User Manual

RF-Baton! Transmitter Controller Installation and Operation Operation
June 1999 6880497G01-B 5-13
A hard reset of the RF-B! transmitter controller differs from a power-on reset only in the
handling of GPS initialization. After a hard reset has occurred, the RF-B! transmitter controller
control software checks the operational status of the GPS receiver to determine if a complete
acquisition and lock is necessary.
During a typical hard reset, a complete GPS receiver initialization is not necessary. In such a
case, the front panel GPS lock light-emitting diode (LED) lights, and the simulcast
initialization completes the reset cycle. The entire reset cycle takes approximately one and
one-half minutes.
If the GPS receiver initialization is necessary, the reset cycle takes the same amount of time as
a power-on reset.
Software reset
A software reset of the RF-B! transmitter controller is commanded using the FIPS interface. A
software reset is functionally equivalent to a hard reset and causes the following actions to
occur:
• RF-B! transmitter controller control software boot
• Network initialization
• FIPS initialization
• GPS initialization check and Simulcast initialization
• Station and software logs are maintained
The FIPS software reset command is a 117.
Note: Given the significant time differences required by the power-on reset and the hard or software
reset, Motorola recommends that you use the power-on reset only when necessary.