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545C Operations Manual

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545C Operations Manual Document Revision: 1.
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545C Operations Manual © 2012 Meteorcomm® LLC. All rights reserved. Meteorcomm® and ITCNet® are registered trademarks of Meteorcomm LLC and may not be used without express written permission of Meteorcomm LLC. By downloading, using, or referring to this document or any of the information contained herein, you acknowledge and agree: Ownership This document and the information contained herein are the sole and exclusive property of Meteorcomm LLC (“MCC”).
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545C Operations Manual Revision History Revision Date 1.0 02/10/2012 Description Legacy document formatted in 2012 template 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual Table of Contents Acronyms ......................................................................................... viii 1. Introduction .................................................................................. 1 2. 3. 1.1 FleetTrak™ Network ................................................................ 3 1.2 Manual Organization ................................................................ 4 1.3 Related Documents ................................................
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45C Operations Manual 4.1.6 Human Exposure To Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields ..... 26 4.2 Equipment Installation ........................................................... 26 4.2.1 Mobile Applications ....................................................... 26 4.2.2 Data Collection Applications ............................................ 27 4.2.3 Cable Connections ........................................................ 28 4.3 Power-Up Sequence..................................................
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545C Operations Manual 5.3.3 Sending Messages ......................................................... 68 5.3.4 Sending Commands ....................................................... 69 5.3.5 Sending Canned Messages ................................................ 70 5.3.6 Receiving Messages ....................................................... 71 5.3.7 Examining Message Status ............................................... 72 5.3.8 Examining and Revising Message Queues ..............................
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545C Operations Manual Appendices ................................................................................ 191 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual Table of Figures Figure 1: MCC 545C Packet Data Radio ........................................2 Figure 2: FleetTrak™ network diagram ........................................3 Figure 3: MCC-545C outline drawing ...........................................9 Figure 4:Exploded view of the MCC-545C ................................... 10 Figure 5:MCC-545C block diagram ............................................ 13 Figure 6: MCC-545C front panel LEDs .......................................
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545C Operations Manual ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter AUX Auxiliary Port AVL Automatic Vehicle Location BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying CR Carriage Return CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple Access DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter DMC Data, Management and Control DSP Digital Signal Processing DTA Data Port ELOS Extended-Line-of-Sight ETE End-to-End Acknowledgement GMSK Gausian Minimum Shift Keying GPS Global Positioning System KBPS Kilo (1,000) bits per seconds LED Light Emitting Diode
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545C Operations Manual UPDT Update UTC Universal Time Clock VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio XTermW Terminal Emulator 02/10/2012 x © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual 1. Introduction This manual outlines the operation of the MCC-545C Packet Data Radio through software revision 6.87. The MCC-545C Packet Data Radio is used in MCC’s FleetTrak™ network. This chapter briefly describes this network application; refer also to Appendix F for a complete discussion of MCC Network Interoperability.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 1: MCC 545C Packet Data Radio The MCC-545C radio is frequency synthesized and uses a GMSK modulation scheme with selectable data rates, as shown below. Model No. Modulation Data rate MCC-545C GMSK 9.6 kbps The MCC-545C has an embedded 32-bit controller for managing all the network functions associated with a packet switched data network and for interfacing to a variety of peripheral devices.
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545C Operations Manual 1.1 FleetTrak™ Network The FleetTrak™ network is used for applications that require the position of mobile resources to be reported in real-time and at varying update rates. The FleetTrak network is shown in Figure 1.2.
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545C Operations Manual 1.2 Manual Organization There are 5 major sections in this manual, plus a number of appendices: Section 2.0 RF Safety and Regulatory Information This section provides important information regarding antenna installations and means to safely limit exposure to RF radiation. Section 3.0 Description This section provides both a physical description and a functional description of each module in an MCC-545C.
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545C Operations Manual Appendix F Interoperability With Other MCC Products 1.3 Related Documents Additional documents and application notes that may be helpful in the operation of a MCC MCC-545C 5C Packet Data Radio are given below. below These documents (and more recent updates, if available), can be obtained from MCC or downloaded from MCC’s web site, www.meteorcomm.com. 1. XTermW – Operation of the XTermW Terminal Emulation Program for Windows, Octob October 22, 1999 2.
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545C Operations Manual This radio is intended for installation and use by employees who have full knowledge of their exposure and can exercise control over their exposure to meet FCC and IC limits. This radio device is not intended for use by consumers or the general population. • Table 1 in n the RF Exposure Guide list lists the calculated lateral distances to be maintained between the general pu public blic and an operational transmitter antenna for two antenna types for fo mobile applications.
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545C Operations Manual generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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545C Operations Manual than 10 sensors. A special break-out cable is supplied by MCC to access the following I/O capability: Inputs Outputs 6 analogs 0-5V 4-20 mA (with external 250 ohm resistor) 10 bit accuracy/resolution 4 ON/OFF, optically isolated 2 Form C SPDT Relays 1 GPS, NMEA compatible 3 RS-232 Ports An outline drawing and an exploded view of the chassis are shown in Figures 2.1 and 2.2. 02/10/2012 8 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 4:Exploded view of the MCC-545C 02/10/2012 10 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual 3.2 Printed Circuit Board Assemblies The MCC-545C contains three printed circuit board assemblies as shown in Figure 2.2. 3.2.1 Microprocessor The low-power 32-bit microprocessor controller performs the radio control, link, and network protocol functions. This assembly also contains a digital signal processor (DSP) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for generating the in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) base band signals for generating the GMSK RF signal. 3.2.
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545C Operations Manual 3.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 5:MCC-545C block diagram The A/D converter measures TX forward and reverse power, battery voltage, antenna noise voltage, transmitter board temperature, and 6 channels of 0-5V external sensor inputs. In –03 or later versions the internal nickel metal hydride battery (3.6V) can also be read. 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual An internal lithium ion battery is used to maintain the internal real time clock and battery backed RAM. This battery operates the clock in a power down state for a period of approximately 6 months. This battery should be removed if the unit is stored for extended periods of time. In -03 or later versions of the units, the lithium ion battery has been replaced with a rechargeable nickel metal hydride battery. This battery is located at the rear of the unit with Velcro.
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545C Operations Manual • • • Rx 1st local oscillator phase lock loop (47.7-60.7 MHz output, 10 kHz steps limited to 53.7 – 56.7 MHz in FCC ID: BIB54505003-01) Rx 2nd local oscillator phase lock loop (10.6 MHz) PIC Microcontroller GMSK Modulator • • • • DSP digital baseband GMSK generator I and Q DACs I/Q Vector Phase Modulator (GMSK) Pre amplifier (+13 dBm output) All components are mounted on an 8.5" by 3.5" two-sided printed circuit board. All components are surface mounted. 3.
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545C Operations Manual 3.6 Detailed Specifications The detailed specifications for each of the printed circuit board assemblies are given in Tables 2.1 through 2.4. Table 1:MCC-545C general specifications Characteristic Specification Dimensions 10.6"L x 4.0"W x 2.42"H Weight 3.5 lbs.
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545C Operations Manual MCC Standard (Refer to Section 3.2.3) I/O Table 3: MCC-545C transmitter specifications Characteristic Specification Frequency 37-50 MHz (FCC ID: BIB54505001-01) 43-46 MHz (FCC ID: BIB54505003-01) Synthesized 10 kHz steps Frequency accuracy, calibrated: ±1 ppm Frequency stability: ±5 ppm -30 to +60C RF Power Output, Nominal 100 Watts into 50 ohms at 12 VDC Input Load VSWR < 2:1 Rated Power Harmonic and Spurious Levels -70 dB TIA-603C Modulation: Type Rate Format GMSK 9.
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545C Operations Manual Switches: System Reset, Momentary SW1 3.7 Memory Organization The MCC-545C has three types of memory: 3.7.1 Program Memory (PM) The Program memory is non-volatile Flash (512K x 16). It contains the MBNET200 image software, bootstrap, configuration, and application software. These programs are installed at the MCC facilities at the time of shipment. The information stored in the Program memory is referred to as “factory defaults”. 3.7.
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545C Operations Manual The RAM contents will be lost under the following conditions: • • • • The Boot command is issued. The Reset button (SW1) is depressed. (Remove the rear panel to locate SW 1.) The internal backup battery fails or is disconnected. (In -02 units, remove jumper JP1 while the external power is turned off to the unit. In -03 or later units, remove connector J1.) The watchdog timer initiates a restart.
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545C Operations Manual TX 4. Yellow; flashes during Transmit power is normal and VSWR is below transmission 3.0:1 Red; flashes during transmission Transmit power is normal but VSWR is greater than 3.0:1 Off Transmit power is off or below normal INSTALLATION Site selection and general installation guidelines are provided in this section, including instructions for cabling, antenna and power source connections.
