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M Series Data Radio

MR450 Remote Data Radio

Incorporating compatible

EB450 Base Station & EH450 Hot Standby Base Station

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Issue 1: August 2004

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Page 1 M Series Data Radio – User Manual User Manual M Series Data Radio MR450 Remote Data Radio Incorporating compatible EB450 Base Station & EH450 Hot Standby Base Station www.trio.com.au Issue 1: August 2004 © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Contents SECTION 1 SECTION 2 Part A – Preface Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer Warranty Important Notice Introduction Warning - RF Exposure Installation Related Products TVIEW+ Front Panel Other Related Documentation and Products...
Page 3 M Series Data Radio – User Manual SECTION 1 Part A - Preface Part B - M Series Overview Part C - Applications Part D - System Planning and Design Part E - Getting Started Part F - Commissioning Part G - Maintenance ©...
Page 4: Part A - Preface
If it is not possible due to the nature of the equipment for it to be returned to Trio DataCom Pty Ltd, then such expenses as may be incurred by Trio DataCom Pty Ltd in servicing the equipment in situ shall be chargeable to the customer.
Page 5: Related Products
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part A - Preface Related Products ER450 Remote Data Radio EB450 Base/Repeater Station EH450 Hot Standby Base Station Other Related Documentation and Products E Series Quick Start Guides TVIEW+ Management Suite Digital Orderwire Voice Module (EDOVM)
Page 6: Part B - M Series Overview
Part B – M Series Overview Definition of M Series Data Radio M Series – Features and Benefits The M Series is a range of wireless modems designed for the • 395-520 MHz band operation transmission of data communications for SCADA, telemetry and any •...
Page 7: Model Number Codes
Options* = No Options = Diagnostics - [DIAGS/D, DIAGS/DH, DIAGS/E or DIAGS/EH, DIAGS/M] (D, E & M Series Only) = Hazardous Environment Class 1, Div 2 and Diagnostics [HAZ-APROVAL/M + DIAGS/M] (M Series) = Remote Fitted into NEMA Enclosure [NEMA 4/R] = Full Duplex Operation [ERFD450] (ER450 only) = Full Duplex Operation [ERFD450 &...
Page 8: Standard Accessories
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part B – M Series Overview Standard Accessories RF Cables and Accessories Part Number Description Duplexers NM/NM/TL Feeder Tail - N Male to N Type Male 50cm fully sweep tested DUPLX450BR Duplexer BAND REJECT 400-520 MHz for use...
Page 9: Part C - Applications
Industries and Applications • broadcast industry (linking studio to transmitter) etc. The M Series products are widely used in point-to-point and point-to- Information Systems multipoint (multiple access) applications for remote interconnection of PLCs, RTUs, dataloggers, and other data monitoring and control...
Page 10: Systems Architecture
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part C – Applications Systems Architecture Point-to-Point This simple system architecture provides a virtual connection between the two points, similar to a cable. Operation is half-duplex. Point-to-Multipoint Systems In a multiple access radio system, messages can be broadcast from one (master) site to all others, either using a half duplex radio system or from any site to all others, using a simplex radio channel.
Page 11 Store and forward is used as a way of extending RF coverage by repeating data messages from one site to another. Example shows E Series Backbone with E or M Series remotes. © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd. Page 11...
Page 12: Part D - System Planning And Design
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Part D – System Planning and Design Understanding RF Path Requirements A radio modem needs a minimum amount of received RF signal to operate reliably and provide adequate data throughput.
Page 13: Examples Of Predictive Path Modelling
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Examples of Predictive Path goodpath.pl3 Major Repeater Site Field Site Modelling 756.69 309.67 Elevation (m) Latitude 031 04 37.49 S 030 56 24.00 S Clear line of site Longitude 150 57 26.34 E...
Page 14 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Effect of Earth Curvature on Long Paths longpath.pl3 Repeater Site Far Field Site This path requires greater mast height to offset the earth curvature 221.26 75.58 Elevation (m) experienced at such a distance (73km).
Page 15: Selecting Antennas
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Selecting Antennas Tuning the Antenna Many antennas are manufactured for use over a wide frequency There are basically two types of antennas – omni-directional and range. Typical fixed use antennas such as folded dipoles and yagis directional.
Page 16: Data Connectivity
In choosing the feeder type, one must compromise between the loss caused by the feeder, and the cost, flexibility, and bulk of lower loss The M Series radio modems provide an asynchronous V24 compliant feeders. To do this, it is often prudent to perform path analysis first, in RS232 port for connection to a serial data device.
Page 19: Power Supply And Environmental Considerations
