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- Page 1 Technical Manual M7-GX & M7-GX-WX GPS Transponders Rev C17 Raveon Technologies Corporation 2320 Cousteau Court Vista, CA 92081 - USA Phone +1-760-444-5995 www.raveon.com www.ravtrack.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
GPS Position and Status ........................39 6.8. Device Addressing ........................40 Security Key ............................40 ID Addressing Basics ........................... 41 Time Slots ............................41 6.9. Local NMEA data from the internal GPS..................42 Installation ....................42 Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... - Page 3 RV-M7 GX Messages ................64 15.1. $GPTLL Target Lat-Lon ....................... 64 15.2. $GPGSV Satellites In View ......................65 15.3. $GPWPL Waypoint Location ...................... 65 15.4. $PRAVE Raveon Proprietary Message, Location-Status ............66 Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 4: General Information About The Rv-M7
1.2. NOTICE Besides the fuse, there are no user-serviceable points inside this transceiver. All service work must be referred to your Authorized Service Center or Raveon Technologies Service Department. 1.3. Safety / Warning Information WARNING - DO NOT operate theRV-M7-U radio modem when bystanders are within 2 feet (.6 meters) of the antenna. -
Page 5: Safety Training Information
FCC RF exposure requirements. For model RV-M7-UC: Radiated frequency and Distance RV-M7-UC (450-480MHz 5 watts) 1.97 Feet (0.6 m) FCC ID: SRS-RV-M7-UC Raveon Technologies Corporation For model RV-M7-VB Radiated frequency and Distance RV-M7-VB (150-174MHz 5 watts) 90cm FCC ID: SRS-M7-VB... -
Page 6: Fcc Compliance Information
ETSI EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1 (02) ETSI EN 301 489-5 V1.3.1 (02) European Automotive EMC Directive 2004/104/CE Electrical Safety EN 60950-1 :2006/A11 :2009 *The following certifications are specific to models RV-M7-VB-x: Industry Canada 8386A-RVM7VB Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 7: Features
Very low current draw. As low as 25mA average. 16 bit addressing for up to 65,525 different unique IDs per channel. Programmable proximity alert ( 1-9999 meters) and programmable position report rate (1-9999 seconds). Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 8: Operation
UHF radio is used. The table below summarizes the 4 standard GPS modes, as well as listing other specialized operation modes that the M7 GX supports. GPS mode 2 is the factory default mode. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... - Page 9 Unit sends position. Output device, not GLL and VTG sentences with the data from the format is GLL & VTG, so the local. remote device. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
- Page 10 Serial port output message format Echo characters (ATEx command) NMEAOUT NMEARATE Hardware flow control Serial port baud rate Data mute setting WMX protocol Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 11: Specifications
Power ......................B+ input and Ground ....................3 standard, 2 on –WX version Digital Inputs Standard Power Connector ............Phoenix 18 36 18 9 ( Raveon P/N 1J165-3 ) 3.4. GPS and Transponder Specifications Number of channels ............................12 Horizontal accuracy (24 hour static) ................<2.5m 50%, <5m 90% Acquisition (-130dBm, 50%) ................ - Page 12 = Options (-GX for GPS, -WX for waterproof enclosure) Other frequency bands, power levels, and channel spacing are available. Contact the factory for your specific needs. Sub-Bands Sub-Band Letter VHF (RV-M7-V…) UHF (RV-M7-U…) 132-150MHz 403-434MHz 150-174MHz 419-440MHz 450-480MHz Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 13: Electrical Inputs And Outputs
(-). Its connection is optional, as the user may alternately apply power to Pin 9 and ground to pin 5 of the 9-pin I/O connector. If the power cable run is over 3 feet long, Raveon recommends at least 18 AWG wire be used. -
Page 14: Rs-232/Eia232 Serial I/O Connector
The RV-M7 modem is supplied with a 6-foot DC power cable, Raveon part number 1C738-1. Note: The RV-M7 has in internal 3-amp mini-fuse (automotive type) to protect it and its power source against reverse voltage and serious hardware failures. In the event it is blown due to a reverse voltage, it may be replaced by removing the internal circuit board and replacing the fuse. -
Page 15: Wx Weatherproof Version
The RF I/O connection is a TNC female. Power Cord The DC power cord uses a Bulgin connector, part number SA3349/1. Please note, diagram 2 is only for use with WX-Z models. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 16: Rs-232 Serial Cable For -Wx Version
A) RS-422 Connector Pin-Out on –WX 5-Pin Circular Connector If the RS422 option is installed in the M7 (-WX option), then the RS422 signals are connected to the 5-pin water proof connector as shown below. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 17: Configuring The Rv-M7 Gx
If it is password protected, the radio will output a “password:” prompt when entering the command mode. When in the command mode, to enable the use of a password enter: Password xxxx <CR> Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 18: Setting A Parameter