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545C Operations Manual Cosmic Noise Cosmic noise is the limiting noise factor in a meteor burst system. system This noise is generated by star systems in the galaxy and is frequency dependent. The noise is approximat approximately ely 15 dB above thermal at 40 MHz and 13 dB above thermal at 50 MHz MHz. This noise is diurnal in nature. nature It is the highest when the antennas are pointed directly at the center of the galaxy and lowest when they are pointed at right angles to it.
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545C Operations Manual All computers and printers contain high high-speed speed circuits that generate generat spurious signals throughout the 37 37-50 MHz band. Interference can result if any of these signals couple into the antenna at the MCC MCC-545C 545C receive frequency. To minimize this type of interference, try to keep the antenna away from computers by at least 100 feet. The MCC--545C’s noise blanker does not suppress computer computer-generated generated interference.
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545C Operations Manual Caution Caution: The MCC-545C 545C does not have an internal fuse and consideration should be given to installing an external fuse between the battery and MCC MCC-545C. 4.1.3 Horizon Angle To obtain maximum performance, the Remote Station must be installed on level, flat ground to provide a good ground plane plane. Lack of a good ground plane can reduce link performance by a factor of two.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 7:: Single dipole antenna Figure 8: 3-Element Element YAGI antenna The information bandwidth of the system is less than 25 kHz, therefore, a very narrow bandwidth antenna may be used when operating on a single frequency. In a two two-frequency frequency network the bandwidth of the antenna must be wide enough to accommodate both frequencies. frequencies The antenna must provide a 50 ohm load load. In the U.S. CONUS Network, two frequencies are used: TX = 45.
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545C Operations Manual 4.1.5 Antenna Height The height of the antenna should be optimized as a function of the distance between the Remote Station and the Master Station. A plot of optimum antenna height versus range is shown in Figure 3.3.
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545C Operations Manual 4.1.6 Human Exposure To Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields For fixed applications, antenna gains and mounting techniques can vary depending on the application. Antennas suitable for use with the MCC545C are listed in the MCC-545C RF Energy Exposure Guide. It includes details on the human to antenna separation requirements for specific fixed and mobile antennas with various gains. Always disable the transmitter when working on the antenna and/or coax cable. 4.
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545C Operations Manual 4.2.2 Data Collection Applications The case of the MCC-545C itself is not waterproof, and a NEMA waterproof enclosure is recommended for outdoor installations. To ensure proper operation, shielded cable is recommended for all connectors. Also, use adequate strain relief on all cables and a weatherproof seal at the entry point of the enclosure. A typical Remote Station data collection installation is shown in Figure 3.4.
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545C Operations Manual 4.2.3 Cable Connections There are a maximum of four cable connections to be made to the MCC545C, as shown in Figure 3.5. These connections are used for both mobile and fixed site applications. Figure 11: MCC-545C cable connections DC Power The MCC-545C requires a power source that can deliver up to 25 amps of pulsed power (100 msec) out of a +12 VDC to +14VDC power source.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 12: MCC--545C power connector pins The voltage at pins 1 and 4 should not drop by more than 2VDC during transmission. VHF Antenna Connect the antenna cable to the BNC RF connector connector. RG-223 223 may be used for cable lengths under 50 feet feet. Use a large diameter cable (RG(RG 214) for cable lengths up to 100 feet feet. Refer to Section 3.1.5 for proper cable length.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 13: MCC-545C I/O port cable Operator Port The Operator Port is normally connected to a local operator terminal. Use a standard RS-232 cable with a 9-pin male D connector. Normally, only 3 wires (pins 2, 3 and 5) are required when connecting to the operator port. The port is wired to support handshaking where required such as when using a modem. Data Port The Data Port may be used for connecting to a data logger, GPS receiver or other serial input device.
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545C Operations Manual Auxiliary Port (AUX) The Auxiliary Port may be connected to any serial input device. device Use a standard RS-232 232 cable with a 9 9-pin male D connector. This port is also used for interfacing to MCC test equipment (pins 6, 8, and 9). Important Important: The AUX port connector has three hree extra pins (pins 6, 8, and 9) whose signals do not conform to the RS RS-232 232 standard. These are for MCC test purposes.
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545C Operations Manual SENSOR PORT Pin Signal 1 Optocoupled input #1 positive ( 500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #1 return Optocoupled input #2 positive ( 500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #2 return Optocoupled input #3 positive ( 500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #3 return Optocoupled input #4 positive ( 500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #4 return 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ground Relay Output #1 Normally Open (2 Amp rating) Relay Output #1 Common Relay O
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545C Operations Manual For reference, the pin-outs of the 44 pin I/O connector are shown below: 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual 4.3 Power-Up Up Sequence Important: Before applying power to the MCC MCC-545C, 545C, check all connections between the MCC-545C 545C and the external equipment (power, antenna, operator terminal, and data logger). Refer to Section 3.2.3 for cabling instructions. Caution:: Disconnect the antenna cable until all steps in Section 3.3 have been completed. 4.3.1 Operator Terminal Connect a laptop or an operator terminal, with XTermW installed, to the Operator Port..
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545C Operations Manual When power applied is initially applied to the MCC-545C, or after a software boot or hardware reset, the following message will be displayed: 545C PACKET DATA RADIO (c) Copyright 2005 Meteor Communications Corp. All Rights Reserved S/W Part Number* P1079-00-00 Version* 6.87 09/29/05 * Part Number, Version Number, and date vary according to a particular radio’s firmware. At this time all configuration data is loaded from Program Memory into RAM.
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545C Operations Manual Use the following command to display what device type the unit is configured as: DEVICE [ENTER] Always check with your System Administrator to determine which device type your unit should be configured as. For example, if the device should be a Remote Station and it is not currently configured properly, you can change the device type, as follows: DEVICE,REMOTE [ENTER] SAVE [ENTER] Caution: Do not change the device type u unless nless told to do so by your System Administrator.
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545C Operations Manual FREQUENCIES [ENTER] or FREQ [ENTER] for short cut This shows you the active or “primary” TX and RX frequency pair, plus up to 9 additional frequency pairs for channels that may be programmed at the factory. For example, the following table could be displayed: +freq 05/18/04 08:53:50 Frequency Table Channel TX >00* 044.58 01 045.90 02 000.00 03 000.00 04 000.00 05 000.00 06 000.00 07 000.00 08 000.00 09 000.00 Primary TX 044.58 MHz RX 044.
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545C Operations Manual Note: The MCC-545C 545C will not transmit if the synthesizer is not locked. Select Site Name A descriptive name may be given to the ssite where the MCC-545C 545C is being installed. The selected site name must be coordinated with your System Administrator Administrator.
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545C Operations Manual 4. From the Scripts pull-down menu in XTermW,, choose Execute Script. subdirectory 5. Select the appropriate Script File in the XTermW subdirectory. Double-click click the file name to start execution. The commands in the Script File are executed one at a time until the end of the file is reached reached. Press the “up arrow” key to scroll up and review the command responses responses.
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545C Operations Manual The following response will be displayed on the operator terminal: syncs xxxx xmits yyyy where: xxxx yyyy zzzz aaaa bbbb ccc acks zzzz = = = = = = ddd = eee = pwr pwr-fwd aaaa pwr-rev bbbb v-bat ccc det-rf rf ddd resets eee # of sync patterns received from the master station. # of transmissions made by the MCC MCC-545C. # of acknowledgements received from the Master Station. Forward power in watts watts. This should be greater than 80 watts.
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545C Operations Manual 5. OPERATIONS This chapter covers the basic operating procedures for the MCC-545C as it is used in the FleetTrak™ network. The MCC-545C is programmed through the use of Script Files that contain the specific system parameters for operating in various modes. A script file is loaded into the MCC-545C at the MCC facilities prior to shipment. Script files may also be loaded and/or modified at the customer’s site. (Refer to Section 4.2.
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545C Operations Manual configuration parameters as the MCC-545C Operator Port. The Operator Port of the MCC-545C has the following factory default configuration: 5.1.2 Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Stop bit 1 Parity no Protocol ASCII Flow control none HELP Command Entering HELP [ENTER] displays all of the commands used in the operation and maintenance of the MCC-545C. To obtain descriptive information about a particular command and how it is used by the MCC545C, enter the command type.
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545C Operations Manual Table 4.1 shows the roles for which an MCC-545C can be configured; this is just an overview of the general commands needed for each role. The MCC-545C is not normally used in a Meteor Burst-only type of network. Appendix F contains a description of the interoperability of all three types of MCC networks.
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5C Operations Manual LOS Network LOS Network Meteor Burst Network Base and Repeater Stations Multiple Master Stations Single Master Station Remote/Mobile units Remote Stations (fixed or mobile) Remote Stations (fixed) another Base Station or Repeater after 2 minutes without communications or after 10 failed tries; if only one Base Station, Remote goes into position (POS) broadcast mode ) POS,15 (sets up GPS; typically 15 seconds, or 120 seconds depending on requirements) another Master Station
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545C Operations Manual 5.1.4 Unit Identification and Factory Settings Unit ID Every MCC unit is programmed at the factory with a 16-bit unit ID. This allows up to 65,536 unique ID numbers per network. Type the command ID and press [ENTER] to display the unit ID number on the operator terminal. In some cases this number will be “locked” and cannot be changed in the field; you can type LOCK to determine if the ID is locked or not. Under some circumstances the ID may have to be changed on-site.
