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RI-200 and RI-210 Repeater Controller V2.02 User Manual

1. PAGE 56 Macro Programming Introduction Programming Standard User Commands and Macros 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 1 1 Passing S Commands to Another Controller Telephone Commands User S Commands Programming CW messages Exiting Programming Mode Page 3 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 6 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT 62 6 0 Telephone Interconnect 6 1 Telephone Incoming Calls 6 2 Telephone Commands 6 3 Telephone Incoming Control 6 4 Telephone Outgoing Calls 6 5 Auto Dialer and Last Number Redial 6 6 Telephone Number Accept and Reject Table 6 7 Telephone Company Information 7 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION PAGE 65 7 0 Circuit Description 7 1 RI 200 Repeater Controller Schematic 7 2 RI 200 Repeater Controller Board Layout 7 3 RI 200 Repeater Controller Parts List 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 555555550 70 8 0 Standard Troubleshooting 8 1 Problem Check List 9 GLOSSARY and WARRANTY 71 9 0 Glossary 9 1 Limited Warranty SYSTEM COMMAND LIST ER HER EUH RECHNER dk Pn ERN CRINE EP SFR EROR IER dE PAGE 75 CTCSS and DCS DECODE TABLE 0 1 1 1 2 4 a tasa etas etos seus PAGE 81 USER COMMAND NAME and MACRO DATA TABLE eene eene eene nnn PAGE 85 TELEPHONE AUTO DIAL ACCEPT and REJECT TABLE
2. Page 30 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 21 SET MASTER and CROSS ENCODE CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE This command is used to setup a master encode tone this is a tone that is encoded regardless to the tone that was decoded The master encode is selected by omitting the cross decode tone number Cross encode is where you specify a specific encode tone for each of the decode tones that you will be using For an example the controller can be set up so that when 100 0 Hz is decoded 127 3 Hz tone is encoded Or when DCS code 023 is decoded tone 151 4 Hz is encoded This command also works in conjunction with S Command 25 to select the encode mode or when this tone or code is encoded When setting up tones for cross encode a value of 000 in the tone encode field will force the controller to use the master tone for the selected decode tone To use the cross tone encoding mode S Command 22 must be set to mode 3 Each tone or code has a number assigned to it as listed in the table in section 4 5 20 DCS is only available if you ordered your controller with the DCS option installed SYNTAX 21 Encode Tone Number lt Decode Tone Number gt MINIMUM Encode 0 No tone Decode 0 tones MAXIMUM Encode and Decode 154 DCS code 754 UNITS Encode Tone Number 0 No tone or Off 0 Master tone when decode tone is included 001 154 Decode tone number cross encode is optional 0 All decode
3. Page 100 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 D10 D11 D12 D13 Di4 D15 D16 Notes Page 101 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 10 11 12 3 14 15 16 Page 102
4. 020 PAGE 16 3 0 Operating 3 1 System Status Indicator 3 2 DTMF Command Inputs 3 3 Telemetry Messages 3 4 Setting audio levels 3 4 1 Setting Receiver Input Gain 3 4 2 Setting Squelch Stage Gain 3 4 3 Adjusting the Transmitter 3 5 SmartSquelch and Normal Squelch Operation 3 6 CTCSS decode and encode operation 3 7 DCS decode and encode setup and operation 3 8 Initialization Procedure 3 9 Event Scheduler 4 0 Programming 4 1 Programming Command Format 4 2 Password Access 4 2 1 Auxiliary Controller Password Access 4 3 Valid S Command and Macro Data 4 4 Leading Zero rules for S Command data Page 1 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 System Commands 4 5 00 4 5 01 4 5 02 4 5 03 4 5 04 4 5 05 4 5 06 4 5 07 4 5 08 4 5 09 4 5 10 4 5 11 4 5 12 4 5 13 4 5 14 4 5 15 4 5 16 4 5 17 4 5 18 4 5 19 4 5 20 4 5 21 4 5 22 4 5 23 4 5 24 4 5 25 4 5 26 4 5 27 4 5 28 4 5 29 4 5 30 4 5 31 4 5 32 4 5 33 4 5 34 4 5 35 4 5 36 4 5 37 4 5 38 4 5 39 4 5 40 4 5 41 4 5 42 4 5 43 4 5 44 4 5 45 4 5 46 4 5 47 4 5 48 4 5 49 4 5 50 4 5 51 4 5 52 4 5 53 No Operation System Mode Receiver Audio Source Mode Reserved Repeater Carrier Delay Timer Force PTT On Repeater Telemetry Mode ID Interval Timer Courtesy Message Timer LED Status Display Repeater Timeout Timer Reserved Adjust Repeater Transmitter Audio Level Reserved User and S Command CTCSS
5. ieee xu gt 0004 Taser telephone Telephone on hook 0004 0 JLikOnDulx 00 0 JjLimkOf Page 45 Nile 12 LL Em gt Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 63 MACRO EDITOR SET STARTING LINE NUMBER POINTER Macros are one or more S Commands strung together Messages are also stored in the same memory area as macros To build a macro or message you must first tell the controller where the macro or message will start Macro Start Line and then enter S Commands S Command 64 or CW Commands S Command 31 into the macro data memory This command is used to set the macro start line pointer The controller will keep track of the exact position in the macro data memory as you enter data There are 999 starting lines in the macro data memory SYNTAX 63 Macro start line MINIMUM 1 MAXIMUM 999 UNITS Macro start line DEFAULT N A EXAMPLE 637 Sets the pointer to start on line number 7 4 5 64 MACRO EDITOR INSERT S COMMANDS The system memory is used for both macros and messages This memory is organized with 999 lines of data storage and each line consisting of 8 digits Once you have set the macro start line pointer S Command 63 you can begin to enter S Commands into the macro data memory One or more S Commands can be strung together and the data is allowed to continue through additional lines until the end o
6. 7 073 CW L CW command 8 073 CW L CW command9 076 CW command 10 002 End Of Message Review the following procedure to enter this Hello ID into the controller Un key your radio after each command you should hear CW This will tell you that you did everything correctly If you hear CW ERROR a mistake was made and the command was aborted S Command Description 1 123456 Unlock the controller you are in S Command mode You should notice a different courtesy tone 2 63 085 S Command 63 set the memory data pointer start line number pointer to start line 085 3 31 001 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Start Of Message 4 31 023 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set tone generator to 697 Hz 5 31 042 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set CW speed to 16 WPM 6 31 088 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW Space 7 31 069 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 8 31 066 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 9 31 073 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW L 10 31 073 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW L 11 31 076 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 12 31 002 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory End Of Message 13 64 S Command 64 Terminate the end of this memory segment 14 68 085 S Command 68 Trigger a message or macro at sta
7. INSTALLING THE RI 210 REPEATER CONTROLLER Skip to the next section if you are not installing the RI 210 into a VX 5000 repeater 1 Start by removing the four screws holding the top cover on the Vertex repeater 2 Install the Vertex programming cable and a dummy load on the TX ANT connector 3 Connect power to the repeater and run the Vertex programming software that came with the vertex repeater 4 Select the CLONE mode and use F3 to copy the current repeater configuration to the program 5 Go into the Timer menu and disable all of the REPEATER and BASE timers 6 Go into the Setup menu and set the Mode to Duplex the Beep to Disable and Hang to Quiet 7 Because the RI 210 has its own CTCSS DCS decoder you will need to disable the Vertex CTCSS decoder Last go into the Option menu and disable the Vertex CTCSS tone decode In some older models of the repeater you will need to unplug the optional Vertex CTCSS decoder assembly 8 Save these new values to the repeater by using F key 9 Disconnect the power and programming cable from the repeater 10 Place the RI 210 in the slot between the receiver and the exciter The telephone jack should be located on the side closest to the power supply or RF power amp 11 The mounting h
8. Now you are ready to enter your ID message Use the above example to organize your message There are blank table forms in the appendix that can be used to keep track of the data It is important to know how the memory is organized so that you will know what the next available start line will be The table below shows the default ID and how the above data was stored into memory MESSAGE TABLE Line D1 D2 D3 D4 Ds D D7 D8 NOTE 05 3 1 oO 2 3 o4 2 Default 1D HELLO 086 0 8 8 0 9 0 087 6 0 7 3 7 3 088 7 6 D 1 The first two digits 31 are the start of message marker This data is automatically entered into memory as a result of the S Command 31 001 Each of the next groups of three digits represents each of the CW commands The first of the CW commands 023 is the tone frequency The next CW command 042 is the CW speed After the CW speed are each of the characters you wish to use The last two data items are the end of message and end of segment commands These two digits are the result of S Commands 31 002 and 64 ON Pe ND Because the ID is the last item stored in the data memory you do not need to worry about damaging other data in the memory You should still keep track of the memory used by your ID so that you will know what the next available start line is Rather than using Morse code in some of your messages you can use tones of va
9. 23 2 157 When the auxiliary input is active the repeater will use the tone for the source auxiliary 4 524 SET CTCSS DCS ENCODE LEVEL Use this command to make minor adjusts to the CTCSS DCS encode level on the repeater transmitter The level is adjusted in 0 86 dB steps and starts at the mid range SYNTAX 24 Level MINIMUM 0 2 58 dB MAXIMUM 6 2 58 dB UNITS 0 86 dB steps DEFAULT 3 0 00 dB EXAMPLE 245 Raises encode tone level by 1 72 dB from default 4 5 25 DCS TX RX DATA POLARITY CONTROL Depending on your repeater installation you may have to change the polarity of the DCS TX RX data If the controller will not decode DCS data change the RX polarity If your radio will not decode DCS data from the repeater change the TX polarity DCS is only available if you ordered your controller with the DCS option installed SYNTAX 25 TX RX Pol MINIMUM TX RX 0 TX Pol 0 Non inverted MAXIMUM 1 RX Pol 1 Inverted UNITS 0 TX 1 RX Pol 0 Non inverted 1 Inverted DEFAULT TX 0 RX 0 EXAMPLE 25 10 Set RX polarity to Non inverted 4 5 26 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 27 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 28 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 29 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 30 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND Page 32 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 31 MESSAGE EDITOR INSERT TONE GENERATOR CW COMMANDS Messages include the station ID courtesy tones and
10. and the user command mode as the controller locked mode IMPORTANT NOTE At all times the controller is in one of two command modes 1 Normal operating mode where User Commands are functional 2 Programming mode where System Commands S Commands are used to customize the repeater operation 4 1 PROGRAMMING COMMAND FORMAT Syntax is a common computer term which means the format of a statement command or data that must be organized and entered such that the computer can recognize or understand what you are telling the computer The syntax of an S Command consists of a two digit number ranging from 00 to 99 which identifies the S Command itself The S Command is followed by data of various types and amounts Each of the S Commands listed in this section will detail its own syntax 4 2 PASSWORD ACCESS Prior to the access of any System Command or S Commands you must enter the valid password Upon receipt of the valid password the RI 200 controller will return an acknowledgment message default is CW At that time any system or S Command may be issued Any valid S Command will also return the acknowledgment message CW OK or sometimes called a function complete telemetry If the controller did not understand the S Command you will get a CW error message default is CW The controller comes programmed with 123456 as the password to access the system command mode You can change the passw
11. Command list to see if it is a valid command the digits themselves and the total digits must be an exact match If there are any extra digits in the command the command will be rejected Once the controller has found a match the controller will get the macro start line where multiple S Commands can be executed To clear a User Command name send S Command 62 followed by the command number you want to clear Each command is assigned a group number You can use S Command 15 to turn on or off each or all groups See section 5 for more information on programming macros SYNTAX 62 Command number Group Macro start line Command name MINIMUM Command number 01 Group 1 Macro start line 000 Macro name 0 digits remove the macro MAXIMUM Command number 99 Group 8 Macro start line 999 Macro name 4 digits UNITS Command number 01 99 Group 1 8 Start line 000 999 Command name DEFAULT See default table below EXAMPLE 6235 1 040 123 Command number 35 group 1 macro start line 40 and the name is 123 DEFAULT MACRO NAME TABLE ESSI EMUM T Nene e 002 pra Pp 1 o4 1 f DBQCcrmess DCOSdeoeo 88 73 1 3 3 b N T gJ 1 m 5 o 1 on 4 JQggCrCSStoeenodeon 1 02 4 CTCSS tone encode off 9 1
12. See S Command 83 in section 4 5 83 and section 6 0 for additional information on working with this table TELEPHONE ACCESS CODE TABLE Store D1_ D2 D4 ps 08 D9 D10 DII DI2 DI3 DI4 DIS DIG Nots TELEPHONE ACCOUNT CODE TABLE Store D1_ D2 D4 ps 08 D10 DII DI2 DI3 DI4 DIS DIG Nots Page 93 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of auto dial numbers See S Command 84 in section 4 5 84 and section 6 0 for additional information on working with this table AUTO DIAL TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D7 08 D10 DII DI2 DI3 DI4 DIS DIG Nots Page 94 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual AUTO DIAL TABLE Store D1 1 2 D4 ps 08 D9 D10 DII DI2 DI3 DI4 DIS DIG Nots 0 Page 95 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual AUTO DIAL TABLE Store D1 1 2 4 ps 7 08 D9 D10 DII DI2 DI3 DI4 DIS DIG Nots Page 96 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following tabl
13. Use standard commands for applications with multiple S Commands The following example will allow a user to lock on the repeater transmitter for a set time 1 Un lock the controller with your password Send 61 02 1 05 21 and un key you should hear a function complete CW 61 is the user S Command The 01 is the user S Command number The 1 is the group number for this command The 05 is the force PTT on for x time S Command The 21 is the name of the user S Command Send 69 and un key you should hear a function complete CW This locked the controller 4 Send 22 15 and un key you should hear a function complete CW Next you should notice that the repeater transmitter will stay keyed for 15 seconds The 22 is the name of the user S Command and the 15 was the data that is passed to S Command 05 5 You now have a user command to force on the repeater transmitter 5 4 PROGRAMMING CW MESSAGE CW messages are Morse code messages like the station ID courtesy tones and system telemetry The messages consist of tone generator or CW commands in sequence Each of these commands consist of a 3 digit value and are used to tell the RI 200 s tone generator what to do These commands include setting the tone frequency CW code speed CW character beeps and pauses The messages are stored in the same memory area as macros For this reason it is important to manage and track the memory usage as not to
14. commands These two digits are the result of S Commands 31 002 and 64 Qv gt You can also use tones of various lengths and pauses in any of your messages see CW commands 101 through 166 The next example will show you how to change the function complete message The current function complete is stored at starting line 071 and used 3 lines of memory In this example the function complete will be two 1 10 second tones first at 1206 Hz and the second at 770 Hz The new message will require 19 digits of storage and with 8 digits per line available we will be able to store this message in the same memory location as the old message S Command Description 1 123456 Unlock the controller you are in S Command mode You should notice a different courtesy tone 2 63 O71 S Command 63 set the memory data pointer start line number pointer to start line 071 3 31 001 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Start Of Message 4 31 027 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set tone generator to 1209 Hz tone 5 31 112 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Tone on for 100 ms 6 31 140 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Pause for 60 ms 7 31 024 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set tone generator to 770 Hz 8 31 112 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Tone on for 100 ms 9 31 002 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory End Of Message 10 64 S Command 64 Terminate the
15. 107 CD Weak signal courtesy Start line 039 31 024 042 079 080 081 C D Power on reset courtesy RST Start line 042 31 030 102 150 026 150 023 118 Post timeout Start line 046 31 026 124 023 124 C D Pre timeout Start line 048 31 030 042 066 079 079 076 079 CD Function error ERROR Start line 052 31 025 040 088 076 072 CD Function acknowledgment OK Start line 055 31 152 026 102 142 023 142 026 142 023 Auto patch ring 142 026 142 023 142 026 110C D Start line 062 31026 134 CD 10 Second test tone Start line 064 31 030 113 139 025 113 CD Un lock courtesy Start line 067 31 004 152 025 042 069 066 073 073 076 C D Auto patch answer message HELLO Start line 071 31 004 152 023 042 076 072 C D Auto patch function acknowledgment OK Start line 074 31004 152 029 042 066 079 083 076 079 C D Auto patch function error ERROR Start line 078 31 004 026 102 142 023 142 026 142 023 Auto patch ring back 142 026 142 023 142026 110C D Start line 085 31 023 042 088 069 066 073 073 076 C D Station ID HELLO Page 33 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual CW COMMAND DATA TABLE Reset tone generator CW speed 16 WPM CW Ww Tone beep 2 5 Sec Start of Message CW speed 17 WPM CW X Tone beep 3 0 Sec End of Message CW speed 18 WPM CW Y Tone beep 4 0 Sec Message to repeater CW speed 19 WPM CW Z Tone beep 5 0 Sec Message to auto patch CW speed 20 WPM CW Space Tone beep 6 0 Sec Message to auxiliary CW speed 21 WPM C
16. 4 5 84 4 5 85 4 5 86 4 5 87 4 5 88 4 5 89 4 5 90 4 5 91 4 5 92 4 5 93 4 5 94 4 5 95 4 5 96 4 5 97 4 5 98 4 5 99 Set Key Code for User Commands Password for S Command Access Password for Telephone Incoming Ring Access Password for Telephone Incoming Control Access Remote Software Reset Remote EEPROM Initialize User Telephone Off hook Command Names User Defined S Commands Rename a System Command User Command Names Macro Editor Set Starting Line Number Pointer Macro Editor Insert S Commands Reserved Reserved Reserved Macro Line Jump Exit S Command Programming Telephone Outgoing Call Mode Telephone Incoming Call Mode Telephone CTCSS DCS Tone Panel Enable Telephone Incoming Call Control Timeout Telephone Incoming Call Ring and Command Password Timeout Telephone Incoming Ring Delay Telephone TX Ring Limit Telephone Off hook Timeout Timer Telephone Inactivity on Receiver Timeout Timer Telephone Incoming AGC Audio Level Flash Hook Switch Telephone DTMF or Pulse Dialing Select Telephone On Off hook and Access Account Code Edit Telephone Access and Account Code Telephone Number Auto Dialer Set an Auto Dial Number for Use Telephone Number Accept Table Enable Edit Telephone Number Accept Table Telephone Number Reject Table Enable Edit Telephone Number Reject Table Wait for Dial Tone Timer Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 5
17. A EXAMPLE 6834 Jump to macro starting at line 34 and continue executing S Commands 4 5 69 EXIT S COMMAND PROGRAMMING When you are finished making changes to S Commands use this command to lock the controller and exit the S Command mode If no S Commands are executed for 5 minutes a timer will automatically lock the controller for you SYNTAX 69 DEFAULT N A EXAMPLE 69 Exit S Command Programming mode 4 5 70 TELEPHONE OUTGOING CALL MODE This command is used to setup how the controller operates when making outgoing telephone calls Outgoing calls operate under the rules determine by modes 0 through 4 In mode 2 and if you are operating full duplex you can listen to the caller while you are talking on the repeater In mode 3 other people on the repeater will not be able to hear you talk to the caller Mode 4 is the same as mode 3 except a tone is added to repeater TX when you talk to the caller SYNTAX 70 Mode MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 4 UNITS Mode 0 Disable outgoing call mode no telephone call can be made Mode 1 Simplex auto patch telephone audio is muted when the repeater receiver is active Mode 2 Duplex auto patch telephone audio and repeater audio are mixed at the transmitter Mode 3 Mute receiver audio telephone and repeater audio are muted when the receiver is active Mode 4 Repeat cover tone a cover is added to the repeater audio when the receiver is active DEFAULT 1 Simplex EXAMPLE 702 Set the telephone outgoin
18. AUDIO LEVELS The RI 210 is shipped with audio levels already set for the Vertex repeater however final adjustments may be required If you are installing a RI 200 or checking the RI 210 audio levels use the following procedure Warning Refer to section 3 8 Initialization procedure When a full controller initialization is performed all digital pot settings are returned to their default settings Do not perform the initialization procedure at this time During full controller initialization all system settings user commands macros messages and digital pot settings will be returned to their defaults While holding down the initialization button apply 12 VDC power After all the LED s are turned on you can release the initialization button and only the system data will be modified If you continue holding the initialization button for more than fifteen seconds the digital pots will be reset Note If you are having startup problems check the following items 1 When entering your password for the first time make sure the COS CTCSS and DTMF status LED s are operating properly Most of the startup problems will relate to discriminator audio level too low too high too much DTMF twist and or audio distortion or CTCSS level too high or low If your discriminator does not have adequate filtering of the 455 kHz second IF frequency you will have to provide for this filtering between the radio and controller The RI 200 design has a wide dyn
19. Command will not allow extra digits for dialing This command requires the command number up to 8 telephone commands are available a command group number see S Command 15 the macro start line the point in the macro data table where the command starts and the command name The macro data that is used for the telephone off hook command should always include the off hook S Command 82 to work correctly The on hook command does not require this type of telephone user command For building on hook commands use a standard user command To clear a user command name send the S Command and only the command number you want to clear See section 5 for more information on creating user commands and macros SYNTAX 60 Telephone command Group Macro start line Command name MINIMUM Telephone command 01 Group 1 Macro start line 000 disable Command name 0 digits remove command MAXIMUM Telephone command 08 Group 8 Macro start line 999 Command name 4 digits UNITS Command number 01 08 Group 1 8 Start line 000 999 Command name DEFAULT See default table below EXAMPLE 60 02 3 100 44 Telephone command number 2 is included in group 2 points to macro start line 100 and the name is 44 DEFA T c ONE COMMAND NAMES mmand Group Macro D3 Notes pes Number Start Line oao 2 8 Simplex o 2 09 9 j Telphoneoffhoo Duplex Page 44 Pacific Research Solut
20. DEFAULT 60 Seconds EXAMPLE 78 120 Set inactivity on receiver time out for 120 seconds 4 5 79 TELEPHONE INCOMING AGC AUDIO LEVEL An AGC Automatic Gain Control is used in the audio from the telephone to the repeater transmitter This command is used to set the initial AGC audio level from the telephone The AGC will operate in a smaller range of this course setting If the telephone audio is typically too low or too high you can adjust the overall range of the AGC with this command A larger value equals a higher level setting You can turn off the AGC by setting the AGC to zero SYNTAX 79 Level MINIMUM 0 Disable AGC MAXIMUM 7 UNITS Levels 1 through 7 DEFAULT 4 EXAMPLE 79 6 Set telephone AGC level to 6 4 5 80 FLASH HOOK SWITCH The RI 200 will function with a telephone line that has call hold or call waiting This command is used to do a flash hook for 1 2 of a second You can build a user command with a macro to call this S Command for access to call waiting SYNTAX 80 DEFAULT N A EXAMPLE 80 Telephone flash hook Page 50 Pacific Research Solutions 4 5 81 RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE DTMF OR PULSE DIALING SELECT This command is used to select between DTMF or pulse dialing over the telephone line If pulse dialing is selected all numbers in the access table auto dial table and numbers placed at the end of a telephone off hook macro will be pulsed dialed SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAM
21. The repeater builder may elect to incorporate an on off power switch on the DC side Most repeater owners switch the AC primary side of the power supply The RI 200 repeater controller connection to the power supply must be over current protected Use of a one ampere fuse should be the largest capacity considered in your installation 250 ma fuse is best When connected properly the green LED on the status LED display will light when the power is applied and the system enable command is on Page 13 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 2 3 REPEATER RECEIVER AUDIO CONNECTION Since the RI 200 controller has the squelch or COR COS circuits incorporated on board the audio input MUST BE connected directly to the receiver discriminator output Connect the receiver discriminator audio to the RI 200 J1 pin 2 and the receiver ground or audio return to pin 10 Do not connect to the speaker leads If you are not familiar with the repeater receiver get assistance from someone knowledgeable on the subject or contact our factory for support If your discriminator does not have adequate filtering for 455 kHz you will have to provide for this filtering between the radio and controller 10mH inductor in line with a 1000pF capacitor to ground should work You may need to adjust these values according to the output impedance of your discriminator For best performance all audio connections should be made with shielded cable The controller s audio
