SATERM 4 User guide version 2.0
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1.2. 19 6 3 CHANGING THE RADIO MODEM SETTINGS etos 19 6 4 RECEIVING VALUES FROM THE RADIO MODEM s eoi rte terrere 19 6 5 SAVING SINGLE RADIO MODEM SETTINGS TO A enne 19 6 6 TRANSMITTING VALUES TO THE RADIO 2 000 05 20 6 7 PRINTING THE SETTINGS en eom od Faden 20 6 8 CHANGING THE SMF FILE TYPE ACCORDING TO THE SOFTWARE VERSION 20 6 9 EXITING THE SINGLE MODEM SETUP i tonem entia 21 ROUTING SETUP MODE duda poa dao vito pb Musa 22 DERININGA ANEW NETWORK debant det lere nce 25 7 2 DRAWING THE NETWORK 24 26 7 231 os Soe aa Soe aust Oe cada danse oe eae dara 27 M PEN oat scat ade it 28 75273 lt Mobile stations 28 7224 29 7 25 Opening a desigm projecta tbe Deleted got edes Dude 29 ON e xEdititigaidesignis icd Pew 29 25277 Prntngretorlintortotlons isius ie e eet Det eed 30 7
3. 1 8 now select Modem values to receive from the modem A small transfer window is opened for the initial data transfer and following a successful transfer the properties window is opened If the data transfer is not successful an error message will be displayed Transfering values to Status info Opening port Wait 1 second Set the modem to the programming mode An example of an error message appearing Modem didn t response Port cl d after Receive values command ee 6 5 SAVING SINGLE RADIO MODEM SETTINGS TO A FILE Atter all the single radio modem settings are entered the settings and the modem type may be saved by choosing File Save single as from the main menu and by then entering a name for the file to be saved Alternatively if the settings have already been saved earlier the appropriate selection is File Save single Saved single modem settings files are identified by a special extension 550 19 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 6 6 TRANSMITTING VALUES TO THE RADIO MODEM Connect the radio modem to the serial port and select it from the Serial port Port number gt COMI1 COM8 Choose Modem Transmit values The values are transmitted to the modem A small transfer window is opened during the data transfer Remember to set the radio modem to Programming Mode Should the given value be invalid i e exceeds the internal limits of the actual radio modem model for examp
4. how many times the selected modem will be pinged Ping once all the modems in the network Respond is the RSSI value of the last received message Clear shown RSSI values How many times the modem will be pinged with Ping selected option Terminal windows are displayed tiled Terminal windows are displayed cascaded Redraws the window content SaTerm 4 program revision information 24 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 1 DEFINING A NEW NETWORK When designing a new network start by selecting File New project A Project properties window will appear in which the basic characteristics of the network are defined Project properties Name of network Caset Network ID text tell me Protocol information Protocol User Defined Offset of address 4 Length of address Routing Type Source routing C Virtual routing Cancel Name of network This is the user reference name of the network and is not used in the actual radio data transfer Network ID text Identification code of the radio modem network This distinguishes the radio modem network from other possible radio modem networks operating in the vicinity This is used in the radio data transfer Please note the maximum ID code is 8 characters in length Protocol information Defines the user protocol i e the protocol of the terminal equipment Current options are User Defined requires that t
5. 2 87 Closing e es o ae LA Cr 30 79257 TPropertwidbles xoti Se t ose OU oed a 30 7 3 TRANSMITTING THE SETTINGS INTO THE RADIO 32 7 4 READING SETTINGS FROM THE RADIO MODEM 32 PEAS UPDATE atte e a a E 33 APPENDIX MESSAGE dae eim trn o Doha dat e owe tds 35 9 1 FEATURES OF MESSAGE ROUT ING de Rotes 36 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 2 LIMITATIONS OF MESSAGE ROUTING 36 9 2 GETTING STARTED WITH MESSAGE ROUTINES eo o teres 36 9 4 SATERM 4 AND THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MESSAGE ROUTING 37 9 5 MANUAL CONFIGURATION OF THE MESSAGE 34 9 6 CONFIGURATION OF THE PROTOCOL IN MESSAGE 38 9 7 OPERATING MODES OF MESSACOE ROUTIIGO EE 39 9 8 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ROUTISGCOPBERATICON G 22 2 2 det 40 92877 Goure hade ROUTING xoti A 40 9 8222 Virt al Mode Routing ee Ud butt RS UR 4 9 8 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing uinie aris ienie enia a a aa E eene 42 9 8 4 Spe
6. The overhop function also facilitates the use of mobile substations In the example above a mobile substation is first located in the coverage area of repeater R2 The route is defined as M R1 R2 and vehicle When the vehicle moves to the coverage area of repeater R1 the radio modem picks the packet already given from the transmission of R1 but is then transferred to the serial port using an additional delay This means that the timing does not differ from the first example when the vehicle radio modem was in the coverage area of repeater R2 In this way a collision of the reply transmission and the transmission by repeater R2 is prevented When the mobile station is transmitting it is follows that at least one radio modem defined to be a part of the route receives the transmission 9 8 4 Special protocols The Message Routing can support most user protocols based on a single master and a polling system Additionally at least the following special protocols are currently supported e IEC 60870 5 101 is a protocol commonly used in control applications of power lines e RP570 protocol 9 8 5 Network ID Network ID is a character string of up to eight characters and is used in order to prevent the reception of messages received from any external systems Radio modems operating in the same system using Message Routing must have the same Network ID Only the messages with a matching Network ID will be processed further after reception 43 43
7. a tick mark beside the name of the selection when Mobile routes mode is active Mobile routes are displayed with dotted line Mobile routes mode must be active A mobile route must be defined in a way that guarantees that the operating area is maximally covered 5 File Modem Project Serial port Testnet Window Help I 552 Pr Py 3 N 11 MobileCar 28 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 2 4 Saving a design After all the radio modems in the network have been placed on the drawing screen and their parameters and the corresponding connections between individual radio modems have been defined the whole design can be saved to a SaTerm Project File spf by choosing File Save project as from the main menu Alternatively if the project has already been saved earlier the appropriate selection is File Save project It should be noted that the name of the project and the name of the file define different things 7 2 5 Opening a design project A design project saved earlier can be opened by choosing File Open project from the main menu 7 2 6 Editing a design Properties The properties of a single radio modem may be visibly checked by choosing either Modem Properties from the main menu or Properties from the Quick menu when the cursor is above the icon of the radio modem in question The properties of the selected radio modem depicted by a blue frame around the icon may
8. functions of its products or to discontinue the manufacture of any of its products or to discontinue the support of any of its products without any written announcement and urges its customers to ensure that the information at their disposal is valid SATEL software and programs are delivered as is The manufacturer does not grant any kind of warranty including guarantees on saleability and guarantees pertaining to applicability to a certain application Under no circumstances is the manufacturer or the developer of a program responsible for any possible damages caused by the use of a program The names of the programs as well as all copyrights relating to the programs are the sole property of SATEL Any transfer licensing to a third party leasing renting transportation copying editing translating modifying into another programming language or reverse engineering for any intent is forbidden without the written consent of SATEL SATEL PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN DESIGNED INTENDED NOR INSPECTED TO BE USED IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT RELATED DEVICE OR SYSTEM RELATED FUNCTION NOR AS A PART OF ANY OTHER CRITICAL SYSTEM AND ARE GRANTED NO FUNCTIONAL WARRANTY IF THEY ARE USED IN ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS MENTIONED Salo FINLAND 2011 5 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 3 INSTALLATION First copy the SaTerm 4 program to your working directory Then to start SaTerm 4 simply run saterm exe When used for the first time SaTerm 4 will cre