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545C Operations Manual Mode Description FIXED Connectivity will be fixed to the mmmm Master Station. In this mode the unit can communicate with only one Master Station at a time. time This is the standard mode for networks with a single Master Station. MULTI In this mode the unit can connect to multiple Master Stations. Stations This is the standard mode for Meteor Burst networks with more than one Master Station.
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545C Operations Manual where: source = ON = GPS = OFF (sync with Master Station) (sync using internal GPS) (uses internal clock only) If required, the MCC-545C’s internal date and time can be initialized by entering the following commands: DATE, mm/dd/yy TIME, hh:mm{:ss} The Master Station receives the correct date and time from either its Host or an RTCM broadcast. The Master Station then periodically broadcasts this date and time information to all Remotes for synchronizing their internal clocks.
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545C Operations Manual Therefore the software is designed to operate continuously, to save all operational information when power is off, and to resume operation from that point when power is restored. To support this design, the MCC-545C has three types of memory: 1. Program Memory (PM) 2. Random Access Memory (RAM) 3. Configuration Parameter (CPM) The PM is non-volatile flash memory that has been programmed with the MCC-545C’s operational software.
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545C Operations Manual is used by the MCC MCC-545C to verify the data in CPM is correct.. If the checksum is invalid, the unit will revert to factory defaults. The only configuration parameter that is not stored in CPM is the CR10X pointer. This parameter, together with the date and time, is stored in the clock chip battery backed up RAM RAM. These will be lost if the internal battery is discharged or removed from the unit unit.
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545C Operations Manual 5.2.1 Configuring the MCC-545C Configuration parameters include the unit ID, the Master Station assignment, I/O port functions and baud rates, transmit and receive parameters and network parameters. Parameters or operational states set by these commands are retained and will determine the way in which the MCC-545C will interact with other equipment at the site and with the communications network.
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545C Operations Manual The user should beware that it is possible to “get in trouble” using the configuration process. For example, assume you accidentally set the protocol for the operator port to MSC. If you do not have the ability to interface using MSC protocol you will immediately lose contact with the MCC-545C. You will no longer be able to issue commands. Power cycling will not help either because your change will be retained in RAM, even through power cycling.
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545C Operations Manual +freq 05/18/04 08:53:50 Primary Frequency Table Channel TX RX >00* 044.58 MHz 044.58 01 045.90 MHz 044.20 02 000.00 MHz 000.00 03 000.00 MHz 000.00 04 000.00 MHz 000.00 05 000.00 MHz 000.00 06 000.00 MHz 000.00 07 000.00 MHz 000.00 08 000.00 MHz 000.00 09 000.00 MHz 000.00 TX 044.58 MHz RX 044.
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545C Operations Manual 5.2.3 Remote holdoff set settings The HOLDOFF command allows a Remote Station to hold off selecting a Master Station for a given period of time (in seconds) whenever it does a neighbor-down. (Neighbor (Neighbor-down down is when a Remote Station doesn’t hear from its assigned Master within a set period of time – the default setting is 2 minutes.
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545C Operations Manual To set the Power Time Out (in seconds), enter the following command: PTO,xxx Note: The PTO command must not be used (i.e., set to PTO,0) if JP4 is installed. 5.2.5 MCC-545C command schedule list The SCHED command allows you to schedule the automated execution of commands. A schedule list simply consists of giving one or more commands a trigger time.
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545C Operations Manual Note: The scheduler ignores certain commands due to their interactive nature. The MESSAGE command is currently the only one ignored. To remove command(s) from the schedule list, enter: SCHED,DEL,xxx where: xxx = ALL (erases entire schedule) or = schedule list number (removes single scheduled command from the schedule list) Important: The MCC MCC-545C currently supports up to 50 scheduled commands.
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545C Operations Manual 5.2.7 Script Files The MCC-545C 545C must be programmed with the parameters that “fit” the network that it is being used in, whether as a Base Station, Repeater, or Remote Station. This programming is accomplished by loading a Script File from the operator terminal into the MCC MCC-545C 545C via the Operator (MNT) port. port A Script File can also be downloaded into a Remote Station via RF from the Master Station.
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545C Operations Manual requires the Remote to use low low-power mode or not. 5.2.9 Network Configuration Selecting MCC-545C 545C Remote/Master Operation The MCC-545C 545C can operate as either a Remote Station or as a Master Station. Use the DEVICE command to select the mode you require.
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545C Operations Manual The time-to-live parameter input is truncated to a 10-minute boun¬da¬ry. If you enter 60 through 69, the TTL for the next message will be 60 minutes. A resultant value of 0 (parameter range 0 – 9) means the message will never time out. TTR – Time-to-retransmit in minutes (default is 30 minutes); i.e., the message is retransmitted if it has not reached its destination within this time frame.
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545C Operations Manual TEXTL (Master Station operation only) – Text message packet size in segments (default is 32 segments). FLOODP (Master Station operation only) – Partial “flooding” precedence level (default is A precedence). Messages of this precedence level and above are transmitted over all routes of minimum length; messages below this precedence are not sent over all minimum length routes, but are sent only over the routes where the shortest transmit queues exist.
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545C Operations Manual Message accountability guarantees that text messages get delivered to their proper destinations within an allotted time. Data reports, position reports, and remote commands/responses donot get this guarantee. They get only one chance to get through the network. Networks can have units go offline for various reasons; local noise can interfere with RF links, congestion can slow throughput to a crawl, RF link bit errors can cause segments of a message to get lost, etc.
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545C Operations Manual packet sequence number, total number of packets and first destination ID code). If the message has only one destination, segment 1 is the start of the actual text. If there are multiple destinations, segment(s) 1, . . . n contain the remaining destination codes, 7 destination codes per segment. The text starts on the next segment after the last destination code.
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545C Operations Manual The priority of network control messages should be set higher than the data traffic. This setting makes sense if you realize that messages can not get delivered as fast if the network connectivity is incorrect. Certain applications may have reasons for altering these values but any revision to the default priority scheme should be implemented carefully.
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545C Operations Manual The MCC-545C, when configured as a Master Station, reports all of its neighbor connectivity to its neighbors when SNP,RELAY is set to ON. If it is set to OFF, it does not report any neighbor connectivity. The OFF setting keeps neighbor units from finding alternate network paths through that node. This option should be left ON unless there is a very good reason to have it OFF for some specific customer requirement.
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545C Operations Manual HOURLIES,OFF The hourly report can be re-enabled by entering the command: HOURLIES,ON 5.3 Sending and Receiving Messages The MCC-545C is a packet data radio and therefore enables an operator to send and receive messages to all units within the FleetTrak™ network. The messages may be entered from an operator terminal that is connected to the OPERATOR PORT of the MCC-545C. There are three basic message types: 1. Free-form text messages 2. Canned messages 3.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 14: Message flow and associated commands 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual The following operations are explained in this section: 5.3.1 Section Operations 4.3.1 Entering and Deleting Messages 4.3.2 Editing Messages 4.3.3 Sending Messages 4.3.4 Sending Commands 4.3.5 Sending Canned Messages 4.3.6 Receiving Messages 4.3.7 Examining Message Status 4.3.8 Examining and Revising Message Queues Entering and Deleting Messages All messages are composed and edited in the Text Edit Buffer. Messages may be up to 3,570 characters in length.
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545C Operations Manual The following message is displayed on the operator terminal: hh:mm:ss Message No: name:ss,nnnn chars, nnn segments hh:mm:ss ROUTING name :sss TXT sss/nn TO: name If you wish to send a message to multiple destinations, and at a different priority level, type: MESSAGE,p,dest1,dest2,...dest ,p,dest1,dest2,...dest n where: p dest n = any priority level from A (highest) to Z (lowest). = numerical ID of the stations to which the message is routed.
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545C Operations Manual The operator terminal displays the date and time, followed by MESSAGE DELETED. 5.3.2 Editing Messages The following editing functions may be used from the keyboard while the message is in the Text Edit Buffer. 5.3.3 Key Function [DEL] Deletes the last character entered. [CTRL]R Prints the current line of text on the next line down. [CTRL]I Performs a fixed tab function \ Removes the current line from the edit buffer. [ENTER] Performs a carriage return and line feed.
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545C Operations Manual hh:mm:ss ROUTING name :sss TXT sss/nn TO: name Messages are transmitted in packets and are routed to their destination in a Store-and-Forward manner, using the most efficient routing within the packet switched network. The originating station receives an acknowledgement (ACK) if the message has been received successfully by the first routing station.
