unication BR 01, TX01 User Manual

Unication Two-Way Radio System

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SAFETY INFORMATION

SPECIFICATION

INDEX

Overview

Installation and Setting

SPECIFICATION

TX01 Unit General Specifications

Function or Feature Description

Main Function Modulation of digital signal from CR01 by using exciter and RF power amplification of the

transmitted signal to be transmitted into antenna at 100Watts (maximum power).

Key Components inside TX01

1. RF exciter,

2. RF PA,

3. PA controller and alarming monitor,

4. TX / RX switch,

5. RF power detector,

6. Transmitted signal harmonic filter

7. Power supply

Connections to CR01 1. TX Interface cable.

2. TX01 is controlled by CR01, TX01 sends alarms to CR01 for processing via this cable.

3. PS and Fan control cable

4. CR01 controls the TX01 PS. Alarms from TX01 PS and fan sent to CR01 via this cable.

5. 13 MHz Reference oscillator input cable from CR01.

6. 12VDC output cable to supply power the CR01

Transmitter Duty Cycle 100%, continuous transmission at full power Cooling Method Integrated variable speed cooling fan on rear face of unit.

Fresh air intake is via vent on front face plate, exhaust is via rear of unit. Fan speed is a function of the internal PA temperature. CR01 reads the PA temperature and sends speed adjust commands to TX01 fan. The fan also sends the alarm status if fan is rotating or not to CR01

RF Isolator Integrated single stage transmitter Isolator Power Supply

Front Face

1. Standard power supply is +48VDC input from battery:

2. Optional power supplies are: Option 1: 120/240VAC Main input option: 85 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz (no DC input) Option 2: +/- 40 to +/- 60VDC, -48VDC nominal (no 120/240 VAC) Option 3: 120VAC with +/-48 VDC automatic switchover backup during AC mains

power loss. Switch over from AC main to battery is automatic and does not interrupt operation during loss of AC main power.

3. Indicator signal when TX01 is operating from battery is sent to CR01 via PS & Fan control cable.

4. 120/VAC Main Power Supply option has power factor correction included

5. The DC Battery Power Supply connects to a dedicated or shared external battery.Multiple TX01, CR01, multiple TX01’s, CR01’s and 3rd party repeaters can connect to same battery (at battery terminal directly).

1. Air Intake Vent grill

2. AC Power ON / Battery backup LED

3. PA Fault LED

4. Carrying handles on left and right sides

5. Unication logo

General electrical specification

TX01 Unit General Specifications

Function or Feature Description

Rear Face 1. Power Supply Fan exhaust

2. Earth Ground screw. Capable of supporting 8 gauge wire to earth ground copper bar.

3. 120/240VAC plug standard plug

4. Battery connectors (+ and -) terminal plug for +48VDC or +/-48VDC option

5. Power Supply and Fan Control: DB9 female connector

6. Auxiliary 12VDC/3amp power ouput: Barrel style connector.

7. TX Interface: High density DB 25 Shell, 44 pin connector. Connects to CR01

8. RX Out. SMA connector.

9. Connects to CR01 RX Input for single channel repeater operation.

10. PA fan exhaust. Externally mounted for easy replacement.

11. RF TX Out: Type N.

12. This connector supports two modes of operation:

13. Traditional Repeater

14. Connects to transmitter cavity RF pre-filter and duplexor for traditional dual frequency

repeater operation.

15. Unication Proprietary Single Channel Repeater

16. Connects to RF pre-filter and antenna for Unication proprietary single channel

repeater operation.

17. Reference Input: 13 MHz reference input from CR01.

CR01 Unit General Specifications

Power Supply Input 1. +12VDC, supplied from TX01 rear panel 12VDC power supply output.

Current Drain 4 amp at +12VDC battery voltage input Temperature 1. Ambient Operating: -30 to +60º C.

2. Storage Temperature: -45 to +85º C.

Humidity Operating units are subjected to 50°C at 95% Non-condensing. Vibration MIL-STD-810E

The device shall be capable of withstanding a 30 to 500 Hz acceleration limited oscillation with 0.25G rms for 40 minutes on vibration table. After test, the unit shall be fully functional with no impairments and shall show no signs of physical degradation including all fastening screws.

Electrostatic discharge discharge Reference IEC 6100-4-2.: 5KV, 10KV and 15KV on all planes applied to any

point on the R01 unit, including all contacts and connectors.

