Psion RA1001 Users Manual

User Manual

PC Card Narrow Band Radio RA1001

Prel.2. 14 Dec, 2004

RA1001 Narrow Band Radio,

Type III PC Card

USER MANUAL

Psion Teklogix Ltd

2100 Meadowvale Blvd.

Mississauga, Ontario

Canada L5N 7J9

Issue Date: December 2004

file: RA1001_User manual.doc Page i 12/17/2004 9:16:00 AM

REVISION HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES

Revision Date Approval Description of Change

Prelim. June 2003 Initial Document Prel.2 23 June, 2003 Update to comply with NGNB MRD Rev0.3.doc

TABLE OF CONTENTS - TBC

REVISION HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES.......................................................................................ii

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1

ENERAL DESCRIPTION

2. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 1

2.1

PPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS - TEKLOGIX

2.2

NVOKED SPECIFICATIONS

2.3

BBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS

3. DETAILED FEATURE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 2

3.1

ENERAL

3.2

OST SUPPORT

3.3

OST BASED SOFTWARE DRIVERS

3.4

OFTWARE DRIVER COMPATIBILITY

3.5

RF C

3.6

PC C

3.6.1 Radio Alignment.............................................................................................................................. 3

3.6.2 Radio Control and Support Functions for FI&T, Approvals and EMC Testing (i.e. RTEST

features)........................................................................................................................................................ 3

3.7

ODES OF OPERATION

3.8

EATURES NOT SUPPORTED

4. APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 4

5. MANUFACTURING SUPPORT.............................................................................................................. 6

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ONNECTIVITY ARD ACCESSIBLE CONTROL, CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS

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6. GENERAL................................................................................................................................................... 7

6.1

ESIGN APPROACH AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION

6.2

PC C

ARD SIGNAL PROCESSOR

6.3

EMORY

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6.4

ADIO DECK

7. INTERFACES............................................................................................................................................. 8

7.1

P1 - PCMCIA C

7.2

IAGNOSTIC AND TEST SIGNALS ACCESS POINT - REQUIREMENT

7.3

NTENNA CONNECTION

8. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................................... 9

8.1

OWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

8.1.1 PC Card........................................................................................................................................... 9

8.1.2 Power Consumption - Nominal ....................................................................................................... 9

8.2

ODES OF OPERATION

9. SOFTWARE, FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS...................................................................................... 9

9.1

PC C

ARD FIRMWARE

9.1.1 DSP Firmware................................................................................................................................. 9

9.1.2 Manufacturing................................................................................................................................. 9

9.2

OST SOFTWARE (REF.:

9.2.1 Radio Protocol............................................................................................................................... 10

9.2.2 Radio Tests .................................................................................................................................... 10

9.2.3 Configuration and Tuning............................................................................................................. 10

9.2.4 Site Survey (terminals only)...........................................................................................................10

9.2.5 Power Management (terminals only) ............................................................................................ 10

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ONNECTION TO HOST

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RTEST

FEATURES

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TBD.............................................. 8

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9.2.6 RA1001 FLASH Upgrade.............................................................................................................. 10

9.3

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11.

UPPLIED DRIVERS SUPPORT SERVICES

MAINTENANCE, DIAGNOSTICS & SERVICE ............................................................................ 11

MECHANICAL & ERGONOMIC SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................. 11

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11.1 G

11.2 A

11.3 E

11.4 E

11.5 L

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12.1 R

12.2 EMC................................................................................................................................................... 12

12.3 SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................ 12

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13.1 G

13.2 P

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14.1 O

14.2 V

14.3 I

15.

15.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................... 14

15.2 RECEIVER........................................................................................................................................ 14

15.3 TRANSMITTER................................................................................................................................ 14

ENERAL

NTENNA NVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS NCLOSURE ABELING REQUIREMENTS

APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................................ 12

ADIO

MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 12

ENERAL RODUCTION ASSEMBLY

13.2.1 Assembly Processes................................................................................................................... 12

13.2.2 Production Test Specifications..................................................................................................12

FUTURE OPTIONS & UPGRADES ................................................................................................. 12

PERATING SYSTEMS & USER INTERFACES

OICE MODE

NCREASED BAUD RATES

APPENDIX B - RADIO PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 14

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Description

This document specifies a complete data radio module that will support the company’s next generation of PCMCIA based handheld and vehicle mount terminal, base station, access point and ruggedized computer products. The radio specified herein shall provide full support for, and be backwards compatible with the company’s proprietary narrowband radio protocols which include 4800 and 9600 baud two level FM, and 4800, 9600 and 19,200 baud four level FM. Specific host products that this radio is required to support are listed below under Host Support. Included as part of this support are the appropriate software drivers that will reside on the host. Connection to the host computer system shall be restricted to the standards governing a PCMCIA type III PC card. The traditional radio deck, interface card and flex cable will be

integrated into a single type III PC card and connected via a cable to the host antenna.