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545C Operations Manual A response is received from the destination station(s) if the command was successfully received. 5.3.5 Sending Canned Messages Important: Do not use Canned Message mode except for laboratory testing! test The number of canned messages generated can quickly bring network throughput to a stand stand-still still in an operational FleetTrak™ or Meteor Burst network. Canned messages displace data capacity, and may prevent network users and stations from sending anythin anything g out.
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545C Operations Manual If the Total parameter was entered, the canned message mode stops when the desired number of messages has been transmitted. To enter an edited canned message, enter: CANMSG,id where “id” is the neighboring station’s ID. After composing your message press the [ESC] key. The MCC-545C automatically routes up to 25 copies of the canned message to the destination station. Each canned message is acknowledged by the selected neighboring station.
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545C Operations Manual where “name:sss” is the message serial number. Messages are deleted as they are displayed or printed unless they are being forwarded to further destinations. 5.3.7 Examining Message Status The status of all messages may be examined while they are still in the Tx Queue. To examine the status messages destined for a particular station, enter: SMS{,id} where: id = station ID Note: Once an end-to to-end end acknowledgement is received for a message, it is deleted from the queue.
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545C Operations Manual To delete the contents of the transmit and receive queues, you must specify the exact queue by entering a station name: FLUSH TXQ,id or FLUSH RXQ,id For each message deleted, the terminal displays: id:sss unlinked {and deleted} The “and deleted” text appears only if the message is not present in another queue.
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545C Operations Manual The MCC-545C will accept either a TTL or an RS-232 input from a GPS receiver. The internal GPS uses the TTL interface and its output is internally routed to the processor board assembly. If an external GPS is used it may be connected to either the AUX port or the Data port using the RS-232 interface. 5.4.1 Position Reporting Commands The following commands are normally in a script file and are used for configuring the MCC-545C for position reporting.
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545C Operations Manual 5.4.2 Differential GPS MBNET200 (ELOS protocol) may be used to broadcast differential correction data to all Remote Stations in the network. This eliminates the need for having a differential GPS receiver at each MCC-545C mobile unit. Differential beacon receivers are installed at base or repeater stations only. The base stations then transmit the RTCM correction data at periodic intervals to all repeaters and mobiles.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 15: Position report formats The Status bit field is application dependent and is normally defined by the user. For non-maritime applications speed is converted from knots to MPH on the operator’s display. The GPS status bits define if the GPS receiver is locked and the accuracy of the data. V0 GPS not locked; position data is not valid. 02/10/2012 76 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual V1 GPS locked without differential correction. V2 GPS locked with differential correction. Standard V1 accuracy will be about ±10 meters. V2 accuracy will normally be ±2 meters and is dependent on the RTCM broadcast rate and the distance between the mobile and the nearest base station. 5.4.4 GPS Receiver Setup The setup procedure for a GPS receiver is generally different for each manufacturer’s type.
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545C Operations Manual After entering a subnet number and all the other configuration items, enter ent LOCK,CONFIG to lock the current setting. The SUBNET command is used in conjunction with the $PENTM,ON command to limit the position reports that can be received to only those transmitted by other units with the same subnet code or any Base or Repeater. If SUBNET is OFF,, then the unit can receive all position reports. The default setting is OFF.
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545C Operations Manual • • • 4 optically isolated inputs for discrete ON/OFF functions 6 analog voltage inputs (0 to 5V) 2 SPDT Form C relay outputs In addition,±12VDC is supplied for sensor power and a +5V reference voltage for sensor excitation is available. The Sensor port interface is a 25-pin male D connector. The connector pinouts and their respective functions are shown below. The analog voltages are routed to a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which provides a resolution of +/-.
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545C Operations Manual SENSOR PORT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Signal Optocoupled input #1 positive (500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #1 return Optocoupled input #2 positive (500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #2 return Optocoupled input #3 positive (500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #3 return Optocoupled input #4 positive (500 ohm resistor) Optocoupled input #4 return Ground Relay Output #1 Normally Open (2 Amp rating) Relay Output #1 Common Relay Output #1
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545C Operations Manual Note: In -03 03 series or later radios, the Sensor I/O connector pin #16 has been changed from ground to a switched +12 volt (battery). This switched +12 volt can be used to drive sensors. The total current load on the +12 volt and switched +12 volt must not exceed 500mA. Use EVENT programming to control the +12 volt switched output (see Section 4.6) 5.5.
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545C Operations Manual The serial data stream may originate from a data logger, message device, or any peripheral that has an RS RS-232 interface. Note: The DIRECT MODE protocol can also be used in Meteor Burst networks, especially with external data loggers. DIRECT MODE operation is similar to a “terminal server” on PC Ethernet Networks.
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545C Operations Manual Ad Hoc Connection A connect string from 1 to 19 characters is used to open a connection on an ad hoc basis. The connection will remain open for as long as characters are being received or the connection times-out, whichever occurs first. Once the connection times-out it must be reestablished. If the connect string is unknown, the command ANY will open the connection for any string of characters.
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545C Operations Manual $DIR, p, m, s, n Packet 1 1 1 0 Packet 2 1 2 0 Packet 3 1 3 3 Messages may be transmitted from one to four destinations. When a DIRECT message is received at the destination MCC-545C, it will be routed to the assigned port(s) (Operator, Data or AUX). There are two types of connections that may be used: point-to-point and multi-point-to-singlepoint. Point-to-Point In the point-to-point mode the destination MCC-545C must also be preprogrammed in the DIRECT mode.
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545C Operations Manual Messaging Options and Commands Various options may be set up in the MCC-545C using the command DIRECT with the parameters shown in the following list.
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545C Operations Manual DIRECT, p, CONNECT STRING, OFF Disables the connect string option. The MCC-545C will not expect a connect string and will stay connected all the time. DIRECT, p, CONNECT STRING, connect-text-string Defines a text string of up to 19 characters that is output by the external equipment to establish a connection with the MCC-545C DIRECT port task. The MCC-545C will receive the connect string and output the connect response string if one is defined.
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545C Operations Manual Defines the maximum length of a message. As characters are received they are filled into a buffer and when the maximum size is reached a new message is transmitted. The longest message that can be used by the MCC-545C is 3,500 characters. DIRECT, p, ETE, ON Defines the “reliable” type of message delivery. The source unit will retain each transmitted message and periodically retry them until the destination unit receives them and sends an end-to-endacknowledgement for each message.
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545C Operations Manual combination in between. Substitution tables must be established in both the relay unit and also at the Master Station to manage the relay function. When a designated GROUP report is received at the relay, it will substitute its own ID and group number in the report as defined in its substitution table and forward the data to a MCC-520B Master Station using the MCC550C RF format rather than the standard MCC-545C message format.
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545C Operations Manual Data coming in from a passed-through port will not be passed to the assigned protocol driver and will be sent out the “other” port of the connection. The connection can be turned off by entering PASSTHRU,OFF,n where “n” is either port in the connection. In addition either port in a pass-through connection can output the string PASSTHRU,OFF to close its own connection. The first method can be used from the operator port to close a connection of other ports.
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545C Operations Manual a 16-bit binary value for transmission, then converted to engineering units by the Data Center or Host software. Some date loggers have a complex and non-configurable interface protocol, and cannot meet any of the currently implemented protocols, but they can output data reports on a serial port as if it were connected to a line printer. The GENERIC data logger driver has been created for this type of interface.
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545C Operations Manual 33 +19.8 DC Voltage +19.8 99 +33 Pulse Count +33.0 1089.45 +99 Error Code +99.0 -1089.45 Pressure -1089.45 If the generic device driver software is set up to “poll” for data by outputting a command string, then the data report may need to be processed as a multiple line report even when the data logger outputs only one line.
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545C Operations Manual Viewing the generic device driver setup Enter the GENERIC command with no parameters to display the current setup for all active ports. The following example response shows a typical setup with only port 2 set up for generic operation. +generic Rpt 12/11/01 10:54:32 Group................... Date......... Time......... Sensor....... P Type Type N L# S Scale Type L# S = ==== ===== == == == == ===== ==== == == == ==== == == == ==== == == == 2 LINE FIXED 02 00 00 00 0.
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545C Operations Manual command described earlier. When each set is finished being processed, the input buffer is cleared to wait for the next set of characters. AUTO Format For the simplest AUTO report type, with no group number, date or time stamp, each line will be parsed from left to right using blanks and commas as delimiters between data values. The carriage return and line feed characters are also ignored.
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545C Operations Manual Another example: 10/15/01 12:00:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28...timeout For these two formats with date and time above, the port should be setup for an AUTO report type, then select a date and time option that locates the date and time fields on line 1.
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545C Operations Manual 10 Net atm. radiation 11 Rainfall 2120.4 204.6 W/sqm mm From the above report one can see that the date is on line 1 in columns 1219, and is in year-month-day format. The time is also on line 1 in columns 21-28. Sensor data then starts on line 2 and repeats on subsequent lines in columns 25-30. The label fields are ignored.
