Operating instructions

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1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v2.9 / Aug 2009 3

Contents

Contents ........................................................ 3

INTRODUCTION TO THE ORION AND ITS USES ........................ 5

FEATURE OVERVIEW ............................................. 5

Part One - the Orion Unit ................................................ 7

ORION MODES ................................................... 9

Mode U - Data Only ........................................................... 10

Mode R - Repeater ........................................................... 10

Mode I - Independent Telemetry .................................................10

Mode E - Externally-controlled Telemetry ..........................................12

Mode L - Data Logging ........................................................13

ADDRESSING ................................................... 14

ALARMS AND ALERTS ............................................ 16

Failsafe Feature ..............................................................17

SERIAL INTERFACE CONFIGURATION .............................. 19

AT commands ...............................................................19

Graphical User Interface (GUI) and SCADA ........................................19

TELEMETRY CONFIGURATION .................................... 20

Common Parameters (MI and ME) ...............................................20

Mode I Parameters ........................................................... 20

Mode E Parameters ..........................................................22

Mode L Parameters ...........................................................23

USER DATA CONFIGURATION ..................................... 24

Mode U Parameters .......................................................... 24

More information about User Data queuing behaviour ................................24

REPEATER CONFIGURATION ...................................... 26

Mode R Parameters .......................................................... 26

RADIO CONFIGURATION .......................................... 27

Interaction between Centre Frequency, Channel Number and Operating Frequency .........27

OVER-AIR PROTOCOL ............................................ 27

Protocol Selection ............................................................28

Symbol Rate ................................................................ 28

Hold-off Before Transmitting .................................................... 28

OPTIONS WHEN ORDERING ...................................... 29

OEM PCB version ............................................................29

Modem Only version .......................................................... 29

INSTALLATION .................................................. 30

Physical ....................................................................30

Connections .................................................................32

Earthing and Equipment Protection ...............................................34

INDICATIONS DURING OPERATION ................................. 35

TEST AND FAULT-FINDING FACILITIES .............................. 36

Get Information ..............................................................36

Send Test Signals ............................................................ 36

Restore Factory Settings .......................................................36

GUI Status Messages .........................................................37

Memory ....................................................................38

Part Two - the Graphical User Interface (GUI) .............................. 39

INTRODUCTION TO THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) .......... 41

Software Installation .......................................................... 41

Notes on GUI Operation ....................................................... 41

Passwording ................................................................41

CONNECTING THE GUI TO AN ORION ............................... 42

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT .................................. 44

File Menu - load and save configurations to disk ....................................44