Altitude 30,000 feet for storage and shipping.

MTBF Greater than 45,000 hours (5 years), with following assumptions:

1. Ambient temperature = +30°C,

2. 0.1G continuous sinusoidal 30 to 500 Hz vibrations

GPS Receiver Antenna port

1. Performance: SIRF or equivalent

2. 50 ohm impedance,

3. Provides DC power to power external GPS antenna LNA. The GPS port shall provide

5VDC +/- 10%, 27mA power for the external GPS LNA.

4. Provide 1 Hz time mark output for reference oscillator and timing synchronization.

GPS Receiver Specifications

Alarms and information reported to console CR01

Alarm Reporting to Console

1. TX01 Alarms and information include these:

a. TX01 Temperature b. VSWR c. Forward power after isolator d. Reverse power after isolator e. DC input voltage (at Transmitter DC terminals) f. Synthesizer g. Fan rotation h. PA currents i. Battery voltage j. Power supply voltage k. AC main failure / running on battery backup l. MSN m. Hardware revision

2. CR01 Alarms and information

a. CR01 temperature b. Loss of GPS signal c. Loss of external time mark signal d. DSP failures e. Loss of communications to TX01 f. Receiver alarms including synthesizer g. Power supply voltage h. Battery voltage i. MSN j. Hardware revision k. Software revision of DSPs and ARM l. Intrusion alarm – front door m.Intrusion alarm – rear door n. GPIO – telemetry ports o. ADC port p. DAC port q. Serial port

Function or Feature Description

TX01 Transmitter RF specifications

Power Output VHF/UHF: 10 to 100 watts in steps of 1 watt increments, selectable under CR01

software control. WLB: 10 to 75 watts in steps of 1 watt increments, selectable under CR01 software control.

Power Output accuracy 1. VHF/UHF: 10 to 100 watts: +/- 0.6 dB over temperature, AC & DC input voltage, after

PA calibration.

2. WLB: 10 to 75 watts: +/- 0.6 dB over temperature, AC & DC input voltage, after PA calibration

Power Supply Input 1. Standard: +40 to +60VDC, + 48VDC nominal (no 120/240 VAC)

2. Option 1: AC Main input option: 85 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz (no DC input) Option 2: +/- 40 to +/- 60VDC, -48VDC nominal (no 120/240 VAC) Option 3: 120VAC with +/-48 VDC automatic switchover backup

Frequency bands (electronic bandwidth)

30 to 88 MHz 450 to 520 MHz300 to 400 MHz400 to 470 MHz136 to 174 MHz

Transmitter noise at 1 MHz from carrier

<-148 dB/Hz <-148 dB/Hz <-142 dB/Hz <-142 dB/Hz <-142 dB/Hz

50 Ohms

Channel Switch time

Temperature

Output Impedance

Uses external reference oscillator input from CR01 reference module, 50 ohms, 13MHzReference Oscillator

VHF/UHF: > 55 dBc (includes integrated isolator) WLB: > 40 dBc

TX Intermodulation Attenuation at antenna connector

Modulation

8.75 ms

TX01 Current Drain 1. Transmit: 10 amp at 48 VDC battery voltage input, at 100 watt TX power, 12VDC

regulated 3 amp current limited auxiliary out, Fan running at maximum speed.

2. PA Standby (Idle): 1 amp at 48 VDC battery voltage input, fan is running at low speed.

CR01 Current Drain 1. 2 amp at 48VDC.

1. Ambient Operating: -30 to +60° C.

2. Storage Temperature: -45 to +85°C.

1. Analog: FM TIA603C

2. Digital: CFSK (DMR, P25 Phase I, etc.).

Modulation limiting 1. +/- 2.5 kHz for 12.5 kHz channel bandwidth

2. +/- 5.0 kHz for 25 kHz channel bandwidth

FM Hum and Noise 1. Better than -40 dB for 12.5kHz channel bandwidth

2. Better than -45 dB for 25kHz channel bandwidth

Isolation requirement VHF/UHF: 20 dB typical, 18 dB minimum

WLB: no isolator

Single Channel Repeater Output

TX01 includes a TX/RX switch to switch the TX output to go to the CR01 receiver in order to provide the Unication proprietary single channel repeater function(”R&R”.

