LAD0006AB Rev A 1 Using the FGR
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1. Connect serial ports on radios at repeater site with null modem cable incorrect Mirrored Bit Local noise and Check Unavailability communications log interference Mirrored Bit device shows numerous errors Unavailability log is less than 001 See Figure 13 below Excessive local interference Unavailability log shows more than 001 comm Log Noise and interference will cause numerous short term errors but will not affect reliability of communications Typical outage will last less than 10 ms Unavailability will be less than 001 Check radio performance with point to point diagnostics program Use High Noise feature or EBF900 filter or both Check for noise sources in area LADO0006AB Rev A 16 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Failure log shows outages lasting longer than 50 ms Check radio performance with point to point diagnostics program Use High Noise feature or EBF900 filter or both Check for noise sources in area Relocate antennas to reduce interference or to increase signal strength Change antenna polarization Make sure distance between sites does not exceed maximum operating range of radios Consider using a repeater LADO0006AB Rev A 17 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 13 SEL Communications Log STATION A FID SEL 3515 6 R110 Y2. Slave Security RIS to CTS Retry Time Out 255 S L Mod Set MCU Speed to 1 Jean NR E MCU Speed RemoteLED c Exit to Main Menu 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C E Enter Choice When the radio parameters entries are complete press ESC to return to the main menu 1 5 Edit MultiPoint Parameters From the Main Menu enter 5 to open the Edit MultiPoint Parameters Menu as shown in Figure 8 below For Mirrored Bit operation without a repeater 1 PPS LADOO06AB Rev A 6 FreeWave Technologies Enable Delay must be set to 255 value change it to 255 Press ESC to return to the main menu Figure 8 Edit MultiPoint Parameters Menu Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 9 Enter 255 to disable 1 pps or 8 254 for radio delay 255 MULTIPOINT PARAMETERS Number Repeaters Master Packet Repeat Hax Slave Retry Retry Odds DTR Connect Repeater Frequency User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem If 1 PPS Enable Delay is set to any other 0 1 2 9 4 5 6 NetWork ID 7 Reserved 8 9 A B C D Es MultiMasterSync 1 PPS Enable Delay 255 Slave Repeater i Diagnostics SubNet ID Radio ID c Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 25 Set 1 PPS Enable Delay 8 19255 Press ESC again to exit the setup menu and return the FGR 115MB to operation mode The Mirrored Bit link is now ready to transmit Mirrored Bit data C
3. Or I Op o 8 Solid Green Solid Red Bright Symptom Possible Cause Solution Radio is not linked CD Radio on other end of Apply power to other LED is red link is not powered radio Radio on other end of Check that other radio is link in setup mode not in setup mode Incorrect programming Recheck programming Obstructions blocking Relocate antennas to signal path provide clearer radio path or consider using a repeater Excessive interference Turn on High Noise feature in Radio Parameters Menu Excessive interference Install EBF900 bandpass filter Radio is linked but no Incorrect baud rate or Recheck that baud rate communications between comm Port settings settings on Mirrored Bit Mirrored Bit devices devices match baud rate setting on radios Verify that Mirrored Bit devices are set to 9600 or 38400 bps and MB8A protocol Radio connected to Make sure that radios are wrong port on Mirrored connected to correct port Bit device on Mirrored Bit device LADO0006AB Rev A 15 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Incorrect serial cable connection Check that radios are connected to Mirrored Bit devices with straight through RS 232 cable If fiber optic transceiver is used make sure that null modem adapter is used between radio and transceiver If repeater is used cable connection between repeater radios is