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545C Operations Manual Sensor Values: GENERIC, P, SENSOR, AUTO GENERIC, P, SENSOR, AUTO, line number, start GENERIC, P, SENSOR, LINE, line number, start, end In AUTO mode, sensor values are delimited by blanks or commas and there may be several per line. If the line number parameter is not given (example 1 above) then data is assumed to start on the first line of the report. If the line number is given, data can start on other than the first line.
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545C Operations Manual The report string allows the definition a fixed string of printable ASCII characters that is at the beginning of each new set of report characters. This is useful for ignoring bursts of non-report text. Each report is started with the report string and ends with the timeout parameter. If the cable between the data logger and MCC-545C is connected part way through the output of one report, and the report string text is “missed”, then a partial report will not be created.
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545C Operations Manual setbaud,1,9600 generic save 5.6 Event Programming The MCC-545C supports customer-programmed event logic. Discrete and analog inputs can be monitored by the event program to detect “events” which then perform a defined “action.” Actions may include the controlling of discrete output signals, incrementing counters, setting timers, transmission of canned messages, and issuance of various reports.
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545C Operations Manual Figure 16: Event programming block diagram SDATA $HT TEXT MESSAGES TEXT MSG POS REMOTE COMMANDS RF LINK DISCRETE INPUTS DISCRETE OUTPUTS MCC-545 Rf Modem SERIAL PORT EVENT SCRIPT FILE TEXT EDITOR ANALOG INPUTS MCLK MDIR MSET DISCRETE INPUTS DISCRETE OUTPUTS ANALOG INPUTS 5.6.1 XIO Event Programming Overview Event programs are composed of signal test and action commands stored in a non-volatile event table. The MCC-545A stores the event table in batterybacked-up-RAM.
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545C Operations Manual • • • • • • • • • • • • • Transmitting vehicle collision reports Transmitting canned message reports.
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545C Operations Manual Reset Event A reset event occurs only once when the MCC-545C powered up or reset, when the event monitor task is started for the first time, or is stopped then restarted. It is a well-defined event that does not need to scan anything in order to determine whether or not a reset has occurred. It occurs once on each power up or monitor-start. There is also no corresponding end to this event.
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545C Operations Manual not triggered when the voltage crosses the 5.0 level in the downward direction, only the upward direction. If one wants to detect both voltage crossings, there should be two events defined, one to detect the positive change (ADCHI), and one to detect the negative change (ADCLOW). The settling and hold-off durations are programmable for each scanned event. They are specified in clock-tick counts where each tick is 62.5 milliseconds, or 1/16 second.
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545C Operations Manual The NET “low” input indicates the RF modem is offline to a Base or Repeater. Analog Event An analog event is determined by whether or not an analog input signal remains above or below a threshold for the given settling duration. “Above” or “below” and the threshold level are also given in the event definition. The end of an analog event occurs when the signal has persistently returned to the non-event side of the threshold for the hold-off duration. 5.6.
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545C Operations Manual 5.6.4 Programming in Real-Time Events are programmed via operator commands, one event per command line. It is a multi-step process. Because of this, each event being entered will be a fragment until all event definitions are complete. If the event monitor is allowed to execute a fragment of an event, strange and possibly adverse actions will occur. Therefore, the operator should stop the event monitor when adding events and actions to the event table.
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545C Operations Manual high order, BIT0 through BIT15. The COLLISION bit is the same as BIT0, and the action “COLLISION” is used instead of “SET,BIT0” for clarity. The command EVENT,DIOHI,DTR,16,160,COLLISION defines an event that creates a vehicle collision report if the DTR signal is high for 1 second (16 sixteenths of a second). Collision is defined as the vehicle being tipped over. The event will clear and be ready for another event if the signal is low for 10 seconds (160 sixteenths of a second).
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545C Operations Manual To make the marker-drop mechanism function, the CTS signal must be enabled so that it can be detected at DTR should the switch close. A good time to enable CTS – set CTS to high – may be when the MCC-545C is powered up. The command EVENT,RESET,SET,CTS will do this. The event is RESET. The action is SET,CTS. The “ignition” bit should also be set in the status word, the command EVENT,RESET,SET,BIT2 will set the ignition bit.
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545C Operations Manual consume one entry in the group table. Some of the commands with “Yes” are used to free up group table entries. The text table is used to store up to 40 text messages or operator commands of up to 40 characters each. There are 8 accumulators, 8 timers and 8 counters that can be used to facilitate the creation of complex logic.
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545C Operations Manual Displays the current event and group table when no additional parameters are attached. All the event commands begin with “event,” followed by parameters. Command: EVENT, DEL, ALL Delete all events in the event table. Event table commands should be edited in script files and output to the MCC-545C using XTermW in order to reload the event table. This command does not delete the text messages or group definitions.
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545C Operations Manual remote commands, and also can be placed in the MCC-545C schedule list for periodic event application. Command: EVENT, STATUS, {bit-name, or chan-name} This form of the command lets the operator display an immediate value for any discrete input bit or any ADC channel. For example: to display the status on the DTR input line, EVENT,STATUS,DTR. To display forward power, enter EVENT,STATUS,FPWR. Command: EVENT, RESET, action Define an action to be taken at power-up/reset.
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545C Operations Manual The inputs can be combined in any order. The evaluation is done from left to right. There is no use of “(“ and “)” to form more complex ordering. The “0” and “1” values are used for “low’ and “high”. If the result of the combination of signals is “1”, then the DIOHI condition is satisfied. If the result of the combination is “0”, then the DIOLOW condition is satisfied. Both the DIOHI and DIOLOW event types can use the logical signal support.
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545C Operations Manual Parameter Description IFGT If first parameter is less than second parameter. bit-name1 Name of a timer, counter or accumulator to test. bit-name2 Name of a timer, counter or accumulator to test bit-name1 against. Action MCC-545C action to be taken when event is declared. See actions below. Command: EVENT, IFEQ, bit-name1, bit-name2, action Test whether a timer, counter or accumulator is equal to another timer, counter or accumulator.
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545C Operations Manual Define an event that looks for an analog input signal to go at or above a high level. Parameter Description ADCHI Scan A-to-D converter channel (analog input signal) for high condition. channame Name of analog input signal to be scanned for high condition. (single input only) hi-level Signal level for the event to trigger at or above which the analog input signal must persist in order for an event to be declared. Scaled in Engineering Units.
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545C Operations Manual Parameter Description TEXT Define a Text string command. itemnumber Item number to be created or replaced by this command. Valid range: 1 through 40. message text Body of the text. Can be up to 40 characters, and will be converted to upper case. The text is used by the TXT or CMD action to send a text message or issue a local command. Command: EVENT, TEXT Displays the current text table. Command: EVENT, TEXT, DEL, ALL Deletes all previously defined text items.
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545C Operations Manual 16 type/id type/id type/id type/id Command: EVENT, GROUP, group-number, bit-name or chan-name, ... Define an event sensor data (SDATA) report group. Parameter Description GROUP Group control event command. groupnumber bit-name or chan-name Group number to be set by this command. Valid range: 1 through 16. List of up to 16 discrete and/or analog input signal names to be included in the group. The values of these signals form the contents of a sensor data (SDATA) report.
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545C Operations Manual This command can be included in the MCC-545C schedule to produce reports on a periodic or prescribed time of day. For example, SCHED,I,10:0,EVENT,UPDT,3 will schedule the group 3 sensor data report every 10 minutes. Command: SCALE, chan-name, slope {, offset} Enter engineering units scale factor and offset for an analog channel. This adds the optional offset parameter to the original MCC-545C SCALE command. Analog event detection is based on scaled values, not raw counts.
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545C Operations Manual Parameter Description offset Bias scaling factor. This value is added to the product of the channel raw count and the multiplier scaling factor. Optional parameter. Assumes zero offset when not given. Valid: any decimal floating point number that can be represented in Motorola 68000 32-bit floating point format. However, there is a further restriction on the value of slope. See below.
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545C Operations Manual Action Value Action Parameters Description status bits. The bit remains cleared. CLR/N,ccc ccc = status bit name Clears the status bit and does not transmit POSS.
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545C Operations Manual Action Value Action Parameters Description Divide “ccc” by the accumulator value of “aaa” and place the result in “ccc”. Where “aaa” and “ccc” accumulator (A1-A24). DIVA, ccc, aaa The default destination IDs for messages created by the actions above are set via the DESTINATION, d1 {, d2 {, d3 {, d4}}} command.
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545C Operations Manual b. holdoff holdoff is the number of clock ticks required “below” the event level to allow another event. Valid range: 1 - 65535. This corresponds to a range of 62.5 milliseconds to 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds. c. bit-name Bit Name I/O; Voltage Range Definition Description BIT0BIT15 Status Register Bits 0 or 1 The bit names BIT0, BIT1, …through BIT15 correspond to the bits of the 16-bit status register. BIT0 is the low order bit, BIT15 is the high order bit.