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Power Supply and Environmental In solar or battery-backed installations, a battery management unit Considerations should be fitted to cut off power to the radio when battery levels fall below the minimum voltage specification of the radio.
Page 20: Physical Dimensions - Remote Data Radio - Mr450
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Physical Dimensions - Remote Data Radio - MR450 Page 20 © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd.
Page 21: Physical Dimensions - Base Station - Eb450
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Physical Dimensions - Base Station - EB450 © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd. Page 21...
Page 22: Physical Dimensions - Hot Standby Base Station - Eh450
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part D – System Planning and Design Physical Dimensions - Hot Standby Base Station - EH450 Page 22 © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd.
Page 23: Part E - Getting Started
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - MR450 Part E – Getting Started MR450 Quick Start Guide Mounting and Environmental Considerations Introduction The MR450 radio comes complete with integrated mounting feet and is Welcome to the MR450 Quick Start Guide. This guide provides step-...
Page 24 The RF antenna system should be installed in accordance with the manufacturers notes. The RF connector used on the M Series radios are N Type female connectors. Always use good quality low loss feeder cable, selected according to the length of the cable run. Ensure all external connections are waterproofed using amalgamating tape.
Page 25 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - MR450 User Interface RS232 Connector Pin outs (DCE) Port A, Female DB9 The user port is wired as a RS232 DCE, configured for no handshaking (3-wire) interface.
Page 26 TVIEW+ Management Suite - Radio Configuration The M Series radio modem is designed and calibrated to operate from a filtered 13.8Vdc regulated supply, but will operate from a 10-16Vdc This TVIEW+ Management Suite provides a facility for local radio range.
Page 27 ALL LEDs RED, then flashing a pattern of GREEN LEDs. The pattern of all GREEN LEDs represents the specific type of error that has occurred. See Table below. Analog RSSI Output Characteristics - M Series Data Radio User Port Synch/ Pwr/Tx Error Diagnosis...
Page 28 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started- MR450 Verifying Operational Health Received Signal Indicator It is possible to verify the operation of the radio modem using the LED Legend indicators provided by the unit. The state of the transmitter and receiver, and data flow can be interpreted by the indicator LEDs (see The “Rx/Synch”...
Page 29: Eb450 Quick Start Guide
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EB450 EB450 Quick Start Guide Introduction Welcome to the Quick Start Guide for the EB450 Base / Repeater Data Radio. This guide provides step-by-step instructions, with simple explanations to get you up-and-running.
Page 30 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EB450 Typical Radio Setup Digital Inputs and Outputs TVIEW+ Diagnostics will recognise an input as being ON when the switch is closed. If the switch is open (or not connected) TVIEW+ The EB450 provides a facility for two channels of digital user inputs diagnostics will recognise the inputs as being OFF.
Page 31 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EB450 LED Indicators & Test outputs Bar Graph Indicators The bar graph indicators on the front panel provide variable information Radio is Powered regarding the performance of the Base Station. To enable / disable the If all the LEDs are off, no power is reaching the radio modem.
Page 32: Eh450 Quick Start Guide
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EH450 EH450 Quick Start Guide Features and Benefits • Individual and identical base stations with separate control logic Introduction changeover panel Welcome to the Quick Start Guide for the EH450 Hot Standby Base / •...
Page 33 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EH450 Operational Description Mounting and Environmental Considerations The Hot Standby Controller (HSC) unit is a 1RU rack mounted module that interfaces to two physically separate base stations (each The EH450 Hot Standby Base Station is housed as a 5RU 19”...
Page 34 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EH450 Communications Ports The Hot Standby Controller units A & B Data Ports connect directly to you application device and the System Port connects directly to your The A &...
Page 35 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EH450 Connecting Antennas and RF Feeders There are 3 primary antenna connection options. All connectors used are standard N Type sockets. See figures below for further details.
Page 36 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part E – Getting Started - EH450 Front Panel Operation Switches System Port There are two system port connection points, one on the rear panel Select Switch and one on the front panel. Both have the same functionality and can...
Page 37: Part F - Commissioning
