Ethernet LED is lit on the 714 module. If it isn’t check the reach Data fuse on the CAP Board. Advantage 2. Verify that the Data Advantage is physically connected to the LAN network. 3.

  • Page 40: Rf Control Stations

    LBI-39190 RF Control Stations Problem Corrective Actions RF control stations 1. Verify that the RF control stations are feature encrypted (when turning on the power do not transmitt (no of the RF control station, the control head should display “DATA ON”). “TX DATA”...

  • Page 41: Radios / Rdts

    LBI-39190 Radios / RDTs Problem Corrective Actions RDT does not 1. Verify that RDT is on and executing the correct application software. receive data calls 2. Cycle power on the radio and RDT. correctly. 3. Verify that both the Data Advantage and the RDT are or aren’t using the EDACS Network Layer.

  • Page 42: Excessive Error Rate

    LBI-39190 Excessive Error Rate Problem Corrective Actions Excessive Error 1. Verify that both the radio and RF control stations are under RF coverage area and are Rate not being interfered with. 2. Verify that the channels are tuned correctly and that the antenna system is connected properly.

  • Page 43: Icmp Messages Returned By Data Advantage

    LBI-39190 ICMP MESSAGES RETURNED BY DATA ADVANTAGE ICMP TYPE ICMP Code Reason Echo Reply Echo Request received Destination Network 1. No message can reach any radio on the EDACS network. Unreachable Unreachable See the activity log for more information. Destination Host Unreachable 1.

  • Page 44: Fuses

    LBI-39190 FUSES This section is for Ericsson Service Personnel only. The Data Advantage VME Chassis contain several fuses. It is extremely rare for one of the fuses to need replacement under normal circumstances. The Trouble Shooting section indicates when to check the fuses. This section provides detailed information about the fuses.

  • Page 45: Vcom24 Fuses

    LBI-39190 VCOM24 Fuses Fuse Info: Three 3 Amp fuses are located in the middle of the VCOM24 Board, near the VME bus connectors. See the Board Hardware Section for picture of locations. The fuses protect the voltages that the VCOM24 board supplies the VMEAdapt card via the P2 (bottom) VME bus connector.

  • Page 46: Pin Out For The Diagnostic Terminal Cable

    LBI-39190 If the voltage levels are correct at the chassis, check the fuse and VCOM24 board. Turn the power off while replacing components. Replace the fuse (see the parts list), and reinsert the VCOM24 board . If the fuse still blows, replace the VCOM24 board. If the fuse still blows, contact Technico.

  • Page 47: Pin Out For The Programming Cable

    LBI-39190 PIN OUT FOR THE PROGRAMMING CABLE The following table shows the pin out of the Orion Host Radio Programming Cable between the DB25 connector of Data Interface Module (19D438367G2) and the J1/J2 connector on the front of an RF Control Station Shelf. Note that the pin function is from the perspective of the J1/J2 connector.
  • Page 48 LBI-39190 Ericsson Inc. Private Radio Systems Mountain View Road Lynchburg, Virginia 24502 1-800-592-7711 (Outside USA, 804-592-7711) Printed in U.S.A.

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