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This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Siemens could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. RF EXPOSURE WARNING This equipment complies with the FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
HUMAN EXPOSURE STATEMENT This equipment is designed to generate and radiate radio frequency (RF) energy using an external antenna. When terminated into a non-radiating RF load, the radio is certified to comply with FCC regulations pertaining to human exposure to RF radiation in accordance with the FCC Rules Part 1 section 1.1310 as published in title 47 code of federal regulations and procedures established in TIA/EIA TSB92, Report on EME Evaluation for RF Cabinet Emissions Under FCC MPE Guidelines.
For installations outside of the U.S., consult with the applicable governing body and standards for RF energy human exposure requirements and take the necessary steps for compliance with local regulations GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Safety precautions must be observed at all times during all phases of installation, operation, service, and repair of the equipment described in this manual.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ......................ii TRANSLATIONS ............................. ii WARRANTY INFORMATION ........................ii SALES AND SERVICE LOCATIONS ....................... ii FCC RULES COMPLIANCE ........................iii HUMAN EXPOSURE STATEMENT......................iv GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................... v MANUAL SCOPE ............................ v DOCUMENT HISTORY ..........................
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Equipment Installation ......................3-3 3.2.1 Equipment Unpacking and Inspection ..............3-3 3.2.2 Equipment Mounting....................3-3 3.2.3 Radio Grounding Guidelines ..................3-3 3.2.4 Mechanical Installation .................... 3-4 3.2.4.1 Mounting Procedure ....................3-4 Electrical Connection ......................3-6 3.3.1 DC Power Supply Connection ................. 3-6 3.3.2 Antenna System Connections ..................
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OPERATION ..........................7-1 Description ..........................7-1 Remote Station (Airlink Mercury) CLI Operation ..............7-1 7.2.1 Remote Station CLI ....................7-1 7.2.2 Basic CLI Use ......................7-1 7.2.3 Temporary Operational Non-Permanent Changes (No Reboot Required) ....7-4 SOFTWARE UPDATES......................... 8-1 COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021 Version No.: A...
EQUIPMENT. CAUTIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER NOTES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION, EXCEPT WARNINGS. NOTE Generally used to highlight certain information relating to the topic under discussion. If there are any questions, contact Siemens Industry, Inc. Application Engineering. COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021 Version No.: A...
Therefore, procedures have been adopted industry-wide which make it possible to avoid the sometimes invisible damage caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD) during the handling, shipping, and storage of electronic modules and components. Siemens Industry, Inc. has instituted these practices at its manufacturing facility and encourages its customers to adopt them as well to lessen the likelihood of equipment damage in the field due to ESD.
GLOSSARY TERM DESCRIPTION Association of American Railroads - An organization that establishes uniformity and standardization among different railroad systems. Advanced Encryption Standard Branch is Less or Equal Base Station Communications Base Board Command Line Interface decibel milliwatts A DIN rail is a metal rail of a standard type widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks.
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TERM DESCRIPTION Intermediate Frequency Internet Protocol - ISO Model Layer 3 (network) protocol that performs proper routing of packets. Intermediate & Radio Frequency Module Local Area Network - A limited network where the data transfer medium is generally wires or cable. Light Emitting Diode NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association...
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TERM DESCRIPTION Surface Acoustic Wave SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Software Defined Radio Sub-Miniature version A SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Secure Shell Software Time Division Duplexing Transmit ULSF Up Link Sub Frame COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021 Version No.: A...
It is designed to serve MC-IoT low throughput endpoints along with the Airlink Remote Radio serving high throughput endpoints. Both types of remote radios operate simultaneously with an Airlink MC-IoT sector Base Station. Figure 1-1 A53687 Airlink Mercury Radio COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021...
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Specifications RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range 100 MHz to 1 GHz Channel Sizes 1 kHz to 50 MHz Throughput Up to 150 Mbps TX Power 25 dBm (0.3 Watts) @ Antenna Port @ 12.5 kHz: -125 dBm RX Sensitivity @ 25 kHz: -122 dBm @ 50 kHz: -119 dBm Waveform...
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Specifications (continued) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 50Ω RF Antenna Active 5 VDC Power Input 12 VDC to 24 VDC (12 to 13.3 VDC Nominal) Data Interface 100 Base T, RS-232 Power Consumption < 10 Watts Indicators Power On/Error, Link Status 6.6”...
FCC certification of the radios in these bands is pending. Customers must have an FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA) license for the frequency band to deploy the A53687 Airlink Mercury Radio. Siemens Mobility, Inc. will perform follow-up releases as radio bands achieve FCC certification.
IEEE 802.16 – 2017 uses channel sizes from 100 kHz to 10 MHz. A revision to the standard known as IEEE 802.16t is in development to address smaller channel sizes down to 12.5 kHz. However, at this time Siemens uses a modification of the IEEE 802.16 –...
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary of Operating Features The Airlink Mercury has the following operating features: ● Lightweight, compact, fan-less design for rugged environments ● Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform for future flexibility and new radio requirements ● Easily programmed or configured locally or remotely ●...
