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ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside
RADIO TRANSCEIVER FOR RAILROAD PTC
Field Service Guide
ITC 220 Transceivers
PN 0046300120 Rev. A
Revised August 2012

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  • Page 1 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside RADIO TRANSCEIVER FOR RAILROAD PTC Field Service Guide ITC 220 Transceivers PN 0046300120 Rev. A Revised August 2012...
  • Page 2 REVISION HISTORY DATE REVISION DETAILS August 2012 Initial release. Part number 0046300120.

  • Page 3: Important Notice

    Refer to Table 1 and 2 on pages 3 and 4 of the RF Energy Exposure Guide for ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive, and Wayside Transceivers Installed in Vehicles or at Fixed Sites for recommended minimum lateral distance, as applicable for the antenna application, type of antenna, and transmitting power.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Verify Front Panel LEDS Are Operational (All Transceiver Types) and Verify Cooling Fans Are Operational (Base Station Transceivers Only) ........................... 30 5.6.1 Verify All Front-Panel LEDs Are Operational ....................30 | Page ii ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 5 APPENDIX D — Transceiver Cables ..................... 75 D.1 Transceiver Power Cables ............................75 D.1.1 Base Station Transceiver Power Cable ......................75 | Page iii ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 6 APPENDIX J — Commonly Used Diagnostic Commands ..............96 INICHECK ..................................96 LINKSTAT ..................................96 ..................................... 97 STAT,RF ..................................97 STAT,HRX ..................................98 | Page iv ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 7: Overview

    ITC 220 Locomotive Transceiver Installation Guide; CalAmp PN 133971 ITC 220 Wayside Transceiver Installation Guide; CalAmp PN 133981 RF Energy Exposure Guide for ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive, and Wayside Transceivers Installed in Vehicles or at Fixed Sites; CalAmp PN 134069 Because installation of each type of radio transceiver is covered in the above-listed Installation Guides, installation instructions are not repeated in this Field Service Guide.

  • Page 8: Operational Characteristics

    MIL-STD-810E OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS ITC 220 radio transceivers are designed to satisfy industry-standard ITC requirements as part of an integrated 220 MHz radio (ITCR) network supporting the implementation of PTC systems. These transceivers are designed to provide communication in an interoperable fashion enabling messages to occur across railroad boundaries.
  • Page 9 Base Station & Locomotive: Complies with FCC Parts 2, 15, and 90; Industry Canada SRSP-512 Wayside: Complies with FCC Parts 2, 15, and 90 | Page 3 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 10: Physical Description

    1.3.1 BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER The ITC 220 Base Station Transceiver is housed in a 4 unit-height (allow 5 unit height to mount with a vented shelf underneath), 19-inch rack-mountable sheet metal chassis. Repositionable brackets allow for mounting the chassis in forward or mid-plane positions in 19-inch channel-rack installations.
  • Page 11 1.3.1.2.1 BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS The following figure and table illustrate the interface connections on the front panel of the Base Station Transceiver. | Page 5 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 12 The following figure and table illustrate connectors at the rear of the Base Station Transceiver. Figure 4 Connectors at rear of Base Station Transceiver | Page 6 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 13: Locomotive Transceiver

    The ITC 220 Locomotive Transceiver is housed in a 5×MCU LSI rack-compatible chassis. 1.3.2.1 LOCOMOTIVE TRANSCEIVER DIMENSIONS Overall dimensions of the ITC 220 Locomotive Transceiver are 6.2 in. width × 9.2 in. height × 12.8 in. depth, as shown in Figure 1 , which follows.

  • Page 14: Wayside Transceiver

    Threaded post (stud) for ring lug connection 1.3.3 WAYSIDE TRANSCEIVER The ITC 220 Wayside Transceiver is housed in a die-cast metal chassis. Mounting lugs at top and bottom of the chassis allow for a variety of mounting options, including in 19-inch channel-rack installations.
  • Page 15 LEDs. Dimensions of mounting lugs for mounting the unit are shown in Figure 2, which follows. | Page 9 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 16 Spacing of mounting lugs and slotted holes provide versatility for mounting the Wayside Transceiver. Figure 9, which follows, shows the recommended method of installing the Wayside Transceiver in a typical EIA 19" telecommunications rack application. | Page 10 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 17 The following figure and table illustrate the interface connections at the bottom panel of the unit. Figure 10 Wayside Transceiver bottom panel interface connections | Page 11 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 18 GPS and 220 GHz RF narrowband antennas. | Page 12 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 19: Follow Established Safety Guidelines

    LIMITING RF EXPOSURE Caution – Please refer to the RF Energy Exposure Guide for ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive, and Wayside Transceivers Installed in Vehicles or at Fixed Sites that is packaged with each transceiver for specific information regarding safe distances that must be maintained between personnel and energized transmitting antennas.

