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Raveon RV-M7-UC-PL Technical manual
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Company confidential 1 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies a t l a s p l u h f p e r s o n a l l o c a t o r t e c h n i c a l m a n u a l version c1 february 2011 rv-m7-uc-pl raveon technologies corporation 990 park center drive, suite c vista, ca 92081 www.Ravtrack.Com.
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Company confidential 2 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies table of contents 1. General information about the rv-m7........................................................... 4 1.1. Congratulations!........................................................................................................
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Company confidential 3 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 11. Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 38 symptom: unit will not receive.......................................................................................................
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Company confidential 4 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 1. General information about the rv-m7 1.1. Congratulations! Congratulations on your purchase of a rv-m7-pl gps transponder – the most advance uhf gps radio available today. Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The infor...
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Company confidential 5 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 1.5. Safety training information: always use this radio with the antenna supplied with it. This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure c...
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Company confidential 6 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 1.6. Fcc compliance information this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference r...
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Company confidential 7 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 2. Overview the atlas pl gps transponder is a rugged high-speed uhf data modem with a built-in 12-channel gps receiver. It has ½ to 5 watts of rf power output, and operates as both a gps transponder for tracking, and a radio modem for sendi...
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Company confidential 8 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies • high-speed over the air data rates. 19200bps in 25khz channel, 9600bps in 12.5khz. • built-in tdma channel access allowing truly real-time tracking (200 transmission in 10 seconds) • very low current draw. As low as 25ma average. • 16 bit...
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Company confidential 9 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 3. Specifications 3.1. General all measurements made per tia-603-b frequency: model rv-pl-uc........................................................................................... 450 – 480mhz model rv-pl-ub (export only) .................
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Company confidential 10 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies rx intermodulation rejection .................................................................................................................... -70db conducted spurious emissions .............................................................
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Company confidential 11 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies sub-band letter vhf (rv-m7-v…) uhf (rv-m7-u…) a 132-150mhz 403-434mhz b 150-174mhz 419-440mhz c 450-480mhz.
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Company confidential 12 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies 4. Electrical inputs and outputs the top of the atlas pl modem has these features: 1. Rf connector for uhf antenna 2. Power led 3. Status led (receive data = green, tx = red) 4. Alert led 5. Alert button 4.1. Buttons power press this butto...
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Company confidential 13 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies charger plugged in battery charged battery below 30% battery below 10% over/under temperature unit is off no not lit not lit not lit not lit unit is off yes steady green steady orange steady orange not lit unit is on no green blink- 2 sec ...
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Company confidential 14 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies front view of male pins on atlas pl 4.6. I/o cable options there are 3 basic type of interface cables available for the atlas pl. The are shown below..
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Company confidential 15 biorapids 100608 raveon technologies.
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Company confidential 16 raveon technologies corp. 5. Configuring the atlas pl 5.1. Overview the rs232 serial port on the unit is used to send and receive data over the air, as well as to configure the rf modem. In normal operation, the user sends serial data into the txd pin of the user port, and th...
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Company confidential 17 raveon technologies corp. Using serial communications software such as hypterterminal , send the 3- character command sequence “+++”. When the atlas pl modem first enters the command mode, it sends the phrase “ rv-m7 ” out it serial port, and then an “ok” sequence. The “ok” s...
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Company confidential 18 raveon technologies corp. To get on-line help with a command, enter the command and put a question mark in for the parameter. For example, to see what the atdt command is used for, type atdt ? . The modem will respond by listing a brief description of the command. To see a li...
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Company confidential 19 raveon technologies corp. 5.5. Configuration commands command command description parameters factory default atbd baud rate – sets serial com port baud rate (bps). Over-the- air (throughput) baud rate is set with atr2 command. If a pc’s serial baud rate is set higher than the...
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Company confidential 20 raveon technologies corp. Atpo rf power output . Set or show the rf power output setting. Value is in percent, from 0% to 100%. Use and rf wattmeter to confirm the power setting, and adjust the % accordingly to obtain the desired rf power level. 0-110 100 atpc read tx current...
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Company confidential 21 raveon technologies corp. Rpr remote procedure request. Used to request execution of a command on a remote mode (over the air). See rv-m7 system protocol manual for information on using this feature. Show show/display an overview of the radio’s configuration. None - band show...
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Company confidential 22 raveon technologies corp. 5.6. Additional personal-locator related commands the following commands are unique to the – pl version of the rv-m7 . When you execute any of these commands, the new parameter is automatically stored in eeprom. Unlike the modem commands in the table...
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Company confidential 23 raveon technologies corp. A waypoint name. A dash means no prefix. Default is a capitol letter v. Set it to “0” for no prefix. Prox proximity alert. Set a minimum proximity distance. When any atlas pl with properly configured id codes and keyphrase comes within this many mete...
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Company confidential 24 raveon technologies corp. Tllparm $gptll message parameters. This command sets flags that tell the atlas pl which internal parameters to append to the target “name” when it outputs the tll message. Bit 0 = temperature, bit 1= velocity, bit 2=rssi, bit 3 = voltage. Enter the n...
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M7 pl technical manual 25 raveon technologies corp. 6. Setup and initial configuration 1. Connect a dc power source to the dc in connection on the front of the modem. 2. Connect a good quality antenna, cut to the operating frequency, to the rf connector on the front of the modem. Use a good quality ...
