Chameleon CTM 110 User Manual
cypress
CTM-110/120
Installation & Operation
Manual
Revision 3.2
Industrial Wireless Solutions
CTM-110/120 Installation & Operation Manual
1702-0037 Rev 3.2
Table of Contents
1 Safety & regulatory notices.............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Operation in hazardous environments................................................................................................3
1.2 Operation in or around aircraft.............................................................................................................3
1.3 Regulatory restrictions..............................................................................................................................3
1.4 Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) – United States FCC Information..................................3
1.5 Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) – Canada Information........................................................4
2 Trademarks..........................................................................................................................................................4
3 CDMA Overview...............................................................................................................................................5
4 GPS Overview....................................................................................................................................................5
5 CTM-110/120 Product....................................................................................................................................7
5.1 CTM-110 Telus bundle............................................................................................................................7
5.2 CTM-120 Telus bundle............................................................................................................................8
6 Physical Installation........................................................................................................................................10
6.1 Mounting the CTM-110/120...............................................................................................................10
6.1.1Mounting Area and Keep out region...................................................................................... 11
6.2 Connecting the power cable.................................................................................................................11
6.3 Connecting the serial data cable..........................................................................................................12
6.4 Mounting and attaching the cell antenna.........................................................................................12
6.5 Mounting and attaching the GPS antenna.......................................................................................12
7 Software Installation......................................................................................................................................13
7.1 STEP 1 - Installing the Chameleon Controller Software...........................................................13
7.2 STEP 2 - Installing the Windows® .inf file.................................................................................... 13
7.2.1.1 For Windows XP operating systems................................................................................... 14
7.2.1.2 For Windows 2000 Operating Systems.............................................................................. 15
8 Operation..........................................................................................................................................................16
8.1 Automatic power control...................................................................................................................... 16
8.2 Manual power control............................................................................................................................ 16
8.3 Panel LED Indicators............................................................................................................................ 17
8.4 Carrier Activation Wizard.................................................................................................................... 17
8.5 Chameleon Controller Software Features........................................................................................18
8.5.1Make a new network connection.............................................................................................. 18
8.5.2Configure GPS Operation (CTM120 only)........................................................................... 19
8.5.3Checking the modem Status...................................................................................................... 20
8.5.4The Terminal Services Window................................................................................................ 20
8.6 Using AT commands to control the CTM-110/120.................................................................... 20
9 Trouble shooting.............................................................................................................................................21
10 Technical Specifications........................................................................................................................ 23
© 2003, 2004 Cypress Solutions Inc.
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1 Safety & regulatory notices
Due to the nature of wireless communication the reception of data can never be guaranteed.
Data may be delayed, corrupted or never received. Although such conditions are rare with wellconstructed and configured wireless networks when used in conjunction with devices such as the
CTM-110/120 wireless data modem, such systems should not be used in situations where the
reception of data is critical to personal safety or property integrity. Cypress Solutions Inc.
accepts no responsibility for damages of any kind including but not limited to personal injury,
death, or loss of property due to the delay or loss of data resulting from the use of the CTM110/120 wireless data modem.
1.1 Operation in hazardous environments
For the CTM110 only:
THIS EQUIPMENT IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN CLASS I DIVISION 2
GROUPS A,B,C AND D OR NON HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS ONLY
Wireless transmitters can cause interference with some critical operation equipment. For
this reason it is required that the CTM-110/120 wireless data modem be turned off
when in the vicinity of blasting operations, medical equipment, life support equipment,
or any other equipment that is susceptible to radio interference.
1.2 Operation in or around aircraft
The CTM-110/120 wireless data modem must be turned off when on-board or in the
vicinity of any aircraft. The FAA prohibits the use of wireless transmitter equipment at
any time during aircraft flight.
1.3 Regulatory restrictions
CAUTION: Any modifications to the CTM-110/120 wireless data modem not expressly
authorized by Cypress Solutions Inc. may cause its regulatory approval status to become
invalidated, thereby voiding your authority to use the product.
The CTM-110/120 wireless data modems are approved under FCC CFR 47 part 2.1091
and Industry Canada RSS-102 rules for operation as a mobile or fixed device with an
antenna of no more than 9dBi gain and from which a separation distance of at least
20cm (8”) must be maintained from all persons at all times and during all modes of
operation. Nor must the antenna used be co-located or operated in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter. These rules are in place to prevent any possible hazard due
to personal exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
FCC ID: N7NSB555
Industry Canada ID: IC: 2417C-SB555
1.4 Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) – United States FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
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reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential or commercial
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that harmful
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,
• increase the separation between the equipment and receiver,
• connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected,
• consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
1.5 Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) – Canada Information
This digital apparatus does not exceed the class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitles
“Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux
appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur:
“Appareils Numériques”, NMB-003 édictée par le Ministre des Communications.
2 Trademarks
All brand or product names, trademarks, logos, etc. used in this manual are owned by their
respective companies.
©2003, 2004 Cypress Solutions Inc.
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3 CDMA Overview
The first CDMA networks (now called CDMAone) were commercially launched in 1995, and
provided roughly 10 times more capacity than analog networks - far more than TDMA or GSM.
Since then, CDMA has become the fastest-growing of all wireless technologies. In addition to
supporting more traffic, CDMA brings many other benefits to carriers and consumers, including
broader coverage and stronger security.