The chart below shows Pin 9 voltage as it relates to signal strength. detailed in Part E - Getting Started: LED Indicators and Test Outputs. Analog RSSI Output Characteristics - M Series Data Radio LED Indicators Will depend on the system architecture. If the device is a remote site...
Page 38: Part G - Maintenance
The effect of this is that the product will slowly drift off frequency, and eventually it will require re-calibration. M Series radios are designed with high quality, low drift specification references, to ensure a long maintenance free lifespan.
Page 40: Part H - Tview+ Management Suite - Programmer
E Series* and M Series* data radio only required if your radios have Remote Diagnostics enabled. modems and E Series* base stations. It supports homogeneous systems of radios as well as mixed systems of both E and M series STEP 1: Installation - TVIEW+ Management radios.
Page 41: Tview+ Front Panel
Other: Note: Changing any item on the menu will in general not take effect The current E Series and M Series Manuals are supplied and installed until data is written back to the unit using the “WRITE” function. as part of the TVIEW+ Management Suite installation in Adobe Acrobat The procedure to follow for normal programming of unit is: format.
Page 42 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer Pull Down Menus and Toolbar Buttons Exit (also available on the toolbar) This function terminates the program. The user is requested to confirm The items on the pull-down menus can be selected either directly with this selection before exiting the application.
Page 43 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer Port A Configuration Clone Mode This function permits writing of the same configuration data to several Character Layer units. This feature is normally used for configuring data radio modems connected locally.
Page 44 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer Packet Layer Modbus This selection configures the PAD driver with options automatically set There are two standard configurations and a custom configuration to implement the MODBUS protocol, e.g. 5 mSec timer.
Page 45 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer RF Parameters • A pre-defined minimum time delay between packets received at the port. Typically the time delay would reflect the absence This section of the main window permits adjustment of transmitter and...
Page 46 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer two methods for setting the power. The mute level should be set to assist the unit in filtering out unwanted signals. Unwanted signals can be the result of background noise or •...
Page 47 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer System Parameters Unit Information This section of the main window configures the PTT control, collision avoidance, stream setup for routing of data, advanced features and provides unit information.
Page 48 M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part H – TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer Messages Unit Information - Details The message window provides a log of error messages occurring during use of the programmer utility. Several error messages may occur as a result of a selection.
Page 49: Part I - Specifications
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part I – Specifications Part I – Specifications Remote Data Radio - MR450 M Series Radio Diagnostics (Optional) Frequency Range: 330-520 MHz (various Non intrusive local diagnostics - runs sub-frequency bands available) simultaneously with the modem.
Page 50: Eb450 Specifications
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part I – Specifications Digital Data Base Station - EB450 E Series Radio Diagnostics (Optional) Frequency Range: 330-520 MHz (various Network wide operation from any Collision Avoidance: Trio DataCom’s sub-frequency bands available) remote terminal.
Page 51: Eh450 Specifications
M Series Data Radio – User Manual Part I – Specifications Digital Hot Standby Base - EH450 E Series Radio Diagnostics (Optional) Frequency Range: 330-520 MHz (various Network wide operation from any Bit Error Rate: sub-frequency bands available) remote terminal.
Page 52: Part J - Support Options
Part J – Support Options Website Information Telephone Technical Support The Trio DataCom website support contains links to e-mail and Telephone support is available at our head office telephone number telephone support, technical notes, manuals, software updates. Australia: (+61) 3 9775 0505 during Eastern Australian business hours (9am-5pm).
Page 53 Innovative and sophisticated digital communications Information subject to change without notice. designs products and solutions © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. Issue: 08-04c © Copyright 2004 Trio DataCom Pty. Ltd. Page 53...

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Trio Datacom M Series User Manual

Section 1

Part a - Preface

Part B - M Series Overview

Part C - Applications

Part D - System Planning and Design

Part E - Getting Started

Part F - Commissioning

Part G - Maintenance

Section 2

Part H - TVIEW+ Management Suite - Programmer

Part I - Specifications

Part J - Support Options

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