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M7 pl technical manual 26 raveon technologies corp. Unit to receive messages from other transponders, both atlas pl type and raveon’s m7 series. Remember, that from the factory, all atlas pl modems are configured to simply work. Plug in power and connect to the serial port at 38400 baud, and the mod...
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M7 pl technical manual 27 raveon technologies corp. 6.1. Position transmission when the atlas pl transmits its position, it also reports other status information such as voltage, input bits, temperature, velocity, and heading. All of these parameters are compressed into a short data packet, and sent...
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M7 pl technical manual 28 raveon technologies corp. Atlas pl transmission trigger diagram.
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M7 pl technical manual 29 raveon technologies corp. 6.3. Battery life the atlas pl uses a smart-battery pack with a built-in microprocessor. The battery has the ability to turn the radio and gps circuits completely off for a preset amount of time, thus saving battery power. Whenever the txrate is gr...
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M7 pl technical manual 30 raveon technologies corp. Format parameter/setting $gpwpl nmea waypoint list. T his message is commonly used to share waypoint locations among gps units. The atlas pl can output this message when it receives a position report from other atlas pl transponders. A gps connecte...
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M7 pl technical manual 31 raveon technologies corp. Use the keyphrase command to set the key phrase. For example, to set the key phrase to jkl53hhp type: keyphrase jkl53hhp id addressing basics id addressing is used to differentiate one rv-m7 transponder from another. Each must have a unique number ...
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M7 pl technical manual 32 raveon technologies corp. The atlas pl transponders have internal clocks with 20 ticks-per-second. They can measure time and initiate transmissions 20 times every second (every 50ms). The tdma time slot is configured to be some number of these ticks. The factory default all...
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M7 pl technical manual 33 raveon technologies corp. 7. Operation once the pl is turned on by pressing the power button, the internal gps will begin to try to lock onto the gps satellites. The status leds on the front of the rv-m7 will begin to blink orange. After 10 to 60 seconds, depending upon the...
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M7 pl technical manual 34 raveon technologies corp. 8. Fcc licensing information rv-m7 radio modems operate on radio frequencies that are regulated by the federal communications commission (fcc). In order to transmit on these frequencies, you are required to have a license issued by the fcc. Almost ...
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M7 pl technical manual 35 raveon technologies corp. 9. Technical information 10. Rv-m7 diagnostic provisions 10.1. Status and statistics command rv-m7 diagnostic information is read using at commands, while the unit is in the command mode. Refer to the section “user serial port commands” to learn ho...
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M7 pl technical manual 36 raveon technologies corp. 10.2. Atst command the atst command, will return the following information: statistics good rx packets : nnn (packets received over the air with no bit-errors and correct address) with bad crcs : nnn (over-the-air packets with bit errors that were ...
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M7 pl technical manual 37 raveon technologies corp. 10.4. Atst3 command the atst3 command, will return the time and date the firmware in the rv-m7 was compiled. 10.5. Atst4 command the atst4 command will return internal timers that tell how long the modem has been powered up and running. All of thes...
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M7 pl technical manual 38 raveon technologies corp. 11. Troubleshooting symptom: unit will not receive solution #1 . Verify that the unit is on the correct rf channel. If it is, the status led should blink green every time another modem tries to transmit to it. If the status led does not blink when ...
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M7 pl technical manual 39 raveon technologies corp. Means 2 seconds, and the modem may simply be waiting a long time. Typical settings for this parameter are 20 (20ms). Solution #1 . This is normal. A tdma radio will wait until its assigned tdma slot is ready before it will send data. A delay in tra...
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M7 pl technical manual 40 raveon technologies corp. 12. Mechanical note: the gps connector is sma. 13. Atlas pl messages the atlas pl sends and receives messages in the nmea 0183 format. Nmea is a standard protocol, use by gps receivers to transmit data. Nmea output is eia- 422a but for most purpose...
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M7 pl technical manual 41 raveon technologies corp. In gps mode 2. It is used by pc software programs to track atlas pl transponders, and process their status information. 13.1. $gptll target lat-lon this sentence is typically used by marine radar plotters. When the atlas pl is set to gps 3 mode of ...
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M7 pl technical manual 42 raveon technologies corp. 2 message number this message’s number 3 number of sats the total number of satellites in view. 4 prn satellite number. 5 elevation elevation in degrees, 90 maximum 6 azmuth azimuth, degrees from true north, 000 to 359 7 snr signal-to-noise ratio f...
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M7 pl technical manual 43 raveon technologies corp. V. Set it to a dash “-“ to disable the prefix string. If a prefix is programmed into the rv-m7, it will add the prefix characters whenever it outputs the id in a $gpwpl message. For example, if the prefix is set to the phrase “car”, the atlas pl wi...
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M7 pl technical manual 44 raveon technologies corp. 13 rssi the signal-strength of this message as measured by the receiver, in dbm. Note, if the message went through a repeater, it is the signal lever of the repeated message. 14 speed the speed of the device in km/hour, 0-255 15 heading the heading...
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M7 pl technical manual 45 raveon technologies corp. Limited one year warranty if within one year from date of purchase, this product fails due to a defect in material or workmanship, raveon technologies, incorporated will repair or replace it, at raveon’s sole discretion. This warranty is extended t...