RV-M7 GX into a known operational state. The CONFIG button is located inside the RV-M7 GX. Remove the rear cover, exposing the circuit board. The button is in the center of the circuit board as shown below. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... -
Page 19: Exiting The Command Mode
Use this command with caution, as it will erase all previously configured parameters. It will cause the modem to revert back to the factory- defaults, as shown in the command table, “Factory Default” column. The only Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... - Page 20 R9, and RA. The GPS&F command resets only the GPS related settings back to factory defaults. The modem itself keeps its settings. The GPS commands that are reset are shown in Section 5.10. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 21: Modem Commands
Echo – Character echo set on (E1) or off (E0). This applies Range: 0 , 1 1 ( echo) to the Command Mode only. Display frequencies – Display all of the frequencies programmed into all of the channel memories. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... - Page 22 Packet Error Display – None (display PER) Shows statistics to compute ATPE None 1 = reset counters packet-error rate. Displays Packets Per Minute (PPM) and 2 = Stop PER display a running total. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
- Page 23 When set to 0, the RV-M7 will not go into LPM, regardless Range: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 of the state of the DTR pin. When set to 2, the modem is forced into a low-power mode, disabling the receiver and Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
- Page 24 (over the air). See RV-M7 System Protocol manual for information on using this feature. SHOW Show/display an overview of the radio’s configuration. None Read/set the WMX serial port protocol. 0=off, 1= 0, 1 enabled. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
- Page 25 ** indicates values that are calibrated in the factory and are unit-specific. If the “Radio Type” is changed, these will need to be re-calibrated. Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 26: Gps Related Commands
It must be the same key as used on all other 2-16 ASCII “RAVEON” KEYPHRASE Raveon products in your system. It secures radio characters. transmissions from unauthorized reception. Set it to 0 to disable security encryption of data. Read Max num of Bytes. This command asks the... - Page 27 TDMA slot will be filled with any available serial-port data. I/O Change Reporting. Sets/reads which bits are used TRIGBITS as “transmission triggers”. This is a HEX number. Bit 0 Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential...
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Page 28: Factory -Gx Default Settings
Radio channel 1 ............151.820 MHz (RV-M7-VM) GPS Mode ..............4 (Use with GPS display) Serial port output message: ......... $GPWPL Over-the-air baud rate: ..........4800 baud, 2-level Serial port ..............RS-232, 4800baud, N/8/1 Version C16. February 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation Company Confidential... - Page 29 Position/Status report interval ........10 seconds Minimum movement distance to report ......0 (reports even when idle) Transmission trigger inputs .......... 0 (digital inputs disabled) Security KEY ..............RAVEON Proximity Alert .............. 0, off. I/O Change reporting ............ 0, off ID Prefix ...............
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Page 30: Setup And Initial Configuration
ATMY The individual ID of this unit. Default is 0001. Number all of your RV- M7 GX transponders with a different MYID. Raveon recommends sequentially numbering them, starting at number 1. ATDT The address of the unit this modem will talk to. Default is 0001. -
Page 31: Programming Channels And Frequencies
ATHP command. The RV-M7-VM modem is factory- set to these five channels, and the modem cannot be programmed to operate on any frequency other than these five. 151.820 MHz 151.880 MHz M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 32: Gps Operation Mode Configuration
An example listing of a RV-M7 GX in GPS mode 2 is shown below: -GX GPS mode RavTrack PC Serial Protocol : Raveon $PRAVE Serial port baud rate: 38400 N 1 Position TX Interval : 60seconds (will TX when still.) Proximity Alert... - Page 33 GPS info GPVTG Notes: *1. –LX units typically do not have a GPS receiver in them. They receive position reports over the air from other units, but do not transmit position or status. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
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Page 34: Position Transmission
Set to TXRATE and IDLERATE both to 0 to totally disable position reporting. The diagram clearly shows that if TRIGDX is set to 0, the unit will always transmit when it is supposed to, at the interval programmed into the TXRATE. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. - Page 35 RV-M7 GX Transmission Trigger Diagram M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
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Page 36: Digital Inputs (Trigger Bits)
RS-232 Pin Function 4 - DTR Input 0 7 - RTS Input 1 3 - TXD Input 2 5 - Ground There are 3 commands that must be configured to use the digital inputs: M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. - Page 37 1 if it changes state, or 0 if it did not change state. For example, to configure the unit to transmit position when bit 0 changes state, issue these commands: M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