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mechanical Design The Airlink Mercury radio is housed in a compact enclosure that can be wall-mounted using screws. The enclosure is designed for rugged environments such as electrical substation control houses or switch cabinets, rail bungalows, trains, pump-off controller enclosures, or other SCADA or industrial enclosures.
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Electrical Design A block diagram of the Airlink Mercury radio is shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 Mercury Radio Block Diagram Functional Theory of Operation Airlink can use Time Division Duplexing (TDD), meaning the downlink and uplink communication uses the same frequency, but at different times or Half Duplex Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) where the downlink and the uplink use different frequencies (still at different times - simultaneous transmission is not supported currently).
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The DLSF and ULSF may be further divided into zones that are identical across the entire system. Zones may be able to make the network more efficient during certain conditions. For example, an RS in the middle of the sector serving area is less susceptible to interference from other sectors and generates less interference to the remotes of other sectors.
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ customer, who may configure the AAA server authentication process. The Base Station and Remote device use role-based authentication when based locally. There are different levels of authentication within the NMS: ● Viewer – can view information about the radio equipment. ●...
INTRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Airlink uses the Privacy and Key Management Protocol version 2 (PKMv2) for secure key management transfer and exchange. The authorization key is generated and is used to secure the 3-way handshake of the traffic key distribution. The process is secured, encrypted, and authenticated through all stages using RSA-4096, Cipher-based Message Authentication Code (CMAC), Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC), and AES-256 –...
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INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 3 INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Installation Overview Pre-installation planning is essential to a good installation. This includes careful consideration of mounting location in relation to input power, antenna(s), and backhaul connectivity (for base stations). Before installation, ensuring the site is well-grounded and prepped for lightning mitigation, power surges, etc.
INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.1.1 Environmental Considerations The Airlink Mercury hardware platform supports Airlink remote radio software. Currently, the compact enclosure is designed for indoor operation only. For outdoor use it must be installed in a ventilated NEMA 4/4X enclosure of adequate size and airflow to ensure an ambient environment of -40º...
3.2.1 Equipment Unpacking and Inspection Inspect the equipment as soon as possible after delivery. If any part of the equipment has been damaged in transit, immediately report the extent of the damage to Siemens Customer Service. 3.2.2 Equipment Mounting Slots are incorporated into the Mercury enclosure to facilitate mounting the unit to a flat surface.
INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.4 Mechanical Installation 3.2.4.1 Mounting Procedure Slots are incorporated into the Mercury enclosure to facilitate mounting the unit to a flat surface. Note that the Mercury has a passive cooling system and as such, the external cooling fins should not be blocked.
INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Mercury radio can be mounted with either the connectors facing right, left, or down. (Up is possible, but not recommended to avoid ingress of dust and other foreign matter). Figure 3-4 Mounting Options Fasten the radio using four #8 (M4) screws with washer and lock-washer to a flat and level surface using the mounting brackets provided.
INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Electrical Connection 3.3.1 DC Power Supply Connection The Radio is supplied with a mating screw terminal plug, Phoenix P/N: 1777989 that needs to be wired. There is no DC power cable supplied with the Airlink Mercury radio. Figure 3-6 Power Input The radio should be connected to a 12 to 24 VDC (12 to 13.3 VDC nominal) power supply.
INSTALLATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WARNING ENSURE CORRECT POLARITY WHEN WIRING THE DC POWER SUPPLY TO THE SCREW TERMINAL PLUG. THE POWER SUPPLY (NOT SUPPLIED) MUST MEET ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS STATE LOCAL CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE APPLICATION. INSTALLATION MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. ●...
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GPS SYNCHRONIZATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 4 GPS SYNCHRONIZATION GPS SYNCHRONIZATION GPS Synchronization Overview Mercury employs optional GPS-based timing to synchronize the operation of the network if necessary. An optional GPS antenna such as the Trimble Bullet III antenna or equivalent as noted in the following section can be ordered.
GPS SYNCHRONIZATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2.2 GPS Antenna The optional antenna supplied for use with the Mercury is a Trimble Bullet III GPS antenna (or equivalent) as shown below. This antenna requires 5 VDC which is supplied through the Mercury GPS connector. The Trimble antenna has a TNC female connector.
GPS SYNCHRONIZATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ System Cable Connections Depending on the type of system the radio is connected to, various connections will be needed. The connections are shown in Figure 4-3. ● Serial - RJ45 8-pin socket wired using the Cisco interface specification for RS232 serial data and incorporating embedded Console interface as described in the Remote Access section of this manual...
GPS SYNCHRONIZATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table 4-1 Connection Summary Connection/Switch Application Connection to protective earth ground. Use a #10-32 thread locking nut Ground Post torque to 8 inch-pounds with a 3/8” wrench. The Radio is supplied with a mating screw terminal plug, Phoenix P/N: 1777989, that needs to be wired.
GPS SYNCHRONIZATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Post Installation Checklist The radios should come from the factory with configurations predetermined upon ordering. This section applies to powering the radios on with proper configuration files. If changes need to be made to radio configurations, refer to Section 6 for configuration information. 4.6.1 Applying Power Before applying power to the station, make sure all cables are securely connected.