22. This number can be used with S Command 58 to reset the program or S Command 59 to re initialize the memory Controller serial number Page 11 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 1 4 6 CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD The controller comes pre programmed with 123456 as the password to access the System Command S Command mode You can select a new 1 to 6 digits password You can use any of the DTMF characters in your password except for Do not use in your password To reduce additional problems check your new password with the system commands to make sure it does not look like a system command Example do not use 010 as the password If you are in the S Command mode and accidentally send this password you will turn off the system instead oops S Command Description 1 Pick your new password to 6 digits The default is 123456 2 123456 Unlock the controller you are in S Command mode 3 55 mmm S Command 55 and your new password If you make any mistakes re enter your new password If you lock the controller with a mistake in the password you will have to reset all the factory defaults to regain access to the S Command mode again 4 69 S Command 69 Lock the controller you are done 5 979 Check your new password send Your password you SHOULD hear a function complete 6 69 Re lock the controller 15 AUXILIARY INPUT OUTPUT The RI 200 has auxiliary input and output ca
23. This provides a constant repeater transmitter signal for running test measuring power output or checking signal coverage as you drive around Once the timer has expired it will not reset itself You can clear or reset this timer by entering a zero value for the time SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 05 Seconds 0 Reset timer 3600 Seconds equals one hour max Seconds 0 05 120 Lock on the repeater transmitter for 120 seconds 2 minutes 05 300 Lock on the repeater transmitter for 300 seconds 5 minutes 4 5 06 REPEATER TELEMETRY MODE CW telemetry is divided into 3 groups ID function complete error and everything else including courtesy tones This command sets the CW telemetry responses to one of four modes 1 Everything Off 2 ID only 3 function complete amp ID only and 4 all on This command can be used to turn off the function complete and error messages while keeping the ID on If you omit the mode data the controller will temporarily suspend the function complete or error message This suspended message is one time only not effecting the previously selected mode This feature can be used to keep a function complete message from occurring during a macro or user command More commonly used during an automatic command or scheduled command SYNTAX 06 Mode MINIMUM No Data MAXIMUM 3 AII On UNITS Mode 0 Everything off Mode 1 ID only Mode 2 ID function complete and function err
24. a pointer to the start line where you want to start your message This is done with S Command 63 Next you can start building your message For the message to work correctly you must include a Start of Message command 31 001 as the first entry The following entries are the message itself 31 XXX The message is completed with an End of Message command 31 002 and finally an end of data command 64 as the last entry For the purpose of tracking the amount of data stored in memory the Start of Message consumes 2 digits 31 The End of Message command consumes digit The end of data command consumes digit other message commands consume 3 digits each When building a message that is contained within a macro the messages must be short a total of 32 digits or less You use the standard macro edit process with S Command 64 and the message edit S command 31 with message data No start or end of message commands are required A 10 second beep would be entered as 64 31 026 134 SYNTAX 31 CW Command MINIMUM CW Commands 000 Reset tone generator see the following CW Command Table MAXIMUM CW Commands 166 Delay 10 seconds see the following CW Command Table UNITS 3 digit CW Commands DEFAULT See default messages below EXAMPLE See example in section 1 4 2 Start line 031 31 023 102 139 024 139 025 139 026 107 CD Normal courtesy Start line 035 31 026 102 139 025 139 024 139 023
25. assign each RI 200 a unique address when connecting multiple controllers together The unit address is used in the serial data protocol so that multiple controllers can talk to each other Valid unit addresses are 1 through 9 with default being 1 A controller with an S Command address in its macro data will not process that S Command All other controllers connected to the auxiliary port will look for a matching address and execute the S Command An externally executable S Command starts with the A prefix and the destination address like A2 This will send the S Command following the A2 to all controllers with the unit address of 2 When connecting multiple controllers together you will have to assign each controller its own address SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 39 Address 1 9 Unit address 1 39 3 Sets controller unit address to 3 Page 37 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 40 DELAY TIMER MACRO TRIGGER You can delay a macro to execute at some time in the future Once this S Command is setup and the timer expires the macro pointed to by the Start Line field will execute Note This function will generate an OK function complete without a user command being sent For example this function can be used to turn on the CTCSS repeater tone panel after a preset time has expired SYNTAX 40 Start Line Time MINIMUM Start Line 000 disable function Time 0 reset t
26. before starting Listen for the correct response from the controller or ERROR Make small changes each time and test as you go Keep careful track of the data in a macro so that you do not over write it with another macro Gy eh de ES A ES Example of programming a standard user command and macro When a repeater user sends a command the controller checks the command with the programmed commands for an exact match The RI 200 has 99 standard command memory locations available for use Each command memory locations have a number from 01 through 99 which are like a mailbox address Into this box you put where the macro data starts macro start line and then you give the command its functional name user command If you need to remove or clear a command send the S Command 62 followed by the command number only In the following example you will create a user command with 456 as the name Page 56 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Un lock the controller with the password Send 62 20 1 150 456 then un key you should hear a function complete CW OK 3 This is what you did e 62 5 to define a user command 20 Command number the memory location or mail box number 1 The group number for this command 150 Macro data start line number 456 Command name the user will send to execute the command Ne Example of programming macro data into the macro data memory Anyti
27. data in S Command or as macro data The DTMF character is the only digit not valid as data this character is used by the controller as a command terminator or instead of unkeying your radio The RI 200 will validate all data with in an S Command If any of data fields are out of range have an incorrect number of digits or missing digits the RI 200 will not modify the S Command data and will return with an error message Page 23 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 4 RULES FOR LEADING ZEROS IN S COMMANDS Leading zeros means that if a command requires a 3 digit value whether the value is 001 or 100 a total of 3 digits must be used All S Command codes are two digits long If the first digit of the S Command is a zero it must always be entered For most S Command data use the following rule If the data is a single parameter then leading zeros are not required for the data Example the controller will see 01 or 1 as the same value if used as the last parameter All commands requiring multiple parameters require leading zeros for each parameter except for the last parameter Anytime an S Command requires two data parameters such as S Command 40 the first data parameter must have leading zeros and the second data parameter does not require leading zeros If you are not sure always use leading zeros especially when you are not yet familiar with the controller 4 5 SYSTEM COMMANDS S Commands The following sections wil
28. falling to start of message 8 Time Fm Time 0 99 in 1 10 second increments 0 Disable 2 0 Sec LED Status Display lowers current drain 9 Mode EE Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off Repeater time out time 0 Time Time 0 255 in 6 seconds increments 0 Disable Reset 3 0 Min PENES ES EHE User and S Command control CTCSS DCS tone panel enable 14 Panel Mode Panel 0 Both 1 User Commands 2 S Commands Ne off Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off User command group decode enable 15 Group Mode 1 amp 2 on Group 0 8 0 groups 3 8 off Mode 1 Enable on Disable off Time 1 99 in 1 10 seconds increments 3 5 m DTMF Decode Mute time 7 Time ep Time 0 99 in 1 10 seconds increments 0 No mute 2 5 Sec DTMF Mute control 18 Mute Mode Mute 0 All 1 Repeater 2 Auxiliary 3 Telephone m on Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off Digits 0 to 9 A B D 34 digits max Page 75 Transmit audio output adjust 2 Adj RI 200 31 Adj 0 63 or up one count down one count Ree Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST a and Data Format Syntax Setting Recover Tone panel CTCSS DCS decode enable 0 Panel Tone All 013 Panel 0 All panels 1 Repeater 2 User Commands Mode 100 0 Hz 3 S Commands 4 Auxiliary 5 Telephone 6 Dial click enabled Tone 001 to 15
29. key on your computer keyboard If the squelch is open or not properly set the controller will not be able to detect the un key action so you can use the digit to perform the same as the un key action Once the command is sent the controller will respond with one of three actions 1 CW is a result of a successful command 2 CW ERROR is a result of an error in the data of a S Command or macro 3 No response the controller did not receive the command or the command was not valid Page 16 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 3 3 TELEMETRY MESSAGES Telemetry or messages are sent from the controller to you in response to a repeater status or function There are primarily three types of messages 1 The station ID 2 Courtesy messages which occur after you un key 3 System functions OK ERROR and system status Any of the messages may be modified with S Command 31 The controller comes pre programmed with default messages in response to any one of the following events EVENT DESCRIPTION Clock Set Courtesy Courtesy message is sent after each user unkeys to let other users know when the time out timer has been reset and it is OK to continue talking This message occurs when the time clock has been set Weak Signal Courtesy Replaces the courtesy message when the received signal is weak or noisy Clock not Set Courtesy Replaces the courtesy message after power has been restored to the controller This messag
30. key up and send the first digit of the command before the CTCSS DCS decodes a valid tone the first digit is missed and the command becomes invalid or looks like some other valid command e Ifyou move in and out of a RF null while sending a command a digit may get missed and the command becomes invalid or looks like some other valid command e Ifthe RI 200 is in the User Command mode while you are trying to send S Commands or the controller is in the S Command mode while you are sending User Commands Note that if you are in the S Command mode after 5 minutes have past without sending a command the controller will lock itself When this happens you will hear a CW OK without sending a command Page 8 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 1 4 1 DEFAULT USER COMMANDS The controller comes programmed with some default User Commands See section 5 for details on changing the command names or the commands themselves You can use these commands only when the controller is locked 1 Repeater system OFF Repeater system ON and with CTCSS DCS required to access repeater 2 Repeater system ON and with only a carrier needed to access repeater 3 Repeater system ON and with squelch open 4 Repeater CTCSS tone encode OFF 4 Repeater CTCSS tone encode 5 DTMF mute OFF 5 DTMF mute ON 6 Carrier delay OFF 6 Carrier delay ON 7 Answer Telephone only if ringing 8 Telephone off hook simplex You ca
31. path has a flat frequency response from 30 Hz through 4500 Hz except for the CTCSS high pass filter that cuts off at 300 Hz When interfaced properly to the repeater receiver and transmitter the controller will provide superb audio characteristics 24 REPEATER TRANSMITTER AUDIO CONNECTIONS Whenever possible use a direct FM type modulator However the RI 200 does have a de emphasis filter that can be turned on for those applications where you may need to interface to a modulator with pre emphasis It is not advisable to drive the microphone input on the transmitters Most microphone inputs have significant audio shaping compensating for the microphone response and other characteristics Always use shielded cable Connect the controller transmit audio output J1 pin 3 to the input of the modulator Connect the modulator ground or audio return to J1 pin 11 If a FM modulator without pre emphasis is not available the RI 200 can be jumped to drive a phase modulator or modulator with pre emphasis This is done by selecting the de emphasis mode S Command 02 3 and changing the position of the on board jumper The on board jumper should be set with the shunt on the side closest to U10 The side with the shunt closest to J3 is for driving a non de emphasis modulator 2 5 REPEATER TRANSMITTER PTT OR TRANSMIT KEYING CONNECTION The RI 200 repeater controller keys the transmitter at the required times WARNING As with all repeater controllers the controller
32. prefix for macros 54 Key 0 Key 0 to 4 digits C and D are NOT VALID Digits 55 Set Password for S Cmd access 55 123456 PW to 6 digits Set Password for telephone incoming ring access 56 PW 343 PW to 6 digits Set Password for telephone incoming control access 654381 59 1 PW PW SN Serial Number SN Yes Yes Yes Yes PW to 6 digits Remote software reset Controller Serial Number SN is 8 digits Remote EEPROM initialize Serial Controller Serial Number SN is 8 digits Number User telephone commands 60 Cmd See sec Y 01 08 Group 1 8 Group Line 4 5 60 Line 000 to 999 Name 1 4 digits Name 5 5 5 5 5 lt lt User commands See sec 01 08 Group 1 8 4 5 62 Line 000 to 999 Name to 4 digits alae Line 1 to 999 Macro editor insert an S Command 64 S Cmd Data ee Yes S Cmd Data 00 to 99 and its data as req for the S Cmd Section No S Cmd Data for end of macro marker 6 7 8 9 61 62 63 64 6 5 Reserved N A Jump to macro line N A N A Line 1 999 69 Exit system command mode N A User S Commands commands call S Command See sec 01 21 Group 1 8 4 5 61 S Cmd 00 to 99 Name 1 4 digits Page 78 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST Data Format ntax Setting Reco
33. squelch starts with a fast 10 ms decay delay and extends this delay depending on the quality and type of the signal on the repeater s input SmartSquelch also has another useful feature the weak signal message If the RI 200 detects that a user is not full quieting on the repeater input it will change the courtesy message to the weak signal message in place of the normal courtesy message 3 6 CTCSS DECODE AND ENCODE OPERATION CTCSS Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System decode and encode is provided as a standard feature on the RI 200 using state of the art devices All standard and non standard EIA CTCSS tones can be decoded or encoded You may select 1 2 3 or up to all 50 CTCSS decode tones to operate the repeater The controller has divided CTCSS decode into six independent tone panels This allows you to assign a different group of tones for different functions These tone panels have the following functions Tone panel 1 Repeater audio Tone panel 2 User commands Tone panel 3 S Commands commands for programming This tone panel will also allow access of user commands Tone panel 4 Auxiliary output audio Used when connecting multiple controllers together Tone panel 5 Telephone audio Used to access dial and pass audio to the telephone interconnect Tone panel 6 Dial Click Used for dial click commands see S Command 49 The controller comes programmed with 100 Hz CTCSS tone ready for use in all 6 tone pane
34. telemetry This command is used to edit and store message data into the system memory The messages consist of tone generator or CW commands in sequence Each of these commands consists of a 3 digit value and are used to tell the RI 200 s tone generator what to do These commands include setting the tone frequency CW code speed CW character beeps and pauses The messages are stored in the same memory area as macros For this reason it is important to manage and track the memory usage as not to damage other data stored in the memory Once a message is stored it can be triggered for playback this is done with message triggers S Command 32 Messages can also be imbedded directly inside a macro There are two types of messages Messages that stand by themselves and are triggered by events within the controller These messages are most common and include the ID and courtesy tones The second type of message is one that is imbedded within a macro These are messages with S Commands in the same memory segment and are used in special applications The system memory is used for both macros and messages This memory is organized with 999 lines of data storage with each line consisting of 8 digits All messages and macros must start at the beginning of a line Each line has a starting number from 001 to 999 Message triggers user commands and triggers use the start line address as the start location of the message or macro To edit a message you must first set
35. the S Command and it s data into the macro data from the 1 through the S Command separator will be sent to another controller with a 1 set as the controller address In this setup each controller in the system will have a controller number or controller address When sending an S Command to another controller the controller with the same controller number as A number in the S Command will execute that S Command In other words all A1 controllers will respond to 1 prefix and macro data All assigned controllers will respond to the prefixed macro data The controller unit address is set with S Command 39 and can be any address from 1 through 9 For controllers to communicate in this format S Command 38 must be in the default state mode 1 serial port mode The following example will send an S Command to another controller to turn off the CTCSS DCS tone for that controller Page 57 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Un lock the controller with your password Send 63 152 and un key you should hear a function complete CW This will set the macro start line pointer to line 152 3 Send 64 1 01 1 and un key you should hear a function complete CW 64 is the macro editor command A1 is the address of the controller that will execute the following S Command 19 is the CTCSS decode table control S Command 01 is the system mode S Comm
36. the 8 pin cable in step 14 19 Un plug the 3 pin connector on the Vertex Control 1 board labeled J1010 20 Remove the center contact from this housing This can be done by using the tip of an x acto knife to lift up on the plastic finger that holds the contact in the housing and remove the contact 21 Plug the extra wire and contact coming from the RI 210 8 pin connector into the center position of this 3 pin plug Reinstall the 3 pin plug into the Vertex Controller 22 Insulate the last free contact so that it will not short out on anything 23 On the Vertex repeater ACC connector connect pin 13 base to pin 1 ground use the supplied DB25 connector 24 Because the RI 210 is designed to function directly in the Vertex repeater all input and output audio levels have been preset however the receiver and RUN EA transmitter audio levels and squelch gain may need 31802 39092 minor adjustments See Section 3 4 for details on Jp Ip INS E this procedure 25 Use the potentiometer the top of the TX UNIT YELLOW WIRE to adjust the DCS deviation hice 26 Because the RI 210 controller may key up the repeater at any time Make sure that you install a dummy load on the TX ANT connector before you reconnect power to the repeater for testing The repeater controller and telephone interconnect is now e meno functional with the factory default commands features and messages This allows operation
37. to 63 There is S Command to set the pots to specific steps or allow up and down control of the pot Each digital pot in the RI 200 has a default setting See Section 4 for details on each default setting If the squelch is open COS LED on all the time it will be necessary to use the command terminator to get the controller to accept any command including the password The following procedure will outline how to set up the digital squelch pot 1 Correctly enter the password Enter the squelch pot step value with the S Command 50 level where the level is a pot step value between 00 and 63 See Section 4 5 50 for the factory default level If the COS LED is on all the time you need to set the pot to a higher level Try sending 50 45 3 If your squelch is too tight you can try sending a 50 20 For best performance set the squelch pot 2 or 3 steps above the open squelch threshold 5 Lock the controller you have now completed the squelch level pot setup gt 3 4 3 ADJUSTING THE REPEATER TRANSMITTER S COMMAND 12 After hooking up the repeater transmitter audio and the repeater PTT keying circuit per Section 2 you will need to adjust the repeat TX audio level The best method is to use a service monitor to measure the transmitter deviation If a service monitor is not available use any receiver that can be easily flipped back and forth between the repeater input and output channel while listening to the levels Ideally you
38. 0 in 10 ms increments UNITS Item 1 through 6 Value as listed in range DEFAULT Item 1 Upper threshold 160 Item 2 Lower threshold 130 Item 3 Acquisition time 8 80 ms Item 4 Delay factor 125 Item 5 Average factor 25 Item 6 Weak signal threshold 5 50 ms EXAMPLE 521200 Sets new squelch upper threshold value to 200 52 2 90 Sets new squelch lower threshold value to 90 4 5 53 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 54 SET KEY CODE FOR USER COMMANDS The key code is a 1 to 4 digit sequence that would be required in front of all user commands This function could be used as a site prefix so that all of your repeater sites would have the same user command suffix while each site would have a distinctive prefix The KEY CODE or PREFIX can be from 0 to 4 DTMF digits long but C and D can not be used as digits in the key code If zero key code digits are entered in this command the key code function is disabled SYNTAX 54 Key code MINIMUM 0 digits 0 digits will disable the KEY CODE MAXIMUM 4 digits UNITS DTMF digits 0 through 9 A and B DEFAULT 0 digits EXAMPLE 54 Disable the key code 54 123 Sets 123 as the macro key code or site prefix 4 5 55 PASSWORD FOR S COMMAND ACCESS The PASSWORD is used to unlock the controller for access to the S Commands The factory default password is 123456 and can be changed to another set of digits from 1 to 6 digits long is the only digit that can not be used in a password Wh
39. 113 Turn on input 3 and use mix mode also ref input 3 tone for encode when aux is active 35000 Turn off all inputs 4 5 36 AUXILIARY INPUT CARRIER DELAY TIMER This is the amount of time that the repeater transmitter stays keyed after the auxiliary input has dropped This carrier delay is set in tenths of seconds 100 ms increments Setting the auxiliary delay to zero seconds selects no carrier delay SYNTAX 36 Time MINIMUM 0 No delay MAXIMUM 255 25 5 Seconds UNITS Tenths of seconds 1 10 seconds or 100 ms DEFAULT 10 1 0 Seconds EXAMPLE 3650 Set Auxiliary input carrier delay to 5 0 seconds 360 Set Auxiliary input carrier delay to 0 seconds no delay Page 36 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 37 REGENERATE DTMF TONES FROM THE AUXILIARY INPUT This command determins if DTMF tones from the auxiliary input will be regenerated on the local TX or not Regenerated DTMF tones 150 ms long with 80 ms spacing immediately following the end of the DTMF decoded string from another controller With DTMF Mute On S Command 18 you can ensure quality DTMF tones to your link with this regeneration mode SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 37 Mode 0 1 Mode 0 Off Mode 1 On 0 37 1 Mode 1 regenerate DTMF digits on TX from auxiliary input 4 5 38 MULTIPLE CONTROLLER DATA PROTOCOL and CLONING MODE This command is used to setup the method by which multiple controllers can com
40. 3 07 30 Set time to 07 30 AM 4 5 44 SCHEDULER TO TRIGGER A MACRO This is a simple scheduler allowing you to instruct the controller to perform a macro at a certain time of the day Eight individual schedulers are available The time clock must be set properly after each time the power is restored S Command 43 for this command to work correctly This command can be used to automatically turn on and off the repeater or telephone interconnect each day SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 44 Scheduler Time Macro start line Scheduler 1 Time 0000 Macro start line 0 disable scheduler Scheduler 8 Time 2359 Macro start line 999 Scheduler 1 to 8 Hours Minutes Macro start line 000 to 999 All schedulers disabled macro start line 0 44 1 0730 32 Scheduler 1 Execute macro at start line 32 at 07 30 AM 4 5 45 LOGIC INPUTS and INTERNAL FUNCTIONS STATE CHANGE TRIGGER The controller has three digital inputs and seven internal functions that can be used to trigger macros Each of these inputs or functions can be setup so when the state changes falling and rising edges for an input a macro starting at macro line address 1 through 999 will be executed To disable this function use 0 as the macro start line address See section 2 0 and 2 6 for information on the pin numbers for each input This function can be used to generate an alarm message or externally turn on off a controller function SYNTAX MIN
41. 4 decode tone number 000 All Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off CTCSS DCS master tone and cross encode setup 21 Master Tone 013 Master Tone 0 to 154 tone number 0 Disable or 100 0 Hz Encode Tone 0 to 154 tone number 0 Use master tone 21 Encode Tone Master Decode Tone 0 to 154 tone number 0 All Decode Tone Tone CTCSS DCS encode mode 22 Mode Mode 0 Off 1 Encode master tone 2 Regen decode tone 3 Regen with master tone or cross encode tone Controller functions CTCSS DCS encode tone 23 Source Tone 155 Source 0 All 1 ID 2 Auxiliary 3 Telephone ring System Tone 0 to 157 tone number 0 No tone 155 System Default default 156 Master tone 157 Aux source decode CTCSS DCS encode level 4 Level Level 0 to 6 in 0 86 dB steps DCS TX RX data polarity 5 TX RX Pol TX RX 0 TX 1 RX Pol 0 Non inverted 1 Inverted A o MN NEN 22 12 E i N A 9 a ME REGE 3l Message Editor Insert Tone Generator or CW Commands N A N A Tone Data 000 to 166 See table in section 4 5 31 Message and Event macro trigger 32 See Yes Msg Trig 01 Clock reset courtesy 02 Weak signal courtesy Msg Event Trig section 03 Clock not set courtesy 04 Un lock courtesy Line 4 5 32 05 Acknowledgment 06 Error 07 Station ID 08 Post time out 09 Pre time out 10 Ring 13 AP answer 14 15 AP Error 16 Ring Event Trig 17 Po