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Page 38: Data Transmission
Serial port transmit data is disbled because GPS mode 4 is normally used to connect the a hand-held or mobile GPS display to the RV-M7. The RV-M7 will send $GPWPL messages to the GPS to display the location of other StinRay M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 39: Serial Port Baud Rate
Output 0 disable the device from outputting any message when a position report is received. $PRAVE Raveon Position & Status. Output 1 This message is sent out of the RV-M7 GX when it is operating in the GPS 2 mode. This message is used by third- party and PC applications for tracking location and status information. -
Page 40: Device Addressing
OK to leave the factory-set code. If it is important that the RV-M7 GX transmissions and system be secure, Raveon suggest you program the KEY to be a random sequence of letters and numbers at least 8 digits long. -
Page 41: Id Addressing Basics
The TDMA time slot is configured to be some number of these ticks. The factory default allocation is 4-ticks for one time-slot. So each TDMA time slot is 200mS long, and thus in 10 seconds, up to 50 RV-M7 GX transponders may report M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 42: Local Nmea Data From The Internal Gps
Use the supplied cable, or 18AWG wire, and connect the RED wire to +, and the black wire to – (ground). The black wire and the case of the RV-M7 should be connected to earth ground. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 43: Operation
The RV-M7 GX will only transmit if it has GPS lock. If the GPS antenna is broke or obscured, the unit will not report position or status. When it is locked to GPS, it will transmit its position and status at the interval programmed into the TXRATE parameter. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. - Page 44 GPS long enough before it needs to transmit so that it can get a position fix. In GPS modes 2-4, the radio receiver is always on. GPS mode 1 is the lowest power-consumption mode. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
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Page 45: Fcc Licensing Information
Federal Communications Commission if they wish to use a radio transmitter. The FCC will help you through the licensing process. Raveon will also be glad to assist in this process, and help you obtain your license. It is quite easy. -
Page 46: Technical Information
0. Tech Note: The addresses are actually 0000-FFFF hex, allowing 64K addresses, but the TDMA transmission used in the M7 GX interprets them as decimal numbers, and ignores HEX characters. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 47: Broadcast Transmissions
Notes: This is the default configuration. All units have address 0001, and all modems will talk to all other modems with address 0001. Example 2 (a configuration that won’t work) M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 48: Store-And-Forward Repeating
RV-M7 and once by the repeater. This also means that each message takes twice as much air time if there is one repeater, 3X as much air-time with two repeaters… M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. - Page 49 Destination to 1000, both with a Mask of FFFF. The FFFF mask means all digits of the source and destination are used to determine if the transmission should be repeated. All packets from units with MYID 1020 (C) sent to 1000 will be repeated M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
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Page 50: Setting The Over-The-Air Data Rate
4800 baud for narrow-band versions, and 9600 baud for wide-band versions. The maximum over-the-air baud-rate for a narrow-band radio (12.5kHz channel- spacing) is 9600bps. Due to IF filter limitations, the RV-M7 does not work as well at M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 51: Tdma Overview
10 seconds, each RV-M7 GX may transmit. The TDMA frame must be set long enough for all units to transmit. For example, if you have 50 RV-M7s, and use 200mS TDMA slots, then the TDMATIME should be set to 10 seconds. The M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 52: Configuring Tdma Operation
Configuring TDMA Operation Step 1. Determine your over-the-air baud rate. See section 11.3 for information on baud-rate selection. Raveon recommends 4800 baud for narrow-band and 9600 baud for wide-band radios. Step 2. Determine the position transmission time, in milliseconds. Again, review the table in section 11.3 to determine how long a position... -
Page 53: Debug Related Commands
T ATPE Begin counting and displaying the packet counters every minute ATPE 1 Reset the packet counters back to zero ATPE 2 Stop counting and displaying packet counters M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 54: Tune-Up And Alignment
2. Key the transmitter into a 50 ohm load using the ATTD 3 command. The unit will now transmit, and send a digital 0 continuously. This should be +2.0kHz in frequency for narrow-band radios (12.5kHz spaced channels) and +4.0kHz for wide-band (25kHz channels). M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 55: Tx Modulation Balance