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545C Operations Manual Bit Name I/O; Voltage Range Definition Description C1 – C8 32-bit Counters can be used both as an input and as an output. Counters can range from 0 to 16,777,216 counts. 32-bit Accumulators can be used both as an input and as an output. Value can range from 0 to +/16,777,216 0 or n Counter registers. These can be set to a value, cleared to zero, incremented or decremented. A 0 decrements to 16,777,216. A 16,777,216 increments to 0. 0 or n General purpose accumulators.
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545C Operations Manual Channel Name Definition Description RXC Received Segments Total number of received text message segments, position reports and data reports PROBE Idle Probe Count Total number of Idle probes and poll frames received REMOTE Number of remotes connected to this unit. ADC1 Number of Remotes Analog Input ADC2 Analog Input Available MCC-545C 10-bit A-to-D channel. ADC3 Analog Input Available MCC-545C 10-bit A-to-D channel.
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545C Operations Manual †LOGOFF †STT †LOGON †SUBST *PRINT *LOS CHECKIN *SYNTH REMCMD *MODULATION TIME †NEW PASSWORD †TIME ZONE POSITION LOCATION COMMANDS †OPEN PORT *TXLIMIT †*POS †RED †PASSWORDMOD E †POSRPT †RTCM MODE CONTROL COMMANDS †*HALF DUPLEX †CORPAT MASTER SIMULATOR COMMANDS *FULL DUPLEX TEST *MSG *P †*ROLE DUAL MASTER STATION COMMANDS MAINTENANCE COMMANDS SHOW TXQ BOOT RESET SMS REV UPDT †SWCTL SWMON UTILITY COMMANDS SHOW RXQ FLASH WARNING/WEATHER SYSTEM COMMANDS
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545C Operations Manual CR10X,MAXQ CR10X,SECURITY CR10X,UPLOAD MASTER MODE COMMANDS *BASE NET STAT SHOW MAINTENANCE MONITOR CLEAR MAINTENANCE MONITOR CONFIGURATION NET STAT PERIOD SHOW REMOTES †POLL SHOW RXQ LISTM PRG SHOW TXQ LISTT REMOTE STAT SML MM *REPEATER SMS NET RX STAT TYPE * Parameters/settings specified by these commands are stored in Parameter Memory (CPM).
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545C Operations Manual Table 7: MCC-545C commands (continued) COMMAND 02/10/2012 124 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †*ASSIGN {,function,port,protocol {,timeout}} Control allocation of user interface functions among physical device channels. When no parameters are entered, displays I/O configurations.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION AIS Display AIS Data AIS, INT, n Set static data Tx interval (Minutes) AIS, DSINT, n Set depth sounder Tx interval (Seconds) AIS, DEL, ALL Delete previous pre-set static data PARAMETERS RANGE AIS, ADD,ID,TYPE,NAME,MMSI,C ALL,IMO,DRAUGHT,A,B,C,D, DESTINATION AIS, MMSI, nnnnnnnnn 9-digit MSSI number AIS, IMO, nnnnnnnnn 9-digit IMO number AIS, NAME, cccccccccccccccccccc 20-char Name AIS, CALL, ccccccc 7-char call sign AIS, TYPE, nn 2-digit vessel
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION AIS, PERSONS, nnnn Number of persons on board AIS, TIME, HH:MM:SS ETA time AIS, DATE, MM/DD/YY ETA date AIS, DEST, dddddddddddddddddddd 20-char Destination AIS, NAV STAT, n Navigation status code 0-9 (see ITU) *BASE{,nnn,nnn} Set/display range of Master Station IDs reserved for use as Base Stations. BINS Print link distribution statistics BOOT Cold start of Station software. All volatile memory is lost.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION CANMSG,nnnn (,msg length {,min queue depth},{total}) Automatically generate a message of specified length that repeats until turned off with CANMSG OFF command. You can compose the message by entering only the destination name (not message length or minimum queue depth). Destination node must be a neighbor node. CANMSG cannot contain more than 25 messages in its queue.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE CANMSG OFF,nnnn Turn canned message mode off nnnn = Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 - 4095 *CHECKIN{,ii} Select check-in interval in seconds CLEARBINS Clear hourly bins CLEARLINKSTAT Clear link stats †CLOSE PORT,function {,function,…} Close specified 545C port from operation. You can enter more than one port name to close, using commas to separate the names on the same line.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †COMPRESSION{,action} Enable/disable data compression on outbound messages/data reports. Intermediate nodes pass on the information in compressed form. The destination decompresses the information. action = CONFIG RANGE ON – enable OFF – disable Show current configuration parameters report. NOTE Configuration in CPM may differ unless the SAVE command is used after configuration changes are made.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †CORPAT,RX,action {,pppp...} Define Receiver correlation patterns to action = ON – define patterns recognize. Pattern 1 is the default and is the only or pattern recognized if no others specified. Up to OFF – use only default 16 pre-defined patterns are recognized. pattern †CORPAT,TX,pppp {,ALWAYS} Define Transmitter correlation pattern to send. Pattern 1 is the default and is the only pattern recognized if no other specified.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND †CR10X,GROUP,source DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE Specify source of data report group assignment. source = 545C – 545C assigns group numbers; CR10X internal group number matches data array CR10X – CR10X assigns group numbers; 545C gets group number from first sensor †CR10X,INTERVAL,n Acquisition scan interval in seconds.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE CR10X,REGISTER,n{,ddd} Read/Set internal storage register. n = register number 1 – 28 ddd = value Signed floating point number (see CR10X manual) CR10X,RESET †CR10X,SCALE,type Reset CR10X internal error counters to zero Define sensor scaling type. type = 545C – data scaled in integer hexadecimal units CR10X – data scaled in Campbell Scientific floating point format CR10X,SECURITY,nnnn, nnnn,nnnn Enter CR10X Internal Security Codes.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE CR10X,SETPTR,date,time Manual set up of last data pointer in the MCC545C date = mmddyy mm = 1 - 12 time = hhmm dd = 1 - 31 yy = 0 - 99 hh = 0 - 23 mm = 0 - 59 CR10X,SIGNATURE CR10X,STAT †CR10X,TIME,source Read and Display Current CR10X program signature. The Signature is a checksum of program bytes. Signature = checksum 0 - FF (hex) Read and display CR10X internal pointers and error statistics.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE DATE{,mm/dd/yy} Set system date. If no parameters are given, show current date. If parameters are given, DOS calendar will also be updated. mm = month 1 – 12 dd = day 1 – 31 yy = year 0 – 99 DEL MSG,nnnn:sss *DESTINATION{,nnnn....} *DEVICE{,type} Delete specified message. nnnn = Station ID sss = message serial # 1 – 255 Set default message/data destination(s). Enter 0 to use source routing at the Master Station.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DG1100,TIME Read current time DG1100,LP,LAST Most recent interval load profile DG1100,LP,DAYS Most recent interval load profile DG1100,LPA number of days of load profile DG1100,ID Load Profile Accumulators DG1100,RB Meter ID DG1100,RB Rate Bins DG1100,DEMAND Instantaneous Demand Info DG1100,METRIC Third metric values DG1100,ERR Error codes DG1100,DIAG GYRBOX Diagnostic information DG1100,PHASE GYRBOX Phase information 02/10/2012 136 © 201
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DIRECT When entered without parameters, the command will display a table of all the current settings for all the ports. For a detailed description of DIRECT commands, please refer to Section 4.5.3.3. DIRECT, p, CONNECT STRING, OFF Disables the connect string option. The 545C will not expect a connect string, and will stay connected all the time.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DIRECT, p, CONNECT RESPONSE, response-textstring Defines a text string to be output by the MCC545C to the external equipment to confirm a connection has been established. DIRECT, p, PACKET TIMEOUT, decimal-imeout-ticks Defines the timeout period in 1/16 second clock ticks that marks the end of a packet. After each character of the packet is received the timer is reset.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DIRECT, p, PACKET TERMINATOR, decimal-charcode Enable packet termination when the given character code is received. For example using a carriage return to terminate each packet would transmit each line of input as a separate message. The decimal code for carriage return is 13. The decimal code for linefeed is 10. DIRECT, p, MAX PACKET, length Defines the maximum length of a message.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DIRECT, p, ETE, ON Defines the “reliable” type of message delivery. The source unit will retain each transmitted message and periodically retry them until the destination unit receives them and sends an end-to-end-acknowledgement for each message. It is possible for messages to be delivered out the destination units I/O port out of sequence when a retry has occurred. Duplicate messages will be filtered out.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION DLOG The DLOG command allows you to use unique freeform commands supported by the TM8/T data logger plus several special macro commands. Macro commands consist of 2 or more commands that may be dependent on the previous command response. DLOG,ID,nnnn Defines the id of TM8/T data logger into the MCC-545C. DLOG,ID Displays the id of the TM8/T data logger.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE DQERXQ,nnnn:sss Delete specified message from the receive queue nnnn=Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 DQETXQ,nnnn:sss Delete specified message from the transmit queue sss = msg serial number 1 – 245 nnnn=Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 EVENT,DEL,ALL Set/display transmitter duty cycle (default is 10%). Duty cycle increases in increments of 5%. Show Event Table.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS EVENT,{DIOHIDIOLOW},BIT,S ETTLE,HOLDOFF,ACTION Define an event that looks for a discrete input line to go to a high/low level. DIOHI = Scan discrete input signal for high condition. DIOLOW= Scan discrete input signal for low condition. Bit-name= Name of discrete input signal to be scanned for high level.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION EVENT,{ADCHI,ADCLOW},CHA Define an event that looks for an analog input N,LEVEL,SETTLE,HOLDOFF,AC signal to go at or above a high level, or to go at or below a low level TION PARAMETERS ADCHI= Scan A-to-D converter channel(analog input signal)for high condition ADCLOW= Scan A-to-D converter channel(analog input signal)for low condition Level= Signal level for the event to trigger at or above (for hi-level), or at or below (for low-level) which the analog input