9. in which case the contents may be pasted onto some other documentation environment for example Microsoft Excel 31 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 3 TRANSMITTING THE SETTINGS INTO THE RADIO MODEM Connect the desired radio modem to the serial port and select it from the Serial port Port gt 1 8 Choose Modem Transmit values which then initiate the transmitting of the values to the modem A transfer window is opened during this period Remember to switch the radio modem to the Programming Mode by connecting its PROG pin to ground GND before initiating the transfer See the appropriate radio modem user manual for more information Once the serial port is properly connected the radio modem icon to be configured is activated on the drawing screen by clicking it The Modem Transmit values from main menu or Transmit values from the Pop up menu is then selected The opening and closing of the serial port is done automatically SaTerm 4 checks the formal validity of the properties of the network design If the information is insufficient or outside the operational limits of a radio modem e g frequency in any of the radio modems of the network SaTerm 4 will output an error message and open the property window of the erroneous radio modem The window will display the mismatched property field in red 7 4 READING SETTINGS FROM THE RADIO MODEM The radio modem settings excluding Name T
10. is required the Mixed option must also be selected r B B Script setup EXE x Edit Sh tFl This is my test message to be sent Mixed ShitF2 Three nexadecimals 00 01 02 Mixed Shift F3 Mixed 7 5 6 LOG FILE The incoming characters of the Terminal Window can be saved by selecting Mode file from the main menu This selection will initiate the saving of all data received to the terminal window into a defined file The recording is terminated by clicking Mode Log file again 5 7 PRINT The information displayed in the terminal window can be printed in full by selecting Mode Print and then OK It should be noted that the buffer may contain a substantial amount of data and that the corresponding print job may take a considerable time to finish If only a portion of the buffer contents is to be printed select the required data in usual fashion by using the mouse and cursor and by then click Mode Print followed by OK 5 8 PRINTER SETUP The printer settings can be changed if needed Possible settings are computer operating system and printer dependent 14 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 5 9 EDIT MENU Edit menu contains all the usual functions such as Cut Copy Paste and Select all Cut Cut text to Clipboard Copy Copy text on to Clipboard Paste Paste text from Clipboard to be transmitted by the radio modem Select all Select all t
11. on the drawing screen is deleted by selecting Modem Delete from the main menu and by then selecting the radio modem to be deleted or by choosing Delete from the Quick menu when the cursor is placed above the radio modem icon to be deleted Pressing the left mouse button while the modem is selected and then pressing the DELETE key may also achieve deletion Before final deletion the program will ask the user for a confirmation The routes of the radio modems left on the drawing screen belonging to the network are updated accordingly Deleting connections The connection lines i e routes to a radio modem may be deleted by choosing Delete connection from the main menu when the cursor is above the desired radio modem icon The deletion and redrawing of routes does not alter the address information of the radio modem which means that for example in Source routing mode network routing may be easily edited by simply updating the master radio modem properties Showing routes The routes i e connections between the radio modems may be viewed or checked by selecting Modem Show route or Show route from the Pop up menu Selecting Hide route closes the window The routes shown have the format terminal address gt radio modem address gt and are shown using the direction of master to the substation The terminal address has 8 digits and the radio modem address 4 digits 7 2 7 Printing network information Printing of the network informatio
12. 2 dBm Enable diversity RX OFF lt OFF gt lt OFF gt lt OFF gt OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF RX address to RS port lt gt OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Select Port 2 OFF P1 ON P2 OFF P1 ON P2 OFF P1 ON P2 OFF 19200 baud 19200 baud 19200 baud 19200 baud Port 1 Data bits 8 bits 8 bits 8 bits None None None None Pert isto bit 1 bit 1 bit 1 bit t Port 2 Parity None None None None CTS line Clear to send Clear to send Clear to send Clear to send RSSI threshold RSSI threshold RSSI threshold RSSI threshold OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Error check lt OFF gt OFF OFF OFF TE mode Por 19200 baud 19200 baud 19200 baud 19200 baud rr ddress autosvit 2 Speed RTS line Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored r Correction ater Function Priority TX Priority TX Priority TX Priority TX Please note that the settings of the radio modems may also be changed through the property table The corresponding property table of the radio modem is opened by double clicking the desired column File Print pro table from the main menu will print the properties alternatively if the table is visible it may be saved as a text file by choosing File Save as text file Each page is printed separately The table may also be copied by choosing Edit Select all and Edit Copy
13. Master on the menu bar or pop up menu Draw the radio connections between the radio modems Activate a radio modem a blue frame will appear around the icon Choose Modem Connect on the menu bar or the pop up menu Drag the connection to the desired icon and confirm the route by clicking the left mouse button Note Solid lines present fixed routes dotted lines show mobile routes the mobile routes are shown only if Project Mobile routes is set active Note The arrows point the direction from the master station towards a substation Each radio modem may have only one arrow pointing towards it Should a second arrow be drawn towards a radio modem the program will automatically prompt the user to see if the new arrow is to replace the existing arrow NOTE SaTerm 4 only supports drawing systems that use a single master station and the polling scheme Once complete recheck the design details and edit if necessary Finally save the design into a SaTerm Project File spf Note In order to draw the network the appropriate SaTerm Modem Files smf matching the software of the radio modems that are to be used must be located in the same directory as 5 4 26 43 SATEL Oy 7 2 1 Properties window Properties window settings are as follows Name name of a radio modem NOTE This is a reference name only and it is not saved inside a radio modem No terminal address this selection is made if the radio modem is not connecte