4. Signal Quality vs Time 12 44 10 Sig desCom Fil ise dBm 0 VSWR J 0 Current mA 0 Revd Rate 0 Max Open Comm F12 Error 20 100 Mx Ave Ls 0 D 0 Signal Lv 16 80 Mx Ave Ls 128128128 Noise Lv 12 60 Mx Ave Mn 128 128128 Xmit Rate kB s 8 40 0 00 Rcvd Rate kB s ra 0 00 NumPoints 0 o 0 Raw Data Stream Coml Opened LADO0006AB Rev A 19 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem File Communication Show Help Signal Quality vs Time 12 39 15 Sig doseComm Fil ise dBm O0 VSWR J 0 Current mA 0 Rcvd Rate 0 Max openComm F12 Error 20 100 Mx Ave Ls 0 0 0 Signal Lv 16 80 Mx Ave Ls 128128128 Noise Lv 12 60 Mx Ave Mn 128 128128 Xmit Rate kB s BT 0 00 Rcvd Rate kB s A 20 0 00 NumPoints 0 0 0 Raw Data Stream To change the comm Port select Chg Comm port To start the program select Open Comm LADO0006AB Rev A 20 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Signal Quality 12 42 01 Signal dBm 0 Noise dBm 0 VSWR J Current mA 0 Rcvd Rate 0 MaxMi ssed 20 100 Error E Xmit Rate Select G Pa el omm Po Ja 0 00 Rcvd Rate kB s 0 00 NumPoints 0 0 0 Coml Opened 93 12 Select any comm Port from 1 to 8 The diagnostics program displays three screens of information Navigation to each screen is done by entering the number of the screen 1 2 or 3 Diag
5. in the Operation Mode menu The other radio must be the Mirrorbit Slave an entry of B Although the entry is made as either an A or B the Modem Mode indication at the top of the menu page will be 10 for Mirrorbit Master or 11 for Mirrorbit Slave When the entry has been made press ESC to return to the main menu LADOO06AB Rev A 2 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 3 Operation Mode Menu Point to Point Repeater Point to Point Slave Master Switchable Point to MultiPoint Repeater Mirrorbit Master Mirrorbit Slave Exit to Main Menu Choice Rf SET MODEM MODE Modem Mode is 10 Point Point Master Point Point Slave Point MultiPoint Master Point MultiPoint Slave Point Point Slave Repeater Point Point Repeater Point Point Slave Master Switchable Point MultiPoint Repeater Mirrorbit Master Mirrorbit Slave qu e up Select A or B c Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 1 2 Set Baud Rate Enter 1 from the Main Menu to open the Set Baud Rate menu The menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 4 below For Mirrored Bit operation the Baud Rate on each radio must be set to either 9 600 or 38 400 entry 4 or 6 in the Baud Rate menu These are the only baud rate selections that are valid for Mirrored Bit operation Each radio must be set to match the baud rate of the Mirrored Bit device to which it is connected and both radios must be set to the same baud rate For opti
6. 0 2005005 D20021106 CID 66ED Summary for Mirrored Bits channel A For 10 20 03 21 17 40 045 to 10 21 03 15 30 25 776 Total failures Last error Parity error Relay Disabled Data error Re Sync Underrun verrun Parity error Framing error Bad Re Sync Longest Failure 0 008 sec Unavailability 0 000000 Loop back ce coL COcOOommnN Failure Recovery Date Time ate ime Duration Cause 10 21 03 06 47 10 043 10 21 03 06 47 10 051 0 008 Parity error 10 20 03 21 17 40 045 10 20 03 21 17 40 045 0 000 Relay Disabled Point to Point Diagnostics The FreeWave Point to Point Diagnostics Program allows continuous monitoring of the performance of a Mirrored Bit link without disrupting the operation of the link The program is included on the CD ROM containing the FGR 115MB user manual and this addendum The program may be run on either the Mirror Bit master or the Mirror Bit slave radio Locate the diagnostics program on the disk file and open the program Connect the ASCO409DC Programming Diagnostics cable between the Diag port of the FGR 115MB and the Comm Port on the computer Select the Communication menu and click Open Comm if the comm Port to be used is Comm 1 Otherwise click on Chg Comm port to select a comm Port other than Comm 1 LADOO06AB Rev A 18 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem ra PTP Diagnostics 00 alo xj File Communication Show Help Chg Comm port F10
