Data Flow Systems VOY1-2 Voyager Telemetry Radio User Manual XX XXXX Exhibit Cover

Data Flow Systems Inc Voyager Telemetry Radio XX XXXX Exhibit Cover

Manual

5015 B.U. Bowman Drive Buford, GA 30518 USA Voice: 770-831-8048 Fax: 770-831-8598 Certification Exhibit FCC ID: IQ5-VOY1-2 FCC Rule Part: CFR 47 Part 90.259 ACS Report Number: 09-0301-LD Applicant: Data Flow Systems Inc. Model: Voyager 1 Radio Manual
VoyagerTelemetryRadioOct2009RevisionA.3
QuickStartProcedureFollowthestepsbelowtoinstallandconfigureVoyagerTelemetryRadio(VTR):1. SelectthelocationfortheVTR.Mustbeanareafreeofwaterintrusionwithatemperaturerangeof‐30to+55degC(‐22to130degF).2. Locatethecoaxialcabletotheantenna.Thisshouldbeagoodquality,low‐losscablethatisasshortaspossible.Thiscableshouldincludeanin‐linesurgearrestortopreventlightningstrikedamagetotheradio.ThecableshouldhaveaBNC(F)connectororanadapterwillbeneeded.3. Locatethepowersource.TheVTRrequiresa9‐14VDCinputanddrawsabout1.5A.PowerissuppliedviatheDB9connector(Pin5:+VDCandPin9:Ground)orplugonthesideoftheradio,dependingontheoptionselected.VerifythatDCpowerissuppliedonlyonPin5orthepowerplugisavailable.TheTablebelowsummarizestheproperpinoutfortheserialdatacable:Pin  Function1 TransmitData(fromuser)2 ReceiveData(touser)3 TransmitEnable(WSRtransmitswhenpinisgrounded)4 Commonsignal&powerground5 +10to14VDCinput6 Squelch(Receive)7 Frequencyprogramming(Notused)8 RSSI(Strongsignal=3VDC)9 Commonsignal&powerground4. ConnecttheDB9orpowercabletotheVTRandturnthepowersourceon.ObservethatthegreenpowerLEDisilluminated.Ittakesabout10secondsfortheVTRtoboot‐up.Afterthis,onlythegreenpowerLEDshouldbeon.
5. ConnectalaptoptotheVTRasshowninthefigurebelow(viaEthernetHuborSwitch.LoadandstarttheVoyagerConfigurationTool(VCT)software.6. ThedefaultIPaddressoftheVRTis192.168.1.4.ThisaddressisautomaticallyloadedintheRadioAddressfieldoftheVCT.Clickontheconnectbutton(SeeFigurebelow).
Theword‘Connected’willappearintheboxabovethebuttonwhenanIPconnectionhasbeenestablishedbetweentheVCTandtheVTR.7. Clickonthe‘GetConfiguration’button.TheVCTscreenwillthenbeupdatedwiththecurrentconfigurationinformationstoredwithintheVRT.8. EthernetPortConfiguration:EnterthedesiredchangestotheSubnetMask,Server,Gateway,BroadcastandRadioaddresses.BesuretorecordthenewRadioAddress.Clickonthe‘SetConfiguration’button.TheVCTwillautomaticallyclose.Re‐startVCTandenterthenewRadioIPaddressintheappropriatefieldonthescreenandpressthe‘Connect’button.Theword‘Connected’shouldappearafterafewsecondsindicatingaconnectionhasbeenestablishedusingthenewradioIPaddress.9. RadioTypeandLinkConfiguration:SelectthedesiredLinkConfigurationfromthemenuchoicesintheLinkConfigurationbox(1‐4).SelecttheRadioTypeasHub,RemoteorFTUfromtheRadioTypebox.Clickonthe‘SetConfiguration’button.TheVCTwillautomaticallycloseastheVTRwillrestartwiththenewconfigurationinformationpermanentlystoredinmemory(untilchangedinthefuture).Re‐startVCTandenterthenewRadioIPaddressintheappropriatefieldonthescreenandpressthe‘Connect’button.Theword‘Connected’shouldappearafterafewsecondsindicatingaconnectionhasbeenestablishedusingthenewradioIPaddress.10. TransmitRFPowerandOperatingFrequency:EnterthedesiredoperatingfrequencyoftheVTRintheappropriatefield.Thismustbeavaluebetween217.0and220.0MHz.Thefrequencymustbedivisibleby12.5kHz.EnterthedesiredtransmitRFpowerintheappropriatefieldonthescreen.ThismustbeavalueindBmbetween14and33.Clickonthe‘SetConfiguration’button.11. Clickonthe‘GetConfiguration’buttontoretrievealltheconfigurationstoredwithintheVTR.Verifythateachconfigurationparameteriscorrectlysettothedesiredvalue.Notesomeparametersarereadonlyandcannotbechanged.TheseincludetheRSSI,InternalTemperature,AlarmsandMACAddress.12. VerifythattherearenoAlarmsindicatedintheStatusbox.
