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- Page 1 TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Version 4.00G November 1998 2635 North First Street, Suite 205 San Jose, CA 95134-2032 (408) 232-0180 (800) 663-3674 (408) 232-0188 Fax www.teledesignsystems.com sales@teledesignsystems.com support@teledesignsystems.com corpcomm@teledesignsystems.com...
- Page 2 This document is copyrighted by Teledesign Systems Inc. with all rights reserved. Copyright No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the prior written consent of Teledesign Systems Inc. Copyright 1995 - 1998 by Teledesign Systems Inc. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Emissions
RSS-119 and RSS-210 of the Industry Canada rules. See the label on the unit for the specific Industry Canada certification number and any other certification designations. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Teledesign Systems Inc. Notice could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Emissions...................... iii FCC ....................iii Industry Canada ................. iii Notice ...................... iii 406.0 to 406.1 MHz Operation ............... iii Safety Warning..................iii Table of Contents ..................iv TS4000 Overview................... 1 Introduction ..................... 1 Features ....................1 Radio Modules ..................2 Frequency Bands ................ - Page 5 Manufacturer’s License................ 44 USA (FCC) ..................44 Industry Canada ................44 International..................44 Service and Support ................... 46 Contacting Teledesign ................. 46 Returning Equipment ................46 Warranty ....................... 47 Appendix A - Serial Ports................48 Standard Case..................48 Serial Port 1 Pinout................48 Serial Port 2 Pinout................
- Page 6 Appendix D - Case Dimensions ..............54 Appendix E - PCB Component Locations..........55 Appendix F - Internal Jumper Block ............56 TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Table of Contents...
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Page 7: Ts4000 Overview
TS4000 Overview The TS4000 Radio Modem is an integrated radio and modem designed for the Introduction wireless transmission of digital data. The TS4000 can transfer data at rates greater than 19,200 bits per second. The TS4000 includes a synthesized VHF, UHF or 900 MHz transceiver that can be programmed for up to 99 channels. -
Page 8: Radio Modules
Integrated AirNet Packet Data Protocol Allows user directed transmissions to only selected destinations. Provides addressed communications for devices that are not directly addressable themselves. Can be optimized for point to point, point to multi-point, and full mesh networks. Supports group and all-call broadcast transmissions. Built in CSMA/CA algorithm minimizes transmission collisions to maximize channel efficiency and utilization. -
Page 9: Channel Spacing And Bandwidth
transmit attack time (amount of time to initiate a transmission) does not have to increased excessively. For some frequency bands, there are multiple options for the radio module Channel Spacing and channel spacing and bandwidth. Bandwidth Channel Spacing The channel spacing defines how close together the channels are within a band (i.e. -
Page 10: Antenna Connector
asynchronous serial interfaces and are setup as DCEs. The serial ports provide all the standard RS-232 handshake lines. In addition, the TS4000 provides a number of configuration options that allow the serial port line usage to be customized for different host equipment (see Serial Port Configuration Options). Signal Levels Serial port 1 can be configured for either RS-232 or TTL signal levels. -
Page 11: Mounting
PC files. Details about the configuration controls are available later in this manual and in the on line help of the configuration program. Teledesign provides general-purpose wireless modem test software called Testing the TS4000 AirTest. AirTest can send data and gather performance statistics, including BER (Bit Error Rate), about the link between two modems. -
Page 12: Status Leds
The TS4000 has three LED indicators to provide operational status of transmit Status LEDs (TX), receive (RX) and power (PWR) functions. Special combinations of these indicators are used to indicate secondary operating modes and fault conditions. TS4000 State LEDs Indicator State Normal Operation On when the TS4000 is powered. -
Page 13: Configuration Program
Configuration Program The configuration program is used to configure the TS4000 for operation. Configuring the TS4000 consists of independently configuring both the modem operation and the radio frequency channels. The configuration program consists of controls and menus. The controls set the configuration and test options. The menus (line items at the top of the screen) execute program commands. -
Page 14: Programming And Retrieving Configurations
The configuration of the TS4000 can be read out of the modem by selecting the Programming and Retrieve Configuration command from the Modem menu or by pressing the Retrieving Retrieve Configuration button. Configurations To program a configuration into the TS4000, use the Program Configuration command from the Modem menu or the Program Configuration button. - Page 15 Command Action Diagnostics Run, read and display diagnostic status of the TS4000. The diagnostics tests the major components of the modem and also monitors the power supply voltages. Retrieve Hardware Read and display the hardware configuration. This Configuration includes details on the firmware version and memory configuration.
