CalAmp Paragon 4 PD+ User manual

DATAR AD IOPARAGON4

PD+



DIGITALBAS ESTAT IO N



USERMANUAL

PN001‐P4PD‐000REV1

RELEASEDDECEMBER2010



RevisionHistory

Revision0 2010September

InitialRelease



Revision1 2010December

UpdatestoSection2.5,3.4.2.3.4,4.0and5.0



TableofContents

1 PRODUCTOVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................1

1.1 I

NTENDEDAUDIENCE.......................................................................................................................................................1

1.2 G

ENERALDESCRIPTION.....................................................................................................................................................1

1.2.1 NetworkSpeedsandModulation..........................................................................................................................2

1.3 T

ECHNICALSUPPORT........................................................................................................................................................2

1.4 P

RODUCTWARRANTY......................................................................................................................................................2

1.5 R

EPLACEMENTPARTS.......................................................................................................................................................3

1.6 F

ACTORYREPAIR.............................................................................................................................................................3

1.7 P

ACKAGING....................................................................................................................................................................4

1.8 M

ODULEVIEWS..............................................................................................................................................................5



2 INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................................................8

2.1 O

VERVIEW.....................................................................................................................................................................8

2.2 L

OCATION......................................................................................................................................................................8

2.3 E

LECTRICAL....................................................................................................................................................................8

2.3.1 PowerSupplyConnections..................................................................................................................................11

2.3.2 PowersupplyFuseReplacement.........................................................................................................................12

2.3.3 PowerAmplifierConnections..............................................................................................................................14

2.3.4 RadioAssemblyConnections...............................................................................................................................14

2.3.5 AntennaCablingandConnection........................................................................................................................15

2.4 C

OMPLETINGTHEPHYSICALINSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................15

2.5 C

HECKINGNORMALOPERATION......................................................................................................................................16



3 OPERATINGDESCRIPTION......................................................................................................................................17

3.1 P

OWERSUPPLY.............................................................................................................................................................17

3.2 P

OWERAMPLIFIER........................................................................................................................................................17

3.3 R

ADIOASSEMBLY..........................................................................................................................................................17

3.3.1 SDRDiversityReceivermodule............................................................................................................................18

3.3.2 SDRExcitermodule..............................................................................................................................................19

3.3.3 Speakerpanel......................................................................................................................................................19

3.4 BDLC

PD+

.....................................................................................................................................................................20

3.4.1 FrontSwitch(Reset).............................................................................................................................................20

3.4.2 FrontSwitch(Multi‐functionPF1).......................................................................................................................20

3.4.3 BDLC

PD+

Rearpanel..............................................................................................................................................24



4 MAINTENANCE&TESTING.....................................................................................................................................26

4.1 E

QUIPMENTREQUIRED...................................................................................................................................................26

4.2 M

AINTENANCEPROGRAMS.............................................................................................................................................26

4.2.1 WinRIS.exe...........................................................................................................................................................27

4.2.2 4PDPLUS_SDR_Tx_Freq.exe.................................................................................................................................28

4.2.3 4PDPLUS_SDR_Rx_Freq.exe.................................................................................................................................29

4.3 P

OSTINSTALLATIONCHECKS............................................................................................................................................30

4.4 A

NNUAL&PERIODICTESTING..........................................................................................................................................31

4.4.2 RFDataLinkTest..................................................................................................................................................34



5 SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................................................35



APPENDIXA–PRODUCTWARRANTY..............................................................................................................................37



APPENDIXB–DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................................38



IGURE1‐RADIOASSEMBLY(FRONTVIEW)..........................................................................................................................................5

FIGURE2‐RADIOASSEMBLY(REARVIEW)............................................................................................................................................5

FIGURE3‐POWERAMPLIFIER(FRONTVIEW)........................................................................................................................................6

FIGURE4‐POWERAMPLIFIER(REARVIEW)..........................................................................................................................................6

FIGURE5‐BDLC

PD+

(FRONTVIEW).....................................................................................................................................................6

FIGURE6‐BDLC

PD+

(REARVIEW).......................................................................................................................................................6

FIGURE7‐REDUNDANTPOWERSUPPLY(FRONTVIEW)..........................................................................................................................7

