STI Engineering RFI900 UHF Paging Transmitter User Manual FCC IC Certification Report

STI Engineering Pty Ltd UHF Paging Transmitter FCC IC Certification Report

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Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. Client: STI Engineering 360 Herndon Parkway Model: RFI-900 250 Suite 1400 FCC ID: P5MRFI900 Herndon, VA20170 Standards: FCC Part 90 http://www.rheintech.com Report #: 2018010 Appendix J: Manual Please refer to the following pages.
RFI-148 & RFI-900 HIGH OUTPUT POWER PAGING TRANSMITTERS USER MANUAL
RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual DISCLAIMER © 2018 STI Engineering Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. STI Engineering reserves the right to make improvements on the product in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be produced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of STI Engineering. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, STI Engineering assumes no responsibility for its use or infringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use. Reference No. MAN00165 Revision 2.5 July 2018 Firmware Version 4.x
Contents RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 3 of 99 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 General Considerations ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 External Antennas .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Product Installation .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3.1 Installation Guidelines to Ensure Safe Exposure Levels .................................................................................................. 9 2.3.2 Typical Installation ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Safety and Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.4.1 Human Exposure to Emissions, Safe Distances .............................................................................................................. 12 2.4.2 Equipment Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.4.3 Modifications .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 3. Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Cruise Control ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.1 Installation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.2 Connecting to the Paging Transmitter ............................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.3 Device Navigation .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.4 Sensor Gauges ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.5 Firmware Update ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.3 SNMP...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4 Terminal Menu Interface ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.5 Hayes AT Command Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.5.1 List Slicing Syntax .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.5.2 Sequenced AT Commands .............................................................................................................................................. 18 3.6 Front Panel Interface ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.7 LIU Interface .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4. Operation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Serial Port Operation ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 4.1.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.1.2 Configuration .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 4.1.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Ethernet Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 4.2.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2 IP Addressing .................................................................................................................................................................. 22 4.2.3 Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Transmitter Operation ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 4.3.1 Transmit Power ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.2 Channel Selection ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.3 Push-To-Talk (PTT) ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.4 External Reference .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.3.5 Absolute Delay Adjustment ............................................................................................................................................ 25 4.3.6 RF Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 4.4 Data ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 4.4.1 4-Level Deviation Mapping ............................................................................................................................................ 26 4.4.2 Carrier Offset .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 4.4.3 Custom Deviation ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 4.5 Fan Control ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Contents RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 4 of 99 4.5.1 Fan Override ................................................................................................................................................................... 27 4.5.2 Self-Test .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 5. Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 5.1 Status Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................... 29 5.1.1 Conditional Cut-off Checking ......................................................................................................................................... 29 5.1.2 Minimum and Maximum Sensor History ....................................................................................................................... 30 5.2 Faults ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.1 Fault Actions ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.2 Fleeting Faults ................................................................................................................................................................ 31 5.2.3 Combined Fault .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 5.2.4 Hardware Alarm Outputs ................................................................................................................................................ 31 5.3 Remote Firmware Update and Snapshot ................................................................................................................................ 31 5.3.1 Update ............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 5.3.2 Snapshot .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 5.4 Time ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 5.4.1 Real Time Clock ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 5.4.2 SNTP Client .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 6. Internal Encoding ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 6.2 POCSAG Settings ................................................................................................................................................................... 34 6.3 Protocols Supported ............................................................................................................................................................... 35 6.3.1 TNPP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 6.3.2 PET ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 6.3.3 TAP ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 6.3.4 Page Datagram ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 6.4 Test Functions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 7. Hot Standby Operation ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 7.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................. 39 7.2 Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39 7.3 Operation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 7.4 Switchover Faults ................................................................................................................................................................... 40 7.5 Hardware Feedback ............................................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix A Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................................................ 42 A.1 Type Approvals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42 A.2 RFI-148/900250 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 42 A.3 Serial Connectors ................................................................................................................................................................... 45 A.3.1 Rear Serial Port ............................................................................................................................................................. 45 A.3.2 Front Serial Port (DCE) ................................................................................................................................................. 45 A.4 LIU Interface .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix B Controller Configurations ......................................................................................................................................... 48 B.1 Motorola NIU Controller / FLEX Mode ................................................................................................................................ 48 B.2 Glenayre C2000 Controller / FLEX Mode ............................................................................................................................. 48 B.3 Glenayre C2000 Controller / POCSAG Mode ....................................................................................................................... 48 B.4 Zetron Model 66 Transmitter Controller / POCSAG Mode ................................................................................................... 49
Contents RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 5 of 99 Appendix C Management Reference ............................................................................................................................................. 50 C.1 Serial Port Diagnostics .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 C.2 SNMP Diagnostic Parameters ............................................................................................................................................... 51 Appendix D Hayes AT Reference .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference ............................................................................................................................... 88 Appendix F Product Identification Table ..................................................................................................................................... 92 Appendix G Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................................... 93 G.1 Configuring Sensor Cutoffs ................................................................................................................................................... 93 G.2 Fault LED Active ................................................................................................................................................................... 93 G.2.1 External Reference Fail ................................................................................................................................................. 94 G.2.2 High Transmit Power .................................................................................................................................................... 95 G.2.3 High VSWR .................................................................................................................................................................. 95 G.2.4 Disable Transmit ........................................................................................................................................................... 95 G.3 Unit Won’t Transmit .............................................................................................................................................................. 96 G.3.1 PTT Override ................................................................................................................................................................. 96 G.3.2 Hardware or Auto PTT .................................................................................................................................................. 97 G.3.3 Profile Definition ........................................................................................................................................................... 97 G.4 Unit Transmits at Low Power ................................................................................................................................................ 97 Appendix H Glossary ...................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 6 of 99 1. Introduction The RFI-148 and RFI-900 are high power output paging transmitters operating in the VHF and UHF band, respectively.  RFI-148: VHF band operation (138 MHz – 174 MHz) with 2.5 MHz switching bandwidth  RFI-900: UHF band operation (929 MHz – 932 MHz) with 3 MHz switching bandwidth  Up to 250 W (54 dBm) maximum transmit power  Compatible with:  POCSAG 512, 1200, 2400 bps (2-level FSK).  FLEX 1600 (2-level FSK), 3200 (2- or 4-level FSK), 6400 bps (4-level FSK).  Windows GUI for configuration and diagnostics over serial or network (Cruise Control).  SNMP diagnostics.  TNPP and PET/TAP support (decoder) over serial or network.  POCSAG encoder with in-built deployment test and modulation self-test feature.  DSP precision modulation.  Integrated isolator.  RF diagnostics port for in-rack receiver.  Remote firmware update capability.  Software selectable frequency offset.  Adjustable absolute delay correction.  Hardware alarm outputs.  Front panel indicators for power output and diagnostics.  High frequency stability and external reference option.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 7 of 99 2. Installation 2.1 General Considerations There are a number of rules to observe when installing a paging transmitter. Antenna selection is vital to a good RF link. Different antennas are required depending on the application. Please contact your antenna manufacturer or STI Engineering for correct antenna selection. Antenna placement has a significant impact on RF link performance. In general, higher antenna placement results in a better communication link. A vantage point should be chosen to clear the propagation ellipsoid. An unobstructed, line-of-sight link will always perform better than a cluttered or obstructed link. Obstructions, such as walls and poles, will distort the antenna radiation pattern and VSWR, resulting in less efficient transmission and reception. Antennas in close proximity are potential sources of mutual interference. A transmitter can cause overload of a nearby receiver, if due precautions are not taken in antenna location. Moreover, transmitters in close proximity may cause intermodulation. Slight adjustments in antenna placement may help solving interference problems. All items of radio equipment, such as antennas, are sources of RF radiation. They should thus be placed away from electrical equipment, such as computers, telephones or answering machines. Serial cable runs between radio modem and attached terminal equipment (eg RTU or PC) should be kept as small as possible. A maximum cable capacitance of 2,400 pF is recommended for transfer rates up to 19.2 kbit/s. If a non-shielded, 30 pF / foot cable is used, the maximum length should be limited to 80 feet (approximately 24m). For higher interface speeds, the length of the serial cable should be shortened. Long serial cables should also be avoided in areas with frequent lightning activity or static electricity build-up. Nearby lightning strikes or high levels of static electricity may lead to interface failure. The Ethernet cable from the RFI-148/900250 to the Ethernet switch must be less than 10 metres long. STI Engineering supplies a range of external data interface converters for applications requiring long cable runs. 2.2 External Antennas Long antenna feed lines cause RF loss, both in transmission and reception levels, and degrade link performance. When long cable runs are required use a suitable low-loss cable. As an example, RG58 (tinned-copper braid) will exhibit a loss of 7.1 dB / 30 m at 148 MHz – 174 MHz, whereas RG58 CellFoil will exhibit 3 dB less (4.2 dB / 30 m). Antennas should not be located within close reach of people, due to radiation hazard. Exposure guidelines should be followed at all times.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 8 of 99 Use extreme caution when installing antennas and follow all instructions provided. Because external antennas are subject lightning strikes, STI Engineering recommends protecting all antennas against lighting strike by using lightning surge arrestors. 2.3 Product Installation The back panel of the AC model paging transmitter is shown below in Figure 1. Figure 1: Paging Transmitter Back Panel (AC model shown) 1. System Ground: External connection for system ground. When connecting a 24 VDC supply the negative line is connected to the system ground. When connecting a -48 VDC supply the positive line is connected to the system ground 2. RF Output: Modulated RF output from the paging transmitter. N-type female connector. 3. External Frequency: External reference input for accurate channel synthesis. BNC female connector. 4. Ethernet: Ethernet connection for configuration and diagnostics over UDP. RJ45 connector. The Ethernet cable from the RFI-148/900250 to the Ethernet switch must be less than 10 metres long. 5. AC Switch: Power switch.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 9 of 99 6. Power Supply Input: The power supply input is model-specific. The AC input connector is shown in Figure 1. a. 24VDC Model: 20 to 31.2 VDC input range for 24 V nominal. Phoenix terminal block connector. b. -48VDC Model: -40.5 to -57 VDC input range for -48 V nominal. Phoenix terminal block connector. c. 110/240VAC Model: 100 to 250 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz 7. RF Diag: Sniffer port for diagnostics. TNC female connector. 8. 24V DC Output (RFI-900 only): Enabled via Cruise Control (Encoder Interface → 24 V DC Output), the RFI-900 can source up to 2A at 24V to an external load. Phoenix terminal block connector (plug supplied). 9. LIU Interface: Combined alarm and encoder interface. DC-37 female connector. 10. RS-232: Rear serial port. a. RFI-148: DE-9 male connector (DTE) b. RFI-900: DE-9 female connector (DCE). 2.3.1 Installation Guidelines to Ensure Safe Exposure Levels The following installation guidelines ensure that safe exposure levels to radio frequency radiation are not exceeded: 1. Ensure the unit is switched off, and the mains power supply is unplugged. 2. Properly connect antennas, and RF cabling. 3. Connect other cabling, leaving power cables last. 4. Ensure that the safe distance limits in Table 1 are met before powering and operating the unit, using physical exclusion barriers if necessary.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 10 of 99 2.3.2 Typical Installation RFI-148/900 250 Paging TransmitterInside weather-proof structure2 m EUPEN 5092-HFLR cable 5 m LDF4-50 cable30 m LDF4-50 cableHuber+Suhner 3401 series lightening protectorBand-pass cavity filterAntenna Figure 2: Typical installation components In a typical installation the RFI-148/900 250 will be housed in a weather-proof structure. Inside the weather- proof structure a 2 m EUPEN 5092-HLFR cable will connect the antenna port of the RFI-148/900 250 to the input of a band-pass cavity filter (CV1417-0111-11 for RFI-148 or CV9296-0511-11 for RFI-900) . A 5 m run of LDF4-50 cable will connect to the output of the band-pass cavity filter, exit the weather-proof structure into the input of a Huber+Suhner 3401 series lightening protector mounted on the outside of the weather-proof structure. A 50 m run of LDF4-50 cable will connect to the output of the Huber+Suhner 3401 series lightening protector, run across to a 30 m antenna tower via a cable tray, then run up the tower to an antenna (COL54 for RFI148 or COL806 for RFI-900) mounted at the top. The installation is completely fenced off and secured with lock and key.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 11 of 99 Figure 3: Typical installation site Weather-proof structure containing RFI-148/900 250 paging transmitter Antenna height ≈ 30 m Antenna A clear installation will provide optimal radio signal propagation. High rise building distance > 40 m Installation is completely fenced off.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 12 of 99 2.4 Safety and Compliance This device 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. 2.4.1 Human Exposure to Emissions, Safe Distances RF radiation source Safe distance Notes RFI-148/900 250 mechanical enclosure > 15 cm Transmit signal RF cabling > 15 cm Antenna < 6 dBi gain > 7 m These distances are used to determine the minimum antenna height and distance to nearest high-rise habitable structures Antenna < 8 dBi gain > 8 m Antenna < 10 dBi gain > 10 m Antenna < 12 dBi gain > 13 m Antenna < 14 dBi gain > 16 m Table 1: Human exposure to emissions, safe distances For further information on human RF exposure, contact your local health department. For example, Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 provides a comprehensive set of Canadian guidelines. 2.4.2 Equipment Installation Any devices that connect to the data ports must comply with clause 4.7 of EN 60950-1. The installation should be in accordance with EN 50310:2010. 2.4.3 Modifications CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by STI Engineering will void the user’s authority to operate the equipment legally, as well as any warranty provided.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 13 of 99 3. Configuration 3.1 Overview There are six interfaces available for configuration and diagnostic information to be monitored:  Cruise Control management interface: All configuration and diagnostics parameters can be accessed using the Windows-based Cruise Control Graphical User Interface (GUI).  SNMP interface: Support for diagnostics using SNMP through the RFI SNMP Proxy agent.  Terminal menu interface: A navigable menu system is available that has all the configuration and diagnostics that Cruise Control provides.  AT command interface: The AT command interface provides a subset of the configuration and diagnostic information available over Cruise Control with ASCII Hayes attention commands. For a list of AT commands see Appendix D Hayes AT Reference.  Front panel interface: The front panel consists of six status LEDs and a transmit power gauge.  LIU interface: The combined LIU interface has digital inputs and alarm outputs for limited configuration and diagnostic output. 3.2 Cruise Control This section outlines how to use Cruise Control with the paging transmitter. For more information see the Cruise Control User Manual. Figure 4 below is a screenshot of Cruise Control running on Windows 10. Figure 4: Cruise Control Interface
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 14 of 99 3.2.1 Installation The requirements for using the Cruise Control application are:  Pentium III+ Processor.  Windows XP (x86) or Windows 7 (x86 and x64).  At least 1 available serial port or a network connection to the device. 3.2.2 Connecting to the Paging Transmitter SERIAL To connect to a device with RS-232, attach the paging transmitter to the PC running Cruise Control via a serial port. Configure the Cruise Control communication settings using Device -> Configure Communications, ensure that Serial is selected from the dropdown box and enter in the serial settings (The front serial port is locked to 19200 8N1). Use the Device -> Connect to Local Device menu item to connect to the local device. ETHERNET To connect to a device over a network, the device IP address must be known. Configure the Cruise Control communication settings using Device -> Configure Communications, ensure that UDP is selected from the dropdown box and enter the device IP address. For the UDP port, enter 64250, 64251 or 64252. The paging transmitter listens on UDP ports 64250, 64251 and 64252 for data and will not allow more than one simultaneous session per port. If the paging transmitter does not respond to Cruise Control on a UDP port, try another port as a connection could already be active on that port. Use the Device -> Connect to Local Device menu item to connect to the device. 3.2.3 Device Navigation Once all the settings have been downloaded from the device, the available configuration groups are displayed in a tree on the left. Items that can be configured in each group are displayed in tables on the right. The names of editable items are displayed in black. Read only items have their names in grey. 3.2.4 Sensor Gauges Cruise Control can provide real-time operational information for paging transmitters using the Sensor Gauges plugin. A screenshot of the Sensor Gauges plugin is shown below in Figure 5.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 15 of 99 Figure 5: Cruise Control Sensor Gauges Plugin To view Sensor Gauges for a paging transmitter, first connect to the paging transmitter using Cruise Control. Then use the Tools -> Plugins -> Sensor Gauges menu item to open the Sensor Gauges plugin. The Sensor Gauges will automatically update, with the needles showing the current value of the gauge parameter. The green region indicates the expected normal operating value for the parameter. The upper and lower cut-off values for the sensor (see section 0) determine the range of the green region. There is a red indicator below each gauge which turns on when the parameter exceeds the upper or lower cut-off value. The Groups option box on the left shows the different groups of gauges available, grouped by the unit of measurement of the sensor. There are also two additional groups, overview and all. The overview group provides a subset of the most informative gauges for quick diagnostic troubleshooting. The all group shows all of the gauges. 3.2.5 Firmware Update Cruise Control supports the updating of device firmware. Cruise Control will only allow firmware images that are compatible with the paging transmitter to be uploaded. For more information, see section 0.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 16 of 99 3.3 SNMP RFI SNMP Proxy is an SNMP agent which allows configuration and diagnostics via SNMP. RFI SNMP Proxy can be installed on a Windows or Debian Linux system, including embedded devices capable of running Linux. In smaller networks, RFI SNMP Proxy may be run on the same machine as an SNMP network monitoring application. SNMP communication may be done via IP loopback as shown in Figure 6. Alternatively, RFI SNMP Proxy may run on existing embedded devices connected to the transmitter by Ethernet, as shown in Figure 7. Figure 6: RFI SNMP Proxy running on a central server SNMP versions 1 and 2c are supported. The community string ‘public’ should be used when issuing SNMP requests. RFI SNMP Proxy is compatible with standard SNMP managers and other SNMP client applications. An SMI MIB file defining OIDs for this product is available from STI Engineering. RFI SNMP Proxy communicates with the paging transmitter via a proprietary protocol using UDP port 64252 through the Ethernet interface. Not all configuration and diagnostic parameters may be accessed via SNMP. See Appendix C.2 for a list of values which may be accessed via SNMP.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 17 of 99 Figure 7: RFI SNMP Proxy running on embedded hardware on remote sites 3.4 Terminal Menu Interface The terminal menu provides access to all configuration parameters in the radio. To access the terminal menu execute the AT? command at the Hayes AT command interface. See section 3.5 on page 17 for information on executing AT commands. The terminal menu will not be started if it is open on another port, instead the BUSY response is returned. The terminal menu is available over serial, UDP (ports 64250 and 64251) and TCP (port 23). 3.5 Hayes AT Command Interface The paging transmitter supports Hayes ATtention commands. These are used to query and change device configuration and probe performance parameters. AT commands are available via serial port, and via TCP port 23 on the Ethernet interface. The format for the query and configuration AT command is: ATxxx<[I1, I2, … In]><=value><TERM> Where:  AT is the attention code. All AT commands must be prefixed with AT. This is case insensitive, so At, aT, or at can also be used.  xxx is the actual command. The list of valid AT commands is given in Appendix D on page 54.  <[I1, I2, … In]> is an optional section that allows the specification of an index. Indexes are used to access one of an array of similar items. For example, the paging transmitter has a list of sensor values which can be accessed using the ATI90 indexer. The command ATI90[0] will read the PA temperature, while the command ATI90[1] will read the driver temperature.  <=value> is an optional section that is used to set the value of a configuration parameter. If this section is omitted, then the value of the configuration parameter will be displayed.  <TERM> is the terminator for the AT command. A terminator can consist of a carriage return (ASCII value 13Decimal) or a carriage return followed by a line feed (ASCII value 10Decimal).