42. 76 Reject all 976 calls Reject position 04 911 Reject call to 911 EXAMPLE 89 08 15306729053 Reject Pacific Research s number for dialing position 08 89 09 1 Reject all toll calls position 09 89 50 1 976 Reject all toll 976 number position 50 89 51 12135551212 Reject 12135551212 position 51 4 5 90 WAIT FOR DIAL TONE TIMER During the dialing process the controller will check for dial tone If dial tone is not detected within the set time the controller will start dialing anyway If this command is set in auto detect mode zero value the controller will give a busy message if dial tone is not detected This mode could be used if the telephone line is shared with someone else and you want to check it for use before dialing SYNTAX 90 Time MINIMUM 0 Auto dial tone detect MAXIMUM 99 9 9 Seconds UNITS Tenths of seconds 1 10 seconds 100 ms DEFAULT 50 5 0 Seconds EXAMPLE 900 Auto dial tone detect 4 5 91 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 92 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 93 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 94 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 95 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 96 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 97 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 98 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 99 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND Page 54 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual MACRO AND MESSAGE PROGRAMMING 5 0 MACRO PROGRAMMING INTRODUCTION User commands and macro programming in the RI 200 repeat
43. 9 auto dial numbers and a last number re dial Use this command to store each of the auto dial numbers Any number stored here will not be checked by the accept and reject tables when used To access a stored auto dial number when sending the telephone user off hook command include and the auto dial storage number 01 through 99 00 is reserved to recall last number re dial When using auto dial numbers the auto dial number is not stored into the last number re dial buffer Valid digits are through 9 and for a 2 second pause SYNTAX 84 Store position Telephone number MINIMUM Store position 01 Telephone number 0 digits clears auto dial number MAXIMUM Store position 99 Telephone number 16 digits UNITS See above DEFAULT Nothing stored EXAMPLE 8401 15306729053 Store Pacific Research Solutions number in auto dial position 01 84 00 Clear last number re dial buffer 4 5 85 SET AN AUTO DIAL NUMBER FOR USE This S Command is used to set an Auto Dial number in a macro for use in dialing a telephone number within a macro This S Command must be placed before the off hook S Command 82 in the macro If this S Command is used in a normal telephone dialing macro this command will delete any number or auto dial code that was included in the users dialing process This command is best used if you are building a macro that has a normal user command and will dial a preprogrammed number for the user SYNTAX 85 Auto dial position MINI
44. ACCESS and ACCOUNT CODES The access number is used to dial a string of digits before the telephone number or auto dialer number The access number can be a long distance service access number or special PBX outside line number The account number is dialed after the telephone number or auto dial number The account number can be used for credit card dialing When building an off hook access and account code to operate with a credit card you may have to test and experiment with delays between the access number and telephone number also the telephone number and account number to get the dialing process to work correctly The access and account number that is used when dialing a number is determined by S Command 82 the off hook command Valid digits are 0 through 9 and A for a two second pause SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 83 Type Off hook code Number Type 0 Access code Off hook code 1 Number 0 digits clears number Type 1 Account code Off hook code 8 Number 16 digits See above Nothing stored 83019A Store a 9 and pause 2 second for a PBX outside line for off hook code 1 8302 Clear access position 02 8303 18005555555AA 8313 AA123456789 Setup to dial a long distance credit card company for off hook code 3 Pause and then dial the credit card number for off hook code 3 Page 51 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 84 TELEPHONE NUMBER AUTO DIALER The RI 200 supports 9
45. D SPARE gt POWER GND 12VDC POWER OUT 4 TXD PTT OUT IRQ lt DIGITAL GROUND When you have two controllers connected together you can clone one controller to another See S Command 38 mode 2 Cloning is the process of copying the setting from one controller to another controller AUXILIARY INTERFACE CONNECTOR Connect the two controllers together with the optional IC 200 interconnect cable If you prefer to make your own cable the connectors at each end of the 16 conductor flat ribbon cable are pin flipped with respect to each other Reference Macro Programming Section 5 0 Command information is sent from one controller to another by writing macros with data telling the controller to send S Command information to another controller and not to process that S Command within itself To build a macro that will process S Commands within the local controller follow all the normal procedures in this manual and in the programming macro s section 5 0 When building a macro with S Commands that needs to be processed by another RI 200 controller you simply insert an 1 before the S Command and its data within the macro data from the 1 through the S Command separator will be sent to the second controller Each controller in the system will need to have its own controller number When sending a command to another controller all controllers with the same controller number as th
46. DCS Tone Panel Enable Macro Command Decode Enable Inter Digit Time Mute Delay Time Mute Control Send DTMF Tones on Repeater Transmitter Tone Panel CTCSS Tone and DCS Code Decode Enable Set Master and Cross Encode CTCSS Tone or DCS Code Tone Panel CTCSS Tone or DCS Code Encode Mode Controller Function CTCSS Tone or DCS Code Encode Set CTCSS DCS Encode Level DCS TX RX Data Polarity Control Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Message Editor Insert Tone Generator CW Commands Set Message and Event Triggers Reserved Auxiliary Output Mode Auxiliary Input Mode Auxiliary Input Carrier Delay Timer Regenerate DTMF Tones From the Auxiliary Input Multiple Controller Data Protocol and Cloning Mode RI 200 Controller Unit Address Delay Timer Macro Trigger Receiver Inactivity Timer Macro Trigger Regular Interval Macro Trigger Set Clock Time Scheduler to Trigger a Macro Logic Inputs and Internal Functions State Change Trigger Digital Logic Output On Off Digital Logic Output Pulse On for X Time Reserved Dial Click Control Trigger Adjust Squelch Set Squelch Mode Detail Squelch Setup Reserved Page 2 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 54 4 5 55 4 5 56 4 5 57 4 5 58 4 5 59 4 5 60 4 5 61 4 5 62 4 5 63 4 5 64 4 5 65 4 5 66 4 5 67 4 5 68 4 5 69 4 5 70 4 5 71 4 5 72 4 5 73 4 5 74 4 5 75 4 5 76 4 5 77 4 5 78 4 5 79 4 5 80 4 5 81 4 5 82 4 5 83
47. Each of the three outputs can be individually commanded or forced into the high or low logic state or pulsed high for a desired duration of time These are CMOS gates with a voltage swing of 0 to 5 VDC TTL levels Using S Commands or macros that are composed of S Commands each output may be turned on or off or pulsed with the desired S Commands See Sections 4 5 46 and 4 5 47 for additional information on programming these outputs These outputs are located on J1 pins 13 14 and 15 See the connector diagram on the previous page Page 14 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 2 8 CONNECTING TWO RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLERS TOGETHER You can connect two 200 repeater controllers together using the auxiliary interface connector Over this port the two controllers will exchange audio PTT and command DIGITAL GND gt information The PTT and S Command information is sent OUT POWER GND 4 34 SPARE between the two controllers as serial data A fixed data time AUDIO GND AUX AUDIO IN out timer is included in this protocol to protect against accidentally keying a transmitter If data is not received for four seconds the controllers will return to a normal operating 16 mode The two radios may be a repeater and a link two links two repeaters or a remote base 15 AUX AUDIO OUT AUDIO GN
48. IC RESEARCH SOLUTIONS is not liable for indirect incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this product including but not limited to any cost or expense of providing substitute equipment or services during period of malfunction or non use and or any destruction to and or loss of property or bodily injury This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Page 74 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST Command and Data Format Syntax Setting Recover Used for clearing macro area System mode Mode Mode 0 System off 1 COS 2 CTCSS DCS 3 COS and CTCSS DCS 4 Open squelch 5 No repeat audio 6 No repeat audio or PTT RX Source mode Mode 1 Reject sub audio 2 Pass sub audio 3 De emphasis amp reject sub audio sub audio 4 De emphasis and pass sub audio Repeater carrier delay time 4 Time 30 Time 0 255 in 1 10 second increments 3 3 Sec Force on repeater PTT for set time 5 Time Time 0 3600 second 0 Repeater telemetry mode 6 Mode No Mode Suppress function complete and error one time xi on Mode 0 Disable off 1 ID only 2 Function complete and ID only 3 enable Station ID interval time 7 Time Time 0 255 in 6 seconds increments 0 Disable 10 0 Min Courtesy message timer COS
49. IMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 45 Bit State Macro start line Bit 1 State 0 Falling edge Macro start line 0 disable function Bit 9 Aux PTT input State 1 Rising edge Macro start line 999 Bit 1 Input 1 2 Input 2 3 Input 3 Bit 4 COS 5 Repeater CTCSS or DCS 6 PTT Bit 7 AUX input COS 8 AUX input CTCSS or DCS 9 AUX input PTT State 0 Falling edge High to Low State 1 Rising edge Low to High Macro start line 0 Disable 1 999 Macro start lines All bits set to 0 451010 Input 1 Falling edge triggers macro starting at line 10 456011 Repeater PTT Falling edge triggers macro starting at line 11 451112 Input 1 Rising edge triggers macro starting at line 12 45 6 1 344 Repeater PTT Rising edge triggers macro starting at line 344 Page 39 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 46 DIGITAL LOGIC OUTPUT ON OFF The controller has three digital logic outputs Each of these outputs can be directly turned on or off with this command See section 2 0 and 2 7 for information on the pin numbers for each output This function can be used to turn on something external to the controller SYNTAX 46 Output Mode MINIMUM Output 1 Mode 0 Off MAXIMUM Output 3 Mode On UNITS Output number 1 through 3 Mode 0 off Mode on DEFAULT outputs are off when power is turned on EXAMPLE 4611 Turns output number 1 on 4 5 47 DIGITAL LOGIC OUTPUT PULSED ON F
50. M Tone beep 300 ms Delay 2 5 Sec CW speed 7 WPM CW N Tone beep 400 ms Delay 3 0 Sec CW speed 8 WPM CW O Tone beep 500 ms Delay 4 0 Sec CW speed 9 WPM CW Tone beep 600 ms Delay 5 0 Sec CW speed 10 WPM CW Q Tone beep 700 ms Delay 6 0 Sec CW speed 11 WPM CW R Tone beep 800 ms Delay 7 0 Sec CW speed 12 WPM CW 5 Tone beep 900 ms Delay 8 0 Sec CW speed 13 WPM CW Tone beep 1 0 Sec Delay 9 0 Sec CW speed 14 WPM CW U Tone beep 1 5 Sec Delay 10 Sec CW speed 15 WPM CW Tone beep 2 0 Sec Page 34 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 32 SET MESSAGE and EVENT TRIGGERS This command is used to assign controller events to trigger messages or macros Event triggers are items like ID courtesy messages function telemetry and power on events These triggers point to a starting line in the macro data memory When an event occurs the trigger starts the controller to execute a message or command from the macro data memory The default triggers can be changed so each event can trigger any of the 999 macro line numbers or 0 for no message Setting an event to start line 0 will disable that event from triggering anything See section 5 4 for additional information in programming messages and triggers EVENTS Whenever power is lost and then restored to t
51. MAXIMUM Panel 2 S Command Mode 1 On UNITS Panel 0 Both Panel 1 User Commands Panel 2 S Commands Mode 0 Off Mode 1 On DEFAULT All 0 Off EXAMPLE 1401 Turn on both panels for use 1410 Turn off the user command tone panel 4 5 15 USER COMMAND DECODE ENABLE This command is used to turn on or off any one of eight groups of user Command When you build a user command you are asked to identify one of eight groups to place the command into You can then use this command to enable or disable any one of the eight groups As an example all telephone type commands can be placed into group 2 and all other commands are placed into group 1 When you use the telephone you can include this S Command in the telephone user command to turn on and off group 1 Now when the telephone is off hook you can disable all other commands Also you could add a scheduled function to disable the user telephone commands during the night SYNTAX 15 Group Mode MINIMUM Group 0 All groups Mode 0 Off MAXIMUM Group 8 Mode 1 On UNITS Group 0 groups Group 1 to 8 Mode 0 Off Mode 1 On DEFAULT Group 1 and 2 1 On EXAMPLE 1500 Disable or turn off all User Commands to all groups 1511 Enable or turn on User Commands to group 1 Page 28 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 16 DTMF INTER DIGIT TIME This command sets the maximum time allowed between DTMF digits in a valid command sequence If the Inter digit tim
52. MUM 00 Last number redial MAXIMUM 99 End of the Auto Dial table UNITS Auto dial store positions DEFAULT N A EXAMPLE 8514 Dial number stored in auto dial position 14 when off hook occurs in the macro 4 5 86 TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE ENABLE This command will turn on off the accept number table If the accept table is off and the reject table is on only numbers that do not match the reject table will be available for dialing See section 6 telephone interconnect of additional information on use of the accept and reject tables SYNTAX 86 on off MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 1 UNITS 0 Offand 1 On DEFAULT 0 EXAMPLE 861 Turn on the accept table Page 52 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 87 EDIT TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE The telephone number accept table is used to control which telephone numbers are allowed for dialing If the reject table is turned off only numbers in the accept table will be allowed for dialing If the reject table is turned on and the controller does not find a match in the accept table the controller will look for a match in the reject table If the controller finds a match in the accept table the controller will only look in the reject table positions 50 through 99 for a reject match We call this an exception and can be used to reject specific numbers in a group of accepted numbers You could reject all toll calls and accept one or two toll call area codes but reject a group of numbe
53. O CRYSTAL 11 0592 HCI amp 1105 LO CRYSTAL 3 579545 MHz Yi 85595 LO CRYSTAL 400MHz Bo 20 DIODE 62 V ZENER CRSCRA 69 02 40 DIODE POWER CRSCRIZCRId INA04 J o 7 0 DIODE SIGNAL CR1CR2 CR6 CR8 CR10 CR11 1N4148 10fIC 5V REGULATOR Ull 7805 Page 68 3 0 1 0 4 0 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 20 C HEX BUFFER UIQU7 ACA U7 46 0 e OO LED RIGHT ANGLE SPACER 51 058 H I7ZRC __ LOPOPRIVET 8 UN 2ORESSIP IOKX5 RPLRPA 865095 LORESSIL IKXO R3 Ooa LORESSIBLA7KX7 R23 RS7472 SO RES 1 1 8W LOOK RI R22R2 17 0 RES 1 1 8W 10 0K R1 R2 R9 R11 R17 R26 R28 R29 25 1002 R32 R35 R37 R38 R43 R47 R48 a RES 1 1 8W 100K RES 1 1 8W 12 1K RES 1 ojojo 1 8W 15 0K RES 1 1 8W 150K 92 RES 1 1 8W 2 00K N RES 1 1 8W 20 0K gt RES 1 1 8W 27 4K RES 1 1 8W 33 2K RES 1 1 8W 82 5K 4 0 5 5 1 4W 10 OHM RES 5 1 4W 1 0 5 5 1 4W 360K RES 5 1 4W 51 1 0 5 5 1 4W 560K IDAG 210 V WITCH PUSH BUTT
54. ON amp gt eft ole 92 gt nin n lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt N 0 R18 R24 R53 R54 R59 R60 R62 R39 R56 R63 R15 R16 R66 R10 R49 R13 R4 R12 R36 R42 R5 R7 R55 R8 R46 R52 R57 R73 R74 R33 R14 R51 R58 R67 R69 40 44 65 41 45 70 71 51518 5 s 2 gt p Nn eo sl N 2 3 P3 Page 69 TECCOR PCr a ISCIO A B 5 4 40 0 14 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TROUBLESHOOTING 8 0 STANDARD TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides procedures to solve some common problems that may occur with the RI 200 For technical and customer support contact us at PACIFIC RESEARCH SOLUTONS Tel 530 672 9053 Fax 530 672 8749 email pacres directcon net PROBLEM No Green System LED 12 VDC power source not connected or voltage below 8VDC minimum S Command 01 system on off is off and or S Command 11 display on off is off If the unit has adequate voltage and the S Commands are correct there may be some type of hardware failure COS yellow LED on all the time Confirm the receiver audio input level and the squelch level adjustments are correctly set Check that the discriminator audio input is connected and working If your discriminator does not have adequate filtering for 455 kHz you will have to provid
55. OR X TIME The controller has three digital logic outputs Each of these outputs can be pulsed on for the programmed time duration the output will go high for the programmed time and than low again The time is programmed in tenths of seconds See section 2 0 and 2 7 for information on the pin numbers for each output This function can be used to turn on something external to the controller for a set time SYNTAX 47 Output Pulse time MINIMUM Output 1 Pulse time 0 MAXIMUM Output 3 Pulse time 255 25 5 Seconds UNITS Output 1 through 3 Pulse time 0 to 255 in tenths of seconds DEFAULT EXAMPLE 47 1 65 Pulses output number 1 high for 6 5 Seconds 4 5 48 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 49 DIAL CLICK CONTROL TRIGGER Dial Click is a method of control where you can assign a number of key ups on the repeater input that will cause a user command or macro to occur The CTCSS tones or DCS codes that are required for Dial Click to operate are selected by S Command 20 The Dial Click function uses a 2 second timer to check the spacing between each Dial Click When a key up occurs the timer is started One Dial click is counted if the user un keys before the timer expires If the user keys up again before the timer expires another Dial Click is counted Once the timer has expired the program checks to see if no tone or code is active and how many Dial Clicks where counted This information is then used to trigger a macro start line Onc
56. PLE 81 Mode 0 1 0 Tone dial 1 Pulse dial 0 Tone dial 811 Telephone will convert all DTMF dial number to pulse dial 4 5 82 TELEPHONE ON OFF HOOK AND ACCESS ACCOUNT CODE This command is used to put the telephone on and off hook When going off hook you can select one of up to 8 different dialing prefix that can be used for a long distance service access number or special PBX outside line number Along with the dial prefix you have 8 different account codes that can be stored for credit card use Use S Command 83 to program access and account codes for this dialing process When this command is included in a telephone macro it will check and use the access code table before dialing any number After the telephone number is dialed the controller will check for an account code to dial When putting the telephone on hook use access code zero You can also use access code 9 to answer a telephone that is currently ringing over the air Access code 9 will return an error message if the telephone was not ringing over the air SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 82 Code 0 On hook 9 Answer if ringing in process 0 On hook 1 8 Off hook code 9 Answers the telephone if currently ringing over the air N A 821 Go off hook and dial access code if any then the telephone and account code if any 820 Go on hook hang up 829 Answer the telephone if currently ringing over the air 4 5 83 EDIT TELEPHONE
57. Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 REPEATER and TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT USER MANUAL This manual contains information proprietary to Pacific Research Solutions All information is provided solely for the operation and maintenance of the equipment described This manual is not to be reproduced or used for any other purpose without written authorization Revised 07 01 98 RI 200 User Manual Version 2 02 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GETTING STARTED 1 0 Quick Start 1 1 Unpacking the RI 200 1 2 Mounting the RI 200 Repeater Controller 1 2 1 Interface Your Receiver and Transmitter 1 3 Installing the RI 210 Repeater Controller 1 4 Setting up your Repeater Controller 1 4 1 Default User Command 1 4 2 Setting up your ID 1 4 3 Setup CTCSS DCS Decode 1 4 4 Set CTCSS DCS Encode 1 4 5 Your Controller Serial Number 1 4 6 Changing Your Password 1 5 Auxiliary Input and Output 1 6 Programming Software 2 55 PAGE 13 2 0 Repeater Interface 2 1 Proper Techniques for Quality Repeater Audio 2 2 Power Supply Connections 2 3 Repeater Receiver Audio Connections 2 4 Repeater Transmitter Audio Connections 2 5 Repeater Transmitter PTT or Transmitter Keying Connections 2 6 Digital Inputs 2 7 Digital Outputs 2 8 Connecting two Repeater Controller together 3 OPERATING and ADJUSTING the
58. RIMINATOR 12VDC POWER r 4 DIGITAL INPUT 2 ie DIGITAL INPUT 3 111 amp amp 2 OOO 141415 o POWER GROUND B RX GROUND lt TX GROUND DIGITAL OUTPUT 3 gt DIGITAL OUTPUT 2 p DIGITAL OUTPUT 1 lt DIGITAL GROUND RADIO INTERFACE CONNECTOR PROPER TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY REPEATER AUDIO Obtaining good audio in any repeater is based on understanding the design of the equipment The audio in all frequency modulation FM transmitters or phase modulation PM transmitters have what is known as audio pre emphasis Pre emphasis means that with increasing audio frequency the amount of the modulation will increase The reverse is performed in all FM receivers and is called de emphasis The RI 200 was designed to operate with flat audio response from the repeater receiver and transmitter This means that no de emphasis and pre emphasis of the audio is performed on the repeater or controller This leaves all of the emphasis filtering in the user s radio The RI 200 controller does include a low pass filter that rolls off the very high audio frequency content to prevent adjacent channel splatter The ideal interface between the RI 200 and a FM modulator is when a varactor diode is directly driven However the RI 200 does have a de emphasis filter that can be turned on for those applications where you may n
59. S eere PAGE 93 Page 4 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual INTRODUCTION Your controller represents the latest technological advances in repeater control systems The RI 200 utilizes a microprocessor design providing all control functions for a single repeater on a main printed circuit board 3 by 6 inches and a sub telephone interconnect board 1 2 by 3 inches The RI 200 does not require memory backup batteries all program configurations are stored in a NON VOLATILE EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory which maintains its data even with the power disconnected This EEPROM may be re programmed by the user in order to change the system characteristics The microprocessor and power supply are constantly monitored by a WATCHDOG TIMER and POWER SUPPLY SUPERVISORY CIRCUITS that maintain the operational integrity of the system The RI 200 is easy to set up and use only five interconnect wires are required to interface to your repeater With three simple audio level adjustments your repeater will be operational with the default user commands Connecting to the telephone is provided with a RJ 11 telephone jack Once you are familiar with the macro command system you can customize your users messages and schedulers We recommend that you read sections 1 and 2 of this manual first to get familiar with the system and its basic operation The other sections of this manual provide a more thoroug
60. T This counter limits the total number of ring messages that are allowed to be transmitted over the repeater Be careful when using the no limit mode in S Command 71 modes 2 4 the repeater will not stop ringing over the air SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 76 Ring 0 No limit 31 Ring limit 8 Rings 76 15 Set maximum rings on the repeater to 15 Page 49 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 77 TELEPHONE TIME OUT TIMER This command will limit the maximum duration of a telephone call Once the telephone goes off hook this timer will start Upon reaching the time out the repeater user will hear a warning message and 30 seconds later the telephone will automatically go on hook During the 30 second warning message you can re send the off hook user command to reset this timer SYNTAX 77 Time MINIMUM 0 no time out MAXIMUM 240 UNITS Minutes DEFAULT 10 Minutes EXAMPLE 77 30 Set off hook time out for 30 minutes 4 5 78 TELEPHONE INACTIVITY ON RECEIVER TIME OUT TIMER During a telephone call and each time the repeater input changes state COS on or off this timer will be reset time out occurs before the input of the repeater changes state the telephone will go on hook This timer is useful if someone operates out of range of the repeater or a transmitter locks up the repeater input SYNTAX 78 Time MINIMUM 0 no time out MAXIMUM 240 UNITS Seconds
61. TAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 58 Serial number N A N A Serial number is 8 digits long Your RI 200 Serial number 58 87654321 Resets the controller software only This example will not be your serial number Page 43 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 59 REMOTE EEPROM INITIALIZE This command allows you to reset your EEPROM Non Volatile Memory data with factory defaults remotely You can also execute this command through a link another attached RI 200 controller or from the telephone This S Command is the same as if you were to press the initialization button on the controller and turn the power on However the digital potentiometer gain settings will not be reset The serial number of your controller is required to operate this command The serial number of the controller is located on the controller Please make a note of the serial number and keep it in a safe place SYNTAX 59 Serial number MINIMUM N A MAXIMUM N A UNITS Serial number is 8 digits long DEFAULT Your RI 200 Serial number EXAMPLE 59 87654321 Initialize the EEPROM only This example will not be your serial number 4 5 60 USER TELEPHONE OFF HOOK COMMAND NAMES This command is used to name and setup a user command that will be used to dial the telephone This is a special type of User Command as it will allow extra digits after the command name which are used as the telephone number that will be dialed A normal User
62. TMF digits 0 through 9 and 343 56 5419 The ring password is now 5419 4 5 57 PASSWORD FOR TELEPHONE INCOMING CONTROL ACCESS The telephone incoming control PASSWORD is used to access the User Command mode of the controller during an incoming telephone call This password can only be used in S Command 71 modes 2 through 4 The factory default password is 654381 and can be changed to password from 1 to 6 digits long is the only digit that can not be used in this password Avoid using and D as these digits are not typically available on standard telephones When selecting a password you should avoid using one that is similar to a user command or the exact equivalent to an S Command and its data For more information see section 6 of this manual telephone interconnect SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 57 Telephone control password 1 digit 6 digits DTMF digits 0 through 9 and 654381 57 3355 The control password is now 3355 4 5 58 REMOTE SOFTWARE RESET This command allows for a method to reset the controller remotely same as a power on reset You can also execute this command through a link another attached RI 200 controller or from the telephone The serial number of your controller is required to operate this command You can find the serial number of the controller located on the controller Please make a note of the serial number and keep it in a safe place SYN