FIGURE8‐REDUNDANTPOWERSUPPLY(REARVIEW)............................................................................................................................7

FIGURE9‐SIMPLEAC‐TO‐DCPOWERCONFIGURATIONBLOCKDIAGRAM..................................................................................................8

FIGURE10‐STANDARDCONNECTIONSUSINGICT22012‐70NPOWERSUPPLY.........................................................................................9

FIGURE11‐STANDARDCONNECTIONSUSINGCUSTOMERPROVIDEDPOWERSUPPLY.................................................................................10

FIGURE12‐POWERSUPPLYSCREWREMOVALDETAIL..........................................................................................................................12

FIGURE13‐POWERSUPPLYMODULEASSEMBLY.................................................................................................................................12

FIGURE14‐MODULE2,MODULE4FUSEDETAIL................................................................................................................................13

FIGURE15‐POWERSUPPLYBACKPLANEASSEMBLYFUSE......................................................................................................................13

FIGURE16‐RADIOASSEMBLYBACKPLANE..........................................................................................................................................14

FIGURE17‐ATOBLADEFUSE..........................................................................................................................................................15

FIGURE18‐SDRUHFRECEIVERMODULE.........................................................................................................................................18

FIGURE19‐SDREXCITERMODULE...................................................................................................................................................19

FIGURE20‐SPEAKERMODULE.........................................................................................................................................................19

FIGURE21‐BDLC

PD+

.....................................................................................................................................................................20

FIGURE22‐BDLC

PD+

FRONTPANELDETAILS......................................................................................................................................23



ABLE1‐ON‐AIRDATASPEEDSANDMODULATIONTYPES.........................................................................................................................2

TABLE2‐ICT22012‐70NLEDMODULESTATUSDISPLAY...................................................................................................................17

TABLE3‐POWERAMPLIFIERINDICATORS...........................................................................................................................................17

TABLE4‐SDRDIVERSITYRECEIVERMODULELEDS..............................................................................................................................18

TABLE5–SDREXCITERMODULELEDS.............................................................................................................................................19

TABLE6‐BINARYTXMODESELECTIONLEDINDICATIONS.....................................................................................................................21

TABLE7‐DGMSKTESTTRANSMISSIONS...........................................................................................................................................21

TABLE8‐TESTTRANSMISSIONSXRC4FSK/XRC8FSK...........................................................................................................................21

TABLE9‐RS‐232LEDFUNCTIONSELECTIONSEQUENCE......................................................................................................................22

TABLE10‐RS‐232SIGNALLEVELS....................................................................................................................................................25

TABLE11‐DTEPORT9‐PINFUNCTIONS............................................................................................................................................25

TABLE12‐POSTINSTALLATIONCHECKLIST..........................................................................................................................................30

TABLE13‐BACKPLANETESTPOINTS..................................................................................................................................................31

TABLE14‐MAINTENANCECHECKLIST(GENERAL)................................................................................................................................31

TABLE15‐CARRIERDEVIATIONSFORTONEORDATAMODULATION........................................................................................................33

TABLE16–EMISSIONDESIGNATORS..................................................................................................................................................35



ImportantNotice

Becauseofthenatureofwirelesscommunication,transmissionandreceptionofdatacanneverbeguaranteed.Datamay

bedelayed,corrupted(i.e.,haveerrors),orbetotallylost.Significantdelaysorlossesofdataarerarewhenwirelessdevices

areusedinanormalmannerwithawell‐constructednetwork.This

productshouldnotbeusedinsituationswherefailure

totransmitorreceivedatacouldresultindamageofanykindtotheuseroranyotherparty,includingbutnotlimitedto

personalinjury,death,orlossofproperty.CalAmpacceptsnoresponsibilityfordamagesofanykindresulting

fromdelays

orerrorsindatatransmittedorreceived,orforthefailuretotransmitorreceivesuchdata.

©2010CalAmp.Allrightsreserved.ProductsofferedmaycontainsoftwareproprietarytoCalAmp.Theofferofsupplyof

theseproductsandservicesdoesnotincludeorinferanytransferofownership.Nopartofthedocumentationor

informationsuppliedmaybedivulgedtoanythirdpartywithouttheexpresswritten

consentofCalAmp.CalAmpreserves

therighttoupdateitsproducts,software,ordocumentationwithoutobligationtonotifyanyindividualorentity.Product

updatesmayresultindifferencesbetweentheinformationprovidedinthismanualandtheproductshipped.