Just as the second generation of wireless technology improved upon earlier systems, the industry
looked to a third generation of technology for more advances. Although wireless was used
almost exclusively for voice communication, the ability to deliver data over the air was also very
promising, especially as Internet users and content proliferated.
In 1999, the International Telecommunication Union adopted an industry standard for thirdgeneration (3G) wireless systems that can deliver high-speed data and other new features.
Because CDMA2000 is evolved directly from the previous generation of proven CDMA
systems, it provides the fastest, easiest, most cost-effective path to 3G services. While all 3G
technologies (CDMA2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA) may be viable, CDMA2000 is much
further ahead in terms of product development, commercial deployment and market acceptance.
The first commercial CDMA2000 networks were launched in South Korea in early 2001. A large
and growing range of CDMA2000 chipsets, terminals and network infrastructure systems are
now in volume production and gaining economies of scale, as many more North American,
Latin American and Japanese carriers plan to roll out CDMA2000 services in 2002 and 2003
CDMA2000 1X technology supports both voice and data services over a standard (1X) CDMA
channel, and provides many performance advantages over other technologies. First, it provides
up to twice the capacity of earlier CDMA systems, helping to accommodate the continuing
growth of voice services as well as new wireless Internet services. Second, it provides peak data
rates of up to 153 kbps (and up to 307 kbps in the future), without sacrificing voice capacity for
data capabilities. And because it's backwards-compatible with earlier CDMA technology,
CDMA2000 1X provides an easy and affordable upgrade path for both carriers and consumers.
For more information about CDMA visit the CDMA Development Group (CDG) at
http://cdg.org/ The CDG is an industry consortium of companies who have come together to
develop the products and services necessary to lead the adoption of CDMA wireless systems
around the world.
4 GPS Overview
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide radio-navigation system operated by the
US Department of Defence (DoD) and formed from a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting at
an altitude of 10,900 nautical miles and with an orbital period of 12 hours.
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GPS uses these satellites as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of metres.
This is achieved by measuring the time it takes for a radio signal to travel from each satellite to
the receive unit. Multiple measurements are then used to accurately triangulate the receiver
location.
The signals received from the orbiting satellites are based on pseudo random codes. The code
for each satellite is unique so that the receiver can determine which satellite it is receiving from.
Additionally, these pseudo random codes are extremely complex in order to minimize the
possibility of incorrectly picking up another signal or background noise with the same code. The
receiver is able to generate the same pseudo random code for every satellite it is tracking. The
difference in time between the locally generated code and the code received from the satellite is
used to calculate the distance from the satellite to the receiver. The receiver keeps track of the
exact location of every satellite by using an almanac stored in its local memory. In this way the
receiver is able to triangulate its location by calculating the distance from at least three satellites.
But this calculation assumes that the receiver generates its pseudo random code starting at
exactly the same time as the satellites, which would require extremely accurate (and expensive)
atomic clocks in every receiver! The receiver overcomes the need for such an accurate clock by
triangulating its position from at least four satellites instead of only three. The additional satellite
allows the receiver to calculate its own clock error and to apply this correction to all calculated
distances.
There are a number of error sources that can introduce inaccuracies into the position calculation.
Understanding these error sources can be helpful in applying the position information provided
by the GPS receiver.
• Although the satellites are in extremely accurate orbits they can be influenced by solar
“winds” of cosmic radiation and also by gravitational forces from the sun and moon. These
errors are called "ephemeris” errors". The satellites position is regularly monitored by the US
DoD and then passed to the satellite for passing on to the receivers as part of the pseudo
random code information. The receiver is then able to account for these ephemeris errors.
However, between these position updates there may be a slight error in the calculated signal.
• As a GPS signal passes through the charged particles of the ionosphere and then through the
water vapour in the troposphere it gets slowed down, and this creates a timing measurement
error which may be different for each satellite and so cannot be taken into account.
• Close to the ground the signal may bounce off various local obstructions before it reaches
the receiver. This is called multipath error and is similar to the ghosting on a TV.
• There are often more satellites available than a receiver needs to fix a position, so it will
choose a few and ignore the rest. If it chooses satellites that are close together in the sky the
intersecting circles that define a position will cross at very shallow angles. This increases the
grey area or error margin around a position. If it chooses satellites that are widely separated
then the circles intersect at almost right angles which minimizes the error region.
In general, all the above error sources combined may result in a position error of only a few
metres overall.
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5 CTM-110/120 Product
5.1 CTM-110 Telus bundle
CTM-110 Modem
The modem is pre-configured for Telus operation and cannot be activated on another network
except through a roaming agreement. The label on the modem base provides carrier
configuration, regulatory information and the modems Electronic Serial Number (ESN).
Power cable
A standard 4m (12’) length Cable Is provided. Longer lengths are available – contact your dealer
or Cypress Solutions Inc.
Serial data cable
DB9 male (modem end) to DB9 Female (PC end), 2m (6’) length.
CD-ROM
This contains the Chameleon Controller Software application for configuration and control of
the CTM-110. It also contains the Windows driver for the modem along with this installation
and operation manual.
Check the Cypress Solutions web site for updates to the Chameleon Controller Software
www.cypress.bc.ca
Cell Antenna
Dual band (800MHz and 1900MHz bands) magnetic mount 3dBi whip antenna with 3m (10’)
cable fitted with SMA connector.
AC/DC power supply
120VAC, 50/60Hz to 12VDC power supply to power the Chameleon modem when not
powered directly from a 12 or 24 volt source.
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