The TX/RX switch must be very fast switching and must not degrade the IMD, spurious and antenna matching. The RX output is provided on the “RX OUT” port on the rear face of the TX01. This port is connected to the CR01 RX Input.

12.5 kHz and 25 kHz. Selected dynamically via software control from the CR01.Channel Bandwidths

RF Specifications

TX01 Transmitter RF specifications

Conducted spurious and harmonic emissions attenuation at antenna connector

VHF/UHF:

1. Less than -36dBm for below 1 GHz

2. Less than -30dBm for above 1 GHz

WLB: less than -20 dBm

Operating VSWR 1. The PA shall also be used in the future simple M01 mobile with power level set to 50

watts maximum, voltage = 13.8 VCD, without an isolator (simple mobile). In the mobile application the typical operating VSWR is 3:1. The PA shall tolerate up to a 6:1 VSWR.

The output power shall be reduced gracefully under software control as a function of VSWR when the VSWR is > 3:1.

Use the TIA specifications, if applicable, for operation when the VSWR > 3:1.

Audio Response TIA603C Audio Distortion < 2 %

30,000 feet for storage and shipping.

Emission Designators

Humidity

Altitude

Greater than 45,000 hours (5 years), with following assumptions:

1. 100% transmission duty cycle,

2. 100 watts output,

3. Ambient temperature = +30°C,

4. 0.1G continuous sinusoidal 30 to 500 Hz vibrations

MTBF

TX01 Protection

1. Analog Voice Call, 12.5 KHz channel: 11K0F3E

2. Analog Voice Call, 25kHz channel: 16K0F3E

3. Uni2TDMA voice: 7K8FXE

4. Uni2TDMA data: 7K8FXD

5. Uni2TDMA voice and data: 7K8FXW

6. P25 Phase I voice: 8K2F1E

7. P25 Phase I voice and data: 8K2F1D

50º C at 95% Non-condensing.

Electrostatic discharge Reference IEC 6100-4-2.: +/- 15KV air, +/8KV contact on all planes applied to any point

on the TX01 unit, including all contacts and connectors.

Vibration MIL-STD-810E

Thermal, VSWR, power reduction followed by shut off, reset upon return to normal temperature and VSWR.

1. Power falls back 6 dB on:

a. High Reverse power or b. PA high temperature

CR01 reads the alarms periodically with period less than or equal to 1 second and when the alarms start to get into thewarning (“yellow”) level, the CR01 will start to reduce the PA output power.

TX01 Transmitter RF specifications

TX01 Protection

Alarms and information reported to CR01

1. TX01 Temperature (PA, Driver, & PA), ambient temperature on fan controller,

heatsink, power supply

2. Forward power after isolator

3. Reverse power after isolator

4. PA DC input voltage & current

5. AC & DC input voltage at TX01 AC & DC terminal

6. Synthesizer (LO & modulator)

7. Fan rotation

8. PA driver currents

9. AC main failure / running on battery backup

10. Power supply voltage

11. Battery voltage

12. MSN of all boards.

13. PCB revisions stored in EEPROM

Frequency bands (electronic bandwidth)

Conducted termodulation (TIA603C)

Conducted Spurious Rejection (TIA603C)

Maximum Received power at receiver port

1. Operates up to : +27 dBm

2. Does not damage receiver for signals up to +30 dBm for 1 minute duration.

RF Input impedance 50 ohms Temperature 1. Ambient Operating: -30 to +60º C.

2. Storage Temperature: -45 to +85º C.

Channel bandwidths 12.5 kHz and 25 kHz. Selected via PPS software control

CR01 Receiver RF specifications

2. TX01 has self-protection in case that CR01 communications is lost or cable disconnected In this case TX01 will power off.

TX01 will stay in off condition until CR01 communications is restored and instructed to turn on by CR01.

3. TX01 will self-power off when reference signal is lost.

4. TX01 reports immediately to the CR01 with the fan failure in the event that the fan stops working.

5. When alarms approach serious level, such as PA temperature or synthesizer lock problem (i.e., “RED”), the TX01 shall automatically cut power to the RF PA via hardware method (self protect).

6. If the PA power has been cut off due alarms or via CR01 command, the TX01 digital interface to CR01 shall continue to be powered up and function so that the CR01 can continue to communicate to the TX01.