63. The RI 200 incorporates a highly intelligent telephone interconnect This interconnect used a full duplex hybrid that is balanced each time an outgoing call is started A telephone hybrid is a circuit that separates the transmit and receive audio from the telephone line before it is sent to the radio Most hybrids are adjusted for maximum performance at the time of manufacturing Over time and various telephone lines the performance of the hybrid is compromised In the RI 200 the hybrid is balanced by the micro controller each time an outgoing call is initiated The RI 200 has an AGC Automatic Gain Control that is used to automatically adjust the audio level from the telephone line The micro controller directly controls this AGC The software monitors and avoids conditions that would cause pumping of the audio a common problem with most other AGC circuits You can set the initial level of the AGC and the controller will operate in a smaller range of this course setting If the telephone audio is typically too low or too high you can adjust the overall range of the AGC You can also turn off the AGC see S Command 79 During the dialing process the controller will check for dial tone If dial tone is not detected within the set time the controller will start dialing anyway You can also set the controller in an auto dial tone detect mode In this mode the controller will give a busy message if the dial tone is not detected This mode could be used if the
64. W End of message Tone beep 7 0 Sec N A CW speed 22 WPM CW End of work SK Tone beep 8 0 Sec Tone 1 CW speed 23 WPM CW Break N Tone beep 9 0 Sec Tone 2 CW speed 24 WPM CW Double Dash BT Tone beep 10 Sec Tone 3 CW speed 25 WPM CW Comma Delay 10 ms DTMF Tone 4 CW 0 CW Period Delay 20 ms Tone 5 CW 1 CW Slash Delay 30 ms DTMF Tone 6 CW 2 CW Question mark Delay 40 ms Tone 7 CW 3 CW Colon Delay 50 ms Tone 8 CW 4 CW Semicolon Delay 60 ms DTMF Tone 9 CW 5 CW Parentheses Delay 70 ms DTMF Tone 0 CW 6 CW Wait Delay 80 ms Tone CW 7 Tone off Delay 90 ms DTMF Tone CW 8 Tone on Delay 100 ms DTMF Tone A CW 9 Tone beep 10 ms Delay 150 ms Tone CW Tone 20 ms Delay 200 ms Tone CW Tone beep 30 ms Delay 250 ms DTMF Tone D CW Tone beep 40 ms Delay 300 ms Tone at 697 Hz CW Tone beep 50 ms Delay 400 ms Tone at 770 Hz CW E Tone beep 60 ms Delay 500 ms Tone at 852 Hz CW F Tone beep 70 ms Delay 600 ms Tone at 941 Hz CW Tone beep 80 ms Delay 700 ms Tone at 1209 Hz CW H Tone beep 90 ms Delay 800 ms Tone at 1336 Hz CW Tone beep 100 ms Delay 900 ms Tone at 1477 Hz CW J Tone beep 150 ms Delay 1 0 Sec Tone at 1633 Hz CW K Tone beep 200 ms Delay 1 5 Sec CW speed 5 WPM CW L Tone beep 250 ms Delay 2 0 Sec CW speed 6 WPM CW
65. all times Page 31 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 23 INTERNAL FUNCTION CTCSS DCS CODE ENCODE When activity occurs on some of the controller s internal functions a specific tone or code can be encoded This command is used to specify what tones will be encoded on the repeater transmitter when activity is detected from the ID auxiliary input and telephone ringing When specifying the encode tone for each of these functions 4 additional encode modes are available Tone 0 will disable encoding tones or codes during the above function Using tone 155 the controller will use tones based on the mode of S Command 22 Using tone 156 the controller will use the master tone selected by S Command 21 With tone 157 the controller will use the tone that originates from another controller at the auxiliary input The most common use for this command is to set the ID to be sent without any tone or code encode SYNTAX 23 Function Tone MINIMUM Function 0 Tone 0 No tone MAXIMUM Function 3 Telephone Tone 157 Aux input UNITS Function 0 functions 1 ID 2 Auxiliary 3 Telephone ringing Tone 0 No tone Tone 1 154 Specific Tones and Codes See table in section 4 5 20 Tone 155 Default tone encode mode S Command 22 Tone 156 Master tone Tone 157 Aux input Also see S Command 35 DEFAULT functions tone 155 Default tone EXAMPLE 2310 The ID will be sent without tone encode
66. amic range for all of the decoders and should work in most conditions 2 Theun key of your radio when sending a command is a normal command termination If you are experiencing a problem when getting started or the COS is always on you can use the DTMF character for the command termination This should only be necessary until you get the receiver and squelch properly set Page 17 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 3 If you experience some problems decoding the likely problem is that the tone levels are out of range The decoder has 30 dB dynamic range and decoding DTMF should not be a problem with a reasonable discriminator input level The DTMF status LED lights when a tone is first decoded and remains lit until after either a function complete or a DTMF Inter digit time out We have seen problems where one row or column did not decode properly To test this send one by one digit all DTMF tone digits letting the LED light drop off then test the next tone confirming that all YOUR tones are being properly decoded 4 Ifyou send your password multiple times and receive an ERROR telemetry message the controller may already be unlocked You can identify this condition because of the courtesy message will be different 3 4 1 SETTING RECEIVER INPUT GAIN R3 For the squelch and internal decoders to work properly you need to set up the receiver input audio level The receiver input audio level set
67. and 1 is the repeater COS access S Command data 4 Send 64 and un key you should hear a function complete CW 64 without data will tell the controller to insert a D to identify the end of this macro 5 The data stored in the macro table at line 152 will look like A1011CD Ne 52 TELEPHONE COMMANDS Telephone commands are the same a standard commands but they allow a method to pass along a telephone number to be checked by the accept and reject tables The controller has 8 telephone commands available Telephone commands are processed just like standard commands but the repeater user can include a telephone number or auto dial number along with the name The telephone number that is entered with this command will be checked by the accept and reject table before it is allowed to be executed In the macro data memory the telephone off hook S Command 82 must be included for the command to operate correctly On hook S Command 820 do not have to be processed by a telephone user command This type of command is better placed in a standard user command as it does not require telephone number information 5 3 USER S COMMANDS Think of user S Commands as just renaming an S Commands In the RI 200 you have 21 user S Commands available User S Commands are processed just like standard commands User S Commands can but do not have to pass the data field to the actual S Command Use the user S Commands for simple applications
68. card digit and a at the end of the telephone number string acts as a wild card for multiple digits You should include a at the end of all entries to limit extra digits from being entered and causing the controller to accept a number it should not 67 TELEPHONE COMPANY INFORMATION In compliance with the requirements of Part 68 of the FCC Rules and Regulations for connection of equipment to the telephone network and for your convenience the following information is presented The telephone company may make changes to its communication facilities equipment operations or procedures where such action is reasonable and required in its business and is not consistent with the rules and regulations in FCC Part 68 of the FCC Rules and Regulations If such changes can be expected to render the RI 200 incompatible with the telephone company facilities the telephone company shall give its customers adequate notice to make modifications to maintain uninterrupted service connections to the telephone network must be made through standard plugs and standard telephone company jacks or equivalent in such a manner as to allow for easy and immediate disconnection of the terminal equipment Before connecting the RI 200 to the telephone network the telephone company must be notified for the installation of a Universal Service Order Code USOC RJ11 jack In the unlikely event that the RI 200 should ever fail to operate properly it should be d
69. cators will display the current status of the controller S Command 09 is provided to enable or disable turn on or off all TELECO status LEDs This will lower the current drain of SYSTEM 1685 05 the controller and may be important in a solar COS AUX portable repeater configuration With the status LEDs turned off the controller will draw less than 271515155 60 ma During the controller power on self test the RI 200 will turn on all of the status LEDs for 1 second The status display also doubles as a RI 200 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT STATUS LED s receive level audiometer When you press the INIT button after the power is on the display will show receive deviation When the LEDs labeled SYSTEM through the PTT are on the input deviation is 1 5 KHz When all LED s are on and the ring LED just came on the input deviation is 2 5 KHz The following is a list of status LEDs and their function INDICATOR DESCRIPTION SYSTEM Shows when power is connected and the system is enabled or turned on S Command 01 This LED will also flash at a rate of 4 times a second when the controller is decoding an enabled S Command CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE COS Carrier Operated Switch indicates when a signal is present at the receiver CTCSS DCS Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System and Digital Coded Squelch indicates when a sub audio tone or digital cod
70. cking the amount of data stored in memory the Start of Message consumes 2 digits 31 The End of Message command consumes 1 digit The end of data command consumes 1 digit other message commands consumes 3 digits each When building a message that is contained within a macro These message must be short total of 32 digits or less You use the standard macro edit process with S Command 64 and the message edit S command 31 with message data No start or end of message commands are required A 10 second beep would be entered as 64 31 026 134 As an example lets examine the system ID message This message is the factory default ID HELLO The following will show how this ID is programmed into the controller You can use this same technique to modify any of the system messages Each character of the ID has a 3 digit command number See the CW data table located in section 4 5 31 of this manual for a list of all CW commands The data for all messages or CW commands are located in the same memory area as the macros When entering a new message or changing a message care should be taken to avoid damaging other data in the memory The default Hello message uses the following CW commands CW command 1 001 Start Of Message CW command2 023 697 Hz tone CW command3 042 CW Speed 16 WPM CW command 4 088 Space command 5 069 command 6 066
71. control or modify the repeater s operation COR Carrier Operated Relay An old term referring to the detection of a signal present on a repeater input COS Carrier Operated Switch This is used interchangeable with COR COURTESY MESSAGE A message or tone or set of tones that are transmitted on the repeater output after a user finishes a transmission to let other user know it is ok to begin a new transmission CPU Central Processing Unit This is the microprocessor or the brain of your controller CTCSS Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System A sub audio tone in the range between 67 Hz and 250 Hz use for access to the repeater auxiliary and command entry Also known as Private Line PL Trademark of Motorola Channel Guard or CG Trademark of GE and Quiet Channel Trademark of RCA DCS Digital Coded Squelch Sub audio encoded data that can be used to control access to the repeater DECREMENT To reduce a value by one or more counts DEFAULTS Pre set values that define the system characteristics A default is the value that the unit is set to when supplied from the factory DIGITAL INPUTS 0 5 VDC TTL level CMOS input An input can be used to trigger or initiate a Macro DIGITAL OUTPUTS TTL levels CMOS digital output Each output can be individually changed in state by either an S Command or from within a Macro DISABLED Turned off or not active DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency Used by telephone systems for dia
72. credit card calling This number is dialed after the telephone number has been dialed If you plan to share the telephone line with other equipment or telephones the RI 200 can be setup to check the telephone line for dial tone before dialing This is done by setting S Command 90 to zero Auto Detect If no dial tone is present or someone is talking on the telephone line when sending the off hook command the controller will give you a 30 second busy signal on the repeater output 6 5 AUTO DIALER and LAST NUMBER REDIAL The RI 200 supports 99 auto dial numbers and a last number re dial Up to 16 digit numbers can be stored in each of the auto dial locations Any number stored in the auto dialer will not be checked by the accept and reject tables when used To access a stored auto dial number when sending the dial command include and the auto dial storage number 01 through 99 Example using the default off hook user command you would enter 8 01 and un key The controller would go off hook and dial the number stored in auto dial slot 01 00 is reserved to recall the last number dialed Auto dial numbers are not stored in the last number re dial when used Page 63 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 6 6 TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT and REJECT TABLES You can control or limit the telephone numbers that are dialed using the accept and reject tables The telephone number accept table is use to control which telephone numbers are allowed
73. ctions and timers See S Commands 40 through 49 for more details When creating User Commands and macros there are two memory locations that will require data entry First you must create a user command which will include the name and some operating perimeters and the location of the macro start line Each user command has a location in memory where all of the above perimeters are stored The name is a 1 to 4 digit value that the repeater user will send to control the operation of the repeater In some respects this is the name of the memory location where the user command is stored Each user command can be organized into one of 8 groups Later you will be able to enable or disable any one of the 8 groups of commands Finally the user command points to a macro start line where the controller will process S Commands The second memory location in the controller is the macro data memory This is where the S Commands are stored and processed Worksheets at the end of the manual have been provided to help organize the data that will be used to create user commands and macros The controller is shipped from the factory with some default user commands review section 1 4 1 and S Command 60 through 64 When programming user commands and macros always follow these simple steps Before you start make a plan of what you want to do Use the supplied worksheets at the end of the manual and write down what you want to do Unlock the controller with your PASSWORD
74. damage other data stored in the memory Once a message is stored it can be triggered for playback This is done with the message triggers S Command 32 Messages can also be imbedded directly inside a macro There are two types of messages First messages that stand by themselve and are triggered by events within the controller These messages include the ID and courtesy tones The second type of message is one that is imbedded within a macro These are messages with S Commands in the same memory segment or macro Page 58 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual The system memory is used for both macros and messages This memory is organized with 999 lines of data storage and each line consisting of 8 digits All message and macros must start at the beginning of a line Each line has a starting line number from 001 to 999 Message triggers user commands and triggers use the start line address as the starting location of the message or command To edit a message you must first set a pointer to the start line where you want to start your message this is done with S Command 63 Next you can start building you message but for the message to work correctly you must include a Start of Message command 31 001 as the first entry The following entries with 31 XXX are the message CW commands The message is completed with a End of Message command 31 002 and finally an end of data command 64 as the last entry For the purpose of tra
75. data source for this command can come from the repeater input or data stored in a macro with the use of this S Command The controller regenerates DTMF tones with 150 ms tone ON time and 80 ms spacing Valid digits 0 through 9 A B D 4 C is the only non valid digit as it is used to terminate a command The DTMF regenerate buffer has a maximum length of 34 DTMF digits This command can also be used in a macro to generate a DTMF string upon a user command SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 19 Data 0 DTMF digits 34 DTMF digits DTMF characters 0 through 9 A B D C is the only non valid digit N A 19 1234567890 Resends DTMF characters 1234567890 on repeater transmitter Page 29 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 20 TONE PANEL CTCSS TONE and DCS CODE DECODE ENABLE The RI 200 controller is equipped with 6 independent tone panels for 6 different internal functions These functions include the Repeater audio User commands S Commands Auxiliary output Telephone and Dial click commands Each CTCSS tone and DCS code may be independently enabled or disabled for each tone panel You can have any number and or combination of tones codes enabled Once the tones you need are enabled use the appropriate S Commands 01 14 34 49 and 72 to enable each tone panel for use When you set up your tone panels keep in mind that you can have a tone for repeater use only Another ton
76. de Line Macro starting line number 0 to 999 0 Disable Bit output on off 46 Bit Mode Bit 1 3 Bit number Mode 1 On 0 Off Bit output pulse on for time 47 Bit Time Bit 1 3 Bit number Time 0 to 255 in 1 10 second increments bo MN CAE Dial Click Control Trigger a Click 1 9 Line Macro starting line 0 to 254 255 disable Disabled Page 77 Bit input trigger a macro on state change 45 Bit State Bit 1 3 Input number 4 COS 5 CTCSS DCS Line wen 6 PTT 7 Aux in COS 8 Aux in CTCSS or DCS 9 Aux in active State 0 Inactive or falling edge Hi to Lo State 1 Active of rising edge Lo to Hi Line Macro starting line number 0 to 999 0 Disable Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST Command and Data Format Syntax Setting Recover 50 Squelch adjust 50 Adj 31 Yes LX Adj to 63 or up one count down one count ELEME 51 Set squelch mode 51 Mode 1 Yes Mode 0 Normal Mode 1 SmartSquelch 5 2 Setup squelch 52 Item Value Item Item 1 Upper threshold Value 75 to 200 1 160 Item 2 Lower threshold Value 50 to 150 2 130 Item 3 Acquisition time Value 0 to 50 in 10 ms increments 3 8 Item 4 Delay factor Value 0 to 255 4 125 Item 5 Average factor Value 0 to 50 5 25 Item 6 Weak signal threshold Value 3 to 50 in 10 ms inc 6 5 54 Set Key code
77. ded for DCS operation If in doubt contact the manufacturer Because there are so many radios that may need modification for DCS operation we may not be familiar with your radio For this reason we may not be able to provide technical support for some radio modifications We want to hear constructive and useful feedback We appreciate having details about your successful modification of a radio for DCS operation Page 20 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 3 8 INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE There are two distinctive methods of re initializing and returning to factory default data Default data for each of the S Commands are listed in section 4 and the System Command Table at the end of this manual To initialize the RI 200 data use the following procedure Turn power to the RI 200 off While depressing the initialization button turn power back on Wait until all the status LED s turn on and release the initialization button During this initialization procedure all default data except the audio level digital pot positions were loaded into the repeater controller s EEPROM non volatile memory During the writing process to the EEPROM all status LED s will remain on approximately 3 to 5 seconds 5 Ifyou need to initialize the digital pot audio levels during power on initialization continue holding the initialization button for more than fifteen seconds Then release the button This initialization loads all default da
78. e number will execute that S Command 1 controllers will respond to 1 prefix macro data assigned controllers will respond to the prefixed macro table data Note The controller unit address is set with S Command 38 and can be any address 1 through 9 The default address is 1 which can be used by both controllers when only two controllers are connected together To transfer serial data between controllers S Command 37 must be in the default state mode 1 37 1 serial port data transfer mode The RI 200 also has a digit state data mode S Command 37 mode 0 used when connecting to someone else s controller In this mode the auxiliary interface TTL level input and output digital signals are LOW TRUE or LOW ACTIVE The COS input is the same as the RXD input and the PTT output 15 the same as TXD output Page 15 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual OPERATING AND ADJUSTING THE CONTROLLER 3 0 OPERATING There are two types of control operations user commands and system commands The system commands or S Commands are the principle means for the repeater owner to configure and control the RI 200 s basic operations These commands typically change the characteristics of the system or turn on off functions of the system The user commands are commands that the repeater owner builds to customize the repeater for the users 31 SYSTEM STATUS INDICATORS The system status LED indi
79. e 011 222D coded e CTCSS DCS encode on Startline012 220D CTCSS DCS encode off Start line 013 06 701C 1830 821 062 1510D Telephone off hook simplex dumb Start line 017 063C 820C 1511D Telephone on hook Start line 019 06 702 1831C 822 062 1510D Telephone off hook duplex smart Start line 023 829C 062C 1831C 1510 Answer a ringing telephone Start line 026 343C 35111 A1343C A13511ID Link on Start line 029 340C A1340D Link off EXAMPLE 6401 1 S Command 01 repeater mode S Command data 1 COS 64 02 1 S Command 02 RX source S Command data 1 LPF amp HPF 64 End of macro This macro will set the repeater in COS and set the audio source to LPF amp HPF The data will be stored in memory the following format 011C 021CD Page 46 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 65 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 66 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 67 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 68 MACRO LINE JUMP This command can be used at the end of a macro to jump to another macro start line number You can also use this command to test or execute a macro when you are in the S Command mode Be careful not to create a loop where at the end of one macro you jump to another and at the end of the second macro you jump back to the first SYNTAX 68 Macro start line MINIMUM 1 MAXIMUM 999 UNITS 1 999 Macro start line DEFAULT N
80. e band The output of this filter feeds the CTCSS DCS decoder e 09 is used for decoding CTCSS tones and DCS codes when the optional DCS function has been included in your controller U9 can also be used to encode CTCSS tones e U2 7 is the noise filter for the RI 200 squelch circuit noise filter then goes to the U3 1 a gain stage used to adjust the squelch level The output of the gain stage goes to the cross point switch U6 e The cross point switch U6 can connect any of the Y inputs to any of the X outputs This switch is the primary method of audio routing in the RI 200 e The output of the Cross point switch goes to several places The first is 04 14 a summing amplifier used to mix all audio sources for the transmitter The output of U4 14 feeds a digital potentiometer used to set the transmit modulation level e 05 715 a buffer used to drive the repeater transmitter e Some of the audio in the controller will need pre emphasis before the transmitter U4 8 These audio s include the telephone CTCSS DCS and sometimes the AUX audio e 05 8 is a buffer for the AUX audio output e The cross point switch is also used to control what audio goes to the U2 14 and 02 8 the AC to DC converter e The output of the AC to DC converter goes to an 8 bit analog to digital converter This converter allows the microprocessor to read the squelch noise level receiver audio level and the telephone audio level e 03 14 is limite
81. e careful when unlocking the controller over the telephone and the repeater is in use If a user were to send a command over the repeater in this condition the controller will process it as S Command 6 4 TELEPHONE OUTGOING CALLS The RI 200 supports various outgoing call modes You can limit outgoing calls all together setup calls for simplex operation duplex operation privacy and with a cover tone Simplex is used to mute the telephone audio when there is activity on the repeater input Duplex is used to mix the repeater audio with the telephone audio In the privacy mode the repeater audio is muted over the air Cover tone mode is the same as privacy except a tone is added over the air when activity in on the repeater receiver In both of these modes other people monitoring the repeater would only hear the telephone audio There are various timers that can also be set to limit the maximum length of the call The RI 200 can be setup to use up to 8 different access and account codes The access codes are used to access outside lines when connected to a PBX or special telephone system They can also be used to access special long distance carriers or turn off call waiting When the RI 200 dials a telephone number it first dials the access code than an auto dial number if used than any numbers that were added to the end of the auto dial and finally the account code if available The account code can be used with special long distance carriers or
82. e for this filtering between the radio and controller No CTCSS yellow LED CTCSS may not be responding because either the controller or the input signal does not have the correct CTCSS tone Confirm that the COS LED is working and the receiver audio level is correctly set No PTT red LED If COS and PL operate properly then check that the S Command 01 and 02 are set correctly No DTMF yellow LED Confirm that the COS and CTCSS LED is working and the receiver audio level is correctly set CTCSS tone may not be correctly set for DTMF control This LED should light with the beginning of the first valid DTMF and go out with a function complete or the inter digit timer timing out No Aux input yellow LED Valid only when the Aux input is connected to another RI 100 controller or a control receiver When connected to another RI 200 confirm all the Aux function are correctly enabled on both controllers Password will not respond The unit is not recognizing the password that is being sent this can occur because of an error in sending the Password or the system password was accidentally changed In order to get to a known password the system EEPROM will need to be re initialized Error message when functioning a The function error is in response to an error in a S Command within the macro user command You need to add to the end of You may be experiencing a problem with the COS always on Check that the receiver commands so the controller wil