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS EVENT,{IFGT,IFLT,IFEQ},BIT1, BIT2,ACTION Test whether a time, counter or accumulator is greater than/less than/equal to another timer, counter or accumulator. IFGT= If this parameter is greater than second parameter. IFLT= If this parameter is less than second parameter. IFEQ= If this parameter is equal to second parameter. Bit1= Name of a timer, counter or accumulator to test. Bit2= Name of a timer, counter or accumulator to test Bit1 against.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION EVENT,TEXT Show Event Text Message Table EVENT,TEXT,{TEXT ITEM NUMBER, MESSAGE TEXT} Add a new text string into the text table. This command will replace an existing item if one already exists with the same item number. PARAMETERS RANGE TEXT= Define a Text string command. TEXT= 1-40 Item-number = Item number to be created or replaced by this command. Message text = Body of the text. Can be up to 40 characters, and will be converted to upper case.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION EVENT,TEXT,DEL,ITEM NUMBER Deletes a specific item from the text table. This command makes the given item be a null message. The other text string items in the table are not affected. EVENT,DISPLAY,ITEM NUMBER Display a specific item from the text table. EVENT,GROUP Show Group Table EVENT,GROUP,DEL,ALL Delete all Group definitions. Clears the group table. Delete a specific group definition from the group table.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION EVENT,STATUS,{bit-name, or chan-name} Display an immediate value for any discrete input bit or any ADC channel. PARAMETERS For more information on EVENT Programming, see Section 4.6 and Appendix D. 02/10/2012 148 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. Prerelease DCN 00001789-A All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION EVENT,ACTION Immediate command Where ACTION = PARAMETERS TXT,40 CHAR TEXT Msg CAN,NNN POS MARK COLLISION SET{/N,/T},BIT or SET,{Tn,Cn,An},ttt CLR{/N},BIT or CLR,{Tn,Cn,An} PULSE,BIT,HI,LOW,COUNT UPDT,GROUP-NUMBER {INC,DEC},Cn {ADD,SUB,MUL,DIV},An,Value MOV,{Tn,Cn,An},{Tn,Cn,An} ADCIN,CHAN,An,Fmul - Read ADC Channel into Accumulator Where CHAN = FPWR,RPWR,LBAT,DETRF,TEMP,TXC,RXC,AC K,PROBE,REMOTE, ADC1-ADC6,XADC1-XADC6,SS/ch/loc Where BIT = (inputs)DTR RTS IN
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION FACTORY,DEFAULT,INIT Restores the factory default parameters. Please refer to the Factory Default Parameters defined in Appendix B. Show current Forward Error Correction Settings FEC FEC,mode The system operator can enable the FEC operation using the FEC,FIXED or the FEC,AUTO command. The FEC,ON option will default to the FEC,AUTO mode.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION FEC,{TEST,n,{FIXED,RANDOM} } The FEC, TEST,n specifies a byte interval to inject errors in the transmitted RF frames. The minimum interval is every 5 bytes, the maximum is every 40 bytes. The FIXED option of this command will create equally-spaced errors, and each frame will have the same error spacing. The RANDOM option will use a different random interval for each RF frame transmitted.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION FEC,{HISTORY,n} The FEC,HISTORY,n command defined the number of transmissions that will be used by the algorithm to compute the number of errors correction parity bytes for each subsequent transmission. “n” can be set from 1-19. The size of the history queue determines how many points are averaged, and can effect the responsiveness to changes in the RF environment much like a low-pass filter.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE FREQUENCIES,xxxx,yyyy,z Select Frequencies from the Transmitter and the Receiver xxxx= Transmitter Frequency yyyy= Receiver frequency z = Frequency Table Channel Number xxxx= 40 - 50 or 43-46 MHz yyyy= 40 – 50 or 43-46 MHz z= 0 – 10 FREQUENCIES,z Load up Channel z from the list frequency channels under frequency table. z = Frequency Table Channel Number *FULL DUPLEX Set 545C in full-duplex mode.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION GENERIC,Port,TYPE,{AUTO,LI NE,OFF} This command selects whether the report is in a single line format or multiple line format. AUTO specifies single line with free-format, and LINE specifies the multiple line format. The OFF option is provided to turn off a previously set-up port. GENERIC,Port,GROUP,AUTO The AUTO group numbering will start at group number 1 and increment by 1 for each 16 sensor values.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION GENERIC,Port,DATE,AUTO The AUTO date option will use the MCC-545C internal Date. GENERIC,Port,DATE,LINE,Line No,START,END{FORMAT} The LINE option allows the date to be within the data at the given line number and between the given start and end column numbers. GENERIC,Port,TIME,AUTO The AUTO time option will use the MCC-545C internal time.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION GENERIC,Port,SENSOR,AUTO In AUTO mode, sensor values are delimited by blanks or commas and there may be several per line. GENERIC GENERIC, P, SENSOR, AUTO, Line Number, Start If the line number is given, data can start on other than the 1st line. GENERIC , P, SENSOR, LINE, Line Number, Start, End if the start parameter is given, data can begin in a column other than the 1st column.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS GENERIC,Port,REPORT,Report The report string allows the definition a fixed String string of printable ASCII characters that is at the beginning of each new set of report characters. This is useful for ignoring bursts of non-report text. Each report is started with the report string and ends with the timeout parameter.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †GLOF{,nnnn,nnnn} Define the IDs for use as GLOF sensor Stations/display total GLOF setup. nnnn = Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 OFF disables GLOF sensor Stations †GLOF MONITOR,t,action Setup timeout (in seconds) and action for the GLOF MONITOR Station t = timeout in seconds action = ALERT, FLOOD GYRO Display GYRO Heading †*HALF DUPLEX Set 545C in full-duplex mode.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †HORN,function{,open, Defines horn timing setup function = TEST, FLOOD, STAGE 2, STAGE3, ALL CLEAR All times in seconds close,on,off,duration} open = valve opening time close = valve closing time 1 – 15 on = on time off = off time 1 – 15 duration = overall duration for on/off cycle 1 – 3600 1 – 3600 1 - 3600 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †HOST MODE{,mode} Define host mode functionality in composite networks when host link is not available. PARAMETERS STOP = stop transmitting if host connection lost CONTINUE = keep transmitting if host connection lost, but set bit flagging loss in probe OFF = ignore host connection state; keep transmitting and do not set bit flagging loss in probe *HOURLIES{,action} Turn on/off hourly statistics.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS If device – Remote: Normal operation †*ID{,nnn,mmm{,mode} {,INIT}} Set 545C’s assigned Master Station ID to number nnn = Remote ID “nnn”. When no parameters are given, current mmm = Master ID ID is displayed. When system is already initialized, you must enter the INIT parametermode to mode = PREF, AUTO, change ID. INIT gives “OK” to save configuration MULTI, or FIXED and reboot unit with new ID.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE If device = Master: *ID{,nnn{,INIT}} Set 545C’s assigned Master Station ID to number “nnn”. When no parameters are given, current ID is displayed. When system is already initialized, you must enter the INIT parameter to change ID. INIT gives “OK” to save configuration and reboot unit with new ID. ID changes are automatically saved with the entire configuration in CPM.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE LISTM{,nnnnn…} Display Remotes with burst monitor bit set (all Remotes or given IDs up to 12).
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †LOGOFF Used to disallow operator commands with automatic 10 minute timeout for LOS role and 60 minute timeout for TRANSPOND role. Logs you off, disables ALL following operator commands except LOGON, $PENTM, or SDATA. †LOGON,password *LOS CHECKIN{,ii,rr} MEM 02/10/2012 164 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. PARAMETERS RANGE LOGON used to allow operator commands. To log onto a unit, enter the LOGON command followed by the current password.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE MESSAGE Enter a message with text editor. Message priority and destination are optional parameters. After entering message, press [ESC] to queue for transmission. If you do not enter a destination ID, the MCC-545C automatically sends your message to its default destination (set with the DESTINATION command). If you want to use source rounting, enter 0 for the destination. p = priority A – Z, 0 – 9 {,p{,dest1…destn}} dest1...