14. Open a saved project Save a project Save a project by defining a name Closing a project Property table of all the radio modems Prints a graphical image of the network Prints settings of all the radio modems in the project Printer settings Closes the program Define a new radio modem Define a new radio modem with multiple terminals Define a new mobile radio modem Define routes between radio modems Delete a radio modem Copy a radio modem Set the selected radio modem as a master radio modem Set the radio modem properties Print the selected radio modem properties 23 43 SATEL Oy Load Save Show route Receive values Transmit values Project menu options Mobile routes Properties Serial Port menu options Port number Test net menu options Ping selected 1 Ping all Clear RSSI infos Ping count Window menu options Tile Cascade Redraw Help menu options About 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Load the selected radio modem properties from a file Save the selected radio modem properties into a file Display the routes of the active radio modem Download properties from a radio modem via serial port Upload properties into a radio modem via serial port Toggles between mobile routes or fixed routes Definition of common properties of the network Selection of the serial port COM1 COMS8 Ping selected modem respond is the RSSI value of the last received message Number in the brackets shows
15. Routing setup Opens Routing Setup mode Flash update Opens the radio modem software update mode Exit Exits the SaTerm 4 program Window menu contains the following alternatives Tile Terminal windows will be tiled Cascade Terminal windows will be cascaded Redraw Redraw graph window Help menu contains the following alternatives About SaTerm 4 software revision information 8 43 SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Toolbar SATELLINE SaTerm 4 3 5 Mode Window Help 9 im Overview of the icons from left to right Open new Terminal Window Change Terminal Window port settings only in Terminal Window Toggles between programming mode and normal mode port settings only in the Terminal Window Start Routing Setup Start Single modem Setup Start Flash Update only in Terminal Window or Routing setup mode Paste only in Terminal Window or Routing setup mode e Print Printer setup Help Close All Open All for Terminal Window ports 9 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 5 TERMINAL WINDOW MODE SaTerm 4 includes a terminal window mode which allows the user to send and receive characters using the selected COM port Within the Terminal Window there is a special Transmit window where the user can specify and send selected character strings or files at requested intervals Frequently used character strings can be defined as macros in the script
16. S SSATE L SaTerm 4 Software USER GUIDE Version 2 0 SATEL Oy 5 4 A U N gt N User Guide Version 2 0 INTRODUCTION criera EE EEN E EE gta o T E 4 SAFETY INSTRUGNHONS xi cortes e TE E T AE iv eis 5 INSTALLATION as 6 MAIN MENU 8 TERMINAL WINDOW 10 5 1 OPENING THE TERMINAL WINDOW es aaepe at tts et ahorro o e i o E re at leo 10 SETUP ds oua cdi e cutus cota ord 10 5 3 DESCRIPTION OF TERMINAL WINDOW SELECTIONS 12 BAS TRANSMITWNDOW ini aa des cuf o S uoo 13 14 A EDI CARE Mier UDNSEEES 14 E MD IEEE NER NEUTER 14 S PRINTER SETUR feodo Lote Meu don tate EA 14 cea cap deseo 15 5 10 WINDOW MENU SELECTION OF DISPLAY 15 5 11 CLOSING THE TERMINAL WINDOW Ss coh cakes iot etate padece aie c nne 15 SINGLE MODEM SETUP MODE Iekiveset deat poses dod asa uaa 16 6 1 CREATING A NEW SINGLE RADIO MODEM i i ecu ol 18 6 2 OPENING AN EXISTING SINGLE RADIO MODEM
17. W SINGLE RADIO MODEM Modem SATELLINE EASy fw 3 48 12 properties v SATELLINE EASy fw 3 48 12 1 Start by selecting the Modem New modem Tx Frequency 438 option from the main menu Frequency 439 00000 2 Select the type of the new modem i e the right smf Ref Frequency 438 0000 file corresponding the software of your radio modem Channel space 125 kHz from the Pop up menu The smf file must be located Tx Pwr Level 1000 mw in the same directory as saterm exe TX start delay b ad Rix Thres Level E 3 Drag and drop the icon of the radio modem IU property window specific to your will appear see the Lo adjoining example on right This may take a while address 1 hex 0000 depending on the processor speed of the computer address 2 ono used TX address ON TX address 1 hex 10000 TX address 2 hex 0000 RX address to RS port 4 Fill in the desired values and confirm these by selecting OK Now the user can either transmit the setup to a radio TX address autoswitch modem or save the setup to a file Select Port PrON P20FF Port 1 Speed 9600 baud Please note that the settings are computer values If Pu las 8 bits you want to see the real settings they must be read i or arity m from the radio modem by selecting Receive values Connect radio modem to the serial port
18. and select jesus 1 bit it from the Serial port Port gt 1 Port 2 Speed 9600 baud 8 2 Data 8 bits Port 2 Parity None Port 2 stop 1 bit CTS line Deatosend gt RTS line Ignored CD line RSSI threshold Error Correction Choose Modem values The values received from the radio modem and updated to the properties window Repeater Function SL Commands Select Error Check No eror check mode Priority TX Y Radio compatibility 5 atel 345 c Receive values Transmit values 18 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 6 2 OPENING AN EXISTING SINGLE RADIO MODEM FROM A FILE To recall a previously saved settings file choose File Open single from the main menu These files are identified by a special extension ssf If a radio modem was active previously it will first be closed 6 3 CHANGING THE RADIO MODEM SETTINGS Radio modem settings can be changed either from the properties window or loaded from a file ssf The settings file is opened by selecting Modem Load Please note that the settings here are only changed on the screen and they must be saved into a file or transmitted to the radio modem 6 4 RECEIVING VALUES FROM THE RADIO MODEM In order to achieve this the radio modem must be in Programming Mode Connect the serial port and select the Serial port Port gt
19. are usually PLC devices that send and receive messages according some specific T user protocol Note The term repeater used in the context of the Message Routing should not be mixed with the Repeater Mode which is a feature independent from the Message Routing 35 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 1 FEATURES OF MESSAGE ROUTING SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic Message Routing is designed to be transparent and as fast as possible to fit real time systems The features include Transparent to and designed to work with the majority of user protocols Easy network construction containing several repeaters Any radio modem may operate as a repeater so that separate repeaters are not usually needed Large areas of coverage may be implemented by using only one radio channel The mobile substations may be used to some extent The system will be fully deterministic i e transmission delays are predictable Because of that the principle of Message Routing is connectionless A failing radio modem can be in certain cases bypassed with another radio modem positioned in the same coverage area thus creating added redundancy e Message Routing is intended mainly for the protocols based on polling scheme and a single master station 9 2 LIMITATIONS OF MESSAGE ROUTING 15 assumed that the position of the address field in the user messages is fixed some special pro
20. ate the file called saterm ini which contains the internal settings of the SaTerm 4 It does NOT contain settings of any individual radio modems Note All SaTerm 4 related files including the radio modem specific files must be in the same directory File types of SaTerm 4 The file types and the modes of SaTerm 4 in which they are used in Terminal Window Single Modem Setup Routing Setup Flash Update smf Yes Yes ssf Yes Yes spf Yes st Yes sf2 Yes smf SaTerm Modem File This type of a file is radio modem type specific SaTerm 4 reads the values of the radio modem settings necessary both in the Single Modem Setup and also in the Routing Setup mode from an appropriate smf file The naming convention of the smf files is lt type gt software version smf For example 3AS 107 smf is intended for SATELLINE 3AS d radio modems having the software version 1 07 SaTerm 4 asks for confirmation if the settings received from a radio modem have a different software version than any of the smf files in the SaTerm 4 directory The appropriate smf files are available from SATEL ssf SaTerm Settings File This type of a file is used to save the settings of a single modem This file only contains values Any ssf file also includes the name of the smf file This prohibits the values being loaded in to the wrong radio modem spf SaTerm Project File All th