83. e for Repeater User commands and Telephone use Yet another tone can be used for Repeater and S Commands This flexibility allows you to customize the repeater for each user If you plan to use DCS codes on your repeater avoid using CTCSS tone frequencies 131 8 Hz and 136 5 Hz The DCS protocol uses a tone near this frequency to terminate the DCS data DCS is only available if you ordered your controller with the DCS option installed SYNTAX 20 Tone Panel Tone Number Mode MINIMUM Tone Panel 0 Tone number 000 tones and codes Mode 0 Off MAXIMUM Tone Panel 6 Dial Click Tone number 154 DCS Code 754 Mode 1 On UNITS Tone Panel 0 All tone panels 1 Repeater 2 User Commands Tone Panel 3 S Commands 4 Auxiliary out 5 Telephone 6 Dial Click Tone Number 000 All tones and codes 001 through 154 see tone table below Mode 0 Off Mode 1 On DEFAULT 013 100 0 Hz tone enabled for all panels EXAMPLE 2000000 Disable all tones on all panels 200013 1 Enable 100 0 Hz on all tone panels 20 1 025 1 Enable 151 4 Hz for the repeater tone panel CTCSS DECODE AND ENCODE TONE Hz NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER 021 131 8 031 171 3 041 203 5 DCS DECODE AND ENCODE CODES NUMBER CODE NUMBER CODE NUMBER CODE 051 023 131 135 132 136 134 137 143 138 145 139 152 140 155 141 156 142 162 143 165 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153
84. e is used when the time clock has not been set Un lock Courtesy Replaces the courtesy message when the controller is unlocked or in S Command mode Post time out Generated when the time out offender releases his PTT to inform the user of this condition Pre time out Generated just before the controller chops off the transmission of the user that timed out ID This is the system identification usually in CW The factory default is HELLO This ID is sent periodically as required by the FCC Function Error Generated in response to an S Command that the controller did not understand Function Complete Generated in response to an S Command the controller understood and executed Ring Generated in response to someone calling on the telephone AP Answer Message sent to someone calling on the phone when the controller is waiting for a password AP Function Complete Generated on the telephone in response to an S Command the controller understood and executed AP Error Generated on the telephone in response to an S Command the controller did not understand AP Ring Back Generated on the telephone to identify that ringing is in process on the repeater It should be noted that when the controller is executing a macro the function complete or function error is in response to the S Commands within the macro If you get a function error when controlling your system with a user command you have an S Command with an error within the macro 34 SETTING
85. e that has been enabled in the repeater CTCSS DCS is present at the receiver AUX Shows when there is activity coming from the AUX link port This LED will also flash at a rate of 4 times a second when the controller is decoding an enabled Auxiliary CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE PTT Push To Talk indicates when the controller is keying the repeater transmitter DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency indicates when the controller is decoding DTMF Touch Tones This LED will also flash at a rate of 4 times a second when the controller is decoding an enabled User Command CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE HOOK Shows when the telephone is off hook or a telephone call is in progress This LED will also flash at a rate of 4 times a second when the controller is decoding an enabled Telephone CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE RING The controller has detected an incoming ring signal from the telephone line 32 DTMF COMMAND INPUT Dual Tone Multi Frequency or DTMF is typically used in telephone system for dialing The RI 200 uses DTMF as the primary means for the owner and users to control and communicate with the repeater DTMF is made up of eight tones with two of the eight turned on in each of the sixteen keystrokes DTMF is used because of the reliability and ease of use in the audio transmission range When sending commands to the controller you must send each DTMF digit without delay 3 5 seconds or less between digits Then un key the transmitter This action is the same as the enter
86. e to keep track of the telephone number accept data See S Command 87 in section 4 5 87 and section 6 0 for additional information on working with this table TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Page 97 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 10 11 12 3 14 15 16 Page 98 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 D10 D11 D12 D13 Di4 D15 D16 Notes Page 99 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the telephone number accept data See S Command 88 in section 4 5 88 and section 6 0 for additional information on working with this table Also do not forget to add to this table any default reject numbers that you may want to keep TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE Store D1 D2 D4 5 D6 10 11 12 13 14 015 16
87. e you setup the Dial Click Control you may need to experiment with a rate of key ups so that they are properly counted If you key too quickly the CTCSS or DCS decode delay may not be long enough to correctly count dial clicks If you wait too long between key ups the Dial Click timer may expire before you are finished A single key up Dial Click command works well with the telephone answer S Command 82 9 Using 2 and sometimes 3 Dial Clicks to trigger a command can sometimes be false the command maybe executed because of 2 quick keys or noise on the repeater input You can also use multiple Dial Clicks to dial a number in the auto dial list using S Command 92 SYNTAX 49 Dial Clicks Macro start line MINIMUM 1 Dial Click Macro start line 0 disable a dial click MAXIMUM 9 Dial Clicks Macro start line 999 UNITS Dial Clicks 1 9 Macro start line 0 999 DEFAULT Dial Clicks 1 9 0 disabled EXAMPLE 49120 When 1 dial click occurs execute macro at start line 20 EXAMPLE 49 3 122 When 3 dial clicks occur execute macro at start line 122 Page 40 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 50 ADJUST SQUELCH The RI 200 uses a digital pot to control the squelch level This command is used to set the squelch level of the digital pot The pot has 64 positions or steps 00 through 63 You can also adjust squelch level by sending a 50 to increment the level up one step and a 50 to decrement the level sett
88. eed to interface to a modulator with pre emphasis It is not advisable to drive the microphone input on the transmitters Most transmitters have significant audio shaping compensating for the microphone response and other characteristics The input connections to the RI 200 must be connected directly to the receiver s discriminator for the squelch to work properly On some receivers this connection can be made to the squelch circuit input Besides audio frequency response you should consider the audio amplitude levels to and from the controller If the levels to and from the repeater are small it may be valuable to use shielded cable We recommend shielded cables at all times Use large signal levels whenever possible On the other hand do not let the audio signal get large enough where clipping occurs in any stage of the controller the receiver or the transmitter The RI 200 repeater controller has a built in audio level meter for setting the RX input level See section 3 4 for more details on adjusting the audio levels in the controller Consider and practice the above and you will have repeater audio that you and your repeater users will be proud of 2 2 POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS The RI 200 operates on 12 volts DC nominal The DC source voltage must be between 10 and 15 VDC The controller typically draws 50 ma without the status LED s turned on Connect the 12v to pin 1 Connect J1 pin 9 to ground or the 12 V return side of the power supply
89. en selecting a password you should avoid using one that is similar to a user command or the exact equivalent to an S Command and its data For more information on passwords see section 4 2 of this manual SYNTAX 55 Password MINIMUM 1 digit MAXIMUM 6 digits UNITS digits 0 through 9 A B and D DEFAULT 123456 EXAMPLE 55 34 685 The new password is now 34 685 55 12 The new password is now 12 Page 42 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 56 PASSWORD FOR TELEPHONE INCOMING RING ACCESS The telephone ring PASSWORD is used to start the ringing process on the repeater for incoming calls also see S Command 71 incoming call mode This password is only used in S Command 71 modes 3 and 4 The controller will answer the telephone company ringing and provide an answer massage to the caller After this message the ring password is used to start the ring process on the repeater to let someone listening to the radio know that a caller is waiting on the telephone The factory default password is 343 and can be changed to another password from 1 to 6 digits long is the only digit that cannot be used in this password Avoid using and D as these digits are not typically available on standard telephones For more information see section 6 of this manual telephone interconnect SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 56 Telephone ring password 1 digit 6 digits D
90. end of this memory segment 11 68 O71 S Command 68 Trigger a message or macro at start line 071 Use this to test your message 12 69 S Command 69 Lock the controller you are done The finished message should consume memory as shown in the following table MESSAGE ES TASC tine D6 o 01 311 0 2 7 1 1 2 NewFunctionComplete 072 1 4 2 4 1 1 073 2 Page 60 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual A message in the system memory is triggered by an event Using S Command 32 you can control which event will trigger or start which message Your pre time out event and post time out event can be set to trigger the same message You may not want the weak signal message an easy way to disable it is to point the weak signal event to the same message as the courtesy message You can also completely disable a message by pointing the trigger to start line 000 5 5 EXITING PROGRAMMING MODE Remember to execute an S Command 69 to lock your controller when you are finished with the programming mode The controller will also exit the S Command mode after 5 minutes of no DTMF activity You may discover this by an automatic function complete Remember in the programming mode only S Commands are functional After exiting the programming mode only user commands are functional Page 61 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT 6 0 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
91. er times out before completing a command the command will be terminated without execution SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 16 Data 1 0 1 Seconds 99 9 9 Seconds Tenths of seconds 1 10 Seconds or 100 ms 35 3 5 Seconds 16 50 Sets Inter digit time to 5 0 Seconds 16 25 Sets Inter digit time to 2 5 Seconds 4 5 17 MUTE DELAY TIME This command sets the time that audio is muted when tones are decoded Use S Command 18 to control the use of muting for the repeater auxiliary and telephone audio SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 17 Time 0 Disable all DTMF muting 99 9 9 Seconds Tenths of seconds 1 10 Seconds or 100 ms 25 2 5 Seconds 17 50 Set mute time to 5 0 Seconds 4 5 18 DTMF MUTE CONTROL This command is used to enable and disable the DTMF mute function for the repeater auxiliary and telephone audio Each of these items can be individually controlled SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 18 Mute Mode Mute 0 All items Mode 0 Off Mute 3 Telephone Mode 1 On Mute 0 All items Mute 1 Repeater Mute 2 Auxiliary Mute 3 Telephone Mode 0 Off Mode 1 On All mute items are 1 On 1830 Turn off DTMF mute to or let DTMF tones pass to the telephone company 4 5 19 SEND DTMF TONES ON REPEATER TRANSMITTER This command is used to re send or regenerate a DTMF string on the repeater transmitter The
92. er controller is the means by which you generate custom and secure commands for the repeater users to access The User Command points to a macro which is made up of one or more system commands or S Commands This group of S Commands is called a macro and the digits that the repeater user sends to the repeater is called a User Command Before building user commands and entering data into a macro organize everything on the worksheets at the end of this manual This planning effort will pay off with superior results In the RI 200 there are three distinctive forms or types of User Commands 1 Standard User Commands used for most all applications 2 User defined S Commands used to directly rename an S Command as a user command 3 Telephone Commands used for dialing the telephone IMPORTANT NOTE At all times the controller is in one of two command modes 1 Normal operating mode where User Commands are functional 2 Programming mode where S Commands are used to setup the repeater The controller is always in one of the two modes and never in both To enter the programming mode the correct password section 4 2 must be executed To exit the programming mode and return back to the User Command mode or Normal operating mode the S Command 69 is executed Programming mode is often referred to as the controller unlocked mode and the Macro mode as the controller locked mode DEFINITION OF TERMS STANDARD USER COMMAND Th
93. f the macro is reached When each S Command and its data is entered into the memory and you un key the controller will add to separate the S Commands It is important to know how the controller stores data so that you can to allow for this digit when keeping track of memory usage The last entry of your macro is an end of macro flag used to terminate the macro Send 64 without data and the controller will put a D into the macro data memory for you The controller uses for a command separator and D for end of macro When planning your macro data usage you need to allow space for these digits See the default table below for an example SYNTAX 64 S Command S Command data MINIMUM S Command 00 S Command data as required MAXIMUM S Command 99 S Command data as required UNITS S Command S Command data DEFAULT Start line 001 063C 340D System reset power Start hine 002 OVOD es Lm System off Start line 003 011 System on COS access Start line 004 013D System on CTCSS DCS COS Start line 005 014D System on open squelch Start line 006 18110 Repeater mute on Start line 007 1810D Repeater mute off Start line 009 0430D Carrier delay on Start line 010 040 Carrier delay off Start hu
94. for dialing The telephone number reject table is used to control which telephone numbers are not allowed for dialing If the controller finds a match in the accept table the controller will only look in the reject table positions 50 through 99 for a reject this part of the reject table is called an exception This table can be used to reject specific numbers in a group if accepted numbers There are several different ways you can use these tables depending on which of the tables are turned off or on e fboth the accept and reject tables are turned off any number will be allowed for dialing e Ifthe accept table is turned on and the reject table is turned off only numbers in the accept table will be allowed for dialing e Ifthe accept table is turned on and the reject table is also turned on the controller will look for a match in the accept table first If it does not find a match in the accept table the controller will look for a match in the reject table If the controller finds a match in the accept table the controller will only look in the reject table positions 50 through 99 for a reject match We call this an exception and can be used to reject specific numbers in a group of accepted numbers e If the accept table is turned off and the reject table is turned on only numbers in the reject table will not be allowed for dialing In the above tables valid digits are 0 through 9 and A for two second pause is used as a wild
95. g mode to duplex Page 47 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 71 TELEPHONE INCOMING CALL MODE This command is used to setup how the controller operates during incoming calls In all modes the controller will not act on incoming rings until the ring delay counter S Command 75 has expired e Mode 0 All ringing will be ignored e Mode 1 The repeater will begin ringing after the ring delay has expired and each time the incoming call rings but not more than the ring limit S Command 76 e Mode 2 The controller will go off hook without connecting the audio and start ringing the repeater for the total number of rings set by the ring limit At this point and between each ring heard on the telephone from the controller you can send the telephone control access password to put the telephone in the control mode In this mode the repeater audio is still not connected to the telephone and you can begin using macro or access the S Command with the system password e Mode 3 Operates the same as mode 2 but the controller will send an answer message when it goes off hook and the caller must enter the ring password to start ringing on the repeater e Mode 4 Operates the same as mode 3 but a three digit CTCSS tone or DCS code number is required on the end of the ring password You can also add up to an 8 digit DTMF string on the end of the CTCSS tone number Mode 4 can be used for selective calling i e a radio that has commands o
96. h Solutions RI 200 User Manual DCS DECODE CODE ENABLE TABLE Page 82 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual DCS DECODE CODE ENABLE TABLE Page 83 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the CTCSS and DCS cross encode values See S Command 21 in section 4 5 21 for additional information on working with this table CTCSS CROSS ENCODE TABLE DECODE DECODE DECODE DECODE Page 84 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the user telephone commands that you create See S Command 60 in section 4 5 60 for additional information on working with this table Also do not forget to add to this table any default command that you may want to keep TELEPHONE COMMAND NAME TABLE mmand Notes umber Start Line Use the following table to keep track of the user S Commands that you create See S Command 61 in section 4 5 61 for additio
97. h explanation of the RI 200 s many features The RI 200 repeater interconnect has the following features which together are not available in any other repeater controller in the industry e Full duplex telephone interconnect with self balancing hybrid Transmit audio level squelch level CTCSS level and telephone level potentiometer adjustments are radio remotely adjustable e On board squelch circuit You do not have to add in someone else s circuit It s SmartSquelch An intelligent microprocessor controlled squelch and it s fast board CTCSS decoder and encoder You do not have to add an external decoder It s clean and cost effective The decoder and encode are remotely programmable Multiple CTCSS tone decoded tone panel features are provided A selectable sub audio reject filter is provided to remove the received CTCSS sub audio tone from being repeated Optional DCS Digital Controlled Squelch decode and encode is available with the same features at CTCSS DTMF tones maybe passed muted or regenerated User programmable inputs and outputs User programmable event scheduler Command can be programmed to execute automatically Built in receiver audio level meter You do not need a volt meter or scope to setup the receiver audio level NON VOLATILE EEPROM data storage You never have to be concerned with replacement of the memory backup battery User command macro editor All user commands are completely program
98. he controller a flag is set and the Power On trigger occurs This trigger then starts a macro This function can be used to return your repeater to a certain configuration when power is turned on A function complete message will occur when this process is used During the dialing process and when a telephone time out error occurs the controller will need to put the telephone back on hook This trigger is used to tell the controller which macro you are using for the on hook command If you chose to change the factory default macro line position for the on hook you will need to reset this trigger to match If the controller does not know the correct on hook command you may have problems if an on hook time out occurs SYNTAX 32 Trigger Event Start line MINIMUM Trigger 01 Clock reset courtesy message Start line 0 Disable message or trigger MAXIMUM Trigger 18 Telephone hang up macro Start line 999 Macro data memory UNITS Trigger number Macro data memory start line DEFAULT See table below EXAMPLE 3207120 Sets ID event to start line 120 EXAMPLE 32020 Sets weak signal courtesy to no message Trigger Messages and Events Start line Message Clock reset courtesy Message Weak signal courtesy Message Clock not set courtesy Message Un lock courtesy Message Acknowledge or function complete Message Function error Message Station ID Message Post time out Message Pre time out Message Telephone auto patch Ri
99. ialing If the accept table is turned off only numbers in the reject table will not be allowed for dialing If the accept table is turned on and the controller does not find a telephone number match in the accept table the controller will look for a match in the reject table If the accept table is turned on and a telephone number does match in the accept table the controller will only look for a match in reject table positions 50 through 99 for a reject match We call this an exception and can be used to reject specific numbers in a group of accepted numbers You could reject all toll calls and accept one or two toll call area codes but reject a group of numbers in those area codes like 976 numbers Valid digits are 0 through 9 and A for one second pause is used as a wild card digit and a at the end of the string acts as a wild card for multiple digits You should include a at the end of all entries to limit extra digits from being entered See section 6 telephone interconnect of additional information on use of the accept and reject tables SYNTAX 89 Reject position Telephone number MINIMUM Reject position 00 Telephone number 0 digits clears reject number MAXIMUM Reject position 99 Telephone number 16 digits UNITS See above DEFAULT Reject position 00 411 Reject all calls to information Reject position 01 0 Reject calls to the operator Reject position 02 1900 Reject all 1 900 calls Reject position 03 9
100. ight individual schedulers are available To setup the scheduler use S Command 44 See the programming section for more details Page 21 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual PROGRAMMING 4 0 PROGRAMMING Customizing the RI 200 for your application is performed through programming Programming is done with System Commands S Commands and is performed over the air or over the telephone Not only can you change any of the system perameters but you can also change or create your own user commands The RI 200 contains powerful tools with which to create User Commands and macros User commands are commands that the user of the repeater will send to perform major functions like making telephone calls The user commands themselves will call macros that can contain many S Commands However with the power to customize your repeater comes the responsibility of managing the memory where your custom commands will be stored When creating new user commands macros or messages care should be taken to avoid damaging other data in the memory See section 5 for additional information on this subject When controlling the RI 200 you are always in one of the two modes never in both To enter the programming mode the correct password section 4 2 must be executed To exit the programming mode and return back to the User Command mode the S Command 69 is executed Programming or S Command mode is often referred to as the controller unlocked mode
101. imarily a NOP is used to write over data in a macro that is no longer desired SYNTAX 00 DEFAULT N A EXAMPLE 00 Page 24 Pacific Research Solutions 4 5 01 RI 200 User Manual SYSTEM MODE System mode determines what conditions are required to key the repeater and pass audio from the repeater receiver to the repeater transmitter When the system is in mode 0 Off the repeater will appear dead to the users and all functions like telephone and auxiliary are disabled User and S Command are still available When the system is off the SYSTEM status LED will also be off All other LED s like COS and CTCSS will still show their associated status SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 01 Mode 0 6 Mode 0 System off Mode 1 COS or carrier access only Mode 2 Repeater CTCSS DCS access only Mode 3 COS and CTCSS DCS access Mode 4 Open squelch the repeater will blow squelch noise Mode 5 System on repeat audio off but repeat PTT still on Used for remote base operation Mode 6 System on repeat audio and PTT off Used for remote base operation Mode 1 COS or carrier access only 010 Turns off or disables the Repeater PTT Auxiliary PTT and all telephone features 013 Carrier and CTCSS or DCS required to operate the repeater 4 5 02 RECEIVER AUDIO SOURCE MODE Select the receiver audio source for the transmitter The HPF High Pass Filter removes the CTCSS tone so that it will
102. imer MAXIMUM Start Line 999 macro start line Time 7200 seconds 2 hours UNITS Start Line 000 Disable this function Start line 001 999 Macro data start line Time 0 Reset timer 1 7200 seconds 2 hours maximum DEFAULT Start Line 000 Time 0 EXAMPLE 400000 Clears the timer no macro will execute 40 060 120 Execute macro at start line 60 in 2 minutes 4 5 41 RECEIVER INACTIVITY TIMER MACRO TRIGGER The receiver inactivity timer can be used to reset the system when the repeater receiver becomes inactive for the preset time Once the S Command is setup the timer is restarted each time the receiver activity goes away When a time out occurs the macro pointed to by the Start Line field will execute Note This function will generate an OK function complete without a user command being sent For an example this function can be used to turn on the CTCSS tone decode after there has been no activity on the repeater for the set time SYNTAX 41 Start Line Time MINIMUM Start Line 000 disable function Time 0 reset timer MAXIMUM Start Line 999 macro start line Time 2400 in 6 second increments UNITS Start Line 000 Disable this function Start line 001 999 Macro data start line Time 0 Reset timer 1 2400 in 6 second increments 1 to 240 0 minutes DEFAULT Start Line 000 Time 0 EXAMPLE 410000 Clears the timer no macro will execute EXAMPLE 4102255 Execute macro at start line 22 in 5 5 minute