7. Bit link The master at the repeater site communicates with a remote Mirrored Bit slave radio The slave at the repeater site communicates with a remote Mirrored Bit master radio Follow the instructions in Part 1 of this addendum to first set up each of the separate Mirrored Bit links Set each of the separate Mirrored Bit links on a different frequency key to minimize interference at the repeater site Follow the instructions in Part 2 only for the radios to be installed at the repeater site LAD0006AB Rev A 10 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem 2 1 Set Baud Rate Enter 1 from the Main Menu to open the Set Baud Rate menu as shown in Figure 10 below For Mirrored Bit repeater operation the Baud Rate on each radio in the repeater pair must be set to 230 400 entry O zero in the Baud Rate menu This is the only baud rate selection that is valid for Mirrored Bit repeater operation Do not change the baud rate settings of the other radios that will be linked to the master and slave radios at the repeater site These radios must be set to match the baud rate of the Mirrored Bit devices to which they are connected and both of these radios must be set to the same baud rate When the baud rate entry has been made press ESC to return to the main menu Figure 10 Set Baud Rate Menu Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 86 SET BRUD RATE Modem Baud is 230400 230 400 4 Set
8. FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Using the FGR 115MB in Mirrored Bit Applications The FreeWave Technologies FGR 115MB Spread Spectrum transceiver is a special version of the FGR Series product family It provides additional features that are optimized for use with Schweitzer Engineering Labs Mirrored Bit Communications in high speed protective relay and other applications The FGR 115MB is a cost effective reliable and secure alternative to optical fiber metallic pilot wire and other communications technologies for Mirrored Bit communications The FGR 115MB contains all of the features and functions of the standard FGR Series 900 MHz spread spectrum product family and may be used in any other application where the standard products can be used with the exception of applications using either Ethernet or the optional TDMA mode Ethernet and TDMA are not available on the FGR 115MB For use in Mirrored Bit applications specific settings must be made to the FGR 115MB as described in this addendum The three parts of this addendum explain the setup of a point to point Mirrored Bit link the setup of a Mirrored Bit link with one repeater hop and troubleshooting techniques for mirrored bit links Refer to the FGR 115RC User Manual for more information on programming the FGR 115MB for applications where Mirrored Bit communication is not used Part 1 Programming a point to point Mirrored Bit Link Con
9. Rev A 5 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem 1 4 Edit Radio Transmission Characteristics From the Main Menu enter 3 to open the Edit Radio Transmission Characteristics Menu as shown in Figure 7 below All values in the Radio Parameters menu must be identical for the Mirrored Bit master and the Mirrored Bit slave radios with the exception of RF Xmit Power menu item 5 and High Noise menu item A For more information on these functions refer to the FreeWave FGR Series User Manual MCU Speed menu item B must be set to 1 If more than one pair of FreeWave 900MHz transceivers are operating in close proximity they must be set to different Frequency Keys menu item O This is also necessary if the radios are to be configured as a Mirrored Bit repeater Refer to Part 2 of this addendum for instructions on programming a Mirrored Bit repeater Unlike the DGR Series Mirrored Bit radios it is not necessary to change Hop Table Size on the FGR 115MB for Mirrored Bit operation Hop Table Size should be left at its standard setting of 112 Figure 7 Radio Transmission Characteristics Menu 8 Chg Password Esc Exit Setup Enter Choice RADIO PRRRMETERS WARNING Do not change parameters without reading manual Freakey See spa Arad Bice 3 Use different FreqKey settings to j Wait a ee ig avoid interference Master and Slave RF Data Rate 3 must be set to the same value RF Xmit Power 10