  • Page 20: Fixed Antenna Guidelines

    Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. | Page 14 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 21: Equipment Modifications

    EIRP for this case is 49.15 dBm. Also note that the maximum ERP on FCC/IC channels 196-200 at 220.975 to 221.000 MHz is 2 watts. | Page 15 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 22 10^(14.85+2.4-0.6) = 46.2 W. This installation is not allowed to transmit on FCC channels 196-200 because the maximum ERP is greater than 2 watts. | Page 16 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 23 44.85+2.9-0.9 dBm = 46.85 dBm = 48.4 W PEP and therefore the system is compliant with the 50 W ERP limit. This installation is not allowed to transmit on FCC channels 196-200 because the maximum ERP is greater than 2 watts. | Page 17 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 24: Transceiver Service

    Ethernet port and XtermW or configured, then follow the instructions in equivalent terminal program Configure Computer Ethernet Ports to Communicate installed with the Transceiver. | Page 18 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 25: Routine Maintenance

    For Base Station Transceivers, check fan operation and make sure the fans are not obstructed. More advanced information about checking fan operation is provided later in this chapter. The following figure illustrates the areas to keep unobstructed. | Page 19 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 26 For Locomotive and Wayside Transceivers, verify clearances specified in installation instructions are maintained. Figure 12 Locomotive and Wayside Transceiver — areas must not be obstructed | Page 20 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 27: Visual Inspection

    DTE Link — Illuminates when the transceiver establishes a connection to a Communication Amber Manager (CM) through the Ethernet network port. | Page 21 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 28: Configure Computer Ethernet Ports To Communicate With The Transceiver

    Ethernet port, but you will only be able to communicate with one port at a time, and you will need to reconfigure the port each time to use the appropriate IP address for the transceiver port you are connecting to. | Page 22 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 29: To Configure The Computer Ethernet 1 Interface For Communication With The Transceiver Maint Port

    3. On the General tab, click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to select it (you may have to scroll down in the items list to see it—do not remove the check mark), and then click Properties. | Page 23 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 30 4. Click Use the following IP address. 5. In the IP address box, enter 192.168.255.200. 6. In the Subnet mask box, enter 255.255.255.0. 7. Click OK. | Page 24 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 31: To Configure The Computer Ethernet 2 Interface For Communication With The Transceiver Lan Port

    2. The Local Area Network Connection Status window opens. Click Properties and the Local Area Connection Properties window for the second Ethernet connection opens. | Page 25 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 32 3. On the General tab, click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to select it (you may have to scroll down the items list to see it—do not remove the check mark) and then click Properties. | Page 26 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 33 4. Click Use the following IP address. 5. In the IP address box, enter 10.255.255.200. 6. In the Subnet mask box, enter 255.255.255.0. 7. Click OK. | Page 27 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 34: Creating An Xtermw Connection Profile

    2. From the File menu, select New Connection and the Connection Description window opens. Figure 19 Connection Description window 3. Enter a name for the connection and then click OK. | Page 28 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 35: Verify That The Maint And Lan Ethernet Ports Are Operational

    MAINT and LAN ports, and connect the test computer to each these ports. The test computer should display an active network connection on both ports (indicated in the System Tray in Windows XP) within 60 seconds. | Page 29 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 36: Review The Power On Self-Test (Post) Results

    Front-panel LEDs must be operational to be useful in diagnosing transceiver problems. When not operational, they can result in misleading information when attempting to troubleshoot problems. | Page 30 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 37 0x0040 0xFE0 All On (except Power)* 0x000 All Off (except Power)* *The PWR LED blinks; it does not illuminate solid on. | Page 31 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 38: Verify Cooling Fans Are Operational (Base Station Transceivers Only)

    Click OK. The right rear fan turns off. e. Click Send, click Command, and then type: FANS,OFF,20 f. Click OK. The left rear fan turns off. | Page 32 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 39: Verify Settings That Allow The Transceiver To Transmit

    If the transceiver returns a status of “CAL Params are: UNLOCKED,” do the following to lock the transceiver calibration parameters: | Page 33 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 40: Verify The Transceiver Is Commissioned

    1. In the XtermW application, click Send, click Command, and then type: COMMISSION,COMMISSIONED 2. Click OK. The transceiver will return the status of “Radio State: COMMISSIONED.” The transceiver has been commissioned. | Page 34 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 41: Determine And Verify Or Set Gps Coordinates (Base Station And Wayside Transceivers Only)

