Specifications

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Compact RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
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ii Quasonix, Inc.
13.5 Know Your Transmitter..............................................................................................................44
14 Appendix E – Factory Reset Values ................................................................................................45
15 Appendix F – Acronym List ..............................................................................................................49
List of Figures
Figure 1: Receiver Types and Options .........................................................................................................1
Figure 2: RDMS™ in 4.00” x 3.00” x 1.00” Compact Housing......................................................................5
Figure 3: MDM-15 Pin Numbers ...................................................................................................................1
Figure 4: Baseband Signal Timing................................................................................................................2
Figure 5: RDMS™ Welcome Message.........................................................................................................6
Figure 6: BER Performance for Tier 0, I, and II ..........................................................................................21
Figure 7: Synchronization Time at Various Signal-to-Noise Ratios............................................................22
Figure 8: 70 MHz IF Module in 2” x 3” Chassis...........................................................................................25
Figure 9: 70 MHz IF Module in 2” x 3” Chassis SAW Filter Responses, Narrow Group (10 MHz Span)...26
Figure 10: SAW Filter Responses, Wide Group (Plotted on 100 MHz Span).............................................27
Figure 11: Optional SAW Filter Responses for 70 kHz to 6 MHz ...............................................................28
Figure 12: Optional SAW Filter Responses for 14 MHz and 28 MHz.........................................................29
Figure 13: Optional 37-Pin Numbers ..........................................................................................................37
Figure 14: Ideal PCM/FM Phase Tree (h = 0.7)..........................................................................................41
Figure 15: Phase Trajectory Never Forgets................................................................................................42
Figure 16: Trellis Detection Gain with Zero to Minimum Phase Noise .......................................................42
Figure 17: Trellis Detection Gain with Significant to Severe Phase Noise .................................................43
Figure 18: "Clean" Eye Pattern ...................................................................................................................44
List of Tables
Table 1: Model Configuration Example.........................................................................................................2
Table 2: Band Configuration Codes..............................................................................................................5
Table 3: MDM-15 Pin Assignments ..............................................................................................................1
Table 4: Default Modulation Start Up............................................................................................................4
Table 5: Stored Parameters..........................................................................................................................4
Table 6: Standard and Optional User Commands........................................................................................7
Table 7: RDMS BER Specifications............................................................................................................20
Table 8: Band Configuration Codes............................................................................................................23
Table 9: Bit Error Rate Serial Commands...................................................................................................33