User Manual
2 Raveon Technologies Corp.
Table of Contents
1. General Information about the RV-D80/M80 .............................................. 4
1.1. Congratulations! ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. NOTICE ......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Safety / Warning Information ......................................................................................................... 4
1.4. FCC Part 15 Note: ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.5. FCC Part 121.15 Statement........................................................................................................... 5
1.6. Transmitter Output Power: Warning .............................................................................................. 5
2. Overview .................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Features......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. Firmware Updating ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.3. General .......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4. Transmitter Specifications (RV-D80-EB/RV-M80-EB) ................................................................... 7
2.5. Receiver Specifications ................................................................................................................. 8
2.6. Interface Specifications .................................................................................................................. 8
3. Electrical Inputs and Outputs ..................................................................... 9
3.1. RS-232/EIA232 Serial I/O Connector ............................................................................................ 9
3.2. GPS (-GX option) ......................................................................................................................... 10
4. User Serial Port Commands .................................................................... 11
4.1. Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2. Command Mode .......................................................................................................................... 11
4.3. Setting a Parameter ..................................................................................................................... 12
4.4. Reading a Parameter ................................................................................................................... 12
4.5. CONFIG Button ........................................................................................................................... 12
4.6. Exiting the Command Mode......................................................................................................... 13
5. Command Mode Commands ................................................................... 14
5.1. General Common Commands ..................................................................................................... 14
5.2. Data Modem Mode Related Commands ...................................................................................... 16
5.3. DART Related Commands .......................................................................................................... 16
5.4. GPS Related Commands............................................................................................................. 17
5.5. Diagnostic Related Commands ................................................................................................... 17
5.6. Factory Default Settings............................................................................................................... 18
(DART Data Transceiver) .................................................................................................................... 18
6. Programming Channels and Frequencies ................................................ 18
6.1. Initializing a new RV-D80-EB/RV-M80-EB to factory defaults..................................................... 19
7. Data Transmission ................................................................................... 19
Serial Port Baud Rate .......................................................................................................................... 19
8. Debug Related Commands ...................................................................... 20
9. Diagnostic Provisions ............................................................................... 21
9.1. Overview of Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 21
9.2. Reading the Diagnostic Information ............................................................................................. 21
9.3. Status and Statistics Command ................................................................................................... 21
10. Tune-up and Alignment ............................................................................ 22
10.1. Periodic Calibration ...................................................................................................................... 22
10.2. Calibration Commands ................................................................................................................ 23
10.3. Center Frequency ........................................................................................................................ 23
10.4. TX Deviation ................................................................................................................................ 24
10.5. TX Modulation Balance ................................................................................................................ 24
11. Mechanical ............................................................................................... 25
11.1. DC Input....................................................................................................................................... 25