Contents1.0ProductDescription............................................................................72.0Applications........................................................................................93.0Specifications...................................................................................11
CopyrightNoticeCopyright2009,DataFlowSystems,Inc,AllrightsreservedOperationalandSafetyNoticesRFExposure TheradiodescribedinthismanualtransmitsRFenergy.Theconcentratedenergyfromtheantennamayposeahealthhazard.Allantennasusedwiththisradiomustbeinstalledtoprovideaminimumseparationfromallpersonsof90cm(36inches).Theaboveseparationdistancemustbemaintainedatalltimes.MoreinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheFCCatthefollowingwebsite:http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet65/oet65.pdfFCCPart15Notice ThetransceivercomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.AnyunauthorizedmodificationorchangestothisdevicewithouttheexpressapprovalofDataFlowSystemsmayvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisdevice.Furthermore,thisdeviceisindentedtobeusedonlywheninstalledinaccordancewiththeinstructionsoutlinedinthismanual.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructionsmayalsovoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisdevice.
1.0ProductDescriptionTheVoyagerTelemetryRadio(VTR)showninFigure1.1belowisdesigntoprovideareliablewirelessconnectionfordigitalcommunicationinselectedbandsinthe200and400MHzfrequencybands.Figure1.1:VoyagerTelemetryRadio(VTR)TheVRTisasoftware‐definedradio(SDR)makingitveryflexibleandupgradable.Themodemfunctionalityiscomprisedofsoftwarewhichisloadedatthetimeofmanufacturing.Itcanbeupgradedinthefuturetoaddadditionalfeatures.Theunitishousedinanaluminumenclosurewhichisnotweather‐tight.Twoprintedcircuitboardsareincluded;RFandDigital.TheRFboardisprovidedinoneofthreeconfigurationsasoutlinedbelow:LowBand:145to225MHzMiddleBand:210to470MHz  HighBand:470to930MHz
TheseRFcardsallprovideacommondifferentialbasebandI/QinterfacetotheDigitalboard.TheRFboardincludestransmit,receive,synthesizerandcontrolsections.ThetransmitsectionincludesanIntermediatePowerAmplifier(IPA).PowerAmplifier(PA),VariableAttenuatorandForwardandReversePowerDetectors.ThePAprovidesnearly2Watts(32dBm)ofRFoutputpowerattheantennaconnector.TheVariableAttenuatorisusedbytheControlsystemprocessortosetandmaintainthetransmittedRFpowerlevel.Aclosed‐loopprocessisusedwiththeForwardPowerDetectortomaintainthedesiredoutputlevelunderallconditions.TheReversePowerDetectorisusedtodetectimpedancemismatcheswhichmayoccurwithanantennaorcablefailure.ThereceivesectionoftheRFboardincludesaTunableBandpassFilter(TBPF),LowNoiseAmplifier(LNA)andVariableAttenuator.TheTBPFiscenteredbythecontrolprocessorabouttheradio’soperatingfrequencyandhasa20MHzpassband.TheLNAprovidesgainandanoisefigureofabout4dB.AnAutomaticGainControl(AGC)loopismanagedbythecontrolprocessorusingtheVariableAttenuator.AconstantlevelismaintainedintotheDigitalboard.Thesynthesizersectionincludesa20MHzFrequencyReferencewhichisaTemperature‐CompensatedCrystalOscillator(TCXO)withStratum3frequencystability.ThisreferenceismultiplieduptothedesiredoperatingfrequencywithintheSynthesizer.TheoutputisappliedtotheDigitalUpandDownconverters.Thisprovidesdirectmodulationanddemodulationofthebaseband,modulatedsignal.Thecontrolsectionincludesaprocessorwithon‐boardmemory,analogtodigitalconvertersandgeneralpurposeI/O.ItalsoincludesaserialportwhichisusedtocommunicatewiththeprocessorontheDigitalboard.TheprocessormanagesthetransmitpowercontrolandreceiveAGCloops.Italsoprogramsthesynthesizertotunetotheoperatingfrequency.Thememorycontainstheprocessorcodealongwithcriticalcalibrationtableswhicharegeneratedduringmanufacturing.Thesetablesprovideaccuratetransmitpowersettingacrosstheband,receivepowerestimationandtunablefiltercontrol.TheDigitalboardprovidestheuserports,messageroutingandradiomanagementfunctions.TheradioprovidesaserialandEthernetportsforconnectiontouserdevices.Thesecanbeusedsimultaneouslywhencertainmodesareselected.SerialportisavailableviaaDB9connectorandhasthepin‐outshowninthetablebelow.
