Remote Transmitter Unit 5 (RTU5) Operations Manual Author: Date: Revision#: Document ID: Document Name: V.Ricci May 22,2017 "1" 4001-00xx-SO 4001-00XX-SO_RTU5_Operations_Manual.
RTU5 Operations Manual Revision: "1" Copyright Copyright 2017 by LoJack Corporation. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. This document is intended for use by LoJack internal customers and should be disclosed within the customer’s organization on a “need to know” basis.
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RTU5 Operations Manual Revision: "1" Table of Contents Copyright ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Document History ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Table of Contents ........................................................................................
Revision: "1" RTU5 Operations Manual Table of Figures Figure 1 Local Interface, using SSH ........................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3 RTU5 to Antenna Cable Options ..................................................................................................................
RTU5 Operations Manual Revision: "1" Section 1 About this Document 1.1 Purpose This document is intended to be used as a reference for users of the RTU5 software application. Note: This product is not intended to be sold in the consumer market. It has been intended for use by only authorized personnel and as such should be in a secure location to protect unauthorized access. 1.2 Scope The scope of this document is restricted to the operation of the software interface of the RTU5.
Revision: "1" RTU5 Operations Manual Section 2 Maintenance User Interface (with PC connected via Serial Port) In standard operation, the remote mode RTU5 software is not intended to be operated with a display screen permanently connected. However, a relatively simple display format has been included.
RTU5 Operations Manual Revision: "1" 2.1 Main Screen components 2.1.1 Status Frame The status frame reports the status of the various aspects of the RTU5. 1. Mod/PTT – [OK|BAD] the status of the Mod/PTT channel. A BAD status indicates a problem communicating with the Mod/PTT. A BAD status here could indicate an incorrect MODPTT setting in the rtcconfig.cfg file. 2. DSP – [OK|BAD] the status of the DSP channel. A BAD status indicates a problem communicating with the DSP.
Revision: "1" RTU5 Operations Manual 2.2 Verifying GPS functionality System time in UTC GPS Display GPS Time tick # of Satellites Visible Number of bytes left in the hardware downlink queue Number of bytes left in the repeat queue “04” - # of seconds within the phasegroup Transmit color/phasegroup “02” – color/phasegroup. Repeat color/phasegroup Figure 2 GPS Time Display) When looking at the debug screen you should see the time increment while the RTU5 is running.
RTU5 Operations Manual Revision: "1" Section 3 Warnings and Cautions EMC This product as supplied meets the requirements of the European Union Directive 89/336 EC and is eligible to bear the CE marking. It meets the requirements for an industrial environment. However, it must be noted that because the unit is user configurable, certain precautions will be required to maintain that compatibility. The RTU5 unit must be grounded.
Revision: "1" RTU5 Operations Manual RTU5 to Antenna Cabling Procedures The recommended antenna is a Cellwave PD-200; all information presented in this document assumes that this is the antenna being used, check with the manufacturer for cable and connector information on any other antenna. For RF cables, we recommend 50 ohm low density foam dielectric coaxial cables such as the HELIAX LDF series from Andrew Corp. or equivalent from Eupen or RFS Cellwave.
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