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TROUBLESHOOTING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING If properly configured, the Remote Station (RS) and the Base Station (BS) should connect within one minute after being turned on. If the connection is not established, then the following needs to be investigated. Table 5-1 Troubleshooting Matrix PROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE...
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TROUBLESHOOTING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE If the BS signal is detected (DL ACQUIRED) but a connection is not established, then the following needs to be determined: An RF scan using Apollo should be performed to verify that there is no interference in the channel. This needs to be performed at both the RS site and the BS site.
There are two recommended methods of changing the configuration of the Airlink Mercury radios: ● Apollo (preferred) – Siemens’ Graphic User Interface (GUI) – Information on this is provided in a separate manual ● WinSCP: Manually uploading or editing configuration files using Win SCP and creating a new symbolic link (for advanced users): ○...
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Remote Access Airlink radios may be accessed locally using the serial port as a console or remotely using SSH or WinSCP over an Ethernet connection as described in the following sections. 6.2.1 Radio Console Access The Mercury Serial connector includes an embedded Console interface. The Console is accessible using a Console Adapter cable as shown in Figure 6-1.
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Console interface may be accessed using a serial application (Putty, HyperTerminal, minicom, MobaXterm, etc.) configured with the following characteristics: Table 6-2 Console Configuration Parameter Value Speed 115,200 Data Bits Stop Bits Parity None Flow Control None NOTE The console interface is also used for status reporting which can make CLI use a challenge.
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE Quotes are not required and Linux will not ask you to repeat your password. Remote Station Display Console access to a remote radio is password protected. The username “operator” is limited to status commands without access to configuration commands, “admin” provides access to the CLI status and configuration commands, while “root”...
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WinSCP WinSCP (http://www.winscp.net) is an open-source tool that provides powerful remote file management tools from a Windows environment. 6.6.1 WinSCP Startup Dialog Figure 6-2 Startup Dialog – User Name and Password 6.6.2 WinSCP Configuration of Mercury There are three methods used to change the configuration using WinSCP: 1.
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.6.3 Mercury File Structure The right side of the WinSCP screen shows the Mercury files. Within the root directory, the following subdirectories are shown in Figure 6-3. Figure 6-3 Mercury File Structure Because this is a windows environment, double-clicking on the directory you want to move to will bring you to the subdirectory.
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Double-clicking on a file name will open the file which can then be edited. The figure below shows an example of a mercury configuration file: Figure 6-4 Mercury Configuration File Remote Radio Station The operation of a remote station is determined by a set of configuration parameters organized into a series of files in the application partition.
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● start_mercury.sh – This is the file the remote station uses when it’s initially turned on. This will be custom tailored by Siemens based on each customer’s requirements. Changes should be coordinated with Siemens. ● ms_config.xml – This is the configuration file for the RS. This can be a single file or a symbolic link file (pointer file) that points to the file that contains the configuration information for the remote station.
CONFIGURATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maintaining Multiple Configuration File Versions As previously mentioned, there are three methods used to change the configuration using WinSCP: 1. Upload and relink: Upload a new configuration file and relink the file (preferred) – This method uses WinSCP to transfer a new configuration file to the radio.
OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 7 OPERATION OPERATION Description After the radio and antenna system has been installed and the radio properly configured, the radio can be placed into operation. Remote Station (Airlink Mercury) CLI Operation The basic functionality of the Airlink Mercury software operating on a remote radio can be determined from the LEDs.
OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is the admin CLI. All commands are nested and can be listed by typing a “tab”. The first level is shown in Figure 7-2. Figure 7-2 First Level Commands As an example, to see a connected measurement report for the ms, type show and tab: Figure 7-3 View a Connected Measurement Report Example COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021...
OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ These are the CLI commands available for the RS. If the command “show ms measurement report” is typed, then the measurement report is shown in Figure 7-4 Figure 7-4 MS Measurement Report Mean DL CINR : 27 (dB) Average DL CINR Mean DL CINR Min : 13 (dB)
OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tx iTrim : Up-link DC offset real Tx qTrim : Up-link DC offset imag Doppler Feq Est : Doppler frequency offset Second LNA enable : Second LNA Parameter Current UL FEC Code: Uplink modulation Current DL FEC Code: Downlink modulation Hybrid power control Power Control Mode:...
OPERATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 7-6 Maximum Transmit Power Figure 7-7 2. Change the MS RX gain for Mercury as shown in The range for Receive Gain is 0 to 62 dB. Figure 7-7 Adjust Receive Gain COM-00-21-03 OCTOBER 2021 Version No.: A...
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SOFTWARE UPDATES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 8 SOFTWARE UPDATES SOFTWARE UPDATES Software updates to the radio are made using the following methods: Apollo can upgrade the software and should be used whenever possible. Complete reflash of the radio – this is a 25 – 30 Mbyte file and should be done locally at the radio.
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SOFTWARE UPDATES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If the active partition is mtdblock5, the commands are as follows: # flash_eraseall /dev/mtd6 # ubiformat /dev/mtd6 -f Mercury_Release_1.0.0c.ubi -s 512 -O 512 # boot2 # reboot Radio will reboot and switch the active partition to mtdblock6. ...
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