21. be made visible by simply pressing ENTER or by double clicking the icon in question The setup window may be switched from radio modem to another by clicking on any radio modem the properties of that specific radio modem are then updated into the window If any properties which have been edited are to be saved this can be done by selecting the OK or the edits are to be aborted by selecting Cancel Copying radio modems By copying the radio modems already on the drawing screen time can be saved when creating a new modem configuration Copying may be done in one of two ways either by choosing Modem Copy from the main menu and by then clicking the radio modem icon to be copied or by choosing Copy from the Pop up menu with the cursor above the radio modem icon to be copied The copy icon is now in the drag and drop mode and may be dragged into the desired location and dropped by pressing the left mouse button The properties of the newly created copy of the radio modem are defined in similar fashion as when creating a new radio modem Moving radio modems on the screen Radio modems visible on the drawing screen may be moved around the screen by placing the cursor first above the radio modem to be moved and by then pressing and holding the left mouse button and by then dragging it to the new location and by finally releasing the mouse button 29 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Deleting radio modems A radio modem visible
22. bers and standard text is achieved by selecting the Mixed text option Hexadecimal numbers are separated from normal characters with a separator character back slash Hexadecimal numbers must have 2 digits For example abc123 and CR LF would be abc123N0D 0A iB Transmit window COM3 Edit Data from C Eile No file selected Click to select 6 Text Browse Options Text box Counter This is my message to the serial port Continuous Delay s Send Cancel Put CR LF to end Mixed text Continuous option should be selected if the transmission is to be repeated continuously in which case the desired delay between packets should be entered into the Delay field The Counter option will add a separate serial number to each sent packet File Text option is used to determine whether the text is to be sent from the Text Box window or from an open file Edit selection contains the usual Cut Copy and Paste commands 13 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 5 5 SCRIPT SETUP WINDOW A separate Script setup window is used to save any standard character strings which can then be activated by pressing a function button Script setup window can be activated by selected from the main menu Mode Script setup or from the Pop up menu press right mouse button when the cursor is over the terminal window and select Script setup If the transmission of hexadecimal characters
23. ble smf files the files are named according to the corresponding software versions in your working directory appears 20 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 4 Select the file that matches the version inside your radio modem properties window appears See the following screenshot The current settings are shown in the left hand side and the new setup values after conversion are shown on the right 5 Now you can convert each parameter individually or you can choose the Conv all button to convert all values at once 6 When you have finished with converting the parameters click the OK button to accept the conversion s Note Please check that all of the parameters have the correct value This is important because two different versions of the software may have different setup parameters or their use may differ Modem 3AS sw 3 05 properties version 3 Port 1 Data 8 bits None vi Port 1 Data gt Port 1 Parity 9600 baud 9i Port 1 stop Port 1 Parity Port 1 stop h bit Port 2 Speed Port 2 Data Port 2 Parity 20 2 Parity Cleatosend Port 2 stop ignored CTS ine RSSlthreshold v RTS ine v CD Ine Port 2 stop CTS line RTS line CD line Eror Correction Repeater Function SL Commands Eror check TX mode Priority RX TX mode Cancel gt Conv al
24. cial protocols qoe eat ote tae tetendit ege ees ete hae a e 43 NEW OM AA A E 43 3 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 1 INTRODUCTION SaTerm 4 is a software package designed by SATEL Oy to assist in the configuration testing and reprogramming of the radio modems manufactured by SATEL Oy The program works in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems SaTerm 4 has four main modes Terminal Window Single Modem Setup e Routing Setup graphical radio modem network design FLASH Update software update of a radio modem Terminal Window This is the main window and is used for monitoring traffic on the serial interface validating a radio link viewing and reprogramming modem settings as well as sending files and character strings when evaluating an installation Single Modem Setup This is used to set up and store the settings of an individual modem This is particularly useful when a number of modems are required to be configure in the same manner or should the original settings need to be restored Routing Setup This window is for the graphical design of a radio network and is used by simply drawing the links between the modems and then by activating the automatic upload function of these settings to the individual modems Please refer to the Appendix for a more detailed description of me
25. d to a terminal device i e the radio modem is acting only as a repeater Terminal address address of the terminal device connected to the radio modem in hexadecimal format Modem address Radio modem address is in hexadecimal format and configured by the SaTerm 4 software This cannot be change by the user The contents of all the other drop down menus depend on the type radio modem used See the radio modem s documentation for details 27 43 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Modem SATELLINE EASy fw 3 48 12 properties Name 4 No terminal address Terminal address hex Modem address po hex Frequency Rx Frequency Ref Frequency Channel space 125 Tx Pwr Level 100 mw TX start delay 0 be d Rx Thres Level min Select Pott PION P20FF Port 1 Speed Port 1 Data is Port 1 Parity e Port 1 stop 2 Port 2 Speed 300baud tts Port 2 Data is e Port 2 Parity 2 Port 2 stop CTS line Cleartosend gt RTS line CD line RSSHhreshold Eror Correction SL Commands Select Error Check No error check X mode Priority RX Radio compatibility s atel 34S X Receive values Transmit values Cancel SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 2 2 Multiple terminals In situations where a radio modem has multiple terminals connected to i
26. e Shows settings of the radio modem Prints the properties of the radio modem Printer settings Closes the program Define a new radio modem Define a new radio modem with multiple terminals Define a new mobile radio modem Mobile routes must be active Connect Delete Copy Master Properties Print Properties Load Save Show route Receive values Transmit values Define routes between radio modems Delete a radio modem Copy a radio modem Set the selected radio modem as a master radio modem Set the radio modem properties Print the selected radio modem properties Load the selected radio modem properties from a file Save the selected radio modem properties into a file Display the routes of the active radio modem Download properties from a radio modem via serial port Upload properties into a radio modem via serial port Serial Port menu options Port number Window menu options Cascade Tile Redraw Help menu options About Selection of the serial port 1 8 Terminal windows are displayed cascaded Terminal windows are displayed tiled Redraws the window content SaTerm 4 program revision information The Pop up menu contains the most used commands The contents of the Pop up menu are updated according to the location of the mouse cursor when right clicked either on top of a radio modem icon or on top of the drawing screen 17 43 SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 6 1 CREATING A NE
