WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. WESROC® RMS Satellite Repeater MT-9100R-SAT User Manual Revision A.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Table of Contents Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater Overview.............................................................................................. 3 Wesroc® RMS For Remote Sites .............................................................................................................. 3 The Wesroc® RMS Remote Telemetry System ........................................................................................
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater Overview Wesroc® RMS For Remote Sites The Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater is used for communication of Wesroc RMS remote telemetry system data to the Wesroc RMS Host System. Specifically, the preferred use is in locations where conventional communication networks are not available or are not reasonably accessible.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater Operation General The Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater is designed to work in conjunction with all other Wesroc® RMS transmitters. The Wesroc® RMS Base Unit is used for regular communications to the Wesroc® Host Server over the Public Switched Telephone Network. There are plenty of potential remote monitoring sites where access to the PSTN does not exist, or is cost prohibitive.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater Power The power source for the satellite repeater may be either AC power, or solar power. The power consumption required for satellite communication makes primary batteries prohibitive. By using external power, reliability of the system is assured while removing the requirement that batteries be periodically replaced.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Alarm Based Reporting For transmitters with applications that the satellite repeater understands (i.e. can interpret data, apply limits, apply algorithms, etc…), alarm based reporting can be applied. For example, an alarm can be set for a temperature transmitter. If a Wesroc® RMS packet is received from a temperature transmitter, then the satellite repeater can apply limits to the reported temperature.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Wesroc® Portable Diagnostic Unit Field Control Module In order to configure a Satellite Repeater in the field, the installer must have a Wesroc® Portable Diagnostic Unit (PN: MT9100-PDU). The portable diagnostic unit is for receiving and displaying status and configuration information transmitted by the Satellite Repeater (along with any other Wesroc® RMS devices that are present).
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. PDU Satellite Repeater Detail Screens The PDU displays five unique informational status screens for the Satellite Repeater. Once the first screen has been displayed by pressing the right button from the transmitter list screen, subsequent screens may be accessed by pressing the up or down buttons. Each press of the up or down button shows the previous or next screen respectively.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater Status Screen Screen 2 shows more general information about the Satellite Repeater: 1. Number of transmitters initialized to the Satellite Repeater. The maximum number of transmitters supported by one Satellite Repeater is sixteen. 2. Number of minutes remaining for Init Mode. This is used for verifying that the Satellite Repeater is still in initialization mode during a system installation.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater Local Time and Date Screen Screen three shows local time information. This information is derived from Universal Coordinated Time as obtained by the Global Positioning System receiver. This information will not be valid until the Satellite Repeater’s GPS receiver has obtained a good position fix. Screen three shows: 1. Local Time in Hours:Minutes:Seconds format (24 hour).
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater GPS Detail Screen Screen four displays current location information as received from the GPS receiver in the Satellite Repeater. The Satellite Repeater will not transmit any Satellite packets to the Globalstar® Simplex Data Network until it has obtained a good location fix.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater Axonn STX-2 Status Screen Screen five shows information about the Axonn® STX-2 Globalstar® Satellite Transmitter module. 1. Electronic Serial Number. 2. Software Version. 3. Current RF Channel (A,B,C or D). This will be determined by the current location of the Satellite Repeater. The Satellite Repeater is intended for operation in North America only. For most locations, the Channel used will be “A”.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater Configuration Screen The Satellite Repeater detail screens, thus far, have been informative only. Meaning that the data in the detail screens can be viewed, but not edited. In order to change the configuration of the Wesroc® Satellite Repeater, the Satellite Repeater Configuration Screen must be used.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repeater. The value that is displayed in the configuration screen is always the value that is sent back from the Satellite Repeater. This ensures that the value that is shown is the actual value. If, for some reason, the configuration packet does not make it to the satellite repeater, the value shown in the configuration screen will not change from its original setting.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Satellite Repetitions = 3 Globalstar has determined that in order to ensure the transmission of a packet through their simplex data system, that every native packet must be transmitted a total of three times.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. the right button. Move the cursor left or right to the decade to modify: 1’s, 10’s, 100’s etc… A press of the up button adds that many minutes to that column (1,2,3,4 or 10,20,30,40 etc…). When the desired number is entered, from the right most digit (1’s), press the right button. The screen goes back to the configuration screen and the requested initialization mode minutes are sent to the Satellite Repeater.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Initialized Transmitter Configuration Screen Initialized Transmitter Indicator Initd Xmtr 1 of 2. This entry indicates which transmitter the configuration screen is showing information about. Only one set of transmitter configuration information items is shown at any given time. In the example, information is shown about the first of two transmitters.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Delete Initialized Transmitter Function Delete Init: Æ. This entry is used to delete the initialization for the current transmitter. It is important that the Satellite Repeater only be initialized to transmitters which it is intended to listen to. If a transmitter is incorrectly initialized to the Satellite Repeater, select the transmitter to be deleted using the “Initd Xmtr” function discussed above.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. This configuration parameter may also be edited for the reasons mentioned above in the serial number discussion. To edit the application code, move the cursor to the “Xmtr App” function and press the right button. Once the code is modified to the desired code, press the right button from the 1’s digit column. The new application code is then sent to the Satellite Repeater.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. To change the day of the week scheduled reporting, move the cursor to the “Weekly Rpt” line and press the right button. The following screen will be displayed: Day of the Week Scheduled Reporting Configuration Screen To change the scheduled reporting status for a day of the week, move the cursor up and down to reach the day of the week to be changed. Then press the right button.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Note: Weekly report and monthly reporting functions use an “OR” condition. If a particular day meets either the day of the week reporting OR the day of the month reporting, then a report is scheduled for that day. The “Monthly Rpt:” line indicates how many days are currently set for day of the month reporting. If no days are set, then this line will show “None”.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Daily Report Interval Function DailyRptInterval 24 The Daily Report Interval function is used to set the number of hours between scheduled reports for any given day that reporting is to occur for the current transmitter. Unlike the OR function used with weekly reporting and monthly reporting. The scheduled reports per day is an AND function.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Wesroc® RMS Satellite Repeater Specifications Mechanical Size: Weight: 7.50” x 5.25” x 2.75” 16 oz. Electrical Voltage: Current: 9VDC to 28VDC (Tip Positive) 300mA Maximum Global Positioning System Frequency: 1.57542 GHz LHCP Type: Sirf-III 20 channel parallel receiver Globalstar Simplex Data System Frequency: 1.61125 GHz to 1.61875 GHz RHCP Power: +18dBm (63mW) Wesroc® RMS ISM RF System Frequency: 911.980 MHz to 920.
WESROC© RMS Satellite Repeater – User Manual Metrotel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. Warranty Information MetroTel Corporation of Minnesota, Inc. (MetroTel) warrants the MT-9100R-SAT WESROC® RMS Satellite Repeater against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment to original purchaser. All units deemed defective under this warranty will be replaced or repaired at MetroTel’s option.