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †MON{,d{,r}} Turn on burst monitor. Only meteors lasting long d = duration character count limit enough to deliver “d” characters will be monitored. If at least “r” characters were r = received character count received, a monitor line is generated. limit 0 – 32767 Control monitoring of individual units and print burst statistics. Overrides MONOFF command and causes monitor lines to print for each reception from this unit.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS NOISEBLANK{,ON,OFF} Turns Noise blanking ON or OFF NET Display network routing table for all selected neighbors. RANGE NET – no neighbors NET1,2 – 1,2, etc., neighbors NET,all – all neighbors NEWPASSWORD,old password, new password password = 3-20 character Used to change the password. The NEW password PASSWORD command is used to change the internal stored password. You must be logged on and know the old password.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS *P{,?}{,xxx}{,OFF} Configures 545C for pulse probe mode. If no parameters are entered, transmit single pulse probe. Enter transmit single pulse probe. Enter P,? to display current pulse probe mode settings. Enter P,xxx to send a single periodic probe once every “xxx” seconds. Enter P,OFF to turn off periodic pulse mode (you can still transmit single pulses with P). ? = current settings P77 02/10/2012 168 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †PASSWORDMODE,action, password Used to enable/disable use of passwords. Default is disabled. To enable or disable the operation with passwords, enter this command giving the desired action along with the current password for the unit. This will trigger an automatic “save” operation. If set to the ON mode, the state of the unit will be set to “logged-off”.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION $PENTM Without parameter string, display report of current Entek MDP configuration. †$PENTM, ALERTEVENTS{,mask} mask = hexadecimal bit mask 0 – FFFF Set bit mask indicating Entek MDP status bits regarding as alarms. Status bits are checked against this mask on intercepted position reports and an alert message is sent to the local MNT and DTA ports for each match. †$PENTM,ALERTMSGS {,nnn...} Define canned messages constituting an alert.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †POLL{interval,offset, duration,retry}{,ALWAYS} Define/display polling schedule for Base/Repeater Station. If ALWAYS parameter specified, do not timeout on-line units (i.e., ignore retry count in this case).
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †POSRPT{,action} Enable/disable echoing of intercepted position action = reports to local MNT and DTA ports. Also used to ON – enable enable/disable duplicate filtering and control format of these reports. OFF – disable RANGE DUPL,ON – enable duplicate filtering DUPL,OFF – disable duplicate filtering FORMAT,LONG – output report on two lines FORMAT,SHORT – output report on one line PRG,nnn Undefine 545C Station from network.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †RCT{,action} Display/set remote control terminal functionality. This functionality is applicable to Packet protocol systems only and controls whether the unit ignores intercepted data reports. If enabled, intercepted reports are ignored. action = RANGE ON – enable OFF – disable RED Without parameters, generates report of current RED setup.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION RED,TEST Simulate a RED test message. Unlike a true RED test button depression, this message is also echoed to the local MNT and DTA ports. RED,TX Simulate a RED alert message. Unlike a true RED alert button depression, this message is also echoed to the local MNT and DTA ports. REMCMD With the text editor, enter a command to be sent to a Remote. After entering command, press [ESC] to send the command.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE REMOTE STAT{,nnnnn…} Display transmit/receive statistics for all Remote Stations or for given IDs (up to 12). nnnn = Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 †REMOTE TYPE{,aaaaa} Display/set communication characteristics of the unit. Determines how certain statistics are reported and how remote commands/messages are framed.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †*ROLE{,role{,low,high} {,mode}} Define role played in network, either SILENT (never transmits), TRANSPOND (responds to probes), PROBE (actively probes), or LOS (line of sight) mode. If role is set to TRANSPOND, the low and high parameters can be used to specify the threshold values for automatic meteor burst vs. line of sight modes of operation and the mode parameter can set the starting mode (meteor burst or line of sight).
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †RTCM{,nnn} Define time latency in seconds between beacon receiver and local time. Without parameter, display report of satellites in view by beacon receiver. nnn = latency in seconds 0 – 59 RX STAT{,CLEAR} Display statistics for the 545C Receiver CLEAR = clear all statistics after display RXTYPE{,527,543,545b,545c} Select Receiver Type SAVE Save CONFIG parameters in CPM.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION †SCHED{,basis,hh:mm:ss basis = TIME or INTERVAL Schedule execution of the specified command hh - hours string. If timeframe basis = INTERVAL, the mm - minutes command string will be executed whenever the ss - seconds specified time interval elapses during the day. If timeframe basis = TIME, the command string will be executed at the specified time. The OFFSET option allows specification of an offset from the timeframe basis.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †SENSOR{function} Defines the GLOF sensor data limit for fail/dry/wet determination. Gives the “weight” (i.e., how significant) of each case for the flood calculation. Function: {weight}{low,high}}} RANGE DRY LOW 1 - 99 WET HIGH 1 – 9999 FLOOD WEIGHT 1 - 99 FAIL SERIAL{,sss} Set next packet serial number. Parameter “sss” is sss = message serial number 1 – 255 serial number of last packet transmitted.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE SHOW RXQ,nnnn Display contents of receive queue for the originating Station. nnnn = originating Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 SHOW TXQ,nnnn Display contents of transmit queue for the destination Station.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE SMS{,nnnn} Display status of message packet in specified message list. nnnn = Station ID 1 – 4095 Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †*SNP{pname,value} Set network parameters. See range column for values entered for each parameter. pname = TTL time-to-live (truncated to nearest 10 minute boundary) 0 – 2550 min. NOTE TTR time-to-retransmit N UP neighbor up Some network parameters are only for use in Master Operation mode (RDOWN, CONNP, TEXTL, FLOODP, INF, RELAY).
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS *SOURCE RELAY{,nnnn} Specify source routing table of one entry. The designated Station will receive all information sent without an explicit destination specification. If set to OFF, such information is discarded. nnnn = Station ID RANGE Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 †START Turn transmitter on. STAT Display RF statistics report.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS †STATION TYPE{,aaaaa} Display/set special Station functionality. Determines how each Station responds to the messages it receives and limits the type of messages that can be created. Meaningful only in Flood Warning and Maritime Weather Systems. aaaaa = RANGE OFF FLOOD BASE FLOOD WARNING GLOF SENSOR GLOF MONITOR GLOF WARNING RELAY STREAM GAUGE SYSTEM MONITOR WEATHER †STOP Turn transmitter off. †STT,secs Set command timeout (in seconds).
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS RANGE †SUBST,rrr,g1,nnn,g2 Substitute Remote unit information in data reports received from a relay unit. rrr = relay ID 1 – 245 g1 = relay grp# 0 – 15 nnnn = Remote ID 256 – 4095 g2 = Remote grp# 1–4 rrr = relay ID 1 – 245 g1 = relay grp# 0 – 15 1 – 32767 †SUBST,DEL,ALL Delete entire substitution table †SUBST,DEL,rrr,g1 Delete entry in substitution table †SWCTL,OFF Disables the monitoring and switching function.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION SWMON Monitors both the RS-232 port and RF link. This SWMON command should be placed in the schedule of the 545C at an interval that detects a Master Station failure within the required system design. There are no parameters. PARAMETERS RANGE A typical example is: SCHED,I,5:0,SWMON *SYNTH{,action} Display/set status of frequency synthesizer. This command is applicable only to the MCC-545C. action = ON – enable OFF– disable T Show current date/time.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION TIMEPROBE,SLOW Tx Slow Time Probes Like 520B TIMEPROBE,FAST Tx Time Probe once a minute TIMESYNC Show current setting TIMESYNC,ON Sync to ALL Master ID's TIMESYNC,OFF Do Not Sync to Any Master ID's TIMESYNC,ID1,ID2...
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS *TX LIMIT{,count} Set limit on number of transmissions allowed in a 15-minute period (in minutes). count = # of transmissions TYPE{,action{,nnn{nnn,… Control auditing of messages entered at specified units and routed through the 545C. RANGE period = minute action = ON - enable ,nnnn}}} OFF - disable nnn = units to be audited. 1 - 4095 ALL – default Master = 1 – 245 Remote = 256 – 4095 02/10/2012 188 © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION PARAMETERS UPDT{,function,parameters} Send update message to data logger type device.
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545C Operations Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION VERBOSE{,ON,OFF} Show/set full/partial command mnemonic VDUREV Show VDU Software Revision number †WARNING,{nnnn,nnnn} Define the IDs for use as the Standard Flood Warning Stations. Without parameters, displays total WARNING setup.
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545C Operations Manual Appendices The information in the appendices is supplementary and unnecessary for basic operation of the MCC-545C. It is deleted to reduce file size. The information is available upon request. 02/10/2012 Prerelease DCN 00001789-A © 2012 Meteorcomm LLC. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. Do Not Distribute.