103. ing down one step See section 3 for additional information on setting the squelch level SYNTAX 50 Level MINIMUM Level 0 or Down MAXIMUM Level 63 or Up UNITS 0 63 Pot position and DEFAULT 31 EXAMPLE 50 Adjusts squelch level setting up by one step EXAMPLE 5023 Sets squelch digital pot to position 23 4 5 51 SETSQUELCH MODE Use this command to select between the standard squelch mode and SmartSquelch In the SmartSquelch mode the processor is used to analyze the signal to noise and determine when to close the squelch fast or add delays for mobile flutter or a hand held radio moving in and out of nulls This algorithm will react as fast as 10 ms when the input signal is full quieting and a proportionally longer time to squelch closure when the input signal becomes noisier SYNTAX 51 Mode MINIMUM 0 Normal squelch MAXIMUM 1 SmartSquelch UNITS 0 Normal Squelch Mode 1 SmartSquelch DEFAULT 1 SmartSquelch EXAMPLE 510 Selects normal squelch mode 4 5 52 DETAIL SQUELCH SETUP The squelch system on the RI 200 can be fine tuned for a given application The following items may be changed to achieve a different result in your application The best way to learn more about these adjustments is to experiment with them Notice that each adjustment will have its own range Upper Threshold This is the squelch upper threshold value that is compared to the squelch A D converter value to determine when to c
104. ions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 61 USER DEFINED S COMMANDS RENAME A SYSTEM COMMAND This command is used to define a User System Command User System Commands are S Commands that are renamed for User Commands These user commands allow extra digits after the command name which is passed along to the S Command that it points to See the example in the default macro name table the is used to force TX on for X time If you were to enter an A30 this will force the TX on for 30 seconds To clear a user system command send the S Command followed by the command number you want to clear See section 5 for more information on programming macros SYNTAX 61 Command number Group S Command Command name MINIMUM Command number 01 Group 1 S Command 00 Command name 0 digits remove the command MAXIMUM Command number 21 Group 8 S Command 99 Command name 4 digits UNITS Command number 01 21 Group 1 8 S Command 00 99 Command name DEFAULT See default table below EXAMPLE 610410233 User system command 04 is included in command group 1 points to S Command 02 and the name is 33 S Command 02 is repeater mode 334 will open the squelch DEFA SYSTEM COMMAND mmand Group System D3 Notes pue Number Command ptos p ___ 4 5 62 USER COMMAND NAMES These are normal User Commands When a user enters a command in the locked mode the program checks the User
105. ions are not directly available on a connector If you have an application that requires these inputs and or outputs you can access them by making connections directly to the circuit board Page 5 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual GETTING STARTED 10 QUICK START This section will cover the basics of installation and programming of your RI 200 You may also need to review section 2 for more details on connecting your RI 200 to your repeater Once you have covered these basics we recommend that you thoroughly review the complete manual in order to get the most out of your controller 11 UNPACKING THE 200 Inspect the carton for the following contents and if any of the items that you have ordered are missing or damaged notify your RI 200 dealer or the factory that shipped the unit to you RI 200 Repeater controller board with mating DB15S connector RI 210 does not come with the DB15S connector DB25 Connector used only with the RI 210 UM 200 Printed user manual IC 200 Optional interconnect cable for connecting to another RI 200 ZO 12 MOUNTING THE RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER Skip to section 1 3 if you are installing a RI 210 1 An optional single controller enclosure or a standard 19 inch wide 1 3 4 inch high rack mounted enclosure is available Mounting holes are provided for the repeater controller and for the front panel LED status boards within the enclosure 2 The repeater builder can mount the RI 200 repea
106. ique and all code words may be used on the same channel without interference At the end of the repeater transmission and 1 2 second before the transmitter un keys the controller will encode a 134 Hz tone that serves as a turn off code For correct operation the DCS data should have a FM deviation of 500 to 800 Hz Your transmitter and receiver waveforms should closely resemble the waveform diagram figure 1 If this is the condition then the low frequency response of your repeater should be adequate If your waveform resembles figure 2 your modulator or discriminator does not have enough low frequency response Figure 2 was created with a high pass filter with a corner frequency at about 5 Hz Even with a cutoff this low the filter strips vital data from the Figure 1 Figure 2 digital code word Because DCS may have extended periods of all ones and zeros almost all components in the transmitter and receiver chain must be coupled down to at least 2 Hz or lower This requirement means that certain transmitters and receivers must be modified before they are capable of DCS operation Phase modulators in particular need special consideration because they theoretically are incapable of being directly modulated by DC unlike direct FM modulation methods Low frequency response is the primary requirement for DCS systems Unlike CTCSS DCS signal spectrum occupies considerable more bandwidth A poor low frequency response in the transmitter or rece
107. is is a command that the repeater user would use to control predefined functions of the repeater When the user sends this type of a command the controller will look for an exact match including the total number of digits Once a match has been identified the controller will then process a macro that is defined by the user command USER S COMMAND This type of command is the renaming of an S Commands When the user sends this type of command any additional data required in the S Command must be included in this command TELEPHONE COMMAND Telephone commands are similar to standard user commands except extra data is allowed to follow the command The controller uses the extra data as the telephone number to dial Only telephone off hook and dial commands should be included in this group of commands COMMAND NUMBER This is a memory location where the user command data is stored Each type of user command has a range of memory locations starting with 01 GROUP When you build a user command it is placed into one of 8 groups This will allow you to enable and disable a single group of user commands without effecting every command S Command 15 is used to select which group to enable or disable An example where you may want to use this feature is when you are using the telephone off hook you would want to disable other commands so they would not get processed when dialing a telephone number Or you may want to disable the telephone access at night w
108. is mode you will hear an ascending 4 tone courtesy each time you un key with a full quieting signal If your signal is not full quieting the courtesy will change to a descending 4 tone weak signal When you send the programming password the RI 200 unlocks and will switch to a programming or System Command S Command mode When the controller is in this mode you will hear 2 tone courtesy each time you un key with a full quieting signal Again in this mode if your signal is not full quieting the courtesy will change to a descending 4 tone Each time you send commands to the RI 200 you will get one of 3 responses First if you send any valid command without errors the RI 200 will respond with CW acknowledgment message This message 15 lower pitch and has the rhythm of dah dah dah dah dit dah Second if you send S Command with an error a user command that has an error in its programming the RI 200 will respond with a CW error message ERROR This message 15 high pitch and has the rhythm of dit didahdit didahdit dah dah dah dah dit Third if you send an invalid command the RI 200 will not respond with any message When you are programming your RI 200 over the air it is important to have a full quieting signal to the repeater As with a noisy signal digits can be missed and the result of the command may not turn out the way you planed The following is a list of some common problems people have e f you
109. isconnected from the RJ11 jack to determine if the problem is with the telephone network or with the RI 200 If a problem is found with the RI 200 leave it disconnected until repaired or replaced Page 64 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS 7 0 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS This section will cover the brief circuit description of the RI 200 repeater controller Use the schematic on the following page for additional reference Only the basic function of each circuit is covered theory of operation is not covered e The input of the RI 200 has an adjustable gain stage U1 7 R3 is used to set the gain of this stage e 1 8 is a low pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 4500 Hz This filter is used to reduce adjacent channel splatter The output of the low pass filter goes to U9 where a high pass filter is located with a cutoff frequency of 300 Hz This filter can be turned on off and is used to remove the receiver CTCSS tones e The output of the U9 high pass filter has a gain stage U1 14 with a gain of 2 used to return the audio level back to its original level U9 has half the audio voltage range of the rest of the circuits The output of U1 14 goes to the cross point switch and U3 8 de emphasis filter e 03 8 is a de emphasis filter used primarily for the decoder and telephone audio Audio from this filter can also be used for the transmitter e 04 7 is a low pass filter used to reject the voic
110. ithout effecting other commands Page 55 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual START LINE The macro data memory is organized with 999 lines of data storage and each line consisting of 8 digits of data The beginning of each line is numbered with what is called the macro Start Line The user commands scheduler events and timers use the start line to tell the controller where to start processing the macro When building a macro you can allow the data in a single macro to use multiple lines COMMAND NAME This is 1 to 4 digits that the repeater user will key into their equipped radio to control the repeater When the controller receives a command it is compared with every programmed command until a match is found The controller then reviews the command perimeters to determine how to handle the command MACRO This is a string or group of S Commands that are grouped together When the controller is asked to process a macro it gets each S Command in the macro and processes it until an end of macro flag is found Macros can also consist of only one S Command 5 1 PROGRAMMING STANDARD USER COMMANDS and MACROS Macros are used for more elaborate functions usually containing and controlling the execution or processing of multiple S Commands Also there are some internal functions and events that will trigger a macro directly These functions include power on initialization time of day scheduler digital inputs internal fun
111. iver may not seriously distort a single frequency tone signal but may seriously degrade a wide band signal containing multiple frequency components The distortion risk is especially high if the frequency response delays the wide band frequency components The RI 200 does include data error correction But if too many errors occur you may experience some blocking out of the decoder Errors can occur because of unwanted low frequency energy The DCS decoders can be effected by voice energy that falls below 300 Hz Some radios do not remove this energy before transmission and can cause voice blocking of the decoder The RI 200 has a sub audio filter that removes this low frequency energy before the audio is re transmitted This feature will increase the performance of the receiving radios You may need to confirm that the radios used to operate the repeater have some type of sub audio filtering You will find that it is extremely important for the receiver and transmitter to be on frequency to achieve maximum performance of the DCS function Errors in the transmitter and receiver frequencies show up at the discriminator output as a step function Because of the long time constant required for the low frequency response a step function can block the decoder momentarily Before you start modifying your radio to operate DCS make sure your service monitor is DCS capable Some older monitors require modifications to obtain the low frequency audio response nee
112. l and squelch levels are properly adjusted decode them 81 PROBLEM CHECK LIST Use the following check list if you are experiencing problems with your controller 1 Confirm that you have 12 VDC power connected to the correct pins Turn on power to the repeater You will first hear CW OK and then the default ID HELLO The system LED should be the only LED on If other LED s are on see the above problem list 3 Apply a carrier without a CTCSS tone on the input of the repeater The COS LED should come Apply a carrier with 100Hz CTCSS tone on the input of the repeater The COS and the CTCSS LED should come on 5 Apply carrier with a DTMF tone on the input of the repeater The LED should come on Page 70 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual GLOSSARY AND WARRANTY REPAIR 9 0 GLOSSARY ADC Analog to Digital Converter this is a device or circuit that converts an analog voltage to a digital number ANALOG A voltage that has multiple or dynamic levels within a given range BOM Beginning Of Message This is a character that is entered at the beginning of a message data sequence CARRIER DELAY The time a repeater transmitter remains on after a valid receiver signal input CLOCK The system clock utilized to meet the needs of the time operated scheduler CONTROL CODES The sequence of DTMF digits sent to perform a command or function CONTROL OPERATOR Any repeater operator designated to
113. l also have to change all the default data to the desired settings again Keep good notes on all S Commands their data user commands and macros Space has been provided at the end of the manual for these notes Some controller owners have experienced the following problems When the receiver input level or squelch is not setup correctly and the COS LED on the front panel will not go out You need to check the receiver input level Section 3 4 1 and or adjust the squelch Section 3 4 2 Until the squelch is properly adjusted you will have to terminate all commands with a This DTMF character performs the same function as Un keying your radio The second problem is when you enter the correct password and you receive an message A moment later you enter your password again If this and following attempts you receive an ERROR message What happened When the first password was executed and you received an OK message you are in the S Command or programming mode In the S Command mode and if your password does not look like an S Command you will get an ERROR message because the controller thought that you entered an S Command with bad data If your password looks like a valid S Command to the controller you will have executed that S Command instead of the password For example the default password is 123456 The first time you enter the password you get an OK If you send a 123456 again the controller will thi
114. l detail each of the S Commands showing syntax examples and the default data values To make S Commands easier to locate the last two digits of each sub section numbers matches the S Command number To execute S Command you must first unlock the controller with the current password When unlocked the user commands will not work When you are done lock the controller with S Command 69 You are now in the user command mode When you are sending commands via DTMF the controller is always in one of the two modes User Command or System Command and never in both When the power is first turned on the controller is locked and in the user command mode When the controller is in this mode you will hear an ascending 4 tone courtesy each time you un key with a full quieting signal If your signal is not full quieting the courtesy message will change to a descending 4 tone weak signal When you send the programming password the RI 200 unlocks and will switch to a programming or System Command S Command mode When the controller is in this mode you will hear 2 tone courtesy each time you unkey with a full quieting signal Again in this mode if your signal is not full quieting the courtesy message will change to a descending 4 tone Each time you send commands to the RI 200 you will get one of 3 responses First if you send any valid command without errors the RI 200 will respond with CW acknowledgment message This
115. ler This command selects the source controller address that will allow audio and PTT information to enter this controller This command also selects whether the auxiliary audio is mixed with the local receiver audio or when the local receiver audio is active the auxiliary audio is muted Individual inputs can only be selected when the serial mode is selected with S Command 38 When S Command 38 digital mode is selected enabling any of the source inputs will pass audio An optional Encode Source parameter is also available This allows you to select a source controller address that when activity from that source occurs the local controller will use the CTCSS DCS decode data to determine what CTCSS or DCS to encode on the local TX Also see S Command 23 for selecting functions for this mode SYNTAX 35 Input State Mode Encode Source MINIMUM Input 0 inputs State 0 Off Mode 0 Mute audio Encode source 0 No encode source MAXIMUM Input 8 State 1 On Mode 1 Mix audio Encode source 8 Tone from controller address 8 UNITS Input 0 All inputs 1 8 each input State 0 Input off State 1 Input on Mode 0 z Mute auxiliary input audio when the local RX is active Mode 1 Mix auxiliary audio with local audio Encode Source 0 No source used Source 1 8 The source used for auxiliary CTCSS DCS encode DEFAULT auxiliary inputs 0 Off EXAMPLE 35110 Turn on input 1 and use mute mode 353
116. ling also referred to as touch tone EEPROM A special type of non volatile memory that retains its programming information without power ENABLED Turned on or active EOC End Of Command This is a character is entered at the end of a command sequence EOM End Of Macro or Message This is a character is entered at the end of the macro or message sequence Page 71 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual FLASH PROM A programmable Read Only Memory that can be electrically erased and programmed while remaining in the circuit This device is typically used to store the controller s program FUNCTION A valid command or control sequence executed by the controller FUNCTION COMPLETE Telemetry response generated by the controller following execution of a valid command HOOK This is like the hook switch on a standard telephone Off hook means the hand set is off the telephone and on hook means the hand set in on the telephone INTER DIGIT TIMER Sets the maximum allowed time in seconds between valid DTMF digits INCREMENT To increase a value by one or more counts INITIALIZE To set up the minimum data requirement for the system KEY CODE A programmable code that is used with a command code to provide security of the command codes MACROS Macros allow the repeater owner to define user commands that execute one or more S Commands thus customizing the commands for your repeater MICROCONTROLLER A type of microprocessor that con
117. lose the squelch Do not set upper threshold less than lower threshold Lower Threshold This is the lower threshold value that is compared to the squelch A D converter value to determine when to open the squelch Do not set lower threshold more than upper threshold The SmartSquelch acquisition time is in 10 ms increments This is the time that the squelch noise must be below the lower threshold in order to activate the COS This delay is used to keep the squelch open for a weak or choppy signal The delay factor is the maximum time in 10 ms increments that the squelch will remain open The average factor is used by SmartSquelch to determine how long of a period in 10 ms increments that noise history is used for processing The SmartSquelch Weak Signal Message is triggered based on an evaluation of its noise history The weaker a signal is the longer a squelch delay will occur The length of this time delay can be used to trigger the weak signal courtesy message Acquisition Time Delay Factor Average Factor Weak Signal Threshold Page 41 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual SYNTAX 52 Item Value RANGE Item 1 Upper threshold Value range 75 200 Item 2 Lower threshold Value range 50 150 Item 3 Acquisition time Value range 0 50 in 10 ms increments Item 4 Delay factor Value range 0 255 Item 5 Average factor Value range 0 50 Item 6 Weak signal threshold Value range 3 to 5
118. ls But before the controller will use this tone for operation you must enable each of the functions associated with each tone panel See S Commands 02 for repeater 14 for macro and S Commands 34 for auxiliary 49 for dial click and 72 for telephone The decode tones for these tone panels are selected with S Commands 20 The factory default tone for all tone panels is 100 0 Hz The default tone may be changed or additional tones added Once you have selected the tones that you want to decode you will need to enable each of the tone panels Each of the tone panels will indicate when a valid tone is being decoded via the display A valid repeater CTCSS tone or DCS code is shown by the CTCSS DCS LED on continuously A valid S Command User Command AUX and telephone CTCSS tones or DCS codes are shown by SYS AUX DTMF and Hook LED flashing at a rate of 4 times a second During the LED flash the LED will only be on for 10mS CTCSS encode tones may be any one of the 50 standard and non standard tones S Command 21 and 22 The encode deviation level can be adjusted up and down from the default level S Command 23 The received CTCSS tones may be passed to the repeater transmitter filtered removed with a high pass filter with no tone going out the repeater transmitter or the incoming tone may be filtered out and encoding of a CTCSS tone either on the same or a selected different frequency is possible The CTCSS encode mode is set by S Command 21 and all
119. mable e All the repeater owner has to do is interface the repeater audio and remotely program the functions and feature desired The RI 200 provides excellent audio quality With proper consideration when interfacing the controller to the receiver and transmitter your repeater will provide excellent audio to the users Interfacing information is provided in numerous sections of this manual and support is available from the factory The receiver discriminator output must be connected to the RI 200 audio input in order for the squelch circuit to function properly and to provide excellent audio Do not connect the RI 200 audio input to the receiver speaker connections as the squelch will not operate properly The RI 200 provides easy programming to customize user features or user commands by the ability to write and name simple macros All messages and telemetry are also programmable For the latest product and documentation updates and information visit our web site at http www directcon net pacres What is a RI 210 The RI 210 is one model in a series of RI 200 repeater controllers designed specifically as a Plug N Play component for the Yaesu Vertex VXR 5000 repeaters This manual was written around the RI 200 repeater controller which is a generic version designed to interface with any repeater Some features such as digital inputs and outputs are available on the board but because Vertex repeater connectors are specialized these connect
120. mber auto dial 84 Store None Store 00 to 99 memory location Number Number 0 to 16 digits 0 9 A Pause No number to clear a memory location xx to recall stored number when dialing 00 to recall last number radial 85 Set an auto dial for use in a macro 85 Auto Dial N A No Auto Dial 0 99 Flash hook switch Used for call waiting and hold Page 79 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST Command and Data Format Syntax Setting Recover Telephone number accept table enable 86 Mode 0 Yes Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off Edit telephone number accept table 87 Accept Accept 00 to 99 table entry Number Number 0 to 16 digits 0 9 Wild card Edit telephone number reject table 89 Reject Reject 00 to 99 table entry Number Number 0 to 16 digits 0 9 Wild card Wait for dial tone Time 0 to 99 in 1 10 seconds increments 0 Auto detect Page 80 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track the use of CTCSS and DCS decode for each tone panel See S Command 20 in section 4 5 20 for additional information on working with this table CTCSS DECODE TONE Hz ENABLE TABLE Page 81 Pacific Researc
121. me you begin to write a new or modify an existing macro you first must tell the controller what line or starting position in the memory you want to start with this is the macro starting line number There are 999 lines of data in the macro data memory and each line will hold up to 8 digits or characters of data After you start entering S Commands into the macro data memory the controller will keep track of what line and character position you are on Once you set the macro line pointer you are ready to enter your S Commands You enter one S Command at a time into the memory and each time un key your radio wait for the controller to respond with a function complete message The controller will insert between each S Command to separate each S Command in the macros This process of entering an S Command into the macro has no error checking of the S Command and it s data When you reach the last S Command in the macro you will need to add an end of macro flag This is done by sending S Command 64 by it self The controller will insert a character as an End of Macro character or marker The following example will turn off the CTCSS tone panels for the repeater and user command control 1 Un lock the controller with your password Send 63 150 and un key you should hear a function complete CW This will set the macro start line pointer to line 150 as used in the user command example above 3 Send 64 01 3 and
122. message is lower pitch and has the rhythm of dah dah dah dah dit dah Second if you send S Command with an error or a user command that has an error in its programming the RI 200 will respond with a CW error message ERROR This message is high pitch and has the rhythm of dit didahdit dahdahdah dah dit Third if you send invalid command the RI 200 will not respond with any message When you are programming your RI 200 over the air it is important to have a full quieting signal to the repeater As with a noisy signal digits can be missed and the result of the command may not turn out the way you planned The following is a list of some common problems people have e f you key up and send the first digit of the command before the CTCSS DCS decodes a valid tone the first digit is missed and the command becomes invalid or looks like some other valid command e Ifyou move in and out of a RF null while sending a command a digit may get missed and the command becomes invalid or looks like some other valid command e Ifthe RI 200 is in the User Command mode while you are trying to send S Commands and the other way around Note that if you are in the S Command mode after 5 minutes have past without sending a command the controller will lock itself When this happens you will hear CW without sending a command 4 5 00 NO OPERATION This is a null command and does not perform an internal function Pr