To set the RF carrier detect level, perform the following steps: 1. Generate a test signal, 1kHz tone, 1.5kHz deviation, on the receive frequency. Connect the signal generator to the antenna input. Turn the RF level off. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 56: Busy-Channel Lock Out
RV-M7 to transmit on a channel that is busy, you can enable “Busy-Channel-Lockout”, using the ATBC 1 command. ATBC 0 disables BCL, and thus the modem will transmit whenever it has data to send out. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 57: Rv-M7 Diagnostic Provisions
Compile date and time – Returns the data and the time that the Date and time firmware was compiled. Run Time – Returns the amount of time that the modem has been Run time display powered up and running. screen Reset all statistics counters M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 58: Atst Command
(number of times OS executes, per baud. Typical 10-200. 0 or >5000 OS loop time means there is a serious OS problem). (speed of the main Operating System, in Hz. Typical 8000-30000. ) OS Speed M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 59: Atst3 Command
Gain antennas always have “patterns” of gain. It is important you understand the pattern of your antenna. Omni directional antennas will receive from almost any angle, 360 degrees around them. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 60: Troubleshooting
If it is not used in the radio system, then the KEYPHRASE in all units must be disabled or left at the factory default. To disable encryption, use the KEYPHRASE 0 command. The factory default KEYPHRASE is RAVEON, in all capitol letters. -
Page 61: Symptom: Receive Light Blinks, But No Data Is Received
If it is not used in the radio system, then the KEYPHRASE in all units must be disabled or left at the factory default. To disable encryption, use the KEYPHRASE 0 command. The factory default KEYPHRASE is RAVEON, in all capitol letters. -
Page 62: Symptom: Modem Appears Dead
If it is not used in the radio system, then the KEYPHRASE in all units must be disabled or left at the factory default. To disable encryption, use the KEYPHRASE 0 command. The factory default KEYPHRASE is RAVEON, in all capitol letters. -
Page 63: Mechanical
14. Mechanical M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 64: Rv-M7 Gx Messages
The RV-M7 GX supports the NMEA standard WPL, TLL, GGA, and GSV sentences. The Raveon proprietary PRAVE sentence is sent out of the RV-M7 GX in GPS mode 2. It is used by PC software programs to track RV-M7 GX transponders, and process their status information. -
Page 65: Gpgsv Satellites In View
When the RV-M7 GX is set to GPS 4 mode of operation, it will output this message every time it receives a position report from another RV-M7 GX transponder. Within the WPL message, is the latitude, longitude, and “waypoint ID”. In the M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp. -
Page 66: Prave Raveon Proprietary Message, Location-Status
15.4. $PRAVE Raveon Proprietary Message, Location-Status The $PRAVE message is sent out the RV-M7 GX when it is configured for GPS 2 mode of operation. This mode is typically used with the RavTrack PC program, or other computer programs that can process position and status information. - Page 67 Example Sentence: $PRAVE,0001,0001,3308.9051,-11713.1164,195348,1,10,168,31,13.3,3,-83,0,0,,*66 This example shows a unit at 33° 8.9051 north latitude and 117° 13.1164 east longitude. It is not moving (0 speed). Its signal strength was -83dBm. Its altitude is 168 meters. M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
- Page 68 $GPGLL,3308.7292,N,11713.7886,W,155803,A,*1C $GPVTG,0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K,*1F $GPGLL,3308.7284,N,11713.7882,W,155813,A,*1E $GPVTG,0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K,*1F $GPGLL,3308.7273,N,11713.7880,W,155823,A,*17 $GPVTG,28,T,,,1.08,N,2.00,K,*2E $GPGLL,3308.7226,N,11713.7896,W,155833,A,*11 $GPVTG,140,T,,,1.62,N,3.00,K,*1C $GPGLL,3308.7140,N,11713.7860,W,155843,A,*1C $GPVTG,260,T,,,1.62,N,3.00,K,*1D $GPGLL,3308.7134,N,11713.7998,W,155853,A,*18 $GPVTG,266,T,,,3.24,N,6.00,K,*1E $GPGLL,3308.7145,N,11713.8037,W,155903,A,*19 $GPVTG,74,T,,,3.78,N,7.00,K,*27 $GPGLL,3308.7182,N,11713.7927,W,155913,A,*14 $GPVTG,56,T,,,2.70,N,5.00,K,*2C $GPGLL,3308.7224,N,11713.7891,W,155923,A,*14 $GPVTG,56,T,,,1.08,N,2.00,K,*27 $GPGLL,3308.7233,N,11713.7899,W,155933,A,*1B $GPVTG,0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K,*1F $GPGLL,3308.7219,N,11713.7902,W,155943,A,*17 $GPVTG,0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K,*1F M7 GX Technical Manual Raveon Technologies Corp.
- Page 69 Limited One Year Warranty If within 12 months from date of purchase, this Product fails conforms to Raveon Technologies Corporation’s (the Company) published specifications for the model purchased due to a defect in material or workmanship, Raveon Technologies Corporation will repair or replace it, at Raveon’s sole discretion.
- Page 70 Warranty service is available by mailing postage prepaid to: Raveon Technologies Corporation 2320 Cousteau Court Vista, CA 92081 - USA To obtain warranty service, include a copy of the original sales receipt or invoice showing the date, location, and price of purchase. Include a written description of the problem with the product, a phone number and name of person who may be contacted regarding the problem, and the address to where the product should be returned.