27. e radio modems together with the link connections i e routes between them Secondly the required settings are defined in the drawing Finally the setup of each physical radio modem can be uploaded by connecting the actual radio modems one by one to the COM port switching them to the Programming Mode and Clicking the transmit button of SaTerm 4 The figure below shows a typical snapshot taken from a SaTerm 4 screen SATELLINE SaTerm 4 0 0 Project Demo1 file Demot spf File Modem Project Serialport Window Help 8 x Meeting room B NIS pani 7 gt Slave 1 Repeater 1 Repeater 2 Slave 4 5 9 5 MANUAL CONFIGURATION OF THE MESSAGE ROUTING The radio modems can be configured manually via their programming menu However this is recommended only if the structure of the network is very simple or if it is desirable to define such special functions which are not possible to draw using the graphical interface of SaTerm 4 Examples of such cases are networks which are not tree structured and the use of same repeaters in several overlapping networks The operation of the Message Routing must be clearly understood before configuring the radio modems manually 37 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 6 CONFIGURATION OF THE PROTOCOL IN MESSAGE ROUTING A radio modem detects the address employed by the user protocol from the message received via the serial interface On the bas
28. e settings of a project drawn in the Routing Setup are saved here sff SaTerm Flash File Includes the radio modem software held in an encrypted format for the modems with software versions O xx 2 xx sf2 SaTerm Flash file2 New software format for the radio modems labelled with the E2 marking Software versions 3 xx 6 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Note Do NOT alter any files with the extension ssf smf spf sff or sf2 manually or they will not work Note The flash update of software versions starting from 3 00 requires SaTerm version 4 0 or later SaTerm recognizes whether the software to be updated matches the hardware of the radio modem 7 43 SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 4 MAIN MENU When starting SaTerm 4 the main window below will first appear along with the main menu and toolbar visible in their basic formats Mode Window Help as Close 11 First make a selection from the Mode All the different options of the main menu selections are shown in the table below MAIN MENU OPTIONS MODE WINDOW HELP Open terminal icon Cascade About Single modem setup Tile icon Routing setup icon Redraw Flash update icon Exit Description of main menu selections Mode menu contains the following options Open terminal Opens the Terminal Window mode Single modem setup Opens Single Modem Setup mode
29. erminal address and Modem address may be read directly from radio modems First the icon of the desired radio modem is activated on the screen Then Modem Receive values from main menu or Receive values from the popup menu are selected 32 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 8 FLASH UPDATE SATELLINE 3AS d or Epic radio modems include a feature which allows the software to be updated by using the special Flash update mode of the SaTerm 4 program The actual software of the radio modem is in an encrypted format inside the appropriate sff or sf2 file Software versions starting from 3 0 apply to the radio modems labeled with the E2 marking The name extension of these Flash files is sf2 instead of sff The software versions O xx 2 xx apply to the radio modems which do NOT have the marking E2 The name extension of these Flash files is sft SATELLINE SaTerm 4 3 5 0 baba Mode Window Help En 3 SN cese Flash Update Initialize Loading program file 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 port Device pen file Cancel E Update 9600 The procedure for performing a Flash Update 1 Take care that the power is OFF before making any connections Connect the radio modem to the serial port of your terminal PC and the power supply Switch the power ON Start SaTerm 4 and select the Flash update Select the serial port number to which the radio modem i
30. ext from the active terminal window 5 10 WINDOW MENU SELECTION OF DISPLAY MODES Window menu selects whether the windows are displayed in a Cascade or Tile and can be used to select a specific window when multiple windows are displayed 5 11 CLOSING THE TERMINAL WINDOW The terminal window is closed using Mode Close terminal from the main menu This option will close the active terminal window visible as the topmost terminal window This can also be achieved by clicking the close button top right corner of the window Mode Exit option will close all terminal windows and also the program Close All Open All option in the top bar disables enables the COM ports the Terminal windows are using By right mouse clicking and selecting Close port Open port the selected COM port can be controlled 15 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 6 SINGLE MODEM SETUP MODE The purpose of this mode is to allow the operator to produce their own standard configuration of the SATELLINE 3AS d or Epic radio modems within an installation This then guarantees that all modems are setup in exactly the same manner and that future modems added to the system follow the same standard configuration These settings are created and saved with a user selectable name in the Single Modem Setup mode Later the operator can copy the setup to several radio modems by opening the file and clicking a mouse Note An appropriate smf file correspondi
31. g is a mode of operation specific to the SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic radio modems In short Message Routing is the method by which messages from terminal devices can be automatically routed over a network of radio modems to a specified recipient terminal A brief overview of Message Routing Aradio modem reads any message coming from the terminal s attached to it The radio modem then detects the terminal address of the recipient by seeking a preset position inside the message for the address The radio modem checks its internal route table to see if there exists route information which corresponds to the address it has just detected The radio modem transmits a radio frame which includes o the network id see later o the route information o the original encapsulated user message o Redundant information such as checksums used in error checking etc The radio modems along the route relay the frame over the network to the radio modem at the recipient terminal The radio modem at the recipient terminal first checks the validity of the received radio frame then extracts the original user message and finally outputs it to the terminal device attached to it p The figure left illustrates possible structure of a radio modem network M Master station Central station T R Repeater station S Slave station T Terminal device Mob Mobile terminal T Terminals
32. gt Port 1 Speed 8 bits gt Port 2 Speed 2 None 1 bit 300 baud Noe 1 bit Cleartosend Ignored RSSitheshold v gt Enor Correction gt Repeater Function gt 1 SL Commands F Enor check Priority RX 6 9 EXITING THE SINGLE MODEM SETUP MODE After the settings have been edited select File Close single The base window will then reappear and another mode may then be selected 21 43 SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 ROUTING SETUP MODE The Routing Setup Mode of SaTerm 4 provides a graphical tool for easy configuration of the SATELLINE 3AS d or Epic radio modems utilizing their Message Routing feature The main principle of the Message Routing is that terminal device messages will be automatically routed over the network of radio modems to the correct recipient terminal To configure a Message Routing network SaTerm 4 is used throughout the configuration process First a picture of all the radio modems in the network must be drawn Secondly the required settings are defined in the drawing Finally the radio modems are connected physically one by one to the COM port after which the settings can easily be uploaded to the radio modems with just by clicking the mouse button Note Please use this function in conjunction with the information given in the SATELLINE 3AS d and Epic manual as well as related Application No