10. age receive rate of 80 or higher is recommended The receive rate is effected by received signal strength and by noise and interference The average signal level indicates how well that this radio hears the radio on the other end of the link The values displayed are dBm A displayed value of 100 is higher than a value of 110 The program does not display the minus sign For reliable Mirrored Bit operation a level of 90 or higher is recommended The noise level is also displayed in dBm For reliable Mirrored Bit operation a noise level at least 20 below the average signal level is recommended LADO0006AB Rev A 22 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem The peak noise trace captures and holds the transient noise that is detected by the radio This provides an indication of interference sources in the area even if the interference is not steady state Diagnostics Screen 2 e e a ed r l FreeWave PTP Diagnostics 1 00 i l j File Communication Show Signal Quality vs Frequency 13 41 49 Signal dBm 73 Noise dBm 118 VSWR J 1 Current mA 595 Revd Rate 95 MaxMissed 0 Frequency 900 905 910 915 920 925 930 28 100 Good Mx Ave Ls 100 97 4 Signal Lv TH Bo Mx Ave Ls 66 74 68 Noise Lv SENE Mx Ave Mn 118 118128 88 40 PeakNoise 108 20 128 O0 Raw Data Stream 5D 76 4B 4 0 0 56 Coml Opened Diagnostics Screen 3 Screen 3 of the diagnostics progra
11. aster and slave radios at the repeater site with an RS 232 null modem cable Connect both radios to their separate antenna systems The radios are now ready to function as a Mirrored Bit repeater See Figure 12 below If Mirrored Bit communications cannot be established through the repeater refer to Part 3 troubleshooting at the end of this addendum LADOO06AB Rev A 12 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 12 Mirrored Bit Repeater Configuration Antenna 20 Miles Line of Sight Antenna 0000000 Freewave FGR 115MB Transceiver slave 1 M to M Null Modem Adapter DB 9M DB 9F Straight Through FreeWave FGR 115MB Cable Transceiver master 1 Freewave FGR 115MB Transceiver DB 9M DB 9F Straight Through master 2 Cable M to F Straight Through Adapter 20 Miles Line of Sight Antenna 00 0 0 0 Antenna SEL 351S 7 Relay RXID 1 TXID 2 Free Wave FGR 115MB Transceiver slave 2 DB 9M DB 9F Straight Through Cable M to F Straight Through Adapter SEL 351S 7 Relay RXID 1 TXID 2 LADO006AB Rev A 13 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Typical Equipment List for Mirrored Bit Repeater Description 900 MHz Spread FreeWave Technologies Inc Model FGR 115MB Spectrum 6 to 30 volt dc power 1 W output 20 miles line of Transceiver sight 120 Vac to 12 Vdc adapt
12. ble 3 Other fiber optic transceivers and cable may be used Note the fiber optic transceivers are not required but provide complete isolation between the radio and antenna and the relay 4 Other surge protection may be used PolyPhaser etc FreeWave recommends northern Technologies for use with their radios Other Notes 1 In Mirrored Bits mode the FGR 115MB may be used with a number of different SEL devices please contact SEL at www selinc com for a complete list of supported devices 2 When the FGR 115MB is used for Mirrored Bits communication one repeater may be used in the link Refer to Programming A Mirrored Bits repeater in this addendum for more information 3 When the FGR 115MB is used for Mirrored Bits communication it is not compatible with the models DGR 115RU or DGR 115RXU Mirrored Bit radios if these radios are also being used for Mirrored Bits communications Otherwise the FGR 115MB is compatible with any DGR or FGR Series radios when used in standard point to point or point to multipoint modes Part 2 Programming a Mirrored Bit Repeater Unlike a standard FreeWave point to point or point to multipoint repeater which requires only one radio a Mirrored Bit repeater uses two radios in a back to back configuration One of these radios is a Mirrored Bit slave and the other radio is a Mirrored Bit master Each of these radios communicates with another radio at another location in a point to point Mirrored