    Caution – Applying an incorrect voltage to the Base Station Transceiver can cause damage. Confirm the voltage rating of the Transceiver and power source before applying power. | Page 35 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 42: Measure And Adjust Peak Rf Power Output

    1. Agilent #4417A power meter to measure peak and average power or equivalent and Agilent E9325A Peak and Average Power Sensor –65 to +20 dBm or equivalent 2. 10 MHz signal reference | Page 36 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 43 Figures that follow illustrate the setup required to measure the RF output power for Base Station, Locomotive, and Wayside Transceivers. Figure 21 Base Station transmitter power output measurement and adjustment setup | Page 37 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 44 Figure 22 Locomotive transmitter power output measurement and adjustment setup Figure 23 Wayside transmitter power output measurement and adjustment setup | Page 38 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 45 To key up a Base Station or Locomotive transmitter at π/4DQPSK full rate: (Base Station and Locomotive only) 1. In XtermW type the following commands: | Page 39 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 46 Note — The two following figures in this section show a typical transmission spectrum or power measurement of a Locomotive Transceiver at Full DQPSK. | Page 40 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 47 Figure 24 Typical transmission spectrum (Full DQPSK) Figure 25 Typical transmission spectrum EVM (Full DQPSK) | Page 41 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 48 Note — The two following figures in this section show a typical transmission spectrum or power measurement of a Wayside Transceiver at Half-DQPSK. Figure 26 Typical transmission spectrum (Half-DQPSK) | Page 42 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 49 Wayside Transceivers must be held to less than 10%.) 1. Key up the transmitter for full-rate π/4DQPSK modulation using the following commands in XtermW: STOP SCHED,DEL,ALL DSP_MODE,IDLE DSP_MODE,TEST L1_TEST,SET,TXFREQ,value | Page 43 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 50 2. With the transmitter keyed, monitor peak output power and make any necessary adjustments using the following command in XtermW: TXPOWER,value | Page 44 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 51 *7.5 W PEP is +38.7 dBm peak. Average power would be about 3 dB less. The base range of 10 to 75 W is less than a 9 dB range. | Page 45 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 52: Measure Full-Rate Receiver Sensitivity

    Once observation of radio performance is complete, turn off transmit operations by typing: L1_TEST,STOP Commands for Locomotive or Wayside Transceiver: STOP SCHED,DEL,ALL DSP_MODE,IDLE DSP_MODE,TEST L1_TEST,SET,RXPATH,P L1_TEST,SET,RXENABLE,3,ON L1_TEST,SET,RXFREQ,value,3 DSP_CMD,SET,BER,RAW L1_TEST,START,RX SCHED,I,6,L1_TEST,GET,ERRCOUNTS,3,3 | Page 46 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 53 Once observation of radio performance is complete, turn off transmit operations by typing: L1_TEST,STOP Commands for Locomotive Transceiver: STOP SCHED,DEL,ALL DSP_MODE,IDLE DSP_MODE,TEST L1_TEST,SET,RXPATH,D L1_TEST,SET,RXENABLE,3,ON L1_TEST,SET,RXFREQ,value,3 | Page 47 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 54: Put A Trace On A Feature

    RF link activity, and forward-error-correction (FEC) activity. You can save traces in a log file. Note: Heavy tracing can affect radio performance. Do not leave traces running at the site. | Page 48 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 55 MAINT port 5. Click OK. 6. Select the trace feature and output destination: Click Send, click Command, and then type: TRACE,level,feature,destination | Page 49 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 56: Managing Software Application Images

    Obtain software image status information Update transceiver software application images Perform a manual software rollback Determine if automatic roll back has occurred | Page 50 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 57: Determining Software Image Status

    APPS 04/09/12 23:34:20 ** BEGIN *** BOOTINFO INFORMATION ***** ---------------- ---------------------------- tag_id length version 0.22.1 SVN 17525 2-1011-07-29 reset_count active_index active_source Flash1 | Page 51 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 58: Updating Software Images

    5. To download the software image, on the Send menu, select 63xx File Download. You will see a dialog window like the following: | Page 52 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 59 XtermW automatically executes the BOOT command after the APPS,SELECT,image-file command, causing the newly downloaded image to become the active image after a reboot. | Page 53 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 60 11. Click Send to begin the download. 12. After the installation finishes, you see the following text in the XtermW console window. | Page 54 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 61 If the Schedule check box was selected, the downloaded software image will be listed with a status of SCHD. The APPS,SCHED command displays a report of the software update schedule. | Page 55 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 62: Rolling Back An Image