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Page 16: Rs-232 Serial Port
Serial Port The serial port provides an asynchronous data connection between the TS4000 and the host equipment. The TS4000 serial port is a standard RS-232 serial port with a number of options to allow connection to a wide variety of serial host equipment. -
Page 17: Serial Port Connector
The most common form of hardware flow control, and the one used by most full duplex wired (as opposed to wireless) modems, is RTS/CTS. With RTS/CTS flow control, RTS provides flow control for the DTE and CTS provides flow control for the DCE. -
Page 18: Configuration Options
connecting the TS4000 to other serial devices. For most serial devices this is not a problem because RI is a modem (DCE) output and the TS4000 power supply mostly falls within the allowed voltage range for RS-232 signals. Therefore the power voltage on this pin is interpreted as an active RI signal. - Page 19 The baud rate list provides selection of the serial port asynchronous baud rate. Baud Rate List The available selections are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400 baud. These options set the number of data bits in each asynchronous character. Data Bits Parity These options set the parity of the asynchronous characters.
- Page 20 This option only has effect if packet operation is not enabled. Wait For Complete Burst Before Beginning Selection Description Transmission Disabled The modem begins transmitting as soon as it receives the first non-control character of a transmit burst. Enabled The modem waits for a complete transmit burst before it begins transmitting.
- Page 21 CTS Line Control Selection Description Always Active The CTS line is active. Active when Transmitter is CTS is normally inactive and is activated when the Sending Data TS4000 is transmitting and the radio channel is ready for the transmission of data. Active when Transmitting CTS is normally inactive and is activated when the TS4000 is transmitting.
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Page 22: Radio Setup
Radio Setup The radio setup requires setting the modem configuration options and also setting the radio frequencies. The modem configuration options are accessed on the Radio tab of the Modem Configuration. The frequency programming is accessed with the Frequency Configuration button on the main screen of the configuration program. - Page 23 Selection Description GMSK (BT=0.3) Gaussian Minimum Shifted Keyed modulation with a BT = 0.3. This is the less spectrally efficient than 4 Level FSK modulation and more spectrally efficient than GSMK (BT=0.5) modulation. GMSK (BT=0.5) Gaussian Minimum Shifted Keyed modulation with a BT = 0.5. This is the least spectrally efficient modulation.
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Page 24: Frequency Programming
TS4000 configuration program. Note that this enable code is not required to retrieve and display the channel frequencies programmed in the TS4000. Please contact Teledesign Systems for information on finding the nearest authorized service center. TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual... -
Page 25: Channel Switching
Radio vs. File Settings The minimum and maximum frequencies and the channel spacing depend on the specific radio module in the TS4000. The configuration program does not know this information unless it is connected to the TS4000. Therefore, these fields in the Radio Settings frame only show up when the configuration program is connected to the TS4000. - Page 26 +TSC? Note: The letter characters must be upper case. The response string is sent out the serial port and is as follows. +TSCxx Where: xx = Channel number from 01 to 99 Invalid Channel Selection If a frequency channel is selected that has not been programmed with valid frequencies, the modem will not receive or transmit and the RX and TX LEDs will alternately flash.
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Page 27: Airnet Packet Protocol
AirNet Packet Protocol AirNet is an embedded packet protocol available in some Teledesign Systems Overview modems. AirNet provides a complete protocol that manages the end to end data transfers of wireless networks. The AirNet protocol is flexible and configurable so that it can be used with any host (user) system or network architecture. -
Page 28: Configuration Options
logistically difficult and may not completely solve all propagation problems. The AirNet protocol provides an option where nodes can be set up as store and forward relays. The relay nodes store packets that they receive and repeat (forward) the packets when the channel is idle. The relay nodes can be set to relay all packets or only packets with certain source or destination addresses. - Page 29 Packet Activate Selection Description Enable Packet This activates packet operation for all user data. Operation The type of Medium Access Control (MAC) determines how a modem decides Medium (Channel) Access when to transmit packets. This effects the transmission of both data and Control (MAC) acknowledgment packets.
- Page 30 CSMA MAC Setup Control Description Slot Time This sets the transmit slot time (see Setting Slot Time). Min Idle Slots This sets the minimum number of idle slots before a modem attempts transmission (see Setting Min Idle Slots). If the minimum number of idle slots is set to zero the modem randomizes its transmission attempts with the first slot after the channel becomes idle.
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Page 31: Packet For Port
Individual Packets - Relay Selection Description Activate None No individually addressed packets are relayed. Some The individual packets that are relayed is determined by the individual relay addresses control. All individually addressed packets are relayed. The exception is packets whose final destination is the relay node. - Page 32 Control Description Enable Multicast This control enables the multicast capability of the modem Reception and also enables the entry of multicast groups. Multicast Groups This control is a list of multicast addresses. These addresses have the same range as the group addresses. The user can use as few or as many (up to the list size) multicast groups as desired.
