User's Manual

6 P330 Data Sheet / User Guide
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 It operates in both the low band 3.1-4.8GHz and the high band 6.0-7.0 GHz.
 It communicates data between two or more P330s.
 A wide range of settings allow ranging performance to be optimized for high ranging update
rates or long range operation.
 It is provided with a network (RangeNet) which has been optimized for TW-TOF
measurement. This network can be operated using either the ALOHA (randomized) or
TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) protocols.
 It supports up to 4 independent communications channels thus allowing operation as a
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) network.
 The network is provided with a localization engine which can be used to determine the
location of the unit in the X, Y and Z dimensions.
 The RF emissions are compliant with the United States Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) per Rule Part 15.519.
 The RF emissions are compliant with the European Union ETSI EN 302 065 standard mask.
 The user monitors and controls the P330 through an Application Programming Interface
(API) over USB, Serial, SPI, Ethernet or CAN connections. USB driver support is provided
for Windows Vista 32/64, Windows 7 32/64, Windows 8 32/64, and Windows 10 operating
systems. Unix and OS X systems do not need a special driver for USB. The P330
automatically appears as a serial device.
 The API provides all the commands and capabilities required by a user to design a network
tailored for operating multiple P330s as ranging radios.
To assist the user in demonstrating the performance of the P330, Time Domain also provides
RangeNet GUI, a PC-based Graphical User Interface, which exercises all of the API commands and
offers the following capabilities:
 It provides programmers with a visual example of a host application which interfaces to the
P330 through the API.
 It allows users to evaluate ranging, communications, network and localization performance.
 It allows system analysts to visualize, collect, and log raw ranging data such that it is possible
to develop algorithms/strategies optimized for the chosen product application.
 It allows users to operate multiple P330s to form a network of ranging radios which self
locate and report positions to the host.
Time Domain also provides sample C and MATLAB code for demonstrating the interface and
performance of the hardware.
The objective of providing the GUI, sample C and sample MATLAB code is to supply programmers
with several example interfaces and implementations which the user may then replace or tailor with
custom code optimized for their particular needs and applications.
This document describes the P330 hardware and software. This discussion is subdivided into the
following subsections.
Section 2 P330 Software
Section 3 Hardware Block Diagram
Section 4 Electrical Interfaces
Section 5 Mechanical Interface
Section 6 Technical Specifications
Section 7 Broadspec Antenna