Dataradio,VIS,andParallelDecodeareregisteredtrademarks.Paragon,Paragon

,andParagon

PD+

aretrademarksof

CalAmp.

UserManualStatement

Everyeffortistakentoprovideaccurate,timelyproductinformationinthisusermanual.Productupdatesmayresultin

differencesbetweentheinformationprovidedhereinandtheproductshipped.Theinformationinthisdocumentissubject

tochangewithoutnotice.

AboutCalAmp

CalAmpisaleadingproviderofwirelessequipment,engineeringservicesandsoftwarethatenableanytime/anywhere

accesstocriticalinformation,dataandentertainmentcontent.Withcomprehensivecapabilitiesrangingfromproduct

designanddevelopmentthroughvolumeproduction,CalAmpdeliverscost‐effectivehighqualitysolutionstoabroadarray

ofcustomersandendmarkets.

CalAmpistheleadingsupplierofDirectBroadcastSatellite(DBS)outdoorcustomerpremise

equipmenttotheU.S.satellitetelevisionmarket.TheCompanyalsoprovideswirelessconnectivitysolutionsforthe

telemetryandassettrackingmarkets,publicsafetycommunications,thehealthcareindustry,anddigitalmultimedia

deliveryapplications.

Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.calamp.com

.

Page|1

1 PRODUCTOVERVIEW

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationrequiredforthesettingup,operation,testingandtrouble‐shootingoftheParagon4

PD+



BaseStation.

1.1 INTENDEDAUDIENCE

Thisdocumentisintendedforengineering,installation,andmaintenancepersonnel.

1.2 GENERALDESCRIPTION

Paragon4

PD+

isafactory‐integratedindustrial‐gradedatabasestationusedinmobilenetworks.Designedspecificallytofit

theneedsofvehicularapplications,itfeaturesdualreceiversforaddeddatadecodesensitivityinmulti‐pathandfading

environments.WhenusedwithGemini

PD+

mobiles,thesystemdelivershigh‐speeddataperformanceandunmatched

effectivethroughput.

AllParagon4

PD+

modelsaresuppliedinarack‐mountconfigurationthatincludes:

 (1)Full‐duplexRadioAssemblywithSDR(SoftwareDefinedRadio)Di ve rsityReceiver,SDRExciterandSpeakerPanel

 (1)PowerAmplifier

 (1)High‐speedBaseStationData LinkController(BDLC

PD+

)

Additionalcomponents/requirementsinclude:

 Duplexerandback u ppoweruni ts arecustomfurnisheditems

 Wirelinemodem(s)areoptionalitems

 LaptopPCanditsapplicationsoftwareare user‐supplieditems

ProductFeatures:

 ParallelDecode®featuringdualreceiversforaddeddecodesensitivityinmulti‐pathandfadingenvironments



SophisticatedDSP‐basedmodemdesignprovidesaddedsystemperformance,fewerretriesandmoreeffective

throughput

 Fullduplexoperation

 Poweroutputof50‐100WforUHFand35‐70Wfor800MHz

 Upto43.2kb/s

 12.5,NPSPACand25kHzchannelspacing

 Supportshigh‐efficiency

DataradioDBAover‐the‐airprotocol

 Out‐of‐bandsignalingenablestransmissionofGPSreportswithnoeffectonsystemperformance

 Four(4)timesmoreDSPmemorythanpreviousmodelstohandlehigherratemodulationtypes

 Flashprogrammablefirmware

 Modulardesign

 Factory‐configuredbasedoncustomer’s

networksystemrequirements



Page|2

1.2.1 NETWORKSPEEDSANDMODULATION

TheParagon4

PD+

supportsdataspeedsontheRFnetworkofupto43.2kb/sbymodulatingtheRFcarrier.Lowerspeedsare

producedbya2‐levelmodulation(DGMSK),middleandhigherspeedsby4‐level(xRC4FSK)and8‐level(xRC8FSK)

modulations.Somenetworkspeedshavemorethanonechoiceofmodulation.

SystemEngineeringselectsandinformsthe

customerofthenetworkspeedandmodulationthatbestmeetsthecustomer'srequirementsofthroughput,rangeand

robustness.