- Page 33 These fields select the default destination address that the modem defaults to at Default Destination power up. This address will remain as the default until it is switched using the Address appropriate control strings. Type Description Individual Address The default destination individual address. Group Address The default destination group address.
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Page 34: Control And Status Strings
Type Description Data Packets These are any packets that carry user data. These include data packets for all the different types of transfers (i.e. Individual, Individual w/o ACK, Broadcast). ACK Packets These are the acknowledgment packets for the individually addressed data packets. Relay Packets These are any packets that are relayed with the store and forward relay option. -
Page 35: Status Strings
Control String Description transmit packet. The packet number is set to 0 when the modem is reset. Status Strings Status String Description +TSIAggiii Received an individual packet from this address. The first two address characters represent the group address and the next three the individual address. -
Page 36: Data Packet Transmit Time
Where: Decay Time = Tx Decay Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time Attack Time = Tx Attack Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time Tx Decay Time and Tx Attack Time are fixed values that are preset for the radio in the TS4000. These values can be read out of the TS4000 using the retrieve radio configuration menu or button. -
Page 37: Csma System Setup
Tx Attack Time = 20 ms Example: Additional Transmit Attack Time = 0 ms Over air channel rate = 9600 bps Number of async chars in packet = 50 Number of data bits per async char = 8 Coding = Enabled Packet Length = ((50 x 8) + 112) x 1.1 x 1.5 = 845 bits Packet Transmit Time = 845 / 9600 = 88 ms Total Packet Delay Time = 20 + 88 = 108 ms... -
Page 38: System With Relays - Setup Summary
Min Idle Slots Min Idle Slots - ACK Packets Min Idle Slots - Data Packets Tx Index - ACK Packets = 1 Tx Index Tx Index - Data Packets = Estimated Backlogged Nodes / Attempt Rate Where: Attempt Rate Packet Detection Ratio Packet Detection Ratio = Slot Time / Total Packet Time Total Packet Time = Attack Time + Packet Transmit Time + Decay Time Packet Transmit Time = Packet Length / Channel Rate... - Page 39 Tx Index - ACK Packets = 1 Tx Index Tx Index - Relay Packets = 1 Tx Index - Data Packets = Estimated Backlogged Nodes / Attempt Rate Where: Estimated Backlogged Nodes (number of nodes that simultaneously want to transmit) = the greater of A) Average Number of Backlogged Nodes or B) 1/4 Maximum Possible Number of Backlogged Nodes Attempt Rate...
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Page 40: Setting Slot Time
Relay #Y ACK Packet Delay = Decay Time + (Y x Slot Time) + Attack Time + ACK Packet Transmit Time ACK Packet Transmit Time = ACK Packet Length / Channel Rate ACK Packet Length -Uncoded = 16 bytes x 8 bits per byte = 128 bits -Coded = 128 bits x 1.5 = 192 bits Decay Time = Tx Decay Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time Attack Time = Tx Attack Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time... -
Page 41: Setting Tx Index
For systems with one or more relay nodes, the simplest and most efficient system Systems with Relays setup is where each relay is assigned a particular slot. This way the relays do not collide or contend for the channel the way data packets do. The data packets are set so that they will leave the necessary number of slots open for the relays and ACK packets. - Page 42 Decay Time = Tx Decay Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time Attack Time = Tx Attack Time + Additional Transmit Attack Time Tx Decay Time and Tx Attack Time are fixed values that are preset for the radio in the TS4000. These values can be read out of the TS4000 using the retrieve radio configuration menu or button.
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Page 43: Setting Packet Timeout
Total Packet Time = Attack Time + Packet Transmit Time + Decay Time = 20 ms + 59 ms + 12 ms = 91 ms Packet Detection Ratio = Slot Time / Total Packet Time = 30 ms/ 91 ms = 0.33 Attempt Rate = sqrt(Packet Detection Ratio) = sqrt(0.33) = 0.57 Since: Max Backlogged Nodes / 4 >... -
Page 44: Data Packet Delay
The time it takes each relay to send the packet is basically the packet transmit time. Added to this must be the number of idle slots between the last transmission and when the current relay decides to transmit. Relay #Y Data Packet Delay = Decay Time + (Y x Slot Time) + Attack Time + Data Packet Transmit Time... - Page 45 Tslot = Slot Time PDR = Packet Detection Ratio TI = Transmission Index N = Backlogged Nodes PR = (TI - 1)/TI Average Delay = Tslot x (1 + PDR - PR N ) PDR x ln(1/PR) Where: ln symbolizes the natural log function. Example: Using the values from the previous example, calculate the average delay for various backlogs.