123. mmands are executed by names just like user commands but you can include a telephone number or auto dial number along with the command The telephone number that is entered with the telephone command will be checked by the accept and reject table before the associated macro is processed In the macro data the telephone off hook S Command 82 must be included for the macro to operate correctly On hook S Command 820 does not have to be called by a telephone command This type of command is better placed as a user command as it does not require telephone number information 6 3 TELEPHONE INCOMING CONTROL When controlling the repeater over the telephone you do not have an un key function as you would have with a radio Also most telephones do not have A B C D keys as used with most radios For these reasons we have used the following procedures After keying the command wait for the inter digit timer to expire S Command 16 the default time is 3 5 seconds When this timer expires the controller will attempt to process the command You can also terminate the command with a and the controller will process the command immediately When controlling over the telephone line you can connect to the radio using the off hook command and hang up using the on hook command When commands are coming from the telephone and radio at the same time the source of the first digit will cause the controller to continue receiving digits from the same source B
124. municate Mode 0 is typically used when connecting to someone else s controller The input and output digital signals are TTL levels with LOW TRUE or LOW ACTIVE The COS input is the same as the RXD input and the PTT output is the same as TXD output Mode 1 is used when connecting multiple RI 200 controllers together In mode 1 the controllers communicate with each other using serial data Also in this mode macro data from one controller can be used to function another controller Mode 2 is used to send all configuration data including user commands and macro data from the local controller to another controller cloning To use this mode connect two controllers together with the interface cable At the controller that you want to copy data from send S command 38 2 You will hear a function complete and the local controller will start to send data This will take 90 to 180 seconds When the controller is done you will hear a second function complete Do not send commands to either controller during this process as errors may occur Once the cloning process is complete the controller will return to its previous serial mode SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 38 Mode 0 2 Mode 0 Digital I O Mode 1 Serial Data I O Mode 2 Cloning 1 38 0 38 2 Mode 0 selects the digital state port This controller will send all perimeters to an attached controller 4 5 39 200 CONTROLLER UNIT ADDRESS This command is used to
125. n DEFAULT 0 Off EXAMPLE 72 1 Enable Telephone tone panel for telephone access Page 48 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 73 TELEPHONE INCOMING CALL CONTROL TIME OUT This time out is used to hang up the telephone in the incoming call control mode if no DTMF activity is detected Each time a control command is received over the telephone the timer is reset SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 73 Time 0 14 Minutes 3 Minutes 73 2 Set incoming call time out to 2 minutes 4 5 74 TELEPHONE INCOMING CALL RING AND COMMAND PASSWORD TIME OUT This time out is used to hang up the telephone if no ring password or control password is detected within the preset time This command is used with incoming call S Command 71 modes 2 through 4 SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 74 Time 1 120 Seconds 30 Seconds 74 90 90 Seconds will be allowed for a ring or control password to be received 4 5 75 TELEPHONE INCOMING RING DELAY The controller will count the incoming rings before it will begin any ringing on the repeater or go off hook for control Once the total incoming rings have expired and depending on the incoming call mode S Command 71 the controller will begin its incoming call procedure SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 75 Ring 0 15 Ring count 4 Rings 752 Set ring delay counter for 2 rings 4 5 76 TELEPHONE TX RING LIMI
126. n include the telephone number with this command 9 Telephone off hook duplex You must include the telephone number with this command Telephone on hook 0 Link OFF 0 Full duplex link ON used if you have 2 repeaters tied together A Key transmitter on for X time 1 4 2 SETTING UP YOUR ID You are now ready to change or setup the station identification ID message The factory default ID is Hello The following will show how this ID is programmed into the controller Once you have reviewed this procedure you may want to review section 5 4 for more details on programming messages before you start programming your own ID You can also use this same technique to modify any of the system messages Each character of the ID has a 3 digit command number See the default CW data table in section 4 5 31 for a list of all CW commands The data for all messages or CW commands are stored in the same memory area as the macros When entering a new message or changing a message care should be taken to avoid damaging other data in the memory The default Hello message uses the following CW commands Character 1 001 Start Of Message Character 2 023 697 Hz tone Character 3 042 CW Speed 16 WPM Character 4 088 CW Space Character 5 069 CW Character 6 066 CW Character 7 073 CW L Character 8 073 CW L Character 9 076 CW Character 10 002 End Of Message Page 9 Pacific Research Solu
127. n or off to reduce controller current drain In low power or solar powered systems this function can be useful to reduce the controller total power consumption SYNTAX 09 Mode MINIMUM _ 0 Off MAXIMUM 1 On UNITS Mode 1 On Mode 0 Off DEFAULT Mode 1 On EXAMPLE 090 Turns Status LED display off reduce system current drain 4 5 10 REPEATER TIMEOUT TIMER The time out timer sets the maximum length of a single transmission for a user When the user s transmission time has been exceeded the repeater transmitter PTT is turned off un keyed The COS must drop and the courtesy message started for this timer to reset Before and after a timeout the repeater will send a message to notify the user s These messages are called pre and post time out messages The use of a in the time field will manually reset the timer if a user talks too long or if continuous noise on the repeater input has timed out the repeater The timer can be reset by capturing the signal on the repeater input and by issuing the time out reset S Command The reset command will need to be terminated with a under the above condition This command could be sent over the Auxiliary Link or telephone if needed SYNTAX 10 Time MINIMUM Manual reset 0 Disable time out MAXIMUM 255 UNITS Tenths of minutes 6 second increments Manual reset time out timer DEFAULT 30 3 0 Minutes EXAMPLE 1010 The user will time out the repeate
128. nal information on working with this table Also do not forget to add to this table any default command that you may want to keep UBER S COMMAND NAME TABLE mmand Ain UEM D3 Notes a LUN umber mmand Page 85 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the user commands that you create See S Command 62 in section 4 5 62 for additional information on working with this table Also do not forget to add to this table any default command that you may want to keep USER COMMAND NAME TABLE mmand Notes Agel Gs ge Do umber Start Line Page 86 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual USER COMMAND NAME TABLE mmand Ain Macro D3 Notes ce erue EUNT umber Start Line Page 87 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual USER COMMAND NAME TABLE mmand eee Macro D3 Notes ei roc umber Start Line Page 88 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the macro and message data See S Command 64 in secti
129. ng Message Reserved for future use Message Reserved for future use Message Telephone Answer Message Telephone Acknowledge Message Telephone Error Message Telephone Ring Back Event Power on macro Event Telephone hang up macro Event Telephone auto answer macro 4 5 33 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND Page 35 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 34 AUXILIARY OUTPUT MODE The auxiliary port allows you to connect multiple RI 200 controllers together or connect the RI 200 to someone else s existing controller This command sets up the mode for the output of audio and PTT logic to another controller These mode selections are valid with both serial data out and digital output modes see S Command 38 SYNTAX 34 Mode MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 4 UNITS Mode 0 Auxiliary output is off or disabled Mode 1 Auxiliary output when local COS is active Mode 2 Auxiliary output when auxiliary CTCSS DCS tone decode is detected Mode 3 Auxiliary output when repeater COS and CTCSS DCS tone decode is detected Mode 4 Auxiliary output is continuously turned ON and squelch from local receiver is disabled DEFAULT 0 Auxiliary output off EXAMPLE 341 Mode 1 Auxiliary output when local COS is active 4 5 35 AUXILIARY INPUT MODE The auxiliary port allows you to connect multiple RI 200 controllers together or connect the RI 200 to someone else s existing control
130. nk you are trying to send a 12 3456 which tries to set the repeater TX level to an invalid level The controller will respond with an ERROR message When you are finished programming always re lock your controller by sending the S Command 69 Also there is a time out timer on the controller When the controller is unlocked the timer will re lock the controller 5 minutes after the last valid S Command If you hear an OK and you did not expect it as you did not enter an S Command then the controller has automatically executed the lock command 4 2 1 AUXILIARY CONTROLLER PASSWORD ACCESS When you have two RI 200 s connected together you can unlock and control the auxiliary controller Unlocking another controller is done by adding an A1 to the end of the local controller s password Once the auxiliary controller is unlocked you can send S Commands to that controller as usual Use the following example Assume the local controller password is 123456 and the auxiliary controller password is 987654 Assume the local and auxiliary controller s unit address is 1 From the local controller send 123456A1 and unkey You should hear a function complete CW The auxiliary controller is now un locked and you can send S Commands to that controller in the normal format When your are done send S Command 69 to lock the auxiliary controller pari 4 3 VALID S COMMAND and DATA All DTMF digits are valid as
131. not be passed to the repeater output The LPF Low Pass Filter reduces bandwidth above 4 5 kHz Use the de emphasis filter if you plan to drive a transmitter with PM or pre emphasis modulation SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 02 Mode 1 4 Mode 1 Includes a low pass filter LPF and high pass filter HPF reject CTCSS tones Mode 2 Include the low pass filter LPF only pass CTCSS tones Mode 3 Select the de emphasis output for driving pre emphasis modulation and reject CTCSS tones Mode 4 Select the de emphasis output for driving pre emphasis modulation and pass CTCSS tones Mode 1 Includes a low pass filter LPF and a high pass filter HPF rejects CTCSS tones 02 2 LPF Low Pass Filter only and pass CTCSS on the repeater output 4 5 03 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 04 REPEATER CARRIER DELAY TIMER This is the time that the repeater transmitter stays keyed after the receiver input has dropped The repeater carrier delay is set in tenths of seconds 100 mili second increments SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 04 Time 0 255 25 5 Seconds Tenths of Seconds 1 10 Seconds or 100 mili seconds 30 3 0 Seconds 04 055 04 10 Set carrier delay to 5 5 seconds Set carrier delay to 1 0 second Page 25 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 05 FORCE PTT ON Keys up or locks on the repeater transmitter for the selected number of seconds
132. of the incoming call modes can be setup to require a password from the caller limiting a caller s access to the repeater In some incoming call modes you can use a control password and then send commands in the same manner that you would control the repeater over the radio This mode would allow you to configure write macros issue user commands and S Commands over the telephone Review section 4 5 71 for more details In any of the incoming call modes the ring delay counter S Command 75 must expire before the controller will begin ringing on the repeater In S Command 71 modes 2 through 4 the controller will answer the call before any actions are taken repeater ringing or password requirement Once the repeater starts ringing form an incoming call the total number of rings can be limited by S Command 76 In mode 5 the controller will answer the call and connect it directly to the repeater This mode is called auto answer For this mode to operate correctly the controller must be told where the answer telephone macro is located This is done with S Command 32 event 19 the current default will correctly answer the telephone Page 62 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 6 2 TELEPHONE USER COMMANDS Telephone user commands are the same as standard user commands but they allow a method to pass along a telephone number to be checked by the accept and reject tables You have storage available for up 8 telephone commands Telephone co
133. of your new repeater within minutes of installation VERTEX INTERNAL CABLE MODIFICATIONS Page 7 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual To utilize all the features macros and messages the repeater owner can customize a RI 210 by sending commands over the air or telephone This manual should be completely understood to fully enjoy all of the RI 210 s power and features 1 4 SETTING UP YOUR REPEATER CONTROLLER This section will cover some items that you will need to modify before you put your repeater on the air But first confirm the following items to make sure that your controller is operational 1 Turn on the power to the repeater You will first hear CW and then followed by the default CW ID HELLO The system LED should be the only LED on 2 Apply a carrier without a CTCSS tone on the input of the repeater The COS LED should come on 3 Apply a carrier with a 100 Hz CTCSS tone on the input of the repeater The COS and the CTCSS DCS LED should come on The SYS AUX DTMF and HOOK LED s should be flashing 4 times per second 4 Apply carrier with tone on the input of the repeater LED should be on continuously When you are sending commands via the controller is always in one of the two modes User Command or System Command and never in both When the power is first turned on the controller is locked and in the user command mode When the controller is in th
134. oles in the RI 210 should line up with the mounting tabs in the Vertex repeater The RI 210 is held in place by the two screws that were supplied The bottom of the RI 210 circuit board should line up with a card edge bracket in the bottom of the Vertex repeater 12 There are four cables used to connect the RI 210 controller to the Vertex repeater On the Vertex Control 2 board you need to unplug the two pin connector plug J2007 and plug it into the two pin connector on the RI 210 13 Unplug the four pin connector J2006 and plug it into the four pin connector on the RI 210 14 Follow the diagram below From the Vertex Control 1 board you need to unplug connector J1002 This connector has 8 wires going to it and the yellow wire is pin 1 Remove pin 6 contact from the housing This can be done by using the tip of a x acto knife to lift up on the plastic finger that holds the contact in the housing and remove the contact 15 On the 8 pin cable supplied with the RI 210 controller you will notice one of the housing is missing a contact at pin 6 Take the contact that you just removed and plug it into this housing 16 Plug your connector housing with the missing contact into the connector on the RI 210 marked TO J3002 17 Plug in the other connector housing with a free wire and contact into the connector on the RI 210 marked TO J1002 18 Plug in the last connector where you just installed a contact into the Vertex controller where you removed
135. on 4 5 64 and section 5 0 for additional information on working with this table Also do not forget to add to this table any default macros and messages that you may want to keep There are 999 total start lines available Only a limited number of tables have been supplied Make copies if you need additional tables MACRO and MESSAGE DATA TABLE ine DI 157 DS Line 1 D2 58 57 Page 89 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Sh MACRO and MESSAGE DATA TABLE and MESSAGE DATA TABLE us pr p2 ps p4 ps pe p7 ps Lme pi pz ps p4 Dspep7 Ds NOTE Page 90 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual MACRO and MESSAGE DATA TABLE and MESSAGE DATA TABLE Time D1 2 D3 Da Ds 07 Ps Line D1 D2 58 57 o Page 91 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Sh MACRO and MESSAGE DATA TABLE and MESSAGE DATA TABLE us pr p2 ps p4 ps pe p7 ps Lme pi pz ps p4 Dspep7 Ds NOTE Page 92 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the following table to keep track of the telephone access and account codes
136. onnector of the RI 200 controller At the other end of the cable is a circuit board with a connector plug the connector directly into your computer COMM port Now you can turn on the power to the repeater and controller Make sure that you turn off the repeater controller power before unplugging the programming cable DANGER Do not use this cable for connecting 2 controllers together damage will occur to the controllers Page 12 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual REPEATER INTERFACE 2 0 REPEATER INTERFACE If you have installed the RI 210 into the Vertex repeater all of the required interface has been implemented for you You can skip down to section 2 8 If you are installing the RI 200 you should continue with this section This section will cover connecting your RI 200 to your repeater in detail The RI 200 is ready to interface to your repeater To ensure a successful installation please follow these few simple steps Review this section completely and plan you repeater interface before you start making connections Enjoy setting audio remotely from your radio See section 3 4 of this manual for more details on making level adjustments The diagram on the right is an end view of the radio interface connector on your RI 200 Use the supplied DB 15 male connector for making all connections to the controller 2 1 PUSH TO TALK TX AUDIO DIGITAL GROUND DIGITAL INPUT 1 RX DISC
137. ord within the range of 1 to 6 digits Do not use a in your password To reduce additional problems check your new password with the system commands to make sure it does not look like a system command Example do not use 010 as the password If you are in the system command mode and accidentally send the password 010 you will turn off the system instead Pick your password 1 to 6 digits The default is 123456 Unlock the controller send 123456 and un key you will hear a function complete Enter your new password send 55 Your password and un key you will hear a function complete OK If you make any mistakes re enter the new password If you lock the controller with a mistake in the password you will have to reset all the factory defaults to return to the default password You are done send 69 to lock the controller Check your new password send Your password and un key you will hear a function complete 7 Re lock the controller send 69 Page 22 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Should you forget your password you will have to turn off power to the RI 200 controller then simultaneously hold down the initialize switch on the controller and apply power to the controller The controller will restore all of the factory default data The password will again be the default 123456 and you will have to change it to a new secure password You wil
138. ors only Mode 3 All On No data Temporarily suspend function complete or function error DEFAULT Mode 3 All On EXAMPLE 060 Turn off all telemetry responses 06 1 Turn on only the ID message 4 5 07 ID INTERVAL TIMER Select the time interval for the CW ID or station identification The ID will try to be courteous in that it will wait for someone to un key before the controller sends the ID A cleanup ID will also occur after the repeater activity has stopped and the timer has elapsed SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 07 Time 0 Disable ID 255 25 5 Minutes Tenths of Minutes 100 10 0 Minutes 07 55 5 5 Minutes between IDs Page 26 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 08 COURTESY MESSAGE TIMER The courtesy message timer is the selected time from COS carrier dropping to the start of a courtesy message This applies to ALL types of courtesy messages If the carrier is picked up prior to the courtesy timing out the courtesy message will be skipped When the courtesy message is started the repeater time out timer is also reset SYNTAX 08 Time MINIMUM 0 Disable Courtesy MAXIMUM 99 9 9 Seconds UNITS Tenths of seconds 1 10 Seconds 100 ms DEFAULT 20 2 0 Seconds EXAMPLE 0835 3 5 Seconds 4 5 09 LED STATUS DISPLAY ON OFF The LED status display serves no purpose when someone is not present at the repeater This command can be used to turn the LED status display o
139. ows you to run the tone at all times or only during decode of the incoming tone 37 DCS DECODE AND ENCODE SETUP AND OPERATION If you ordered your controller with the DCS Digital Controlled Squelch decode and encode option you can also select any combination of DCS codes to operate your repeater You have 104 standard DCS codes that can be used for decode or encode The decode codes are selected with S Command 20 The encode codes are selected with S Command 21 and 22 Both CTCSS and DCS will operate together The system operation for DCS is the same as CTCSS Page 19 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Depending on your repeater you may have to change the polarity of the DCS TX RX data Once you have confirmed that your radio audio frequency response is correct you can enable a DCS code for the repeater decode S Command 20 When you send that code to the repeater check if the CTCSS DCS LED goes on If the controller does not decode DCS data change the RX polarity S Command 25 If your radio will not decode the DCS data from the repeater change the TX polarity S Command 25 CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System uses continuous tones below 300 Hz A single tone is assigned for a group of users When this tone is decoded by the repeater the repeater will pass the users audio Sometimes two tones next to each other can become confused with each other In contrast DCS uses digital data or code words Each code word is un
140. pability for connecting to another RI 200 repeater controller or connecting to a single control receiver By interfacing a second RI 200 two repeaters two links or one repeater and one link maybe interconnected Audio paths and a digital serial data path provide all the communication that is required when connecting two controllers together This allows the two repeaters or links to operate separately or cross connected The digital serial data link is selected by S Command 37 1 For added protection the serial data link protocol contains an error check routine and if a unit does not receive valid data for four seconds that RI 200 will return to a normal operating mode This is to prevent a transmitter from staying keyed down because of a serial data failure 16 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE An optional programming software and cable are available This software is designed to run in Windows 95 or NT and will allow you to read change and save all parameters within the RI 200 For software installation follow the instructions included with the software disk The supplied programming cable has a circuit board and connector at one end and a flat cable connector at the other end Make sure that the power is turned off on the repeater and controller before plugging the flat cable end into the RI 200 controller The flat cable end plugs into the AUX connector on the controller You will find a key on the flat cable connector Align the key with the notch on the AUX c
141. r tone decoder to un squelch the radio e Mode 5 Is auto answer The controller will go off hook and connect the telephone audio to the repeater after the ring delay counter expires SYNTAX 71 Mode MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 4 UNITS Mode 0 No incoming calls are allowed Mode 1 Ring delay count Ring repeater users Mode 2 Ring delay count Off hook to allow control password Ring repeater users Mode 3 Ring delay count Off hook answer message Ring password required to ring repeater users and control password can be used to access command mode Mode 4 Ring delay count Off hook answer message Ring password CTCSS tone number and optional DTMF string can be included to be transmitted with ring to the repeater user Control password can be used by the caller to access User Command mode Mode 5 Ring delay count Off hook and connect telephone to repeater Auto Answer DEFAULT Mode2 EXAMPLE 713 Set incoming mode 3 4 5 72 TELEPHONE CTCSS DCS TONE PANEL ENABLE Once you have setup the CTCSS tones and DCS codes that you want to use for accessing the telephone This command is used to enable the telephone tone panel Use S command 20 to setup the tones and codes that you will be using Make sure that you include the tones used for the telephone in the user command tone panel or you will not be able to control the telephone SYNTAX 72 Mode MINIMUM Mode 0 Off MAXIMUM Mode 1 On UNITS Mode 0 Off Mode 1 O
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143. r in 1 0 minute 4 5 11 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND Page 27 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 12 ADJUST REPEATER TRANSMITTER AUDIO LEVEL See section 3 4 3 for additional information on the use of this command This command is used to set the transmitter audio level by controlling a digital pot with 64 positions 0 to 63 This command will also accept up and down adjustment for one step of the digital pot Each up or down command increments or decrements the pot position by only one step SYNTAX 12 Level MINIMUM 0 or DOWN MAXIMUM 63 or UP UNITS 1 numeric pot positions DEFAULT RI 200 31 RI 210 09 EXAMPLE 12 Raises pot setting by one steps 12 Lowers pot setting by one steps 12 15 Moves digital pot to position 15 4 5 13 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND 4 5 14 USER AND S COMMAND CTCSS DCS TONE PANEL ENABLE Once you have selected and setup the CTCSS tones and DCS codes that you want to use for the User and System Commands you then use this command to turn on the User and or System Command tone panels for use Use S command 20 to setup the tones and codes for use The User Command tone panel is used to select tones and codes that are required for user commands and telephone off hook commands The S Command tone panel is used to select tones and codes that are required for the password and for programming the controller S Commands SYNTAX 14 Panel Mode MINIMUM Panel 0 Both Mode 0 Off