Table1‐On‐airdataspeedsandmodulationtypes

ModulationType

 12.5kHzChannelSpacing NPSPACChannelSpacing 25kHzChannelSpacing

DGMSK 9.6kb/s 19.2kb/s

8.0kb/s 9.6kb/s

xRC4FSK 16kb/s 16kb/s 32kb/s



14.4kb/s 25.6kb/s

 19.2kb/s

xRC8FSK

 21.6kb/s 24kb/s 43.2kb/s

1.3 TECHNICALSUPPORT

TheTechnicalSupportdepartmentprovidescustomerassistanceontechnicalproblemsandservesasaninterfacewith

factoryrepairfacilities.StandardsupportisavailableMonday–Friday9:00AMto5:00PMEST.Extendedsupportplansare

available.

CalAmpWirelessNetworks

299JohnsonAvenue,Ste110

Waseca,MN56093



Tel(507)

833‐8816x6701orTollFree(800)992‐7774x6701

Fax(507)833‐6748

Email[email protected]



1.4 PRODUCTWARRANTY

ItisourguaranteethateveryParagon4

PD+

willbefreefromphysicaldefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforONEYEAR

fromthedateofpurchasewhenusedwithinthelimitssetforthinSection5:Specifications.Thestandardmanufacturer's

warrantystatementisavailableinAPPENDIXA–PRODUCTWARRANTY.

Extendedwarrantyplansareavailable.ContactyourCalAmprepresentative

foroptions.





1

Networksmustusecommonmodulation,bitandbaudrates.

2

AvailablewithParagon

PD+

andGemini

PD+

productsonly

Page|3

1.5 REPLACEMENTPARTS

Thisproductisgenerallynotfield‐serviceable,exceptbythereplacementofindividualradiomodules.Specialized

equipmentandtrainingisrequiredtorepairlogic,modemboards,andradiomodules.

ContactTechnicalSupportforserviceinformationbeforereturningequipment.Asupportrepresentativemaysuggesta

solutioneliminatingtheneedtoreturnequipment.



1.6 FACTORYREPAIR

Whenreturningequipmentforrepair,youmustrequestanRMA(ReturnedMaterialAuthorization)number.Contactour

CustomerServiceDepartmentat(800)992‐7774toobtainanRMAnumber.Thesupportrepresentativemayaskyou

severalquestionstoclearlyidentifytheproblem.Pleasegivetherepresentativethenameofacontactperson

whois

familiarwiththeproblemshouldaquestionariseduringservicingoftheunit.

BESURETOHAVETHEEQUIPMENTMODEL,SERIALNUMBER,ANDBILLING&SHIPPINGADDRESSESAVAILABLEWHEN

CALLING.YoumayalsorequestanRMAnumberonlineatwww.calamp.com

.

Customersareresponsibleforshippingchargesforreturnedunits.Unitsinwarrantywillberepairedfreeofchargeunless

thereisevidenceofabuseordamagebeyondthetermsofthewarranty.Unitsoutofwarrantywillbesubjecttoservice

charges.InformationaboutthesechargesisavailablefromTechnical

Support.



Page|4

1.7 PACKAGING

EachParagon4

PD+

ispackagedwiththefollowing:

(A1)RadioAssembly



(C5)BDLC

PD+

toRadioAssemblyBackplanePowerCable



(A2)PowerAmplifier



(C1)PowerAmplifierDCPowerCable*

(A4)RedundantPowerSupplywithACPowerCable*



(C2)PowerAmplifierFusedDCPowerCable



(C6)BDLC

PD+

toRadioAssemblyBackplaneDataCable



(C3)RadioAssemblyBackplaneDCPowerCable

(A3)BDLC

PD+





(C4)TypeNRightAngletoTypeNStraightRG223/UCable

ParagonP4

PD+

StartUpDiscwithUserManualandMaintenance

TestingPrograms



 



*PowerSupplyisincludedonlyiforderedasanoption.Iforderedwithpowersupply,CableC1isincludedtoreplace

CableC2.

Page|5

Frequently,componentsarestagedbySystemEngineeringandarepartiallyassembledpriortodelivery.Finalinstallationis

doneatthecustomer’slocation.