13. er 6 DB 9M to DB 9F straight through cable and DB 9 male to male gender changer included An SEL C285 cable can be used directly without adaptors if desired Yagi Antenna FreeWave Technologies Inc Model EANO900YC 10 dB directional 26 long Low Loss RF FreeWave Technologies Inc Model ASC1004NN Cable 100 length DB 9 Null Modem FreeWave Technologies Inc Model ECDOOO9NM 9 Adapter pin male to 9 pin female Null Modem Adapter or equivalent one end is male one end is female Surge Protection Northern Technologies Model QWS 920N N Type M to F 1 4 shorting stub coaxial protector tuned for 870 970 MHz www northern tech com 800 727 9119 Notes 1 Other antennas are available 2 Other RF cable lengths are available 3 Other surge protection may be used PolyPhaser etc FreeWave recommends northern Technologies for use with their radios Part 3 Troubleshooting The front panel LEDs are very useful in quickly determining the current condition of the FGR 115MB The table below shows the most common conditions Master Slave Condition Powered and connected LADOOO6AB Rev A 14 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Powered and SG SR IF SG SR IF connected weak link Powered and SR IF SG IF SR connected but on on different Freq Keys altern and ating off Legend BR Blinking Red Intermittent Flash Red
14. m provides a continuous plot of radio link performance versus time The time scale begins when the diagnostics program is started time 0 and automatically rescales as the program runs with the most recent data on the left end of the plot Error blue line records the percentage of bad packets that were received and discarded This is the inverse of the percent good shown in screen 2 Signal Lv green line is the received signal strength in dBm Noise Lv red line is the noise level at the radio s input in dBm Xmit Rate brown line is the transmitted data transfer speed in kB sec Rcvd Rate orange line is the received data transfer speed in kB sec LADO0006AB Rev A 23 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Diagnostics Screen 3 FreeWave PTP Diagnostics 1 00 lni x File Communication Show Help Signal Quality vs Time 13 43 11 Signal dBm 75 Noise dBm 118 VSWR J 1 Current mA 597 Rcvd Rate 95 MaxMi ssed 1 Minutes Ago 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 amp 20 100 Error Mx Ave Ls 2 0 0 Signal Lv 16 80 Mx Ave Ls 72 74 74 Noise Lv 12 60 Mx Ave Mn 118 118118 Xmit Rate kB s dii 0 95 Rcvd Rate kB s 4 20 0 95 NumPoints 511 0 0 Raw Data Stream 56 76 49 4 0 0 58 Coml Opened Contacting FreeWave FreeWave Technologies 1880 S Flatiron Ct Boulder CO 80301 Phone 800 548 5616 Fax 303 786 9948 www freewave com Technical Support Cente
15. mum Mirrored Bit performance a baud rate of 38 400 is recommended The Setup Port must be set to 2 Diag only To change the Setup Port select Setup Port menu item D The Setup Port menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 5 below Enter 2 For Diag Only as shown When the baud rate and Setup Port entries have been made press ESC to return to the main menu LADOO06AB Rev A 3 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 4 Baud Rate Menu Esc Exit Setup Enter Choice SET BRUD RATE Modem Baud is 038400 230 400 115 200 76 800 27 600 15 208 A Select 9 600 or 38 400 MODBus RTU RS232 485 Setup Port Turn0ffDelay TurnOnDelay 98 FlowControl Exit to Main Menu Choice no A A A A A AT AT PT OT PT UT PT UT JT a 3 mmrnmuale ga22z5 4ooc0o0 JOw0 Con2mcC T e SS SS Sa Sa rl a rl ar Figure 5 Setup Port Menu 230 400 115 200 76 800 Data Parity MODBus RTU RS232 485 Setup Port Turn0ffDelay TurnOnDelay 8 FlowControl 8 Exit to Main Menu Choice D Main only Both G Change Setup Port to Diag only LAD0006AB Rev A 4 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem 1 3 Edit Call Book Enter 2 from the Main Menu to open the Edit Call Book menu When using a pair of FGR 115MB radios in a Mirrored Bit application each radio must have the other radio s serial number as the first entry in its Call Book with no en