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 18 of 99 A response is generated for each AT command issued. Responses to AT commands are shown in Table 2. Response Code Response Number Description OK 0 Returned whenever a command is entered that is executed correctly. ERROR 4 Returned whenever a command is invalid or could not be executed. BUSY 7 Returned when an attempt is made to enable the menu via AT? but the menu system is already enabled on the other serial port. Table 2: AT command response codes 3.5.1 List Slicing Syntax Multiple indexes of an indexer can be queried in a single AT command using the list slicing syntax. AT command sets cannot be used with the list slicing syntax. The list slice syntax uses the colon ‘:’ operator to indicate a range of indexes to retrieve. Each value retrieved is printed on a new line. For example, the AT command for retrieving a single sensor value is I90[n] where n is the index of the sensor. To retrieve the first four sensor values (PA, Driver, PA Ambient, and Isolator temperatures) the following syntax can be used: Figure 8: List slicing syntax on the current sensor value Running the list slice operator ‘:’ without specifying the range will return the length of the indexer: Figure 9: List slicing syntax for the length of an indexer 3.5.2 Sequenced AT Commands A series of get AT commands can be concatenated into a single AT command, known as a sequenced AT command. AT command sets cannot be sequenced. A sequenced AT command begins with the attention code, AT, followed by a number of commands, followed by the terminator. For example, the AT commands for the serial number, current channel, and main serial port baud rate are I6, S54 and S100[0], respectively. These commands can be run separately: ATI90[0:3] 45 42 39 30 OK ATI90[:] 27 OK
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 19 of 99 Figure 10: Separate AT commands Alternatively, they can be concatenated and run as a sequenced command: Figure 11: Sequenced AT command 3.6 Front Panel Interface The front panel interface consists of six status LEDs and a transmit power gauge. The panel is illustrated in Figure 12 and the function of each LED is described in Table 3. LED Colour Description Transmit On Green Turns on when the transmitter is on. Fault Red Turns on when any fault is active. Will flash in unison with the Serial/Ethernet LED if there are serial errors. Low Power Red Turns on when the sensed transmit power is lower than the lower cut-off value as specified in the sensor parameters. High VSWR Red Turns on when the isolator VSWR is higher than the higher cut-off value as specified in the sensor parameters. Serial/Ethernet Green Flashes when serial or Ethernet data is transmitted or received. Power Green Turns on/off at 1 Hz while power is supplied. Power Gauge Green/Red A bar graph displaying current transmit power. Table 3: Front panel LED descriptions ATI6 F00012K01000 OK ATS54 1 OK ATS100[0] 8 OK ATI6S54S100[0] F00012K01000 1 8 OK
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 20 of 99 TRANSMIT ON FAULT LOW POWER HIGH VSWR SERIAL/ETHERNET POWER 25 250 125 TX POWER (W) Figure 12: Front Panel Display 3.7 LIU Interface The LIU interface is a DC-37 female connector at the rear of the paging transmitter. The pin-out for the LIU Interface can be found in Appendix A.4. The LIU interface has nine digital inputs1 and fourteen alarm outputs. The alarm outputs are numbered 1 to 13 with an additional combined alarm and are configurable. The digital inputs are:  Frequency Select 1  Frequency Select 2  Frequency Select 3  Frequency Select 4  Protocol Select  Hardware PTT  Tx Data L-bit  Tx Data H-bit  Transmit Clock  Aux Input 1 (RFI-148 only) Use of the hardware PTT, protocol select and frequency select inputs are all optional and may be disabled in software. The use of the transmit clock is optional for 2-level protocols, but required for 4-level protocols. 1 RFi-148 has an extra, general purpose input “Aux Input 1,” for a combined total of 10.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 21 of 99 4. Operation 4.1 Serial Port Operation 4.1.1 Overview The RFI-148/900250 has two RS-232 serial ports, providing support as shown in Table 1. The serial port pin-outs can be found in Appendix A.3 on page 45. Serial Ports Front Connector Type Female DE9 (DCE) Supported TX, RX, GND. Rear Connector Type RFI-148 RFI-900 Male DE9 (DTE) Female DE9 (DCE) Supported TX, RX, and GND, RTS and DTR outputs CTS and DCD inputs Table 4: Serial port availability. 4.1.2 Configuration The rear serial port supports the following configuration options:  Baud rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200.  Data bits: 7 or 8.  Parity: None, odd, or even.  Stop bits: 1 or 2. The front serial port is locked into a specific configuration to ensure a fail-safe way to communicate with the paging transmitter:  Baud rate: 19200.  Data bits: 8.  Parity: None.  Stop bits: 1. 4.1.3 Statistics Statistics are maintained for both serial ports. These statistics are listed in Table 21 in Appendix C.1. All statistics are reset if power is removed. Serial Ports -> [Rear|Front] Settings
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 22 of 99 These statistics may be useful in troubleshooting. For example, Rx framing errors may indicate that the serial port configuration does not match the serial port configuration of the link partner. 4.2 Ethernet Operation 4.2.1 Overview The paging transmitter has one 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet port. Auto-negotiation of link speed is supported, including duplex mode. There is also a software override for forcing the parameters of the link. 4.2.2 IP Addressing The paging transmitter supports IPv4. The paging transmitter may have a statically assigned IP address or obtain an IP address as a DHCP client. A static IP address may be configured with a single static address. A subnet mask and default gateway may be configured to allow communication across sub-networks. The paging transmitter may act as a DHCP client. This allows a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the paging transmitter. By default, the DHCP client is enabled and the hostname of the paging transmitter is of the form “rfi-serial_number” where serial_number is the factory assigned serial number of the unit. If the unit does not receive an IP address from the DHCP server, the IP interface will not work. 4.2.3 Statistics Both IP and Ethernet packet statistics are independently recorded and presented as combined figures for all active data streams since the transmitter was last powered-up. A power-cycle of the transmitter clears this data. 4.3 Transmitter Operation 4.3.1 Transmit Power The RFI-148/900250 supports transmit power from 20 to 250 Watts in 1 Watt increments. POWER FOLDBACK The power foldback is a configurable percentage which calculates the power to foldback to when the scale transmit power fault action is latched. For example, for a transmit power of 250 W and a power foldback of 50%, the transmitter will transmit at 125 W when the scale transmit power fault action is latched. See section 5.2.1 for more information on fault actions. 4.3.2 Channel Selection The RFI-148/900250 has up to sixteen radio channels. Each channel represents a transmit frequency. LAN Interface Radio -> Power Radio -> Channel
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 23 of 99 The channel frequencies can be set anywhere within the radio switching bandwidth, but must equal integer multiples of the raster frequency. The channel to be used can be set by adjusting the current channel setting. ENCODER CHANNEL CONTROL The active channel can be set by adjusting the current channel setting in software. Alternatively, “Encoder Channel Control” may be enabled and the channel set through the LIU interface as shown in Table 5 below. If encoder channel control is used, the channel cannot be changed in software. Channel CH4 CH3 CH2 CH1 1 N/C N/C N/C N/C 2 N/C N/C N/C Gnd 3 N/C N/C Gnd N/C 4 N/C N/C Gnd Gnd 5 N/C Gnd N/C N/C 6 N/C Gnd N/C Gnd 7 N/C Gnd Gnd N/C 8 N/C Gnd Gnd Gnd 9 Gnd N/C N/C N/C 10 Gnd N/C N/C Gnd 11 Gnd N/C Gnd N/C 12 Gnd N/C Gnd Gnd 13 Gnd Gnd N/C N/C 14 Gnd Gnd N/C Gnd 15 Gnd Gnd Gnd N/C 16 Gnd Gnd Gnd Gnd Table 5: Channel selection via LIU Interface 4.3.3 Push-To-Talk (PTT) There are three methods available to turn the transmitter on:  Software PTT: Software PTT is available using Hayes AT commands, through the Cruise Control GUI, or through the terminal menu interface. It is also selected implicitly when enabling TNPP or PET/TAP on either a serial or Ethernet stream. Encoder Interface -> Encoder Channel Control
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 24 of 99  Hardware PTT: Hardware PTT is available through the LIU connector. Hardware PTT can be configured to be active high or active low. The delay from hardware PTT to transmitter on and data ready is 10 ms.  Auto PTT: Auto PTT is performed by detecting a change in the data bits on the LIU and turning on the transmitter. When using auto PTT some preamble will be lost; some encoders may need to increase preamble time. Hardware PTT can be enabled using the “Encoder Hardware PTT” option and auto PTT can be enabled using the “Auto PTT” option in the “Encoder Interface” menu. Hardware PTT and auto PTT cannot both be enabled at the same time. PTT TURN OFF DELAY The unit has the option to leave the transmitter on for a set duration after receiving a PTT off signal. This delay is driven by software and typically accurate to 100 ms. TRANSMIT TIMEOUT The unit can automatically raise a fault if the transmitter has been transmitting for too long. By default, the transmit timeout feature is disabled. If enabled, the transmit timeout fault causes the transmitter to key down and set the PTT system override to disable transmit. See section 5.2.1 for more information on fault actions. PTT OVERRIDE Transmitter PTT can be completely disabled which stops the paging transmitter from transmitting. PTT override can be changed using the “PTT override” setting. In some cases the paging transmitter will disable itself from transmitting. If PTT override is disabling transmit the “PTT Override Status” will describe what caused the override. There are five circumstances where the paging transmitter will override PTT:  User: The PTT override has been configured to “Disable Transmit”.  Listening: The isolator mode is set for listening (for operation of the isolator see section 0).  Fault: The disable transmit fault action is active (for more on fault actions see section 0).  Loading Config: Cruise Control is loading a configuration file.  In Standby: The unit is in Standby due to the Hot Standby operation (see section 7 Hot Standby Operation). PTT is enabled once the source of the override is addressed. Radio -> PTT Turn Off Delay Radio -> Transmit Timeout Radio -> PTT Override
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 25 of 99 HARDWARE PTT EDGE OR LEVEL DETECTION The transmitter keys up due to the rising or falling edge of the hardware PTT signal – it is based on edge detection rather than sampling. However, there are three exceptions to this case where the hardware PTT signal is sampled to check for key up:  When the unit powers up.  When the hardware PTT configuration is changed from Disabled to Enabled.  When the unit comes out of PTT Override. 4.3.4 External Reference The transmitter supports an external reference for channel frequency generation. To use the external reference, a 5 or 10 MHz sine or square wave -20 dBm to +15 dBm signal must be applied to the “External Frequency” input BNC connector on the back panel. The “Reference Mode” must then be configured to “External With Failover”. The paging transmitter will use the internal reference by default. The external reference frequency must be configured correctly in order to lock to the external reference. By default the external reference is configured to 10 MHz. AUTOMATIC REFERENCE SWITCHOVER If the external reference is selected as the default reference, the transmitter will switch to the internal reference in the event of the external reference failing. There are two conditions which characterise an external reference failure:  The external reference is not detected. The external reference won’t be detected if it is less than the specified input power.  Cannot lock to external reference. If the frequency difference between the internal and external reference drifts too far, the paging transmitter will not lock to the external reference. NOTE: If the paging transmitter is transmitting when reference switchover occurs, there may be data loss. 4.3.5 Absolute Delay Adjustment The paging transmitter can insert a small artificial delay on data presented on the LIU interface before it is passed to the digital synthesiser. The delay adjustment can be set from 0 to 40 ms in 5 µs steps. The additional net delay is accurate to  3 µs. Absolute delay adjustment can be used for matching delay in:  Simulcast networks where transmitters from different manufacturers are used. Radio -> Reference Radio -> Absolute Delay Adjustment
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 26 of 99  Radio and leased line simulcast systems. 4.3.6 RF Diagnostics The paging transmitter provides an RF diagnostics port output on the back panel. The RF diagnostics port can be configured for two different modes using the “Isolator Mode” setting:  Set for Transmitting: The RF diagnostics port will output a signal identical to that of RF out but at a much lower power level.  Set for Listening: Insertion loss from RF out to RF diag is decreased to 12 dB. This is a special mode of operation used for network testing. NOTE: While in listening mode, PTT override is forced to disable transmit. LISTEN MODE TIMEOUT A timeout can be enabled for listening mode. When the listening mode timeout is enabled, the isolator mode will automatically revert to transmitting mode after the timeout expires. The timeout starts when the isolator mode is set to listening mode. By default, the listening mode timeout is disabled. ISOLATOR FEEDBACK The isolator feedback is a read-only field that indicates the isolator status when the isolator is in listening mode. When the isolator mode is set to listening, the feedback status will change to “Switching” for one second and then change to “Listening Mode”. However, if the status changes to “Listening Failure” then there may be a hardware failure of the mechanical attenuation switch-out. 4.4 Data The RFI-148/900250 supports the following modulation formats:  POCSAG: Baud rates of 512, 1200 and 2400 bps (2-level FSK) are supported.  FLEX: Baud rates of 1600 (2-level FSK), 3200 (2-level or 4-level FSK) and 6400 bps (4-level FSK) are supported.  Custom: A customizable deviation and FSK level at baud rates up to 6400 bps. See section 0. 2-level FSK protocol data may optionally be clocked into the paging transmitter using the external data clock or may run asynchronously. 4-level FSK protocols must use the external data clock. 4.4.1 4-Level Deviation Mapping When using 4-level FSK the deviation with respect to the H and L bits is outlined in Table 6 below. Note that two interpretations of the H-bit/L-bit are available, denoted as “Legacy” and “Normal” and configurable Radio -> Isolator Encoder Interface -> 4-Level Operation