30 to 88 MHz 136 to 174 MHz 400 to 470 MHz 300 to 400 MHz 450 to 520 MHz

70 dB 78 dB 75 dB 75 dB 75 dB

70 dB 80 dB 75 dB 75 dB 75 dB

CR01 Receiver RF specifications

Channel switch time

Sensitivity 1. Analog, 12.5 kHz bandwidth, at 12dB Sinad: 122 dBm

2. Analog, 25.0 kHz bandwidth, at 12 dB Sinad: 122 dBm

3. Digital (C4FSK): < 5% BER at 122 dBm (12.5kHz bandwidth)

13 MHz, ovenized, low phase noise oscillatorFrequency

1. 1 year aging +/- 0.1 ppm

2. 10 year aging: +/- 0.5 ppm.

Stability over temperature and aging, free-running mode.

1. Over temperature: +/- 0.05 ppm

2. Over temperature and 10 year aging: +/- 0.05 ppm

Stability over emperature and aging, locked mode: locked to GPS or external 1Hz pulse. External pulse is locked to GPS.

Three 13 MHz output references:

1. Low phase noise sinusoidal output for TX01,

2. Low phase noise sinusoidal output for Receiver module,

3. Output for Baseband processor board

Output references

Reference oscillator is frequency is adjusted by DSP processor on CPCU using digital interface

Control

External reference oscillator input from CR01 reference module, 50 ohms, 13MHz, 50 ohms

Reference Oscillator

TIA603CAudio Response

0.5 WRated Audio (using

basic Speaker mic)

< 2%Audio Distortion (using basic Speaker mic) at rated audio

12.5 kHz: > 40 dB

25.0 kHz: > 45 dB

FM Hum and Noise

100 dBBlocking

VHF/UHF:

12.5 kHz: > 55 dB

25.0 kHz: > 80 dB

WLB:

12.5 kHz: > 55 dB

25.0 kHz: > 64 dB

Adjacent Channel Selectivity (TIA603C)

8.75 ms

Reference Oscillator Module

Function Details of Function BR02BR01 FR01 TR01 SR01 IC01

Power Output Protocols

supported for Repeat and amplification

Repeater Access Method Parameters (RAMP)

Analog voice Analog voice with CTCSS or CDCSS (configurable separately between RX & TX) DTMF followed by Analog Voice DTMF with CTCSS or CDCSS followed by Analog Voice 2Tone followed by Analog Voice 2Tone with CTCSS or CDCSS followed by Analog Voice 5/6Tone followed by Analog Voice 5/6Tone with CTCSS or CDCSS followed by Analog Voice MDC1200 control followed by Analog Voice or MDC1200

Data MDC1200 control with CTCSS or CDCSS followed by

Analog Voice or MDC1200 Data UDC2400 control followed by DVOA digital voice or data UDC2400 control with CTCSS or CDCSS followed by

DVOA digital voice or data Pocsag Transmitter (512, 1200, 2400 bps) FM P25 Phase 1 control followed by P25 Digital Voice or

P25 Data Linear P25 Phase 1 control followed by P25 Digital Voice

or P25 Data DMR control followed by Unication 2400 bps digital voice

(“UniDMR”) or DMR data MPT1327 P25 phase 2 Linear outbound (with TX02- 100w) Tetra (with TX02-100W) Multi-protocol Demodulation and Transmission of above

protocols. This feature is also known as “Simultaneous detection”

Carrier CTCSS/CDCSS Carrier and CTCSS/CDCSS Singletone (in band) DTMF MDC1200 Repeater ID MDC1200 Repeater ID + CTCSS/CDCSS UniDMR Basestation ID. P25 NAC

A. Repeater Hardware Operation & Software Configuration

Repeater Product Feature List

Function Details of Function BR02BR01 FR01 TR01 SR01 IC01

Power Output Morse Code

Transmitter Modes

Local and Remote connectivity functions All functions are password protected and accessed with console

Remote connectivity Methods. All functions are password protected and accessed with console.

Local connectivity Methods (on CR01 box). Accessed with Console

Repeater Type

Station ID sent periodically during periods of no user traffic (required by site license)

Transmitting Ready to Transmit. Transmitter fully powered up and can transmit

immediately upon receipt of data from controller Sleep Transmitter enters sleep after hang time expires.

Transmitter will exit sleep mode in 10 ms after TX request from controller

Sleep with periodic IDLE transmission for U3 portable signal strength information.