16. nect an ASC0409 DC Programming Diagnostics cable from the Diagnostics port on the FGR 115MB to the serial port on the programming terminal Set up the programming terminal as described in the FGR Series user manual Invoke the setup menu by pressing the SETUP button on the radio s rear panel or by sending an uppercase U from the programming terminal Programming must be done through the Diagnostics port The programming menu will not be displayed through the radio s RS 232 port RS 232 port main Figure 1 FGR 115MB rear panel LADOO06AB Rev A 1 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem The radio s main menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 2 below The three LEDs on the radio s front panel will be green When the radio is in setup mode the radio link is disconnected and data will not pass through the link Figure 2 Main Menu MAIN MENU Mirrorbit Version 2 29 06 07 2003 Standard Hop Table Modem Serial Number 898 0061 Set Operation Mode Set Baud Rate Edit Call Book Edit Radio Transmission Characteristics Show Radio Statistics Edit MultiPoint Parameters TDMA Menu Chg Password c Exit Setup Enter Choice 1 1 Set Operation Mode Enter a O zero to open the Set Operation Mode menu The menu will be displayed as shown in Figure 3 below A point to point Mirrored Bit communication link requires two radios One radio must be set to be the Mirrorbit Master an entry of A
17. nostics Screen 1 Screen 1 displays real time graphs of antenna reflected power VSWR versus frequency green line and transmit current versus frequency red line A reflected power indication of 20 or higher indicates a possibly defective antenna system The transmit current will vary with the radio s dc supply voltage Typical values are 350 ma at 6 volts dc 175 ma at 12 volts dc and 90 ma at 24 volts dc The dip in the middle of the graph represents frequencies on which data is not transmitted For this reason the displayed values at these frequencies are always displayed as zero and should be ignored LADO0006AB Rev A 21 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Diagnostics Screen 1 FreeWave PTP Diagnostics 1 00 m nj File Communication Show xj Help Radio Transmitter vs Frequency 13 39 41 Signal dBm 74 Noise dBm 118 VSWR J 1 Current mA 595 Rcvd Rate 95 MaxMi ssed 0 Frequency 900 905 910 915 920 925 930 100 VSWR Mx Ave Ls T 3 4 80 Current Mx Ave Mn 182 144 0 20 0 Raw Data Stream 9C 76 48 0 0 2 41 Coml Opened 491 0 Diagnostics Screen 2 Screen 2 displays real time graphs of percent receive rate versus frequency blue line received signal level versus frequency green line noise level versus frequency red line and peak noise level versus frequency yellow line For reliable Mirrored Bit operation an aver
18. onnect the antenna connector on each radio to its antenna system Connect the comm Port on each radio to its Mirrored Bit device using a straight through RS 232 cable An RS 232 gender changer may be required to connect the RS 232 cable to the Mirrored Bit device Refer to Part 3 troubleshooting if the link does not function properly Figure 9 shows a typical Mirrored Bit installation between an SEL 351R and 351S using FGR 115MB radios Many other configurations are possible LADOO06AB Rev A FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 9 Typical Mirrored Bits Installation Antenna YO 20 Miles Line of Sight Antenna F9 10 Milesfor DG e VU OY ee Surge Protection OS Surge Protection 98 RF Coaxial Cable O 12 V de from Adapter a Null Mockm Adapter YO FreeWave FGR 115MB Transceiver FO1 master Freewave FGR 115MB Trareceiver 991 ME SEL 2800M D slave DB 9M DB 9F Straght Through 12 Vde finm SEL 351R Cable D1 Adapter FO SEL 3515 7 Relay RXID 1 TXID 2 SEL 2800M YO l l l l l l M to F Straight Through i l l l l l l SEL 351R 1 RXID 2 TXID 1 SEL 351R Cabinet LADOO06AB Rev A 8 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Typical Equipment List The following equipment list details the typical components and connections for each end of a Mirr