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 27 of 99 via Encoder Interface → 4-Level Operation. The “Legacy/Normal” operation was introduced in firmware 4.0, firmware versions prior to this operate implicitly in “Legacy” mode. H-Bit L-bit Deviation from Carrier (Hz) Legacy Normal N/C N/C +𝐹𝑑3 +𝐹𝑑3 N/C Gnd + 𝐹𝑑 −𝐹𝑑3 Gnd N/C −𝐹𝑑3 + 𝐹𝑑 Gnd Gnd −𝐹𝑑 −𝐹𝑑 Table 6: Custom 4-level deviation frequency offsets Where 𝐹𝑑 is the deviation frequency in Hz. 4.4.2 Carrier Offset The carrier offset setting is provided for use in simulcast paging networks. The offset from the carrier frequency can be specified for each protocol. The carrier offset can be set from +5000 to -5000 Hz in increments of 1 Hz. 4.4.3 Custom Deviation The transmitter supports generation of non-standard paging protocol settings. When the paging protocol custom is selected, the custom deviation and FSK level are used for that protocol. The custom deviation setting is useful for legacy paging systems with non-standard protocols and/or paging receivers. 4.5 Fan Control The transmitter has two fans for cooling; the front fan is an intake and the rear fan is the exhaust. The fans turn on at the configured fan turn on temperature, and then turn off at the configured fan turn off temperature. The temperature reference is configurable to either individual sensors, the hottest of all sensors, or the hottest of all sensors on the PA and Isolator (‘PA Group Sensors’). 4.5.1 Fan Override There is a fan override feature available to force the fans to turn on at full speed. When fan override is set to always on the fans will turn on and ignore the reference temperature. Paging Protocols -> Profile [1|2] -> Carrier Offset Paging Protocols -> Advanced Fan Control
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 28 of 99 4.5.2 Self-Test The fan controller has a self-test feature which causes the fans to run at full speed for a minute so fan operation can be verified. The self-test feature runs once every 24 hours by default.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 29 of 99 5. Diagnostics 5.1 Status Monitoring The paging transmitter has a number of sensors which are continuously monitored. The sensors are used to monitor:  Internal voltage and current levels.  Ambient and transmitter temperature.  Fan operation.  Transmitted and reflected power. Each sensor has configurable upper and lower cut-offs that will cause a fault when exceeded. For example, if the driver temperature upper cut-off is exceeded, the high driver temperature fault will be set active. A full list of sensors, units of measure, and range of values can be found in Appendix E. 5.1.1 Conditional Cut-off Checking Some sensors are only compared against their upper and lower cut-offs under certain conditions, such as when the transmitter is on. The following sensors have conditional cut-off checking: During transmission:  Exciter current.  PA current.  Driver current.  Reverse power.  Transmit power.  Driver power.  Exciter power.  Isolator VSWR. While the fans are turned on to full speed:  Front and rear fan current.  Front and rear fan RPM. A sensor that falls outside its cut-offs while its checking condition is met will cause the respective fault to become active. A non-latching fault will only be cleared once it has returned to within its cut-offs while its checking condition is met. A latching fault must be cleared in software. Sensors -> Sensor Configuration
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 30 of 99 5.1.2 Minimum and Maximum Sensor History When a sensor exceeds a previous minimum or maximum value for that sensor, the new minimum or maximum value is saved to non-volatile storage. The minimum and maximum sensor values also use the conditional cut-off checking. For example, minimum and maximum transmit power values are only recorded during transmission. The sensor history can be cleared to aid in troubleshooting. 5.2 Faults Undesirable operating conditions are reported using the faults feature of the paging transmitter. In most circumstances the paging transmitter should not have any active faults. Active faults indicate incorrect setup, a hardware issue or misconfiguration of the paging transmitter. Faults can be in one of four states:  Inactive: The fault is inactive.  Fleeting: The source of the fault is currently active; however it has not been active longer than the minimum fault duration setting.  Active: The source of the fault is currently active.  Latched: o For Faults: The fault was previously active but the source of the fault is no longer present. o For Fault Actions: The fault action has been carried out. A list of possible faults can be found in Appendix E. 5.2.1 Fault Actions Each fault can be configured to perform an action when the fault transitions from the inactive (or fleeting) to the active or latched state. The actions that are taken due to a fault are called Fault Actions. There are five fault actions:  Reference switchover: The paging transmitter switches to the internal reference.  Disable transmission: Any current transmission is interrupted, the transmitter is keyed down and future transmissions are disabled.  Scale transmit power: Transmit power is reduced to a configured percentage. See section 0.  Enable PA current fold-back: The PA current fold-back is engaged.  Enable reverse power fold-back: The reverse power fold-back is engaged. Faults -> Fault Configuration
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 31 of 99 Each fault action operates as a fault itself; therefore when a fault action is taken, it can be seen as latched in the faults menu and logged in the fault history. Fault actions are latch-only and can only be cleared through user intervention. Any actions performed are reverted once the fault action is cleared. 5.2.2 Fleeting Faults The minimum fault duration parameter determines how long the source of a fault is active until it is reported to the fault interface. A fault that does not reach the minimum fault duration will not be logged, activate a hardware alarm or trigger a fault action. 5.2.3 Combined Fault The combined fault is an optional fault that will become active if any fault within the combined fault set becomes active. Each fault can be configured to be part of the combined fault set. The combined fault will only become inactive when all of the faults in the combined fault set return to inactive. The combined fault has a dedicated alarm output. 5.2.4 Hardware Alarm Outputs A hardware alarm output can be assigned to each fault (see Appendix A.4 for the LIU interface pin-outs). When the fault is in the active or latched state, the respective alarm will be set to active. Multiple faults can share the same alarm output. The alarm output will only be set inactive if all of the faults that use that alarm output are inactive. A list of hardware alarms available can be found in section 3.7. 5.3 Remote Firmware Update and Snapshot 5.3.1 Update The remote firmware update feature is used to upload a firmware image to a paging transmitter for feature additions and/or bug fixes. Remote firmware update requires a Cruise Control connection to the paging transmitter and a valid RFI-148/900250 firmware image file. The firmware update process has two stages: uploading the firmware image to the paging transmitter and applying the firmware image. FIRMWARE IMAGE UPLOAD To upload the firmware image to the paging transmitter first connect to the transmitter using Cruise Control. In the Cruise Control interface select Device -> Load Firmware from the toolbar. In the new window that appears, navigate to the directory where the firmware image file is located, select the file and click Upload. The upload process is displayed on the status bar in Cruise Control, near the bottom right. Once the upload is finished, the status will display “Monitoring”. Note that at this point the firmware image has not been applied. The firmware image is kept in non-volatile storage until it is required. Diagnostics -> Firmware Update
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 32 of 99 Once the firmware image has been uploaded, at any later date the firmware image can be applied. APPLYING FIRMWARE IMAGE To apply an uploaded firmware image, run the “Update Firmware Now” routine. The paging transmitter will reset to apply the image and will be unresponsive for up to one minute. Note that while the paging transmitter is applying the firmware image, it will not transmit, respond to AT commands or connect with Cruise Control. Figure 13: “Update Firmware Now” routine When the firmware starts up after applying the new image the “Version String” can be inspected to ensure the new firmware image was loaded. 5.3.2 Snapshot The paging transmitter has a firmware “Snapshot” used for recovering the paging transmitter to a previous state. The snapshot contains a backup of the current firmware and configuration.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 33 of 99 To create a snapshot, run the “Take Firmware Snapshot” routine. The paging transmitter will continue operating normally during the snapshot process, which takes up to one minute to complete. The progress of the snapshot is displayed in the “Snapshot Progress” field. The snapshot can be reverted to at any stage. This can be useful to revert back to a ‘known good state’ if the paging transmitter has been misconfigured or has been updated with an unwanted firmware update. To revert to the snapshot run the “Roll Back to Snapshot” routine. The paging transmitter will reset and take up to ninety seconds to revert back to the snapshot firmware and configuration. After reverting to a snapshot the paging transmitter will start up with the firmware update exception fault latched to notify that the snapshot was used. By default, the paging transmitter has a factory snapshot that contains default factory firmware and configuration. 5.4 Time 5.4.1 Real Time Clock A battery-backed real time clock is used to track the passage of time. An accurate time is not essential for the operation of the transmitter, but aids diagnostics and troubleshooting. The time is used for:  Generating time stamps for: o The transmitter fault history. o Firmware update images.  Transmitter uptime since power-up.  A short history of transmitter events (PTT on, off). TIME ZONE The time zone can be specified in hours and minutes as an offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 5.4.2 SNTP Client The transmitter supports time synchronisation using the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) version 4. The SNTP client can be disabled or set to unicast mode. In unicast mode, the paging transmitter will query the configured time server for time updates at a configurable interval. By default the SNTP client is disabled. Diagnostics -> Time LAN Interface -> SNTP
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 34 of 99 6. Internal Encoding 6.1 Overview The RFI PTX supports both internal and external page message encoding:  External Encoding: The historical and most common way of interfacing to the RFI PTX is by clocking in pre-encoded paging data using the TTL inputs on the LIU. The RFI PTX will typically interface with a Base Station Controller (BSC) that provides the encoded data.  Internal Encoding: The RFI PTX supports internal encoding of the POCSAG paging standard for generating messages when submitted through the serial or Ethernet ports. Messages can be submitted using the industry standard TNPP, TAP, or PET protocols. A custom protocol developed by STI Engineering also provides an additional simple datagram protocol for submitting pages: “Page Datagram”. This section provides an overview of the internal encoding functionality. When internal encoding is in use, the Hardware PTT and Auto PTT functions are disabled. 6.2 POCSAG Settings The RFI PTX has several options for the POCSAG protocol in order to support differing networks:  Preamble Length: The POCSAG preamble is used to wake up paging receivers and allow them to lock to the incoming signal. A default value of 576 bits is used which is the de facto standard for POCSAG.  Function Override: Allows the function bits in a POCSAG address codeword to be overridden to this value. By default the function bits will follow the message encoding (00: Numeric, 01: Tone-only, 11: Alpha-numeric). The function bits have also been known as the “Group Code”.  Purge Timeout: The RFI PTX waits up until the purge timer in order to collate incoming page subsmissions into a single large transmission. This saves on overhead of having to repeat the preamble. Shorter Purge Timeouts will produce lower latency on page submission to transmission, at the possible expense of lower throughput when sending many page messages. PAGE REPEATING The RFI PTX supports a set of rules that trigger the repetition of a submitted page messages. When a rule is enabled any messages which match the cap code will be repeated Count number of times every Delay seconds. Paging Protocols -> POCSAG Paging Protocols -> POCSAG -> Page Repeat Rules
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 35 of 99 6.3 Protocols Supported All protocols are accessible through either the rear serial port or the Ethernet port via TCP or UDP port 64250. 6.3.1 TNPP The RFI PTX supports the ETE REQ and CAP PAGE block types. The TNPP station address is configurable. 6.3.2 PET The RFI PTX supports the PG1 and PG3 page submission types. Note that the page “zone” for PG3 has no effect on the RFI PTX and it only accepts this value for backwards compatibility. Also accepted is a password up to length 6 characters. The password is not checked and also exists only for backwards compatibility. There are several options available to allow for differences in PET implementations:  Line Separator: The RFI PTX can print either a carriage return (<CR>) or a carriage return and line feed (<CR><LF>) for line separation. Note that the RFI PTX only accepts lines separated by <CR>.  Timeout: The timeout while expecting the next command string is configurable. The RFI PTX starts a timer when it is expecting more data. If the timeout expires the RFI PTX PET parsing returns to either the Idle or Logged In state.  Baud Rate: Due to PET not having a way to submit baud rate with page messages, the baud rate must be pre-configured. Standard POCSAG baud rates of 512, 1200, and 2400 are supported.  Stay Logged In: This option allows the RFI PTX to remain in the Logged In state (ie, after the PG1 and password sequence) so messages can be submitted without having to handshake the connection each time. This option can be used in conjunction with Implied Login to skip handshaking altogether.  Implied Login: If the <STX> character (the start of a message submission) is sent to the RFI PTX this option allows the RFI PTX to transition directly to message submission state and skip the login handshaking.  Detect Numeric Pages: Encode a paging message as numeric if all characters within the message fit the numeric encoding scheme (ie, all characters are any of the following: '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '!', 'U', ' ', '-', ']', '['). 6.3.3 TAP The TAP protocol is treated the same as PET, however with some extensions: Paging Protocols -> Encoding Mode Paging Protocols -> TNPP Paging Protocols -> TAP/PET Paging Protocols -> TAP/PET