33. gt CR LF in hexadecimal MIXED received characters are displayed as text except the special characters which are displayed as hexadecimals Miscellaneous Mirror will send the same character simultaneously in all other terminals which have the mirror selection set to active Local echo will display sent characters in the terminal window e CR LF will add the line feed LF after carriage return CR when sending characters from the keyboard Packet interval if the interval of incoming packets is longer than the specified time unit a line feed LF is automatically added before a new packet Note This function may be disabled by setting the interval value to 0 Time stamp will add the date and time of a reception before displaying a new packet The time stamp is displayed in a brown red colour in the beginning of a packet The time is obtained from the operating system and the resolution is 1 second 11 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 5 3 DESCRIPTION OF TERMINAL WINDOW SELECTIONS The picture below presents a Terminal Window iB SATELLINE SaTerm 4 3 5 Mode Edit Window Help D rr Dh BS iB COM3 9600 None 81 None Echo CR gt CR LF Description of Terminal Window selections The Terminal Window menu options and the submenu options are listed in the table below Mode Edit Window Help Open terminal Cut Cascade About Setting
34. he user will set all protocol related variables default e EC60870 5 101 requires the length of address to be set correctly e RP570 571 requires no setting Offset of address Defines the number of bytes before the terminal address field in the user message Length of address Defines the length of the terminal address in bytes Routing type Select the routing method to be either Source routing or Virtual routing After the common characteristics for the network have been defined and accepted by pressing OK the graphical design window appears Individual radio modems may then be placed on the drawing window 25 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 7 2 DRAWING THE NETWORK The network of radio modems can be drawn in the Routing Setup Mode window as follows Add the first radio modem i e modem icon of the network by selecting Modem New Modem modem type on the menu bar or by clicking the right mouse button in the design window The icon may be dragged and dropped into the desired location on the screen by clicking the left mouse button After dropping the icon a properties window will appear The correct properties of the radio modem are then completed in the form Repeat the process until the network design has been completed and the properties for all the modems defined NOTE The radio modem representing the master station must be marked as Master by activating its icon and selecting Modem
35. is of this user address all necessary information needed to relay the message to destination is fetched from an internal routing table inside a radio modem The user protocol is not interpreted instead the user address is searched according to its location in the message The beginning of the packet is located by a preceding pause in the byte stream Message Routing can therefore be applied to most protocols with fixed address field position The position and length of the address is defined by two settings Offset and Length Offset defines the number of bytes 0 15 preceding the address Length is the length of the address in the user protocol expressed in bytes 1 4 Offset Length USER ADDRESS USER DATA 4 0 f Byte length Start of data packet Offset 2 Length 3 A transmitting radio modem adds a routing header and a tail to the user message Consequently a radio modem that receives the message removes the header and footer thus making the Message Routing scheme transparent to the user protocol 38 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 7 OPERATING MODES OF MESSAGE ROUTING The Message Routing has two different operating modes Source Mode Routing Virtual Mode Routing The most important differences between the two modes are shown in the table below Addition of substations to a Only master station needs to be Master station and consecutive network reconfigu
36. l window will open The maximum number of simultaneously open terminal windows is eight 8 providing that the computer or terminal device used contains the same number of physical serial ports as requested Baud rate Selects the baud rate for serial communication 10 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Handshake Parity Data bits Stop bits View Selects the handshaking method None no handshake used e Hardware hardware handshaking RTS CTS used Software software handshaking Xon Xoff used Selects the parity bit for character e None no parity bit used Odd odd parity used e Even even parity used e Mark parity bit used and always 1 Space parity bit used and always O Selects the number of data bits in a character e 7 seven data bits 8 eight data bits Selects the number of stop bits in character e 1 one stop bit e 2 two stop bit Text in the terminal window may be displayed in three different ways e ASCII characters received are displayed as text for example Hello Special characters are not displayed for example lt Enter gt is not shown HEX characters received are displayed as hexadecimal numbers Hexadecimal numbers always have the prefix marked in blue on screen It is not possible to type hexadecimals directly to terminal window Transmit window should be used if needed For example 48 65 6C 6C 6F OD OA Hello and lt Enter
37. le the radio frequency could be over the allowed range the Properties window will appear and a suggested alternative value is displayed in red Transfering values to Status info Opening port Wait 1 second An example of a successful Transmit value operation Set the modem to the programming mode Modem turned to remote state response Parameters send to modem Response from the modem Save parameters to modem Parameter saved to eeprom response Set programming mode off Modem to normal state response Serial port closed 6 7 PRINTING THE SETTINGS Settings may be printed by choosing File Print properties 6 8 CHANGING THE SMF FILE TYPE ACCORDING TO THE SOFTWARE VERSION SaTerm uses smf files specific to each software version to create single setup files 557 or project files spf In order to read the setup values from a radio modem or to transmit them to a radio modem using SaTerm you need a correct smf file which must match the software version residing inside your radio modem Consequently when the software of a radio modem has been changed which is done by uploading the desired flash file sff to a radio modem also the SaTerm setup files ssf created by the user should be converted to match the actual version of software This can be done as follows 1 Select the icon of the radio modem 2 Click the right mouse button popup window will appear 3 Select Change smf file type to A list of availa
38. n is achieved in two steps First the graphical model of the network is printed as a graphical image by choosing File Print Graph from the main menu Secondly choosing File Print Properties prints the technical characteristics of radio modems The printout will consist of successive pages arranged in a page per modem manner 7 2 8 Closing projects In order to exit the Route Setup Mode of the SaTerm 4 select File Close project The main menu will then reappear Alternatively select File Exit from the main menu which will terminate the SaTerm 4 program If the network design was edited or changed since the last save the user is now prompted to save or abandon these changes 7 2 9 Property table This table contains the full configuration of all the radio modems in the network divided into separate pages according to the type of the radio modems The Property table can be seen by choosing Project Property table from the main menu The table is closed by choosing Function Close pro table from the main menu or by closing the properties table from the upper right corner 30 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 SATELLINE SaTerm 4 0 0 Property table of all the modems n SATELLINE 3AS sw 3 1 4 Terminal address 10 Frequency 468 2000 468 2000 468 2000 468 2000 Level 500 mv 1000 1000 mu 1000 mV Rx Tires Level i dBm 112 dBm 112 dBm 11