This document represents the prime revision-controlled description of the project, the product and its requirements and will be updated throughout the life of the project. A list of all relevant documents and drawings is included as the main reference for the project.

2. REFERENCES

2.1 Applicable Documents and Drawings - Teklogix

Doc./Dwg No.

EFJ Spec./Manual Business Case

TBD Manufacturing Plan TBD Hardware design specification TBD R/F test fixture specification TBD Driver software design specification TBD Software requirements TBD Software design plan

Description & Notes

2.2 Invoked Specifications

PC Card Standard Feb. 1995 Card and Socket Services V2.1 Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS Interface Specification V1.2 IEEE 1149.1 Standard - Test Access Port & Boundary Scan Architecture

2.3 Abbreviations & Acronyms

API Application Programmer’s Interface BIST Built-in Self Test BER Bit Error Rate E-NB Enhanced Narrowband FCS First Customer Ship MTBF Mean Time Between Failure MTTR Mean Time To Repair POST Power On Self Test SINAD Signal to Noise and Distortion ratio WLAN Wireless LAN Proprietary Protocol

Section A - Product Level Specifications

3. DETAILED FEATURE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 General

The RA1001 shall provide narrowband data communications using all Teklogix proprietary narrowband FM protocols and modulation schemes, which include 2 level FM running at 4800 and 9600 baud, and 4 level FM running at 4800, 9600 and 19,200 bps. It shall be functionally backward compatible with existing Teklogix narrowband radios including the TRX7340, TRX7345, TRX7355 and TRX7370.

The implementation shall be modular and consist of a PCMCIA form factor interface card, incorporating the radio deck, an external antenna system and an antenna connecting cable. The latter, along with appropriate mounting hardware shall be custom designed for each target host as required and will not be covered under this specification.

The interface card shall provide the stack protocol, control the radio, acquire and provide transmitted and received data streams via the PCMCIA interface, carry out all appropriate signal processing, encoding, decoding and control functions required to properly transmit and receive data via the radio. The PC Card interface shall conform as closely as possible to the PC-Card 95 Type III standard. Deviations from the standard must not affect in any way the compatibility of the RA1001 with any Teklogix host products.

3.2 Host Support

The RA1001 shall function per specification when installed in the following Teklogix PCMCIA

based host products:

• Teklogix 7530 NG Handheld Terminal (WinCE.net operating system)

• Teklogix 8525 NG Vehicle Mount Terminal (WinCE.net operating system)

• Teklogix 8560/70 Vehicle Mounted Terminal (Win2K/XP operating system)

Use of the RA1001 in the following Teklogix PCMCIA based products is considered to be

beyond the scope of this project.

• Teklogix 7035 Compact Handheld Terminal (DOS operating system)

• Teklogix 9150 Access Point (VxWorks operating system)

• Teklogix 8255/60 Vehicle Mounted Terminal (DOS operating system)

Software drivers for the indicated terminals / operating systems will be provided. The RA1001 shall also be designed to accommodate where possible other portable and mobile computers that support a PCMCIA type III slot.

3.3 Host Based Software Drivers

Drivers supporting the following operating systems and platforms shall be delivered, in priority order:

• Windows CE (7530, 8525)

• Windows 2K, XP (8560/70)

Support for the following operating systems may be added as required:

• DOS (7035).

• VXWORKS (9150 Access Point) NOTE: 9150 Base Station compatibility is required

and so may necessitate VXWORKS software support.

3.4 Software Driver Compatibility

The client terminals interface to the NB radio will be Teklogix proprietary RMAN API for mobile host computers -- full qualification for Teklogix TekTerm application

• WinCE.Net (4.1 and subsequent)

• Windows 2K & XP.

Support for the features following, if subsequently required, are outside the scope of this project.

• Card & Socket Services V2.1 compliant (DOS) (include compliance with Advanced Power

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