Cabinetrymaybesuppliedinoneof severalcustomrack‐mountconfigurationsthatmayals oincludefan,backhaulmodems,

duplexer/filters/combiners,andancillar yequipment.

Ifdamage

hasoccurredtotheequipmentduringshipment,fileacl ai mwiththe carrierimmediatel y.

1.8 MODULEVIEWS

Figure1‐RadioAssembly(FrontView)



Figure2‐RadioAssembly(RearView)



 

Page|6

Figure3‐PowerAmplifier(FrontView)



Figure4‐PowerAmplifier(RearView)



Figure5‐BDLC

PD+

(FrontView)



Figure6‐BDLC

PD+

(RearView)



 

Page|7

Figure7‐RedundantPowerSupply(FrontView)



Figure8‐RedundantPowerSupply(RearView)



Page|8

2 INSTALLATION

2.1 OVERVIEW

Thecabinetandrack‐mounthousingParagon4

PD+

isgenerallyinstalledinashelteredfacility.Occasionallylocatedadjacent

tothenervecenteroftheuser’snetwork,itismoreoftenlocatedneartowersitesoratremotelocationswhereitoperates

unattended.

Furnishingsneededincludepower,cabling,andinstallationofantenna,landlineormicrowavemodem,andhostPC

or

portablecomputer.Detailsoftheseareoutsidethescopeofthismanual.ThismanualonlycoverstheRadioAssemblyand

theBDLC

PD+

componentthatincludesthemodem.

2.2 LOCATION

BesuretoplacetheParagon4

PD+

equipmentinsuchawaythat:

 TheLEDscanbeseen(asanaidintroubleshooting).

 Accesstotheantennaconne ct o r s andto thebackconnectorsispossiblewithoutremovingtheunit.

 Sufficientairmayfl owaroundtheunittoprovid eadequatecooling.

2.3 ELECTRICAL

Standard120/240VACelectricalpowercapableofprovidingatleast13A(120V)or9.3A(240V)isrequiredtopowerthe

basestationandancillaryequipment.

Thestandardconfigurationforsupplyingtherequired+13.8VDCtotheParagon4basestationandthePowerAmplifieris

shownbelow.TheRadioAssemblyandthe

poweramplifierreceive13.8VDCpowerinputsfromthe120VACpowersupply

module.Illustrationsanddiagramsprovidedreferencetheoptionallysuppliedrack‐mountedpowersupply(ModelICT

22012‐70N).

Figure9‐SimpleAC‐to‐DCPowerConfigurationBlockDiagram



Page|9

Figure10‐StandardConnectionsUsingICT22012‐70NPowerSupply



Page|10

Figure11‐StandardConnectionsUsingCustomerProvidedPowerSupply



Page|11

2.3.1 POWERSUPPLYCONNECTIONS

ModelnumberICT22012‐70Nisarack‐mountedpowersupplyunitprovidedbyCalAmpasanoption.Itconsistsofa

backplaneandtwomodules.Eachmoduleprovides450WattsofcontinuousDCpoweroutputat13.8V/32.6A.Thesystem

isdesignedwithactivesharingtechnologytodistributetheloadcurrent

amongthemodules.Eachmoduleisequippedwith

ahighpowerSchottkyOR‐ingdiodefortrueredundancy.Ifamodulefailureoccurs,theothermodulewillcontinueto

supplypower.

Themoduleisprotectedinseveralways:

 FuseagainstovercurrentontheACinput.

 CurrentLimitandFoldback–Preventstheloadfromdrawingcurrentabovethemaximumallowedvalue.

 Suddenenergysurgesoneachmodule–Thermistoragainstinrushcurrent.

Priortopoweringup,ensurethatbothvoltageselectionswitches(locatedontheback)aresettothepropervoltagefor

youroperation.Availablesettings

are120or220volts.ThePowerSupplymetalenclosureisinternallyconnectedtoearth

groundviaitsindividual,rear‐connected,120VAC(NEMA5‐15pplugtoIEC60320‐C19receptacle)powercord.Therefore,

thesystemmustbeoperatedfromanoutletwithapropergroundingconnection.Impropergrounding

betweenpower

supplycaseandrackframemayresultinharmfulvoltagepotentialsand/ormiscellaneouspowersupplyswitchingnoise

problemsinbothreceiversandtransmitter.