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 36 of 99  Group Code: The RFI PTX can be configured to accept a group code that trails the pager ID during a message submission. The group code can be ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, or ‘D’ when set for “Trailing Character”, or ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’ when set to “Trailing Digit”. 6.3.4 Page Datagram The Page Datagram protocol is request-response. The maximum datagram length including the sync and CRC-32 fields is 265 bytes. Any datagrams larger than this will be dropped without response. The general format of the protocol is (size in bytes of field shown in parenthesis): Sync (1) 0xCA Length (2) Type (1) Source Address (2) Sequence number (2) Packet-specific-data (x) CRC-32 (4) Header Footer Figure 14: Page datagram generic format The general fields are:  Sync (1): The datagram sync byte, always 0xCA  Length (2): The length of the datagram, minus the 3-byte header (sync, length)  Type (1): The type of the page datagram, see below  Source Address (2): The address of the RTU to which the reply (if any) should be sent. This can be set to 0xFFFF if unused  Sequence number (2): An incrementing sequence number for confirming replies. This can be set to 0 if unused  Packet-specific-data (x): Changes depending on the type field. Each type is shown in the following section  CRC-32 (4): 32-bit CRC generated by the polynomial 0xEDB8832, with a starting value of 0xFFFFFFFF and the resulting value XOR’d with 0xFFFFFFFF. The CRC-32 is generated over the whole datagram excluding the Sync and CRC field. PAGE SUBMIT Submits a page message for transmission by the RFI PTX. The format of the page submit packet is shown in Figure 15. <header> Message length (2) Baud rate (2) Message (x) <footer> Page class (1) Cap code (4) Function override (1) Figure 15: Page submission packet format The fields are:  <header>: The generic header shown in Figure 14 with the type field set to 0  Message length (2): The length of the “Message (x)” field (the only variable length portion of this packet) Paging Protocols -> Page Datagram
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 37 of 99  Baud rate (2): The baud rate as an integer (ie, 512, 1200, 2400).  Page class (1): Determines the encoding of the message, one of: o 0: Numerical encoding o 1: A tone-only message – no message codewords are sent, only an address codeword. The message field should be empty o 3: Alpha numeric encoding  Cap code (4): Also known as pager ID, pager address, pager number, etc. The destination cap code for this message. For POCASG the valid cap codes are 1 to (2^21)-1  Function override (1): When set to 0, does not override the “function” bits in the address codeword and instead uses the page class to determine the function bits. When set to 1 through 4 will encode the page as per the page class format, however it will override the function bits to this value.  Message (x): 0 to 239 bytes long message  <footer>: The generic footer shown in Figure 14 SUBMIT RESPONSE A reply datagram generated by the RFI PTX. The format of the submit response is shown in Figure 16. <header> <footer> Response code (4) Figure 16: Submit response packet format The fields are:  <header>: The generic header shown in Figure 14 with the type field set to 1.  Response code (4): A 32-bit response code: o 0x0: Page submission succeeded o 0x1: Page submission failed: too many pages in queue o 0x2: Unknown datagram type field o 0x3: Unexpected packet length o 0x4: Page submission failed: general error o 0x10: Nothing was performed – this is a link test reply  <footer>: The generic footer shown in Figure 14.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 38 of 99 LINK TEST A link test is a query with no side effects that confirms the RFI PTX is “alive” and receiving datagrams. The reply to a link test query is a submit response but with the response code of 0x10. The format of the link test query is shown in Figure 17. <header> <footer> Figure 17: Link test query packet format The fields are:  <header>: The generic header shown in Figure 14 with the type field set to 2.  <footer>: The generic footer shown in Figure 14. 6.4 Test Functions When internal encoding is enabled the RFI PTX can generate test messages as a simple means to confirm site operation or perform extended site surveys. Paging Protocols -> Test
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 39 of 99 7. Hot Standby Operation 7.1 Overview Hot standby operation allows the transmitter to operate in sites with high uptime requirements. It features automatic fail-over to a secondary transmitter. Hot standby operation is an optional variant to the RFI-148 and RFI-900 that requires an additional external control unit (“RFI-PHSB”: Paging transmitting Hot-Standby Box). The installation of such a system is illustrated in Figure 18. RFI-148 250(Primary)RFI-148 250(Secondary)RFI-PHSBBase Station Controller(Secondary)Base Station Controller(Primary)RF outExpansion portExpansion portRF outRF outLIULIU Figure 18: Hot standby system The RFI-PHSB contains a high power RF switch to ensure minimal signal loss from the active RFI-148 250 to the antenna. The pair of RFI-148 250 transmitters assume either a Primary or Secondary role. The role of the transmitter is determined by which port it is connected to the RFI-PHSB, there are two ports “Primary” and “Secondary”. The typical behaviour is that the Primary RFI-148 250 is keying up and sending paging data. 7.2 Configuration The hot standby operation is configured with the Standby Mode setting:  Disabled (Default): The PTX is not operating in a hot standby environment and operates as normal  Hardware: The Can Go Active signal is presented on pin 17 of the LIU. Active High.  Software: The Can Go Active signal is controlled via Hayes AT command or Cruise Control. Encoder Interface -> Hot Standby
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 40 of 99 Any changes to Standby Mode or installing the expansion port connector requires a power cycle to take effect. 7.3 Operation The Primary RFI-148 250 has control of the RF switch position. The default switch position, when no Primary unit exists or the RFI-PHSB is unpowered, is for the Secondary unit. Upon power up the Primary unit will always favour itself for the RF switch position, but the power up default is to leave the switch in the Secondary unit position. The Primary unit will change the RF switch to itself when all three signals satisfy the conditions:  “Can Go Active” is True o For Hardware Standby Mode: Pin 17 is HIGH o For Software Standby Mode: “Can Go Active (SW)” is set to “True” (Hayes command: ATM12=1)”  “TX Fault” is False (See section 7.4 below)  “PTT” is Inactive The Primary unit will change the RF switch to the Secondary unit if any two signals violate the conditions:  “Can Go Active” is True  “TX Fault” is False Both the Primary and Second units know what position the switch is in. If the unit does not hold the switch position, transmission is disabled using the “PTT Override” feature. In this case “PTT Override Status” will read “DISABLED:In Standby”. Because of this behaviour, the Base Station Controllers providing encoded paging data and PTT need not know of the RF switch position. 7.4 Switchover Faults An additional option per fault is provided that is the source of the “TX Fault” signal. By default, any faults that would usually cause paging messages to fail to transmit will assert the “TX Fault” signal. This is configurable per-fault within the Faults menu as the “Go Standby” option. 7.5 Hardware Feedback Two open-collector MOSFET outputs report a summary of the unit state:  IN STANDBY (LIU pin 23): Active when the unit is in Standby mode (ie, PTT disabled) Faults -> Fault Configuration -> Go Standby Encoder Interface -> External I/O
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 41 of 99  IS PRIMARY (LIU pin 24): Active if the unit is the Primary unit
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 42 of 99 Appendix A Technical Specifications A.1 Type Approvals RFI-148 Australia / New Zealand AS NZS 4769.1 Australian Supplier ID: N161 FCC CFR 47 Part 15 and Part 90 FCC ID P5MRFI148 ETSI ETSI EN 300 113, EN 301 489, EN 60950 N/A Table 7: RFI-148 type approvals RFI-900 FCC CFR 47 Part 15 and Part 90 FCC ID P5MRFI900 Table 8: RFI-900 type approvals A.2 RFI-148/900250 Specifications RF Operating Bandwidth RFI-148 RFI-900 138 MHz – 174 MHz 929 MHz – 932 MHz RF Switching Bandwidth RFI-148 RFI-900 2.5 MHz 3MHz RF Channel Spacing 12.5 kHz, 20 kHz, 25 kHz RF Channel Occupation POCSAG 512 POCSAG 1200 POCSAG 2400 FLEX-2 1600 FLEX-2 3200 FLEX-4 3200 FLEX-4 6400 6.25 kHz (wide) 3.18 kHz (narrow) 6.30 kHz (wide) 3.20 kHz (narrow) 7.45 kHz (wide) 3.78 kHz (narrow) 6.90 kHz (wide) 3.50 kHz (narrow) 7.30 kHz (wide) 3.70 kHz (narrow) 7.00 kHz (wide) 3.55 kHz (narrow) 7.80 kHz (wide) 3.95 kHz (narrow) RF Frequency Raster Selectable: 30kHz, 25 kHz, 20 kHz, 15kHz, 12.5 kHz, 10 kHz, 7.5kHz, 6.25 kHz, 5 kHz, 2.5kHz. RF Output 20 to 250 Watts +/- 0.5 dB RF Diag Transmitting mode power level: -50 dBm Listening mode insertion loss: 12 dB +/- 2 dB Internal Reference Frequency: 10 MHz Stability: +/- 1 ppm (-30 to +75 degrees C) External Reference Frequency: 5 or 10 MHz Amplitude: -20 to 15 dBm
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 43 of 99 Modulation  POCSAG 512, 1200, 2400 bps (2-level FSK).  FLEX 1600 (2-level FSK), 3200 (2- or 4-level FSK), 6400 bps (4-level FSK). Real-time Clock Time drift: 1 hour after 10 years Battery life: 43 years (estimated) Ethernet Port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX, auto-negotiating. Serial Ports Dual asynchronous full-duplex RS-232 Baud rates (rear port only): 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 bps Data bits (rear port only): 7 or 8 Parity (rear port only): None, odd, or even Stop bits (rear port only): 1 or 2 Flow control (rear port only): None or hardware (RTS/CTS) Control lines (rear port only): RTS, CTS, DTR, DCD Front port configuration locked to 19200 8N1 Front port: DCE Rear Port RFI-148 RFI-900 DTE DCE Digital Inputs TTL Schmitt trigger with internal 100 KΩ pull-up.  Frequency Select 1  Frequency Select 2  Frequency Select 3  Frequency Select 4  Protocol Select  Hardware PTT  Tx Data L-bit  Tx Data H-bit  Transmit Clock  Aux Input 1 (General purpose, RFI-148 only) Alarm Outputs Open-collector Darlington with 500 mA sink current. Input Voltage (Model specific) 24VDC Model: 20 V to 31.2 V for 24 V nominal -48VDC Model: -40.5 V to -57 V for -48 V nominal 110/240V AC Model: 100 to 250 V AC, 50 to 60 Hz Operating Temperature 24 V DC and -48 V DC -30 to 55 0C Operating Temperature 110/240VAC -30 to 50 0C Connectors (DC model) DC Power: Terminal block Phoenix Contact 1703454 and cable mount plug Phoenix Contact 1967456. Front Serial Port: DE-9 RS-232 Female (DCE) LIU Interface: DC-37 Female Ethernet: RJ45 socket
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 44 of 99 RF Output: N-type female 50 Ω RF Diag: TNC female 50 Ω External Reference Input: BNC female Rear Serial Port RFI-900 RFI-148 DE-9 RS-232 Female (DCE) DE-9 RS-232 Male (DTE) DC Output (RFI-900 only) Voltage 24V Max. Load 2A Table 9: RFI-148/900250 Specifications RFI-148 current draw Typical Current Draw at 24 V DC. AMCA, FCC ETSI  Idle: 0.6 A  20 W: 5.85 A  100 W: 11.58 A  250 W: 17.28 A  Idle: 0.6 A  20 W: 6.03 A  100 W: 11.79 A  250 W: 19.05 A Typical Current Draw at -48 V DC. AMCA, FCC ETSI  Idle: 0.5 A  20 W: 3.42 A  100 W: 6.51 A  250 W: 10.31 A  Idle: 0.5 A  20 W: 3.52 A  100 W: 6.89 A  250 W: 11.48 A Typical Current Draw at 240 V AC ACMA, FCC ETSI  Idle: 0.10 A  20 W: 0.79 A  100 W: 1.43 A  250 W: 2.14 A  Idle: 0.10 A  20 W: 0.82 A  100 W: 1.46 A  250 W: 2.36 A Table 10: RFI-148 current draw RFI-900 current draw Typical Current Draw at 120 V AC Figures quoted are with fans on unless specified.  Idle (Fans off): 0.48 A  20 W: 2.01 A  50 W: 2.84 A  100 W: 3.93 A  200 W: 5.56 A  250 W: 6.22 A Table 11: RFI-900 current draw
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 45 of 99 A.3 Serial Connectors A.3.1 Rear Serial Port Pin Function Direction RFI-148 RFI-900 1 DCD Input Output 2 RxD Input Output 3 TxD Output Input 4 DTR Output Input 5 GND 6 N/A 7 RTS Output Input 8 CTS Input Output 9 N/A Table 12: Back Panel Connector Pin OutRFI-900 A.3.2 Front Serial Port (DCE) Pin Function Direction 1 N/A 2 RxD Output 3 TxD Input 4 N/A 5 GND 6 N/A 7 N/A 8 N/A 9 N/A Table 13: Front Connector Pin Out A.4 LIU Interface Pin Function Label Direction 1 Protocol Select PRO Input 2 Alarm 3 ALM3 Output 3 Alarm 10 ALM10 Output 4 Alarm 11 ALM11 Output
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 46 of 99 5 Frequency Select 4 CH4 Input 6 Frequency Select 3 CH3 Input 7 Frequency Select 2 CH2 Input 8 Frequency Select 1 CH1 Input 9 GND GND 10 GND GND 11 Hardware PTT PTT Input 12 Combined Alarm COMB Output 132 Auxiliary Input 1 Aux Input 1 Input 14 Alarm 1 ALM1 Output 15 Tx Data L-bit LB Input 16 Tx Data H-bit HB Input 17 LIU Detect OR Hot Standby “Can Go Active” DET Input 18 Tx Data Clock CLK Input 19 GND GND 20 Alarm 2 ALM2 Output 21 Alarm 7 ALM7 Output 22 Alarm 4 ALM4 Output 23 Alarm 12 OR Hot Standby “IN STANDBY” ALM12 Output 24 Alarm 13 OR Hot Standby “IS PRIMARY” ALM13 Output 25 N/A 26 Alarm 9 ALM9 Output 27 N/A 28 N/A 29 Alarm 5 ALM5 Output 30 Alarm 6 ALM6 Output 31 Alarm 8 ALM8 Output 32 +5 V 5V Output 33 +5 V 5V Output 34 RFI-148 +12 V 12V Output RFI-900 +24V 24V 35 RFI-148 +12 V 12V Output RFI-900 +24V 24V 36 RFI-148 +24 V nominal (Note: identical to DC input voltage for 24 VDC model) 24V Output 2 A general purpose input available on the RFI-148 only.