Pin  Function1 TransmitData(fromuser)2 ReceiveData(touser)3 TransmitEnable(WSRtransmitswhenpinisgrounded)4 Commonsignal&powerground5 +10to14VDCinput6 Squelch(Receive)7 Frequencyprogramming(Notused)8 RSSI(Strongsignal=3VDC)9 Commonsignal&powergroundTable1.1:DB9PinDefinitions2.0ApplicationsThemostcommonapplicationfortheVTRisa‘star’networkwhereasinglehubsitecommunicatestoacollectionorremotesitesasshowninFigure2.1.HubRadioRemoteRadiosRemoteRadiosFigure2.1:StarNetworkConfiguration
TheHubVTRisconnectedtoanomnidirectionalantennaviaalengthofcoaxialcable.ThesignaltransmittedbytheHubVTRistransmittedina360‐degreepatterntoallremotesiteswithinarangesupportedbytheconfiguredtransmittedpower.EachremotesiteVTRistypicallyconnectedtoadirectionalantennaviaalengthofcoaxialcable.Theseantennasare‘pointed’towardtheHubtoachievemaximumgain.Radioscanbeconfiguredtooperateintwomodes.Mode1isselectedwhentheVTRistoemulatethecurrentT‐200radioandoperateat2.4kb/susingacompatiblewaveform.TheVTRinthismodeisinterchangeablewiththeT‐200andthereisnodifferenceintheoperationofHubandRemoteconfigurations.AllVTRsinaMode1networkshouldbeconfiguredasaRemote.InMode1,onlytheSerialPortisusedtoexchangedatawiththeuserdeviceandtheportspeedis2.4kb/s.InMode2,VTRsmustbeconfiguredasaHuborRemote.TheHubVTRwillacceptusermessagesovertheEthernetLANPort.TheseareASCII‐formattedmessageswithrecognizedSOMandEOMcharactersthatareencapsulatedinIPpackets.TheHubuserdevicewilladdressthesetotheconfiguredRadioIPAddress.TheMode2RemoteVTRwillexchangeuserdataovertheserialport.UsermessageswillberemovedfromtheIPPacketsandsenttothelocaluserdeviceovertheserialport.AllmessagessentbytheHubVTRwillbeforwardedtotheserialportsofallVTRs.
3.0SpecificationsElectrical Frequency bands Low Band 145 to 225 MHz Mid Band 225 to 470 MHz High Band 470 to 930 MHz RF Transmit Power 17 to 32 dBm Noise Figure 4 dB Spurious & Harmonic Emissions FCC Part 15 & 90 compliant Data Rates 2.4 to 34 kb/s Channel Bandwidths 12.5, 25 or, 50 kHz Modulation 2-FSK Frequency Selection 12.5 kHz steps Operating mode Burst, Time-division duplexing Microprocessor Freescale i.MX27, 400 MHz Processor Memory RAM 32 MB FLASH 2 MB Modem FPGA Memory 1 MB
Mechanical Dimensions 3.5” x 5.0”x1.4” Enclosure material AL, clear anodized finish Weight (wall mount) 300 g Mounting table-top or wall Environmental Operating Temperature Range -30 to 550 C Operating Humidity Up to 95%, non-condensing Power Input Voltage 9 to 14 VDC Consumption Transmit 1.5 A Receive 0.5 A Specifications subject to change without notice. 

Navigation menu