    Note: You can manually delete the FLTY image by using the APPS,DELETE command. The FLTY image may also be automatically deleted when disk space is needed for new image downloads. | Page 56 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 63 2 04/09/2012 05:05 PM 3361028 D:01011401.A18 ACTV Success 2 04/09/2012 05:10 PM 3364420 C:01011503.A18 Success 0 04/09/2012 05:03 PM 3346860 D:01011203.A18 | Page 57 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 64: Maintaining Multiple Software Images In The Transceiver

    Images with the status NRDY, FLTY, or INV can be deleted by the APPS,DELETE command. The image is removed from the Apps table and the file system. | Page 58 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 65 If an APPS download operation requires additional space, any image with the INV or FLTY status that resides on the target drive is deleted from the file system and the Apps table. | Page 59 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    Run INICHECK to see if the transceiver configuration matches the current CIM script file. To run the CIM script in the event that they are not the same, use: INICHECK,SCRIPT | Page 60 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 67: Power Problems

    Confirm SD Memory Card (CIM) is Installed and Seated. If it is missing or defective, replace it with a new one that has a valid CIM script file. | Page 61 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 68: Antenna Problems

    CIM script on the SD memory card and its configuration will be the same as the original transceiver. | Page 62 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 69: Transmission Problems

    14. Replace the transceiver. When replacing a transceiver, if the SD card contains a valid CIM script, remove the SD memory card from the nonworking transceiver and insert and seat it in the replacement transceiver. The | Page 63 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 70: Reception Problems

    2. Make sure the Ethernet cable is securely connected to the transceiver LAN port. 3. Verify external network equipment is functioning properly. | Page 64 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 71: Rf Link Problems

    5. Use the BBEACON command to ensure that the base beacons are configured for the common channel. 6. Check the antenna for any defects or breaks. | Page 65 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 72: A Remote Transceiver Does Not Establish An Rf Connection To The Base Station Transceiver

    A tilde (~) or caret (^) next to the radio ID in the XtermW device output window indicates that a Base radio is selected or connected. Check to see if the Base radio with the expected connection to the remote radio is listed. | Page 66 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 73 Check that the remote is receiving the base beacons. They are shown with a similar trace. Note: Heavy tracing can affect radio performance. Do not leave traces running at the site. | Page 67 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 74: Appendix A - Abbreviations And Definitions

    FRA: Federal Railroad Administration (U.S.) PPM: Parts Per Million FTDMA: Fixed Time Division Multiple Access PSK: Phase Shift Keying GPS: Global Positioning System | Page 68 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 75 XtermW: The terminal-emulation application used for configuring and testing ITC 220 Transceivers SRSP: Standard Radio System Plan (Canada) TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol | Page 69 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 76: Appendix B - Possible Rf Antenna Configurations

    TX/RX port. A third antenna is connected to the diversity port, RX2. Figure 28 Narrowband RF antenna connections at the rear of the Base Station Transceiver | Page 70 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 77: Locomotive Transceiver

    Figure 29 Narrowband RF antenna connections at the rear of the Locomotive Transceiver B.3 WAYSIDE TRANSCEIVER The ITC 220 Wayside Transceiver only has a single antenna port for TX/RX and does not have diversity support. Figure 30 Narrowband RF antenna connector on the Wayside Transceiver | Page 71 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive &...

  • Page 78: Appendix C - Block Diagrams

    APPENDIX C — BLOCK DIAGRAMS C.1 BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER | Page 72 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 79: Locomotive Transceiver

    C.2 LOCOMOTIVE TRANSCEIVER C.3 WAYSIDE TRANSCEIVER | Page 73 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 80 | Page 74 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 81: Appendix D - Transceiver Cables

    Base Station Transceiver power terminals. Figure 31 Power cable for Base Station Transceiver with attaching lock washers and nuts | Page 75 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 82: Locomotive Transceiver Power Cable

    Transceiver uses a Wago-type connector supplying 10.9 to 15.5 VDC. The following figures show recommended construction of a power cable and the pin out of the Wayside Transceiver power connector. | Page 76 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 83: Ethernet Cables

    The MAINT port is for performing maintenance on the unit. The following figure shows the pin out of the 8-pole female M12-A cable connector used for Ethernet connection. | Page 77 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 84 Table 18 M12 connector pinout Purpose Purpose Purpose Purpose Reserved Reserved Receive + Reserved Reserved Transmit – Transmit + Receive – | Page 78 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 85: Appendix E - Gps Satellite Constellation Overview And Antenna Planning Considerations