Appendix A Technical Specifications RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 47 of 99 RFI-900 +48 V nominal (Note: identical to DC input voltage) 48V 37 RFI-148 +24 V nominal (Note: identical to DC input voltage for 24 VDC model) 24V Output RFI-900 +48 V nominal (Note: identical to DC input voltage) 48V Table 14: LIU Interface Pin Out Non-exciter-based build Exciter-based build Interface standards 5 V CMOS 5 V TTL (with modification) 3.3 TTL (with modification) 3.3 CMOS (with modification) 5 V CMOS 5 V TTL 3.3 TTL 3.3 CMOS Input resistance Schmitt trigger with internal 33 KΩ pull-up. Schmitt trigger with internal 100 KΩ pull-up (148P306-B), 33 KΩ pull-up (148P306-C). Nominal logic high input voltage 3.3 V to 5 V 3.3 V to 5 V Minimum logic high input voltage 3.5 V 2.5 V Maximum logic high input voltage 12 V 12 V Nominal logic low input voltage 0 V 0 V Maximum logic low input voltage 1.5 V 0.5 V Minimum logic low input voltage -12 V -12 V Over voltage protection ±12 V ±12 V Table 15: LIU Encoder Input Specifications Non-exciter-based build Exciter-based build Output transistor type Open collector MOSFET Open collector Darlington Maximum sink current 500 mA 50 mA Maximum output voltage 50 V 12 V Table 16: LIU Alarm Output Specifications
Appendix B Controller Configurations RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 48 of 99 Appendix B Controller Configurations The following section provides example wiring between the transmitter and some common controllers. B.1 Motorola NIU Controller / FLEX Mode External NIU(TB3, TB4) Transmitter (LIU, DC37) TB3-2: Tx Clock DC37-18: CLK TB3-4: Tx key DC37-11: PTT TB3-8: GND DC37-19: GND TB4-2: Rx FQ1 DC37-15: LB TB4-3: Rx FQ2 DC37-16: HB Table 17: Motorola NIU Controller / FLEX Mode Connection B.2 Glenayre C2000 Controller / FLEX Mode C2000 (J4) Transmitter (LIU, DC37) J4-10: GND DC37-19: GND J4-26: TXKEY+ DC37-11: PTT J4-3: TD0+, MSB DC37-16: HB J4-34: TD1+, LSB DC37-15: LB J4-18: Data Clock+ DC37-18: CLK J4-7: Freq2 DC37-6: CH3 J4-6: Freq1 DC37-7: CH2 J4-36: Freq0 DC37-8: CH1 Table 18: Glenayre C2000 Controller / FLEX Mode Connection B.3 Glenayre C2000 Controller / POCSAG Mode Encoder Transmitter (LIU, DC37) Tx Data DC37-15: LB PTT DC37-11: PTT GND DC37-19: GND Table 19: Glenayre C2000 Controller / POCSAG Mode Connection
Appendix B Controller Configurations RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 49 of 99 B.4 Zetron Model 66 Transmitter Controller / POCSAG Mode Model 66 Transmitter (DC37) DIG DATA (pin 10) DC37-15: LB DIG PTT (pin 7) DC37-11: PTT GND (pin 3) DC37-19: GND Table 20: Zetron Model 66 Controller / POCSAG Mode Connection
Appendix C Management Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 50 of 99 Appendix C Management Reference C.1 Serial Port Diagnostics Name Description AT Rx Total The size of the input buffer. I20[p,0] Rx Used The number of bytes currently stored in the input buffer. I20[p,1] Rx Bytes The total number of bytes received. I20[p,2] Rx Errors The total number of receive errors that have occurred. Sum of Rx Overflows, Rx Overruns, Rx Framing, and Rx Parity errors. I20[p,3] Rx Overflows The number of receive overflow errors that have occurred. An overflow occurs when data is received, but the buffer is full. I20[p,4] Rx Overruns The number of overrun errors that have occurred. An overrun occurs when the device is overloaded and cannot handle the incoming data. I20[p,5] Rx Framing The number of framing errors that have occurred. Framing errors usually occur due to mismatched serial port baud rates. I20[p,6] Rx Parity The number of serial parity errors that have been detected. I20[p,7] Tx Total The size of the output buffer. I20[p,8] Tx Used The number of bytes currently stored in the output buffer. I20[p,9] Tx Bytes The total number of bytes that have been transmitted. I20[p,10] Tx Errors The total number of errors that have occurred while transmitting. This is equal to the Tx Overflows count. I20[p,11] Tx Overflows The number of transmit overflow errors that have occurred. This occurs when there is data to transmit, but the buffer is full. I20[p,12] Table 21: Serial Port Statistics
Appendix C Management Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 51 of 99 C.2 SNMP Diagnostic Parameters Table 22 outlines the parameters accessible by SNMP. An ‘R’ under the access column indicates the parameter is read-only; an ‘R/W’ indicates read-write. SNMP Textual Name Access Description Diagnostics rfiDiagTimeLcl R The current local time (in seconds since Jan 1 1970). rfiDiagTimeLclstring R The current local time. rfiDiagTimeUp R Seconds since the radio powered up. rfiDiagTimeUtc R/W The current UTC (in seconds since Jan 1 1970). Fan Control rfiFanCtrlForce R/W Manual fan override (allows fans to be forced on). rfiFanCtrlSensor R/W Temperature sensor used for fan control. rfiFanCtrlTempOff R/W Sensed temperature below which fans will be turned off. rfiFanCtrlTempOn R/W Sensed temperature above which fans will be turned on. rfiFanSensTemp R Current temperature at sensor used for fan control. Faults rfiFaultHistTblFault R The fault that occurred. rfiFaultHistTblTime R The time that the fault occurred. rfiFaultTblAction R/W Configured action to be taken when this fault occurs. rfiFaultTblActtime R Duration for which this fault has been active, or 0 if the fault is not active. rfiFaultTblCount R/W The number of times this fault has occurred since the statistics were reset. rfiFaultTblLatch R/W Configured latching mechanism for this fault. rfiFaultTblName R Name of the fault in this row of the table. rfiFaultTblStatus R Indicates whether or not this fault condition is currently active. Identity rfiIdApproval R International type approval code which applies to this device. rfiIdFwver R Version information for the firmware loaded in this device. rfiIdMfdate R Date on which this device was manufactured. rfiIdOphours R An approximation of the total number of hours that this device has been powered up. rfiIdProdstr R The model name for this device. rfiIdSerialno R Factory assigned serial number for this device. Paging Protocols
Appendix C Management Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 52 of 99 rfiPageProtSelect R/W Active protocol profile. rfiPageProtTblOffset R/W Configured carrier frequency offset for this profile. rfiPageProtTblProt R/W Configured paging protocol for this profile. Radio Parameters rfiRadioFrqChSelect R/W Currently selected radio channel number. rfiRadioFrqChTblNo R Radio channel number. rfiRadioFrqChTblTxfrq R/W Radio channel transmit frequency. rfiRadioFrqRefCur R The current reference being used to generate channel frequencies. rfiRadioFrqRefExt R The state of the external reference. rfiRadioFrqRefMode R/W The reference selection method. rfiRadioIsolatorFeed R Hardware feedback from the isolator attentuation switchout mechanism. rfiRadioIsolatorMode R/W Sets the isolator for normal transmission (high attenuation on RF diag port) or for listening to signal from antenna, for network testing (low attenuation on RF diag port, transmission disabled). rfiRadioTxDelay R/W Applies an artificial transmission delay to all data. Can be used for matching delay in heterogeneous transmitter networks. rfiRadioTxIdletime R Time since last transmission ended (if not transmitting), or zero if currently transmitting. rfiRadioTxOntime R Time since current transmission started (if transmitting), or zero if not currently transmitting. rfiRadioTxPttAuto R/W Setting to enable or disable the automatic Push-To-Talk on data feature. rfiRadioTxPttAutoTmout R/W No-data timeout for the automatic PTT feature. rfiRadioTxPttOverride R/W Master override allowing transmission to be completely disabled, regardless of PTT inputs. rfiRadioTxPttStatus R If PTT is currently disabled, describes what is the source of the override. rfiRadioTxPttTofftime R/W Delay before turning off the transmitter after PTT off is signalled. rfiRadioTxPwrCtrlLvl R/W Transmitter output power setting. rfiRadioTxStatus R Current transmission status. May be off, on, or waiting for PTT delay to expire before turning off. rfiRadioTxTimeout R/W Continuous transmission time, in seconds, which will cause a Transmit Timeout fault to occur. By default this will disable further transmission until the fault is cleared. rfiRadioTxTimeouten R/W Enable or disable the transmit timeout feature. Sensors
Appendix C Management Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 53 of 99 rfiSensTblCutoffHi R/W Upper cutoff value for this sensor. Measurements which exceed this cutoff cause a fault. rfiSensTblCutoffLo R/W Lower cutoff value for this sensor. Measurements lower than this cutoff cause a fault. rfiSensTblFault R Current fault status associated with this sensor. rfiSensTblMax R Maximum recorded sensor value since the statistics were reset. rfiSensTblMin R Minimum recorded sensor value since the statistics were reset. rfiSensTblName R Name of the fault in this row of the table. rfiSensTblVal R Current measured sensor value. Table 22: SNMP Diagnostic Parameters
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 54 of 99 Appendix D Hayes AT Reference AT-only commands Print All Sensors Legacy command for printing all sensor values as a comma separated list. ATI100: Runs the Print All Sensors routine Print Faults Mask Prints a comma separated list of active faults, each fault represented by their index. Prints 'None.' if there are no faults active. ATI101: Runs the Print Faults Mask routine Print Upper Limits Legacy command for printing all sensor upper cutoff values as a comma separated list. ATI102: Runs the Print Upper Limits routine Print Lower Limits Legacy command for printing all sensor lower cutoff values as a comma separated list. ATI103: Runs the Print Lower Limits routine Print Sensor Minimums Legacy command for printing all sensor minimum recorded values since last sensor history reset as a comma separated list. ATI105: Runs the Print Sensor Minimums routine Print Sensor Maximums Legacy command for printing all sensor maximum recorded values since last sensor history reset as a comma separated list. ATI106: Runs the Print Sensor Maximums routine Read Faults Detailed Print all active faults, in the format "<FaultNumber>:<ActiveDuration>:<Counter>, ..." ATI180: Runs the Read Faults Detailed routine Online (Alias for ATO) Exit command parsing mode and go online ATO0: Runs the Online routine. Online Exit command parsing mode and go online ATO: Runs the Online routine. Reset Perform a software reset AT&T9: Runs the Reset routine. RUF Init Initialise the length for a .ruf file transfer ATU1=n: Runs the RUF Init routine where n is the length of the .ruf file in bytes. RUF Block
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 55 of 99 Send a data block as part of a .ruf file transfer, the CRC over the data is returned ATU2=n: Runs the RUF Block routine where n is the .ruf file data block. RUF Status Query the status of an in-progress .ruf file transfer ATU4: Runs the RUF Status routine. RUF Query Query the most recently completed .ruf file transfer ATU5: Runs the RUF Query routine. RUF Update Execute an update to the most recently transferred .ruf file ATU6: Runs the RUF Update routine. Save All Write through all AT command sets since power-on-reset to EEPROM AT&W: Runs the Save All routine. Password Set the device password AT%23=n: Runs the Password routine where n is the new password. Open Menu Open the terminal menu on this stream AT?: Runs the Open Menu routine. Stream Index Show the index number of this stream AT&S0: Runs the Stream Index routine. Cruise Control Menu Product String The model name for this device. ATI0: Returns the current value of Product String. Manufacture Date Date on which this device was manufactured. ATI5: Returns the current value of Manufacture Date. Serial Number Factory assigned serial number for this device. ATI6: Returns the current value of Serial Number. Radio Menu Current Transmit Time Time since current transmission started (if transmitting), or zero if not currently transmitting. ATP119: Returns the current value of Current Transmit Time. Transmitter Idle Time Time since last transmission ended (if not transmitting), or zero if currently transmitting. ATP116: Returns the current value of Transmitter Idle Time.
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 56 of 99 PTT Override Status If PTT is currently disabled, describes what is the source of the override. ATP6: Returns the current value of PTT Override Status. PTT Override Master override allowing transmission to be completely disabled, regardless of PTT inputs. ATP7: Returns the current value of PTT Override. ATP7=n sets PTT Override to n Values accepted: 0 = Enable Transmit 1 = Disable Transmit PTT Turn Off Delay Delay before turning off the transmitter after PTT off is signalled. ATP112: Returns the current value of PTT Turn Off Delay. ATP112=n[.m]: Sets the value of PTT Turn Off Delay to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 65.535. Enable Transmit Timeout Enable or disable the transmit timeout feature. ATP117: Returns the current value of Enable Transmit Timeout. ATP117=n sets Enable Transmit Timeout to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Transmit Timeout Continuous transmission time, in seconds, which will cause a Transmit Timeout fault to occur. By default this will disable further transmission until the fault is cleared. ATP118: Returns the current value of Transmit Timeout. ATP118=n[.m]: Sets the value of Transmit Timeout to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 4294967.295. Absolute Delay Adjustment Applies an artificial transmission delay to all data. Can be used for matching delay in heterogeneous transmitter networks. ATI154: Returns the current value of Absolute Delay Adjustment. ATI154=n[.m]: Sets the value of Absolute Delay Adjustment to n ms, given that 0.000 <= n <= 40.000. Power Menu Transmitter Status Current transmission status. May be off, on, or waiting for PTT delay to expire before turning off. ATP115: Returns the current value of Transmitter Status. (Distributer) Max Tx Power Override the maximum configurable transmit power to a sublevel of the radios capabilities. ATS209: Returns the current value of Max Tx Power. ATS209=n: Sets the value of Max Tx Power to n W, given that 20 <= n <= 250. Tx Power
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 57 of 99 Transmitter output power setting. ATS45: Returns the current value of Tx Power. ATS45=n: Sets the value of Tx Power to n W, given that 20 <= n <= 250. Power Foldback The percent of transmit power in Watts to foldback to when the scale transmit power fault action goes active. ATP120: Returns the current value of Power Foldback. ATP120=n: Sets the value of Power Foldback to n %%, given that 0 <= n <= 100. Transmit On Software PTT method to key up the transmitter. ATP3: Runs the Transmit On routine. Transmit Off Software PTT method to key down the transmitter. ATP2: Runs the Transmit Off routine. Channel Menu Tx Range ATS183: Returns the current value of Tx Range. Current Tx Freq ATS184: Returns the current value of Current Tx Freq. Raster Read-only node for viewing the raster frequency of the radio. ATS185: Returns the current value of Raster. Channel Width Read-only node for viewing the channel width of the radio. ATS186: Returns the current value of Channel Width. Current Channel Currently selected radio channel number. ATS54: Returns the current value of Current Channel. ATS54=n: Sets the value of Current Channel to n , given that 1 <= n <= 17. (Distributer) Channel Count Number of channels that can be switched between using the current channel setting. ATS210: Returns the current value of Channel Count. ATS210=n: Sets the value of Channel Count to n , given that 1 <= n <= 16. Advanced Menu (Distributer) Tx Base Freq Minimum transmit frequency. ATS211: Returns the current value of Tx Base Freq. ATS211=n[.m]: Sets the value of Tx Base Freq to n MHz, given that 130.000000 <= n <= 1050.000000. (Distributer) Bandwidth
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 58 of 99 The amount of usable frequncies available to the radio. ATS212: Returns the current value of Bandwidth. ATS212=n[.m]: Sets the value of Bandwidth to n MHz, given that 1.000000 <= n <= 100.000000. (Distributer) Raster Frequency raster. All channel frequencies must be divisible by the raster. ATS57: Returns the current value of Raster. ATS57=n sets Raster to n Values accepted: 0 = 0.001 kHz 1 = 2.500 kHz 2 = 5.000 kHz 3 = 6.250 kHz 4 = 7.500 kHz 5 = 10.000 kHz 6 = 12.500 kHz 7 = 15.000 kHz 8 = 20.000 kHz 9 = 25.000 kHz 10 = 30.000 kHz Channel Width The radios channel width. ATS66: Returns the current value of Channel Width. ATS66=n sets Channel Width to n Values accepted: 0 = 12.500 KHz 1 = 25.000 KHz Channel Table Tx Freq Radio channel transmit frequency. ATS55[a]: Returns the current value of Tx Freq. ATS55[a]=n[.m]: Sets the value of Tx Freq to n MHz, given that 130.000000 <= n <= 1050.000000. Where: a = Channel Table table index (starting from 1) Reference Menu Current Reference The current reference being used to generate channel frequencies. ATI122: Returns the current value of Current Reference. External Reference The state of the external reference. ATI123: Returns the current value of External Reference. Reference Mode The reference selection method. ATI120: Returns the current value of Reference Mode. ATI120=n sets Reference Mode to n Values accepted:
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 59 of 99 0 = Internal 1 = External With Failover Ext. Ref. Frequency Configures the frequency of the external reference. ATI121: Returns the current value of Ext. Ref. Frequency. ATI121=n sets Ext. Ref. Frequency to n Values accepted: 0 = 5 MHz 1 = 10 MHz Isolator Menu Feedback Hardware feedback from the isolator attentuation switchout mechanism. ATP33: Returns the current value of Feedback. Isolator Mode Sets the isolator for normal transmission (high attenuation on RF diag port) or for listening to signal from antenna, for network testing (low attenuation on RF diag port, transmission disabled). ATP31: Returns the current value of Isolator Mode. ATP31=n sets Isolator Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = Set for Transmitting 1 = Set for Listening Listening Mode Timeout A timeout in seconds that starts when the isolator is set to listening mode. When the timeout expires the isolator will automatically return to transmitting mode. ATP35: Returns the current value of Listening Mode Timeout. ATP35=n[.m]: Sets the value of Listening Mode Timeout to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 65.535. Enable Listening Timeout Enables or disables listening mode timeout. ATP34: Returns the current value of Enable Listening Timeout. ATP34=n sets Enable Listening Timeout to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Paging Protocols Menu POCSAG Deviation ATP105: Returns the current value of POCSAG Deviation. FLEX Deviation ATP106: Returns the current value of FLEX Deviation. Encoding Mode Configure the encoding source for paging transmitter data. ATN10: Returns the current value of Encoding Mode. ATN10=n sets Encoding Mode to n Values accepted:
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 60 of 99 0 = External Encoder 1 = TNPP Serial 2 = TNPP TCP:64250 3 = TNPP UDP:64250 4 = PET/TAP Serial 5 = PET/TAP TCP:64250 6 = PET/TAP UDP:64250 PET/TAP Menu Current State ATN43: Returns the current value of Current State. Line Separator The line separator output between new lines. Configurable for compatibility across terminals. ATN15: Returns the current value of Line Separator. ATN15=n sets Line Separator to n Values accepted: 0 = 1 = Timeout Intercharacter timeout before purging input buffer and reverting to idle state. ATN16: Returns the current value of Timeout. ATN16=n[.m]: Sets the value of Timeout to n s, given that 0.5 <= n <= 10.0. Baud Rate Baud rate at which encoded POSCAG pages are sent over the air. ATN19: Returns the current value of Baud Rate. ATN19=n sets Baud Rate to n Values accepted: 0 = 512 1 = 1200 2 = 2400 Stay Logged In Remains logged in indefinitely after receiving a valid login string. ATN41: Returns the current value of Stay Logged In. ATN41=n sets Stay Logged In to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Implied Login Option to skip login sequence if a <STX> is read while waiting for wake up sequence. ATN42: Returns the current value of Implied Login. ATN42=n sets Implied Login to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = PG1 2 = PG3