39. nections to non neighboring repeater stations are not necessarily reliable under all possible radio conditions but they can often be used to keep the network up and running ot least partly in case a repeater fails somewhere in the middle of a chain In addition to this the likelihood of a transmission error decreases if it is possible to listen to more than one transmission since it is more likely that at least one of them will be received error free It is also possible that the radio connection is asymmetrical due to the greater output power of a repeater or due to local interference in which case data can in fact travel in opposite directions using different routes When a repeater receives a message which contains its address but which is not the first address in the address field the packet is stored in a buffer If the relayed message from the repeater and the originator is not received i e because of radio modem failure or if the message has an erroneous checksum the packet already buffered into the memory is resent without any change to the timing no additional delays are introduced Because of this relatively short hop distances can be used without the likelihood of errors being increased caused by the added number of repeats In conclusion a possible error in one of the repeaters does not necessarily cause a total breakdown of traffic 42 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0
40. ng to the software version of your radio modems must be stored in the SaTerm 4 directory For further explanation take a look at the Installation chapter To start the single modem setups select Mode Single modem setup from the main menu or click on the icon The following window will appear SATELLINE SaTerm 4 35 Soy File Modem Serial port Testnet Window Help amp 7 coseal Setup single modem default ssf Description of Single Modem Setup mode selections File Modem Serial Port Window Help New single New modem Port number Cascade About Open single New multiterminal Tile Save single New mobile Redraw Save single Connect Close single Delete Property table Copy Print properties Master Print setup Properties Exit Print properties Load Save Show route Receive values Transmit values 16 43 SATEL Oy File menu options New single Open single Save single Save single as Close single Property table Print properties Print setup Exit Modem menu options New modem New multiterminal New mobile 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Initialize a new single modem settings Opening a saved single modem settings file ssf file Saving a single modem settings file ssf file Saving a single modem settings file to a new name ssf file Closing a single modem setup mod
41. red repeaters need to be reconfigured Changing routes Only master station needs to be All radio modems need to be 9 Message Routing overhead 10 2 times the number of hops bytes Maximum length of user protocol Message Routing overhead Message Routing message bytes overhead Other issues common to the both modes The maximum number of terminals depends on the radio network structure and the number of routes Multiple terminal addresses may be attached to a radio modem The maximum length of a terminal address in the user s protocol is four bytes FFFFFFFF in hexadecimal The maximum length of the address of a radio modem is two bytes FFFF in hexadecimal 39 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 8 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ROUTING OPERATION 9 8 1 Source Mode Routing e System Modem 3 The above figure represents a network containing four 4 radio modems Each radio modem is given a unique address 0 3 A terminal device has been attached to the three of the four radio modems and they communicate with each other using addresses X Y and Z respectively Radio modem 0 and terminal device X together constitute the base station of the network and all routing information of the network has been programmed into this base station When the terminal device X transmits a packet to e g terminal Y radio modem 0 will detect the address Y f
42. rom the data received through the serial port From the routing table a route 1 2 can be found to which the radio modem also adds its own address to define the route for return data Radio modem 1 repeats the packet and radio modem 2 removes the address information from the received data packet thereby transferring only the original data to the serial interface The address information received together with the packet is reversed 2 1 0 and saved to be use in the transmission of subsequent reply packets 40 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 8 2 Virtual Mode Routing n 2 lt gt 3 4 4 D Y lt gt 2 1 lt gt 3 lt gt 4 7 lt gt 1 2 lt gt 4 eO The above figure represents the same network which has now been configured using the Virtual Mode Routing The difference being that logical links are numbered instead of the radio modems Operation is easy to understand by thinking of a telephone network realized with traditional overhead wiring Each radio modem contains a routing table in its internal memory which defines both its relative dependencies in relation to the links to that it forms with other radio modems in the network as well as terminal device addresses and link dependencies Terminal device X transmits a packet to terminal device Y The routing table of radio modem contains the required route and the packet is transmitted wi
43. s Copy Tile Transmit Paste Redraw Script setup Select all Log file Print Printer setup Close terminal Exit Mode menu Open terminal Opens a new terminal window Settings Changing the settings of the active terminal window Transmit Transmit mode Script setup Macro string setup Log file Starts stops the saving of the terminal window contents Print Prints out the contents of the terminal window Printer setup Printer settings Close terminal Closes the active terminal window Exit Closes the program 12 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Edit menu Cut Cut text Copy Copy text Paste Paste text and transfer it also to the serial port Select all Selects all text Window menu Cascade Terminal windows will be cascaded Tile Terminal windows will be tiled Redraw Redraw graph window Help menu About SaTerm 4 program revision information 5 4 TRANSMIT WINDOW Transmit function is activated by selecting the Mode Transmit option from the main menu or directly from the Pop up menu press right mouse button when the cursor is over the terminal window and select Transmit Character strings or files may by sent by using the Transmit window Character strings are sent as a single message to the terminal window where the characters are sent one at a time automatic linefeed CR LF may be added to the end of the character string by selecting option Put CR LF to end Mixing hexadecimal num
44. s connected Set the radio modem to the Programming Mode by switching the PROG pin to ground GND See the appropriate radio modem user manual for more details 6 Open the program file of the radio modem The program files can be distinguished by an extension sff or sf2 on their filenames 7 Enter the Key code if delivered with the radio modem or the default Key Code all zeros 8 NOTE The Update tick box must be selected 9 Press the Flash button The progress of the update may be monitored on the barograph meters If the data transfer has to be cancelled for any reason NOT recommended press the Cancel button 10 When the update is complete remember to switch the PROG pin OFF the ground GND before using the radio modem The update is ready now 33 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 Information This error message indicates that wrong software version sff instead of sf2 or vice versa has been selected for the hardware of the radio modem WARNING After a possible interrupt which has occurred during the transfer of the initialisation code the radio modem must be restarted in order to get it back into operative condition IF THE INTERRUPTION OCCURRED DURING THE TRANSFER OF THE PROGRAM CODE THE RADIO MODEM WILLS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND IT MUST BE SENT TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE 34 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 APPENDIX Message Routing The Message Routin