    When determining GPS antenna locations, several factors should be taken into consideration. Following is an explanation of four typical degradation conditions that may occur for GPS antennas. | Page 79 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 86: Minimize Potential Of Gps Antenna Issues

    GPS antenna. Be aware of other large structures that may block a significant portion of the sky from the GPS antenna’s perspective. | Page 80 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 87: Determine Gps Coordinates

    The second method allows the GPS receiver to determine its own position. This method adds an additional step to the transceiver installation process. The advantages of this method include: | Page 81 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 88 GPS Interval = 30, Tx Format = TEXT, Input format = UBX 19:19:45 47:28.381N 122:14.015W S000 H000 A00015 V1 Position entered from GPS survey Precision: LOW NSAT: 11 HDOP: OFF (99.99) | Page 82 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 89 GPS antenna has been physically moved. Consequently this method is not recommended for inclusion in a CIM script file. | Page 83 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 90: Appendix F - Sample Post Results Typical For Properly Functioning Transceivers

    : PASS HOST: DHCP CONTROL : PASS HOST: SERIAL NUMBER : PASS HOST: FPGA LOAD : PASS HOST: DSP LOAD : PASS | Page 84 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 91 HOST: 12V Power Supply Temp : PASS : 41.751 (Not applicable Wayside) HOST: 28V Power Supply Temp : PASS : 39.702 (Not applicable Wayside) | Page 85 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 92 Inx Pri Stat Fail Lnch Name Notes Last Status --- --- ---- ----- ----- -------------- ----- ---- ---------- D:01011506.A14 ACTV Success | Page 86 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 93: Appendix G - Program Signal Generator For Dqpsk

    Use the numeric keypad to enter 0.35 then “Enter.” 0.35 Enter Return to an upper level by pressing “Mode Setup” to define additional parameters. Mode Setup | Page 87 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 94 Set the frequency and power level, and be sure RF and Modulation are ON. Frequency: 220 MHz Amplitude: –80 dBm Mod: ON RF: ON | Page 88 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 95: Program Agilent E4438C To Test Transceivers With Sprint 23.03 And Upward

    0001 1000 1101 1000 1000 1010 1111 0100 1100 1010 1100 1100 1001 0001 1101 1100 0011 0100 1110 1000 1100 0110 0001 1001 | Page 89 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 96 Set the frequency and power level, and be sure RF and Modulation are ON. Frequency: 220 MHz Amplitude: –80 dBm Mod: ON RF: ON | Page 90 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 97: Program F4438C Signal Generator For Msgps (Multi-Satellite Gps)

    IQ Phase Select More. More Select Frequency. Frequency Set frequency to 1.575420 GHz. Select Real-time GPS = on. Rea;-time GPS (on) | Page 91 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 98: Appendix H - Forward Error-Correction Data-Packet Format Table

    11011000 11011111 10001010 11000100 11110100 10100111 11001010 11000111 11001100 00010111 10010001 11000100 11011100 11101100 00110100 01011001 11101000 00110010 11000110 01000000 00011001 | Page 92 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 99: Appendix I - Command Security

    2. Click Send, click Command, and then type: LOGON,password Where password is your current password. 3. Click OK or press Enter. | Page 93 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 100: Log Off From The Transceiver

    3. Click OK or press Enter. | Page 94 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 101: Forget Your Password

    Ask an administrator who has permission to reset users’ passwords to the default password to reset your password to the default. Change your password from the default password to your own password. See I.3 Change Your Transceiver Password. | Page 95 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 102: Appendix J - Commonly Used Diagnostic Commands

    DIST DEG BROADCST 000 SYSTM 0 0000 0000 CMNBDCST 000 SYSTM 0 0000 0000 r^00000500 v 127 SDR1 0 0000 -099 0000 | Page 96 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 103: Rev

    105117 QStatPkt BaseBeacon AckPkt AcqPkt PosPkt TodPkt BcastShort BcastLoc BcastComm UniLocal UniLocal UniCommon UniCommon UniBdcst OtherLocal OtherLocal OtherComm OtherComm Illegal Messages | Page 97 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

  • Page 104: Stat,Hrx

    SH Code 10: SH Code 11: SH Code 12: SH Code 13: SH Code 14: SH Code 15: Unknown/Illegal: ACK Messages: NACK Messages: | Page 98 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...
  • Page 105 For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.calamp.com. | Page 99 ITC 220 Base Station, Locomotive & Wayside Radio Transceiver Field Service Guide PN 0046300120 Rev. A...

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