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 61 of 99 Detect Numeric Pages When enabled, will encode a POCSAG page in numeric format (rather than alpha-numeric) if the message is wholly formed by digits. ATN14: Returns the current value of Detect Numeric Pages. ATN14=n sets Detect Numeric Pages to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Group Code Allows the use of the final character or digit in the Pager ID field of a message submission to determine the function bits of the paging message. ATN13: Returns the current value of Group Code. ATN13=n sets Group Code to n Values accepted: 0 = None 1 = Trailing Character 2 = Trailing Digit Reset Statistics Reset the TAP/PET statistics accumulated since start-up. ATN17: Runs the Reset Statistics routine. Statistics Table Name Value ATN18[a]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = Statistics table index (starting from 0) TNPP Menu Address The address of this TNPP node. ATN23: Returns the current value of Address. ATN23=n: Sets the value of Address to n , given that 0 <= n <= 65535. Promiscuous Mode When enabled, this node will accept packets destined for any address. ATN24: Returns the current value of Promiscuous Mode. ATN24=n sets Promiscuous Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Transparent CRC support ATN25: Returns the current value of Transparent CRC support. ATN25=n sets Transparent CRC support to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 62 of 99 Address Extension support ATN26: Returns the current value of Address Extension support. ATN26=n sets Address Extension support to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Multi-Block support ATN27: Returns the current value of Multi-Block support. ATN27=n sets Multi-Block support to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Large Packet support ATN28: Returns the current value of Large Packet support. ATN28=n sets Large Packet support to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Reset TNPP Statistics ATN22: Runs the Reset TNPP Statistics routine. TNPP Statistics Table Name ATN20[a]: Returns the current value of Name . Where: a = TNPP Statistics table index (starting from 0) Count ATN21[a]: Returns the current value of Count. Where: a = TNPP Statistics table index (starting from 0) POCSAG Menu Preamble Length Length of the preamble sent prior to paging data. ATN30: Returns the current value of Preamble Length. ATN30=n: Sets the value of Preamble Length to n bit, given that 32 <= n <= 2304. Function Override Override the function bits in the address codeword. Default (`Message Encoding`) is to set the function bits based on message encoding: Numeric: 00, Tone: 01, Alpha-numeric: 11. ATN11: Returns the current value of Function Override. ATN11=n sets Function Override to n Values accepted: 0 = Message Encoding 1 = Always 00 2 = Always 01 3 = Always 10 4 = Always 11
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 63 of 99 Purge Timeout Duration to wait to collate paging messages for sending over the air. ATN29: Returns the current value of Purge Timeout. ATN29=n: Sets the value of Purge Timeout to n ms, given that 250 <= n <= 5000. Reset Statistics ATN40: Runs the Reset Statistics routine. Page Repeat Rules Table Enabled Whether this rule is enabled. ATN36[a]: Returns the current value of Enabled. ATN36[a]=n sets Enabled to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Where: a = Page Repeat Rules table index (starting from 0) Capcode The Capcode to match for this rule. 0 matches any capcode, all other integers match the specific capcode. ATN37[a]: Returns the current value of Capcode. ATN37[a]=n: Sets the value of Capcode to n , given that 0 <= n <= 2097152. Where: a = Page Repeat Rules table index (starting from 0) Delay The delay to insert between page repetitions. ATN38[a]: Returns the current value of Delay. ATN38[a]=n: Sets the value of Delay to n s, given that 4 <= n <= 60. Where: a = Page Repeat Rules table index (starting from 0) Count The number of times to repeat pages. ATN39[a]: Returns the current value of Count. ATN39[a]=n: Sets the value of Count to n , given that 1 <= n <= 5. Where: a = Page Repeat Rules table index (starting from 0) POCSAG MAC Statistics Table Name ATN34[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = POCSAG MAC Statistics table index (starting from 0) Count ATN35[a]: Returns the current value of Count. Where: a = POCSAG MAC Statistics table index (starting from 0) Test Menu Status ATG171: Returns the current value of Status. Message
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 64 of 99 ATG172: Returns the current value of Message. ATG172=s: Sets the value of Message to s, given that 0 <= length(s) <= 30. Encoding ATG173: Returns the current value of Encoding. ATG173=n sets Encoding to n Values accepted: 0 = Alpha-numeric 1 = Numeric Capcode ATG174: Returns the current value of Capcode. ATG174=n: Sets the value of Capcode to n , given that 1 <= n <= 2097152. Baud Rate ATG175: Returns the current value of Baud Rate. ATG175=n sets Baud Rate to n Values accepted: 0 = 512 1 = 1200 2 = 2400 Append ATG176: Returns the current value of Append. ATG176=n sets Append to n Values accepted: 0 = Nothing 1 = Count 2 = Timestamp 3 = Count and Timestamp Interval ATG177: Returns the current value of Interval. ATG177=n: Sets the value of Interval to n s, given that 1 <= n <= 120. Duration ATG178: Returns the current value of Duration. ATG178=n: Sets the value of Duration to n mins, given that 0 <= n <= 720. Begin Survey ATG180: Runs the Begin Survey routine. Stop Survey ATG181: Runs the Stop Survey routine. Send One Message ATG182: Runs the Send One Message routine. Advanced Menu Custom Deviation
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 65 of 99 The deviation of the custom paging protocol. ATP103: Returns the current value of Custom Deviation. ATP103=n[.m]: Sets the value of Custom Deviation to n Hz, given that 0.0 <= n <= 4800.0. Custom FSK level The FSK-levels of the custom paging protocol. ATP104: Returns the current value of Custom FSK level. ATP104=n sets Custom FSK level to n Values accepted: 0 = 2-level 1 = 4-level Profiles Table Paging Protocol Configured paging protocol for this profile. ATP91[a]: Returns the current value of Paging Protocol. ATP91[a]=n sets Paging Protocol to n Values accepted: 0 = POCSAG 1 = FLEX-2 2 = FLEX-4 3 = Custom Where: a = Profiles table index (starting from 0) Carrier Offset Configured carrier frequency offset for this profile. ATP92[a]: Returns the current value of Carrier Offset. ATP92[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Carrier Offset to n Hz, given that -4000 <= n <= 4000. Where: a = Profiles table index (starting from 0) Ext. Data Clock Configures whether to use an external clock to synchronise data. An external clock is mandatory for 4-level protocols. ATP93[a]: Returns the current value of Ext. Data Clock. ATP93[a]=n sets Ext. Data Clock to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Where: a = Profiles table index (starting from 0) Fan Control Menu Sensed Temp. Current temperature at sensor used for fan control. ATP109: Returns the current value of Sensed Temp.. Time Until Fan Test ATP111: Returns the current value of Time Until Fan Test. Fan Override Manual fan override (allows fans to be forced on). ATP22: Returns the current value of Fan Override.
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 66 of 99 ATP22=n sets Fan Override to n Values accepted: 0 = Normal 1 = Always On Sensor To Use Temperature sensor used for fan control. ATP108: Returns the current value of Sensor To Use. ATP108=n sets Sensor To Use to n Values accepted: 0 = Baseband Sensor 1 = PA Sensor 2 = Driver Sensor 3 = PA/Driver Ambient Sensor 4 = Isolator Sensor 5 = Baseband Thermistor 6 = PA Group Average 7 = Hottest Sensor 8 = PA Group Sensors Turn On Temp. Sensed temperature above which fans will be turned on. ATP20: Returns the current value of Turn On Temp.. ATP20=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Turn On Temp. to n deg C, given that -128 <= n <= 127. Turn Off Temp. Sensed temperature below which fans will be turned off. ATP21: Returns the current value of Turn Off Temp.. ATP21=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Turn Off Temp. to n deg C, given that -128 <= n <= 127. Fan Test Interval Interval in hours between fan self-tests. ATP110: Returns the current value of Fan Test Interval. ATP110=n: Sets the value of Fan Test Interval to n hrs, given that 12 <= n <= 48. Sensors Menu (Distributer) Fault Reporting ATI203: Returns the current value of Fault Reporting. ATI203=n sets Fault Reporting to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled (Distributer) Fail-safes ATI204: Returns the current value of Fail-safes. ATI204=n sets Fail-safes to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Sensor Configuration Menu
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 67 of 99 Reset Cutoffs ATI207: Runs the Reset Cutoffs routine. Reset Min/Max Reset the historical minimums and maximums of monitored sensor values. ATI104: Runs the Reset Min/Max routine. Status Parameters Table Name Name of the sensor and its unit in this row of the table. ATI176[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Current Current measured sensor value. ATI90[a]: Returns the current value of Current. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Relevant Value The current measured sensor value if it is relevant. Otherwise -2000000 ATI99[a]: Returns the current value of Relevant Value. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Maximum Maximum recorded sensor value since the statistics were reset. ATI91[a]: Returns the current value of Maximum. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Minimum Minimum recorded sensor value since the statistics were reset. ATI92[a]: Returns the current value of Minimum. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Current State Current fault status associated with this sensor. ATI177[a]: Returns the current value of Current State. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Upper Cutoff Upper cutoff value for this sensor. Measurements which exceed this cutoff cause a fault. ATI93[a]: Returns the current value of Upper Cutoff. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Hysteresis Hysteresis value for this sensor. When a sensor is near the cutoff value this helps reduce excessive fault toggling. ATI97[a]: Returns the current value of Hysteresis. ATI97[a]=n: Sets the value of Hysteresis to n , given that 0 <= n <= 65535. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Lower Cutoff
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 68 of 99 Lower cutoff value for this sensor. Measurements lower than this cutoff cause a fault. ATI96[a]: Returns the current value of Lower Cutoff. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Reset Sensor Min/Max Reset the historical minimum and maximum for this sensor. ATI181[a]: Runs the Reset Sensor Min/Max routine. Where: a = Status Parameters table index (starting from 0) Sensor Interpolation Menu Transmit Power Variation Table Name Name of the sensor and its unit in this row of the table. ATG156[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 20W Lower Cutoff ATG157[a]: Returns the current value of 20W Lower Cutoff. ATG157[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 20W Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 20W Upper Cutoff ATG158[a]: Returns the current value of 20W Upper Cutoff. ATG158[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 20W Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 50W Lower Cutoff ATG159[a]: Returns the current value of 50W Lower Cutoff. ATG159[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 50W Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 50W Upper Cutoff ATG160[a]: Returns the current value of 50W Upper Cutoff. ATG160[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 50W Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 100W Lower Cutoff ATG161[a]: Returns the current value of 100W Lower Cutoff. ATG161[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 100W Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 100W Upper Cutoff ATG162[a]: Returns the current value of 100W Upper Cutoff. ATG162[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 100W Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 200W Lower Cutoff ATG163[a]: Returns the current value of 200W Lower Cutoff. ATG163[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 200W Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0)
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 69 of 99 200W Upper Cutoff ATG164[a]: Returns the current value of 200W Upper Cutoff. ATG164[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 200W Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 250W Lower Cutoff ATG165[a]: Returns the current value of 250W Lower Cutoff. ATG165[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 250W Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) 250W Upper Cutoff ATG166[a]: Returns the current value of 250W Upper Cutoff. ATG166[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of 250W Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Transmit Power Variation table index (starting from 0) Other Table Name Name of the sensor and its unit in this row of the table. ATG167[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Other table index (starting from 0) Lower Cutoff ATG169[a]: Returns the current value of Lower Cutoff. ATG169[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Lower Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Other table index (starting from 0) Upper Cutoff ATG168[a]: Returns the current value of Upper Cutoff. ATG168[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Upper Cutoff to n , given that -2147483648 <= n <= 2147483647. Where: a = Other table index (starting from 0) Temperature Sensors Table Voltage Sensors Table Current Sensors Table Fan Speeds Table Power Table Ratio Table Faults Menu Total Faults Counter ATI156: Returns the current value of Total Faults Counter. Active Faults ATI157: Returns the current value of Active Faults. Combined Fault Status The status of the combined alarm. ATI158: Returns the current value of Combined Fault Status. Overview Filter
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 70 of 99 ATI155: Returns the current value of Overview Filter. ATI155=n sets Overview Filter to n Values accepted: 0 = Show All 1 = Show Active/Latched 2 = Show Counter > 0 Clear All Faults Clears all active faults and reverts all fault actions that have been taken. ATI151: Runs the Clear All Faults routine. Fault Configuration Menu Combined Fault Ext. Alarm The hardware alarm associated with the combined alarm. ATI173: Returns the current value of Combined Fault Ext. Alarm. ATI173=n sets Combined Fault Ext. Alarm to n Values accepted: 0 = ALM1 1 = ALM2 2 = ALM3 3 = ALM4 4 = ALM5 5 = ALM6 6 = ALM7 7 = ALM8 8 = ALM9 9 = COMB 10 = ALM10 11 = ALM11 12 = ALM12 13 = ALM13 14 = None Min. Fault Duration The minimum duration a parameter must be in its fault condition before it is reported. ATI172: Returns the current value of Min. Fault Duration. ATI172=n[.m]: Sets the value of Min. Fault Duration to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 65.535. Fault Beeper ATI174: Returns the current value of Fault Beeper. ATI174=n sets Fault Beeper to n Values accepted: 0 = Never 1 = Activity 2 = Heartbeat Reset Counters ATI163: Runs the Reset Counters routine. Faults Table Fault Name
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 71 of 99 Name of the fault in this row of the table. ATI164[a]: Returns the current value of Fault Name. Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Status Indicates whether or not this fault condition is currently active. ATI165[a]: Returns the current value of Status. Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Active Duration Duration for which this fault has been active, or 0 if the fault is not active. ATI170[a]: Returns the current value of Active Duration. Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Ext. Alarm The hardware alarm that will be asserted when this fault is active. ATI166[a]: Returns the current value of Ext. Alarm. ATI166[a]=n sets Ext. Alarm to n Values accepted: 0 = ALM1 1 = ALM2 2 = ALM3 3 = ALM4 4 = ALM5 5 = ALM6 6 = ALM7 7 = ALM8 8 = ALM9 9 = COMB 10 = ALM10 11 = ALM11 12 = ALM12 13 = ALM13 14 = None Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Fault Action Configured action to be taken when this fault occurs. ATI167[a]: Returns the current value of Fault Action. ATI167[a]=n sets Fault Action to n Values accepted: 0 = None 1 = Reference Switchover 2 = Disable Transmit 3 = Scale Transmit Power 4 = Enable PA0 Current Foldback 5 = Enable PA90 Current Foldback 6 = Enable Reverse Power Foldback Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Latching Mechanism
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 72 of 99 Configured latching mechanism for this fault. ATI168[a]: Returns the current value of Latching Mechanism. ATI168[a]=n sets Latching Mechanism to n Values accepted: 0 = None 1 = SW Reset Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Triggers Combined Allows this fault to assert the combined alarm (COMB) in addition to it's configured alarm. ATI169[a]: Returns the current value of Triggers Combined. ATI169[a]=n sets Triggers Combined to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Go Standby Configures this fault as a TX FAULT for the purposes of entering standby mode when Hot Standby operation is enabled ATM17[a]: Returns the current value of Go Standby. ATM17[a]=n sets Go Standby to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Counter The number of times this fault has occurred since the statistics were reset. ATI171[a]: Returns the current value of Counter. ATI171[a]=n: Sets the value of Counter to n , given that 0 <= n <= 65535. Where: a = Faults table index (starting from 0) Faults Overview Table Fault ATI159[a]: Returns the current value of Fault. Where: a = Faults Overview table index (starting from 0) Status ATI160[a]: Returns the current value of Status. Where: a = Faults Overview table index (starting from 0) Active Duration ATI161[a]: Returns the current value of Active Duration. Where: a = Faults Overview table index (starting from 0) Counter ATI162[a]: Returns the current value of Counter. Where: a = Faults Overview table index (starting from 0) Encoder Interface Menu
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 73 of 99 Encoder Detected ATP102: Returns the current value of Encoder Detected. Data Idle Duration ATP94: Returns the current value of Data Idle Duration. 24 V DC Current ATP126: Returns the current value of 24 V DC Current. Data Idle Timeout Configurable timeout for detecting the encoder data inputs as idle, which will cause the encoder data idle fault to go active. ATP95: Returns the current value of Data Idle Timeout. ATP95=n[.m]: Sets the value of Data Idle Timeout to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 4294967.295. Report Data Idle Enable or disable reporting of idle encoder data fault. ATP96: Returns the current value of Report Data Idle. ATP96=n sets Report Data Idle to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True 4-Level Operation Allows swapping of L-/H-bit. ATP124: Returns the current value of 4-Level Operation. ATP124=n sets 4-Level Operation to n Values accepted: 0 = Normal 1 = Legacy Encoder Protocol Control Allows the active protocol profile to be toggled by hardware input. ATP99: Returns the current value of Encoder Protocol Control. ATP99=n sets Encoder Protocol Control to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Encoder Channel Control Allows the active channel to be toggled by hardware input. ATS180: Returns the current value of Encoder Channel Control. ATS180=n sets Encoder Channel Control to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Encoder Hardware PTT Allows transmitter PTT to be controlled by hardware input. ATP97: Returns the current value of Encoder Hardware PTT.