Caution:

 Highcurrentleakage,useonlythecordsuppliedwiththisequipmentforpower.

 Ifaccessingmodules,poweratboththeswitchandthe

ACinletmustbedisconnectedtoensureoperatorsafety.

 Itisimportantthatthesideventilationholesareunobstructedatalltimes.Donotoperatethisunitina

completelyenclosedcabinet.



Page|12

2.3.2 POWERSUPPLYFUSE REPLACEMENT

ToaccessthePowerSupplyfuses,theunitcovermustberemoved.Besurethatallpowertotheunitisremoved.Asshown

inFigure12,removethethreetopscrewsandfoursidescrewswithwashersandthenslidethetopcoveroff.

Figure12‐PowerSupplyScrewRemoval

Detail



Thereisone250V10Afuseforeachmoduleboardassembly(showninFigure13andFigure14)andone250V1Afuseon

thebackplaneboardassembly(showninFigure15)forthefans.Locateeachfuseandreplaceasneeded.Toprotectagainst

fireorelectricalshock,

replacewithonlythesametypeandratingsoffuse.Onlyhandtightentheeightscrewswhen

replacingthecover.

Figure13‐PowerSupplyModuleAssembly





Page|13

Figure14‐Module2,Module4FuseDetail



Figure15‐PowerSupplyBackplaneAssemblyFuse



Page|14

2.3.3 POWERAMPLIFIERCONNECTIONS

ThePowerAmplifierismaintenancefreewithonlyLEDindicatorspresentonthefrontpanelandoneadjustmentlocated

ontheunderside.TheDCpowerterminalblock,RFInandRFOutarelocatedonthebacksideofthemodule.

Inastandardconfiguration,thePowerAmplifierreceivesits+13.8

VDCpowerfromthePowerSupplythrougha10AWGDC

powercable.Thereisnoin‐linefusebetweenthepowersupplyandpoweramplifier.Allshort‐circuitandfoldback

protectionisdonebythePowerSupply.

Forthe800MHzmodel,thepoweroutputisnormallysetto

70W(orlowerdependingontheworkorder)andfortheUHF

model,itissetto100W(orlowerdependingontheworkorder)attimeofmanufactureorviaRMA.However,toallowfor

fieldadjustmentoftheoutputpowertomeettheERPgrantedbythetransmissionsite

license,apotentiometeris

accessibleviaasmallroundopeningontheundersideofthepoweramplifier.Adjustusingasmalltuningscrewdriver.

CalAmpdoesnotrecommendadjustingbelow35Wforthe800MHzmodeland50WfortheUHFmodel.

AsperIndustryCanadaRadioStandardSpecification#131,paragraph

5.3:

“[…]Themanufacturer'sratedoutputpowerandpowertoleranceofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrier

operationinthespecifiedfrequencyrange.Itshouldnotbeusedformultiplecarrieroperationsoroutside

itsspecifiedrange[…]”

2.3.4 RADIOASSEMBLYCONNECTIONS

TheBDLC

PD+

andRadioAssembly(DiversitySDRRx,SDRExciterandSpeakermodules)receivetheir+13.8VDCpowerviathe

backplanePCB.A12AWGDCpowercableprovidespowertothebackplanePCBattheheavydutypowerconnectorJ20.

Thebasestationrequiresasecuregroundconnection.Agrounding8‐32

threadedthrough‐holepemstudfittedwitha8‐32

screw,lockwasherandnutisprovidedonthebottom‐rearofthechassis,behindthespeakerpanel.

 Installa3 ‐4ft10AWGgroundingwire,crimpedonbothsideswithterminalrings.Placeonesideoverthe8‐32

screw

onthenon‐exposedchassissideandfirmlytightenwiththelockwasherandnut.

 Placetheothersideontherearsidethepowersupplymetalcase,nearthe25‐pinconnector.Usea½in4‐40

screwwithlockwashertosecuretheterminalringto

themetalcase.

 Ifa–DCrail(0V)isinstalledaspartofthesystem,thegroundingleadmayalternativelybefittedtotherail

terminal.

Figure16‐RadioAssemblyBackplane



CalAmp Paragon 4 PD+ User manual

Related papers

Other documents