After the transmitter enters the sleep mode, the repeater transmits the P25 IDLE message periodically. The IDLE message is not transmitted when the R01 is not in Sleep mode.

OFF Remote configuration using PPS, Urgent alarm automatic reporting and alarm gather,

console communications and other communication needs shall be done via the following connectivity methods

Software Download to CR01

Ethernet Port A Ethernet Port B (for redundant linking) GSM 3G/4G radio

GSM radio connects to R0X’s via Ethernet Satellite or Microwave link radio Satellite or Microwave link radio connects to BR01’s via

Ethernet Port A Redundant Satellite or Microwave link radio connects to

BR01 via Ethernet Port B. USB BlueTooth (optional) WIFI (optional)

Traditional dual frequency into duplexor Unication Proprietary single channel repeater using very

fast switching TDMA radio (“R&R”)

A. Repeater Hardware Operation & Software Configuration

option option option

Function Details of Function BR02BR01 FR01 TR01 SR01 IC01

Power Output Repeater

Access Method Parameters

Transmitter Morse Code Station ID parameters

Signal Strength Idle message (transmitted when repeater is in sleep mode)

Repeater Parameters

One or more of the above access Methods can be configured to operate simultaneously.

The ability to support multiple access methods simultaneously permits a mixture of existing 3rd party portables to access the repeater.

Up to 12 different CTCSS tone and CDCSS code combinations. For CTCSS, the SINAD threshold range = 6 to 20 dB

Sequence of four (4) DTMF tone pairs. Spacing between tone pairs is 300 ms +/- 200 ms. One inbound SingleTone frequency of duration 500 ms One MDC1200 Repeater ID. One UniDMR Basestation ID. One UDC2400 Repeater ID. One P25 Network Access Code (“NAC”) IDs. Hang time of the repeater Transmitter in millisecond

increments Repeater Station ID Morse code speed in words per second Period of transmission (including OFF) Period of Repeater ID transmission (Off, transmission

rate, 1 to 120 minutes in steps of 1 minute increments). Period of transmission: OFF, 1 to 10 seconds in steps of 1

second increments. NAC Color code

Protocol modes (P25, Uni2TDMA, Analog, automatic detection combinations, etc.)

All TX and RX protocol and parameter settings listed in section A. This includes the specific protocols, simultaneous detection and pre-key times.

TX frequency in minimum step size RX frequency in minimum step size TX Power level in step of 1 watt from 10 to 100 Watts for

the TX01-100 or TX02-100 units RX and RX Channel bandwidth: 12.5 v.s. 25 KHz Color Code for DMR

B. Repeater Configuration via PPS

Function Details of Function BR02BR01 FR01 TR01 SR01 IC01

Power Output Network

parameters

Synchronization of reference oscillator and TDMA Options configured via PPS

Repeater mode and Repeater Type

IP address of authorized console to which the BR01 connects

Network configuration (static IP address of the R01 and any optional accessory such as GSM radio, satellite radio etc.)

Ethernet IP and routing parameters for all boxes including 3G/4G GSM radio, satellite radio etc.

Bluetooth link configuration Set password for repeater access using the console for

configuration, software download and status via Ethernet access, USB, or WIFI access.

Password is set using USB. Set password to allow local and remote PC download

Utility access. This password is additional to the repeater access password which provides an additional level of security.

This password is additional to the repeater access password which provides an additional level of security.

PPS password. This password is configured via USB. The user must enter the PPS password in order for the user to use the PPS.

Free running GPS radio (phase 2, optional) External 1 Hz signal from another BR01 on auxiliary port

(phase 2)

Traditional 2 frequency pair into duplexor Unication proprietary single channel repeater

(no duplexor).

Normal Operational mode Repeater is put offline. non-functional mode (TX = OFF).

Note the default condition is the repeater is fully functional, even after a reset.

In this mode the RX and the Ethernet links is still functional but it only processes over the air commands.

Test Modes: a. Test modes including: Transmit Test tone for 1 minute

then stop. The frequency of the tone shall be settable insteps of 1 Hz in the range of 300 to 3000 1 Hz.

b. Transmit BER pattern for field testing. Pattern follows

protocol specifications. Pattern continues for a programmable period of time up to a maximum of 10 minutes.

c. Receiver BER (sources of BER pattern is from inbound

portable)

B. Repeater Configuration via PPS

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