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 74 of 99 ATP97=n sets Encoder Hardware PTT to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Tx On Active Level Configures which state is considered to be active with hardware PTT. ATP98: Returns the current value of Tx On Active Level. ATP98=n sets Tx On Active Level to n Values accepted: 0 = Active Low 1 = Active High Auto PTT Setting to enable or disable the automatic Push-To-Talk on data feature. ATP100: Returns the current value of Auto PTT. ATP100=n sets Auto PTT to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Auto PTT Timeout No-data timeout for the automatic PTT feature. ATP101: Returns the current value of Auto PTT Timeout. ATP101=n[.m]: Sets the value of Auto PTT Timeout to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 65.535. Active Profile Active protocol profile. ATP90: Returns the current value of Active Profile. ATP90=n sets Active Profile to n Values accepted: 0 = Profile 1 1 = Profile 2 Aux Input 1 Debounce ATP121: Returns the current value of Aux Input 1 Debounce. ATP121=n[.m]: Sets the value of Aux Input 1 Debounce to n s, given that 0.5 <= n <= 120.0. Aux Input 1 Active Level ATP122: Returns the current value of Aux Input 1 Active Level. ATP122=n sets Aux Input 1 Active Level to n Values accepted: 0 = Low 1 = High Clock Edge Configures the clock edge to use when using an external data clock. ATI152: Returns the current value of Clock Edge. ATI152=n sets Clock Edge to n Values accepted:
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 75 of 99 0 = Rising-edge 1 = Falling-edge Data Invert Set to true to invert data internally before modulation. ATI153: Returns the current value of Data Invert. ATI153=n sets Data Invert to n Values accepted: 0 = Normal 1 = Inverted 24 V DC Output ATP125: Returns the current value of 24 V DC Output. ATP125=n sets 24 V DC Output to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled 24 V DC Cycle ATP127: Runs the 24 V DC Cycle routine. External I/O Table Name ATR248[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = External I/O table index (starting from 0) Direction ATR249[a]: Returns the current value of Direction. Where: a = External I/O table index (starting from 0) State ATR250[a]: Returns the current value of State. Where: a = External I/O table index (starting from 0) Hot Standby Menu Role ATM13: Returns the current value of Role. State ATM14: Returns the current value of State. RF Switch ATM15: Returns the current value of RF Switch. Can Go Active (HW) ATM11: Returns the current value of Can Go Active (HW). TX Fault ATM16: Returns the current value of TX Fault. Standby Mode
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 76 of 99 ATM10: Returns the current value of Standby Mode. ATM10=n sets Standby Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Hardware 2 = Software Can Go Active (SW) ATM12: Returns the current value of Can Go Active (SW). ATM12=n sets Can Go Active (SW) to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Serial Ports Menu Main DTR State The state of the DTR input on the main serial port. ATS92: Returns the current value of Main DTR State. Main RTS State The state of the RTS input on the main serial port. ATS93: Returns the current value of Main RTS State. Main Flow Control Configures flow control methods for the main serial port ATS104: Returns the current value of Main Flow Control. ATS104=n sets Main Flow Control to n Values accepted: 0 = None 2 = Hardware (RTS / CTS) Main DCD Mode Configures the behaviour of the DCD output on the main serial port. ATS90: Returns the current value of Main DCD Mode. ATS90=n sets Main DCD Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = Always High 1 = Always Low 2 = Mirrors DCD 3 = Mirrors CTS 4 = Follows TX Main CTS Mode Configures the behaviour of the CTS output on the main serial port. ATS91: Returns the current value of Main CTS Mode. ATS91=n sets Main CTS Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = Always High 1 = Always Low 2 = Mirrors DCD
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 77 of 99 3 = Mirrors CTS 4 = Follows TX Settings Table Baud Rate The baud rate configured for this serial port. ATS100[a]: Returns the current value of Baud Rate. ATS100[a]=n sets Baud Rate to n Values accepted: 1 = 300 2 = 600 3 = 1200 4 = 2400 5 = 4800 6 = 9600 8 = 19200 9 = 38400 10 = 57600 11 = 115200 Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) Data Bits The number of data bits configured for this serial port. ATS102[a]: Returns the current value of Data Bits. ATS102[a]=n sets Data Bits to n Values accepted: 0 = 7 1 = 8 Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) Parity The parity configuration for this serial port. ATS101[a]: Returns the current value of Parity. ATS101[a]=n sets Parity to n Values accepted: 0 = None 1 = Even 2 = Odd Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) Stop Bits The number of stop bits used on this serial port. ATS103[a]: Returns the current value of Stop Bits. ATS103[a]=n sets Stop Bits to n Values accepted: 0 = 1 1 = 2 Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) Reset Statistics
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 78 of 99 ATS189[a]: Runs the Reset Statistics routine. Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) Statistics Table Name ATS188[a,b]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) b = Statistics table index (starting from 0) Value Shows statistics for serial port events. ATI20[a,b]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = Settings table index (starting from 0) b = Statistics table index (starting from 0) LAN Interface Menu Ethernet Menu Local MAC Address The factory-assigned Ethernet MAC address of the unit. ATR46: Returns the current value of Local MAC Address. Link Status ATR255: Returns the current value of Link Status. Auto Negotiation Status ATR256: Returns the current value of Auto Negotiation Status. Link Speed ATR257: Returns the current value of Link Speed. Link Duplex ATR258: Returns the current value of Link Duplex. Auto Negotiation Configure whether the Ethernet interface will automatically detect link speed and duplex. ATR259: Returns the current value of Auto Negotiation. ATR259=n sets Auto Negotiation to n Values accepted: 0 = Force 1 = Auto-negotiate Forced Link Speed Configures the speed to use when the link parameters are forced. ATR260: Returns the current value of Forced Link Speed. ATR260=n sets Forced Link Speed to n Values accepted: 0 = 10 Mbps 1 = 100 Mbps Forced Link Duplex Configures duplex when the link parameters are forced. ATR261: Returns the current value of Forced Link Duplex.
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 79 of 99 ATR261=n sets Forced Link Duplex to n Values accepted: 0 = Half duplex 1 = Full duplex TCP/IP Menu IP Address A read-only string that shows the current IP address of the unit. If DHCP is enabled this will be the IP address assigned by the DHCP server. If DHCP is disabled this will be the configured static IP address. ATI70: Returns the current value of IP Address. Subnet Mask ATI201: Returns the current value of Subnet Mask. Gateway ATI202: Returns the current value of Gateway. Bcast Addr ATI205: Returns the current value of Bcast Addr. TCP Idle Timeout Idle time before a TCP connection times out. ATG48: Returns the current value of TCP Idle Timeout. ATG48=n: Sets the value of TCP Idle Timeout to n s, given that 0 <= n <= 65535. UDP Idle Timeout Idle time before a UDP connection times out. ATG96: Returns the current value of UDP Idle Timeout. ATG96=n: Sets the value of UDP Idle Timeout to n s, given that 20 <= n <= 600. DHCP Client Enables or disables the DHCP client of this unit. When disabled, the unit will use the configured static IP address. ATI71: Returns the current value of DHCP Client. ATI71=n sets DHCP Client to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Hostname The hostname of the unit. ATI72: Returns the current value of Hostname. ATI72=s: Sets the value of Hostname to s, given that 0 <= length(s) <= 26. Static IP Configuration Table 1st Octet Get or set the 1st Octet of either IP address, subnet mask or gateway. ATI80[a]: Returns the current value of 1st Octet. ATI80[a]=n: Sets the value of 1st Octet to n , given that 0 <= n <= 255. Where: a = Static IP Configuration table index (starting from 0)
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 80 of 99 2nd Octet Get or set the 2nd Octet of either IP address, subnet mask or gateway. ATI81[a]: Returns the current value of 2nd Octet. ATI81[a]=n: Sets the value of 2nd Octet to n , given that 0 <= n <= 255. Where: a = Static IP Configuration table index (starting from 0) 3rd Octet Get or set the 3rd Octet of either IP address, subnet mask or gateway. ATI82[a]: Returns the current value of 3rd Octet. ATI82[a]=n: Sets the value of 3rd Octet to n , given that 0 <= n <= 255. Where: a = Static IP Configuration table index (starting from 0) 4th Octet Get or set the 4th Octet of either IP address, subnet mask or gateway. ATI83[a]: Returns the current value of 4th Octet. ATI83[a]=n: Sets the value of 4th Octet to n , given that 0 <= n <= 255. Where: a = Static IP Configuration table index (starting from 0) SNTP Menu Status ATG8: Returns the current value of Status. Last Sync ATG2: Returns the current value of Last Sync. Last Query Latency ATG5: Returns the current value of Last Query Latency. Mode ATG1: Returns the current value of Mode. ATG1=n sets Mode to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Unicast Server IP ATG3: Returns the current value of Server IP. ATG3=s: Sets the value of Server IP to s, given that 0 <= length(s) <= 32. Query Interval ATG4: Returns the current value of Query Interval. ATG4=n: Sets the value of Query Interval to n mins, given that 1 <= n <= 2880. Request Timeout ATG6: Returns the current value of Request Timeout. ATG6=n[.m]: Sets the value of Request Timeout to n s, given that 0.000 <= n <= 65.535. Send Request ATG7: Runs the Send Request routine. UDP Connections Table
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 81 of 99 Local Port ATG49[a]: Returns the current value of Local Port. Where: a = UDP Connections table index (starting from 0) Remote IP ATG50[a]: Returns the current value of Remote IP. Where: a = UDP Connections table index (starting from 0) Remote Port ATG51[a]: Returns the current value of Remote Port. Where: a = UDP Connections table index (starting from 0) Diagnostics Menu (Distributer) Estimated Life Uptime An approximation of the total number of hours that this device has been powered up. ATI206: Returns the current value of Estimated Life Uptime. Total Tx Time ATG155: Returns the current value of Total Tx Time. Startup Reason ATG9: Returns the current value of Startup Reason. Startup Config ATG154: Returns the current value of Startup Config. Approval Code International type approval code which applies to this device. ATI175: Returns the current value of Approval Code. EEPROM Status Displays the EEPROM status at start-up. Blank or Invalid EEPROM could indicate a hardware fault. ATR10: Returns the current value of EEPROM Status. Build Date The date the firmware was compiled. ATR9: Returns the current value of Build Date. Firmware Version Version information for the firmware loaded in this device. ATI4: Returns the current value of Firmware Version. FPGA Version Version information for the FPGA image loaded into this device. ATI18: Returns the current value of FPGA Version. Bootloader Version ATI130: Returns the current value of Bootloader Version. (Distributer) Assertion Messages
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 82 of 99 ATG170: Returns the current value of Assertion Messages. ATG170=n sets Assertion Messages to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Software Reset ATG10: Runs the Software Reset routine. Time Menu Uptime Seconds since the radio powered up. ATG16: Returns the current value of Uptime. Local Time The current local time (in seconds since Jan 1 1970). ATG11: Returns the current value of Local Time. Battery Status ATG13: Returns the current value of Battery Status. Local Time The current local time. ATG12: Returns the current value of Local Time. Startup Date ATG17: Returns the current value of Startup Date. Power Off Date ATG14: Returns the current value of Power Off Date. UTC The current UTC (in seconds since Jan 1 1970). AT%63: Returns the current value of UTC. AT%63=n: Sets the value of UTC to n s, given that 0 <= n <= -1. Time String Format ATG15: Returns the current value of Time String Format. ATG15=n sets Time String Format to n Values accepted: 0 = DoW MMM DD HH:MM:SS YYYY 1 = ''DD/MM/YYYY'' 2 = DD/MM/YYYY 3 = ''DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS'' 4 = DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS 5 = ''YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS'' 6 = YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS Time Zone (UTC +/-) Table Hours
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 83 of 99 The hours portion of the time zone. ATG18[a]: Returns the current value of Hours. ATG18[a]=[+/-]n: Sets the value of Hours to n hrs, given that -12 <= n <= 14. Where: a = Time Zone (UTC +/-) table index (starting from 0) Minutes The minutes portion of the time zone. ATG19[a]: Returns the current value of Minutes. ATG19[a]=n: Sets the value of Minutes to n mins, given that 0 <= n <= 59. Where: a = Time Zone (UTC +/-) table index (starting from 0) Firmware Update Menu Current State ATU50: Returns the current value of Current State. Startup State ATU46: Returns the current value of Startup State. Snapshot Progress Displays the completion status of a firmware snapshot being created. ATU11: Returns the current value of Snapshot Progress. Use Schedule Information Use the schedule information in the CCMP-FIRMWARE-SCHEDULE packet to determine when to update to the new firmware image. ATU47: Returns the current value of Use Schedule Information. ATU47=n sets Use Schedule Information to n Values accepted: 0 = False 1 = True Update Firmware Now Update the firmware to the most recent uploaded firmware image. This operation cannot be reversed and can cause configuration loss. ATU17: Runs the Update Firmware Now routine. Take Firmware Snapshot Trigger a firmware snapshot to be created. The progress of the snapshot creation can be tracked under the node 'Snapshot Progress'. ATU10: Runs the Take Firmware Snapshot routine. Roll Back to Snapshot 'Roll Back' to the most recent firmware snapshot. This will load the firmware and configuration saved on the most recent firmware snapshot. This operation cannot be reversed. ATU15: Runs the Roll Back to Snapshot routine. Firmware Update Table ATU48[a]: Returns the current value of . Where: a = table index (starting from 0) Available
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 84 of 99 Displays availability of the firmware image saved into this memory bank. True means an image is available, false means there is no image. ATU20[a]: Returns the current value of Available. Where: a = table index (starting from 0) Type ATU49[a]: Returns the current value of Type. Where: a = table index (starting from 0) Version The firmware version of the firmware image loaded into this memory bank. ATU21[a]: Returns the current value of Version. Where: a = table index (starting from 0) Timestamp The creation date or upload date of the firmware image loaded into this memory bank. ATU22[a]: Returns the current value of Timestamp. Where: a = table index (starting from 0) (Distributer) Load Image ATU51[a]: Runs the Load Image routine. Where: a = table index (starting from 0) Ethernet Statistics Menu Ethernet Summary Statistics Table Name ATR251[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Ethernet Summary Statistics table index (starting from 0) Value ATR252[a]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = Ethernet Summary Statistics table index (starting from 0) Ethernet Error Statistics Table Name ATR253[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = Ethernet Error Statistics table index (starting from 0) Value ATR254[a]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = Ethernet Error Statistics table index (starting from 0) Ethernet Data Statistics Table Name Value ATR303[a]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = Ethernet Data Statistics table index (starting from 0) IP Statistics Menu
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 85 of 99 IP Statistics Table Name ATG34[a]: Returns the current value of Name. Where: a = IP Statistics table index (starting from 0) Value ATG35[a]: Returns the current value of Value. Where: a = IP Statistics table index (starting from 0) Protocol Statistics Table Protocol ATG36[a]: Returns the current value of Protocol. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Transmitted ATG37[a]: Returns the current value of Transmitted. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Re-Transmitted ATG38[a]: Returns the current value of Re-Transmitted. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Received ATG39[a]: Returns the current value of Received. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Forwarded ATG40[a]: Returns the current value of Forwarded. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Dropped ATG41[a]: Returns the current value of Dropped. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Checksum Error ATG42[a]: Returns the current value of Checksum Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Length Error ATG43[a]: Returns the current value of Length Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Memory Error ATG44[a]: Returns the current value of Memory Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Routing Error ATG45[a]: Returns the current value of Routing Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Protocol Error
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 86 of 99 ATG46[a]: Returns the current value of Protocol Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Error ATG47[a]: Returns the current value of Error. Where: a = Protocol Statistics table index (starting from 0) Fault History Menu (Distributer) Reset Fault History ATG179: Runs the Reset Fault History routine. Fault History Table Time The time that the fault occurred. ATG20[a]: Returns the current value of Time. Where: a = Fault History table index (starting from 0) Fault The fault that occurred. ATG21[a]: Returns the current value of Fault. Where: a = Fault History table index (starting from 0) Event Log Menu Level The granularity of information to write to the event log. ATS60: Returns the current value of Level. ATS60=n sets Level to n Values accepted: 0 = Faults 1 = Warnings 2 = Status 3 = Information 4 = Debugging Clear Event Log Clears all entries in the event log. ATS65: Runs the Clear Event Log routine. Filters Table Type ATS181[a]: Returns the current value of Type. Where: a = Filters table index (starting from 0) Status ATS182[a]: Returns the current value of Status. ATS182[a]=n sets Status to n Values accepted: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled Where: a = Filters table index (starting from 0)
Appendix D Hayes AT Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 87 of 99 Transmission Log Table Time ATP113[a]: Returns the current value of Time. Where: a = Transmission Log table index (starting from 0) Event ATP114[a]: Returns the current value of Event. Where: a = Transmission Log table index (starting from 0)
Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 88 of 99 Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference Index Sensor Unit Range Default Upper Cut-off Default Lower Cut-off 0 PA Temp ºC -40 to 126 75 -20 1 Driver Temp ºC -40 to 126 70 -20 2 PA Ambient Temp ºC -40 to 126 70 -20 3 Isolator Temp ºC -40 to 126 60 -20 4 Baseband Temp 1 ºC -40 to 126 60 -20 5 Baseband Thermistor ºC -42 to 152 60 -20 6 Baseband Voltage mV 0 to 32991 49000 46500 7 24V Voltage mV 0 to 14833 25930 23040 8 5V Voltage mV 0 to 6649 5380 4810 9 3.3V Voltage mV 0 to 4347 3510 3170 10 Baseband Current mA 0 to 3296 2490 40 11 24V Current mA 0 to 3296 3110 200 12 5V Current mA 0 to 2197 2640 800 13 3.3V Current mA 0 to 3296 1130 670 14 PA0 Current3 mA 0 to 24951 7330 4500 15 PA90 Current3 mA 0 to 24951 7330 4500 16 Driver Current mA 0 to 2495 390 90 17 Supply Current3 mA 0 to 30742 16170 40 18 Rear Fan Current mA 0 to 1636 470 50 19 Front Fan Current mA 0 to 1636 470 50 20 Rear Fan Speed RPM 0 to 32767 4440 1320 21 Front Fan Speed RPM 0 to 32767 4440 1320 22 Reverse Power3 mW 0 to 86000 1730 0 23 Transmit Power3 mW 0 to 650000 (typical) 281000 222000 24 Driver Power3 mW 0 to 1714000 2640 800 25 Exciter Power mW 0 to 21977 680 220 26 Isolator VSWR 10-3:1 0 to 9000 2500 0 Table 23: Sensor Reference 3 Measurement varies according to Tx Power – these values apply to Tx Power = 250W.
Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 89 of 99 Index Fault Latching Default Fault Action Default Alarm 0 High PA Temperature Configurable Disable Transmit ALM7 1 High Driver Temperature Configurable Disable Transmit ALM7 2 High PA Ambient Temperature Configurable None ALM7 3 High Isolator Temperature Configurable Disable Transmit ALM7 4 High Baseband 1 Temperature Configurable None ALM7 5 High Baseband 2 Temperature Configurable None ALM7 6 High Baseband Voltage Configurable None ALM1 7 High 24V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 8 High 5V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 9 High 3.3V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 10 High Baseband Current Configurable None ALM1 11 High 24V Current Configurable None ALM1 12 High 5V Current Configurable None ALM1 13 High 3.3V Current Configurable None ALM1 14 High PA0 Current Configurable Disable Transmit ALM1 15 High PA90 Current Configurable Disable Transmit ALM1 16 High Driver Current Configurable None ALM1 17 High Supply Current Configurable None ALM1 18 High Rear Fan Current Configurable None ALM8 19 High Front Fan Current Configurable None ALM8 20 High Rear Fan RPM Configurable None ALM8 21 High Front Fan RPM Configurable None ALM8 22 High Reverse Power Configurable Disable Transmit None 23 High Transmit Power Configurable Disable Transmit ALM4 24 High Driver Power Configurable None None 25 High DDS Power Configurable None ALM4 26 High Isolator VSWR Configurable Disable Transmit ALM6 27 Low PA Temperature Configurable None None 28 Low Driver Temperature Configurable None None 29 Low PA Ambient Temperature Configurable None None 30 Low Isolator Temperature Configurable None None 31 Low Baseband 1 Temperature Configurable None None
Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 90 of 99 32 Low Baseband 2 Temperature Configurable None None 33 Low Baseband Voltage Configurable None ALM1 34 Low 24V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 35 Low 5V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 36 Low 3.3V Voltage Configurable None ALM1 37 Low Baseband Current Configurable None ALM1 38 Low 24V Current Configurable None ALM1 39 Low 5V Current Configurable None ALM1 40 Low 3.3V Current Configurable None ALM1 41 Low PA0 Current Configurable None ALM1 42 Low PA90 Current Configurable None ALM1 43 Low Driver Current Configurable None ALM1 44 Low Supply Current Configurable None ALM1 45 Low Rear Fan Current Configurable None ALM8 46 Low Front Fan Current Configurable None ALM8 47 Low Rear Fan RPM Configurable None ALM8 48 Low Rear Fan RPM Configurable None ALM8 49 Low Reverse Power Configurable None None 50 Low Transmit Power Configurable None ALM5 51 Low Driver Power Configurable None None 52 Low DDS Power Configurable None None 53 Low Isolator VSWR Configurable None None 54 External Reference Fail Configurable Reference Switchover ALM2 55 Software Fault Configurable None None 56 Exciter Out-of-Lock Configurable Disable Transmit ALM9 57 Efficiency Warning Configurable None None 58 Transmit Timeout Latch-only Disable Transmit None 59 Encoder Data Idle Configurable None None 60 PA Current Foldback Configurable None None 61 Reverse Power Foldback Configurable Disable Transmit None 62 Invalid Calibration Latch-only Disable Transmit None 63 Watch Dog Reset Latch-only None None 64 Assertion Reset Latch-only None None 65 Firmware Update Exception Latch-only None None
Appendix E Sensor and Fault List Reference RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 91 of 99 66 Mass Storage Configurable None None 67 Module Latch-only Disable transmit None 68 Reference Switchover Latch-only None ALM3 69 Disable Transmission Latch-only None None 70 Scale Transmit Power Latch-only None None 71 Enable PA0 Current Foldback Latch-only None None 72 Enable PA90 Current Foldback Latch-only None None 73 Enable Reverse Power Foldback Latch-only None None Table 24: Fault Reference
Appendix F Product Identification Table RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 92 of 99 Appendix F Product Identification Table Table 25 shows the Paging Transmitter product identification. The green shaded items are the available configurations. This table should be used when ordering a Paging Transmitter. FREQUENCY BAND MAXIMUM TX POWER POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATED ISOLATOR RELEASE OTHER FEATURES 148 VHF 250 250 W E 24 VDC ND Not Fitted A Australia and US H Hot standby operation 900 UHF T -48 VDC CD Fitted E Europe P 110/240 VAC Table 25: Paging Transmitter product identification table For example, the product code for a 250 W Paging Transmitter supplied from -48 VDC, with an integrated isolator and released for Europe is RFI-148 250TCDE.
Appendix G Troubleshooting RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 93 of 99 Appendix G Troubleshooting This section outlines steps that can be taken in response to issues with the paging transmitter. G.1 Configuring Sensor Cutoffs Changing the paging transmitter transmit power should also include changing the sensor cutoffs. The factory default settings for the paging transmitter is for 20 W transmit power, including reasonable sensor cutoffs for this transmit power. If the transmit power is increased, then the sensor cutoffs also need to be similarly increased. Please contact STI Engineering for accessing Cruise Control configuration files with recommended sensor cutoffs for common transmit power settings. G.2 Fault LED Active The paging transmitter has several different indicators that a fault is currently active. The easiest method to determine fault status is to observe the front panel of the unit. If the red fault LED is on then the transmitter has an active fault. The fault status can also be interrogated using Cruise Control. To determine the type of fault that is active, connect to the paging transmitter using Cruise Control (for information on using Cruise Control see section 3.2). The front serial port of the paging transmitter has a configuration locked to 19200 8N1 (19200 baud, 8 data bits, even parity, and 1 stop bit). Once connected with Cruise Control, navigate to the Faults group and Cruise Control will display a view similar to the one shown in Figure 19 below.
Appendix G Troubleshooting RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 94 of 99 Figure 19: Cruise Control Faults Overview In the case of Figure 19, the external reference fail and reference switchover faults are active. See the headings below to diagnose some common active faults. G.2.1 External Reference Fail The external reference fail fault goes active when the transmitter is configured to use the external reference, but it cannot be locked to. If an external reference is not in use, change the reference mode to internal and then run the clear all faults routine to clear the fault LED. If an external reference is required:  Ensure the external reference is plugged in.  Ensure the external reference is within specification (see Table 9).  Ensure the external reference frequency is configured correctly.
Appendix G Troubleshooting RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 95 of 99 G.2.2 High Transmit Power A high transmit power fault could indicate a hardware issue, however it is usually due to incorrect configuration. The high transmit power fault will go active when the sensed transmit power exceeds the transmit power upper cutoff. A high transmit power fault is usually seen in tandem with high PA current and foldback faults. If the transmit power setting has been increased without changing the sensor cutoff values then this is likely the cause of the fault. See appendix G.1 for troubleshooting sensor cutoffs. For information on sensor cutoffs see section 0. G.2.3 High VSWR The high VSWR fault goes active when there is too much power being reflected into the RF out connection. When diagnosing a VSWR fault ensure the guidelines on human exposure to RF emissions are followed in section 0. To diagnose a high VSWR fault:  Ensure an antenna is attached to the RF out port.  Ensure the paging transmitter is configured for the correct operating frequency and the correct channel number is selected.  Ensure the antenna is tuned to the operating frequency. o Also ensure any in-line devices (such as a cavity filter) are tuned to the correct frequency.  Ensure there are no open circuits in the cable run from the paging transmitter to the antenna.  If possible, visually inspect the antenna for damage. G.2.4 Disable Transmit The disable transmit fault is a fault action automatically performed by the firmware due to other faults being active. The disable transmit fault action is caused by critical faults in the paging transmitter to stop hardware damage or transmitting off frequency. A list of faults that will cause disable transmit and how to troubleshoot them follows. G.2.4.1 High PA or Driver Temperature The temperature on the PA module has exceeded the sensor cutoff values (80 °C by default). To troubleshoot high PA temperature:  Ensure the fans are configured to turn on at a reasonable temperature. The factory default is recommended and has the fans turn on at 40 °C.  Check the ambient air temperature where the paging transmitter is installed. When transmitting at 250 W with an ambient temperature of 60 °C, the paging transmitter is expected to reach 80 °C. Ensure proper air circulation and/or air conditioning in the area the paging transmitter is installed.
Appendix G Troubleshooting RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 96 of 99  Ensure the fans are working. Check for blockages of the fan intake and exhaust. G.2.4.2 High Reverse Power or Reverse Power Foldback A high reverse power fault indicates a hardware failure of the circulator inside the paging transmitter. Failure of the circulator can cause RF spectrum splatter, so transmit is disabled. Return the unit to STI Engineering for repair. G.2.4.3 Exciter Out-of-Lock An exciter out-of-lock fault indicates that the channel frequencies can no longer be generated. There are two possible causes of an exciter out-of-lock:  If an external reference is in use: the external reference frequency has drifted too far from the configured reference frequency. Check the accuracy of the external reference.  A critical hardware failure in the paging transmitter. Return the unit to STI Engineering for repair. G.2.4.4 Transmit Timeout The transmit timeout fault goes active when the unit has been transmitting for longer than the transmit timeout duration. The transmit timeout fault can either be disabled, or the timeout can be increased. G.3 Unit Won’t Transmit There could be several causes for the paging transmitting not transmitting, each is explained below. G.3.1 PTT Override The paging transmitter PTT override can disable the transmitter from transmitting. The status of PTT override is displayed in the PTT Override Status field under the radio settings:  Enabled: Transmitting is enabled.  DISABLED:User: Transmitting is disabled because the user-configurable option PTT Override is set to disable transmit. To enable transmit again, set PTT override to enable transmit.  DISABLED:Fault: Transmitting is disabled because the disable transmit fault action is active. See section G.2.4 for troubleshooting a disable transmit fault action.  DISABLED:Listening: Transmitting is disabled because the isolator mode is set for listening. To enable transmitting again, the isolator mode must be set for transmitting.  DISABLED:Loading Config: Transmitting is disabled while Cruise Control is loading a configuration file.
Appendix G Troubleshooting RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 97 of 99 G.3.2 Hardware or Auto PTT When troubleshooting hardware or auto PTT, ensure the following:  The paging transmitter can transmit with the “Transmit On” routine in Cruise Control.  Hardware PTT or auto PTT is enabled. For hardware PTT:  The correct hardware PTT active level is configured, active low or active high.  Toggling the hardware PTT state is reflected in the “Ext I/O” table in Cruise Control in the Encoder Interface group. If this does not work, it indicates a cabling issue with the hardware PTT input. For auto PTT:  Toggling the L-bit state is reflected in the “Ext I/O” table in Cruise Control in the Encoder Interface group. If this does not work, it indicates a cabling issue with the L-bit input. G.3.3 Profile Definition If the RFI-900 reports that it is transmitting (Radio → Power → Transmitter Status), yet LIU L-Bit activity does not produce modulated data, ensure that the selected modulation profile (Encoder Interface → Active Profile) is not configured to use an external data clock (via the LIU) unless you are providing one (Paging Protocols → Profiles → Ext. Data Clock). G.4 Unit Transmits at Low Power If the unit is transmitting at low power as indicated by the front panel power gauge or transmit power sensor there could be several causes. Ensure:  The required transmit power is configured.  There are no faults active. A unit configured to transmit at a high power level needs similarly higher sensor cutoffs, see appendix G.1. Otherwise, low transmit power could indicate a hardware failure. If troubleshooting fails, return the unit to STI Engineering for repair.
Appendix H Glossary RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 98 of 99 Appendix H Glossary BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (Connector) CTS Clear To Send DCD Data Carrier Detect DCE Data Communications Equipment (radio modem) DTE Data Terminal Equipment (computer device) DTR Data Terminal Ready EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power GUI Graphical User Interface PA Power Amplifier POCSAG Post Office Code Standardisation Advisory Group PET Motorola Page Entry (now TAP) PTT Push-To-Talk RF Radio Frequency RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator RTS Request To Send Rx Received SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol TAP Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol (formerly PET) TNC Threaded Neill-Concelman (Connector) TNPP Telelocator Network Paging Protocol Tx Transmitted UTC Coordinated Universal Time VHF Very High Frequency VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Table 26: Glossary
RFI-148 & RFI-900 High Output Power Paging Transmitters User Manual Page 99 of 99 Index Appendix Controller Configurations Glenayre C2000 Controller / FLEX Mode ............... 48 Glenayre C2000 Controller / POCSAG Mode .......... 48 Motorola NIU Controller / FLEX Mode ................... 48 Zetron Model 66 Controller / POCSAG Mode ......... 49 Configuration ..................................................................... 13 Auto PTT ....................................................................... 24 Carrier Offset ................................................................. 27 Channel Selection .......................................................... 22 Combined Fault ............................................................. 31 Default Reference .......................................................... 25 Delay Correction ........................................................... 25 Encoder Frequency Control ........................................... 20 Encoder Hardware PTT ................................................. 20 Encoder Protocol Control .............................................. 20 External Reference ........................................................ 25 Isolator Mode ................................................................ 26 Minimum Fault Duration ............................................... 31 PTT System Override .................................................... 24 PTT Turn Off Delay ...................................................... 24 Sensor Cut-off ............................................................... 29 Serial Ports .................................................................... 21 SNTP ............................................................................. 33 Transmit Power ............................................................. 22 Transmit Timeout .......................................................... 24 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Serial Port Statistics ...................................................... 21 Fault Reference .................................................................. 88 Glossary ............................................................................. 98 Installation Product ............................................................................ 8 Introduction .......................................................................... 6 Operation ............................................................................ 21 Serial Ports .................................................................... 21 Sensor Reference ................................................................ 88 Technical Specifications .................................................... 42 Paging Transmitter ........................................................ 42 Serial Ports .................................................................... 45

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