19. ored Bit link as shown in Figure 9 above A pole tower or other means of elevating the antenna is not shown SEL relays or other Mirrored Bit devices are not included Typical Equipment List Description 900 MHz Spread FreeWave Technologies Inc Model FGR Spectrum 115MB Transceiver 6 to 30 volt dc power 1 W output 20 miles line of sight 120 Vac to 12 Vdc adapter 6 DB 9M to DB 9F straight through cable and DB 9 male to male gender changer included An SEL C285 cable can be used directly without adaptors if desired Yagi Antenna FreeWave Technologies Inc Model EANOSOOYC 10 dB directional 26 long Low Loss RF FreeWave Technologies Inc Model Cable ASC1004NN 100 length Fiber Optic SEL Model SEL 2800M Transceiver EIA 232 DB 9M to Fiber Optic Transceiver Fiber Optic Cable SEL Model C800FZ Terminated Cable 25 or less other lengths available DB 9 Null Modem FreeWave Technologies Inc Model Adapter ECDO0009NM 9 pin male to 9 pin female Null Modem Adapter or equivalent one end is male one end is female Surge Protection Northern Technologies Model QWS 920N N Type M to F 1 4 shorting stub coaxial protector tuned for 870 970 MHz www northern tech com 800 727 9119 LADO0006AB Rev A 9 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Notes 1 Other antennas are available 2 Other RF cable lengths are availa
20. r hours 8 AM to 5 PM Mountain Time Monday through Friday LADO0006AB Rev A 24
21. to 230 400 115 200 76 800 57 600 38 400 19 200 9 600 MODBus RTU RS232 485 Setup Port Turn0ffDelay FlowControl c Exit to Main Menu er Choice Turn nDelay 8 OONO 2 2 Edit Multipoint Parameters Enter 5 from the Main Menu to open the Edit Multipoint Parameters menu as shown in Figure 11 below For Mirrored Bit repeater operation 1 PPS Enable Delay Menu Item 9 must be changed from its normal setting of 255 to a new setting of 0 Do not change the 1 PPS Enable Delay settings of the other radios that will be linked to the master and slave radios at the repeater site LAD0006AB Rev A 11 FreeWave Technologies User Manual Addendum FGR 115MB Mirrored Bit Radio Modem Figure 11 Edit MultiPoint Parameters Menu Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice 9 Enter 255 to disable 1 pps or 0 254 for radio delay 0 MULTIPOINT PRRRMETERS 0 Number Repeaters 1 1 Master Packet Repeat 2 2 M Max Slave Retry 9 3 Retry Odds 9 4 DTR Connect 0 5 Repeater Frequency 0 6 NetWork ID 0255 8 Heltiesters o ultiMasterSync 9 1 PPS Enable Delay 0 4 attol A Slave Repeater 0 B Diagnostics 0 C SubNet ID Disabled D Radio ID Not Set Esc Exit to Main Menu Enter Choice When 1 PPS Enable Delay has been set to 0 press ESC to return to the Main Menu Press ESC again to exit the setup menu and return the radio to operation mode Connect the data ports on the m
22. tries in the Repeater1 and Repeater2 columns as shown in Figure 6 below In addition the Mirror Bit Master must be programmed to call the first entry in its Call Book To make a call book entry enter a O zero and at the prompt enter the seven digit serial number of the other radio in the link Do not enter the dash character At the Enter Repeater1 prompt press ESC to complete the entry Do not use the Repeater1 and Repeater2 prompts to enter repeater serial numbers Refer to Part 2 of this addendum for instructions on programming Mirrored Bit repeaters The Mirrored Bit Slave will not establish communication with the master by turning Slave Security off The Slave must have the Mirrored Bit Master s serial number as the first entry in its call book Figure 6 Edit Call Book Menu C Change Entry to Use 0 9 or A ALL Esc Exit to Main Menu Enten all zeros 000 0000 as your last number in list Enter New Number 898 0063 Enter Repeater1 ESC no repeater used MODEM CALL BOOK Entry to Call is 00 Number Repeater1 Repeater2 898 0063 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 000 0000 Change Entry to Use 0 9 or A ALL Exit to Main Menu all zeros 000 0000 as your last number in list 5 lt E nt 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C When the call book entry is complete press ESC to return to the main menu LADOO06AB
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