144. r telephone access You can enable or disable any combination of the CTCSS tones or DCS codes See section 4 5 20 for more details The following example assumes that you want to disable 100 0 Hz and enable 127 3 Hz for all tone panels See the CTCSS tone table in section 4 5 20 for your specific tone number S Command Description 1 123456 Unlock the controller you are in S Command mode 2 20 0 0130 S Command 20 Disable the 100 0 Hz tone for all tone panels 3 20 0 002 1 S Command 20 Enable the 127 3 Hz tone for all tone panels 4 013 S Command 01 Set repeater mode for COS CTCSS DCS 5 1401 S Command 14 Enable both macro and S Command tone panels 6 72 1 S Command 72 Enable telephone interconnect for CTCSS DCS operation 7 69 S Command 69 Lock the controller you are done 1 4 4 SET CTCSS DCS ENCODE The RI 200 controller comes pre programmed with CTCSS DCS regenerate mode on This means that when an enabled repeater CTCSS tone or DCS code is decoded the same tone or code is re encoded on the repeater output If you need turn off the encoder or encode only one tone at all times you will need to change this mode of S Command 22 See section 4 5 22 for more details 1 4 5 YOUR CONTROLLER SERIAL NUMBER On the backside of the PC Board or panel you will find a label with your controller serial number It is important to make note of this number in a safe place Use the space provided in this section to make note of the serial number
145. r used to limit the maximum audio level sent to the telephone line e U5 1 and U3 7 make up the hybrid for the telephone interconnect The digital potentiometer in this circuit is controlled by the microprocessor to balance the telephone hybrid The output of the hybrid goes to 03 1 a gain stage also used as the telephone AGC The digital potentiometer in this circuit is controlled by the microprocessor where the AGC is controlled The output of the telephone hybrid is coupled to the telephone line using 1 is used as the hook switch and for pulse dialing ZNRI is a fast acting semi conductor used for lighting protection R70 and R71 are used as fuses for the telephone U7 is an opto coupler used as a ring detector The output of the ring detector goes to the microprocessor 019 is an output driver used to drive the hook relay and the status LEDs U8 is the DTMF decoder and encoder The DTMF encoder is also used as the tone generator for the CW messages R34 is used to set the level of the DTMF encoder and tone generator U20 is used mainly as a CTCSS and DCS encoder when the DCS option is installed e Ul3isan 8K x 8 EEPROM This device holds all macros message data and telephone number tables e Ul4is a 512 x 8 EEPROM software watch dog and power monitor circuit The system parameters are stored in this device e 015 is the microprocessor it also contains the program ROM and RAM e UI7 is a digital buffer for the user digital inp
146. rious pitch or lengths with pauses in any of your messages See CW commands 101 through 166 Page 10 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 1 4 3 SETUP CTCSS DCS DECODE The RI 200 controller is equipped with 6 independent tone panels for 6 different internal functions These tone panels will be discussed in greater detail later in the manual The CTCSS DCS LED will show when the controller is decoding a repeater CTCSS tone even though this current decode is not being used in the controller operation The SYS AUX DTMF and HOOK LED s will flash at a rate of 4 times per second when these tone panel functions are also decoding tones These 6 tone panels have the following functions Tone panel 1 Repeater audio Tone panel 2 User commands Tone panel 3 S Commands commands for programming This tone panel will also allow access of user commands Tone panel 44 Auxiliary input output audio Used when connecting two controllers together Tone panel 5 Telephone audio Used to access dial and pass audio to the telephone interconnect Tone panel 46 Dial Click Used for dial click commands See S Command 49 The controller comes programmed with 100 Hz CTCSS tone ready for use in all 6 tone panels But before the controller will use this tone for operation you must enable each of the functions associated with each tone panel See S Commands 01 for repeater 14 for user and S Commands 34 for auxiliary 49 for dial click and 72 fo
147. rs in those area codes like 976 numbers Valid digits are 0 through 9 and A for one second pause is used as wild cards digit and a at the end of the string acts as a wild card for multiple digits You should include a at the end of all entries to limit extra digits from being used See section 6 telephone interconnect of additional information on use of the accept and reject tables SYNTAX 87 Accept position Telephone number MINIMUM Accept position 00 Telephone number 0 digits clears accept number MAXIMUM Accept position 99 Telephone number 16 digits UNITS See above DEFAULT Nothing stored EXAMPLE 87 00 15306729053 Accept Pacific Research Solutions number for dialing position 00 87 01 1213 Accept all number in the 213 area code for dialing position 01 4 5 88 TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE ENABLE This command will turn on off the reject number table If the accept table is on and the reject table is off only numbers that match the accept table will be available for dialing See section 6 telephone interconnect of additional information on use of the accept and reject tables SYNTAX 88 on off MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 1 UNITS 0 Offand 1 On DEFAULT 0 EXAMPLE 881 Turn on the reject table Page 53 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 89 EDIT TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE The telephone number reject table is used to control which telephone numbers are not allowed for d
148. rt line 085 Use this to test your message 15 69 S Command 69 Lock the controller you are done Page 59 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual Use the above example to organize your message Use the worksheets in the appendix to help in building messages and keeping track of the data It is important to know how the memory is organized so that you know what the next available start line will be The table below shows the default ID and how the above data was stored into memory We should also note that the station ID is the last default data item stored in the system memory When you build your first ID message you do not need to be concern that it will overlap with anything else in the memory unless you have added additional commands or messages after this message Currently the next available memory start line for use is 089 Line Di D2 D3 D4 ps pe DS NOTE a Default ID HELLO 086 0 8 8 9 087 6 0 7 7 088 7 6 D 1 The first two digits 31 are the start of message marker This data is automatically entered into memory as a result of the S Command 31 001 Each of the next group of three digits represent each of the CW commands The first of the CW commands 023 is the tone frequency The next CW command 042 is the CW speed After the CW speed are each of the characters you wish to use The last two data items are the end of message and end of segment
149. s 4 5 42 REGULAR INTERVAL MACRO TRIGGER This command is used to trigger a macro start line at a regular timed interval If you want to have a beacon ID every hour you can use this command to trigger a macro line that starts the ID SYNTAX 42 Start Line Time MINIMUM Start Line 000 disable function Time 0 reset timer MAXIMUM Start Line 999 macro start line Time 240 minutes UNITS Start Line 000 Disable this function Start line 001 999 Macro data start line Time 0 Reset timer 1 240 in minutes DEFAULT Start Line 000 Time 0 EXAMPLE 4212310 Trigger macro starting at line number 123 every 10 minutes 42 000 0 Disable this feature Page 38 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 4 5 43 SET CLOCK TIME The system time clock is used by the scheduler S Command 44 This command is used to set the system time clock If you wish to use the scheduler the time clock must be reset after power is restored to the controller Executing this command resets the flag that triggered the Clock not Set or Clock Reset courtesy messages see S Command 32 The time is set in a 24 hour format If you plan to use the scheduler you may want to change the Clock not Set message trigger to point to the Power on reset courtesy RST message SYNTAX MINIMUM MAXIMUM UNITS DEFAULT EXAMPLE 43 Hour Minutes 0000 2359 Hours Minutes Clock is not set when power is turned on 4
150. station license number This message is sent at a regular interval during use of the repeater SYSTEM COMMAND Also called S Command an instruction that tells the system to perform a function TELEMETRY Responses generated by the repeater controller in response to DTMF commands entered or in response to time outs and courtesy tones TOGGLE To change state turns on if off or turns off if on TONE PANEL A function that allows multiple CTCSS tones or DCS codes to operate or access the repeater Page 72 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual TONE REMOTE A means of remotely controlling the repeater or base station with audible tones Typically used to control a base station over a distance pair of wires TOUCH TONE Used by telephone systems for dialing a telephone number also see DTMF Used in the RI 200 to enter desired functions or commands Also see Macros and S Commands USER COMMAND A command that a repeater user would send to the repeater to set its mode User commands point to macros which contain S Commands WATCHDOG TIMER A hardware counter set to count for a predetermined time If the count is reached without being restarted the watchdog timer resets the microcontroller This is the means to reset the system in the case of a software or hardware error The software program restarts the watchdog timer periodically whenever the system is not operating correctly Page 73 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 Use
151. ta including the audio level digital pot positions Pressing the initialization button while power is applied after the fifteen seconds initialization time out will not change data or be detrimental After the power has been on for fifteen seconds the initialization button can be pressed to turn the LED display into a receiver audio level meter 39 EVENT SCHEDULER The RI 200 has an event scheduler which can be used to automatically execute commands at pre programmed times of the day For the scheduler to work the system time clock must be set using S Command 43 See the programming section for more details The scheduler uses the system clock to determine when to execute a command Because the system clock does not have battery backup it must be reset each time the power is restored to the repeater controller You can also enable a courtesy message trigger that will let you know when the time clock needs to be reset ENABLE THE CLOCK NOT SET COURTESY MESSAGE 1 Unlock the controller send the password and un key you will hear a function complete Change the clock not set trigger from the standard courtesy message to the CW RST message send 32 03 39 and un key you will hear a function complete 3 You are done send 69 to lock the controller 4 You will now notice a new courtesy message Once the system time clock has been set and the schedulers have been setup command will automatically execute E
152. tains RAM ROM some I O etc into one IC package This significantly reduces RFI noise generated by the controller board as all interconnects are very short MUTE Turning off the receiver audio to the transmitter Mute is usually turned on when commands are being received and processed in order that the tones are not applied to the repeater transmitter This would limit other people at ground level from decoding your commands and breaking into your repeater PASSWORD A system access code that is used to secure access to all S Commands in the RI 200 The repeater owner can change the password at anytime DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD or you will have to initialize the controller which will load default data and you will have to reload all your macros and other information PL Private Line or PL is a Trademark of Motorola for the EIA standard sub audio tones used for repeater access PTT Push to Talk is the keying of a transmitter The RI 200 controller generates PTT to your repeater when a proper user is on the repeater input or when the controller is generating telemetry or carrier delays SCHEDULER At specified times of the day when macros are automatically executed S COMMAND A system command code tells the controller to perform a function or set the controller in a given configuration SECURITY Security is the limiting of access Password protection is provided for security STATION ID This is Morse code message of the FCC
153. telephone line is shared with someone else and you want to check the telephone line for use before dialing When you start the call process the controller performs several tasks before the telephone audio is connected to the repeater 1 The user enters the telephone user command and telephone number to be dialed 2 controller checks the number to dial against the accept and reject tables 3 The controller checks for dial tone 4 The controller checks the access table for an access number to dial 5 controller checks to see if an auto dial number needs to be dialed 6 Thecontroller checks to see if a user entered number needs to be dialed 7 controller checks the account table for an account number to dial 8 The controller balances the hybrid to the telephone line 9 The controller sets up all of the time out timers for the telephone call 10 The controller connects the telephone audio to the repeater 6 1 TELEPHONE INCOMING CALLS The RI 200 supports both incoming and outgoing call modes Under the incoming call mode you can setup how the controller deals with an incoming call The controller can be disabled from receiving a call or requiring a password CTCSS tone and DTMF sequence to ring the repeater with various modes in between Under the most sophisticated mode you can selectively ring an individual radio Up to 154 000 unique rings 154 different CTCSS tones DCS codes and 3 digits DTMF string Most
154. ter controller in any enclosure of his choice The enclosure that you selected should be strong enough to mechanically protect the contents The enclosure should be made of metal with good shielding properties We do not recommend the use of a plastic enclosure in a RF environment Mounting the RI 200 is accomplished by drilling four holes and mounting the unit with 4 40 standoffs 3 Avoid installing the RI 200 in the following places e Directly above a transmitter or power amplifier because of heat and RF considerations e Directly above any power supplies because of heat and 60 Hz coupling into the audio circuits 1 2 1 INTERFACE YOUR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER The RI 200 repeater controller is very easy to interface with your repeater Before you continue you need to make the following connections All connections are covered with greater detail in section 2 of this manual Once you have finished connecting your RI 200 to your repeater you can continue with section 1 4 of this manual 1 12 Volts DC power source J1 Pin 1 2 DC ground Pin 9 3 Receiver Discriminator J1 Pin 2 4 Discriminator return Pin 10 5 Transmitter audio J1 Pin 3 6 Transmitter return J1 Pin 11 7 Transmitter keying circuit PTT active low J1 Pin 4 8 System ground Pin 5 See section 2 for more complete details on proper interfacing to your repeater transmitter and receiver Page 6 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 1 3
155. ting is a manual adjustment Use the follow the procedure 1 Applythe 12 VDC power source Confirm the green system LED is If the system LED is not on see the section on troubleshooting 3 Transmit a carrier on the repeater s input channel Did the yellow COS light come on Do not be surprised if the COS LED did not come on or is already on as we have two adjustments to make before the squelch circuit will work correctly 4 Generate a 1000 Hz tone at 1 5 or 2 5 kHz deviation on the repeater input 5 Adjust the receiver audio pot on the front panel for a level of 0 44 Vrms 1 5 kHzD or 0 73 Vrms 2 5 kHzD at U1 pin 8 You can also skip to step 7 6 monitor is not available you can use the number 5 button on a DTMF equipped radio Most radios should be setup to deviate 1 5 kHz 7 RI 200 has a built in audio level meter While you are sending your test tone press the button on the circuit board labeled INIT The system LED s will operate as a level meter the first red LED will indicate 1 5 kHz deviation and the last red LED will indicate 2 5 kHz deviation 8 The receiver input level is adjusted by the multi turn pot R3 labeled RCVR located right of the radio interface connector 3 4 2 SETTING SQUELCH STAGE GAIN S COMMAND 50 The RI 200 uses digital pots for some of its level settings The digital pots have electrical shaft positions called steps Each pot has 64 steps ranging from 0
156. tions RI 200 User Manual Review the following procedure to enter this Hello ID into the controller Un key your radio after each command you should hear CW This will tell you that you did everything correctly If you hear a CW ERROR a mistake was made and the command was aborted S Command Description 1 123456 Unlock the controller you are in S Command mode You should notice a different courtesy tone 2 63 085 S Command 63 set the memory data pointer start line number pointer to start line 085 3 31 001 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Start Of Message 4 31 023 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set tone generator to 697 Hz 5 31 042 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory Set CW speed to 16 WPM 6 31 088 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW Space 7 31 069 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 8 31 066 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 9 31 073 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW L 10 31 073 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW L 11 31 076 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory CW 12 31 002 S Command 31 Enter message data into memory End Of Message 13 64 S Command 64 Terminate the end of this memory segment 14 68 085 S Command 68 Trigger a message or macro at start line 085 Use this to test your message 15 69 S Command 69 Lock the controller you are done
157. tones 0 154 tone number DEFAULT Master tone 013 100 0 Hz tone All cross encode tones 0 Select master tone EXAMPLE 21 20 Sets master tone encode to 127 3 Hz EXAMPLE 210 Sets master tone encode to off EXAMPLE 21 013 020 Encode 100 0 Hz when 127 3 Hz is decoded EXAMPLE 21025 041 Encode 151 4 Hz when DCS code 023 is decoded 4 5 22 TONE PANEL CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE ENCODE MODE This command selects the CTCSS tone or DCS code encode mode Mode 0 will turn off all encoding Mode 1 will encode the master tone at all times Modes 2 and 3 regenerate tones ONLY when valid COS CTCSS tones are decoded on the receiver input Mode 2 is the most commonly used mode Mode 3 can be used to cross encode see S Command 21 In all modes the controller stops encoding the tones 1 2 second before the PTT drops Make sure you have S Command 02 in mode 1 HPF CTCSS filter on when using this command in Modes 1 2 or 3 DCS is only available if you ordered your controller with the DCS option installed SYNTAX 22 Mode MINIMUM 0 MAXIMUM 3 UNITS 0 Off or no tone encoded Mode 1 Encode tone is on all the time encode tone or code is selected by master tone Mode 2 Controller regenerates last DECODED tone or code Mode 3 z Controller encodes tone or code selected by S Command 21 cross encoding DEFAULT Mode 2 Regenerate last decoded tone or code EXAMPLE 220 Turns CTCSS DCS encode off 221 Enables CTCSS DCS encode on at
158. un key you should hear a function complete CW 64 is the macro editor command 01 is the system mode S Command 3 is the repeater COS CTCSS DCS repeater access S Command data 4 Send 64 14 11 and un key you should hear a function complete CW 64 is the macro editor command 14 is the user command CTCSS DCS tone panel control S Command 11 is the user command to enable S Command data 5 Send 64 and un key you should hear a function complete CW 64 without data will tell the controller to insert D to identify the end of this macro 6 data stored in the macro data memory at line 150 will look like 013C 1411C D This macro requires 10 digits of data storage which means that it will consume 2 lines in the macro data memory 8 digits for each line In this case the next available start line will be 152 As you can see you can easily create a macro that will consume more than 1 line of memory 5 11 PASSING S COMMANDS TO ANOTHER CONTROLLER S Commands can be sent from one controller to another when you have multiple controllers connected together via the auxiliary port This is done by including the destination controller s address in front of the S Command When the destination controller address leads the S Command that S Command is not executed in the source controller When you have an S Command that needs to be executed in another RI 200 controller you simply insert an 1 before
159. ut and output e Ull is the 5 volt power supply regulator U12 is a minus 5 volt charge pump which provides the minus 5 volt supply Page 65 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 71 RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SCHEMATIC Page 66 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 7 2 RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER BOARD LAYOUT Page 67 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 7 3 1 0 PC BOARD Repeater Interconnect 5100 0047 PACIFIC RES LO CAP ELECT 10uF 50 5 0 2 0 CAP ELECT 1uF 50V_ C42 C65_ SC 85000 5 ELECT 22uF 35V_ C6 C43 C48 C50 C63 ECR3 20 LOICAP ELECT220u 35V 7 02 5 ELECT NP 4 746 55 CLCACIZC27C30 NPECRSO MR7 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER PARTS LIST 3 0 CAP FILM 0 001uF 50V C3 C14 C19 BF014D0102K 10 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 TOMPSON TOMPSO TOMPSO TOMPSO TOMPSON TOMPSO 1 0 1 0 TOMPSO ICAP FILM 0 22uF 250V 0012 4 0 en 1 1 0 TOMPSON 23 0 MONO 0 1uF 50 7 8 22 24 26 29 31 50 104 C33 C38 C39 C51 C60 C62 C66 10 04 ICAP MONO ISpF SOV CS 0 MONO 33pF OV C40 C41 C45 C46 MCR50330 LOICAP MONO 470pF SOV 6 MCRS047 1 0 MONO 680pF SOV 484 Louk SV est L
160. ver Telephone outgoing call mode Ree Mode 0 Disable AP 1 Simplex 2 Duplex Simplex 3 Mute talk back Simplex 4 Cover tone Simplex Telephone incoming call mode Mode Mode 0 Disable 1 Delay On hook Ring TX 2 Delay Off hook Ring TX 3 Delay Off hook Ring PW required to ring TX 4 Delay Off hook Ring PW CTCSS tone and optional string to ring TX Tone and DTMF used during ring 5 Delay Off hook and connect telephone to repeater pe Telephone CTCSS DCS tone panel enable Mode 1 Enable on 0 Disable off Telephone incoming call control time out 73 Time DTMF inactive to on hook minutes Time 0 to 15 minutes 02 no time out E Time to 120 seconds seconds WENN Ring 0 to 15 Rings Ring 0 to 31 0 no limit Rings 77 Telephone off hook time out Pee eel Time 0 to 240 minutes 0 no time out minutes 78 Telephone no activity on RX time out Time 0 to 240 seconds 0 no time out seconds Telephone AGC level set WEGE NE Level 0 to 7 0 2 AGC off 81 Telephone dial tone pulse select ae 0 tone 1 pulse tone Telephone on off hook access and account code 2 Code Code to 8 off hook than code 0 on hook 9 Answer ringing telephone 3 Edit telephone access and account codes 3 Type Code None Type 0 Access 1 Account Number Code 1 to 8 memory location Number 0 to 16 digits Telephone nu
161. wer on macro 18 Telephone hang up 19 Telephone auto answer Line 0 999 0 Disable message or event trigger il N A N A Page 76 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual RI 200 REPEATER CONTROLLER SYSTEM COMMAND LIST and Data Format ntax cum Recover Mode 0 Off 1 COS 2 AUX CTCSS DCS 55 3 COS and AUX CTCSS DCS 4 Open squelch Auxiliary input mode 35 Input State Input 0 8 0 All inputs Mode Source ai off State 1 Enable on 0 Disable off Mode 1 Mix audio 0 Mute audio Source 0 8 Aux CTCSS DCS source for encode 0 Disable AUX input repeater carrier delay time EDGE ES Time 0 to 255 in 1 10 second increments 1 T Sec 1 Enable on 0 Disable off o M e 0 digital data 1 serial data 2 Clone controller serial data Address 1 through 9 Delay timer macro trigger 0 Line Time Line Macro starting line number 0 to 999 0 Disable Time 0 7200 Seconds 0 Reset timer Receiver inactivity timer Line Macro starting line number 0 to 999 0 Disable Time 0 to 240 0 Minutes in 6 seconds increments Schedule to trigger a macro at a regular interval Line Macro starting line number 0 to 999 0 Disable Time 0 to 240 Minutes Set time clock 43 Ti Time HHMM in 24 hour mode Schedule to trigger a macro 44 Sch Time Sch Scheduler 1 to 8 Line E Time HHMM in 24 hr mo
162. will have the same transmit deviation going out of the repeater transmitter as coming in the receiver Transmit a 3 kHz deviation tone on the repeater input channel As you flip back and forth between the repeater input and output frequencies then by listening adjust the repeater transmitter audio level or deviation This level is remotely adjusted with a digital pot in the same manner as the squelch except with S Command 12 When you have finished this adjustment you have a working repeater with all audio levels correctly adjusted Page 18 Pacific Research Solutions RI 200 User Manual 35 SMARTSQUELCH AND NORMAL SQUELCH OPERATION One of the most powerful features of the RI 200 controller is its built in squelch circuit COS The RI 200 squelch circuit uses a discriminator noise band pass filter an adjustable amplifier adjustable gain an AC to DC conversion stage into an ADC Analog to Digital Converter and then into the micro controller By using the micro all the significant parameters of a squelch circuit can be implemented in software and are remotely configurable In the normal mode the squelch will operate similarly to that of a standard radio You can change the squelch level and the upper and lower squelch threshold In the SmartSquelch mode the micro controller performs math functions that are operated by an algorithm resulting in a high performance squelch system Many parameters of the SmartSquelch are remotely adjustable The
163. will key the transmitter at times you may not think of such as when the ID is due It never fails when you disconnect the antenna to connect an in line wattmeter the ID goes off or a repeater user arrives on the receiver input Therefore disconnect power to the repeater and controller before performing these operations The controller PTT keying transistor sinks current that 1 the transistor pulls to ground the relay or keying stage in the repeater transmitter This is by far the most common interface Should you need to source a voltage to PTT then contact Pacific Research Solutions for application notes The keying transistor can sink or pull down active low a maximum of 60 ma of current Connect pin 4 to the repeater transmitter PTT 2 6 DIGITAL INPUTS The RI 200 has three digital inputs that can be used to trigger macros These are C MOS gates with a voltage swing of 0 to 5 VDC TTL level digital inputs have pull up resistors Your application must pull down or sink current with either a transistor or TTL gate or equivalent Upon detecting either a rising or falling edge or change in the state of an input the controller automatically executes a macro See Section 4 5 45 and 4 5 46 for additional information on programming these inputs These inputs are located on J1 pins 6 7 and 8 See the connector diagram on the previous page 27 DIGITAL OUTPUTS The RI 200 has three digital outputs whose states can be modified by S Commands

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