Technical Manual

120 20170-201 Paragon
PD
Technical Manual
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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
This document provides the information required for the setting up, operation, testing and trouble-
shooting of the
DATARADIO
Paragon
PD
radio-modem base station.
1.1 Intended Audience
This document is intended for engineering, in-
stallation, and maintenance personnel.
1.2 General Description
Paragon
PD
product is a factory-integrated
industrial-grade data base station used in mobile
networks and is designed specifically to fit the
needs of vehicular applications.
It features dual receivers for added data decode
sensitivity in multi-path and fading environ-
ments.
When used with Dataradio’s state-of-the-art
Gemini
PD
mobile data solution, the system
delivers unequaled high-speed data performance
and unmatched effective throughput.
All Paragon
PD
models are supplied in a rack-
mount configuration that includes:
• A Paragon
PD
Radio assembly
• A contemporary, high-speed Dataradio
“Base Station Data Link Controller”
(BDLC
PD
).
Paragon
PD
units do not include the optional wire
line modem(s). Duplexer and backup power units
are custom furnished items. The laptop PC and its
application software are user-supplied items.
1.2.1 Features:
• Dual receivers Parallel Decode technology
• SRRC4FSK modulation capable of 25600
and 19200 b/s in 25 kHz
or 16000 and
14400 b/s in 12.5 kHz channel spacing
• Sophisticated DSP-based modem design
provides added system performance and
fewer retries
• Available in VHF, UHF and 800 MHz radio
bands
• Power output of 20W to 70W for
Paragon
PD
’s 800 MHz and of 20W to 100W
for VHF and UHF
• Supports high-efficiency Dataradio DBA
over-the-air protocol
• Over-the-air compatible with MobilPac/R
DGFSK and SRRC4FSK modulated Gem-
iniPD mobile products *
• Modular design in a rugged die-cast alumi-
num chassis
• Full-duplex operation
• Paragon
PD
units are factory-configured
based on each customer’s network system
requirements
• Flash programmable firmware upgradabil-
ity.
* Networks must use common modulation scheme,
bit and baud rates