45. setup 5 1 OPENING THE TERMINAL WINDOW A new terminal window is opened by selecting Open terminal from the main menu options Initially a Serial Port setup window opens where the serial port and other related parameters effecting the operation of the terminal are defined Close All Open All option in the top bar disables enables the COM ports the Terminal windows are using By right mouse clicking and selecting Close port Open port the selected COM port can be controlled 5 2 SERIAL PORT SETUP The Serial port setup window may be used to select the serial port parameters and the other terminal window settings Settings can be individual for each terminal window Serial port setup number Baud rate Handshake Data bt com C coma 300 Mone 2 10 80 Badae 6 g COM COM 11 C COMA C 12 4800 Parily C 5 6 SO 6 Noe C COME 14 19200 C Cdi ASCII 0 38400 Even COM 7 15 s7600 C Mak C HEX E 18 115200 Space Sothware 1200 20 C 1AS 245 2102 7271 M 7 Mino M Loca echo CReCR LF Time stamp Packet nterval s 0 Siemlhack bulfer sze kA ge Cencel Port number The serial port number chosen is the first free port If the OK button is pressed and if the port is available for use the corresponding termina
46. ssage routing Flash Update This is used for updating the radio modem software The new software will be saved in the modems FLASH Warning Please read the FLASH UPDATE section carefully and familiarize yourself with the information contained therein before updating the radio modems software Note This Users Manual describes essential features and functions of the SaTerm 4 software only Information relating to radio network design or technical details of the different SATEL radio modem models including the recommended settings can be found in the manuals delivered with each product It is recommended that this SaTerm manual be used in conjunction with the appropriate radio modem manual for your installation Note SaTerm 4 follows a standard common to most Windows compatible programs in which the use of ESC equals Cancel and ENTER equals OK 4 43 SATEL Oy 5 4 User Guide Version 2 0 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All rights to this manual are owned solely by SATEL OY later called also SATEL All rights reserved The copying of this manual without the written permission from the owner of the rights by printing copying recording or by any other means or the full or partial translation of the manual to any other language including all programming languages using any electrical mechanical magnetic optical manual or other methods or devices is forbidden SATEL reserves the right to change the technical specifications or
47. t there is a special multiple terminal icon which must be added to the drawing This icon can be selected from the Modem New multiterminal option on the menu bar of the pop up menu The multiple terminal addresses are specified in the properties window by clicking the button with the three dots next to the terminal address Each terminal address is given in a separate line and in hexadecimal format See the screenshots below for the outline of the icon and the property field Modem SATELLINE 3AS Epic sw 3 14 propert X SATELLINE 345 Epic sw 3 14 SaTerm 4 3 N MuliTerminaModem File Modem Project Serialport Testnet Window sll MultiT erminalModem Ber D G3 0 r Terminal address 2345 MH Modem address MER L Frequency Tx Pwr Level TX start delav 7 2 3 Mobile stations In addition to fixed routes also mobile stations with mobile routes can be defined They are special in the sense that they are able to move within the coverage are of several repeaters The routing of mobile stations thus differs from the routing of fixed stations An example of a mobile application is a vehicle mounted radio modem Mobile station routes may only be defined in the Source routing mode Mobile stations are visible on the drawing screen and can only be edited when the main menu selection Mobile routes has been selected The menu selection Project Mobile routes will show
48. tes concerning Message Routing Note The Routing Setup Mode only supports systems which have a single master station and polling scheme The Routing Setup Mode window is presented below 55 File Modem Project Serial port Testnet Window Help Bx E 3 N 22 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 The corresponding submenu selections are listed in the table below File Modem Project Serial Port Test net Window Help New project New modem Mobile Port Ping Cascade About routes number selected 1 Open project New Properties Ping all Tile Multiterminal Save project New mobile Clear RSSI Redraw infos Save project Connect Ping count as Close project Delete Property table Copy Print project Master Print setup Properties Exit Print Properties Load Save Show route Receive values Transmit values Description of Routing setup mode menu selections The following list describes briefly the submenu options of the Routing Setup Mode File menu options New project Open project Save project Save project as Close project Property table Print project gt Graph Print project gt Properties Printer setup Exit Modem menu options New modem New multiterminal New mobile Mobile routes must be active Connect Delete Copy Master Properties Print Properties Initialize a new project
49. th link ID 2 attached to it Of the radio modems in reception mode only the routing table of radio modem B contains a link ID 2 and because of this match will receive the packet Re sending relaying will be made with ID 4 Radio modem C has a routing table containing information which defines link 4 as being connected to a serial interface This means that radio modem C will transfer the packet to the serial interface and the terminal device attached to it after first removing the link ID added by radio modem A All links are bi directional so the reply message will arrive back to the terminal device X via radio modem A in a similar way 41 43 SATEL Oy SaTerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 8 3 Overhop function in Source Mode Routing Master TD Radio Master R1 R2 Substation RD M R R2 S TD RD When using repeaters the same packet is sent on a radio channel several times A radio modem situated in the repeater chain will often hear other radio modems in addition to the immediate neighboring radio modems In the Source Mode Routing the complete address information sent together with the packets enables also the use of these secondary routes Usually repeaters have better antennas and or antennas placed higher than normal substations which means that the distance between two repeaters can be much longer than the distance between a repeater and a substation Con
50. tocols can be supported though tis assumed that there is only one message at a time inside the network simultaneous messages could cause collisions The maximum number of the routes depends on the hardware used and on the software version 9 3 GETTING STARTED WITH MESSAGE ROUTING The design of any radio modem system requires very precise planning Once the choices between devices their location installation maintenance etc are clear the Message Routing for the system can be implemented In order to get Message Routing working 1 Decide which mode of the Message Routing suits the system Source Mode or Virtual Mode See the following paragraphs for details 2 Design a layout of the system describing the settings like protocol addresses of the terminal equipment radio frequencies and so on 3 Configure the radio modems accordingly There are two ways to configure the parameters related to the Message Routing Salerm 4 PC program Manual configuration in the setup menu In either case please check also the chapter Settings before changing the setup of the radio modems Finally when all the radio modems have correct settings they are ready for further installation 36 43 SATEL Oy Salerm 4 User Guide Version 2 0 9 4 SATERM 4 AND THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MESSAGE ROUTING SaTerm 4 has a graphical user interface for easy drawing of your network First a picture of the network is drawn including all th
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