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Page 46: Testing
Testing The TS4000 configuration program is provided with AirTest, Teledesign’s general AirTest purpose wireless modem test software. AirTest can send data and gather performance statistics about the link between two modems. To start AirTest press the AirTest button on the main screen of the configuration program. - Page 47 The longer a BER test runs the more accurate the result. To get an accurate result a BER test should be run until at least 100 errors have been received. This provides a 90% confidence level in the BER value. However, in a relatively error free environment this can take a very long time.
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Page 48: Upgrading Firmware
Upgrading Firmware The TS4000 comes with flash program memory that allows the firmware to be easily upgraded in the field. Firmware is upgraded with the upgrade program which is included as part of the TS4000 configuration program. 1) Attach the TS4000 to a PC serial port. Upgrading 2) Start the upgrade program by pressing the Upgrade Firmware button on the main screen of the configuration program. -
Page 49: Licensing
TS4000 so that it complies with the limits specified by the license. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Teledesign Systems Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Shielded cable must be used with this equipment in order to ensure that it meets the emissions limits for which it was designed. -
Page 50: Usa (Fcc)
The TS4000 is licensed under the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) USA (FCC) Part 90 rules. The FCC regulates the operation and licensing of radio equipment in the US. To obtain a license to operate radio equipment a user must fill out the appropriate FCC forms and pay an application fee. - Page 51 comply with. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the TS4000 meets the required regulations. TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Licensing...
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Page 52: Service And Support
Service and technical support can be reached during our normal business hours Contacting of 8 AM to 5 PM (Pacific Standard Time) Monday through Friday. Teledesign Teledesign Systems can be reached at the following phone numbers. -
Page 53: Warranty
Warranty Teledesign Systems Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in Two Year Warranty materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, Teledesign Systems Inc. will, at its option, either repair of replace products that prove to be defective. -
Page 54: Appendix A - Serial Ports
Appendix A - Serial Ports Connector Standard Case The standard case uses a DE-9 subminiature 9 pin D connector with female pins for each serial port. Signal Direction Notes Serial Port 1 Pinout Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Output Receive Data (RD) Output Transmit Data (TD) Input... - Page 55 Port Signal Direction Wire Color [6] Notes Receive Data (RD) Output Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Output Ground (Power) Modem Power Input Clear To Send (CTS) Output Request To Send (RTS) Input Data Set Ready (DSR) Output [1] [3] Alt) Always in high state Output Not Connected [1] [4]...
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Page 56: Standard Rs-232 Serial Port Pinout
amperage limitation of the flex circuit connecting the LEMO connector to the modem board. [6] These are the wire colors of the internal wires for the standard cable provided with the watertight version of the TS4000. Signal Connector Pinout Direction Standard RS-232 Signal Name Mnemonic... - Page 57 TTL Signal Levels Level (volts DC) Type High Output (Driver) 0.0 to +0.4 +3.0 to +5.0 (sinking up to 4 mA) (sourcing up to 4 mA) Input (Receiver) -25 to +0.8 +2.4 to +25 (3k to 7k ohm load) The signal polarity is the same for both RS-232 and TTL operation. Signal Polarity Level State...
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Page 58: Appendix B - Ascii Character Set
Appendix B – ASCII Character Set Control Value Value Value Value Char Char Char Char Char Ctrl- ‘ Ctrl-A Ctrl-B “ Ctrl-C Ctrl-D Ctrl-E Ctrl-F & Ctrl-G ‘ Ctrl-H Ctrl-I Ctrl-J Ctrl-K Ctrl-L ‘ Ctrl-M Ctrl-N Ctrl-O Ctrl-P Ctrl-Q Ctrl-R Ctrl-S Ctrl-T Ctrl-U... -
Page 59: Appendix C - Specifications
Appendix C - Specifications Data Rates 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 baud Data Interface Data Format Asynchronous, 8 or 9 bit words Signal Levels RS-232, TTL (Port 1 only) or RS-485 Handshake Protocols Full Handshake: Supports RTS, CTS, DCD, DSR, DTR Data Activation (3 wire): Requires only TXD, RXD and SG Data Only Time Out 1 to 500 character periods... - Page 60 Appendix D - Case Dimensions TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Appendix D - Case Dimensions...
- Page 61 Appendix E - PCB Component Locations TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Appendix E - PCB Component Locations...
- Page 62 Appendix F - Internal Jumper Block TS4000 Radio Modem User’s Manual Appendix F - Internal Jumper Block...